I groaned in pain as I slowly regained consciousness. My head felt like it had been pounded into thin pieces, mixed up, and put back inside my skull.
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Cleenah's voice reassured , though I didn't say so.
"What happened?" I asked, taking in my surroundings. I was lying on a white bed, surrounded by other identical beds. I seed to be alone in the room, which was a relief. I didn't want to be seen talking to myself and be labeled a psycho.
[You lost consciousness, and Jayden brought you here.] Jarvis replied.
I tried to piece together what had happened. My thoughts were fuzzy, but I rembered a dream—a vivid mory of my first day at school.
("Y-Yes! I-I am Shayna, pleased to et you.")
"Shayna..." I whispered, feeling a wave of nostalgia wash over . Shayna had left an indelible mark on during the four years I spent at that school, much like Ephera had.
I covered my mouth, feeling overwheld. Sothing was different, and not just because of the headache. I felt weaker than before, as if my one month of training had been for nothing.
I felt considerably weaker than before, it was worse than what I thought…
After being stripped of everything by the God who was supposed to protect and my family, including my na and status as a Falkrona, I felt a mixture of emotions, but the prominent one was relief. It was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, and I no longer had to rely on his useless protection and mana.
I snorted.
I am the one abandoning him.
Yeah, I don't need him.
Despite my loss, I couldn't help but feel liberated and empowered. It was as if I had been released from invisible shackles and could finally discover my true potential. I was eager to train and beco stronger on my own terms, without the limitations and expectations that ca with being a Falkrona.
Now my progress will only be thanks to my hard work.
Well, I lost his protection, but I could still use the Falkrona ability since it was innate to . I was born with it so it couldn't be removed. It was in my blood.
That God must be furious…
Serves his right.
Except his blood, he gave nothing useful. Since I was a child, I had to work hard until late at night to catch up with Alfred, John, Aurora, or Layla, who were born geniuses. People labeled as a genius, but they didn't know how hard I worked to reach that state. Only mother, Miranda and Elona knew about it…
I closed my eyes and suddenly found myself on a small grassy hill. The sky was blue, and the sun was shining. Three other hills surrounded , each with a different environnt. One resembled the hill I was on, but it was a graveyard instead. At the top of the hill was a dingy green doorway that spun like a black hole.
The second hill was entirely covered in snow. There was no sun, and the grass and sky were both white. A similar gateway was present on this hill, swirling quickly.
The last hill was the spookiest of them all. The sky was a deep red, and the grass and gateway were covered in blackness. It looked like the end of the world.
"Jarvis, Cleenah?"
I tried to call them, but they did not answer as expected.
"Whatever."
I knew I shouldn't, but my curiosity got the best of . I decided to explore the closest hill, which was the one covered in snow.
As soon as I thought of it, I was teleported to the white hill. I called out for Jarvis and Cleenah, but there was no response. I walked toward the gateway, feeling a trendous suction force pulling toward it.
At first, I resisted, but I eventually gave in and let myself be absorbed. A piercing sound filled my ears, making cover them, but my hands were suddenly gone. I fell on a hard surface, groaning in pain. Blood was leaking from my ears.
I was in a white throne hall, surrounded by ornantal pillars and decorated walls. The atmosphere was ethereal, and I felt like I was breathing in pure air for the first ti.
I turned around slowly and saw a young woman sitting on a white porcelain throne. She couldn't have been more than twenty, and was wearing a subli white dress that covered her entire body. A white mask covered her face, but I knew without seeing it that she was a woman of transcendental beauty. Her snow-white hair flowed down her back.
She tapped her white index finger on the armrest, an regal aura emanating from her.
I felt suffocated and turned to leave, but she spoke, her voice beautiful yet filled with arrogance.
"Weak."
Anger coursed through .
"Says the goddess using my body to survive-"
Before I could finish, sothing invisible struck , and I was sent flying out of the hall at bullet speed.
I felt an invisible force hit my body, and I was sent flying out of the hall at breakneck speed. I cried out in pain as I hit the ground, feeling several bones break upon impact. My mind raced as I tried to understand what was happening to . Suddenly, I found myself hurtling towards a dark hill. I couldn't move my body, and I knew I was being forced to go there against my will.
"Th-That B*tch!"
I felt a surge of fear as I entered the dark hill's premises. I wanted to run away, but I couldn't. The dark portal lood in front of , and I was sucked into it without any choice.
"Arghh..."
As I fell to the ground, I threw up a strange, thick, dirty red substance that I realized was blood. My breathing beca ragged, and I struggled to stand up on my shivering legs so I could leave this terrifying world.
"Ryliith nolthira ♩"
"!"
Suddenly, I heard a girl's voice singing a strange, eerie tune behind . I froze and turned around, and what I saw made my blood run cold.
A lone girl was walking through a field of blood and corpses. She had long, raven-black hair cascading down her back, reaching her knees, and her face was breathtakingly beautiful. She was like a goddess, and her eyes were hidden behind a blindfold. She wore a black dress with strange patterns engraved on it, and she was humming a haunting lody that sent shivers down my spine.
I stepped back slowly, my face pale with fear. The ground was a lake of blood, and countless corpses were scattered around us. None of them had all their limbs attached to their corpses. I felt like I was in a nightmare, and I just wanted to get out of this place.
"...shirik♪ pethys ♪ hmmm♪hmmm♪"
It was really scaring the hell out of .
But the girl continued humming her creepy tune and walking around aimlessly. I tumbled several tis on the corpses and blood, ignoring everything in my desperate attempt to get out of this place.
I ran as if my life was on the line.
Cuz it was really on the line!
Why did they give a ghostly, creepy woman as a Goddess?!
As if the arrogant one wasn't enough!
"...ah."
Suddenly, the girl stopped humming, and I knew she had noticed . I closed my eyes tightly and ran as fast as I could. I ran for my life, ignoring the pain and fear that consud .
"Kaelaeth siryn, Hmmm♪…."
"!"
Shit!
As I crawled on the ground, I heard her hum just near my ear, and I knew I was in grave danger. She was a true monster, and her presence alone scread death, hell, blood, and torture.
I climbed on the corpses, reaching the portal, and I imdiately jumped in. I turned around and caught a glimpse of the woman staring expressionlessly at . She was in the midst of blood and dead people, and I knew that she was the last goddess. But she was nothing like the goddess who had sent flying into this nightmare.
I rembered Cleenah's words, telling that the remaining gods were more than just a touch odd.
It must be a joke!
They bore absolutely no similarity to her. I slipped out of the portal and thought strongly of the bright hill I had been on before. I instantly transferred there, leaving behind the creepy, blood-soaked hill and the monster goddess who inhabited it.
For a long minute, I took deep breaths to recover, but it was too difficult, and my ability to breathe was entirely broken. I felt powerless and scared.
I thought of the bright hill that I had been on before. I wanted to get as far away from this dark hill as possible. I was panting and gasping for air, feeling like I had been thrown into ice-cold water. I was powerless, and I had never felt so weak and helpless before.
"Da-Dam...mit..."
I grabbed the grass with both hands, trying to regain my strength and composure. I took deep breaths to recover, but it was too difficult. I knew that I had to get to the last hill, which belonged to the only goddess willing to help . The white hill belonged to the arrogant goddess, and the dark hill belonged to the creepy one. The last hill must belong to the only goddess who could help .
I sent my thoughts and appeared in front of the portal. I closed my eyes and felt the suction force.
I...can rest now.
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