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And once the decision was made, they started to evolve. One after another. Their evolutions were all different. Nyx was encapsulated into a cocoon of black crystals, Lucifer turned into a cloud of darkness and phantasmal black flas, Eraldine was engulfed by a bright tree, and Partner was covered by a storming spiraling and swirling cloud made of blood essence.
They were all unique and amazing, the very act of evolution was one of great intrigue to . It brought so many variables and forms to a living being. It was very strange that humans for so reason were not allowed to evolve. It was sothing that was a thing even in Yggdrasil, a world of magic.
Does this an that humans themselves are indeed not magical enough to perform the act of evolution and always need to first beco a non-human being to be able to? I don't know what sort of non-human I could make Jonathan into without needing him dead first though.
Maybe so sort of Vampire if I use the Blood Skills I have sohow? But nah, that's not sothing he would have wanted anyways, and I don't want to force him into becoming a non-human being either. He's happy and fulfilled as the human he is.
And I, myself was a human as well. And as strong as it made to die and beco a ghost that could evolve, there is not a single day I didn't wish I could simply go back to the simpler tis, when I was a human that reincarnated here, living with my noble family, a happy-go-luck slice of life as an adventurer witch, with her heroic boyfriend.
Yeah, I've et so many people I love now, hell, I even got a daughter and maybe a few more children on the way too! But… the simplicity and innocence of my first life can't be easily replaced even now. It is sothing that still remains within , perhaps as nothing but a reminiscence of the "good old tis".
Nonetheless, I can't return to the past, the present is now, and there's many things to do. I've evolved, and I've gained even more strength, this power I've been building since my resurrection as an Undead won't go to waste.
I'll use it for good, I'll save people, I'll try to find my brother, and we'll crush these fucking vampires once and for all. And once I am done with this, I'll go relax back ho, and spend ti with my lovers and my kid until the next big war happens!
It might sound dumb and overly simple, but I just want to rest for once. And once we're done with this damned trial in front of us, it'll be finally over.
"So we'll need to find the cubes first?" Jonathan wondered as he sat down over the dunes at my side, looking everyone evolve.
"Yeah, I think I might be able to break through the Divine Blood Barrier on my own though, even without finding those weird cubes or whatever." I shrugged. "But it is better if we go to the other places first to secure all the innocents are safe. We won't take turns though; I've decided to go to all three places at the sa ti."
"At the sa ti?!" Jonathan was flabbergasted. "Can you do that? Wait, right you can."
"Yes, I can separate my body thanks to a Privilege gifted to ." I smiled. "I've obtained many new Body related Skills, and I can even combine them together, so these three versions of myself will still remain very powerful, don't worry."
"It's not that I am worried." Jonathan sighed. "I just want to quickly find your brother… I hope he's okay, wherever he is."
"Do you have mories of Arthur?" I wondered.
"I do, I only t him a couple of tis, but every ti I t him, that little boy was always so eager to see . He admired as a hero, and always got really happy whenever he said that his sister was going to beco the hero of light's wife." Jonathan laughed slightly bitterly. "He was a boy full of innocence and life. I can't even begin to fathom all the pain and agony he had gone through since you were executed… And your family too…"
"But if he had truly survived until now, he might have changed a lot, and beco much stronger too." I sighed. "But he might be now scared of what I've beco… After evolving into what I am now, I think I've beco even more alien than before. A strange being. Although it brings a lot of power, it also makes feel uncomfortable, a bit."
"Really?" Jonathan wondered, touching my hand gently. "Maria, you shouldn't feel like this. Although your soul and body have changed, you're still the sa you, deep down. Even more now, that you've recovered your mories!"
"You think so?" I wondered. "But sotis, it also feels like my personality is changing, my body, my soul, it slowly affects it. I might be even slowly… being eroded away, and losing my true self as whatever I am becoming takes over."
"No, that's not true. Sotis we get mood swings, maybe because of all the stress you've gone through…" Jonathan said. "But you're the sa as ever, Maria. I can tell, looking at those gentle and thoughtful eyes. You might have beco desperate, even furious. And I can tell that's also justified, seeing the circumstances of the last days… But that doesn't an you'll stop being yourself."
I stared at Jonathan blankly. This man really doesn't give up, huh?
"Okay, okay, I guess! I am still the sa, maybe I've always been insane anyways…" I sighed, looking into the blue sky, and then into the faraway city. "Let's do the best we can now too, so we can finally get so rest afterwards. I've been accumulating too much stress I suppose."
"Yeah, I'll be your shield, as always." Jonathan smiled, his eyes shining brightly.
I have been a bit selfish, thinking only about myself, when soone like him, who doesn't even know how his family is back in the Empire of Light, is constantly helping .
Jonathan is a very selfless man, isn't he? Almost too much.
"You're a good man, Jonathan." I caressed his handso face, giving him a kiss. "There's your reward."
"M-Maria…" He blushed cutely. "See? You're still the sa as always."
"Hahah, dummy." I giggled.
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