Maima had never liked me. To her, I will always the be the ugly little sister who she never wanted. That was the way of things and i had gotten used to it, but today she was going extreme. ˝I want her dead, dead and gone, she cannot look at him for a second. I must be the princess. I and only I must marry the prince!˝ she yelled on top of her lungs. Mother looked at me, I could see the fire in her eyes. One thing she had always asked of me was not to anger Maima. We all knew she was the only cultivator in our family in two generations and as such, she always got what she wanted. But today, she wanted my head. I don't know if I'm to take her literally or not but the glint in her eye was scary. my father had been quiet all through and was about to speak when I heard the loud bang on my head. Turning to see what it was, I caught a glimpse of my mother with her mouth wide open, then my sister, Maima with a rod in her hand, covered in blood. ˝Who's blood?˝ I asked then touched my head with my hand,the hand was covered in blood. ˝Please, Maima,˝ and then it all became darkness.
The bed was soft and fluffy that I didn't want to wake up but the sound of a prayer gong was going off in the close distance. Standing up to go check what was going on, I felt a sharp pain at the back of my head. The bang, the blood. Placing my hand at the back of my head to check for blood but I didn't see any blood as I withdrew my hand. Going over to the window, I turn to try seeing the back of my head but what I see has me in shock. I am a different person. Instead of screaming in shock, I stand in complete awe of the beautiful face in the mirror. She is an elegant creature with all her features perfectly placed. I want to be her, I realize, because every one both man and woman will love her beauty. I am in her body, the realization hits me and then I scream.
The knock on the door is persistent but I d no answer it. ˝Master, are you okay?˝ someone asks outside the door. I nod, not trusting my voice. ˝Master, should I get the other masters?˝ the voice asks again. ˝No,˝ I say in a low voice, ˝No, I'm fine.˝ ˝Okay master, call if you need help with anything.˝ I nod in response although I know they can not see me. Whoever this woman is, she is a master of the arts and possibly systems and I, who have no cultivation powers, am inside her.
When I finally join the other masters for the day, after being dressed by my assistants, I am told that I had been in a long period of cultivation and had only just stirred few days ago. Today was the first I had really woken up, they say. I nod and smile when I do not know how to respond, which is often, biting down the urge to ask if anyone knew about my real self, Hashina Oma, in this world as that would seem suspicious. How can a master explain interest in a girl with no cultivation powers. After the morning feast, I'm led back to the temple by my assistant to begin training for the day for my disciples.
At first I do not know what to do, but then, I decide to do all I have seen my sister doing when she was trying to cultivate. Hand placements, foot placements and everything else in between. At a point, I notice some forms of uneasiness among the disciples and ask them to go study by themselves. Calling my assistant, I request she leads me to the library. It was obvious the request seemed strange to her as she gave me a fleeting strange look before leading the way. Getting to the library was a long journey and by the time we got there, there seemed to be no one in sight. ˝Why is the library empty?˝ I ask out loud. ˝Master Saphira asked everyone to stay out as he is doing studies after you didn't wake up from your cultivation on the appointed day.˝ I nod and head into the library.
Moving quietly so no one would be disturbed by my presence, I begin to look for books that are related to what I want to learn, the basics of cultivation. If this body could cultivate and had reached a high level of cultivation, I should be able to awaken the powers and systems present in it with a little bit of cultivation. I was headed to sit down when I felt someone standing behind me. ˝You're awake˝ the person said in a low disbelieving tone at first, then ˝YOU ARE AWAKE!˝ he said grabbing me and hugging me tightly to a point I couldn't breathe. At first, I was too surprised to respond, but when the hug became too tight, I responded by tapping him lightly on the shoulder, ˝Sensei, you shouldn't show such an outburst of emotions.˝ That brought a chuckle to his lips, and then he kissed me.
The kiss was like a light brush of our lips at first, but I could feel my body responding. My lips parted on their own and my hands moved a little bit upwards, attempting to pull him in for a deeper kiss. ˝I see you have missed me too,˝ he said, then deepened the kiss, tongue sliding into my parted lips, dipping in then sliding back out. His hand in my hair, messing up my hair and the other hand holding me tightly. My hands lost their strength for a moment and I heard the thud of the books in my hand falling to the floor. That drew the attention of my assistant who opened the door and started calling out for me. Master Saphira, as I assumed that was his name, left me alone for a moment, and ran his hand across my hair and then across his own. I was shocked. The kiss had awakened some memories inside of me, I knew that the owner of this body had a relationship or affair with Master Saphira which had been going on for a while and that she was one of the most accomplished Sensei of her time. I also got to find out some of her cultivation techniques and how to access the powers she had cultivated. ˝Master, are you okay?˝ My assistant, whose name I had found out is Chup. ˝I'm okay, Chup. Let's get the books and get going,˝ I respond with a smile.
The next day starts with me waking up and preparing for my disciples' training and I am excited. I had spent the night practicing all I could remember from the the Sensei's mind and learning all I can from the books I had gotten from the library. As excited as I am, I am already dressed by the time Chup gets there. We heard to the training quarters to meet the disciples who are ready and dressed for training, but there is something new. New disciples are to be accepted to the academy today and everyone is excited, the masters, the other disciples, everyone. I could literally taste the excitement in the air. Platforms had already been set up for their tests and Chup leads me to the place set apart for the Masters and their assistants. When the ceremony begins and the new disciples start trooping in, I see her, my sister turned murderer walk in, smiling with her head held up high. All the anger I have ever felt from her abuse and humiliation start building up and I feel my ears burning. I can feel people turning to look at me but that isn't my problem right now, I had to get Maima to pay for all her cruelty, someone. Aiming directly at her, I decide to try one of the dangerous spells I had learnt the previous night, the spell of absolute truth. It will cause one to answer every question set before them truthfully and I knew that the academy did not accept murderers into their folk. I was about to unleash the spell when I felt a hand touch me, very firmly, on my shoulder. It was Master Saphira looking at me with concern in his eye. ˝Are you okay?˝ he asks, and at that moment I feel the spell release, but it was not completed.