What is love? Is it a feeling, or probably just a fantasy ? an illusion which seduces you with its sweetness only to find out that it has a bitter taste too? Why is it that love can never conform to our whims and fancies, why cant anything ever be perfect in this life we have?
My name is Rane, im a simple guy with no special or spectacular capabilities with this frame of mine. I face life as it comes and goes and live for the day. Nothing special, except for her. She is a part of me although I cannot see her, she is my reason for existence, my miracle, my life. But I cannot see her. I can feel her, talk to her, save but once a year I can gaze upon her.
I never was one to think about love, never one to wish for a better half, my parents had a divorce ( a bitter one at that) and the very thought of loving somebody was a turn off for me. Until that night.
It was a night just like any other. I went out for some fresh air, everything seemed calm and serene, the wind blew gently against my face, it was soothing to my body. I could hear the crickets chirping, and the occasional hoot of an owl. Then suddenly something caught my attention, a ray of white light in the distance, I was curious as to what it was, I went closer and had a look, there was a light hovering over the grass. Its source was nowhere to be seen, it just seemed to hover over the ground. I stared in wonder, all of a sudden i felt a gentle tap on my shoulder.. my heart stopped. I froze. I felt a gentle breath on my neck, I tried to scream but words failed me. "You found the light", her voice was magical, like the sound of bells. I turned around and there was this creature before me, she was beautiful beyond words, her hair was silver, her eyes a dark shade of blue, her skin was pale white and she had a thin covering which looked much like a nightgown. There was a strange aura of white light hovering around her, much like the items on the ground. She wasnt human i could tell that much.
"Who?.. wha- what are you?" I rasped. She smiled. She was perfect, too perfect beyond words. "My name is Aurelia, I am here to seek my Amoraya" she said. There were so many questions on my mind but i was scared stiff and just wanted to get the hell out of there. "Dont be afraid" she cooed, "I do not mean you any harm, I am here to find my Amoraya" I relaxed a little. I had no clue what she meant by Amoraya but it was the last thing on my mind. "I dont understand" I said, "how can you be real?" "I was sent here on a mission of our Goddess, to obtain it. I am from another galaxy far, far away. Where I come from, there is light always, we are called the "Aurons" meaning people of light, who might you be ?" "Im Rane" I said, "Well Rane, I thank you from my inner being", she smiled again. There was something about her that drew me to her. It wasnt a crush, it was a connection beyond words, a spiritual and emotional connection, all of a sudden I could understand the motive behind every word she said. As we talked into the night she shared her life stories and about her people, their supreme Goddess, tales about her family with me, its like I was transported to her world, I could see everything, hear everything, feel everything, joy, sorrow, mirth, pain, everything that happened to her was clear to me. I didnt want this to end.
As the day dawned I looked into her eyes, they sparkled a lovely shade of blue, I couldnt believe we just spent the whole night talking. "Now its time for us to say goodbye" she said. Never had anything been so hard for me to swallow, I definitely wasnt overracting, it was something I couldnt explain, a feeling I never thought I would ever have. It filled my from my deepest being. It overwhelmed me. It was love. But how could it be? I thought to myself. How could I ever fall in love like this? "Its called "Amoraya" she said, its a union of our spirits. It was as though she read my mind. "I chose you" she continued, "I chose you to be the one, my Amoraya or "mystical heart". I looked deep inside your being, you had a light within you which is hard to find, you are unique, what we share now is a bond which transcends time, space, and planets. Every year we Aurons, search the universe for our Amorayas, we hear them calling out to us over the galaxies and we are drawn to them, we become one together, and we are manifest as one being in spirit for eternity. I must go as I am not suited to the conditions on your planet, but we are one in Spirit, we can never be separated. Once a year this day we shall meet again. I will be with you everyday in Spirit, close your eyes and call to me and I will meet you in another realm. The realm of the unseen, you will hear me but you will see me on this day, once a year, when the time is right I will take you to myself and we will be together in person forever, I believe you humans call that "immortal" ".
Tears filled my eyes, if this was a fairy tale, I sure was in it. She floated to me, held my hand, looked me in my eye and said "One in spirit, together forever, always one, nothing can sever". As she said those words I could feel a strange energy filling my body, "That is my spirit I share with you" she said. Then she handed me a small pendant which had a stone with a white light emerging from within it. that, she said was a ray of eternal light from her planet encapsulated within a small stone "In remembrance of me" she said as she hung it around my neck . And she was gone. As I gazed up I was frozen again, not with fear but a feeling of sorrow, a longing for something unreal. I held the capsule close to my heart and the tears streamed down my face. I returned home.
Suddenly I woke up in a cold sweat. Had i been dreaming all along? Did this really happen? As i got out of bed, something clattered to the floor. It was the pendant. My heart skipped a beat, this really happened. A tear rolled down my cheek as I wore the pendant again.
After that night I was a different person. The world seemed brighter, nothing could bring me down, She is in my mind and thoughts whenever I need her. We talk everyday, we share our daily happenings with each other. But I long to see her again, to look into those lovely eyes once again. It is bittersweet indeed, nothing can be more sweet than living out a dream with a being more perfect than words could describe, at the same time, nothing can be more heartbreaking than not being able to see each other everyday. But I know one day after many years, we will be with each other forever in time and space. As the days and months go by I wait with anticipation to hold her close, to share precious time in the moonlight side by side, heart to heart, spirit to spirit. My immortal. My Amoraya.