"Who are you? Who am I? What is going on...." I had so many questions to ask this girl who seemed to have genuine interest in what was going on with me. But I had to quiet down when her bodily language did not appear to find the influx of questions amusing.
"I called you here to ask you a simple question Fern Lun, do you know who you are?", she said with a calm demeanor.
"What do you mean by that, I just asked you if you knew what was happening to me..." I proceeded with my ramblings all she did was stare, not a word came out of her mouth. "You have to help me out here I don't know where or who I am right now"
"Hmmm", taking another look at me like she hadn't been staring at me for the past ten minutes.
She was staring at me; I could feel it the pressure was on, and I almost failed to return her gaze. [Move, come on move dammit] until I finally did. The moment I turned my head to her and our eyes met my head became light.
It was like floating but only with my head...
"You don't seem to be lying. I am Alexa of the house Lantara, I will help you return your memories for a price..." she took a pause and diverted her gaze from me; I was going to talk but decided not to out of the pressure emanating from here just being this close to me "You will serve me as your mistress, my word will be your daily guide, and you will have no romantic intimacy with me... Not that I'd look at someone of your rank anyways"
This was troubling, this beautiful angel was not what I had expected, turns out the angel right in front of me has her devil side. How would I in my right mind willingly be a slave to a woman that I don't know?...
"Fern-Lun, is it?"
"Yes... I think so"
"I suggest you mask your thoughts they are so loud anyone that has it the seed of mental intrusion can read your thoughts"
"My thoughts, you can read my thoughts?"
"I just said that didn't I?
"I do not agree, I'll find out who I am on my own?", I stood up readying to leave the room, I had already reached the door when my heart skipped a beat accompanying that was a heavy heartbeat that could be heard by Alexa behind me.
I paused for a moment thinking about the offer again, but I found that losing my freedom for my memory was not worth it.
What if I gave up my memory on my own?
What if it was a mental trauma?
Maybe I don't really want it or I'll find another way using... magic.
I finally left the room, immediately I stepped out a bright white light came onto me I had to cover my eyes with my forearm for about a fraction of a second. When it was cleared and I reopened my eyes, I found myself right back on the seat next to Alexa.
"What is this!"
I got up again and left the door just to find myself right next to Alexa again, it just made no sense.
"Alexa what is this?"
"This is a prison of my own creation", she said
"Well how do I leave?"
I turned to her for answers, and she met my gaze again with a smile that seemed to compliment her beauty. At this moment, to me she was the goddess of beauty and that was all that mattered. I could just stay here and listen to her, be her slave.... No this is not me I can't do that
"Impressive Fern-Lun, and the answer to your question is pretty simple to understand. In order to leave the room, you have to agree to my terms"
*THUMP* *THUMP* *THUMP*
Was it fear or anger that filled my heart?
Whatever it was made me whole. The union of fear and rage birthed power, like an aura of pure heat circulating around me.
"YOU WISH TO ENSLAVE ME AGAINST MY WILL?", I declared to her with the top of my voice trying to endow fear into her, it was futile she stared into my soul with a blank expression.
"This power of yours is quite astounding, is this your first time using it?"
"What power?"
She pointed at me gesturing for me to look at myself, I did, and I froze
"Nothing to say?... Just come sit down." What is wrong with this girl going all cold then soft on me, it also seems that magic exists.
"Hahahaha, first I lose my memories and now I'm losing my mind. What a day huh, Alexia? hahahaha" How was this happening to me....
Maybe I'm not asking the right question....
"Tell me", I said flexing my arm with the aura surrounding me "What can I do with this power? What am I?", as soon as I said this out loud a questionable smirk appeared on her face.
"Very well..." wait, what what's with the pause this can't be good.
*Phum*
Her eyes changed from a soft blue to a red hue
"Hey, what's with the..." the intensity in the room heightened immediately prompting me to quickly quiet down.
Then she went quiet again.
"Say the word Fern Lun, agree to my proposal and i will make you whole again", the depths of her red eyes were increasing by the second.
....
What do i do now?
....
Do I even got a choice?
...
"What if I say no?"
"Hmmm, I'd rip your head apart."
With a smile, a FREAKING smile? How can anyone be so cold...
"Fine, I accept"
"Get up Fern Lun?
I got up instinctively like i was just a puppet in my own body
"Come"
I took a step closer
"Closer Fern Lun", the hue of her eyes were as dark and red as it could ever get. The hum which seemed to signify the intensity of power was at it's highest almost like the...
Train...
*Boom*
Her pointer finger touched my forehead simultaneously as I remember about the void, how poetic my life was.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh"
Pain seeped into every crevice of my being. It seemed like I was back to being in control of my body and it was not in good way.
"Fern Lun it is done... You will now answer to me.... Conduit"
I'm sure she said more but I couldn't seem to register the words before I blacked out
But what did she mean by 'Conduit'?
oh well
...
"... with the ability to..." I was falling and a voice was speaking
"WHAT IS THIS?" I yelled at the top of my voice only for an echo to be reciprocated back.
...
"Fern Lun do not disrupt this lesson"
That voice... that voice sounded like...
Flynters?
*Flutter*
I opened my eyes to an influx of bright light just to find myself in the same setting I had just left.
And what was my first reaction?
Looking over at Alexa who had a stern look on her face her blonde hair had more streaks of black on it almost like it was tainted, her red eyes were back to blue almost like that hallucination never happened, but it did.
She was calculating something and I had a bad feeling I was somehow involved.
....
"Well Fern Lun show us"
"Show you what?"
*Giggles*
"A Simple projection or emission depending on what you can do, not that we expect someone like you to be able to do anything"
*Giggles*
"Projection?"
"Show us what you got"
I could feel the imprint of the union of fear and rage deep within my soul, all I had to do was to recreate that scene.
I'm feeling pretty enraged right now.
"You want to see what i got?"
[Come out, come on]
"NGHHHH COME ON OUT!"
"I suggest you visit the lavatory", I looked up to see Flynters talking and looked away
*Laughter*
"What a loser" could be heard in the background which just enraged me more.
*Click*
"I feel it", I did feel that power it was about to explode out more that the last time in the dream prison
["Stop"]
The power I felt initially just declined, but how could this happen especially at this time?
*Mocks*
*Chatter*
Alexa!
So that's the reason you were so calculative earlier. You were trying to put me down before I could show my power and end the discrimination.
Just what are you doing?
This slave contract may have an inclusive emotional inducement enhancer, knowing fully well that my power was born of rage and fear.
I know why I was enraged, but where'd the fear come from?
Not being accepted?
I don't even know these people
...
*Click*
That sound again?
Accompanied by the fact that all in the room vanished again leaving only the culprit of all this, Alexa
"Just trust me"
"Wait! Tell me what going on Ale..."
*Click*
I was back in the room filled with laughing people
"Like I said go visit the Lavatory and stop making more of a fool of yourself than you already are" Flynters said with an unimpressed expression like he meant he didn't kill me but next time he would.
I wasn't sure I wanted to find out.
*Creak*
["Don't say a word"]
What?
Why?
The noise and all life in the room died out right away as a figure approached the entrance.
"Fern Lun, is it?"
*Thump*
My heartbeat sounded like a drum.
The aura alone from this figure was enough to tell that death was in it for me.
[Past life I apologize I could not get you back, I tried, and I failed it looks like I am going to die here.]
Why does everyone I meet hate me?
How am I supposed to live long enough to find out what Alexia promised to do for me.
I tried summoning every ounce of courage I had, secretly wishing I had the ability to heal. My heart working overtime like that must have ruptured a blood vessel in the process.
...
"Fern Lun"
Oh, crap I was overthinking again
"Earth to..." reaching for my guts and landing a powerful blow "Fern Lun"
*Boom*
["Don't go"]
Everything went dark, I was about to die again but that voice again kept me tethered, like she was always holding me back like a slave to their master the crushing reality of a rankless nobody like me.
*Sniffle*
I really am a nobody
There was silence for a moment until a soft hand touched me filling me with warmth
["Get up Fern Lun"]
[Alexa, please let me go I'm tired. It hurts]
No response
["Get up!"]
I got up just like she instructed against my will, my body moved on its own recognizing its master, it definitely was not me.
"Oh really. He really survived"
*Laughter*
People just wanted to see me fail
I could not say a word because my body chose to follow the orders of someone else over me.
I wasn't going to lose and didn't plan on letting this go either, I plan to die
*Ptoo*
A gold liquid came from my own saliva it had a faint taste of iron signifying to me this was my blood.
I was scared and enraged...
This was the recipe i needed to bring out the power i needed, i knew not how to use it but maybe that would make me gain some respect.
I called it out, and this time the sparks instantly came out.
*Silence*
The mocking stopped and the person in front of me turned from cocky to guarded
I looked over to Alexia for a reaction, I got none from her
She was as stone faced as ever
How could she just stay and not say a word....
*Pow*
"How can you let your guard down in combat, not less to eye my betroth..." I turned back to the figure while my body was falling "...You are a disgrace to the Conduits"
That word again
What... is a Conduit?
Everything went dark shortly after.
...