The Return of the Souls

Title : The Return Of The Souls Author: Rodolfo Quijano Gabasa Jr. "Hail king Ridulf ! Hail king Ridulf !" "Viva king Vlademir ! Viva king Vlademir" The loyal and mighty soldiers from each powerful kingdom shout furiously as they prepare for a deadly battle.

"Brave and mighty loyal soldiers of Ridulf kingdom, we fight for freedom and die for it if it is needed for the sake of our families and for the sake of our next generations to come! We are the superior race and we are the superior kingdom! We are destined to rule the world! I'm your king Ridulf! The one and only Ridulf , the leader, the king of the world and I will give this kingdom victories till the end of time! I will live if you live! I will die if you die! We will fight together till the end of time and till our last breath!! Fight! Fight and live! Fight in the name of your almighty king Riduuuullllfff !!!", king Ridulf full of hate addresses his valiant and loyal soldiers. "Mighty and invincible soldiers of Vlademir kingdom, don't be fooled by Ridulf's misleading words! He is full of trickery! He is only exploiting the precious lives of his ignorant and weak soldiers. That I will never do to you because you are not ignorant and you are not weak! You are highly intelligent and very strong elite soldiers second to none! You are the elite soldiers of this kingdom, Vlademir kingdom! This is our kingdom! This is the supreme kingdom of the world!!!", king Vlademir inspires his enraged and ready to fight mighty soldiers. Soldiers of each kingdom praise their king. "Hail king Ridulf! Hail king Ridulf! You are the conqueror of the world!" "Viva king Vlademir! Viva king Vlademir! You are not only a king! You are a god!!!" Then follow the thundering sounds of attacking horsemen and yelling soldiers from both kingdoms. The battlefield is likened to a hell on earth blazing with wrath and heroism. Clash of swords, strengthening the defense of their kings, piercing bodies of brave soldiers with very sharp lances, and beheading soldiers in both sides. Clash of bravey and wrath, shouting and flooding of heroes bloods show the severe and very miserable scenes of ancient war. The war goes on for several years applying all the strategies to annihilate the enemies; climbing the high defense walls, blocking the supply of water and foods to the kingdom to dehydrate and starve the enemies until almost all soldiers die from each kingdom. Not because the soldiers are very loyal and diehard supporters of their kings ,they sacrifice their lives but because of fear to their king. If they refuse to fight , death punishment from their king awaits them. The war ends upon the death of the two kings; king Ridulf and king Vlademir. Nobody wins the war. Mourning and gnashing of teeth dominate the atmosphere of both kingdoms. Thousands of soldiers' lives are wasted with the clash of pride and greed of ambitious and greedy and very proud kings of the ancient world; king Ridulf and king Vlademir. Nobody wins the war. Only losers remain. Wives and children of the warriors weep. Some relatives of the warriors search for the dead bodies in the battlefield. Ruins dominate the scenery. Foul odor of the dead bodies mix with the smoke left by the fierce realities of war. Some relatives of the warriors find it difficult to identify the headless warriors. Blood of warriors and their bloody dead bodies scatter everywhere. Some naughty survivors steal the precious gold rings and swords of the dead warriors. Some wives have just delivered their newly born babies when their husband warriors are among the casualties of war. Some surviving warriors experience war shock. They become insane, shouting, crying, laughing, and trembling while running around. However, there are few war survivors who remain strong mentally and physically. They have been into many wars already. They are veterans of war. They are among the elite warriors close to the king. They are protectors of the king and loyal to the king. In the kingdom of king Ridulf , the high ranking officials and the elite warriors honor the remains of the king. They organize a vigil. The priests in his kingdom do the rituals. They offer prayers and sing religious songs for the eternal repose of king Ridulf. The kingdom choir sings praises in honor of the king whom they consider the greatest king they ever have. Trumpets sound and the surviving warriors and their families and all people in that kingdom shout out, "Hail king Ridulf ! Hail king Ridulf ! Hail king Ridulf !!!" Meanwhile in the kingdom of king Vlademir, the high ranking officials and the elite warriors and the kingdom priests, are also organizing a vigil. The priests offer prayers and sacrifices for the soul of king Vlademir to rest in peace. The kingdom musicians blow their trumpets to honor king Vlademir in his last days on earth. The crowds weep and shout loudly, "Viva king Vlademir ! Viva king Vlademir ! Viva king Vlademir !!!" Both kingdoms are honoring their kings for 3 days. Special choir members and elite musicians of king Ridulf perform a classic song composed by one of the talented warriors. Some skilled warriors perform a deadly exhibition fight of almost a real fight using swords. One of the high ranking officials deliver a heroic speech honoring king Ridulf. The crowds react with a thundering applause. In the other kingdom, the Vlademir kingdom, there is also a grand choir organized before by king Vladimir himself when he was still alive. They perform with perfect timing and having a balanced blending of first tenor, second tenor, and bass voices of singers. They sing with perfection and with powerful voices being well controlled from pianissimo to fortessimo, a crescendo finale performance with sharp perfect ending, the crowds stand for a standing ovation and react with a thundering applause. "Hail king Ridulf ! Hail king Ridulf ! Hail king Ridulf !!!" "Viva king Vlademir ! Viva king Vlademir ! Viva king Vladimir !!!" These are the last grand praises thundering in every wall of both kingdoms for the last 3 days for the two kings to be honored as kings and leave this world including their kingships and face another world , a new world for them to begin a new kind of life to live and to love.

TITLE : The Return Of The Souls Author : Rodolfo Quijano Gabasa Jr. Chapter 2 After 3 days of the grand wake, king Ridulf and king Vlademir regain consciousness but not yet regain their memories. They wonder why they are put inside the coffin. They are confused why are there many people gathering around them. A few minutes later from the kingdom of Ridulf, king Ridulf gradually recovers his memory. He remembers that he is being stabbed by an enemy warrior and another lance pierces his chest and then he loses his consciousness.

He thinks that he does not die of the stabbing and piercing so he attempts to rise but to his surprise, he floats and comes out of the coffin like an invisible smoke. He wonders why in great confusion. Meanwhile in the kingdom of king Vlademir, king Vlademir also recovers his memory and wonders why he cannot control his movements. He seems to be carried by a soft wind. He also thinks that he is alive but he feels with great confusion. Both king Ridulf and king Vlademir don't realize that they are already dead and pure souls or spirits. When they float about a meter above their bodies and turn their heads down they both scream and begin to realize that they must be dead. King Ridulf utters questions, "Am I really dead? I don't understand ; I am conscious but I see my dead body in the coffin." King Vlademir also feels and thinks the same way and asks, "Is this the life after death? I don't have my strong body anymore but I still feel my strength. However I cannot move in the way when I have a body. I am now a conscious being moving with the wind." Both king Ridulf and king Vlademir can speak to their warriors but their warriors cannot hear them. King Ridulf approaches his elite warriors and high ranking officials who are mourning for him. He tries to speak to them and touch them but they cannot hear him but they feel strange when he touches them. Meanwhile king Vlademir also approaches his loyalist high ranking officials and elite warriors. To his confusion they ignore him. He tries to look at their faces but they seem to be blind. They don't see him. He speaks and shouts to them but they just ignore him because they cannot see and cannot hear him. King Vlademir utters these words, "Oh, is this the life of a dead king? When I was alive , you listen to me with fear and now that I still have my consciousness but with an unconscious body, you ignore me! What an insult to the king !" He tries to touch his elite and loyalist warriors, he notices their facial expressions expressing that they feel something weird. Both king Ridulf and king Vlademir try to do everything to catch attentions. They even shout and slap the faces of their elite warriors and high ranking officials but all in vain except those weird facial expressions showing that they feel something strange. They speak but nobody can hear them because they are like videoke players without speakers. Suddenly a strong wind carries them away and defies their kingships and makes them helpless. They cannot say no to the will of the wind because their wish is no longer a command. The strong wind carries their souls into the earth's atmosphere. It is their first time to see the planet earth from that altitude at the Thermosphere layer atmosphere which is around 372 miles above sea level. "Oh what a beautiful and wonderful scenery to watch ! It is my first time to see this view !" says king Ridulf. "Fantastic ! If I don't die , I can't witness this awesome beauty of creation !" exclaims king Vlademir. The two kings enjoy watching the shooting stars , the distant and beautiful planet earth, and the serene universe with entertaining wonders from that serene Thermosphere layer of atmosphere. They forget their fierce rivalry in the meantime at that state of consciousness. In the meantime, although they enjoy watching the panoramic wonders of the universe, they remain floating there waiting for things to happen. Since they are like winds with consciousness, they are affected by signals coming from cellsites and transmitters. Being pure souls or spirits , they don't belong to a specific time. They could belong to the past or to the present. Aside from floating in space, they seem to be floating also in time. They seem to be carried by a force to the receivers of signals like television sets or cellphones. And one time a strange force , invisible force seems to suck them. They feel that they are forms of energy in gas state of matter but with consciousness. They don't have permanent forms but they have permanent consciousness. Since they are in gas state of matter, their invisible molecules are far apart and they are easily deformed depending on the force of wind affecting them. The force of the strange force, sucking them, stir them and mix them with the strong whirling wind. They shout in fear and their voices which are also materials in gas state of matter, also mix with the whirling wind. They are brought back by that force to their respected kingdoms. King Ridulf sees his wife sleeping while king Vlademir sees his brother sleeping also in their kingdom. They cannot wake them up because they cannot be heard. They just observe until they feel a signal that can make communication possible. The subconscious mind of king Ridulf's wife detects and perceives the presence of king Ridulf as a form of energy in gas state of matter and makes that form of energy a part of her dream. King Ridulf is conscious, being a pure soul or spirit , a form of energy, commnicates with his wife , being conscious by means of her subconscious mind in her dream. It is also the same in king Vlademir's situation. The subconscious mind of his brother detects and perceives the presence of king Vlademir as a form of energy and makes that form of energy a part of his dream. When king Ridulf's wife wakes up, she cries and king Vlademir's brother too because they talk to the kings in their dreams.

The two kings learn that they can talk to the living beings by means of their dreams but they can't do it by their own will. They only wait for opportunities. They are forms of energy in gas state of matter but with consciousness. They can be affected and can be carried even by a combo 10 electronic load force and enter into the sim pack for a few seconds and exit. They feel strange because of the strange things they get into. There is no sim pack during their time. The trees and human beings inhale and exhale them.

It is their first time to experience getting inside the tiny microscopic organs on the leaves of trees called Stomata. They get inside the Stomata together with carbon dioxide like smokes and foul odors as the trees inhale using their leaves. They also get outside the Stomata , together with fresh air or oxygen as the trees exhale using again their leaves. They enter into the human respiratory system together with fresh air. They enter into the nose and go to the throat then to the Trachea, a passage connecting the throat and the lungs. Then they pass the tubes and then to the lungs, the two organs that remove oxygen from the air and pass it to the blood. From the lungs they go with the oxygen delivered by the bloodstream to all the organs of the human body. Then the Diaphragm pushes the air out passing the blood carrying carbon dioxide and other waste of the body. The two kings enter into the respiratory system of the human body together with oxygen when the human being inhales and vice versa when the human being exhales but this time the two kings come out, no longer with oxygen but with carbon dioxide and other body waste. This is the kind of existence they live but they wonder why they don't separate. There seems to be a great power or force controlling them aside from those forces of the wind, electronic loads, cellsites, and transmitter signals.

One day, this happens. "Aaaaaaahhhh ! Aaaaaaahhhhhh !! , the two kings shout with extreme fear. A hurricane sucks them and with great horrible force carries them away. With the

speed of 200 miles per hour of the whirling wind , both king Ridulf's and king Vlademir's kind of existence mix with the whirling wind but their consciousness are still intact. "Aaaaaaahhh !! Aaaaaaahhhh" "Heeeeelllppp !! Heeeeeeellppp !!" Their powers and glories as kings are gone

with the whirling wind. They are now as helpless as children. They shout for help trembling with so much fear. "Aaaaaahhhhh ! Aaaaaaaahhhhh ! Aaaahh ! Aahh !" The shout and fear gradually fades as the hurricane gradually releases them. Gradually the dark and horrifying world vanishes and gradually a light takes over. Little by little, it becomes brighter and brighter until it becomes very bright, very very bright, brighter than the Sun ! "Wow !" they exclaim. The light is so bright but it does not hurt their visions because they don't have physical eyes . A few seconds later, they hear thundering sounds. The thundering sounds are becoming louder and louder and very terrifying. Thunder and lightning , very very frightening but later on peace gradually takes over.... "Ridulf, Vlademir, thousands of warriors die because of your power greed . Your warriors have families waiting for them to feed, to love, and to be happy together. You wage unnecessary wars because of your power greed and you are the reasons for the loss of their precious lives and hurt their families, friends, and relatives. Since you commit mortal sins, I will punish you but give you a chance to redeem yourselves. I will send you to the present world and experience the ordinary life in contrast to your royal life. You will experience the feelings of being commanded. However, I will give you the greatest power to survive and this power, is the power of love !" These are the words coming from that very bright light. They don't hear a single word. They can only see the terrifying lightning branching in the space and hear the frightening thunder, thundering everywhere but they wonder why they comprehend. "This is amazing, comprehension in the absence of physical senses and brain, it must be the highest form of comprehension. No words needed. We just understand," they whisper with wonder. They experience mental telepathy which is the transfer of thought or thoughts from the sender person to another receiver person without using the usual sense organs and brain. This time the sender person is a Divine person and the receiver persons are the human persons who are king Ridulf and king Vlademir without physical bodies but only pure souls and pure spirits. Both king Ridulf and king Vlademir think of a bright idea. "If I can go back to my previous life, I will implement this kind of education system in my kingdom, wordless communication !" thinks king Ridulf. "Lord God, give me a chance to live again on earth and I will empower my researchers to research on this elite form of communication and everybody will talk without words and I will do my speech without words and run my kingdom in silence,"

mentally says king Vlademir.

King Ridulf and king Vlademir look at each other and start to read each other's eyes. They almost forget that they are mortal enemies before because they can't hold their smiles because they think of the same idea. In our point of view, we can't see them because they are pure souls and spirits but for the souls and spirits, they can see each other because the soul is the animate life, or the seat of the senses, desires, affections, and appetites while the spirit is that part of us that connects or refuses to connect to God. Since king Ridulf and king Vlademir are souls and spirits, they can see or communicate with each other and can communicate with God through mental telepathy. The bright light decreases its brightness and transforms into a gentle pillar of lighted wind and starts to move around the two kings and forms a gentle luminous whirlwind with cold smokes emanating from it.