40. Spirit Realm

Raven's POV

"Osric!" I scream out when I find myself in a place I can only describe as a dark void; filled with what looks like silver wispy shadows in the shape of people.

"Lily!" I call out, trying to figure out where I am. The last thing I remember is being in the workshop with my mates playing with Phoenix when I touched the opaque swirling substance that filled the fountain.

"We are in our realm, where souls go when our people die," I hear a familiar voice behind me. I quickly turn to see Ruby standing in front of a basin that is sitting on a carved stone pedestal.

"Ruby, what is this place, how do we get back?" I ask, walking closer trying to figure out why I’m here. I look around to see things slowly take shape, it is like we are in an ancient castle that has been reclaimed by the forest.

"This is where you will carry out your duties to guide the dead, these fountains are how you'll place them where they belong, helping them move on. This realm is like limbo, where souls co