I woke up the next morning after a good night's sleep, it took me a while before i could remember where i was and when i did remember a big smile landed on my lips. I could feel Hakkn lie at my feet, sleeping. I had great expectations for this day since my father had promised me to show me the great forest of Kornil which means "life". I got up from bed and took the robe that was hanging over the chair, and put it on. I look out the window, it was dark outside still but the trees and houses lighten up the village with a soothing and warm light. I walked out into the living room where i found my father making up fire in the fireplace, to see him again made me feel so happy and i felt joy again for the first time in a very long time.
- Are you hungry?, he said smiling when he saw me standing by the door to my room.
- Yes, i think i am actually.
-Sit down lad, im making porridge with some fruit.
I walked over to the table and pulled a chair out, Hakkn showed up from my room wiggling his tail and he was walking towards me to be petted. My father walked over to me and put a bowl in front of me with the porridge, i tasted it and it was really tasty and fresh. We talked for a long time about life and death. He explained why he died, why he ended his life. After our talk it was brighter outside so we decided to get ready for our visit to Kornil the great forest. It was still a bit chilly outside so my father gave me a blue cape with a hood on so that i wouldn't be to cold, he also gave me a walking staff made of wood. We made our way down the hill towards the square where the children had been playing the previous day. It was still early so there was not a lot of people awake yet. Here and there we could see candles in windows and low voices coming from inside the houses. Hakkn was walking a bit ahead of us when we left the village and was walking towards the place where i had arrived the day before.
-Father how does an animal select to whom it want to share a bond with? I asked curiously.
-No one really knows my lad, perhaps they search our souls and see that the two match. All we do know is that when a bond is made it can not be broken. He said.
-What if one of them dies? I said with a worried voice.
-No one can die here son, remember that we are already dead. But there are things in this world that can harm you and imprison you with it's evil. The look upon his face made me worried, what evil can possibly exist in such a beautiful world?
-You are not ready to learn about this yet my son, i will tell you when the times comes. We are safe in this part of the island, that's all you have to know for the moment.
We had walked past the spot where i landed yesterday and i could now see a shining forest far away in the distance, it was beautiful and magical to look upon. The road we were following led us over hills and creeks, smaller villages and fields of golden hay. After an hour we finally arrived to the border of the great forest of Kornil. I could again hear the same music that was playing for me when i first entered this world, the same soothing feeling struck me again and the female voice yet again spoke to me, telling me not to be afraid.
-Where does the music comes from father?
-The trees my son. He said smiling. - Put your head to one of them and listen.
I did as my father said.
-Concentrate son, listen with your whole body and let the music flow into your soul.
At first i could only hear faint music, i tried to concentrate harder and relax my body, open my mind to the tree. Slowly but surely i could hear the music clearer than before, it was so soothing and warm in a way that i had never experienced music before.
- The music you hear is different for everyone else, everyone has their own tune. The tree looks into your mind and soul, it knows what music you need to hear in order to calm you. My father walked up to the tree next to me and listened.
My mind was drifting away with the music, i could no longer feel my body or hear my father talking. My mind was now one with the tree. Suddenly i became aware of another presence, i could feel another being.
-You need not to be afraid, my love. It was the female voice again, the same female voice that talked to me before.
-Who are you? I asked.
After my question i felt strong love pouring into me. I had never felt anything like it before, the love was so strong that i almost lost my self in the tree for a while.
-Silly, i am your true love of course, can't you tell yet? She said with laughter in her voice.
-I can feel your love, but how can you love me like this? We haven't even met yet! I said.
-Our souls bonded when you arrived, they searched each other out. We are already one. She laughed again with cutest and most beautiful laugh.
- Where are you? I asked, still feeling the strong love in my heart and soul.
- I cannot tell you that yet my love, the trees strengthens our ability's to communicate over large distances, that's the reason why i can talk to you now and send you my love.
-We will met soon so soon my love, don't you worry about that. Take care my love.
Her mind was gone again. I woke up to the sound of Hakkn's barking, my father was playing with him.
- Oh look here, (he said to Hakkn), he is finally back to his senses. Had i known that we would be stuck here for an hour so that you could listen to the trees then i would never had told you to listen at all. He had an angry look to him.
-But father my mind somehow got lost inside the tree, then a women that said she was my true love talked to me and i... My father started to laugh and Hakkn started to bark and howl.
-I know son, i was just joking with you a little bit, so you got to talk with your true love did you. How was it? He was still laughing a little.
-It was.. it was very strange father, i could feel very strong love from her, so strong that it was in a way frightening. How can she have such strong emotions for someone that she does not know? She told me about or souls that have been connected, but still i don't fully understand this.
-It's hard to explain my lad, but ill try.
Look at it like this, lets say that your soul is made up by puzzle pieces and some of the pieces are missing. In order for you to be complete you need all the pieces, when your soul bonded with this woman's soul, both of you became one. A complete puzzle. That's the reason why the love between the people that lives here is strong. This is why people are always laughing and are generally happy here. My father looked at me, smiling.
- I feel love for this girl father, but it's not as strong as her feelings are for me!
-That's because you have just arrived, it takes time before you can respond with the same emotions. Don't worry about it, the love for her will grow with time. Now should we continue?
To be continued...
My version of the afterlife(story, part2 up)
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