I was still trying to figure out how to utilize my own magic, because I am still new when it comes to things like this...
"How did you manage to control your own magic?"
I asked Loxley, since she was the more experienced person, i figured that it will be a good opportunity for me to learn from her. When I asked her that, she leaned her head and was trying to think...
"I am not sure...it just sort of happened"
It was not the response that I expected...
"What do you mean?"
She closed her eyes and created a landscape on the holographic image, it showed a forest with river flowing inside the forest.....
"Take this for example, have you ever wondered how nature first developed?"
I shook my head, saying no to her question....
"Just like nature, you will not notice a sapling grow into a big tree, its the same as the magic inside a person. It either comes naturally or comes out unexpectedly, it is a complex thing to fully explain"
She further exlained....
"As for me, I did not know that I could use magic in the first place. I was just an ordinary girl, that had an obsession on reading books. My father was the one who started my obsession, it just fascinates me. That there are worlds that you can explore, just by reading. Then one day, when I was reading a book that I used to read. I imagined the place being described inside the book, and suddenly the letters and pictures formed a circle-"
She then pointed on the holographic image, she continued telling her story...
"Creating an moving image, that an ordinary little girl like me was amazed and delighted, that a world that I used to imagine became a reality"
She opened up both of her eyes and had a smile on her face, reminiscing on her past. She later ended her story after that, then went back to her original stone cold expression....
"So by that, I cannot really teach you how to control or even use your dark magic. You need to figure that out yourself"
"Oh..."
I expected an advice or tip on how to manipulate my own magic, but was instead hit by a brick wall. However, I had a small glimpse on how magic works....
"Don't worry about not being able to control your own magic, dark magic is the rarest magic to have. Citra and other dark magicians have their own unqiue abilities, they do not have anything in common, other than being able to use dark magic"
She reassured me by saying. Although I am glad, but something inside me just want to be able to control my own magic, just like that. Its like a feeling of desire, wanting to hold power of my own self.
She later asked if that was all of the question that I want to asked. I nodded at her, and she continued reading. I looked at the palm of my hand, my palms were callaused. I was trying to think of how I can use my own magic, I stared at Loxley and she was focused on reading.
I decided to stand up and flipped the sign, now that we were done talking the shop was open again. A couple hours later, it was already 5:40 pm, almost 6 pm. There was not a single person that came inside the store, not a single customer.
When the sun was setting down, Loxley coughed, catching my attention. I turned around to face Loxley, she then told me.....
"You can go home now, it is already evening, I will be the one who will close down the store"
I nodded, and waved her goodbye. I walked outside the store, and there were several kids running past me. While a old man was yelling and shouting at them, I minded my business and did not paid them any attention.
I did not want to go back to the original world right now, I decided to walk around the village.
The houses were far apart, a two meter gap to be exact. The road was dirt and only a small part were of concrete, carriages were passing through the village as this village, is also a checkpoint to another village.
I saw a pub down the road and decided to walk inside. When I walked inside, the smell of alcohol and smoke filled the pub. There were only four people inside the pub, not including the bartender.
They were all middle aged men, and I could sense that they were staring at me. I acted natural, and did not make myself big. Since, if I did that, trouble will come at me and that is something I do not want.
The pub was a little run down, there were obvious signs that they tried to fix up the chairs. A small magic stone lit up the pub, it was not fully lit up only a smart part, of where the light hit. I sat down on a chair in front of the counter, the bartender walked up to me and asked what my order is.
I did not know what to order, I was trying to think of what to order, since this was my first time walking inside this pub. The bartender noticed that I was nervous...
"You new here, kid?"
He asked me with a low and raspy voice. I nodded, and he turned his back away from me and grabbed something under the counter. He gave me menu of what is available, there were drinks and foods. It was not that expensive, the cheapest thing in the menu is soup with bread. I chose that, and the bartender nodded.
He went to the kitchen and was preparing my food. I was wrong, this was not a pub. But a diner, I thought that this was a pub because the sign outside had a bottle design. I looked around, I noticed a poster on the wall.
I was trying to read it, but I could not understand it...
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRANSLATE THE TEXT?
The system suddely popped up, asking me if I want to translate the texts. I nodded as an answer, after that the texts were crumbling and were replaced by english characters. It said...
NEWS
•A new king had been crowned on the kingdom of Mallit.
•A mysterious figure had appeared on the sky of a village of Crilemin.
There were a lot of contents being written, but those first two caught my attention. When I was reading the rest of the text, the bartender.....is it bartender? I do not know.....he came with the order I made, he placed it down the counter top. He gave me a smile after putting my order down, I smiled back and nodded at him.
He then walked back into the kitchen. I looked at the soup, apparently in the menu it said "rabbit soup" obviously it had rabbit meat inside of it. I was curious on what the taste will be like, I grabbed the spoon that was inside the bowl.
I took a spoonful and placed it on my mouth...its taste was like curry, the way the soup was cooked gave it a taste like curry. I enjoyed it, the rabbit meat was tender and was easy to chew. One thing was missing...rice. Rice was the only thing that was missing, I looked at the bread and dipped it inside the soup.
It soaked the bread, and I placed the bread inside my mouth....it taste delicious, like a complementary to the soup. The next thing I knew, I ate it all still wanting seconds. But, I knew that I have to keep it only one, because I did not have thag much money.
The bartender walked back to the counter, so that he can take away the bowl. I thanked him, and I was trying to grab some money so that I can pay for the soup....
"You do not to pay, its okay"
The bartender told me, I looked at him with the expression in my face saying "its okay?". The bartender nodded and told me that...
"I saw you enjoying the soup, and the bread. I was very happy, because you enjoyed it, even though it was only leftovers"
I smiled as a gesture of thanking him, I said goodbye to him as it was time for me to go back to the original world. He waved me goodbye as I walked outside the diner. I looked at the sign, and thought to myself 'I will go back here, next time'
It was already night, and there was not a single person walking outside. The magic stones were lit up, giving a warm and cool scene. As usual, I went to the forest, so that I can go back to the original world.
After I went to the orginal world, there was somebody knocking on the door. It was my sister, asking if I am inside my room. I responded, and she told me that dinner is ready. Since our father is home after his business trip, the three of us will eat dinner together.