"Are you sure this is going to work?"

"Positive."

"Really? I don't want you to get caught for practising a forbidden kind of soul magic."

"Like I said; I know what I'm doing."

"How many times have you done this?"

"..."

"Monique?"

"It doesn't matter. Okay. Focus on the jewel."

I look in front of me at the necklace the iso holds out to me. The jewel is a dark grey, indicating that there is no life inside it. I concentrate on it. Paying little attention to anything else around me.

I don't notice the fawn-haired iso's eyes glowing abnormally. I don't notice the aqua light forming around me. I don't notice the slight wind that forms from the window she is perched on. I don't notice the fur on my ears and tail standing on end. Just the stone. A soul stone. Very rare nowadays. Most others were destroyed or hidden by the monarchy of Destain. It's... fascinating. Ultimately illegal, but fascinating. This iso better know what she's doing.

"Done."

I feel a tingling sensation. I stop focusing on the stone and look at my hands. A gasp escapes my mouth. They're see-through! Not only that, but they're blue. So is the rest of my body. I look back at Monique. She's wearing the soul stone around her neck. It glows now. Dimly, but it glows. A pale blue aura forms around it, similar to the colour my body is. I'm basically like a ghost now. Wait... am I a ghost?

"Monique, am I a ghost?"

"Yes and no."

"What'd you mean?"

"You're transparent and only I can see you, yes. But you're not at all dead, so no."

"So, this is temporary?"

"Yeah, I think so."

"What?"

"Listen, I'm new to earth magic. I'm not normally down here."

"But you have been down here?"

"Yes."

"What for? The place you said was your home sounded like paradise!"

"Down here was described to be paradise."

"Hmmm."

"Come on." She gestures out the window.

"But, I can't fly."

"As a ghost-like creature, you can."

I jump slightly in the air and, instead of landing on solid ground, I'm floating six inches off it.

"Woah."

"It's not that amazing when you get used to it."

"Awe, come on! Let me have my fun!"

She rolls her eyes before gesturing out the window again. She flaps her wings and takes off through the air, me following closely. So only she can see and hear me. And I can fly now. Cool. I follow her as she soars off towards, where I can only guess is her home. The sun is beginning to rise when I see an airborne kingdom in the distance.

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And so, another crappy chapter was born.

Hope you're enjoying this story so far.  Again, the reason the chapter is out now as opposed to tomorrow is because tomorrow is mah birthday! Yay!

Well, that's it for now, Crystalites! Byee!~