DEMON OBSESSEION

Emilia was talking to someone in her room. Her hands seemed to grasp something...most probably the hands of the invisible person sitting beside her. Emilia's chuckles were filling the void and vacant atmosphere of the empty room. Her voice seemed musical her chuckles pondering of the Gothic romances of medieval times...as in some fairy tale the fairy princess would be talking to a long awaited satyr. She then spoke out loudly,’ stop...don't leave; I beseech you'...She madly rushed after somebody and then stood hopeless. It was nothing new...nothing odd; superstitious or bizarre. Emilia had has been following the same routine for the last two months. Emilia was the student of philosophy. As a student she always found a deep relationship between her and the metaphysical theories of philosophy. The real world surrounded her was never got a dignified place in her mind; heart and thoughts. For her it was no more than a moribund definition of the so called logical experience of the human eye. She strongly adhered to the idea of the world as a shadow of some other world. Some world which would be having creatures other than the normal and natural human being; a world which would be having flying horses; talking trees; singing birds and fairy princes. The philosophy of platonic love haunted her mind and soul repeatedly. She used to describe herself as an admirer of spiritual affection. Her personal life was consisted of a mother and a friend Amanda. Mostly she was an anti-social being wrapped up in her only. She had an habit of strolling along the meadow way at mid-night. At night she would move on like some mid-night wanderer. Even in cold frosty and freezing nights Emilia would leave her cozy bed room just to cool down the outrage of the fire of passion burning inside her. Her dispersed meditations and alienated thoughts consisted of the hidden questions regarding the heart and mind of soul. Regardless of the weather or atmosphere; hot sunshine or cold snow fall ...her mind always remained tossing on her imaginations like a hermit living in some faraway land; leading a life irrespective of the materialistic world around him...just to give a free vent to the deep cages of mind and soul; the truth and the hidden meaning; the running life beneath the apparent still waters. Emilia's tragedy was her failure of acclimatization with the outer world. Her situation was like that of a caged bird struggling hopelessly against the iron bars or like a dumb puppet performing at his master's control. For her mother she was such a fragile beauty who would be suppressed bitterly if not attended properly. And for Amanda she was like a bird that might have flown high above in the heaven if its wings had not been clipped brutally. Amanda was the only classmate who was Emilia's friend also. Both were students at the college of metaphysical philosophy. Sometimes Emilia appeared mindless as if she were busy meditating some other world like some wayfarer. Her strange attitude and behavior was slightly observed by her mother as well but it was clearly evident to her friend Amanda who was her only closest companion in the world of strangers around her. In the library she tried to search for books containing the hidden knowledge of prohibited arts like magic and alien creatures. Amanda found that quite humorous and ridiculous whenever she saw Emilia digging up the racks crazily in search of any literature containing the art of conjuring spirits. Even in the classroom she used to ask such questions as, `what kind of creatures are present under the earth and what kind is there on the other planets...is life also present on the sun?’ Such questions which Professor David could never be able to answer taken aback him much. Her strange questions only got the answers like, `stop asking stupid questions' or, `please don't drag your attention around'... but such answers never satisfied her appetite; her thirst for the search of a new world increased day by day. Apart of day dreaming strange fancies and night mares were also played a vital and key role in the development of Emilia's behavior. Her self-belief was, ‘A mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone’...No doubt her voyage through the strange seas of thought was alone and her ship was still drifting along the currents of time and space; and her destiny was still hidden behind the fog. At nights she woke up after having strange dreams of a man in her room; the man introduced himself as the prince of Donasians... the valley situated behind the mountains in a far off forest. In some dreams she saw herself as walking on an unknown path; that path leading to a remote forest and that journey ended at an old wooden door of an ancient castle. Such dreams made her perplexed like a fish out of water. So she decided to take the help of her friend Amanda. She shared all her dreams with Amanda. At first Amanda advised her to ignore her odd dreams but she showed her inability to ignore her dreams. After a long discussion Amanda accepted her failure to dissuade her and decided to help her. They planned to meet some dream interpreter or some necromancer who might help them in pursuing Emilia's dreams. Both searched for the right person and at last found one living in an old and rear area behind the marshy. They knocked on the door. After some while a feeble voice asked, ‘who is that?'. They replied abruptly at the same time; ‘we need your help'. The old man opened the door. He was a hunchback; having sharp features and wrinkled face. He showed them the way inside and closed the door behind them. It was an old constructed house; having strange stench, looking like some kind of haunted place. He asked them to sit down on the floor of an empty room, with himself sitting beside them. With closed eyes he listened carefully and attentively about their demise. He was a necromancer who was shrewd in the art of conjuring up spirits. He put on some fire and began blowing out some charms on the fire. He also sprinkled some water on it. The fire erupted with an explosion and a smoke like figure appeared. Then suddenly the smoke took on the form of a broom; with a giggling voice it flew away. The old man ran after to capture the broom, the comic situation made the girls laugh out vigorously. The man used some magical trick to handle the broom and the broom arrived back in the figure of a young lad. He questioned the lad that how would Emilia meet the person she saw in the dream. The lad said, `you shall hear the reply tomorrow in the moonless night'. The lad disappeared. The necromancer asked Emilia and Amanda to come tomorrow at night. The girls left the place with heavy hearts. Next day Emilia was so much anxious that she woke up by the lark. Emilia's mother was so much surprised to see her waking up too early. She told her mother, ‘tonight I'll stay out with my friend '...,`and I'll come back tomorrow'. Her mother knew that it was useless to investigate the headstrong Emilia. Amanda and Emilia were again present at the necromancer's place. The necromancer asked them to close their eyes and when they opened their eyes again they were present in a wide forest. It was darkness all... it was a dark, moonless night, there was no light at all except the light of the burning fire. The old man was spelling out loudly some strange words, Jackoline, jackoline Come here faboline Shower thy brightness In the moonless Then he said, All dark all haunt All night all night In the motionless In the stillness In the moonless Jackoline, Jackoline Come here faboline Shower thy brightness In the moonless...! The necromancer asked them to repeat the same words after him. Both girls started repeating the words loudly. After ten minutes the earth started vibrating under their feet and a group of skeletons appeared magically. Out of fear Amanda and Emilia grasped each other. The group of skeletons started dancing around the fire. They took a round circular motion and sung, Welcome, Welcome Jackoline Thou the faboline The wicked master Of the darkness In the moonless...! Their horrible voices was filling up the void vacuum created by the moonless night. After some while the burning fire blew out naturally. And a strange light appeared with a flash of thunders. It was a very tall and wide figure of an old creature. The old creature spoke out loudly, I am Jackoline The real faboline The heart of darkness! The group of skeletons bowed down in gratitude. They said, Welcome, Welcome Jackoline Our fabulous faboline The heart of darkness! The skeletons were his assistants. They disappeared after paying regards to their master. Now the creature became visible. It was a very wide and very tall skeleton. He asked the necromancer, ‘why did you contact me?'. The necromancer replied, `Emilia wants to know the path to the land of Donasians'. The skeleton replied, Far, far away Too far away A castle present Having a secret door To the land of Donasians! Overcoming her fear, Emilia asked anxiously, ‘Where is the castle situated’? The skeleton answered, Straight right from here At the end of the forest The castle stood Magnificent there! Saying that the skeleton disappeared abruptly. The necromancer also disappeared at the same time. Now Emilia and Amanda were alone in the forest. It was silence everywhere. A spiral of wind broke up the silence. Soon it took up the form of a storm. Amanda and Emilia ran to the right holding hand in hand. They ran fast. The storm mingled with heavy rain fall. Fast running wounded their feet. They fell to the ground with heavy breaths. With a low voice a door opened behind them. Both looked back. It was an old wooden door. Without interpretation they entered there. The building was a great one. Having so many corridors and halls like some castle. The internal doors were made up of silver. The rooms and dining halls were furnished royally. They shouted, ‘Is anybody home?' but did not get any reply. It was dinner time and different foods had been laid down at the table. Such a historical realm it was. The girls soon came to know it was the same castle jackoline told them about. They started the search for the hidden door behind which the land of Donasians was present. It was an extremely big place...it was not easy for them to search about the hidden door. Overwhelmed with heavy drowsiness their eyes went down to sleep. While sleeping Emilia had a strange dream. She saw prince of Donasians wearing a royal robe. He lamented, ‘tonight I'll meet you here in the rear room'. With a flash Emilia opened her eyes. She awoke Amanda and demonstrated her dream. They rose up hurriedly. It was a large and well decorated room in the backyard. Soon a voice ordered Amanda to close her eyes. The voice seemed having the pitch and depth of the sea. Amanda closed her eyes. With a splash of light a man became visible in the room. He was the same person whom Emilia used to see in her dreams. The prince of Donasians he was. He told Emlia that only she would be able to see him and talk to him. Emilia was very much excited to see him live before her eyes. Emilia asked him about the secret door which had an opening to the land of Donasians. The prince forbade her from opening that door. In plain words he told her that the Donasians would make her their prison if she ever tried to open that door. He demonstrated that every fortnight he would come to visit her in her bedroom if she wore the galaxy ring presented by him. And had if the ring lost he would never be able to join her again. Saying this he disappeared like a smoke screen. Emilia asked Amanda to open her eyes. She told her about the whole conversion. It was twilight at dawn. The sun was near to be appeared on the front. They decided to return back to their homes. The storm was over and it was useless to stay there in an empty castle. When they stepped out of the door they saw a very big bird with wide wings. The bird asked them to sit on his back, he would take them out of the forest. Their eyes flashed out of joy. They quickly hired the opportunity. It was a blessing for them. They sat on the bird's back. The bird asked them to close their eyes and when opened their eyes they were present in Emilia's room. Amanda and Emilia were surprised to see each other's presence there. Amanda went back to her home and Emilia was there engrossed upon the galaxy ring. The ring was made of silver with a big blue diamond attached to it. The diamond had an animated image of the galaxy. The stars were moving continuously in a regular motion. Sometimes there motion stopped for a while as if they stopped to take some rest. They had something marvelous and magical about them. Sometimes they glisten too much and sometimes appeared so dull. Emilia was very happy with the ring. She placed the ring under her pillow and fell asleep. With a flash of thunder she awoke suddenly. The room was filled with a brilliant blue light. The ring was giving off the brilliant blue light. The prince of Donasians was standing in the room with a smile on his face. She was really surprised to see her. Prince and Emilia talked to each other in such a manner as if they were two lost friends who met by chance. For Emilia the prince was as important as some long awaited departed fellow would be important to his beloved. Their conversation last until dawn. And it was near dawn that the prince became anxious to rush back to his empire. Emilia tried to stop him but he denied her request. He said, ‘keep the ring under keen protection'...saying that he disappeared magically. Next day Emilia was feeling very much satisfied. She narrated the last night's events to Amanda. As a torch bearer the prince had shown her the light by omitting the darkness of her mind and heart. It seemed as if the roar of her soul's wind had stopped and it was the contented rain under which she was bathing proudly. As if some immigrant bird from the north had found its place under the warm sunshine of the cozy south. Her emotional disturbance would be healed now. Her deadly soul would get life now. It would be the revival and restoration of her imaginations. The prince came as a savior who would take her to the real world, the world behind her caged mind...the world which was the original one; not a shadow of any world. Every image of life and living things had undertaken a new form and meaning for its philosophical origin; the questions regarding the metaphysical philosophy of the world and of the other worlds got their end now. Her destination was surely at her hand's distance. Her hopes got approval now as if in some barren land the thundering clouds would be the ultimate hope of life. The infertility of her thoughts got fertility. The surrounded nature had got the richest form; the twittering birds seemed presenting new messages for her, the butterflies seemed guiding her to a new world, the birds in flight appeared to her as a loving messengers of the fairy world. She hoped that one day she would get the power to fly above in the sky; the power of talking to the birds; the knowledge about the life on the other planets. Her mother also noticed the strange change in Emilia's behavior. The change which arose feelings of joy and fear in her mother's heart at the same time. Her heart was full of misgivings regarding Emilia's behavior. She tried hard to overcome her misgivings but they remained always there. The prince promised Emilia of paying visit to her every fortnight. The hard time between every fortnight passed on with heavy difficulty. She spent the time by counting on the days or by keeping an eye on the beautiful galaxy ring. The ring became more than a companion with her. She missed its company whenever she was out of her room. She locked up the ring in a wooden box; in the wardrobe of her dressing room so it might not be available to anyone's approach. She was keeping the ring under great attendance. Emilia's inquisitions regarding the ring were quite hilarious. The prince had an amazing effect on Emilia's personality. She glorified with the art of poetry like a seer. The words she used to deliver were, All my imaginations, All my longings, Have got borders, Symmetries and orders! About the ring she said, A new world indeed, For which I was, Badly in need! The prince was for her, My half self, The complete side, Of my dwindle soul! Tonight was the fortnight that night was specified for the prince's visit. It was a full moon night. The moon light was making everything clear and vibrant. All day Emilia passed the time with much more difficulty. She was like a caged soul wailing bitterly for her demon lover. The prince was the only being who came, saw and conquered Emilia's invincible self. After waiting for a long time Emilia became hopeless. She thoughts,` he may not arrive tonight'...but during the while she heard a strange roar outside her window. When she opened the window she saw the prince riding a flying horse. The sight filled her heart with satisfaction. Then the prince disappeared from the sight and became visible inside her room. She asked him certain questions about his empire. She told him that she would like to visit her empire. But the prince forbade her from doing so and asked her to protect the ring, ` never expose it to the sun light.' He disappeared eventually. Leaving Emilia behind with so many horizons which were still there to be explored. On earth Emilia was holding the ring as a gift whereas on the land of Donasians the tribe of Akons were searching for the ring tremendously. The land of Donasians was situated in the midst of the heaven and earth. They were airy spirits which were not consisted of flesh and body. Their land was divided in to many tribes. The most powerful among others were the Akons and Antons. The prince belonged to the tribe of Antons. In order to rule over the land and to attain the throne...the ring was the only mean. Whoever got hold of the ring would rule the whole Donasians. For the last three decades the ring had been the possession of the Antons. In order to possess the ring the Donasians followed the law of fairy stick which stated that a fairy would appear after every ten years and would grant the galaxy ring to the person whom she would find able for the ring.And for the last three decades the ring had been the possession of the Antons which was the reason behind the enmity between Akons and Antons. Out of hatred and zeal for power the Akons decided to pilfer the ring in order to take the revenge. They made a plan to break in the prince's palace at night to take away the ring. Prince used to wear the ring in his right hand's index. He had the habit of sleeping early at night and once he went to sleep it was not possible for him to get up suddenly. He used to sleep like a top. His so habit was the only weakness which would help the Akons to fulfill their plan. The prince was such a nice fellow that all the Donasians except the Akons loved him too much. They doted him and they never wanted to over throw him. Prince was kind to everyone in his empire. He never tried to harvest any enmity with the Akons. The prince had a bird named Humming which used to guide him in certain things .One day Humming came to the prince with a sad face. He narrated that he was sitting at the roof top of the Akons' palace where he overheard a very sly plan made by a group of Akons in order to capture the galaxy ring. The whole story made the prince nervous and he asked Humming to help him if he could. Humming promised to help the prince in every hard and fast situation. Humming was blessed with a company of a hermit living in a forest; the very forest in which the castle situated which had the hidden door to the land of Donasians. In order to take help Humming went to the hermit's cave. The hermit was busy with his meditations, with closed eyes he said, ‘I know humming the reason behind your sadness today, the girl named Emilia would keep the ring till when she did not succumb to her mental temptations.' Humming asked the hermit, ` where will we find her'. The hermit replied, ‘In the drowsiness of night'. Humming went to the prince with a throbbing heart. He told him the whole story. The prince was somewhat satisfied. The nature was helping the prince too much. Prince asked Humming to seek hermit's help by directing Emilia to meet him. It was by hermit's contribution that Emilia had strange dreams and fancies which helped her to meet the prince. In order to hide the ring prince gave it to Emilia. The ring had a galaxy diamond which was the heart of the night and which might lose its powers if exposed to the sun shine. If exposed to the sun shine it would go to the hands of the devil. The Akons were much worried with the absence of the ring in prince's finger. They started to search for the ring. Akons were the men of the devil. Whenever they got any difficulty they invoked the devil for help. In order to take devil's help for the possession of the ring they sat down by the fire and waited for the devil's arrival. After sometime a hellish face appeared in the burning fire. The face asked, ‘what happened my dear ones'. One of them replied, ‘The ring is lost`. The devil laughed out loudly and said, ‘The ring is in the possession of a stupid living on earth whose heart and mind are not in her control. She has helped the prince but one day she'll help us.' Sad Akons were happy and proud after hearing the real story. But they were not aware of the fact that evil and pride could never last long. They asked the devil about the girl and how would they receive the ring. The devil,` after a long evil work I will be able to tell you the about the whole plan to get the ring'. The fire blew out as soon as the devil's face disappeared. The story about the girl surprised the Akons and they thought it might be difficult for them to get the ring out of Man's possession which was supposed to be a rational animal and above in status to the other creatures. After fourteen days passed they again sat down by the burning fire. It was the same night when the prince was also ready to pay visit to Emilia. The burning fire soon changed in to a devil's face. The Akons remained silent and the devil spoke out loudly, ` The girl's name is Emilia. She is the victim of strange dreams and fancies. I have a great idea. I will join her in her dreams and will prompt her to take the ring out in the sun shine. I will meet her in the disguise of the prince. As soon as she expose the ring to sun shine it will lose its spiritual powers and as a result the prince will run in to difficulties. He will fell weak and sick. And we will be able to capture him and attain the kingship.' The devil disappeared. There was merry making in the tribe of Akons. On the other side the prince met Emilia. Today he was naturally worried about some unknown happening which might harm him a lot. He asked Emilia, ` you will have to consider the ring prior to everything and remember never trust anyone'. Emilia replied, ` I will do as it is'. Emilia trusted the prince to such an extent that she never paid heed to any other thought. Whatever he said she was never able to refuse it or to alter it with anything else. The prince had become Emilia's ideal. When a person becomes the victim of his ideal then not a king's doctor and not a king's surgeon can get him rid of it. The same kind of victim Emilia was. Her torments were such chronic ailments that they were unable to be treated by the doctors or surgeons. Emilia was working for the prince like a blind horse. She was following his footsteps blindly. In simple words she behaved like a mindless puppet being driven by the strings of her master's will. Such a mindless person became harmful not only for himself but also for the others closed to him. Emilia was protecting the ring like a guard protecting something. But still the prince had some misgivings regarding the ring. From the last five days such misgivings were making his mind more than sick. His mind became more and more productive agent for the development of strange fancies. There was something odd which was hidden behind the disguise of his even life. His worried heart forced him to contact Humming. He stood under the tree and whistled loudly. After few seconds the sound of a bird's flight was heard clearly. It was the arrival of Humming; prince's only sincere friend. Humming sat on the branch of the tree under which the prince was standing. The prince shared his sick intuitions with Humming. Humming decided to take help of the hermit living in the forest. Humming consoled the prince and advised him to turn a deaf ear to all his worries. After that Humming went to take help of the hermit. In the cave the hermit was busy with his meditations. Hermit opened his red eyes and narrated, ` three will be taken over till a man comes to rescue them'. Humming asked the hermit to explain it further. The hermit refused from making further explanations. He said,` the things will come visible after a few time period.' Humming returned back to the prince with a worried voice. He said, ` today I have a bad news; the things will be out of control for the three but there will come a man as a blessing. The secret will come to reality after a few times.' The prince said, ‘all my fancies seem true'. Both became silent as there was nothing else to be said. On the other hand Emilia was confused of a dream she saw last night. In the dream she saw the prince asking her to expose the ring to the sunshine so it would gain more powers and it would help her to visit the land of Donasians. Emilia was so much worried she narrated the dream to Amanda who asked her to ignore the dream as the prince had ordered her to keep the ring away from the exposure to the sun shine. Emilia felt that it was quite difficult to ignore the dream but she had nothing left except to control over her mind. But the thing did not stop here; the next night Emilia saw the dream again in which the prince was asking her the same thing. She could not help ignoring her dreams. She wished if the prince were here he would have guided her. But the prince could not approach her till the fortnight of every month. The next night Emilia saw a dream in which she saw the prince riding his flying horse then he came near her and pleaded her to expose the ring to the sun shine. When she refused to heed to his plead he started weeping bitterly. Emilia woke up suddenly. She was confused larger. With a throbbing heart she opened the wardrobe and looked for the ring, it was shining perfectly. It seemed that her mind would go mad. Emilia passed all day as if she were leading a double life. There was a battle going on between her heart and mind; the former forcing her to ignore the dream while the latter forcing her to do as ordered. The next night was the moonless night. Emilia saw a dream in which the prince was furious. He asked her to expose the ring to the sun shine otherwise he would kill himself. Emilia pleaded him not to commit suicide. She promised that in the morning she would carry the ring with her and would lift it up toward the sun. The idea of losing the prince was unbearable for her. She could never think about it even. Forced by the devil in the disguise of the prince Emilia decided to take the ring out side in the sun shine. It was a warm and super-hot morning; sun was burning madly.