Soul Thief
Irene stepped into this stone house behind Oberon.
Oberon barely fit through the small doors. His scythe appeared in his hand as a mother and father held their dead child in their arms.
Irene had not understood at first. She had watched Oberon take the souls of humans before, but not a child's.
"Oberon," Irene gasped, but he raised his scythe and split the child's soul from her body.
Irene had dashed forward, reached and touched the child's forehead.
When she did she formed a crown of lilies around the child's head.
Irene, said Oberon in surprise.
The parents gasped and the mother wept.
Irene looked back up at Oberon, who had to take her in his arms as she wept as well.
"What is your name?" Edol asked.
Despond sat before him, his eyes wide with tears.
"I am Despond," Despond said.
"Hello, Despond," Edol said.
When Edol pulled Despond to his feet, Despond burned Edol's hands with fire.
Edol was not surprised, smiled kindly at Despond.
With his other hand, Edol brushed the tears from Despond's cheeks. They dripped away in beads of light.
Edol said, "I've been expecting you, Despond. It was only a matter of time. But my poor, dearest Irene. . ."
Oberon remained in the stars for three days to console Irene, even if it meant his work would later be overwhelming.
When he first met Despond, Oberon asked, Why does Irene feel this way? I've never seen her like this before.
Despond said, "She is mourning like the humans mourn their dead."
Oberon had not felt sadness before that moment, before watching Irene mourn.
Oberon barely fit through the small doors. His scythe appeared in his hand as a mother and father held their dead child in their arms.
Irene had not understood at first. She had watched Oberon take the souls of humans before, but not a child's.
"Oberon," Irene gasped, but he raised his scythe and split the child's soul from her body.
Irene had dashed forward, reached and touched the child's forehead.
When she did she formed a crown of lilies around the child's head.
Irene, said Oberon in surprise.
The parents gasped and the mother wept.
Irene looked back up at Oberon, who had to take her in his arms as she wept as well.
"What is your name?" Edol asked.
Despond sat before him, his eyes wide with tears.
"I am Despond," Despond said.
"Hello, Despond," Edol said.
When Edol pulled Despond to his feet, Despond burned Edol's hands with fire.
Edol was not surprised, smiled kindly at Despond.
With his other hand, Edol brushed the tears from Despond's cheeks. They dripped away in beads of light.
Edol said, "I've been expecting you, Despond. It was only a matter of time. But my poor, dearest Irene. . ."
Oberon remained in the stars for three days to console Irene, even if it meant his work would later be overwhelming.
When he first met Despond, Oberon asked, Why does Irene feel this way? I've never seen her like this before.
Despond said, "She is mourning like the humans mourn their dead."
Oberon had not felt sadness before that moment, before watching Irene mourn.