BXBX NOVEL Chapter 250: Subconscious Mind
Chapter 250: Subconscious Mind
Elysia was fast asleep until the sun turned to the moon in the starry sky. In her sleep, the dreams that had usually not been present in the past month were now somewhat different.
She suddenly found herself floating in an exotic realm filled with countless orbs like shining stars with various colors. At first glance, it was similar to her Soul Realm, albeit the smaller version of it. But she knew she wasn\'t in her Soul Realm.
"Where am I? Is this a dream that finally came after a month of not being present in my sleep? This isn\'t Soul Realm either, then what are these glowing orbs?" Elysia looked here and there, but she didn\'t find Elena\'s figure. She was sure that her assumption was right, then she floated closer to one of the bluish-white glowing orbs not far from her.
The curious girl touched the orb carefully as if she was afraid to damage it. Then, as soon as her hands made contact with the bluish-white orb, a scene immediately played out in her mind... As if it was really happening before her eyes.
At that time, she felt she had a small body, a little girl. The little girl walked towards the distinguished grandfather in the middle of a grand room surrounded by many people.
After a few baby steps, the little girl finally arrived in front of the grandfather\'s magnificent chair.
"Grandfather, this is a present to you! I made it myself with care and effort yesterday. Happy birthday!" The little girl cheered with a bright smile in front of a smiling grandfather. She handed over a small gift box.
"Hahaha! Then, this gift will be much more valuable than the others. I accept your sincerity and care, little Alisha. Let\'s take a look at the gift from our family\'s bundle of joy." The grandfather received the little gift with happy laughter. It was small, but it was worth a lot in his eyes.
Then, he opened it without waiting for another second. The people present just watched with a smile.
The sparkle in the grandfather\'s eyes did not fade at all when he looked inside the gift box. It was a colored egg-shaped stone, a heart-shaped spongy thing, and a sword-shaped piece of wood.
The three items were trivial and would probably be considered worthless by just anyone. Still, the grandfather\'s smile became even more comprehensive because of that.
"Hum-hum, I found that unique stone in the creek in the flower garden. I colored it as a form of art! Uhh, that one, I forgot the name, but I can turn it into various shapes. So, I made it into a heart shape! The last one is a miniature wooden sword. I know grandpa likes swords, so I made one addition to your collection!" The little girl gave an explanation to each item from her gift box. Well, her grandfather brought it out one by one with a smile as if he was proud and pleased with it.
The grandfather put all the valuables back into the gift box, then stretched out his hands to carry the little girl to his lap. "Haha! Those are all great gifts, little Alisha."
"En, I want to eat cake. Grandfather may stay here to receive gifts from everyone else." The little girl expressed her protest because the temptation of the cake was so great.
Seeing the little girl staring at the cake, the grandfather no longer wanted to sit there. "Ho-ho, they can wait. Let\'s get the cake for you."
The grandfather stood while carrying the cheerful little girl and took the cake. At the same time, several people approached them to chat some pleasant words.
Elysia saw it all from the little girl\'s perspective. As soon as the little girl ate the cake, the glowing orb also finished playing the scene.
The bluish-white orb was still in her hands, but Elysia felt lost. It was Alisha\'s memory... Elysia\'s hands trembled a little when she realized it. So, all of these glowing orbs were the memories of the original owner of her body?
Elysia\'s train of thoughts stopped just up to that. A pleasant voice suddenly sounded from behind, and two delicate hands wrapped around his neck out of the blue. "Aah, I have a guest. You finally came here, Ely-si-a."
Elysia shivered and trembled. Lots of thoughts and questions came up, but her focus was not that. She let go of the bluish-white orb from her hands inadvertently.
"That\'s my memory of when I was six years old, at my grandfather\'s birthday party ten years ago." The unknown girl explained with a nostalgic gaze towards the bluish-white orb... It was a beautiful day.
Elysia got cold feet from nervousness. She couldn\'t use her advanced perception and didn\'t know who was hugging her from behind. However, if she put the unknown girl\'s words into account, then one thing was obvious... It was Alisha.
"Gulp, Al, Ali-Alisha?" Elysia gulped her saliva before questioning the unknown girl\'s identity, albeit stuttered a little.
"That\'s me, how are you? You don\'t have to be scared and nervous like that, Elysia. I won\'t bite you, hehe..." Alisha took some distance from Elysia to let Elysia turn around.
Feeling liberated, Elysia immediately looked at the girl behind her. A black-haired girl with an adorable beauty that exuded a youthful charm was there, and the girl\'s dazzling blue eyes were looking at her with a welcoming gaze.
"You, you, how? Where am I? Am I, am I dead?" Elysia asked with great confusion.
"No, you\'re still alive. I don\'t know why, but we are in your subconscious mind." Alisha flicked her white dress and looked around... The entire realm was filled with many memories.
"But, aren\'t you? How come? You already know me? I, I-I, I\'m sorry. Please forgive me. I just, just... Mhmm!" Elysia wanted to convey her guilt, which suddenly messed her up with mixed feelings. However, Alisha immediately approached her and covered her mouth with a finger.
"Hush, calm yourself down, and you don\'t have to apologize either. I know what you did, what happened, and what\'s happening out there. Come with me." Alisha reassured the girl, who stuttered. After that, the former pulled the latter\'s hand to go somewhere.
Elysia could only obey, but her mind worked hard to process things. Yet, she gave up in ignorance and waited for Alisha to enlighten her. Furthermore, she didn\'t know if this slightly transparent girl was Alisha\'s spirit or the disguised evil spirit. There were too many questions... Her mind went through a slow process of overthinking.
Alisha led the confused girl into the swarm of the orbs that were emitting white light. "These are orbs that record memories of what happened recently. I know a lot about you from here."
Comprehending that, Elysia tried to carefully touch one of the white orbs. Like the previous one, a scene was played out... As if it was actually happening before her eyes from a first-person perspective. It was the scene where she, Evelyn, and Ella were handling some paperwork at the Trade Association two weeks ago.
After the memory orb scene was finished, Elysia freed the white orb from her hands and let it float freely. Then, she turned to the girl beside her. She finally knows why Alisha seems to know her... It was thanks to these memory orbs.
"Alisha, no matter what and whatever happens, please forgive me. Literally, I have taken over your body for unrevealed reasons and unknown causes." Elysia once again expressed her sincere apology. It was done for peace of mind and heart.
"Hum? I\'m somehow got lost here after my death. You haven\'t done anything wrong against me, this lost spirit of a dead person. Um, well, I accept your apology if you insist on it..." Alisha could only give in when the girl in front of her put on an adamant expression like her stubborn big sister.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Elysia gave Alisha a perplexed look.
"Ah, nevermind, I\'d better show you the answer than to tell you verbally. Let\'s go back to that place. This white orbs swarm is your memories when you are using my body, and that bluish-white orbs are my memories before I die." Alisha wagged her hand and then grabbed Elysia\'s hand.
Show and don\'t tell, she knew it was easier to believe. They went to the swarm of Alisha\'s memory orbs, which were at the farthest end.
"It may be a little dark about the tragedy of last month. If you want to know about my death and find some clues about my current state, then this is the answer." Alisha took one of the bluish-white orbs and handed it over to Elysia.
She had made Elysia and her in the same boat, where they knew each other about each other\'s situation before engaging in further conversation. It wouldn\'t be fair if only she had known about Elysia lately, but not otherwise.
Elysia just stared at the orb but didn\'t stretch out her hand to touch it. Then, she looked at Alisha with a suspicious gaze and wondered what Alisha wanted to do by doing this.
Even though the spirit in front of her was Alisha, it didn\'t mean she would simply believe everything. Maybe Alisha\'s spirit was trying something to get back into her body?
If that was true, then what would happen to her? Was she the one who would get stuck in this subconscious mind to replace Alisha or something else? Then, what would happen to Elena? Elysia had some other thoughts as she looked at Alisha\'s face.