“Where am I?”
In the middle of the complete darkness a soft and yet familiar voice echoes inside of it.
“I can’t see anything! I should be sleeping right now, why am I here!? Am I having another dream?”
Yes and no.
Another familiar voice responds to Kiana, one that is similar to her but colder and calmer at the same time. This voice came from behind Kiana, who quickly turns around to see who it is.
“You again? Wait what? Why are you like this?”
Confusion quickly fills her mind as she tries to understand what is in front of her. This is the first time that she has seen anything like this however, the same cannot be said about us. Do you remember those weird dreams? The ones that The Void Queen was showing us? Something similar is happening to Kiana. In front of her there is a small light orb, perfectly round and with a diameter of roughly 10 centimetres. Not big by any means but the brightness however, it’s the complete opposite. While it cannot light the darkness away, anyone can easily spot it in the middle of it and in this case, the light is strong enough to fully lit Kiana pyjamas and her beauty away.
As you can expect, her pyjamas are rather cute looking. She’s using a simple dress and since it’s spring, nothing else is needed in my opinion and hers too. What I mean by this is for example, socks, a t-shirt underneath her dress and so on, warm clothes in general. It’s not summer either so of course she can’t be lacking any type of underwear either, however, with a few warm sheets on her bed, any coldness that the nights of spring might bring, those sheets will easily heat up our Kiana. But moving on, it seems the light orb wants to speak.
It has been hours since our last talk, so I think it is a good idea to speak up again.
“Are you referring to my indecision about my academic path? Or do you want to talk about something else?”
It’s all of it, after all, you’re troubled with these and some more.
........
......
…
Once again you went quiet. I’ve already helped you out once but, just like I told all of those years ago, I’m here for you. Tell me what’s wrong.
“I-I don’t know what to do… You have good points about it, on some academic paths what they offer can change my life for the better while at the same time, they don’t seem like bad people. But I still have that promise to fulfil, I cannot break it.”
A promise to become a Magical Girl, one that you made with her, correct? Is the word so unsafe that you cannot change your mind about it?
“Yes, the Hero was defeated a few years ago and yet, there aren’t any signs of the Demon Lord. It’s not because he has been defeated, but more so because he hasn’t awoken yet. Once the Hero appears in the world, so does the Demon Lord, while the vice versa is the same. I have to be ready for when he decides to appear, I have to defeat him if the case does happen. I can’t let such a monster rampage in this world, far too many casualties will follow it.”
If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it's taken without permission from the author. Report it.
You have to? Are you seeing this as a supposed “duty” that you are obliged to accomplish? Or is it because you feel guilty about what happened to the Hero?
........
......
…
You know why the Hero is dead, and you know who killed him.
........
......
…
You also know that, it’s not your fault or hers even. An unfortunate event that happens, to happen. The Hero did something that he shouldn’t had and from there, the consequences came crashing down towards him just like thunder does in a thunderstorm.
“I know that, but I still have to do it... Someone has to. I can’t let the word suffer from something that I can prevent or eliminate. If the Hero is dead then, as The Magical Girl, I will fulfil his shoes.”
You have proclaimed to be a Magical Girl again and yet, you still have doubts about it but, you won’t let go of that supposed Hero duty. I understand, it seems I won’t change your mind for now, no point on further persuasion.
........
......
…
“Really? You’re not going to say anything else? That’s it? I mean, if you don’t keep at it, I won’t definitely change my mind!”
Do you want to?
“No.”
Then, there’s no point in continuing. You don’t want to change your mind nor do I have the capacity for such so, I reached the conclusion that further persuasion is a waste of our time.
“(She’s so cold… She somewhat resembles Roxy a little bit from her tone of voice. There is no difference in timber as she speaks, always the same speed and if I could see her face, it probably would look the same from beginning until the end. Does she even have any emotions at all?)”
I don’t know, I’ve never thought about it.
“Eh!? Y-You can hear my thoughts? What th- what are you, a mind reader?”
We are in your subconscious. I can hear, feel and I know anything that you think and desire. Everything that you’re feeling, so do I. Your happiness and excitement on your first day at the Academy, your anger and frustration when they were bullying Anya and of course, your bloodlust when those fans of Roxy overstepped not her boundaries, but ours. I felt everything and I know well how you felt.
“This is so bizarre... How can something like this happen? Just, who are you?”
I don’t know.
“Tsk, why do I believe that? Whatever, you’re right though, I will have to reach some type of compromise. Whether I want it or not. I have to find a way to be a better Magical Girl but at the same time, create a future for myself one that I won’t regret and at the same time, one that she will be proud of.”
We don’t know if you are forced to join any of those classes that I mentioned about, you don’t have to follow any of those people either after all, you can always create your own class. You can do it like Anya, rather than being scientific research, you can use your magic abilities for something that can make you fulfilled and happy.
“I-I actually never thought in that way... Yes, from that perspective I can see what you are trying to tell me. I will inform myself in that regard, in the meantime, I will think about all of this, all of what you said to me… If I can’t create a class for myself then, I will have to choose from one of them, even if I don’t want to.”
........
......
…
“And now you don’t comment anything about what I said… Don’t quiet down just like that!”
What am I supposed to say? Is there anything else to say? I agree with everything you said, there is no need to further comment on it. I’m confused and unsure of what you want.
“Dammit, you got me there… Erm, I mean, how are you today? Nice weather, don’t you think? It’s dark, cold, I can even feel the exaggerated humidity in this place…”
Once again, I’ve failed to understand what you are trying to say or do. I can say that, I feel the exact same as you, I’m confused and happy for some reason.
“Oh yeah, you did say that you feel what I’m feeling… Hmm, it seems you have a lot to learn about conversing with someone else, or should I say, I have? Either way, since there’s nothing else to speak about, I want to sleep, can you help me out?”
Yes, of course.
“Ah, thank you-”
Puff!
Without any warning at all, the light orb disappears, leaving Kiana all alone in the darkness.
........
......
....
