Takahiro's face was confused. He doesn't understand why he felt so familiar with this beautiful girl. After he told her about what his mother told him about his core, the girl suggested various ideas and activities for someone who have a broken core or incomplete one. Most of her suggestion were out of the books Takahiro have read. It's more like of a forgotten techniques that no one else discovered yet.
"Big sis... can I ask why are you knowledgeable in this kind of stuffs? Are you a mage? "
The girl ponders while making a 'hmmm' look. Takahiro was patienly waiting while sitting on a piece of chopped wood beside her. He seems to like the girl without knowing and also the feeling is mutual. The sun was dazzling as it compliments with the girl's hair.
"Hmm.. Once there was a powerful elf that injured the True Demon Lord. He was skilled in casting spells, magic circles and controlling his core. He is also skilled in various weapons too!" Her tone was cheerful while she is telling those stories. Maybe that man was one of her acquaintances.
"SOOOOO HE CAN TEACH ME THEN?! RIGHT? RIGHT!?" Takahiro was swelled by joy and excitement upon hearing the girl's story. But..
"On the last day of the Lunar calendar, he was slaughtered to nothing by the True Demon Lord."
Takahiro's excitement droop down to the bottom. He felt sorry for the girl that is silently sobbing beside him. He felt so frustrated and angry. When he was about to grab something to help him from his tasks, it slowly went away from him. But then, giving up is not his specialty so he then hug the girl and through his little hands, he pats the girl's back while singing his mother's lullaby.
"Little girl who have lost path🎶
Ease up and wipe your tears
The road is still long and you can create your own
Dance the rhythm of yourself and then you'll find happiness 🎶"
With sloppy pronunciation, he sang till the girl no longer crying. He then cut the hug and look at the smiling girl. She pulled him again for a hug that caught him off guard.
"Please.... remember me.. "
"Young miss, we must go. "
A golden eyed guy suddenly appeared. He seems at the same age range, but he seems more mature. He have two long swords on his waist. Maybe he is a swordsman? A knight? A guard?
Many things came to Takahiro's mind but onr thing was etch deep in it. When their eyes met, there is a glimpse of emotion shown at the man's face. But he couldn't figure it out. The girl stand up and smiled at Taka.
"You better tell sorry to your parents okay? Don't worry much about it. You are still young. You have a lot of time in your hands. "
She walked away while Takahiro watch her slowly being swallowef by the forest. He can't understand his heart. But it seems relieved and in pain. Maybe because he had an argument with his parents. He should really do what she said so he decided to stop his childish act and go home to ask for forgiveness.
**Howl
I never thought that the time already nearing dusk. The forest seem so peaceful yet it's scary and creepy.
**growl
His stomach is asking for food too. Sheesh. He shouldn't have made a fuss over him not going to be able to wield magic. He still have a lot for myself. It's not like if he can't do magic it would be the end of him. He still can hone himself to other things. But there is something inside him telling that magic have a special part in him.
In the certain distance, before Takahiro could leave the forest, a weak whimping sound can be heard near him. Takahiro stopped from walking and listens to his surroundings. Behind the bushes on his side, a black puppy pooling in its own blood was breathing heavily. There is a hole in its lower torso and knife slashes were evident on its uneven shaved fur.
Because of the recent incidences, hunters laid traps in the forest more than usually they would do to prevent wild animals and beast from entering the village. Maybe this puppy got lost and caught into one of those trap and some hunters got alerted and thought he was a wild beast. It soft shining black fur was soaked already on its own blood but Takahiro did not mind that it would stain his clothes. He run as fast as he could to go home.
The looks of the people are like worried but prevent themselves from going near the boy because the puppy are gnashing its teeth like a wild wolf.
"TAL! WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUUU!?" A loud scream came from Roselia and did not notice the small puppy in Takahiro's embrace. They rushed into him to found out the puppy that heavily wounded. Because of its ferocious growl they can't get near so they let the boy to do his best with their guides.
At the bath, with one hand, Takahiro get a basin with water and clean towel. He then went to the living where his parent is and laid the puppy on the table. He started to clean it wounds and the bleeding slowed down. What's making him anxious was the hole in its lower torso.
"Dear, I could heal him." His mother said with a gentle voice. Takahiro's face lightens and let her mother casted some healing magic. Her hand glows with sprinkle of warm light rains on the puppy's torso. Slowly, the hole was closing like it never been there. It's breathing stabilized too. They let the puppy rest in Takahiro's room and then Takahiro clean himself. His hunger emerged like it was suddenly called back after knowing that the puppy is now okay. He ate his supposedly breakfast at dinner and he took his tea. His father and mother were quietly watching him that he finds it awkward.
"I know I did something really bad and I feel sorry for that now. I'm sorry for acting up without giving you the chance to tell me what you have to say."
"Takahiro, we know how you love magic. We have been watching you since you were a baby. You are still a child and yet you are concerned with such heavy topics. The investigations that we have gone through already closes and there is no new cases of missing people since we got out of that place. It seems more peaceful too. We are so worried when you keep on sleeping for about a week. We thought you will just keep on sleeping forever. Magic is taboo son. That's why we are banished from our hometown Takahiro. We are doing our best to raise you without the help of magic in our daily lives to avoid chaos. We are very sorry. The moment that we know you have no compatibility with magic, we stop the idea of teaching you since we are just planting false hope in you. We should have tried a little bit more so that you would not be so hurt when you are that enthusiastic with it."
Takahiro's face was so surprise he couldn't close his mouth. He never thought that the reason people never use it in this age was because it was taboo to do so. It become a shackle to anyone who can wield it and since it was like....What was it again? Somehow his memories began to blur, even so what makes him more happy was the words his father said afterwards.
"We will analyze you again Takahiro and when we think you can have a possibility to wield magic then we will teach you. If, only you have the abilities."
The sound of the chair being slammed at the floor rang and then the couple smiled at their son's enthusiastic behavior. They love him so much that they would do anything he wishes to. Roselia sat on a chair and gestured at Takahiro to move closer to her.
Takahiro's heart was beating so loud it could leap out of his chest. Roselia started to inject her mana inside Takahiro that gave him head pains. His brain were throbbing like his nerves were going to pop. The mana flowed inside his body like it was searching for something. The path it was taking left an agonizing pain that makes Takahiro cry but he bit his lips to prevent himself from making a noise.
Seeing this, Felinn can only wait for Roselia to finish. This process was painful because mana is something that so oppressive that the antibodies inside of your body will reject it. Take it as a foreign object that the white blood cells are fighting to prevent it from harming the body.
A few minutes have passed and Takahiro's lips were bleeding from biting so hard. The pain was no joke and when he was about to give up. Roselia opened her eyes and hugged Takahiro.
"It's a miracle Tal! Truly! You are blessed by the Gods! You can wield magic!"