A Visit to Isla's Soul

As I stood in the middle of the sunflower field trying to make sense of what was happening I saw a small girl, sitting amidst the flowers, she looked like a younger version of Isla, wait, was I seeing her past? She was being ignored by her friend and was on the verge of tears, just then someone tapped her shoulder, he asked "Why are you sad? Hey! Would you like to join me in a game of tag, it's fun!" Isla who looked like she didn't want him to notice that she was crying agreed to his innocent request. The boy leaped in joy and asked,

"Yay! what's your name?" 

"Isla, and what's yours?"

"Helmin, now let's go!" 

Wait, Helmin, was he the one she was talking about? I guessed she held him close to her heart, she probably got baited by someone to do their dirty work, whomever it was, I was definitely going to give them a piece of my mind after this. But I still didn't understand how I was seeing her memories. Meanwhile, the scene had changed and she was chasing her brother who was trying his best to annoy her, I remembered that Isla often complained about him and said that she hated him, but I knew that he was still important to her regardless. The scene then morphed again showing Helmin and her training together. Isla was asked pair up with another boy, Helmin's face twisted into a scorn, he was so irritated by it that he went and asked him if he could swap partners right away. Haha, I could see that the two treasured each other a ton, hmm... I was seeing memories related to the person that had caused her to lose control over herself if my guess was right that is.

After that I saw Helmin getting scolded by their institute head, he held his head low in shame was and was holding back tears. Isla understood that something wasn't right as he came out looking pale and anxious. When she asked him if he was ok, he lied saying that he was alright. But it was as if I were hearing her thoughts, I heard her telling herself that he was definitely lying. Wait this felt familiar, it reminded me of how I could read Evin without trying, was this another soul bond? Isla then told Helmin, that he didn't have to hide how he felt, and comforted him, upon which Helmin lost his composure and broke into tears.

The scene changed again, Isla was called over to the institute head's office for some reason, this seemed like the present time. She was then ambushed by strangers, the institute head had been knocked unconscious, and there sat a hooded figure on his table in place of the institute head, I couldn't see his face, he had properly hidden his face making it impossible to catch a proper glimpse. The hooded figure rose to his feet and started pacing around,

"So, you are Isla isn't it?"

"How do you know me? What are you doing here? Who are you?!"

"Haha, you don't need to know who I am, you see, I need a favor from you actually."

"Heck! Why would I do you, a person that I don't even freaking know, and who's currently holding me captive, a favor huh? You better have a good reason you goddamned masked creep!"

"Oh, don't worry about that, I've already prepared a beautiful present for you dear friend of Mez's."

"How do you know Mez! Wait... It couldn't be! Is she alive?!"

"Keep your questions for later child, I think you'd want to see your present first."

He then showed her something that tore her apart- it was Helmin, who had been beaten up black and blue before she realized that it was a trap, the rage they took control over her, which seemed like exactly what the hooded figure had wanted, just as she was taken over by rage he chanted something and her eyes gleamed red, she then stopped struggling and looked like she was hypnotized.

"Good girl, you've taken things exactly in the manner as I've wanted you to, now you will bring her to me, Mez is the one that is responsible for your loved one's pain, get her me and I'll give him back to you, no scratches."

"Mez..? Mez did this?"

"Yes, it's her, you will do as I say now."

"But....." Isla seemed to be resisting his spell, as the red in her eyes flickered, the hooded figure looked up, and then I saw his eyes, gleaming a deep shade of blue, irritation evident in them. He then gave her one sharp gaze which sent shivers down my spine.

"You. Will. Do as I say. Speak one more word and his soul is mine." Isla trembled in fear, and then her eyes went completely red, the only emotion I saw in her eyes was anger. He seemed to have completely hypnotized her. What did the bastard want with me?! If he wanted to fight me he should've just come to me firsthand instead of messing around with innocent people, what's he doing all this bullshit for?!

He then looked at my direction, what the hell, wait could he see me? I was simply a phantom in her memories, from what I had observed, no one had been able to see me, I could simply observe from a distance, but I couldn't interact with anything. After all, memories are not something to be tampered with. Maybe this was some strange ability I had, I was yet to find out. The hooded figure looked away, I was relieved, just as I thought he was done, he looked back, his glowing blue eyes staring right into my soul.

"Hello Mez, it's been a long time, hasn't it? You must be surprised right now, well if you're seeing this that means my attempt to mess with you probably failed, don't worry I can't do anything to you right now, you are simply seeing her memories, but keep this in mind, I will find you soon, and you're not going to slip away this time. Until next time then."

I couldn't seem to move, my legs were frozen, the moment I had looked into his eyes I was in a trance, I could move nothing, he had this planned all along, it seemed he had done all of this simply to relay that message to me. I didn't even get my memories back and I was already getting threats, who the hell was he? Wait a second. Those eyes, they looked awfully familiar, I then remembered that night with Evin in that garden, how could I forget that? His eyes, they had gleamed that exact shade of blue, but, that couldn't be Evin, he was with me the whole evening, way before the attack started or at the time Isla was taken, hostage.

Nothing made sense, who was the hooded figure then? Maybe it was some similar form of magic that made your eyes gleam blue? Whatever it was things seemed to be getting more and more complicated by the second. Suddenly, I felt a wave of tiredness and my eyes grew heavy, I soon fell into the arms of unconsciousness. My time was up.