Chapter 10 | The Visitor |
"As expected of a Magical Beast, it's so agile and fast!"
While I'm tripping and stumbling over uneven ground and tree roots, that magical beast is practically skipping over the floor at unimaginable speeds! It's no wonder it was able to make it past the barrier and get all the way to the edge of the forest, it's probably a really powerful magical beast!
"H-Hey wait up!"
Its running so fast, I-I can't keep up with it anymore... How is it still able to maintain its speed for such a long time? Hahhh... The smart thing to do would be to stop running and follow it's footsteps, that way I won't be tired if I need to run away.
At the time I hadn't realized it yet, but I had delved way to deep into the forest, I was almost at the section of forest where the monsters lived and I hadn't even noticed. Before we hit the border I slowed down to walking speed and began panting, and to my surprise the magical beast looked right back at me worriedly.
"H-Huh...?"
I-It just looked back at me! I-It doesn't look like a beast at all, I could clearly see her face! She's totally a human girl! A-And a cute one as well... Her long blue hair reminds me of the foxes that Papa hunts and brings home, it's like a really beautiful mane.
"Hey! Wait!"
Calling out to her is no use, I already know that. So why do I keep doing it!? Agh! That doesn't matter right now, I have to stop her from going any further in otherwise she might run into a monster or something and be in danger!
I continued my pursuit and picked up the pace again, the image of her body was only just in view, gliding through the air at unimaginable speeds. My eyes widened when I lost sight of her, it wasn't the fact that I lost her that made my heart sink, my eyes widened at the fact she had disappeared in the area where monsters start appearing.
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Tomoe's POV:
Ahh! That was so close, if he'd caught up to me I would've been in trouble for sure! I probably would've had to kill him because "he saw to much", I know, cliched right? But after my house came into view I'd pretty much lost sight of the kid and I'm sure he lost me as well so I'm probably safe from exposure for now. All that's left to do now is sneak back into my room.
"Alright, let's do this."
Mhm, I've got this. All I've got to do is use that wind magic and do the exact same thing as last time, but this time it's going to have to make me go 'Up' instead of 'Down'. Don't get me wrong, this is harder than it looks so I've got to be careful not to send myself flying into the wall, the floor, or a tree. I found out that all it takes is a little interruption or a moment of obstructed thought to make something go wrong... That's why I'm going to experiment with something!
If summoning the wind and imagining it making me fly is what it takes to actually make me fly, then wouldn't it be easier to cast it with a keyword? That's what I'm going to test out, and if it goes wrong I'm in big trouble if Mama and Papa catch me. Huuuh!
"Fly."
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"U-Uwaa! I-I'm flying, haha! Oops, I might've been a bit to loud, gotta get into my room before Mama or Papa comes out."
I really did it, I've actually managed to fly without falling! But as I said that and began flying to my window, the front door swung open. Oh no, gotta get inside quickly! I put my hands by my sides and straightened my legs, flying like a bullet through the window and flying straight towards the wall.
"No, no, no!!"
*CrAsH*
"Ouch, Ouch, Ouch."
That really hurt... I've gotta get that under control, otherwise the next time I try this kind of stunt I'll get caught for sure. I've gotta tidy up before Mama and Papa come into my room, they definitely heard me crash on entry. I got up off the floor and rubbed my head, quickly picking up the books that had fallen off of the shelves and tidying up my bed. Almost as if it was scripted by an unknown entity, Mama and Papa came busting in through my bedroom door.
"WHO'S THERE?! YOU TOUCH MY DAUGHTER AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY TREE IS DEAD!!"
"TOMOE ARE YOU ALRIGHT MY DEAR?!"
I stared in astonishment, Mama had just kicked down the door and was thoroughly searching my room while looking ready to kill anyone she came into contact with, Papa on the other hand is just checking up on me and making sure I'm alright.
"T-That door was locked you know?..."
My bedroom door, one of the most sturdy doors I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, was now gone. Out of all the doors I've met, that one was by far the best. Every time I kicked it, it took the blow like a man, it wasn't made out of that low quality 'Jarrah' wood, it felt as hard as Red wood and would kick back every time I kicked it. Yet Mama had just broken it down in one fell swoop, JUST HOW STRONG IS SHE?!
"Are you okay dear? Did someone come in here and do something to you?"
"N-No Papa..."
Papa was crouched on the floor, holding my cheeks with his two large hands.
"Are you telling lies Tomoe?"
"No Mama." (A/N: I just realised this sounds like that one meme)
"Are you sure?"
"Mhm..."
Agh, all this nodding is making me feel nauseous, do I really have to be interrogated this much just because they heard me crashing into the wall?
"Hmm, then why is the window open?!"
Mama pointed at the window scrutinisingly, like that guy from that court show with the slicked back hair that would yell 'OBJECTION!' And red and white text would appear on the T.V.
"T-Thats... I wanted to see what was outside, so I opened it..."
"Hmm... is that so? THEN WHAT ABOUT THIS?! ALL OF THE BOOKS ON THE SHELF ARE OUT OF PLACE!! IT'S ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE KNOCKED THEM ALL DOWN AND MADE YOU PICK THEM UP AGAIN!"
"Umm... I was trying to uhh... reach for a book on a higher shelf and I Umm... knocked a bunch of them down, so I picked them back up?"
Oh god, oh god, oh god. Please god in heaven hear my call, save me from this terrible fate that awaits me. Well I know for a fact that god probably did hear my call, since I've already met with him once, hehe.
"Well if that's the case then it's just fine darling~"
"H-Huh?"
M-Mama is sort of bipolar... but that isn't necessarily Abadan thing, she was angry for my sake after-
*Ding Dong*
"I-Is that the front door?"
Mama and Papa looked at each other in the eyes, Papa gulped and Mama nodded seriously.
"Stay here darling, we'll go and check it out."
No, no, no! This can't be happening! Don't tell me it's that kid from before, if it is I'm totally gonna kick his tiny ass!"
Mama and Papa sneakily crept out of my room and to the stairs, trying ever so carefully to hide their footsteps. Me on the other hand, I had no problem walking around quietly, since my body is so light footsteps can barely be heard.
Mama and Papa are now at the front door, after creeping down the stairs and tiptoeing to the door, they now stood on either side of it. They look like they're apart of a SWAT team that's about to breach and clear a room. Mama held a finger to her mouth, signalling to Papa that he needed to be quiet. She then held up three fingers and Papa nodded, Mama slowly brought down each of her fingers... 2... 1... Whoosh! Mama swung the door inwards and Papa jumped into the doorway, the moment Papa laid his eyes on the thing that stood in the entrance he almost fainted.
"Uh, hello. Is there by chance a Blue Haired girl living here?"
"GAHH!! WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE?!"