Guardian Simon Ghost Riley

They say humans walk alone, but that's a white lie. There are always eyes watching from above, guardians who watch over every step, every stumble, every decision that changes their course. I am one of them. A guardian who learned that life is war: there is no room for weakness, only for moving forward, even if it hurts.

My partner... well, let's just say she sees things differently. Where I see discipline, she sees relief. Where I see unnecessary risk, she calls it opportunity. Two heavenly souls, forced to care for the same human. And believe me, there's nothing more complicated than leading a life with philosophies that clash at every turn.

The day we were assigned our human, we watched him in silence. A young man full of doubts, his head heavier than his heart.

—You must speak, get out what you have inside—she said softly—The word is liberation

I shook my head with the calmness of someone who has seen too much. —Words don't always save. What you need is to act, to find a way out, not to drown in your own echo.

We argue even over something as simple as his desire to learn to ride a motorcycle. —It’s freedom—she insisted. —It's dangerous stupidity—I responded.

Two invisible voices on the shoulders of a mortal, pulling him in opposite directions.

Time passed, and our human's problems grew like roots seeking to break through the earth. Should he confess his feelings to that girl? Move out and live alone? Break up with the girlfriend who no longer made him happy?

—The heart must speak—she repeated to me—Emotions, even if they hurt, are what make us grow

—Impulses destroy more than they teach—I answered—Loneliness is the hardest teacher, but also the most faithful

Our fights were constant, silent, invisible… but he felt them. Like a broken compass inside his chest. Until one day the inevitable happened: we stopped talking to each other. Each of us began to guide