7.0 - Seal
(Change person to Lytie)
We spent the next 3 hours together. Sydia is a really nice person, she told me a lot of useful information. During this time I managed to change clothes to shorts and a purple shirt with a cape.
" Huh... it looks like I don't have any magic, I tried to attract objects or heal the wound on my neck and nothing worked." I announced sadly.
" Strange, do you have magic, it's known from birth and I've never met a person who doesn't have any magic."
" Maybe you can learn to use it during your life?" Sydia asked herself.
" Exactly, I hope I just can't." I replied.After these exchanges there was a moment of silence. It became awkward.
The silence passed and Sydia had an idea." I have a friend who has knowledge about magic, he can help us." " Okay." During the time spent together with Sydia, I noticed something. Sydia is not a human but an elf. Why didn't she inform me about it all this time?
After 15 minutes of walking, we reached the outskirts of the city. It was a terrible mess here, you could call it a slum. Did Sydia's friend really live in such conditions?
We stopped in front of one of the sheds, the so-called house.
Sydia opened the door and went inside, and I followed her. I was positively surprised. From the outside, it looks like an unkept building, but inside it is pleasantly tidy.
After a moment of staring at the interior of the house, I noticed that a person was standing in front of us.
It is probably Sydia's friend, whom she mentioned earlier.
He looked really strange, just like everyone else so far. He had light blue hair, one strip of hair was gray. The color of the hair itself did not catch my attention, but the blindfold covering his eyes, did.Can he see anything through it?
Not only is his eyes covered, but he also has a scarf that covers his face. He's wearing a long blue coat.
The man came closer to me.
" This is Lytia, she's my friend and she's a pretty strange case, she doesn't have any powers. She's not type A or AB, I thought you might know something about that." Sydia introduced me.
The man thought for a moment, then said." I'm not here to please strangers." He said.I wasn't surprised by his answer. It's obvious he doesn't know me and has no reason to help me." I understand what you mean. We can make a deal, if you help me, I can repay you in some way." I suggested." Hmm..." He mumbled, looking at me." Can you give me one of your hands?" He asked.
I don't see a problem with that, so I gave it to him right away.
The man stared at my hand. I wonder how much he can see on that hand through the blindfold.
" Give me your second hand." I followed his instructions immediately.
" I don't understand..." He said quietly under his breath.
I didn't know how to comment on that, so I remained silent.
" What's the matter? Do you already know the answer to the question of whether Lytia has power?" Sydia asked.
The man let go of my hands.
" I don't know how to interpret that..." He said.
Does that mean something good or bad?" You have a lot of power in you..." I was happy." There is one problem I don't understand..." He added.
The smile disappeared from my face. It could be something serious." This is the first time YOU don't understand something." Sydia mumbled, wondering." The power you have is unlike anything I've ever seen."
I have power! I'm amazing!" Your magic is incapable of use." Oh, no.
" It's like someone did it on purpose." " What do you mean." Sydia asked." Something strong sealed Lytia's power. I don't know exactly what that could mean." " Yhm... can this power be unsealed somehow?" I asked." Seals can only be made by strong beings. Only the one who sealed it can unseal it. There is one more option. The person who cast the seal must die, then this curse will lose its power and cease to be active." I remembered the moment when I was in the void with Cethus, he had this white crystal in his hand. Could it be the aforementioned seal?" It's more complicated than I thought." I whispered." I am a scientist and I am currently working on a lot of things, one of them is an artificial magic core." If I have power, but it is sealed, then the idea of an artificial core is unnecessary. All you have to do is find Cethus. But why did he do it to me then? What was the reason for it?
" I also forgot to introduce myself. I'm Ethen and the girl next to you is Sydia and she provides me with materials for research and experiments."
" Ethen is more of a guardian to me than an acquaintance or friend." Sydia added.
" Huh? You look like the same age. How is he supposed to be your guardian?" Sydia noticed my surprise." We may look like the same age, but he was the one who took care of me when I was little. Ethen is much older than me."
What does she mean by much older? Older by 10 years or 100?" I'm interested in you, so I can try to unseal your power."
" Thank you." I thanked him." It may take some time and I don't know if I'll succeed. First I have three questions for you." " Why three?" " Because you won't know the answers to any more." I got stressed out for a moment. By saying that, he meant that he knew that if I didn't answer a question it meant that I wasn't telling the truth. After all, according to his assumptions, I should have the answer to those three questions." I just want to get to know you a little. Sydia told me that you met today and it's already late in the evening."
Hmm? When did Sydia have time to tell him? We were together in the capital the whole time." What happens if I don't answer any of the questions?" " Then I won't help you with the seal. Sydia also warned me that it was your first day in the capital and you were living in the beast's territory. You probably have no idea what to do with yourself."
I'm starting to get a little nervous. The conversation with him is too stiff. Could Sydia be a spy? But why would she see me as a suspect?" Okay, I'll agree to these questions on one condition. But I also want to be able to ask one question, it's not fair." " Agreed." " First question: What's your name?" Hmph? Is he seriously asking me something like that? He already found out that I'm Lytia. Why is he asking such a simple question. Why does every word he says have a hidden meaning, and I can't guess what it is? Everything is suspicious, I have to choose my words carefully." Lytia." I answered." Why are you asking something like that? Just get to the point because it doesn't make sense. This question doesn't count!" Sydia exclaimed." Okay, so I'll ask another question. What were you doing three weeks ago?" Sydia realized that something didn't fit. Ethen wouldn't ask such a question without a reason." You can't lie, I know when someone is trying to cheat me." " Yhmm... I've been traveling for almost 2 weeks..." I didn't finish.
I covered my face with my hand." Okay. Let it be..." I said.Ethen was silent for a moment and Sydia was shocked.
" I don't remember anything from more than 2 weeks ago..." I whispered quietly and uncovered my face with my hand.
" I understand." Ethen confirmed.
Sydia had a face as if I had said something inappropriate.
" That's the second question. Can you give me your sword?"
Hmph? My sword? Why does he want to see it?" But you have to give it to me right away." I took out the sword and handed it to him.
Ethen stared at the blade.
" Where did you get this sword?" He asked.
" I got it..." I answered embarrassed.
" Who did you get it from?" He added.
" Um... You're out of questions..." Afraid to answer, I ducked.
Ethen fixed me with a serious look. It was obvious that he really wanted to find out who I got the sword from.
" Lytia's right, you're out of three questions." Sydia butted in.
The man stared at the blade for a moment longer. After another 20 seconds, he gave it back to me, just as he promised.
I don't know how on earth what I said worked. I jokingly mentioned three questions a moment ago.
" I wonder what those questions gave to him. He didn't ask me anything specific. " I mumbled to myself quietly." You're right, those questions were pointless. However, if I asked you anything else, you wouldn't be able to answer. " " There will be time for the rest of the things I want to learn from you. " He added." How did you know I lost my memories? " I asked." Intuition. " Huh? How intuition?" That's not an explanation. " I commented firmly." You're right, anyone can answer questions like that. In that case, you can ask one more. " Suddenly the door opened and someone ran inside." The possessed creature got out! All knights are needed for the fight! " The boy who had just run in started shouting.
The boy noticed me, he was surprised when he saw me." Who is that? " He asked, pointing at me.
Sydia came closer to him." This is Lytia. " Sydia answered him." Wait, I have no idea what to ask." I exclaimed lightly.
I didn't really pay attention to the boy who had just run in.
" Lytia has a sealed power inside her, I thought Ethen might know something, so I brought her here." she whispered in the boy's ear.
" I have an idea!" I shouted.
" What do you need that stupid blindfold for!? Do you want to look cool? Can you see anything through it?" I shouted at Ethen, pointing at the blindfold.
Even though I can't see Ethen's face, I can tell he just smiled.
" Good question."
Huh? That was the most random thing that came to my mind.
" I see the world from the third person. Like the narrator of the book."
What? So he can't see through his own eyes?
I was surprised when I heard that.
How is that even possible?
I started looking around nervously." From where are you looking at us now? " I asked and added. " From the ceiling? " I looked at the ceiling, putting my hands to my forehead and curling my hands into the shape of binoculars.
Why aren't Sydia and the person next to her surprised by the answer?" That's all I can tell you now. " Ethen added.
I still don't understand. What's with the third person?
" Okay, there's no time to think now. We have to hurry up and help catch the possessed creature! " The boy exclaimed.