Chapter 2: The Cursed Lands of Arcana (Umbra) Part V
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The reason for that is simple… There are instances when I dream of Ekaterina in her teenage form… I’m not sure how or why it happens occasionally but I feel heavy and light headed every time I see her. I try to talk to her regarding most of my days and she is listening to me well similar to how Momma acts. From time to time I get head pats from her as if I could feel it even on my physical body. It’s just weird and creepy…
If ever the real Ekaterina wants to swap bodies with me I’m willing to let go since this isn’t really my life… However, why do I feel dissatisfied? Can I really let all of this go?
My eyes slowly closed itself as the mint incense filled my nose, helping me breathe better.
(Note: Ekaterina fell asleep while snoring)
Fuck… it’s gonna happen again ain’t it?
…
“You seem to have a lot of fun…” Who’s saying this?
“Let’s just say that I’m you, and you are me. How was your day?”
It’s a really fun day! I met a lot of people and even encountered a bitching dwarf, like a LEGIT dwarf! Though I kinda mistook him for a midget elf which is why he was angry at me. We would’ve had a small brawl if Momma haven’t intervened. I’m certain I would win though since I don’t shy away from cat fights hehehe.
“Hahahaha! I would be mad too if that happened to me. Come on, his anger was a bit justified, no need to be that violent.”
I wonder if I could live peacefully like this. Meeting all sorts of people and eating good food every day is actually a good way to enjoy life isn’t it?
“It’s not that you can’t… The problem here is what you are willing to do to achieve it.”
Willing to do? I’m not gonna kill people am I Hahahaha? That’s a joke though!
“…”
What’s with the silence?
“Please do not end up like I did… Promise me that Mary…”
Why are you so serious, of course I won’t!
“…”
You still there?
“…”
My mind drifted away due to the silence that filled my consciousness. The entire conversation is definitely weird…
Oof, the cold mornings plus the walking we did yesterday made my body ache like crazy… I wanna get up but my body feels like staying in bed for a few more hours… Nanny came inside my room and saw me lying flat on my bed like pancakes.
“Are you sick lady?”
“N-no… It’s just that my body hurts…”
She went close and held my forehead, checking for my temperature. Nanny raised her head with a serious look on her face.
“You’re burning up milady!” she could’ve used other words for that…
Nanny rushed outside of the room shouting “Milady is Sick!?” all across the hallways. A few moments later, five maids came inside my room along with a doctor.
The maids placed themselves parallel on each side of the bed. Nanny Katalina removed my sheets, exposing my aching body to the doctor.
The doctor began his examination by using some sort of glasses that emit a yellowish-white color whenever mana goes through it.
“Hmm… There are no problems with her mana signatures, no imbalances either.”
The rest of the maids opened the buttons of my nightgown near the chest area as the doctor used a stethoscope to listen to my heartbeat followed by my breathing. It looks awkward because I literally feel that in any moment, this could turn into a surgical operation…
“Ekaaa!” Another reason why I might undergo an operation… Momma entered the room with a basket of herbs and I feel like crying just by remembering how she used me as a lab rat for her experimental veggie shake for daddy…
“Doctor?! W-what is wrong with my daughter?! Is she in grave danger?!” I’ll be in a bad spot if you handled this momma…
“Nahh, it’s just an ordinary fever due to physical stress and the sudden change of weather. Just let her rest and take a few doses of medication after every meal, then she should be fine in the next few days.”
THAT WAS SOME GOOD NEWS! The maids let go a sigh of relief as Nanny escorted them outside of the room, leaving me and Momma alone. She placed her basket of herbs down on a nearby stool then went close to me.
Momma helped me fix my body on the bed before giving me a warm hug. “I’ll be more careful with where we go next time okay?”
“Okay Momma… Can you please cover me? I feel cold…” Momma immediately wrapped me with a blanket then she casted magic on the sheets to make it warmer than usual.
“You have to get well okay? I’ll have Katalina check on your temperature from time to time.”
“Oookie dokie Momma!” I replied while pouting my lips.
She left the room and closed the door slowly. As the days went by, I stayed in bed and only had time to get up, in order to go to the bathroom. The medicine that they’ve been giving me is fruit-based with a touch of herbal supplements to increase my resistance. Overall, my fever actually went off and I can already walk outside.
I feel more energetic than evaah! My body feels like it wants to roll in the mud but I fear for my life if Katalina finds me in one. Don’t wanna spend another week in bed too…
My dark hair flutters with the cool winds that are passing through the balcony of my room. For now, I have two goals before my eighth birthday arrives. One is to awaken my magic before the inheritance ritual. The other one is to read some books related to herbs and poisons.
From the books that I’ve read related to magic, it is possible to awaken one’s affinity through meditation. The downside of that method is that the body must be in a state of danger from which the wavelength of the person’s mana will fluctuate as a form of stimulus. This is where the poison intake comes in along with the herbs that can increase its potency. Of course everything I’ve said is a dangerous procedure that can lead to death.
(To Be Continued)
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