The Angel of Death AU
Part two is up!
The ceremony
Everything was going perfectly but things went south when Isabela finally touched the doorknob
When the magic lit up the door, all the lights in the house flickered and a chilly gust of wind blew through Casita
Few seconds later, Isabela’s new gift was revealed which earned a bunch of horrified gasps amongst the otherwise deadly silent audience
After all, none of them ever expected to see a depiction of death looming over Isabela’s tiny silhouette engraved on the door
The villagers began whispering between each other, some of them in a hurry to leave as soon as possible
Even Alma was caught off guard and the rest of the family was equally shocked by the revelation
Isabela glanced back at her parents, looking for some kind of reassurance that everything was okay...but judging by the looks on their face, something had to be terribly wrong. She just didn’t understand what was the issue because that thing on the door wasn’t scary
Still, she was growing more and more nervous. Luckily, it didn’t last long because Alma was the first one to snap out of it and hesitantly urged her to go on
When she opened the door, she was greeted by a familiar cool breeze that made her skin tingle.
From where she was standing, the room was pitch black and she could hear faint voices coming from inside. It didn’t scare her one bit and she went inside without a second thought to satisfy her curiosity
Tiny specks of light appeared out of thin air, navigating her deeper into the room. Isabela ignored her family’s please to come and instead focused on the soft murmur that only seemed to get louder the further she got
It took her a while but she eventually realized that what she heard was actually people talking over each other. About her
Some of those voices were familiar, some were not...but she decided to strike up a conversation with them anyway. Eventually they all showed themselves to her.
Isabela wasn’t really surprised when she found out that she’d been talking to people who had passed away...deep down, she just knew
She wasn’t ready to leave until she heard her mamá calling her name...and even then, the spirits literally had to convince her to go back to her family
When Isabela finally returned, she certainly wasn’t expecting to see her mamá on the ground...pale, trembling and utterly exhausted
As it turned out, she followed Isabela but didn’t make it far because the room drained all her energy
Seeing her mamá hurt and knowing her gift was to blame scared Isabela. A lot. Which was why she either slept in the nursery or with her parents for the next few days...
But she started to miss her newfound friends, so she occasionally sneaked in for a couple of minutes without anyone knowing
Eventually, Isabela got to explain what she saw in there and what her gift was
Needless to say, the family was wary of Isabela’s new ability to talk to the dead. Little did they know, it wasn’t the only thing she was capable of...
I decided to split this into more parts, so there’s a lot more to come
