Mastering Skills

                                    

                                          
"Child, you will be faced with obstacles and I know that your friends will not always be there to help you. You need protection." "I don't understand." "You will." My vision was blinded by light, then a snake bigger than a carriage was starring at me. It flicked its tongue. Without warning, it struck. I instinctively dodged. It coiled around me and started constricting me. I was on the brink of death. With my breath held in, I bit the snake hard. I made it bleed. It hissed and uncoiled me. It threw me to a tree. I groaned but got up. "Damn snake." I said. It was slithering towards me, ready for another round. It opened its mouth and struck at me like a viper. I moved. When the snake tried to coil around me, my reflexes came in and I kicked the snake's head while jumping off. I latched onto its tail. It started shaking and twisting, trying to get me off. I slowly crawled up to the back of its head. With a piece of wood I got from the tree, I stabbed the eyes of the snake and cut its tongue. It screamed and dropped me. It writhed and squirmed like a worm. I was panting hard. The scene suddenly changed. I was in a field. Undertaker stood in front. He gave a smile. "Come here, (y/n)." He said. I walked forward but stopped. Wait. This is way too easy. I eyed undertaker. "What's the catch?" I asked. He looked confused. I gripped the handmade stake and ran up to him and stabbed him. He screamed. God I hope I'm right. Undertaker turned to smoke and disappeared. "Sister. You can't simply chance it. You have to know if the person is real or not. If that was the undertaker, what would you have done? It would be tragic. Please, try to take note of details that might make the person you know seem off." "I can try." I felt Jane nod. "Jane, teach me my own skills." "I can try, but I'm afraid that you will hurt yourself." "I'll be careful so don't worry." "Alright." A wooden cross with a dummy on it suddenly appeared. "You must burn this dummy." "That should be fairly easy." "With your mind." "I spoke too soon." "Focus on something hot or fiery. Just imagine the dummy being burned and-" I did what Jane told me to and the dummy bursted up in flames. "Excellent!" "Jane. Can I see your body?" "I'm afraid not, child, for I am just a soul." "Oh. I see." "I want to inform you that I can take over your body." "You can?!" Jane nodded. "But only if you willingly let me. Once I take your body, our souls will switch places. You will spectate and I'm in control." "Can I forcefully take my body back." "Yes, because this body belongs to you." I nodded. "Can we try it?" "If you wish to. All you have to do is say a few words." "What are they?" "I, The owner, hereby release this body to Jane. She will have control and we shall switch our souls." "Alright. Can it work while I'm thinking the words?" "Yes." I, The owner, hereby release this body to Jane. She will have control and we shall switch souls." I felt a strange pulling sensation and suddenly, I felt numb. 
                          
|Jane's POV| 
                          
(y/n) switched souls with me and I now have control of her body. Are you alright, child? I asked. I'm fine, Jane. I feel numb, though. Like I can't move. Because our souls switched places. You're now nothing more than a soul and I can control this body. Um. I feel like I'm floating and there's a screen for me to look at. That is what I'm looking at. You see whatever I see but you can't steer your vision. Oh. I took a few steps forward and touched the grass. "Wow. This is amazing." Jane. What do you usually do when you're in me? Um... I would watch the scene play out before me. I'd spectate you and undertaker. Can I or you leave the body? No. I was bound to you and you are bound to this body. If your soul were to leave, I would leave with you. That is how it works. I suddenly felt a stretching sensation. (y/n) was switching with me. 
                          
|(y/n)'s POV| 
                          
I forced our switch. It worked! Good job, child. You've mastered your skills of soul switch. Wow.