NIGHT - I. Rin (best large ereader txt) 📗

himself, and no one knows anything about others.”

 

“But what can I do?” the girl exclaimed in the hearts.

 

“Try to find the soul of a suicide girl. She rushed down the mountain when she knew that her beloved died,” suddenly offered one of the souls. “I once talked to her. She told me that she flew everywhere in the Ghosts’ Fields looking for the soul of her beloved boyfriend. Maybe she can help you.”

 

“And how can I find her?” Angelica asked.

 

“Fly ahead – towards the break! She is usually there, if only not is she flying and looking for him.”

 

“Thank you!” Lica sincerely thanked her.

 

 She rose higher above the ground and flew forward. Soon she saw the break. The girl flew up and looked around. She heard the river roared far below in the abyss. But even in the bright light of the moon she could not see it. Suddenly, she heard somebody singing. She could not really make out the words of that song, but some pieces of phrases flew to her ears:

 

... My dear, where are you?

 

..............................

 

I ... went through pain and death...

 

..............................

 

... I want to be with you...

 

“It looks like I’m on the right way!” Angelica was happy. She began circling along the cliff, and finally saw the figure of the girl sitting at the edge of the cliff. Lica flew closer and touched her hand. And immediately pictures of a girl’s life flashed as on the screen. She saw her with a young man... They were very happy together, and then she clang onto her sadness when she knew that her boyfriend was killed and, finally, she stretched out her arm like a bird - wings, and jumped from that cliff into the abyss...

 

“Help me,” asked Angelica. “I am looking for the Prince Edward’s soul. You are said to know where it is!”

“I have been looking for my boyfriend’s soul for many years,” she said sadly. “And I can swear that it is not among the souls here in the Fields. I have never met the Prince’s soul here!” “What does that mean?” Lica asked excitedly.

 

“This means that they can be only in one place – in the Well of Oppression! This is the kind of hell for the restless souls. They create their own dark illusion and cannot get out of it.”

“Why you are not flying there?”

 

“When I get there, I will not be able to get back. And I won’t be able to help my boyfriend.”

“But it must be some way to do it!”

 

“Only a creature that lives at the same time in the real world and in the hereafter can go down to the well, find there the soul and get along with it up. For other souls the way there is closed.”

 

“And where is this well?”

 

“Let’s fly, I’ll show you!”

 

And the soul of a girl rose into the air. Angelica hurried after her. They flew along the cliff. Shortly ahead Angelica saw a structure that reminded her abandoned farm. In the yard she saw the well.

 

“That is the well!” she pointed out. “But do not poke your nose or you’ll stay there forever!”

 

“What is your name?” asked Lica.

 

“Sofia.”

 

“And your boyfriend’s name?”

 

“Michael!”

 

“Thank you, Sofia, for help! I promise you, if I can get into this well, I will try to find your boyfriend!”

 

Angelica hovered in the sky and began to wonder.

 

“What am I going to do now?” she thought. “The Prince in the well! I cannot go there ... creature... I need a creature that lives in two worlds at once... Wait a minute!” Lica nearly screamed with joy.

 

“Of course! The prince of Vampires!” Confused thoughts danced in Angelica’s head:

 

“Yes. He lives in two worlds. But Margo warned me that he would take me as real. How she was saying: ‘They will not kill you, but they can cramp...’ And yet I have no other choice! Time passes and I haven’t found the soul of Prince yet!”

 

And she decided. She went down to Sofia.

 

“Do you know where the castle of Prince of Vampires is?” Lica asked her.

 

“I do, but I keep away from it!”

 

“Why?”

 

“Vampires are very crafty creatures. With the same success they can drink the blood of a living person and suck the energy out of the soul. If it happens, then we will simply cease to exist.”

 

“Sofia, listen to me. I need you now took me to the castle of vampires. In the castle you’re not going to fly with me! I beg you, show me the way to it!”

 

Sofia thought for a while and then said:

 

“All right! For so many years, at least some adventure! Fly!”

 

And she flew showing Lica the way. Shortly ahead Lica could see the steeples of dark gloomy castle of Vampires. Angelica stopped

 

and said:

 

“Well Sofia, wait for me here. If everything goes well, I’ll persuade the Prince of Vampires to help us. If not... If, ‘not’ and anyway I have no choice!”

 

“Prince of Vampires!” Sophia gasped. “Are you crazy?” “Maybe,” she smiled.

 

She quickly got up off the ground and flew towards the castle. Angelica remembered, where the bedroom of the prince was and went straight to its window. Luckily the light of candle was winking in the room.

The Prince of Vampires’ help

 

 

Lica flew up to the window and looked inside. The prince was reading something lying in his bed. He was as handsome as ever.

 

Angelica plucked up courage and flew through the window into the room. The Prince immediately turned around, as if he felt it.

 

“Angelica?” he said with startled voice. “But why are you in the etheric body? What happened to you?”

 

“Prince! You recognize me?!” Lica exhaled. “What a joy!” “How I can forget you if your bite on my neck has not healed yet!” Vampire smiled.

 

He threw back his long black hair, and Angelica saw two no-table points on his neck. Then he threw aside the book and got up.

 

“But you did not answer me, what happened to you?”

 

“Oh! It’s a long story, Prince! The fact is that I’m looking for the soul of Prince Edward - Prince Night – in the Ghosts’ Fields!”

 

“Is the Prince dead?” the Prince of vampires astonished. “Not really... He voluntarily gave his soul for a potion for a girl, and now I want that soul back!” “What for? Is he your fiancé?”

 

“No! But without his soul everything has gone wrong.” “That’s what I feel; something strange is going on in the Kingdom...” Prince of Vampires mused. “In the mountains something strange is happening. I sent there some of my servants to find out what it was, but they did not come back. Can you imagine what that means? It means that something threatens us - vampires! It’s the wrong time for Prince Night to part with his soul!”

 

“That’s why I have been looking for his soul!” “All right! But what can I do to help you?”

 

“I have the information that his soul is in the Well of Oppression but I cannot go there. Only you can.”

 

“So you want me to go with you and save the soul of the Prince?” he smiled. “Ok but I want something in return!”

 

“What?”

 

“Your appreciation!”

 

“But I...”

 

“Yes, I remember that you have a fiancé! But I do not claim anything physical just your energy will be enough!”

 

Prince slowly approached Lica. Her heart was pounding. She’s been doubted her feelings for Edward, and here... In the light of the candle flame Prince seemed so lovely that she could not resist. He went to her very close and whispered with his lips:

 

“Simply log on me, Angelica! Be mine!”

 

Lica, as if she was hypnotized, took a step forward and merged with the Prince’s body. She so strangely hunkered to possess him that her body became shining brighter. The Prince of Vampires groaned and dropped to his knees.

 

“Angelica, it’s perfect!” he whispered.

 

She completely yielded to this feeling and then suddenly realized that she was getting weaker. She remembered Sofia’s words “vampires can suck all your energy”. Lica made an effort and came out of the Prince’s body. He came round after a few minutes. Finally, he stood up and said:

 

“Angelica, you are - the only woman with whom I would like to be both physically and energetically. You have awakened such feelings in me as no one ever!”

 

“Prince...” she said with a weaken voice. “Time is precious, Prince! We have to hurry!”

 

The Prince of Vampires nodded and rang the bell, standing on his desk.

 

“Saddle my horse immediately!” he ordered loudly to the appeared servant. “Come on, Angelica.”

 

Several minutes later, the Prince of Vampires and Lica went outside and jumped into the saddle.

 

“Show me the way!” he said shortly.

 

The girl nodded and flew ahead. Suddenly, Sofia joined her.

 

“Who is that?” Vampire asked open-eyed.

 

“She is the girl who helped me to find the soul of the Prince,” Angelica answered.

 

“Aha,” the Prince smiled.

 

“How do you do!” Sofia greeted him.

 

Vampire bowed.

 

Soon they saw the abandoned farmhouse with a well. The main vampire jumped off his horse and asked:

 

“So the soul of Prince is in this well, isn’t it?” “Yes, it’s there!” the girl nodded.

 

“Prince!” said Angelica with imploring voice. “I beg you; make the soul of the Prince get with you out! And... if you meet there the soul of Michael - this is her boyfriend (Lica pointed to Sofia) – then, please, let him leave with you this well too!”

 

“Angelica, you use me!” Prince smiled. “I’m not your potboy.” “I’ll be very grateful,” the girl said looking down.

 

The Prince of Vampires stared at her, then went to the well and disappeared.

 

“Is the Prince your friend?” Sophia asked in surprise.

 

“Something like that,” Lica sighed.

 

The ruler of Vampires kept them wait long enough. But final-ly, he appeared. In one hand he was holding a small sparkling ball.

 

“It looks like yours!” he turned to Sophia.

 

He threw the ball up into the air and it became a figure of a young man.

 

“Michael!” she exclaimed happily. “How long have I been looking for you?”

 

She flew at Michael. Two whitish clouds came together vigor-ously flickering. Then Sophia flew to the Vampire and said:

 

“You’re ... you’re so noble! This is wonderful! Thank you very much!” Then she began to embrace Angelica.

 

“Sophia! I’m very happy for you!” exclaimed Lica. “You have found your boyfriend. Fly away! You have a lot to talk about!”

 

Sophia nodded, waved goodbye and two white clouds van-ished in the dark sky.

 

“Prince, but where is the soul of the Prince?” Angelica asked hotly. “Not all at the same time, my dear! The Well of Oppression is

not as small as it looks from here.”

 

And the Prince of Vampires went back down into the well.

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