- where... where am I?
Edric opened his eyes slowly, he could see the sun in the horizon, he was in a large grassy field, he felt the winds blowing on his skin, he felt good, then he heard a little girl's voice
- this is beautiful, isn't it?
- huh? who are you?
She was wearing a mage cloth, like his grandfather's one, her hair was purple as a grape, she had a beautiful smile on her face, she was almost hypnotized by the sunset
- I'm Morgana, but you can call me Mogy
- H-hi, I am Edric...
She looked at his hair
- that's a really cool hair you have, edric, I like it!
Edric blushed
- t-thanks, yours too
- ah! look there! the sun is almost disappearing
Edric and Morgana were looking to the sunset while sitting down
- hey edric
- y-yes?
- do you know why are you here?
- no...
- do you know where you were at before?
- n-no...
- do you know someone in your life?
- ... I... I think so...
- do you remember what were you doing before you appeared here?
- I... I can't remember what was I doing...
- I see... well, I think we are in the same boat then
She gave him a slap on his back and smiled
- I have no idea what am I doing here too, hahaha!
- haha...
The sunset was done, everything were slowly becoming dark
- I hate when the sun is gone...
- you don't like night?
- i-its not that, I... I feel like something bad happened at night, but I can't remember what
- I see... so you are afraid of the dark?
- yes...
- it's ok edric, I know how you feel, I kinda... feel like something bad happened at night to me too
- you don't remember?
- I think I can remember if I try...
The moon started glowing and illuminating the grassy field
- hey edric
- y-yes?
- have you ever felt like you've been controlled by something in your hole life?
- w-what do you mean?
- I don't know... I feel like I've been controlled by something, since I was born, like an instinct that isn't... human, or maybe a kind of unknown power, you know?
- I... think I know, since I was born too I felt like I was different from other people, not just because of my hair
- you just remembered something! continue thinking in that! what else do you remember from your past, edric?
- u-uh... I... I remember there was... someone who was always with me... someone... who showed me beautiful lights... he used clothes like yours
- ohh, you mean magic? like this?
She made a glowing light ball float on her hand
- y-yes! woah... you can do it like my grampa...
- grampa?
- ... my... grandfather, grampa! grampa Ruthos! it was him who showed me the glowing lights!
- Ruthos? this sounds familiar...
- do you know my grampa??
- I think... I think he was my classmate in the mages guild...
- b-but how...
She started to think hard
- I don't know... there's something really weird about this...
- "you are not a monster, Morgana"
- what? what did you say?
- m-me? I didn't say anything
- I just heard someone...
- "you will be fine now, I will give you the strength to continue..."
- again... did you hear it?!
- n-no
She get up and looked around, then she had put her eyes to the moon, at that moment she realized, what happened, she knew about everything now
- ah... I remember now...
- what do you remember, mogy?
- ...
She looked down and started crying
- we really are in the same boat...
- I don't get what you're talking about
- listen, let me tell you something, when everything seems to be lost, you need to focus on your objectives, what do you want to be, what do you want to do, I have lost this opportunity and became a slave of my destiny, but you can still choose what way you will follow...
- ....
- now wake up, you need to see him...
- w-who?
- but you'll forget everything you know about me now... it was good to talk to someone who was like me... thanks edric, you shall wake up now
She snapped her fingers and everything disappeared in a flashlight, edric slowly wake up and he was on a bed, in a strange place, it was too sophisticated, like a royal room
- I see you are finally awake, my lord
Edric heard a man's voice
- w-where am I?
- you are now in my rooms
- who are you...?
- I'm barganos, your humble servant, my lord...
- barganos... the king?!
- yes, my lord, but I'm not your king, I'm at Ulgmür's services, to care about you while he's busy with other plans
- Ulgmür...? who is Ulgmür?
- what? he is your gra-
- enough, I'll take care of him, go back to your stupid human's jobs and deal with that two women, they're dangerous, mainly that elf
- y-yes Lady Magna
The king left the room and magna came closer to edric
- w-who are you?
Instead of replaying, she touched his chest and felt his heart beating
- ahh... you really have his heart... their blood runs in your veins... so exciting...
- w-what? who are you?!
- oh, forgive my audacity, I am magna, I'm in charge of taking care of you until my master comes back
- w-where is Akeno? Akeno!
- oh my child, I'm afraid you won't see her again
- what... what do you mean?
Edric was becoming serious, he gave her an evil look
- oh hohoho, you don't need to look at me like that, edric, I did nothing, she was just caught by the guards, did you know she was a criminal? I bet you didn't...
- what? how come? I can't believe it... you're lying!
- then see by your own eyes...
She opened a window and edric could hear a guard's voice echoing from outside, he was announcing the names of the criminals who attacked the city in the last weeks, Akeno's name was there too
- see? she is bad, she never was your friend
- ...
- now, if you excuse me, I need to see someone, stay here and rest a bit, you'll receive someone's visit later
She touched his head and a sweet purple light glowed from her fingers, edric's eyes changed from brown to purple
- yes... I will wait
- very good..... mhahaha! that's splendid! "his" powers are other levels!
She gave a smile and left the room
Edric was laying down on the bed, watching out of the window, with empty eyes
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Episode 13.2 - A wait for tomorrow
[15 hours earlier, in the Nana's house...]
- please! you need to save my master, he was kidnapped! (sings desperately)
- calm down, bird! take a breath, and tell me slowly what happened?
- I was flying with him then I lost myself in some trees, I couldn't find him, so I waited on the top of a tower, trying to find him, was then a big explosion occurred, I saw my master but... it was almost like it wasn't him, like if his body was the same but his aura wasn't my master at all, so I kept watching far away, then some hours later the house he was in disappeared, and after a day it came back, weird, right? this world is weird as fuck, was then when I saw him being kidnapped by a woman and then I followed her, she went to the castle of the king, I couldn't do anything... I flew back to the tower and though that everything was lost, was then when I saw this old man, I knew he could help me, so I followed him and here I am
- I see...
- will you help??
- yes, of course, but I'm afraid we won't be able to now, we can't just invade the king's castle without a plan...
Nana explained everything the bird told her to ruthos and kazii
- I can find a way to put us inside the castle without being noticed...
Kazii said, he was thinking, very concentrate
- yes... this might work!
- so what is it, boy? do you have any plan?
- I do... but we can't do it at night, tomorrow is going to have an event of execution, I've heard from my superior, he said that some criminals are going to be executed in public, so, while that happens, most of the guards are going to be out of their posts, we could try some places that I know there won't be any guard nearby...
- that's... a very smart plan, I'm in
- (sings agreeing)
- what he said nana?
- oh, I don't know, I think the potion has already ended it's effect, but I believe he agrees with that
- so be it, we will get ready for tomorrow, find my grandson and I will deal with Morgana...
- Morgana? mogy??
- yes... she is the one who probably kidnapped him
- I can't believe, oh my... if this is true, it's going to be much difficult to you, Ruthos...
- I won't step back anymore... she must be stopped7
- ... I will help you, I may be blind now but I still have some tricks
- that reminds me, tell me how you got yourself blinded?
- it's... a funny story actually
- were you trying to make some potion to make me fall in love with you long time ago or something? teehehe
- ...
- oh....
- anyway, I'll make some of my special potions to help you and my grandson tomorrow
- a-alright, I will... get my book and prepare my spells, guess I'm gonna use a lot of mana...
- and I will get my weapons ready and take some rest, I'll see you tomorrow
- you too
- (sings sleepy)