2021-08-18 07:22:35The man slowly began to remove the eyepatch as the girl stared in awe.
Underneath the eyepatch revealed a white-ish-colored eye. Certainly different from his golden-colored right eye.
"Y-you...!" The girl stammered.
"I guess you could relate after all, huh?" The man laughed.
"Can you..." The girl blushed, looking down at her lap.
"Can you see them too...?"
"Spirits?" The man asked, staring steadily at the wall.
"Ah, I can see them clear as day." He said.
"Do you talk to them a lot?" The girl asked, suddenly perking up.
"I suppose so," the man whispered.
"They ask me for help, but..." The girl quickly looked down.
"I don't know how to help..." She whispered.
The man turned his attention back toward the girl.
"Hey," he began.
"Ever hear of the odd jobs joint known as 'Spirit Force'?"
"Spirit Force...?" The girl pondered for a moment.
"N-no..." She frowned.
"Even with your abilities?!" He cried.
"Damn!" He cried.
"I guess I'm more out of touch with society than I thought..." He grumbled.
"What do you mean?" The girl asked.
"Well," the man began, smirking.
"Let's just say you're sitting in the home of the spirit negotiator legend himself!" He beamed with confidence.
"Alastair at your service!" He exclaimed.
"Wait, you're him?!" The girl cried.
"Mhm!" The man nodded.
"I still never heard of you..." The girl bit her lip.
"Way too honest!" The man cried.
"Well, that's going to hurt the ego quite a bit..." He whispered with a wince.
"A-ah, sorry!" The girl exclaimed.
"Anyway," the man cleared his throat.
"We're getting way off track here..." He frowned.
"Now that I told you a bit about me," he looked down at the girl.
"Why don't you at least tell me who did this to your arm." He said, narrowing his eyes.
The girl's eyes widened.
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*After a few weeks had passed by, life had quickly begun to go back to normal for some.For others, major adjustments had been made. For one, Honch, Cya, Rosario, Sev, and Fiora had finally finished moving into the apartment complex.*"Is that the last box?" Cya questioned."Yes, no thanks to you!" Rosario hissed."Hey, hey, I helped by buying the decorations for our apartment!" Cya cried out."Tacky decorations, that is," Sev frowned."If you don't like it, there's the door!" Cya shouted."Oh, Cya, relax; she's teasing," Honch reassured."Though," he frowned."That lamp is rather tacky..." He mumbled."Not you too!" Cya cried out in frustration."Well then," Honch cleared his throat."If you three are ready and moved in, I suppose I shall be taking my leave then," he said."Take it easy, Honch," Rosario said, waving goodbye."See you later!" Cya beamed."Bye," Sev said with a smile.*As he arrived back at his apartment, Honch let out a sigh."Girls, I'm home," he announced.There
Let's Go Home
"Does anyone see them...?" Aya questioned nervously."The whole building looks like it's about to collapse, and yet..." Paige whispered.Alastair... Rachael thought to herself.*"Ugh..." Alastair groaned, rolling over onto his back.As he opened his eyes, he saw nothing but white."Where am I...?" He whispered.He then remembered what was happening just a minute prior."H-Honch...!" He cried out frantically, quickly sitting up.Looking around, he noticed the silhouette of a woman in the distance. However, it was too foggy to make out her appearance."E-excuse me...!" Alastair began, rising from the ground."Do you happen to know where I am by any chance...?" He questioned, taking a step forward."My dear sweet boy," the woman began."You're in the gap." She said, smiling softly.The gap...? Alastair thought to himself in confusion."There must be some sort of mistake..." Alastair began."I'm not dead; I'm-""Well, you're not alive either," the woman frowned.Alastair's eyes widened.
Get Up
"T-Tessa..." Honch stammered.Before him stood the love of his life, whom he had lost thirteen years prior.All anybody could do was stare at the spirit in complete awe.As Honch opened his mouth to speak, Tessa shot him a look."This was quite careless, you know." She frowned."Honch, my love, look at me..." She continued, smiling sadly."I think you know deep down what's gone is gone, and yet...""B-but you're not gone, see?" He interrupted."Darling, you're standing right before me, talking to me; that's all I've been yearning for, for the past thirteen years...!" He exclaimed."Honch," Tessa shook her head."You and I both know that this was not the full purpose of this experiment..." She frowned.Honch looked at her in shock."Now," she paused."Before I go, I would like to say a few words..." She said, smiling softly."Aya..." She began."My, what a lovely woman you've turned into..." She spoke.Aya's eyes widened."T-Tessa..." She sniffled, swallowing hard to fight back tears.
Danger
Before anyone could utter another word, the machine churned loudly, emitting a strong red glow."What on earth..." Alastair muttered in disbelief."That machine seems a little unstable..." Aya whispered, reaching for Paige's hand.Suddenly, a bright white light shot out of the middle of the machine. A sudden force swept across the room."Ah!" Aya cried, clinging onto Paige's arm."Don't worry, babe; I've got you!" Paige reassured, pulling her closer."Papa!" Fiora shrieked, taking a step forward."Wait, be careful!" Kiernan shouted, grabbing her by her wrist."Rachael, you too, take a step back!" Alastair exclaimed, grabbing her and pulling her into him."Al, what is happening?!" Rachael cried.Before he had a chance to speak, the light quickly faded."It worked..." Honch mumbled, amazed."It really worked...!" He cried out, clapping his hands together.Swirling around above the machine was a ghastly white circle.Kacie's eyes widened."Don't tell me..." She whispered under her breath
Power On
As Alastair, Paige, and Kacie made their way into the building, there stood Aya, Kiernan, and an unfamiliar little girl who was blocking the way."Please, you have to let us through!" Kiernan pleaded desperately."Nope!" The little girl exclaimed, puffing her cheeks."What's going on here?" Alastair called out."Al!" Aya quickly spun around."This little girl is refusing to let us go any further!" She cried."I won't let you ruin papas dream!" The girl shouted."Papa?" Paige questioned."Dream?" Kacie raised a brow."Listen, kid," Alastair began, slowly walking towards the girl."I don't care about your papa or his dreams; I'm here for one thing and one thing only," he paused."That being said, we can do this the easy way or the hard way; which do you prefer?" He questioned, towering over the little girl.The little girl gulped nervously."E-easy way..." She mumbled."Great choice!" Alastair exclaimed, patting the girl roughly on the head."Tell me, have you seen another little girl a
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"Get them!" Rosario cried out.At his command, the guards quickly rushed past Rosario and towards Alastair and the group."My, my, not much of a turnout on guards, huh?" Alastair grinned as he quickly dodged a punch from one of the guards.As a guard went to attack Aya, Paige quickly jumped in front of her, bashing him on the head with a hammer."P-Paige...!" Aya cried out."Nobody lays so much as a finger on my girlfriend!" Paige roared."Easy, easy, try not to kill anyone, Paige!" Alastair shouted.As he said that, he noticed a guard charging at Kiernan."K-Kiernan, look out!" He cried out.Before he could spring into action, however, Kacie landed a hard kick to the guard's chest."Where the hell did you learn how to do that?!" Alastair cried out in awe."I took some classes way back in the day!" Kacie beamed."K-Kacie, thank you...!" Kiernan stammered."Don't just stand there, Kiernan; try to make a run for it!" Alastair exclaimed."A run for it...?!" Aya cried out, kicking a guard
