Untouchable by Marii Solaria

Chapter 9 The Goddess

“Great mothers are benevolent beings with irreplaceable supreme love.“– Wayne Chirisa

Halima

Silence. The complete absence of sound.

A world full of silence was a world worth living in. There was no pain, no sorrow, and no tears. Just me, alone, in a void of complete darkness. Death had always been something to fear, instilled in the minds of man and beast since the beginning of time. But really, the world of life should be feared. The mortal realm was full of gloom, and if you’re lucky enough, you could beat it.

I did.

The world full of misery and corruption was behind me, for I no longer existed. I died and was never coming back. It was a joyous occasion, for I broke the shackles that chained me to earth, releasing my soul to where it needed to go. I loved it. It’s a feeling I didn’t want to escape from.

“Halima…”

What was that? The voice of an angel at the gates of heaven?

“Halima, my sacred child…”

The feminine voice was unfamiliar, yet it gave me a deep sense of comfort. It held no evil, no malice, only love, and care. If all the angels‘ voices were like this, then I had made the right decision to abandon the mortal realm.

“Halima, my sacred child. Please, open your eyes.”

It wasn’t an authoritative order, but a gentle command. How could I open my eyes if I didn’t have a body? The void split open, revealing a land of white light, rivaling the golden light of the sun. Shining with magnificence, it was unlike any light I’d ever seen. Not long, the void of light bathed me at all sides. My feet, somehow there, wiggled above the airy ground. It was a sign that I had a body. Bending down, I saw my near–tangible body was like the shell I left behind, yet it was more translucent. I could see through my flesh, but I didn’t have any bones. I also noticed that I was wearing a knee–high white dress with thickened straps.

whispered to the

flew in from every corner of the realm, dancing, and twirling merrily like fireflies. Mesmerized, I watched the little lights combine to outline a female figure. I couldn’t believe my eyes

to be more than a foot taller than me, as expected from someone of her status. The woman’s ivory skin stood out in the silver dress she wore, adorned

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woman was..

“Moon Goddess?”

“Oh, my dear. You have suffered greatly. I can see

what I desperately needed on Earth. I needed someone to look intoycevesitosee my pain. To recognize how clos was to crumbling. I needed

to

body. She dreav melintoller arms, hugging me with the Hove of a mother. With my head on her stomach, I cried my hearttontt cartsch echoing the amount of tortu I’d been through, and each bruise inflicted on my body. Thall expected

ran through my curls.

this for what felt like an eternity. When I was sure I couldn’ttery anymore, pulled away from iter arms, looking up at her beautiful face.

her thumb. “You’re in my readin, myyedhilld. The Realm the Micon Goddess. My children pass through here before I give them the blessing toetterther final resting place Tyneet mie, we have a brief chat, and then they are

wasn’t exactly how imagine the path t heaventoling,thuth wasn’t complaining. To see the legendary goddess was rewarding enough.

you titerssmille turned into a sad frown. “You sank to the bottom of the river, lost inediationess. Your body sufforce damage from the fall, but the

for.” laughed dejectedly. My joke didn’t land, telling by the torlarmexpression Selene’s face..lengtelkonce. Him..I’m sure you know

deserve to be branded and cast out. Youare innocent, always have beem, and always would

on their way to making their little pups.” I rolled my eyes, pursing my lips in disgustatitlinght of Neron. Another thought entered my mind, something I always wanted to ask if I ever gott this on–in–lifetime chance. “…Why didn’t you answer my prayers before? car remember the number of times provellforan escape…but you

ancoragain. Regret swam in her eyes as she soaked in what I had just asked. It looked as if she wanted toery that was wilding herself back. I remained still,

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9 – The

mistakes and learn from them. To see the

my chest tighten. “I needed help, but it never came. Even when that guard did