I LOVE YOU DEAR GHOST

"For a moment then, I thought you walked up to my door just to die. Yea, I thought you were dead. But that's past tense anyway, I hope you are ok and what's your name since you already know mine?"

"I'm fine Chris and my name is Prince Christopher."

"It's nice to meet you, namesake." He smiled. "We need to hurry because we will take a short boat to the beach and grab some more clothes so you don't catch a cold."

"I'm not a lady buddy. Stop with the romantic words and gestures."

He chuckled and patted me on the shoulder and Isabella winked at me.

"What's the name of the beach Allen?" I asked ignoring Isabella.

"Kamp Ikaare Beach Resort" he retorted and off we went to his car.

"What about shovels Allen?" I asked as we were about to enter the car.

"I hid those pieces of stuff there. What we will use to wrap her body is there also, let's just hope soil animals haven't eaten what I wrapped her body with and start feeding on it."

"Let's hope so then" I replied and we entered and zoomed off.

*

We arrived at the point where the journey continues on a boat and a cold shiver fused through me remembering I'll be riding on the sea. My breathing precipitated and my heart began hitting so heavily and fastly.

"Are you ok, namesake?" Chris asked, staring softly at me.

Not wanting to tell him why I was feeling this way as it will eventually bring more questions and might pull us back, I mutely nodded and we entered the boat.

The sea was so calm and the journey was going on so smoothly that I didn't even know when I loosened up but nearly reaching our destination an enormous storm began.

"You little boy full of courage, do you doubt my powers to the extent of riding in a sea knowing that I'm the Goddess of seas? You might have escaped death once but you won't again!" A voice in form of great running water muttered.

"What was that?" Chris asked but before I could answer a splash threw me into the sea.

"Chris! Chris! Chris!" Allen screamed and tried to catch onto me but missed.

I was gasping on the sea, trying to keep my head up above but a force kept pulling me down. I got tired and released myself but before I was taken deep into the sea screamed out; "Go, Chris! Go!" After which, I found myself in the sea.

I tried swimming out but a very huge iceberg enveloped me, trapping me and pushing me deeper into the sea.

Slowly I was becoming unconscious and for the very first time felt the urge to pray. "Thou heavenly creature made all things, you brought me on this mission, please save me one more time," I said and my breath left me.

But suddenly, my eyes jerked back open immediately and a great wave splashed on the iceberg. It erupted me and I found myself on the sands full of life.

"THIS IS YOUR FIGHT, CHRIS. NO OTHER POWER WILL SAVE YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY POWERS IN YOU. CONQUER BRAVE ONE." A voice announced and seized.

I looked up to see Chris already digging the ground. He was backing me so he couldn't see me and I began staring around searching for Isabella. I kept staring and was on the verge of fear when I felt a presence behind me and I turned to see her in tears.

"Chris, you survived." She sobbed.

"I promised that I'll save you. I'll surely fulfill my word."

Allen turned immediately and his eyes bulged out sighting me. He rushed to me and pulled me into an embrace. I reciprocated and we disengaged minutes later.

"Namesake, what was that, and wow you survived. I thought that was the end of everything."

"I'm not dying yet, Chris. I'll explain everything soon but I doubt the fight has ended. What's the time?"

"11:20, namesake, we are running out of time though I've gone a little far in digging."

"Let's do this buddy" I replied and we started digging.

We were going so deep in the digging of the grave when all of a sudden twelve mermaids appeared roundabout us with so much anger on their faces.

"Who are those?" Chris murmured, terrified, and began shaking greatly.

"They are mermaids from the sea and they are here to stop us from finishing the task. Whatever that happens now please don't stop digging and once you're done I want you to scream it is done. Be quick I got a plan and I'll keep them distracted" I retorted begrudgingly.

"YOU WILL NEVER WIN THIS FIGHT. HERE AND NOW WE WILL TAKE YOUR BODY AND SOUL TO THE GODDESS WHERE YOU WILL BE MADE TO SUFFER FOR ETERNITY!" They all recited in unison.

I gazed at them so deeply and scoffed. "Nothing can stop me. Not even you all!" I growled and ran off while they followed and Chris began digging. I giggled because of their foolishness and increased my pace.

I was still running when they unexpectedly blocked my path and a box of fire was thrown at me.

"Noo! Ahh!" I screamed crying out in pain and they laughed.

My clothes burned to ashes leaving me stark naked and parts of my body were full of burns.

They lifted me off the ground and in a crash, I landed back on the sands so many times causing so many injuries to my body.

Breathing out, I dropped to the ground so weakly and tried standing but wobbled and fell. All my body kept shaking and it felt like my strength was leaving me with each breath I take.

I slowly lifted my face and glanced at the huge clock we came with at the far end and it read 11:50.

With the last strength left in me, I stood up and glared at them with tear-filled eyes. "Is that all! Is that all you guys can do!" I barked.

I stared up at Isabella to see her in tears but rather than feeling sad, I smiled.

Raising their hands in the air hot steaming swords appeared in them and they started prowling towards me.

I tried running off but got caged by them. I stared at the clock one more time and it read 11:59:57 seconds.

Instantly, I remembered the words of the voice that saved me from the sea; 'THIS IS YOUR FIGHT CHRIS. NO OTHER POWER WILL SAVE YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY POWERS IN YOU. CONQUER BRAVE ONE' and with a loud voice, I screamed;

"I am Prince Christopher and I command thou lightning to fight for me!"

Instantly lightning flashed at that very point we all stood and in between their screams at exactly 11:59:59 seconds Chris screamed; "IT IS DONE!"

With a roar, they vanished and I fell in the pool of my blood with the words "it is done" on my lips and a smile on my face.

"Chris!" Isabella yelled. "Please stay with us. Please don't leave me. Please." She wept.

I smiled at her and waved my hand in her face as if caressing it. "I love you dear ghost" I whispered and everything blacked out.

*

I unfolded my eyes several minutes later to see myself in a cage in the center of a desert. Everywhere was so dark and the sounds of the growling of animals were so loud in the air.

"Where am I? Who brought me here? What am I doing here?" I babbled all at once but yet got no response, only the echoes of my voice and that of animals were all I could hear.

"I won't repeat myself. Who the hell brought me here and what am I doing here?!"

"I did" an icy voice answered.