
Bubbles floated in front of her eyes as she felt herself getting light headed she looked at the red liquid floating out of the large wound in her stomach it was ironic the third time really is the charm she thought as she remembered the other two times she almost died this time being almost exactly like the first time but unlike the first time she knew this would not end happily
Her Vision started to get dark as she started to black out then she saw him Shinji trying desperately to save her as he did the first time she almost died bravely she smiles as she soon blacks out to never wake again
Suddenly she felt like she was in water and felt like she was drowning flailing instinctively it took her a few moments to realize she wasn’t underwater or drowning when she finally opened her eyes she found herself floating upside down and hovering over a rather large cat with alittle effort she got herself upright and looks around in a confused manner she had absolutely no memory of anything except her name
For a moment she just kind of floated there trying to sort things out when she finally noticed the large cat was watching her normally that would make others uncomfortable but for some reason she took comfort in someone being there she was new to the world with no memories or anything but at least someone seemed to care
It took her a bit but she finally figured out how to move around when she did figure it out she floated down to the cats level and introduced herself the best she could “Hi im Hikaru” She says the cat then replies in a equally polite tone “Hello im Yujin” He says with a kind smile on his face which made Hikaru feel even more comfortable around him “I see you were just born into death” Yujin says still with his kind smile Hikaru was confused by that born into death how can you be born into death Yujin noticed Hikaru’s confused expression and gladly explained what he meant “Your live life ended you died but when you died in the living world you were born into the spirit world” he says for some reason Hikaru felt rather sad when Yujin told her that she died she didn’t remember how she died but she wasn’t sure at that point that she wanted to know
Hikaru felt lost and confused she had no memories she didn’t even really know what she was or what had happen and felt lost and alone that was until Yujin spoke up he noticed how sad and alone Hikaru seemed and for some reason he felt attracted to her he didn’t know why really but it really didn’t matter “hey if you need a friend or just someone to show you the ropes I can help” Yujin says in a kind and playful tone this made Hikaru really happy she gladly accepted
For the next week or so Hikaru followed Yujin around almost like a lost puppy or kitten they both became very good friends in just that one week Yujin told her the basics about ghostlings and whisplings and about the world around her he also told her about himself he told her that he is a Sphere Animal spirit animal that lives in a Spirit Sphere and when the Sphere is activated and a shrine created a physical form for the Sphere Animal is created along with the shrine he then went on to explain more about Sphere Animals and Spirit Spheres Yujin wanted to show Hikaru a shrine it was actually the shrine he was connected to but he didn’t want to tell her that he just told her he wanted to show her a shrine to which Hikaru gladly accepted and they imminently headed for the shrine
When they got to the opening of the tree tunnel Hikaru was alittle surprised to see that all the leaves were brown and dead looking but went on with out a care Yujin knew unfortunately that Hikaru thought it would be big and beautiful so when they got out of the tunnel and saw the horrid shape everything was in and the surprised look on Hikaru’s face he felt kind of embarrassed
Hikaru was confused she was expecting it to be big and beautiful it was kinda big but defiantly not beautiful the shrine was falling down the stones were cracked statues were broken and crumbling she could also sense negative spirits everywhere making the area rather spooky and the worse thing the lake was icky looking the water was actually green it remaindered her of a swamp she was kinda disappointed but wanted to find out why the shrine was in such bad shape so she turned to Yujin and asked him
Yujin was embarrassed about the shrine and even more so when Hikaru asked why it was in such bad shape he went on to explain that the pervious spirit of the shrine left over 100 years ago and the shrine had fallen into disrepair because the requirements the old spirit had set are to much for most spirits they can’t claim the power of the Sphere Hikaru seemed sadden by this she could picture the shrine being beautiful before it was abandoned Yujin then went to say “you can’t see it but at the bottom of the lake is a great mansion where you go to try and claim the power of the shrine” Hikaru shivered as she looked at the water “I wouldn’t want to have to go into that water” Hikaru says as she looks at the icky green water Yujin nods to her comment ”yes nether do most other water spirits which is another reason the Sphere has gone unclaimed nobody wants to go into that icky water” Yujin says with a disappointed sigh
For some reason Hikaru felt curious she wanted to see if she could even see a shape of the great mansion so she floated over the lake to try and get a birds eye view Suddenly the lantern she had been born into death with started glowing with a blinding orangeish red light like it was building up or something which Hikaru found it was because as suddenly as her lantern started glowing it burst all the light that was building inside it gathered around Hikaru she was engulfed in the light and soon all you could see was a orangeish red ball of light floating in the air Yujin wasn’t worried but was highly curious he knew it was time for her to grow into a ghostling but why was it time when she floated over the lake? Well that question was soon answered as the orangeish red glowing ball of light that Hikaru was in fell right into the lake which this surprised Yujin
It felt almost like when she was born into death all over again she had sunk far in the lake when the ball of light burst leaving Hikaru underwater she flailed helplessly as she felt like she was drowning again and this time she really was underwater but the drowning feeling was because she panicked but when she finally calmed down she realized she could not only breath the water she also realized something else she had more of a body then she did before she had arms and legs and feet she also had fins she also realized she had more cloths then she had before when she was born into death she had her hat and scarf but now she also had shorts and a shirt she also found she was bigger then she was before thats when she realized she had turned into a Sireni her and Yujin had just been talking about that type of ghostling before they got to the shrine that’s when Hikaru realized something else she realized she was in that icky lake and wasted no time in swimming to the surface
When she got to the surface Yujin was waiting to help pull her out which Hikaru gladly accepted the help once she was out she shivered “That water is really nasty” she says still shivering not because she was cold but because she was kinda grossed out which made Yujin laugh Hikaru in a playful manner tells him to go swim in the water and see how he feels afterwards and Yujin playfully waves his paws and says no thank you to which they both laughed at for a while
That’s when Yujin Surprises her as he Suggests she try and claim the power of the Sphere Hikaru asked why he thought she should he then explains why “From the moment you appeared over me till now iv felt a connection to you the same kind I felt towards my original master but stronger and more friendly we also became friends very easily and also how could it just be a coincidence that you would happen to grow into a ghostling when you float over the lake” Yujin says in a sort of wise and sensible tone
Hikaru thought about it for a moment and realized Yujin was right she had felt connected to Yujin as well not just because he was the first person she saw he was also right about her growing how could it just be a coincidence that she would grow right when she floats over the lake of the shrine and soon it made perfect sense though she wondered what he meant by original master but she didn’t really think much on it and besides she figured it would be nice to have a place to live and soon she agreed she would try but then she thought about something her thoughts strayed to that nasty water ”Oh…….I have to go into that nasty water to claim the Sphere don’t I……” Hikaru says in a sort of disappointed tone with a troubled expression
Yujin who had been smiling soon had a troubled expression as well ”yeah…… the mansion is at the bottom of the lake……..” When she saw Yujin’s troubled expression she quickly went on to say “b-but ill try just not today” Yujin then smiled he was glad that she would at least try though spirits had said such things in the past and never went through with them but he knew Hikaru was different besides he really didn’t blame her he wouldn’t want to have to swim in that water himself so with a smile he told her to take all the time she needs and told her he didn’t really blame her for not wanting to go swimming in that lake he used to swim in it a lot but would rather roll in the mud then swim in the lake which made him and her laugh Hikaru then thought about something else she is a sireni she need’s to be in water most the time and wondered where she could stay until she was ready to try and claim the Sphere
Yujin then smiles and taps the side of his nose in a knowing fashion and went on to ask her if she remembered the river they crossed to get to the tree tunnel Hikaru did remember the river but was confused as to why he asked until it suddenly dawned on her Yujin smiles as he sees her expression of realization and laughs some “The river isn’t in its best shape and doesn’t have as much fish as it used to but its clean and slow moving a good temporary home” He says and Hikaru smiles and nods and soon they were on they’re way back when they get back to the river Hikaru dives in and bids Yujin a good night with that Yujin made his way back to the Spirit Inn the place he normally stayed anymore
Well over the next few days Yujin stayed at the Inn which Hikaru didn’t mind much because she was learning how to swim fast and stuff finally after about the 4th day Hikaru was kinda bored and she did promise to try so she climbs out of the river and makes her way back to the lake now Yujin had been staying at the Inn for the past 4 days just to relax he also wanted to give Hikaru time to get used to being a ghostling well he was sitting on the bar of the Inn like he always does he kinda didn’t really expect Hikaru to actually go though with trying to claim the power of the Sphere so many spirits had said they would but never did he knew Hikaru was different but he still had that grain of doubt so when he sensed something was going on at the shrine he didn’t pay any attention to it he figured it was just one of the negative spirits but what it really was was Hikaru standing at the edge of the lake she was nervous what if she couldn’t do it what if she couldn’t even find it and what if there was some sort of animal in the bottom of the lake guarding it or something
All these things ran through her head but she simply took a deep breath if she just stood there worrying she would never get anything done so after a moment she bravely dives into the dark green lake and swims down to the bottom it took much longer then she thought the lake was way deeper then she thought it was the deeper she got the darker it got till it was pitch black she held her hands in front of her so she wouldn’t crash into something finally Hikaru reached the bottom because she felt her hands touch sand once she knew where the bottom was she started feeling her way to the middle she did end up bumping into the wall of the mansion because she had her hands on the ground though once she found the mansion it was a bit easier to get inside it was super dark inside almost pitch black she couldn’t even see her hand in front of her face
Finally she made it to the middle she knew it was the middle because she felt her hand go from wood to smooth stone Yujin had told her all about what a spirit has to do to claim the power of the Sphere so she knew this was the middle she just needed to find the middle of the middle which was harder then she thought but when she finally reach the middle something happened that she really wasn’t expecting out of nowhere a water spout which was as wide as the symbol in the middle kicked up then she suddenly found herself in a bubble with air in it and felt it float to what she guessed was the middle of the room suddenly a large aqua blue ghost like water dragon appeared in front of her which was a amazing sight especially because it was the first bit of color she had seen sense she had gotten down to the bottom so at first Hikaru had to rub her eyes so she could see him the water dragon asked her “Do you come to claim the power of the Spirit Sphere” the dragons voice was bold and strong at first Hikaru hesitated because she wasn’t expecting the dragon to sound so over powering but she soon answered back with a brave yes this made the dragon smile which confused Hikaru alittle but she didn’t let it show the dragon then got a more serious expression and then said ”you must fit the requirements and pass a test” Hikaru nods she knew about this Yujin had told her about it and nods the dragon then nods and starts swimming around Hikaru looking her over for a moment Hikaru sat bravely on her knee’s looking forward so it would be easier for the dragon to look her over
Finally the dragon stops and nods then says ”you meet the requirements as clearly you are a water creature now for the Test of heart” that confused Hikaru the test of heart? She soon found out however
“The Test of heart is where I look inside your heart to see if it is pure only one who is pure of heart could ever be worthy of claiming the power of the Spirit Sphere now close your eyes and relax” Hikaru nods and does as she is told she could sort of feel the dragon looking into her heart she didn’t know how per say she just knew what the dragon found greatly pleased him and soon spoke again” Ah pure hearts are so rare now days its refreshing to see one with a pure heart and a strong inner light open your eyes” Hikaru opened her eyes and was glad to hear she had a pure heart it made her happy to think she had a pure heart though she was a bit confused were pure hearts really that rare? Yujin has a pure heart although he’s a Sphere Animal but still also what did he mean by inner light isn’t it the same thing as a pure heart the dragon noticed Hikaru’s confused and thoughtful expression and explained ”Pure hearts are sort of rare now days or maybe I should say its rare for someone to have a pure heart and inner light many people have pure hearts but no inner light before I explain what inner light is I should explain what negative and evil darkness is negative darkness is formed by strong negative emotions like sadness and sorrow and evil darkness is evil darkness what most people confuse regular darkness with because the dark itself is not evil just dark well people who have a inner light usually doesn’t have very much negative darkness or any evil darkness at all the inner light purifies it now be warned even people with inner light can still become engulfed in negative darkness or evil darkness it usually takes a great deal of negative emotions to make even a drop of negative darkness in a person with strong inner light but after a while if the negative darkness builds up or if say you suffer a highly traumatic event which causes a massive amount of negative darkness your inner light won’t beable to purify it all now negative darkness is bad because it tends to influence your emotions in negative ways and when a lot builds up it can actually be dangerous for you and those around you one of the best way to get out negative darkness is to cry or talk about what is making you sad or bothering you unfortunately people with a inner light tends to not talk about what is bothering them and don’t cry very often so let that be a warning to you oh and one more thing people who have a lot of negative darkness built up inside them tend to feel like they have a weight on they‘re chest or that they feel full inside of something they can‘t explain let that also be a warning to you but on a lighter note hero‘s tend to have inner light it’s a quality that most hero‘s have not always a pure heart but at least a inner light” When the dragon finished Hikaru was kind of surprised she didn’t know about negative darkness and evil darkness or inner light but was glad to hear she had inner light and decided to take the dragons warnings to heart but was also very glad to hear that most hero’s had inner light
With all the explaining about inner light and pure hearts and all that Hikaru and the dragon both almost forgot about claiming the power of the Spirit Sphere the dragon then cleared his throat and got back on subject ”now for the final test the test of soul “ Hikaru was confused but nodded ”The test of soul is when I look inside your very soul where I look at your memories and see what your living life was like also to see what your ghostling life has been like so far this test is mostly just for my own piece of mind” Hikaru nodded but asked a question ”I don’t have any memories of my living life how can you see what I don’t have?” Hikaru asks she had been curious about her living life but never really thought much on It she was to busy making new memories but was still very curious about it
The Dragon Laughs and answers her question ”All memories are stored in ones soul your soul is like a library it holds all your memories from all your living life most whisplings don’t have any memory of they’re living life or they’re death when they first appear because they have enough to deal with when they first are born into death now there are quiet a few who have they’re memories right from the start and usually the ones that don’t have they’re memories usually find some way to get them back anyway now are you ready for the final test?” The dragon finished explaining about memories and such normally something like that would have confused Hikaru alittle but it all seemed to make perfect sense to her and she nods to the dragons question the dragon then tells her to close her eyes and relax as she had before
Again Hikaru nods and then closes her eyes and relaxes it seemed only like a minute but in that minute the dragon saw all her memories and found out a few things that greatly surprised him once he was done he told Hikaru to open her eyes again and then says “You…….have passed Hikaru I found a few things in your memories which surprised me” he says the dragons tone was gentle and even rather happy Hikaru was surprised she had passed the tests but her surprise and excitement came second to her curiosity about what the dragon found that could surprise him Hikaru then asked a question to that effect to which the dragon gladly answered “The first thing I noticed is you’re a soul connected deeply with water which is why you always loved water and why you became a Sireni another thing I noticed is you know Yujin and the third thing I noticed is in your living life you were part of the Silver Owl Pirates many a year ago the great great great great great grandfather of Shinji Silverowl performed the ritual which activated the power of the Spirit Sphere I have a great respect for the Silver Owl Pirates because they first activated the power of the Spirit Sphere” when the dragon finished Hikaru now had more questions then answers one was how did the dragon know Yujin? and who are the Silver Owl Pirates? for some reason they sounded familiar to her
She was about to ask when the water spout got more intense a great deal more intense and it was really close to the bubble she was in the roar of the water was as intense it seemed as the water spout itself she looked to see if the dragon was still there he was amazingly enough despite the intensity of the water spout he didn’t budge suddenly there was a bright blinding light which made Hikaru cover her eyes so not to be blinded that’s when she heard the dragons voice in her head ”Three gifts you will receive the first will be that you are the new spirit of the shrine the second your power unlocked and the third you will regain your pervious memories” Hikaru had a lot of questions now but no time to ask them the dragon told her to relax and accept the gifts suddenly she felt a scaled foot touch her chest she started to feel a warmth in her chest she had never felt before she then felt a soft nose touch her forehead the moment it did everything came to her n a flash every memory it was almost over whelming everything about the Silver Owl Pirates everything she ever wondered about her living life was suddenly answered in a flash at first she was afraid her old memories would block out her new ones but once she remembered everything and got her wits back together she realized she still had her new ones and her old ones which made her very happy
Suddenly the bright light stopped and so did the water spout and before she could even open her eyes the bubble she was in popped when she did she was utterly amazed by what she saw she found she was in a wonderful mansion and the water the water surprised her the most it was so clear she had to wave her hand and make bubbles just to make sure she was still under water and it was warm nice and warm it had been so cold before and dark as well it was now bright and beautiful for a moment Hikaru just floated there in awe once she got a good look she started wiggling with excitement and started exploring the mansion and the lake and everything completely in awe that it was all hers
Now while Hikaru was going though the tests Yujin was still just sitting on the bar ignoring the constant feeling that something was happening at the shrine he didn’t know why he doubted Hikaru would even try he knew her better then that but for some reason he didn’t think she ever would he figured it was probably because he got his hopes up but then had them smashed when she said she would do it another day something he had heard other spirits say before so he just ignored the feeling that something was happening at the shrine until Hikaru passed the final test that’s when Yujin’s bell started glowing for no apparent reason suddenly a symbol started to be carved into Yujin’s bell he was completely stunned completely finally after 106 years someone finally claimed the power of the Spirit Sphere now Yujin had not even realized how doubtful he was being it was that’s when he realized he had something black on his tail he whipped his tail and sent it flying that’s when he realized why he was being so doubtful a negative spirit of doubt was feeding off of his doubt and making it worse normally they didn’t dare bother him but he was already had that tiny grain of doubt that Hikaru wouldn’t even try which gave the spirit the perfect opportunity Yujin still wasn’t sure he still had some of the doubt the Spirit had caused left that was until a person ran inside the Inn and told everybody inside the bar that something big was happening to the old Mizukito Shrine that was all the proof Yujin needed every grain of doubt was gone before anybody knew it Yujin was down off the bar and out the door he almost knocked the guy who had come in down it was amazing how fast he could move for such a big cat
Hikaru had explored all of the mansion and the yard and the lake itself and was now ready to see what it was like above when she surfaced she was amazed by how beautiful it was at first she didn’t notice him but after she looked around she finally noticed Yujin standing in front of her breathing hard like he had been running a long ways but that didn’t matter much to her she climbs out of the lake and begins telling him everything when she was finally done she randomly looked around at everything that’s when something caught her eye something on Yujin’s bell that she swears wasn’t there before Yujin smiles alittle as he notices her looking at his bell and waited a few seconds he didn’t have to wait long because when Hikaru looked closer at the mark on his bell a look of realization could be seen on her face “Y-Yujin you’re my Sphere Animal!?!” Hikaru stuttered at first as she said that Yujin smiles even wider and nods before Yujin knew it he was in a Hikaru bear hug it all made sense now what Yujin had said and what the dragon had Said this was the shrine Yujin was connected to this made Hikaru very happy
Soon people arrived and marveled at the beautiful shrine and lake those who ventured to the edge could also see the mansion at the bottom soon the whole area had tons of people who had come to see the new Mizukito Shrine and soon talk of a festival was flittering around unfortunately it would take a good while for one to be put together because they had no idea what Hikaru liked what she would want or what and besides a big festival which was supposed to happen soon was being worked on one for two goddess but either way Hikaru didn’t care if she got a festival celebrating the new shrine or not she was just happy to have a home
Once everything calmed down Yujin told her more about her duties as the Spirit of the Mizukito Shrine like granting wishes ones that she can and other things like that which Hikaru was more then glad to accept she always did like helping people
So that is the Story of The Beginning Of Hikaru’s Ghostling Life