5 Chapter 4 (2/2)
He then looked at the young lady, ”and your case is that you born with a unique soul that possess several special traits that can make you capable of great things, but unfortunately, in your case, the traits are too great in either quality or quantity and so the body can't handle the load and causes the soul to become unstable. And because of that, you feel like you aren't connected to reality or feel like your inside an illusion.”
”Then what about causing pain to people by touch?”
Nex smiled, ”that's because your soul radiated itself, and one of the thing souls are most sensitive to are other souls.”
The young lady nodded and then asked, ”you said that if I don't get treated I could hurt myself and others, how?”
Nex face became distant and he said slowly, ”because the soul keeps growing stronger than the limit of the body thanks to the traits, at some point the soul, that constantly repressed herself to match the body, will explode and cause an explosion that can at the very least severely injure if not completely extinguish every soul in a few kilometers radius.”
He then turned back to the young lady and said solemnly.
”And I can tell that you feel it, that your time is near.”
The young lady, after hearing his words, instead of starting to cry and panic like someone else in her age, only turned slightly pale and sighed tiredly, ”I had a feeling that something will happen, but I didn't dare to think that it will be that severe.”
She then looked at the man beside her, ”Nex right? Is that the only reason you wanted to help me so much?”
”So you figured out,”while smiling Nex replied, ”yes indeed, aside from the obvious reason of not wanting to see a disaster on the level of nuclear magnitude, the main reason I wanted to help you without using more forceful methods was because one of the traits you have is similar to a child I once met.”
”A child?”
”Yes,” Nex said while his thought ran back to the past, ”a very pure and lovely child. Back then when I first met her I was very young and naive and didn't know much about where I was, after learning about her condition I tried my best to help her but alas, I didn't have the proper knowledge and because of certain circumstances, it was already too late for her.”
The young lady, hearing the last words felt something in her throat, ”then…”
”Her soul exploded,” Nex said simply, ”and from that moment I made myself a decision, and that is that I would never let that happen to someone who doesn't deserve it again.”
”Is this the only one? I feel like there is more to this story,” she asked curiously.
Nex originally gloom face turned to a smile, ”that is a story for another time, for now, let us focus on what that matter now.”
He looked at the young lady, ”if you want me to help you, then you have two options. One is that you let me place a seal on your soul that will limit your soul functions to a normal one, although you will still feel disconnected, it will be in a much smaller amount, the plus here is that you get to live a normal life of an ordinary person.”
Hearing this, the young lady nodded, ”And the other one?”
Nex smiled turned wider.
”I will help you get your body to reach a level where you can unleash the true potential of your soul and let yourself be much more than just connected with the rest of the world, but do know this once you agreed to this offer, you will never be just another person.”
After this Nex finished, ”these two are your options, you are free to pick whichever you want.”
After thinking shortly the young lady asked, ”can I have a proof of that so-called options?”
Hearing what she said, Nex nodded as if it is an obvious thing, ”of course, let's begin from the first option, can you please close your eyes for a moment?”
Having decided to put some faith in his word, the young lady closed her eyes, and suddenly she felt a calming sensation as if her mind turned peaceful and quiet.
”Okay, you can open them back.”
Opening her eyes the young lady froze, it wasn't what she saw, aside from getting a little clearer her vision hadn't changed by much, it was what she felt, something she didn't felt for years, her sense of being part of the world.
Although the great excitement that she had, she still kept her composure and looked back at Nex, ”now the other options.”
Nodding in approval, Nex opened his mouth, ”close your eyes again.”
Nodding back and then closing her eyes again, the young lady sensed that the calming sensation disappeared, and instead she felt that her mind started to brighten and become more balanced.
”Since I can't instantly increase your body level to match with your soul, I can only help your soul use its full potential for a short time.”
She heard Nex voice as she started to get used to the changes that happened in her consciousness and finally she heard Nex say.
”You can open your eyes now.”
At the moment she opened her eyes she was almost convinced that she entered a whole different world, she felt that before this she saw the world in a bad quality of black and white and only now did she truly experienced colors, and not only that she felt the same about her other senses again, when she was busy looking around she suddenly heard Nex speaking behind her.
”Pretty neat right? That's just the tip of what you can be capable of.”
Turning around, the young lady felt like she forgot to breathe for a moment.
She already knew that Nex was very (very) handsome but for some reason, it felt like he had an aura around him that prevent people to actually notice that. But now, it was like she could see through that aura and see the real him, and the real him was the most handsome man she ever saw, with his perfect facial features and ideal body build, but most importantly the eyes, his silver eyes that although were full of signs of exhaustion and melancholy, still showed mainly optimism and expectation for the future.
”Well, what do you think?”
Still dazed from what she saw, Nex flashed to her a bright smile that made her wake up from that state and blush like a little kid who was caught.
After seeing that she is listening Nex then opened his mouth.
”So, have you made your choice?”