The Astral Plane

I have told previously that I can see things normal people can’t. When I studied things about paranormal animals, I learned that some of them are magical, and they are called dual-beings. They exist on both the physical plane and the astral plane at the same time. Well, every living thing exists on both planes at the same time, but normal people are not active in the Astral Plane. They are just simple auras that can’t be interacted with without magic.

I believe that the Astral Plane is experienced differently by everyone who sees it. I used to see it as a bluish, wavy world. Living things shone brightly there. Nowadays, after my vision got damaged, I see only light grey world. I can still easily tell the worlds apart. If the Astral Plane starts to be a problem, I can wear glasses. I have noticed that I can’t see the Astral Plane through glass.

All shapeshifters are dual-beings. The ones that are magically active can mask their auras to look like human auras. I can never do that. My true self is clearly visible to all who can see into the Astral Plane.

Spirits live in the Astral Plane. At least that’s what I think. I sometimes see spirits flying by. They rarely stop or are interested about me. I have noticed that my claws are very strong against spirits. It has something to do with me being a dual-being. Normal weapons don’t do much damage to spirits, but my claws, that are simultaneously in the physical and the astral worlds, strike with their full power. I think my claws are magical weapons against spirits.

It’s not the best possible thing to be a dual-being. I can be strong against spirits, but it’s also a problem. I can’t get out from the Astral Plane. Spirits that are only in the Astral Plane can attack me. They can’t attack normal people, who are not active in the Astral Plane. Spirits are more dangerous for me when they are only in the Astral Plane. They are faster, they can fly around and attack silently. I can’t leave my physical body as some shamans or mages can, so I’m always bound to remain active in both planes. I remain vulnerable to attacks coming from everywhere. And of course, I can’t hide well from things that can see the Astral Plane. I shine in the Astral Plane. But that makes it easy for me to spot magically hidden things. They shine too.