Waking Up And The Outcome

( thank you for reading correct me if you see any mistakes☺️)

<Willow POV>

I felt as if I was floating in the Infinite White void with no destination and end I started going back on my memories of when I first met James, I was cautious of him at first but as I spent time with him I slowly dropped my guard around him which came to bite me back.

Though I wonder what I could've even been able to do. As in the time he spent with me had not once had he slipped, Alas there was nothing that could be done now, I had probably died by now. It was truly regretful to get a new chance at life only to lose it so soon.

As I was still pondering over his regrets a changé occured in the white world.

Willow was not aware how but he could perceive the whole white world as if it was a part of himself which he could sense like a limb connected yet detached from his body, so the change didn't go unnoticed by him .

'What's happening !?' before I could understand anything, half of the white world change in to black and I lost all senses in the blackened area.

Unknowingly Willow floated towards the boundary between the white and black halfs of the world.

He brought his hands closer to the void black he started feeling a sense of familiarity, as if reunited with a long lost family, Willow remembered his time as Gabriel and the warm brought to him by the Armstrong family.

Lost in this nostalgic feeling Willow touch the black area and as soon as he did that the entire white world started changing as if reality was just a bunch of cloth and pieces as he saw some place twist as if rolling a cloth some where the world come out like a building block from nothingness

As Willow was watching this sight he was stunned to see the world change and reconstruct in a way that he had no words to properly describe it.

By the time everything was done the world had change from the original white world to a world which is a mixture of ever-changing black and white forms with grey rarely also visible.

Before Willow could make sense of anything he felt his body pull itself towards his heart and just like that he vanished into the place his heart was.

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<3rd Person POV>

In a luxurious room, a boy with dull green hair could be seen sleeping inside a cylindrical capsule filled with a green viscous liquid.

A door abruptly opened and a man with platinum blonde hair and azure blue eyes that seem to shine, entered the room, he looked to be in his late 20s but despite his handsome face what made people focus at was an ugly scar starting from the right side of his face and going down till it is hidden by his clothes.

He looked at the young child laying in the tube breathing through a mask connected by a pipe with a look of complete disinterest as if he wasn't affected by anything.

This man was Willow's father and the current head of the Count Ophelia family, Ronald Ophelia.

" Take him out" He said in a cold and indifferent voice.

Four people wearing an asymmetric white jacket with the symbol of a hand holding a glowing light entered the room and made their way towards the capsule containing Willow.

Soon they drained all the liquid from the capsule in a metal barrel and unplugged the mask from his face.

Ronald Ophelia made his way towards Willow as he reached him he brought forwards his hand.

An etheral and mesmerizing glow came of them which soon in the form of tendrils of light covered Willow's body and started spreading throughout his body.

The four assistants who had released Willow from the capsule stood there and looked at the magic being cast as if a it's a miracle of god, NO, not even high priest of the church of 'KWINDLE' the Goddess of Fertility, Vitality and Growth can perform such miracle.

As they continue staring with stars in their eyes Willow's body started convulsing slightly his eyes fluttering ever so slightly daring to open.

Gazing at his youngest child gaining consciousness Count Ronald's face show no change.

" Take him to his room he shall regain consciousness within some time,tell Elaine to find out what happened then, if anything related to his health happens inform me." After Ordering he left.

The two of the four assistants then picked Willow and put him in a floating strecher, and then left, while the rest two stayed to clean the capsule and the medical potion in the batch.

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<Willow POV>

*BLINK*

As I wake up and open my eyes a familiar ceiling comes in my view. the ceiling I have been looking and waking upto for an entire month.

I tried to move but my entire body hurts, I feel sore throughout the body as if it was beaten to mush, and extremely tired even though I just woke up.

"Please do not move,Father has just healed your body some problem in movement and exhaustion is common" a Clear and professional voice said.

I glanced at my sides where the voice came from and looked at the beautiful lady with flowing silver glistening hair with brown sheen, a pale face and listless blue eyes. She was Anastasia, James's four year elder sister who was supposed to be in the academy as a third year student.

To my gaze she stared back with her own listless eyes this staring competition continued for some minutes till we were disturbed by the sound of the door opening.

Elaine entered the room, with a serious look in her eyes, and cast her gaze on me and Anastasia. her gaze lingering on me for quite a while, and just as I was ready for another staring competition she spoke "you've woken up huh, can you speak"

"Ye*coughing*" I tried to reply positively but my throat had other plans."here" Anastasia passed me water, which I drank and felt a little relief in my throat.

"I can speak but throat feels a little sore" I said to which she replied" it's fine then, if you don't mind then could you tell me where he was when the mana combustion happened"

" what happened? " I asked confused, she replied" In certain cases when a particular place gets an unnatural increase in mana and then due to the pressure this unnatural amount of mana causes an explosive reaction, maybe due to the faulty magic circle it started gathering an unnatural amount of mana which exploded taking with it James and the two magicians from Magus Towers."

"James is death....?....." I asked my tone laced in disbelief.

"Yes you are the only one who survived the aftermath of the explosion according to Alfred who examined you the only reason you survived was cause of your pure healing element working in overdrive with the excess mana in air making you heal as fast as the explosion, though you still suffered some internal damage but it was healed by the Count Ronald's magic"

"The Count is here?" I asked.

"Yes" she replied with irritation appearing on her face."One of his child died in a tragic accident and another son was suffering from grave internal injuries the Crown had No choice but to let him come, your other siblings and some of the relatives from the branch family were also present to attend the funeral though most have left by now, it doesn't seems like you remember anything from the incident so I'll take my leave as I am busy ask Ana anything you want to know about" she said standing up and then Taking her leave.

I look at Anastasia and she looked at me like a ghost again" It seems that funeral has ended, for how long was I unconscious?" I asked.

" From what I've been told today's the fifth day of you being unconscious the funeral was held on the third day"

" What about James body did you not find anything from it"

"There was no body to find out anything from what we managed to recover was just some mush of deformed flesh, we tried our best to give it a human shape for funeral but we couldn't the entire funeral was done with a closed coffin, while head of the family could've done it we couldn't wait as he came on the fourth day and the body started showing signs of rotting and released a foul smell"

I tried to digest all the information I got from Anastasia and was certain of the fact that no one knew of James darkness element and the other things that happened within the chamber.

"How are you and step- mother Annie" I asked to find more about the situation of the family.

" I am fine, whereas Mother is still crying and has confined herself in her room, primrose was also affected by the explosion and lost consciousness but was fine though even she broke down crying after finding what happened see has been coming to visit you every day and will come again soon." she replied in an aloof and calm voice.

" what about you are, you not sad?" I asked the calm person before me, whom I was starting to find creepy.

" My younger brother has died, Of course I am sad but I've learned that grieving over the dead is nothing but wallowing in self pity" she said in her usual aloof tone.

" I see...." that's all I could reply to her, as I still saw no sadness nor rage nor happiness on her face. ' She truly is like the Count' I inwardly thought.

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" ummm..."

"Yes?" she asked.

" How long do you plan on staying here?" I questioned

" Family head told me to look after you in case your health declines" She replied.

" Well as you can see I am currently fine so you don't need to concern yourself with me." I said.

" No, what of your health worsens or the injury relapsed while I am not present, I won't be able to call family head immediately"

" Well I am sure you still have something better to do"

"like?"

" Talking to your mother who has confined herself"

" There is no need to worry about that as aunt Riana is here and she will do a better job at it than me"

Riana was the sister of Count Ronald she works as the head healer in the main hospital of ophel family in this county.

" Still she would prefer her daug-" I will stay cause I have to look after your health and won't leave till father comes or you are completely fine, now I suggest you go back to sleep as you need rest." I was interrupted before I could make my point and with nothing to do, I tried to go to sleep.

I couldn't.

" haizz" I never knew it was this hard to sleep when a girl is staring daggers in your soul.

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