I wasn’t happy about this training but it works better than expected. Ellen said that there is a limit to how much magic somebody can possess before they are devoured by it but it seems that I am once again an exception. Every time my magic increased I felt my inner world increasing too.

I barely remember the past few days, running to the village and back took most of my time and to make things even worse Kraft was with me making sure I don’t slow down.

Today was supposed to be an ordinary day but it wasn’t. A loud noise from the kitchen woke me up. I reached the kitchen before I realized I had gotten out of the bed. Ellen was on the floor. I noticed a cut on her palm, probably from one of the plates that were on the floor.

“What happened?”  Kraft came running back inside when he saw me staying next to Ellen.

“I heard a noise and Ellen was on the floor.”

“Help me carry her to the bedroom.”

“What happened to her, she seemed fine. I thought she couldn’t get sick or tired.”

“This village doesn’t have a doctor or a healer to call and we are out of healing potions.”

“Maybe I can see what is wrong with her?”

“What can you possibly d? You can’t even use healing magic.”

I controlled the flow of magic and directed it to my eyes. The scan showed that she was suffering from physical fatigue and from a curse called Dark Omen. It was fortunate that I could scan the curse. Apparently the curse plagued every female born in the family making them infertile and draining their stamina every day until it’s removed. It was weakened using both light and black magic. It was possible to transfer the curse to me but I couldn’t cure it right away. There was also the fatigue and the cut on her hand.

“What am I doing here?”

“Morning, your curse became stronger than the magic used to weaken it.”

“What curse are you talking about Alex?”

“And so I’m going to cure you. Wound Transfer!”

For the first time in my second life my magic responded to my calls. The cut on Ellen’s hand disappeared and appeared on my hand, my body started feeling heavy and I started feeling tired.

When the curse transferred to me I was dragged into my inner world where a black mist was covering some of the water’s surface. The mist looked like 2 hexagons inside a pentagram, since the bracelet Kraft gave me had no such symbol I believe is the work of black magic. The curse was trying to absorb my magic but it didn’t work well. I could see the mist slowly disappearing, at this rate it might take a few days and I can’t use my magic to eliminate it.

“How are you feeling Ellen?”

“Ali, show me the back of your head.”

“What for?”

“Now!” She took my head and looked at the back. I didn’t know she possessed that kind of strength, I actually felt pain from when she grabbed me.

“You transferred my wound and the curse to you. I can’t say I’m not happy that you removed my curse but now that you transferred it you will get sick and will eventually be bedridden.”

“Not really no, as you can see I already healed the cut with magic and the curse might disappear in a few days, maybe a week.”

“The curse was cast upon my family generations ago and now you just come and say you did something not even my teacher could.”

“Who is this teacher of yours?”

“The master of the Dark Side, a group of people who used black magic as their main source of power.”

“It’s actually funny that we are having a serious conversation about curses and forbidden magic and then there’s Kraft.”

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“Oh dear, I suppose it’s time for some explanations.”

“I’m going to train, see ya later.”

“Hey kid don’t you dare run away.”

My priorities lay elsewhere at the moment. Thanks to “total recall” I remembered how I ran to the kitchen and I know that I couldn’t move that fast before. The training help but it wasn’t that effective I couldn’t even see where I was going. I must discover how I reach that speed so I can use it at will.

I was running at full speed on the path to the village but it feels different. The bracelet is still on a table in my room and Ellen’s curse doesn’t affect my speed, only my total endurance.

The God said that my only element is darkness and Ellen said that the magic that flows in my body can be controlled. What if the body enchantment failed before because I tried to get my magic to manifest on the outside and inside at the same time?

I used “total recall” again and that’s when it hit me. The pulse I felt a while ago appeared again. While running I went inside my inner world. There were waves on the water surface. I subconsciously used body enchantment so I should be able to use it consciously as well. I left my winner world at I concentrated on the pulse I felt before and I tried letting all the magic I had flow into my body. I felt the darkness enveloping my body and then the pulse appeared. I was fortunate I could scan my body. The pulse was practically measuring how much time I can use body enchantment, the moment the pulse stops the enchantment is gone. The technique doesn’t drain much magic but if I were to get hit a part of the damage received would be blocked and will drain my magic instead of hurting me. On the bright side no matter how much I hit a target or an enemy my magic won’t decrease. So every time I use my magic the total amount I have increases and the more magic I passively strengthen my body with, the less magic my spells and techniques will require.

In the evening I went home, ate dinner and went to bed. The curse was a pain in the ass for me since I wasn’t able to absorb as much magic as usual.

The following day Ellen woke me up. I haven’t felt my body so weak for a long time, if I remember correctly the last time I felt so weak was the day I arrived here.

“How are you feeling Ali?”

“Like shit, even worse now that I think about it. At least somebody is having fun. I don’t think I will be able to understand the happiness you feel now that the curse has been lifted but you could at least stop fucking like rabbits. How much time did you sleep yesterday?”

“It appears none of us did!”

“Well I’m really delighted that you got your stamina back miss but I must ask you to refrain from engaging in sexual activities until any non-participant is asleep or make sure your noise levels remain within the acceptable limits.”

“It seems I am not favored after all.”

“I don’t follow.”

“You never talked back to me until now so I thought I was special, mommy is going to be sad.”

“Please go and cry in a corner if you wish but first can you help me get up, I am having trouble moving.”

“I told you, the curse’s power is stronger than you think. I hoped to help you with your training starting today but it will have to wait. The curse is gone but the effects will last a while so I’m not going to get pregnant anytime soon, maybe next year.”

“How about we call it a day and you let me sleep.”

“When the curse activated on me the first time I fell into a coma for a month but I guess you will be fine.”

“Good night!”

“Good night, Ali.”

I’m not going into a coma but I might oversleep tomorrow.