Chapter 4: My mindscape and Time skip

Leylin's POV

"Finally, I've succeeded," I said, looking around.

I was in front of screens or, to be more precise, in a place similar to the hallway of a modern human world building with screens hanging on the walls.

"Is this what my mental world looks like?" I said to no one in particular as I observed my surroundings.

It's been 5 years since I started my magical practice on the path of the oracle, so I'm currently 10 years old.

I've already reached a level high enough that my mother declared she was no longer qualified to teach me further. I could see she was extremely proud of me.

I'm capable of doing almost everything she showed in the original story, but she kept a few tricks to herself, like summoning spirit beings.

I've already begun my apprenticeship with father alongside Amity for 2 years now. She seems frustrated that I got mother's permission to start learning abomination magic.

Amity hasn't yet reached a level that "satisfies" our mother, and I've observed that she's starting to develop an inferiority complex from being compared to me so often by her.

She's even recently been avoiding wearing the earrings when I'm around or interacting with me.

It's the same with the twins. I knew my growth could have negative consequences for Amity, but I didn't think I'd end up isolated.

"I knew you would come," declares a voice beside me.

"Damn, why did you appear like that?" I say to a green-haired child with an arrogant smile.

"As you already know, I'm Inner Leylin," he states, smiling slightly. He had clearly ignored the question.

"Nice to meet you, my other self. I think you know why I'm here," I say to him. I didn't want to beat around the bush, and I thought he would think like me.

After all, he is me and I was him. Logically, we should have a broadly similar objective, but I know it's possible that my "inner" Leylin version might take personal initiatives.

He is the metaphysical manifestation of my thoughts and memories, so he might judge that I need something else and do as he pleases.

"I know why you're here, you've worked tremendously hard to visit me after all," he says, walking in a specific direction down the hallway.

I followed him. I don't think he would want to harm me. There has never been an "inner" version of an individual in "The Owl House" wishing to harm their original with malicious intentions.

"Here, you can manipulate your memories, but don't forget, my other self, the past exists to teach us," he says, clearly referring to the reasons for my death on Earth.

I would be lying if I said I didn't want to erase those humiliating moments, but I'll have to live with them.

"Don't worry 'me', I won't forget and I'll use it as a lesson," I say, standing in front of a huge computer screen.

I started by searching through the memories of the Owl House show and organizing my memories in an orderly manner.

If before, my data resembled a random classification, now everything was in order and well-arranged.

Of course, I left a password in case Luz or someone else came into my head to learn my secrets.

"I just hope this will improve my memory, and I'm counting on you for the future, my other 'me'," I say to Inner Leylin who watches me organize my mind through the computer.

"I exist only for our interests," he says simply, nodding towards me.

I left my mind a few minutes later and, as expected, I felt like I could remember almost all the moments from both of my lives.

The mental world is truly a practical place, but the spells associated with it are frowned upon and the vast majority of them are illegal.

I used a legal oracle magic spell to access mine, unlike Luz and my sister who used an illegal method to enter Willow's head.

It's a shame that the spell I used isn't as convenient as Eda's. I needed a lot of time and concentration to execute it, and I can only do it while meditating.

"But the result is worth it, I'll be able to keep up with father," I say, smiling.

I'm not just learning Alador Blight's magic, but also the technology of the Boiling Isles with him.

I really didn't want to depend solely on pure magic, but also on science and my physical abilities. So I started as an apprentice at Blight Industries and began learning to use various weapons.

For weapons training, I haven't made significant progress. One of the reasons is my lack of a teacher, but also my lack of combat experience.

I'm still physically a kid, I even have trouble going out alone.

So the exploration option is out of the question for now.

That's also why I haven't been able to really start focusing on potion-related magic.

As I think about various things, manage to reach the house door.

"Amity, I don't want you to associate with that girl named Willow anymore!" Odalia yelled at Amity, who had a shocked expression on her face.

It seems I've arrived at a bad moment.

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Amity's POV

For as long as I can remember, I've always been spoiled by my kind twin brother.

Leylin has always been there for me, Emira, and Edric.

He's always given good advice or excellent suggestions, and it was always welcome, at least in the beginning.

Leylin was just too perfect; he always exceeds mother's expectations, and she puts more pressure on us hoping we'll catch up to Leylin.

At first, Leylin's help was able to assist us - me, Emira, and Edric - but unfortunately, mother began to view this negatively.

She wanted us to be elites, strong individuals, not weaklings dependent on Leylin.

So she started forbidding us from "bothering" Leylin with our problems. Honestly, even now I don't know if mother was right.

So the others and I decided to distance ourselves from Leylin because of mother's pressure.

Of course, intelligent as he is, Leylin had noticed our reluctance to interact with him in the house, but surprisingly, he didn't insist.

After isolating Leylin from us, his growth only increased exponentially.

He not only learned mother's oracle magic, he even started learning father's abomination magic.

I also overheard during a late-night conversation between mother and father that he's more advanced than me in this field.

If it were just that, I would only be depressed about my inferiority, but he's also started learning magical engineering with father.

Despite his schedule, he also finds time to train physically behind the house.

In the end, mother was right, and Emira and I could see it too.

Leylin was simply better, and indeed, we were slowing him down.

So, I decided to act as if Leylin no longer existed. I avoided mentioning him with my friends, especially with new friends.

I ardently avoided meeting him in the house or having any interaction, but despite all this, I didn't have the strength to return his earring to him.

"I'm sorry Leylin, I'm not worthy of wearing this object and being your equal," I whispered, looking at the earring I haven't worn for months.