Conversation

POV Sylvie Indrath

It has been seven days since the incident and my brother has not woken up yet.

I have been constantly asking Lord Mordain if there is anything wrong with his condition, but his answer is always the same.

"His soul is recovering from the shock he suffered, he just needs rest".

That is the only thing I have heard day after day, I am fed up with hearing the same thing every time they come to see him.

Besides, I am tormented by the idea that he will never wake up, that due to the damage he suffered he will not be able to see him or talk to him again, not even being able to feel our bond.

The simple thought fills my heart with melancholy and makes my eyes moisten, losing everything that my brother means in this world would be terrifying for me.

To be alone and lose everything without even having anyone to blame, how frustrating and painful would that situation be?

I would be an empty person if that happened, I do not know if I could go on by myself.

I feel that my eyelids gradually begin to weigh due to the fatigue and the sleepless time that I have spent thinking about what to do with this situation, so my body gave in.

An instant later I was in a beautiful field of flowers looking up at the sky.

I was somewhat surprised by the situation, as I focused my senses the fragrant smell that the flowers emitted assaulted my nose.

A soft and sweet smell that calmed my mind, some rays of sun that exquisitely bathed my body lightened my mood

"Sylvie come and eat with us"

After hearing that voice; I immediately got up from where I was lying and looked in the direction of where they called me.

It was my brother, he was on a blanket giving me a smile, while he gestured for me to come closer, next to him was Mrs. Rinia and next to them were the old man Virion, Tessia, Arthur and many other people with whom we related in Elenoir I could even see Princess Kathyln, Cynthia, Gideon and the Leywin with the Helstea.

It was a strange, but unique sight, you would never expect to see humans and elves sharing in that way.

According to what I could learn their differences and years of previous war, had led them to be careful with each other.

Even with that in between, at this moment I could only see a harmony and friendly atmosphere among them.

Everyone enjoyed while they talked and ate, portraying the true meaning of a union of races.

"Sylvie are you okay?"

Snapping me out of my stupor, I heard my brother's voice again, talking to me again, this time with a worried face.

Quickly, I understood that this was a dream, one beautifully portrayed, that was something so close and far away at the same time.

I hesitated for a few moments to approach them, but after understanding my situation, I knew that there would be no danger, so I approached them.

"Are you okay, Sylvie?". He asked me for the second time as he gave me a scrutinizing look.

After seeing him up close I could not help falling into the sweet trap and hugged him with my eyes already tearful.

I had missed him immensely and feelings of anxiety had invaded me, the simple fact of not being able to see him wake up.

Right at this moment I could see him, I know better than anyone that he is not the real one, but still being able to see him calms me and fills me with a feeling of calm.

----------------------------------------------------------POV Julian Kingscrown

I opened my eyes again and this time in a place that, despite not being entirely familiar, was clearly recognizable.

I was looking at the ceiling of the room they gave me during my stay in Hearth.

I lifted my head from the pillow and leaned against the headboard of the bed.

I observed my surroundings and noticed Sylvie on my right side asleep, her face calm, but tired told me how worried she has been.

"How long have I been asleep?", I thought aloud as I gently stroked her head.

"I'm very sorry Sylvie, I didn't expect something like this to happen", I spoke apologizing sincerely to her.

I didn't want to see her restless for the things that were happening to me, but I know better than anyone that that is impossible.

The simple fact of sharing a bond, already makes our relationship too close and I know better than anyone that I can't hide everything from her.

Even so, I want to try to make her worry less about me, I also want her to find other people, with whom she can share her life and thoughts.

I know that's what Silvia wants and it's also the best thing for Sylvie, that way she can grow much more than in the novel

"It seems that you are awake", I heard Mordain's voice outside the room

Quickly, I activated sound magic around Sylvie to prevent her from waking up and then I answered the leader of the Asclepius clan.

"Yes, a few minutes ago, could I get a detailed explanation of what happened and how long I've been unconscious".

After those words Mordain entered and closed the room placing some security devices, it's quite unusual considering that the leader of the Asclepius clan is someone very calm, but now he seems a bit paranoid, I guess what happened must have been serious.

We both looked at each other, with him looking through me?, I don't know how to explain it, but I felt that he was looking at me and at the same time not.

I began to evaluate the possible causes of this behavior, but I couldn't reach a consensus.

So Mordain spoke first, "Do you have anything to tell me about your birth in this world?"

The question took me by surprise and I took a few seconds to understand what he meant, then I remembered an important fact of Dawn when she met Nico for the first time.

She was able to discern that he was a reincarnated soul with ease, so it wouldn't be strange for the leader of the Asclepius clan to see it.

How did I forget something so important, I had taken it for granted and now it has come to bite me in the ass.

But this works, I will have to give less explanations and with him knowing about the souls or the reincarnation I will be able to get a better understanding of what is happening to me.

"During the time I've been in Hearth I haven't talked to many people, apart from Chul, Evascir or you Mr. Mordain; so I never crossed my mind that you had seen something in me".

"We have a strong affinity for rebirth, you could say that it is part of our nature" he replied.

"Life works in very mysterious ways, don't you think Mr. Mordain", I spoke in a curious tone.

"Yes, I never thought I would meet a person reincarnate apart from us the phoenixes, that makes you a really intriguing person", he replied with a smile on his face.

"Well, if you already know that I don't have to explain much, as you suppose, I am a reincarnated soul that came to this world; I don't know exactly what or who brought me here, but somehow I ended up in this world", I answered in a simple way without sweetening too much my own arrival to this world.

"Haven't you ever been curious about who brought you and with what reasons he did it?", he asked.

"Yes, many times I have wondered the same thing, but I don't even have a suspect of who it could be, my teacher Silvia thought that maybe it was Agrona's doing, but that doesn't seem to be the case", after all he wouldn't leave me free in this world considering the power of the legacy.

I never managed to read a part of the novel where the incidence of the legacy in Agrona's plans was explained clearly, since the author never mentioned it at least as far as I read, it was never explained what the legacy was.

But could there really be something else besides what was mentioned in the novel?, is the legacy something more than a supersoldier for Agrona?, I don't know and I have many doubts in this part considering what I know of that guy.

If I were him, would I return such a convenient weapon as the legacy to his world? Or would I eliminate it after the war because of the danger it represents? Absolutely not, she is a huge deterrent against the Asuras.

But I don't know if he will do that either, after all Agrona's motivations are unknown to me and I don't know if he had any way of controlling the legacy or getting hold of it, that would be very dangerous.

"It seems you understand the implications of not knowing how you got here" Mordain spoke, taking me out of my thoughts

"Yes, after all I don't know if someone planned my arrival here", I spoke frankly revealing my thoughts

"Are you not afraid that they are using you", he asked

"You can't be afraid of what you don't know and at this point I can say that ignorance is a blessing, because if there was something like that I would be under much more stress than I am now or that's what I would have thought before, but I saw several things during my unconscious time that's why I want to hear what you have seen in me first.", I replied

"It's a rather problematic situation", he spoke with a complicated voice

"It has to do with my sudden loss of consciousness, I suppose", I asked while frowning, does he know anything about my reincarnation?

"As I told you before, we phoenixes are much more akin to rebirth and have some knowledge or rather sensitivity about souls, Silvia's daughter also has something similar due to her inclinations in the art of Ether of Vivum type, but hers is much more vague than ours, although personally I feel that she is much more sensitive than other dragons", he began to talk about some things that I had some knowledge of so I did not interrupt

"Because of those reasons I was able to identify several things with your soul, which are very peculiar; the first one is that you have a fragment of another soul inside you", he spoke

After that I felt my pulse speed up, because even though I was not sure I knew it had something to do with Tessia; call it intuition, hunch or instinct, I don't know, but it's very strange that Frei looks so much like her.

Mordain, on the other hand, was observing my reactions all the time and asked, "it seems you know something about it".

"I'm not sure, but I have a question. Can the owner of the soul fragment that is inside me be separated and live normally without complications?", I questioned.

"No, normally that person would be prone to be weak and die soon because their soul has a leak, they would be people with little activity and prone to have some damage in their personality", he answered.

That definitely does not match Tessia. Am I being paranoid? Or is there something more to this? Why does everything have to be so complicated; "ahhh, Mr. Mordain I'm not sure of anything at all, since the person I think is related to this situation does not match the description you gave me, in fact she is a very healthy and active person", I said after sighing.

"Well, I would have to see her myself to be able to estimate if she is related to this, but at least it is not hurting you", Mordain spoke.

"That's a relief, but it's definitely not all you found in me, right?", I asked.

"I suppose what you saw gave you an approximate idea of what's going on", he replied.

"More or less, but I think it's better to hear your perception first", I spoke.

"Well, do you remember that when we met four years ago I told you that there was something trying to consume you?", he asked.

I quickly understood what he meant, after all it was the same thing I had felt from that being with hundreds of eyes.

That thing was trying to take over me, I don't know why, but it was clear that they are after my body and I begin to believe that my encounter with Silvia was not a simple coincidence, nor was my upbringing in Elenoir, maybe even the encounter with Mordain was taken into account by the thing that set me as its target.

Somehow it had enough foresight to know how I would move, but who has that kind of ability in my mind there was no one with those characteristics in the novel.

Or maybe there was, but is it really Agrona who is behind everything?

Would he really let me grow out of his hands? I don't think so, all his moves were very meticulous in the novel and knowing his personality, he wouldn't have let me out of his reach.

Probably, it's something else, but what?

"We should discuss countermeasures, I think you understand perfectly what I'm talking about", Mordain said as he saw me lost in my thoughts.

After that I proceeded to tell him what I had seen in the apparent dream, omitting as much as possible details about Caerá, I didn't want to mention things that I didn't even know why they appeared there.

"In all my years of life, I never heard of anything like that", he said with a worried voice.

"I suppose then it is not possible to find a way to eliminate what is inside me", I questioned.

"Well, the reason why you were able to return is because I found a way to keep it under control, but that is only a temporary solution, you have to find a way to get out of this situation on your own", he replied.

"What exactly did you do to me?", I asked him again.

"I sealed the parasite, but under my observations that will only last a few years".

"Haaaah", I sighed.

What should I do in this situation, I'm not willing to give up my body, this life belongs completely to me and I don't plan to give it to anyone.

"Boy, there's something I want to ask you, Avier has told me many of the things you've done to defend this continent, from risking your life, to helping with the development of technological progress", he said looking at my expression.

"Why? You could join Agrona even if it's not Lady Silvia's wish, you could even try to talk to Kezess and I have the impression that he might let you by his side, then why try so hard?", he asked.

I thought for several seconds what exactly the person in front of me wanted to know.

He didn't want to know why I don't join them, what he really wants to know is if I really see value in my actions.

At that moment I remembered an extraordinary phrase that Sylvie said in the novel, when she was asked something similar, although I didn't plan to copy it, it served as inspiration for my answer.

"In life there are things that one should never do, even if there is nothing to forbid you and likewise there are things that one has to do, even if the whole world is against you, I have things that I don't want to give up, even if that means burning my own body to get them, I live for and for my important people to defend my home and the place where I belong", I replied in a firm tone.

Mordain looked at me somewhat surprised and thoughtful; then he asked me, "how old were you before you reincarnated?"

"Twenty years old", I answered.

He nodded and then left the room, not without saying, "the training continues tomorrow morning".