Private Finished Lost Without You

For a little over a thousand years, death had been a great learning experience. So much information was gathering, so many experiments were performed. However at this point there did not appear to be much death could teach Index anymore, at least for now. All around Index was quiet, as their mind sat buried in the woods of some islands Index could not remember at the moment. While they were sure they knew of the islands they couldn’t place their finger on it currently.That was the main downside of death, Index could not access the vast well of information they usually had.

It was about time for them to enter back into this reality, although at the moment it was easier said than done. Index was the one that deactivated their revive protocols, however now the couldn’t interact with their mind and instead needed someone else to do it. Then a child appeared at the site of Index’s mind. They certainly weren’t human, that much Index could tell. As the child picked up the orb, new information rushed to Index. Possession of the butterflies around the child, this could possibly be what Index had been waiting for.

Index’s soul took control of one of Ebvion’s butterflies. The butterfly slowly moved infront of Ebvion, suddenly stopping a few feet away. An ethereal body began to form around the butterfly, shaping into Index’s complete form and full size. Once the form was completed, Index’s head was mere inches away from Ebvion. “Why are you here child? And why do you hold my mind?” Index’s voice was cold, but had a twinge of curiosity to it. Index had not seen any beings for a while since their mind made it’s home here, so it was interesting to finally see someone.

Index watched as the child dropped his brain, wincing as it fell to the ground. It certainly wasn’t going to be damaged by such an impact but it still was uncomfortable to watch their own mind be mishandled like that.

The ethereal Index rose up, towering over the small child. It looked down on them but only two eyes remained focused on the child, as the other eight frantically scanned the rest of the area (despite not actually being able to see the area around them). “Yes child. My mind. I am the Index, the great library of knowledge. I know more than you could ever dream of knowing. Speaking of, who might you be?” Their head slightly moved closer to the child in curiosity. The current ethereal form had an orb of it’s own but it was only for show. However both the physical orb and ethereal orb looked identical in appearance.

Index backed up with it’s many arms and continued staring at Ebvion with two of it’s eyes. The appendages on it’s head rotated some of the sections on the orb and tapped away on it. “Ebvion, Monarch of the Danaus Court? I have never heard of you.” If Index didn’t remember their name, then they weren’t anyone worth remembering. “Another Eldritch taking residence in your butterflies? Yes...yes it would make sense to do such a thing. A good spot to hide, remain unknown, pull strings without being detected. I possessed the insect shortly after you held my mind.”

Besides the appendages pressing sections of their orb down, Index was completely motionless. Index was thinking, calculating on how to approach the child with reviving them. Perhaps they should offer something? Tell some half-truths? So many possible methods, but only a few would lead to the desired outcome.

Index lightly shook their head. “Many reasons to hide, too many to list. And my string were cut when I died, I am unable to pull them anymore so it should be no worry to your maternal figure.”

Index moved a little closer to Ebvion. “But perhaps you can help my Ebvion, Monarch of the Danaus Court. I have been dead for a very long time, collecting much information, however it is time for me to come back to your plane of existence. I am incapable of doing this from my current realm and require someone from yours to help me.”

This was a strange child to be sure, they didn’t seem to understand what was actually happening. “What would happen?....I would come back into this reality? And I never said I was hiding, just that other Eldritch might be doing the same. All you would need to to is push a few buttons, and this is quite literal.”