#icor

It had been around a month since Luis visited the Chamber of Souls to search for his baby’s soul. Every day since then, when Luis went to collect or deposit demonkin souls into the chamber, he glanced over to where Angel souls supposedly would end up when they arrived at the chamber. Just like the first time, that soul was never there. Luis felt frustrated. He just wants to see her. If the soul isn’t here, it's a bit worrying. What if there was a mistake and the baby wasn’t dead? Luis’ first thought goes to the idea of ‘what if the hospital buried her alive’ then quickly realizes that wasn’t possible. He held her. He held that lifeless baby, she wasn’t breathing and Luis didn’t feel a heartbeat. What if there was some sort of mix up? What if that wasn’t her? But the girl in the picture looks so much like him.. 

Luis resorted to discreetly asking Icor about souls, gradually building up to the topic of human babies and their souls. How long do regular human souls live after death? What about baby souls? Do stillborn babies or miscarried children have souls, or do they simply fade into light upon death with no soul to speak of? Icor had a lot of useful information, even referencing Angel children he knew about that were miscarried or stillborn.

“You know that baby that your sister miscarried many years back?” 

“Of course I remember.”

“Though Melody didn’t wish to see that baby’s soul, she did ask me to keep an eye on it until it eventually lost its light and perished. That soul.. Her son’s soul survived for nearly five years before it died.”

“Wait.. Really? But it was a miscarried child.. He had a soul?”

“Indeed he did. A tiny soul at that, but very bright and lively. I’ve noticed a few things about infant souls. The souls of miscarried children, stillborn children, and children who died of SIDS all have one thing in common; they’re bright and glowing.. Beaming with the love their mothers had for them. They don’t typically last long, most human and Angel souls last for decades, but the souls of children have so much life to them. It’s a bit sad to think about, knowing that these poor babies longed for a life they never had the luxury of living. I also heard an old tale that once a soul dies.. They get to be reborn into a new life. Perhaps these infants ended up in their families after all, with a lovely life to lead. I like to think of it that way, anyways.”

“Wow.. That’s.. I didn't even know Melody’s son.. I mean of course he had a soul, but it never occurred to me back then that it would end up in the Chamber of Souls.”

“The more you know, kid. I take it you’re interested because of Vin’s talk about one day having a large family? You worried about something?”

“He’s my best friend.. If something happens.. Well. You probably already get it, don’t you?”

“Heh. How’s the divorce going then? Is he finally able to tie the knot with you instead?”

“Ah.. Sin won’t give up.. He’s been pressuring Vin to at least try to make things work.. But why should he? Vin deserves to be happy, and as his friend.. I’ll do my part to make him happy, you know that.”