Chapter 1

A young teenage girl was walking slowly through an empty street. She wore a black hoodie with the hood up to obscure her face. She was staring down at the ground. Her hands were shoved as tightly as they could go into her jacket pockets.

The road was empty.

The sidewalks were empty.

All of the homes were dark with no lights shining through any of the windows.

The girl was softly crying as she walked, only removing her hands to wipe the tears away.

She quickly made her way to a large bridge that sat at the end of her neighborhood and looked down upon a still and quiet river.

The girl made her way to the bridge and stopped.

She looked around to make sure nobody was around.

Then she turned her attention to the river beneath her.

The moon wasn’t visible, so there was no light reflecting off of the water.

It was an ocean of darkness that felt so enticing to her.

The girl took a few deep breaths before she carefully climbed over the railing, standing on the edge as she looked down into the water. Her feet were barely fitting on the small and thin edge.

She looked down once more, but then she noticed something next to her foot. Her toes went to the side and touched it, a small golden object barely shining and twinkling in her eyes.

The girl kept staring and very carefully squatted down while holding onto the railing with one arm. She grabbed the object and pulled it closer to her face to observe it in the very limited amount of light around her.

It appeared to be dusty or have something stuck on it.

The girl was confused and began to rub it, trying to remove whatever was stuck on it.

The object suddenly burst into a cloud of green smoke as a being that resembled a ghost emerged, the girl being caught off guard and slipping on the edge of the bridge, falling towards the water.

“Help!” She screamed loudly.

The green spirit suddenly raced down towards the girl, catching her and very quickly flying sideways along the water, yet the water stayed untouched.

They carefully lowered the girl to the ground while she was panting very quickly and feeling her chest to feel her heartbeat pumping hard and fast.

“I…what…”

She started until the figure suddenly disappeared in a poof.

The girl was unsure what to think or say, but then she quickly ran back to the bridge.

Sitting on the ground was the small golden object, which she immediately picked up and rubbed again.

The green spirit re-emerged as the girl just stared with wide eyes.

The figure crossed its arms and looked at her.

“I…what…what are you?” The girl asked with wide eyes.

The green cloud wasn’t bright, but it shined just enough light to illuminate the surrounding area with a faint green hue, almost like a low powered colored lamp.

“I am Abaraxx.” The spirit said in a powerful and deep voice.

It was quite loud, so the girl panicked as she put her finger to her lips.

“Shhhhhh. We don’t want you waking up the neighborhood.” She whispered.

Abaraxx looked at her with a confused face while his arms were still crossed.

“Why have you summoned me?” Abaraxx asked quieter, but his voice was still booming and deep.

She was panicking as she quickly looked around to see if any lights were turning on.

“Can we go somewhere more private?” She asked.

Abaraxx nodded his head and suddenly lifted her up in his arms.

He quickly shot into the air and flew at a very high speed over the neighborhood. The girl grabbed hold of him as tightly as he could while she tried not to scream.

“This is really fast.” She said loudly when Abaraxx suddenly stopped.

He lowered her slowly into a nearby forest that was still in the neighborhood, but was nowhere near any houses.

She felt her feet touch the ground and wobbled for a few seconds, but then immediately began to vomit onto the ground.

Once she finished, she turned around to face Abaraxx, but he was gone.

She groaned and rubbed the object in her hand again.

Abaraxx suddenly appeared and was in the same cross armed position as before.

“I am…”

“Yeah yeah Abaraxx. What can you do for me?” She quickly interrupted.

Abaraxx looked confused and stared intensely at her.

“Look…I just want to know who…or what…you are.” The girl said as she looked Abaraxx up and down.

“Very well.” Abaraxx replied as he uncrossed his arms and cleared his throat, despite being a spirit.

“I am Abaraxx. A magical being that has been cursed with being forced to live inside of that amulet. Whoever rubs said amulet will become my master, and I will return to the amulet after I complete any task that my master gives me.” Abaraxx said, their voice deep and booming but still quiet.

The girl began to nod her head along as she looked down at the amulet.

“Alright. So you’re a genie.” She said.

Abaraxx looked at her confused.

“I’m a what?” He asked.

“A genie.” She quickly replied back.

“What is a genie?” Abaraxx asked.

The girl laughed, but then stopped as Abaraxx’s demeanor did not change.

“Oh you’re serious.” She said.

“Okay, so. A genie is a magical being that lives inside of a lamp. You rub the lamp and they give you three wishes. And you have to be smart with your wishes because they’re tricky. Like you may wish to jump higher and they turn you into an animal or something.” She says.

Abaraxx looked confused and then at himself, his eyes going over his form.

“You think I would stoop to such lows? I am a powerful force. I do my tasks, not give free wishes just like that.” Abaraxx sounded annoyed and disrespected as they spoke.

“Alright, I apologize for calling you a genie.” The girl said with big eyes.

“You should. Now fair…” Abaraxx started, but then stopped.

“Yes?” She finally asked.

“I’m sorry. I’m not sure how to refer to you.” Abaraxx replied.

“Oh. My name is Georgia.” She replied with a fake smile.

“Georgia? Is that a common name?” Abaraxx asked.

Georgia shrugged.

“It’s the name of a place, but for people I’m not sure.” She replied.

“Georgia is a place? My, is that where you were birthed?” Abaraxx asked.

Georgia shivered at the question.

“Please don’t say that word again. That just…feels weird.” She said.

Abaraxx looked confused as Georgia recomposed herself.

“Anyways. No, I was not…born there. I was actually born in Louisiana, but my Dad named me that because…” She talked before suddenly stopping.

Abaraxx moved slightly closer, the green hue very faintly illuminating her more.

“What is it?” He asked.

Georgia wiped her eyes and sniffled.

“Nothing. It’s nothing. I need to get home.” She said, wiping her eyes more.

“Where is your home?” Abaraxx asked.

“It’s not far.” She replied as he began to walk, Abaraxx slowly floating behind to follow.

“If your home is near here, then why were you on the bridge?” Abaraxx asked.

Georgia stopped and turned around.

“I um…” She started, but couldn’t continue.

“You were in danger when you found me. I did not see anybody else threatening you though.” Abaraxx said.

Georgia had to keep wiping her eyes and sniffling.

“I just…I was doing…something. But…it’s nothing.” She said.

“Alright Master Georgia. What task could I do for you?” Abaraxx asked.

Georgia looked at him as her head slightly tilted to the side.

“I…well…” Georgia looked around, sighing as she tried to find something simple.

“Bring me…um…”

She noticed something in the distance and pointed.

“Bring me that rock over there.” She said.

Abaraxx turned around to see where she was pointing. He quickly floated over and bent down, but stopped.

“Master Georgia, this isn’t a rock. Would you still wish for me to retrieve it?” Abaraxx asked.

Georgia sighed and wiped her eyes even more to try and get rid of the tears.

“Yeah. Whatever.” She replied.

Abaraxx leaned down and lifted up a small but seemingly heavy object. He carried it over as Georgia put her arms out.

Abaraxx placed the box in her arms, which she almost immediately dropped from how heavy it was.

Abaraxx puffed away into nothingness as Georgia looked down at the box confused.

She slowly went down to her knees and tried to open it, but her hand ran along a large lock that was keeping the box shut tight.

She sighed and looked down at the amulet in her hand and the box, but instead of using it she just picked them both up and began to make her way to her home.

She had a million thoughts running through her brain at once, and wasn’t sure if any of them were real.

Did all of that really just happen?

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