Almost every creature in Wonderland belongs to the forces of light or darkness. Belongs is just the descriptive word, since there are no defined headquarters of those forces. History mentions that dark side builds such centers from time to time causing the union of the light ones who destroy it. Light governs all the time and all know it. Even those who chose to fight it and deny, truly fighting only within self, while submerging in misery. Light ones only cannot fall asleep, submerge in resting darkness for too long. This is the story of average human living far from the light center, near the swamps of darkness. Let’s call him Balleno. He is neutral observer, accepting all and never helping creatures of night nor light in a way that would cross their paths. Wonderland, just like the Earth is to great to find one who knows all about it for sure. Maybe there are more creatures like Balleno but it is not known. But because of Balleno, first sentence of this story starts with “almost”.
Since on Earth it is found useless and boring to write about his peaceful existence, story begins when the night came to him. How did she get him, he didn’t know nor recall. He didn’t know who was she, only the spell hit him. Out of nowhere, deep into the ground. It could be the spirit of his witch aunt or one of the black dragonflies from the swamp where he used to go to collect herbs. It could be wanderer who stopped by his fire to rest and listened to his songs. It could be even small bug who only took his songs to its dark master who decided to attack. Balleno knew that no creature of light could cause it, since those never want to own the love, only sharing it and reflecting with own while met on their way.
Situation became serious, his left side, one he considered to represent inner female energy was burning him badly and causing pain all the time. He must have had said something or maybe it was what he wrote that made him open and vulnerable. Some siren nature, whether conscious of it or under the spell of dark master decided, that he won’t be the One anymore and despite his will to set all women free, died before his eyes making him her master. Now she loves him her dark way and wants to help him to be tough man removing his spine, the consciousness he lives for. She wants all his sensitivity for herself so he won’t be able to share it with all world. Spasm of her sick and dark reality were shaking him causing more and more pain. Creature that clings to others to be led, instead of finding wisdom within self could be a vampire bat, leech, catho-woman or mosquito mother but Balleno knew that one he was hit by the siren. Spell was powerful. One of the beautiful one and independent, man eater. He came to this conclusion because no thoughts of her down side that buzzed in his brain gave even the slightest hope on peaceful coexistence.
He knew that she didn’t have to die for him, he never needed her shadow and there is still the chance for her to be free. He liked being observer of both forces, understood day and night and never become a side in their absurd conflict. His house with the garden stood on neutral ground, invisible for enemies thanks to the spell of sphinxes. Therefore none could deprive him from feeling of being part of all, exclude nature form his existence. Even her spell didn’t make him forget it. Knowing that was like the ray of light he could cling to. Selfishness perceived as love that targeted him excluding all the rest he participated in to be complete hurt badly. Her slave mentality required master and if Balleno becomes one, he won’t be free anymore. He knew it as well as that death was his friend. He decided rather to go with death, than to surrender himself to such sick energy of relationship. He had nothing except his own body on this world, nothing he could be deprived of, nothing she would make use of. Even house he lived in belonged to sphinxes staying beyond her reach. Balleno still couldn’t understand how did he became unshielded. Letting her be if she won’t give up her way meant becoming some decomposing protein in short time. He would never kill her, complete as an observer without her anyway.
His companions from the light side would say that he is crazy and should go to the doctor. But for him the disease never started in the physical symptoms, it began in mind so he didn’t care for insurance nor treatment. He believes in healing. What she did to him was accepted spell of dark master, whose servants walked in black robes. They called themselves monks. They hated man as not welcome species and considered swamps to belong to them not to the Earth and Sun. Balleno observed his perfect body in the mirror, way his left side becomes numb and stiff. He didn’t have much time to find out what she wants and how did she got under him. Suspected monks were known from rooting their evil control in sirens in the way, sirens remained unconscious about it. Blaming others for their bad mood, fear, misery and hatred was based on some poison thought monk used to plant in siren’s mind. If he had any doubts about the sex of his enemy than recalling monk’s way made all clear. Man never fight such way, even sorcerers bigger than monks must respect the manhood of their adversaries to be able to protect their own masculinity. Therefore it had to be woman. Victim of monks or own selfishness, too powerful to even know about it.
Balleno always knew how to balance light with darkness and vice versa. Now he was challenged with balancing the greater darkness than he ever knew. Way of condensing light within self to make it great enough was yet still unknown. What did she asked him to believe, before he got paralyzed? Balleno was almost sure that she seemed like the creature of light with tiny mark of monks who poisoned her mind. They still allowed her to keep her beautiful perception of reality, only took away her will of creation replacing it with bringing everything to their profit and ownership. He had to resist her, let her be, bringing all flows of her spell into the did that gives no profit to monks. It’s just a price for being free, for being him, not them. For loving Sun and Earth instead of bowing to dark master.
Now, every voice of the living dark creature, whether on tape or live increased his suffering. Did he committed himself to somebody without knowing about it? Night cannot be fought. It can only be loved and accepted. Balleno found his way. He needed to change himself, to find out what and how. Sphinxes protect him so if night reached for him this time, he knew that it happened for a reason. He tried to meditate to find it all out but felt asleep immediately every time and without visions. She must have had been the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, one that is skilled in visions better than him. If he lied to himself it will be the most difficult to find. Having consciousness is the every day battle with those forces who want to use the free one for their fairy tales. He may have got the bullet but he is alive and the battle is not over yet. If only “we” was the truth he’d die for it without a glimpse. “me” can be more selfish and narrow but there was nothing else he could do. He had to wash the mark of monks from her without putting his own instead. Only that would set them both free. She will be free to know, free to make conscious choice, who knows she may even became an observer like him. Balleno became ready. Not knowing anything for sure yet finding peace and love in his heart made him capable to overcome her spell and brought ease to his left side. It is a sure beginning for a successful quest.


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