Crystal Shade Episodes 01

Mother. For her.
    The crystal words were saturated with sadness. The soul knew that her mother wanted to be proud of her children; they were her children after all and she was their mother. She wanted to care for them, but the lonely soul felt that her mother felt powerless to stop them, too ancient to understand them.
    All souls were created by the sacred soul, by mother, all lived in heaven or hell at one time. The One’s mighty power gave them each an independent life to live and have a unique experience, a destiny to discover. Like the shimmering pearl in a shell beneath the ocean, each soul was housed in a physical body for one lifetime. This body was her gift and punishment to her disobedient children. It was a decision she had regretted thousands of times.
    The Crystal Mother’s words echoed in the lonely soul that began to understand everything that few wanted to know and even less ever understood.
    Through their experiences on Eecrys Aredia or one of millions of other small shiny shards in the crystal brine, each spirit matured, gathered experience, unique skills, and grew. When the physical body died, the mature spirit returned to the sacred crystal, bringing the experiences with it, which enabled her to live, grow and share the wisdom of the one with the rest of the souls. What was infinitely more important was to understand why her creations waged war on each other.
    Mother believed that her children were capable of changing their mortal lives. Their soul would go to heaven or hell depending on their actions and their soul’s desire during their mortal life. All of us are messengers in our unique way. As the messengers of the sacred crystal, the messengers of heaven or hell, the messengers of the one, our actions decide our destiny.
    The soul felt the endless love that her Crystal Mother infused with each word.
    She knows my spirit being since I’m her child, her young spirit soul. She calls me Angeni. I know I’m not from heaven, nor from hell. Mother created my soul from her sapphire tear. She believes in me. Have I earned her trust? I will be her messenger. She has chosen me for this task. She promises that her eyes will always be on me. Mother will watch over me. I know, I will never be alone. She intends to have my soul understand all. She will guide and protect me through her sapphire tear that watches my fragile crystal shard, Eecrys Aredia. My home.
    A bright flash blinded the lonely soul and it found itself shooting toward the spiritual body of Eecrys Aredia and her little night guardian Carenia Seli. The soul recognized them. She could never confuse this place with another. It was her home before. Love filled her entire being. As the soul approached her home, she saw that the endless shadow of her mother slowly followed Eecrys Aredia, but it was still far away.
    I was human before. I always kept other’s interests in front of my eyes; I always helped everyone as mother had taught me. Now, they must believe and trust in me or my life becomes meaningless and pointless. Their belief and love gives me light. The harmony of their spirit gives me peace and life. I need to guide and protect them well to live, to ensure darkness will never be able to harm me. That’s her will. She will understand everything when I finish my long journey and return to her someday. I don’t want to leave her, but I must.
    A bright flash blinded the soul. She found herself in the stream of the soul river in the dancing, whirling spiritual realm. But now, the soul was alone. Crystal music was her beacon call toward a bright light.
    My mortal life is beyond me. I’ve experienced what mother wanted me to experience. That life has ended, but my true life is still ahead of me. I’m the one who is between the beginning and the end. She is guiding me to it. I must once more meet the end to help her understand everything. I must walk my path and I must connect the beginning with the end. That’s her wish. That’s my life.
    Other souls of different light colors of the rainbow joined the blue soul as an escort on its journey. They headed toward a bright calming light and soft crystal music that drew the lonely soul on. The other souls that guided her on the last leg of her journey belonged to this light. They were the spiritual vanguards of this peaceful realm of Eecrys Aredia. The soul felt this and rejoiced.
    The soul of the One, the Sacred Crystal Mother had chosen me to represent her as executrix in my realm. In my