[Shieba]

Rosy quickly hurried to follow her father, still thinking about his words. "So I'll now...send some soul to the afterlife, yes?" she asked.
Gemas nodded. "Indeed. I will show you how it is done." He stopped once more. "Can you feel it?"

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"Feel what?" Rosy looked around, confused. At least she couldn't see anything out of the scary, usual stuff in the cathedral.
"Concentrate on your powers, not your eyes", Gemas chided. "There is a dying creature not that far away."
"I-is there?" Rosy stuttered. She didn't really want to see someone die...
"Don't be afraid of death." Gemas shook his head. "You'll see. Come. I'll lead the way."

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[Shieba]

They needed a few more minutes until they reached the pet Gemas had sensed. Until the very end, Rosy had felt nothing at all. No even when she spotted the small, deeply hurt Draculi on the ground. It was bleeding heavily and Rosy felt ill when she saw the deep wounds the creature had. She didn't want to know what had caused them.
"Can't we save it?" she asked her father, voice shaking.
Gemas shook his head. "No. It's too late for that. I can only sense those who have almost left this realm already."

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[Shieba]

The Draculi either didn't have the strength to look up anymore or was already too far gone to notice them. Rosy felt tears in her eyes. "It's so sad...", she whispered.
"You will feel better in a minute. I shall reap its soul now. Pay close attention." Gemas looked at her. "It will be a blessing, you will see."

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[Shieba]

Rosy watched fascinated as her father summoned a scythe and brought it down, slashing over the Draculi. With a small sigh, the poor creature finally died. A light suddenly seemed to hover over it, dancing in the air. And Rosy felt...peace. "Father?" she asked, taking in the strange aura. It had something of finality, but there was nothing cruel in it.
"Do you see now?" Gemas asked.

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[Shieba]

"This...this feeling..." Rosy shook her head. It was enticing, inviting even, though she knew it wasn't meant for her.
"This is death." Gemas nodded. "Do you see now? The light of souls dance in the glory of the afterlife." The light flew around Gemas like in a dance, then the reaper Fellox sent his scythe away and with it vanished the light.

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[Shieba]

"The soul has now passed on." Gemas sat down. "Even though I do not know what kind of afterlife the gods of this world have created. It is only thanks to Haephnes residing within this realm that my powers work here. Of course, this means I really should not do this too often. I do not want to meddle with this world."
Gemas' explanation went past Rosy. The peace had vanished with the soul and Rosy suddenly felt cold. "It was so nice..."

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[Shieba]

"My master sometimes descends into the world of mortals", Gemas began as he started walking again. "In nights with a full moon, he dances over the ground and those called by him, animal and human alike, come to die by his side. The souls dance with him through the sky then. It is a most mesmerizing sight. You see, there is nothing to be afraid of - though while death is peaceful, dying is not. So I suppose it's alright to be afraid of that."
"I see." Rosy sighed, catching up with her father. "Do...do I really have the same power as you? To do that?"
"You will do so in a minute, just wait."

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[Shieba]

Now Rosy started to feel scared again. She had no idea how to do whatever her father had done. What if she did it wrong? Would something bad happen to the soul she had to send? ...Which also meant she would have to see someone else dying. Not a pretty thought.
"There is another soul waiting to pass on. Hurry." Gemas sped up a bit and Rosy hurried after him.

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[Shieba]

It was a Garudor this time. Rosy stared at the collapsed pet which suddenly appeared just behind a fallen pillar. She stepped into a puddle of blood and screamed slightly as she hurried out of it. Surely she would have nightmares now.
"Now, send it." Gemas stepped next to her. "I shall show you your power." He gently touched her and Rosy felt something within her stir.
"W-what...?!"
"Summon this power, my daughter."

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[Shieba]

Rosy tried. She really, really tried, but nothing happened until her father touched her again and she almost felt like he ripped her power out of her. There was a scythe in front of her now, hovering. "Guide it", Gemas said. Guide it? Rosy felt dizzy. It was as if there was some strange light around and above the Garudor. "Do you see that? The soul tries to leave. Guide the scythe, divide bond between the body and the soul."
"A-alright..." It was hard, but Rosy managed to move her strange weapon ever so slightly with her mind. "It's difficult."

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"It is at first", her father agreed. "Do not give up. Free the soul."
It took her a good, five minutes in which she tried to swing the weapon, guiding it with her will alone, until she finally succeded and divded the light. The Garudor stopped breathing and she saw the soul floating around her. However, whatever peaceful feeling she had hoped would return, it didn't. Instead, the dizzyness increased.

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[Shieba]

When Gemas saw how his daughter struggled to even stay concious, he quickly summoned his own weapon again and sent the soul on to the afterlife. Rosy's scythe vanished in the same moment and she collapsed. "Rosy, are you alright?"
"So dizzy..." Everything seemed to turn upside down around her. Rosy shook her head, but the world refused to stop spinning.
"You did well for the first time, but you drained too much power from yourself." Gemas sat down next to her. "Do not worry, you will feel better in a few minutes."

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[Shieba]

Ten minutes later, Rosy felt indeed at least so much better that she dared to sit up straight again. "It's getting better", she mumbled. "What happened? Did I do it right?"
"You did", he father said softly, "even though you didn't manage to complete the ritual and send the soul. You are still lacking the connection to the afterlife plane. This, however, is something I think we can train without you having to reap a soul."

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[Shieba]

Rosy didn't knew if she even wanted to learn it. The dead creatures horrified her. "I'm not sure I'm cut out for this...", she mumbled.
"You are a gentle being, like your mother", Gemas agreed. "Do not worry, there will be no pressure on you to ever help me with my tasks. However, I must make sure you can control your power or it might take you over one day."

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