[POV MC]
We had arrived at our destination .
"Külgöz we have come !" said Yıldızsar , she hadn't stepped in so we were waiting outside in front of the door .
The entrance didn't have a door that closes and opens like any other door . It was made of tied bones that you could pass by pushing them aside .
"Come in ."
came a sound from inside .
We both went inside , first Yıldızsar then me .
There was a woman , she was wearing something that had a pair of black horns that was as long as an adults' forearm . It made her look like some female anime oni .From the base of the horns to her hairline there was some sort of white hardened leather with a half circle shaped thin wooden support behind it . Hardened leather had geometric engravings . It was half a hand long . From the end of the accessory soft white leather strings with half a centimeter width was going down to the bridge of her nose and her cheeks , drawing another half circle. Many strings that were like soldiers in a line was hiding her eyes .
She had a white kimono-like dress with sleeves that was opening like wings as it went down her arms.
Her face was painted white but her lips were black and there were black lines with a finger's width and a finger's lenght coming down from her hidden eyes .
Her skin looked young but she had the aura of an old person .
She was sitting on some sort of corpse ? no it was a skin and a big one too .
The skin was from some sort of feline , with a tail of a scorpion ..?
'Hmm.' this made me furrow my brows . The woman was sitting on it like it was just some animals' skin .
I didn't hide my curiosity and asked . What could happen ?
"What is that ?" I asked pointing at it .
She smiled with a lax expression and said
"Locals called it a nundu I guess , took it as a loot from some mission . Liked it snake boy?"
"Scary, " I said "and snake boy ? What does that mean lady ?"
"You are too curious ..." she took a glance from us for half a minute "Yıldızsar , get out . Go !go!go! " she shooed her away .
"But whyyy ? Is it 'that' important ???" she sulked "Won't you tell it to me too big sister, pretty please ?"
"You are annoying ," she looked at me for a moment "it might be something that boy doesn't want to share , so go out . "
"Okay ..." she went out sulking , for some reason she is so childish sometimes . She wasn't like this during the travel .
"Now , come kid , sit ." she urged .
She sat on her nundu ground decoration cross-legged .
I was at the opposite of her sitting on my legs my hands on my knees .
"The snake ," she paused
"means adaptability , change ..." she paused for a second there too.
"And ..." she was building the tension.
Something I won't like is coming , my spider senses are tingling . I furrowed , trying not to .
"And ?" I asked in an urging tone .
"Rebirth . " she said .
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I froze . Feeling the already forming sweat drops. Not capable of forming any useful thought for a while .
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I froze , I became still like a boulder and cold like a corpse in morgue . For a minute maybe .
I saw her right in front of my face , just a meter away .
...
She was smiling widely , looking at me ; feasting upon my terror .
I couldn't sit still here for forever . I couldn't act like some sort of shocked goat that's about to fall to my right side . I had to adapt , quickly.
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"What do you know ?" I asked , with a disstressed tone . I couldn't bluff it away , it was too late already . My shock and distress were shown like a giant outdoor performance .
...
"Hmm ," she made a sound , bring her hand to her chin and finally placing her hand under her jaw .
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She then said "I know you are no kid . A reincarnator ? Probably . " then she made a thinking expression . "Ah , maybe I should say it like this ."
"Someone reborn from another reality ."
!!!!
That made my heart fell ... and break too .
She knew it all ! Even before I came here ! That guide girl had called me 'snake' afterall .
DAMN!!!
I felt vulnerable , she already knows it , what can I even do . Best idea is opening up .
In a good scenario I might gain her trust while admitting it . In a bad scenario she mindrapes me and I go vegetable or something .
But I want to be positive . Because I doubt she would want to have anything to do with England witch and wizards community .
But there is a chance she might kill me if she somehow gets the knowledge of horcrux , I don't know if just the name would help but I'd rather not test it . Or she might change the course of war and either be a hero or doom England but really neither of them is my concern that much . I doubt VoldVold would go out of England . Retaliaton would be much higher than it was in England afterall. It would just be an all out war , blood purity noble family nonsense was only in Europe and maybe in some this and that place .
She finally spoke again after the long pause .
"Don't be scared kid , no one sees you as some sort of danger . Nor I will gaze into your eyes to see your past ." " There is a reason I wear this thing that hides my eyes , eyes are mirror of the soul afterall ." "Bye the way you will see this kind of cloth a lot from now on ."
?
Duhh , I relaxed immediately .
She didn't even care about my past and was talking about some clothing .
"You scared me for a moment there ." I said .
"Nah , don't worry you were one of us and one is ."
"How are you so sure , did you see my past ?"
"I knew someone new was coming so I did a little bit of snooping . Don't underestimate the clairvoyance . " "But I saw tid bits . 'u from future ? "
I sighed "I though you were not interested ."
"Well you don't have to say but I'd prefer if you did . no secrect among friends ."
"Friends ?"
"When I want something , we are."
'Gulp' , sounds like some good ol' mafia shit .
I sighed again "Okay , mothe..." some tongue slip there , I furrowed .
"Hahh ..." she sighed "I saw your past kid, tid bit means years to me , I normally gaze at lifes . " "Come here ..." she patted her right side . I complied . "Mamas' boy " she said with slightly visible smile .
"Rotate to that side a bit ." she said , she was still cross-legged.
I sat with a melancholic sigh and she forced my head on her leg with one hand . Dude I died without touching a woman , are all of them this strong ?
"Why are you doing this ?"
"You don't have to hide yourself here . And what am I doing ? I'm trying to force love and trust trough your throat . "
"Mommy vibes here ." I tried to sound playful but deep inside my disgust was clear as day .
"You hate them this much ?" "We too have troubles with them but you feel like you will make a lot of trouble later ."
"Don't worry then I don't plan on staying too long ." I said spitefully .
"Haahh , will you ever trust someone ?"
"No." I said without hesitation . "I don't know what you saw but if you are too nice I will have to leave in the future ."
" ... " "I can't be a real family for you but I hope you will someday find a real family . "
"..."
"Forget it." she said "tell me about the future and about what you think of this reality , this world ." "You know , every future is some sort of other reality ."
"So that was your real plan ?"
"No , but not that you will believe it ." "Come on , talk already I wanna know about the future . I saw a few thing sure but ..."
"Yeah , okay . I get it . I should be glad you aren't mindraping me ." "So how much you want to know ?"
"You start talking I will say when it's enough ."
And told I did . My look on magic , science , the past of mine that is the future now , corona , earthquakes , AI , arts ,musics , biology etc. I just don't care anymore . How will keeping this burden help me in any way with this all-knowing woman .
I had some doubts about telling her about Voldermort since it could change the future in an undesirable way and ruin my fun so I didn't tell her about the books , there was the chance of that annoying prophecy changing but since I wasn't planning on interfering until Triwizard Tournament I wasn't that afraid . The prophecy was so simple afterall , either one of them dies while other is alive .
But since this somehow turned into a sincerity and no hiding course ,
I said "There are a few thing I think you shouldn't know about this world ." "Not that it would harm anyone here , but you know prophecy and all that stuff is involved."
"Hmm . I see , if it brings no harm then you can keep it . But you have to tell if things go wrong , or I'mma skin you alive , deal ? "
"Sigh ,deal . You speak so softly but your words are pretty scary . "
"Nahh , it's just 'cause you're a coward . " have some mercy on me lady . "Okay , get up it's time to leave for you."
"Ugh , but to whe-" I was about to say ,
*whistle**whistle**whistle**whistle**whistle*
She whistled like a bird and said ,
"You should work hard since I will make your naming ceremony damn hard ." "You will live with the other nameless for a while , kids around your age . You will move out after the naming" "Yıldızsar will take you there and get you up early tomorrow to start your training . For a while she will look after you . From then you will know what you have to know about this place ."
A bit later Yıldızsar arrived . "You talked a lot ." "Let's go ." she said .
And we apparated to some unknown place . It was no place that sunlight can come in freely .
"Why is it a place like that ?" I asked "Here is like a bunker ."
She stopped an looked at me seriously "Snake ... " "don't tell what you said to me to other children." She twisted my arm a little .
"Why , what is the problem ." I winced not taking a step back .
"Since what you said is true and we wouldn't want to break their spirits , okay ?" she demanded an answer .
"Okay ..."
"What did you two talk about ?"
"Pardon ?"
"With her , what did you talk ?" she asked . Not much heated anymore but she had already lost my trust . I hated judging looks and acts . I'm no child who doesn't know about anything .
"Nothing important ." I said with no emotion leaking .
"..."
We reached a place with beds, children with mixed genders were in . All were pretty young .
"He is the snake , you all . Guide him around ." she said .
Just before leaving she leaned towards me and whispered , "Lessons will take a place in somewhere similar."
She hadn't said anything but message was clear , 'Forget about bunker thing.' A sensitive topic for some unknown reason .
"Hello folks ! " I said waving my hand towards the room . Some curious kids were already coming towards me .
[F.M. 1 round 07.08.23]