Alexis was surprised to see so many tarot souls here, and they all had human forms.
"Woah, they look amazing, but what if someone sees them?"- Alexis
"It's okay, no one can see them, except us"- Ryu
She turned to look behind her, but it seemed like the other guests didn't care.
"See? They can't see us. I forgot to introduce you, my name is Stepha. It's been a long time since I've seen a new tarot soul owner"- Stepha
"It's not like it's been a long time. You act like it's been a decade since you've been out"- Ryu
Stepha just laughed like a middle-aged man when he heard stories with his close friends. He flew closer to Wiro to observe the wolf cub more closely.
"Let me ask you, how long have you owned this tarot deck?"- Stepha
"About half a year ago, after buying it online, I used it for a few days and then put it in the closet. Recently, I bought another deck and used it a few times and put it in the closet"- Alexis
"Are you serious? You only used it for a short time and you put it in the closet like that..."- Fita
"You're not doing it right, Alexis. You've damaged your deck, you bought the deck and created a spiritual connection with them. But you've treated the deck like a tool, it's true that tarot is a tool but it's what creates the connection between the two sides"- Ryu
Alexis looked down at Wiro who was sitting with his back to her, the little wolf was looking at the tarot souls beside their master. The girl reached out her hand and lightly touched the little wolf's head. Although it was just an illusion, she could touch the little wolf's fur, it felt like she was touching a real wolf.
Wiro noticed his master's hand and didn't bother to look back, but he didn't push it away either, because he felt that it was unimportant.
"Each tarot deck represents its owner, so they exist to protect their owner."- Ryu
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When it was time to go home, Alexis said goodbye to her new friends, and Wiro, after playing around, fell asleep on her head.
"Thank you everyone for the advice, I will try to use the deck"- Alexis
"It's okay, whenever you have any trouble, just come to this cafe. Everyone often gathers here so we have the chance to meet again"- Ryu
"Thank you very much, Brother Ryu, goodbye everyone"- Alexis
Just as Alexis was about to leave, their friendly faces became blank, Ryu turned towards Lyra with a reproachful attitude.
"You should have warned her, what if something happened to that girl? She didn't even know she was in danger"- Ryu
"I didn't think it was that serious"- Lyra
"You didn't know? Is that your excuse?"- Ryu
"You were wrong to let your guard down. You almost caused an innocent girl to lose her life"- Etham
"Fine, fine, fine. I understand, it's my fault, okay? I'll go reflect on myself, I'm going home. Etham, take me home!"- Lyra
Lyra angrily left, leaving the other three to watch her. Etham was speechless and followed Lyra, watching the other two leave. Fita sighed in frustration at Lyra's stubbornness.
"I really don't understand why you're teaching that girl? She doesn't even know the basics"- Fita
"To be honest, I don't know why. She was the one who took the initiative to learn from me but I think she just learned it in a perfunctory way and didn't take it seriously at all"- Ryu
"Should we ask someone to follow that girl?"- Fita
"Maybe we should, I was going to ask Etham but that girl asked him already. Calling the others won't work since everyone has their own business"- Ryu
*Ting ting*
Suddenly, the sound of a text message rang out, Ryu opened the phone screen to see who sent the message, an unpleasant expression appeared on her face.
On the way back, Wiro was still lying on Alexis's head without saying anything, the atmosphere around them was awkward and she didn't know how to start a conversation. Not to mention, Alexis felt as if someone was following her.
"Hey, Wiro"- Alexis
"..."- Wiro
"I know you don't like to bother me, but do you feel something?"- Alexis
"Five"- Wiro
"Huh?"- Alexis
"There are five creatures following us, they're hiding"- Wiro
"Then what should I do?"- Alexis
"Let's just pretend we didn't see anything and slowly increase our speed and ride our bike straight home"- Wiro
She nodded slightly, her legs that were pedaling at a normal speed gradually became faster, because she couldn't see those creatures, Wiro looked for her. The creatures looked like spiders but their legs were human arms, they climbed over the houses to follow Alexis.
Going through the streets, the bike sped at a very fast speed and avoided the vehicles on the way while the monsters continued to chase after her. They jumped from car to car to cut the distance with their prey. Wiro felt that it was not good at all.
"Hurry up!"- Wiro
"I can't, I can't go any faster"- Alexis
The monsters were about to catch up, Wiro nervously looked around and saw a blurry phenomenon at a bakery, that was the sign of the "gate".
"Hurry up and go to that shop, speed there!"- Wiro
"What? Are you crazy?!"- Alexis was shocked
"Just listen to me!"- Wiro
There was no time to argue, she had to believe in her tarot soul, so she drove towards the bakery, the faster she drove, the more scared she was that she closed her eyes, preparing for a strong collision.
Then suddenly the lane collapsed, startling her while the passersby did not notice anything unusual, everything around shattered, causing Alexis to fall into another space parallel to the real world. Wiro revealed his true form as a large wolf, catching his master before hitting the ground.
The other monsters also jumped over the gate to continue their chase, Wiro quickly ran away while Alexis clung tightly to the wolf's fur to avoid falling on the road.
The surrounding ruined space was a very suitable terrain for Wiro as this wolf could jump on the broken concrete pieces to bounce while the monsters were very fast but their ability to react was very slow, so many of them crashed into many concrete blocks and disappeared.
"You're really fast"- Alexis
"Of course, who do you think I'm like this for?"- Wiro
"Ah, I know"- Alexis
When they had run far enough and saw no sign of the monsters anymore, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"We're safe for now"- Wiro
"Why are they chasing me?"- Alexis
"In this world, there are many species, some are like humans and beasts, some are like elves like in books and movies. The human race is inherently nothing special, but there are a few special individuals among them, Ouroboros, which means immortal reincarnation"- Wiro
"I think I read some myths about Ouroboros, the snake of life and death. Because it is a snake that bites its own tail to form a circle"- Alexis
"It's not strange that you know this information. That's right, a snake biting its own tail is a symbol of infinity, which means your soul is immortal. But the value is not only that"- Wiro
"Then what else does it mean?"- Alexis
"Ouroboros is also known as...heavy karma, big spirit"- Wiro smirk
"What?! Are you kidding me?"- Alexis
"I'm not joking, that's It's true but you're too stupid to realize it. It's a miracle that you survived until now"- Wiro
The two of them entered a ruined building to rest for a while, now that they had jumped into this world, it was a bit difficult to find the exit gate because Wiro still hadn't gotten used to this physical body so his nose couldn't smell the exit.
"Do you think there will be anything else here?"- Alexis
"Who knows, in this world there are all kinds of monsters and other things"- Wiro
Alexis sat down on the ground facing the giant wolf that was lying down.
"I'm sorry...for hurting you"- Alexis
"This again? Seriously?"- Wiro
"I'm telling you the truth, because of my temporary curiosity and lack of knowledge, you've been in the bookcase all this time"- Alexis
Hearing those words, the wolf couldn't help but growl in its throat, its face contorted in anger.
"It's true that I hate you, I hate you so much! On the first day I opened my eyes to see my master, I thought I would be useful. But no, my master is really a fool who doesn't understand anything about spirituality! I could have killed you right away!"- Wiro growled
The wolf moved closer, making Alexis scared, but she tried to suppress her fear because she was the one at fault for this. This was the consequence, the punishment she deserved, her eyes closed, waiting for the pain to come.
Wiro looked at the frightened girl in front of him and couldn't help but feel disappointed. He immediately rubbed his nose into Alexis's chest and let out a loud breath, startling her.
"I hate you but I can't kill you because you've named me. So I'll be with you forever. If you die, I'll die too." - Wiro