Discovery

Today is the Saturday and Monday is a holiday. So basically a three-day Extended weekend. I've already done my assignments and have nothing to do.

It's a bit weird that I can do parallel thinking lately. I can now think different things at the same time as long as I am aware which body is thinking which. I didn't think I'd discover that over ice cream flavors.

""So bored.""

Mom and Carla are out right now. I tried contacting Archie but he has something to do as a noble with his family right now.

"Calling Charles is out of the question."

I said to my Red self.

Since there was nothing to do, random ideas came to mind.

"Come to think of it, I really have no idea how Dark Element magic works."

Immediately, Red goes out of the Bedroom and to the living room. There, I find magic spell related books and brought them into my room.

One by one, even if it weren't Fire related magic, I studied them.

"Water magic focuses on the flow of life."

"To materialize it, one must be attuned to the flow and torrents of their own emotions."

Basically the reason why there's rarely a guy with Water Affinity.

"Earth magic, a manifestation of one's will and desire."

"To be able to materialize it, is to have a full understanding of their own desire."

Ah, so this is why most Architects and Engineers have this.

"Wind Magic is to have the desire to be free and truthful to themselves."

Kinda like Archie, I guess?

And lastly, it's fire magic. Well, it's kind of obvious as to why I have it.

"To have an undying fighting spirit."

I've already read this book countless times about fire magic and skimmed over the others.

Since there's no clue about dark magic in these, I gave up afterwards.

"If only magic books were allowed to be archived in the internet, life would've been easier."

While mumbling that to myself, I suddenly remembered what Ofelia told me.

"To have malice... to know what it should be used."

Hmm... There should be a clue her words.

I open my palm as Rose and ignited a small flame with magic.

"To know what it can do, understanding what it does gives it purpose."

This time, I open my palm as Red.

However, the difference is that I am picturing something else in my mind.

"Fire is to fight, Wind is to be free, Water is to flow, and Earth is to create."

"Taking out some words, everything is the same."

The second I gathered magic on my palm, a small black flame ignites.

""Oh my God!""

I think I just figured out a clue in using my Dark Magic.

Dark Magic is not something one can create, it's something that one has "to be".

Rose is holding the regular flame, Red is holding the black flame. I can feel the warmth the regular flame provides as Rosd, but I only feel the cold Air Conditioning on Red's palm.

"So, Dark Magic is anything I think it is, but it doesn't have the same property as the one I want it to be."

"A reflection of my imagination."

Since it doesn't feel like a real flame, I decided to test if it can actually burn.

Before that, I take a paper as Rose and burn it a bit with the regular flame. After confirming it's flammable enough, I take the paper and put it over the black flame.

As expected, the fire did nothing. It didn't even caught fire or slightly burned.

"It's just like in the training ground."

If I remember correctly, the gound didn't turn into glass, but Charles's flames did.

Oh so wait, Dark Magic can be anything. And if it can be anything...

Immediately, the black flame turned into dark colored Ice.

"So this is what reversing my fire is huh."

It thrilled me, but that thrill was immediately cut short when I noticed how much magic it consumed from me.

My vision, both as Red and Rose, became blurry and I felt nauseated.

""I got carried away.""

We laid down on the bed and rested. While stairing at the ceiling, I reach out my left hands.

With my overlapping visions, my eyes paralleled my arms and it reminded me of someone.

"Elena."

Kind of stupid remembering her now of all times. But I'd be lying to myself if I say I don't sometimes miss her.

Though as Red, I can somehow hold my emotions.

But, when I looked at Rose, tears were dripping from her eyes. I could feel my heart aching through her.

"Why am I crying?"

"You wished for it dumbass."

I talked to myself.

"Ofelia said that the Sin of Heart manifested through a wish."

"We don't know why, but we do understand how."

I take the blanket as Red and wiped off the tears off Rose's face.

"We wanted to be honest."

"Such an easy problem to solve."

Rose stands up and looks around the room. Since I feel better than earlier, I decided to open the windows and get some fresh air.

"I wonder what Elena's doing right now."

Red stands up and goes to the computer. There, I check the internet for any noteworthy news to get my mind off things.

Surprisingly, Ofelia was somehow in the news. She's quite a celebrity and apparently is currently on an arraged date with the third Prince of Bovalia, Prince Arlen. The date is being streamed live.

Though the prince seems to be enjoying the date, Ofelia seems bored.

"Truth be told, I'd rather be at home."

Out of nowhere, I heard a voice in my head. Not only that, Ofelia suddenly looked at the camera. And it feels like she's looking at me.

"My apologies for surprising you."

"N-no, rather. Why are you talking to me through telepathy?"

"Nothing much. I'm just exhausted putting up with the facade. I could have used this free time studying the Internet magic."

"Forgive my imprudence but, why didn't you just decline the date invitation?"

Before she answered, she sips the tea on her table while faking a smile towards the prince.

"That would be impossible."

"Is it because he's your political fiance?"

"No, but close enough."

Ofelia once again looks at the camera. While standing, she then puts her arm around the prince's arm when he offered it.

"It's my obligation as princess of Azureth to maintain good relations with Earth-bound Kingdom. Him being my fiance or not, it does not matter as long as we of Azureth maintain a good image."

"Somehow, I feel sorry for the prince."

When the camera was about to lose sight of the princess and the prince, they suddenly stopped and Ofelia whispered something to the prince.

After that, the prince calls one of his escorts and points at the camera-no, the person who is holding the camera.

When the Cameraman saw the escort guard walking towards him, it was obvious that he panicked and tried to run. But through the camera, he was seen caught and was brought next to the prince.

"Are you sure you can trust this man, Princess Ofelia?"

We could hear the prince's voice through the video.

"We need his so called "Camera". My friend is currently watching."

"Oh, if you said so earlier, we would have arranged a cameraman."

"I appreciate the offer, but my friend just decided to watch only now."

The prince is perplexed. He doesn't understand what she's talking about.

"T-this friend of yours, who is he?"

When the prince asked that, I had cold sweat trinkle down my whole body. But, before answering, Ofelia looks at the camera-at me.

"Do you recon having your name publicized?"

She asked me through telepathy.

I am thankful that she minds my opinion.

"We'll, I don't have any power to tell you not to, but I'd prefer keeping my identity outside the spotlight."

"Alright, I'll respect your wish."

Ofelia then looks at the prince.

"My friend wishes to keep his identity undisclosed."

After being told that, the prince looked at her blankly with a smile. Then, suddenly, Ofelia slightly bit her lip while forcing out a smile.

"Red, I may have made a blunder."

Though it was just a telepathic message, I could feel Ofelia's apologetic emotion being conveyed. Not only that, I could feel more of my sweat dripping from my nervousness.

"His? This man must be amazing to be able to be friends with a Princess from Azureth."

-End of Chapter-