V01 CH 03 : Mysterious Power

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4 hours have passed since I cured Marlow's daughter. Now it's night time and Marlow offered me a place to stay in his house. I gladly accept it since I had no where to go.

“Alright, here is the room,” said Marlow, smiling, as he opened the guest bedroom's door. It was my first time seeing him smile. I guess he is just very happy that his daughter has been cured. 

After I finally get away for Marlow and his constant praising, I enter the room and lay down.

While I look at the ceiling, I begin to recall all the events that have happened today. I woke up in a plain, came to a remote village and somehow cured someones disease just by praying. Just where is this place?

Oh yeah, if I remember correctly, Marlow said that when I was praying unto God for his daughter, he said that a strange light came out from my hand. As soon as I finished prayer and the light receded, he bombarded me with questions about what I did. All I could do was shrug him off and say nothing.

It's not like that I don`t want to answer him, it's just that I don`t know the answer myself.

When I cured Diana, I did feel my hand warm up slightly, but I don't know about the light that Marlow talks about. My eyes were close the whole time, so I probably missed it.

After a while, I notice a bright light just outside of the window. It's the moonlight illuminating the night. But, isn't this too bright for moonlight?

Curiously, I get up and walk over the windows. I open it and look up, and what I see is something that shocked me.

There were 2 moons. TWO MOONS!!!! The first moon has a ring around it and the other is just a normal moon like shape.

No way, there is no way this is real. How can there be 2 moons in the sky? I suddenly start to feel exhausted. Yup, I must be so tired that I've started to see 2 moons. I guess it's just about times to sleep huh.

Okay world, good night, I'm gonna go to a fantasy world now (Dream World).

----- One Night Has Passed -----

When the night has passed and the sun is rising, I feel someone shaking my body. I hear a gentle yet beautiful voice calling me.

“Mr. Priest, it's morning. Let's go downstairs and have breakfast."

I open my eyes the first thing that I see is Diana's face. Too Close, your face is too close.

Now I that I see her up close, I see her eyes look just like the ocean. Her pupil is darker than the night.. Well, I knew that she was beautiful, but to think that she is more beautiful when you see her up close like I did.

Wait, just what am I thinking? She is still only about 11 or 13 years old. If some house wife saw us being so close like this, she would definitely call the police.

I quickly spring up and create some distance between us.

“O- Oh, good morning Diana, how's your body,” I asked her while smiling bitterly.

She just smiled and put her hands on her back.

“Well, my body hasn't fully recovered yet, but thanks to you, priest, now I feel a lot better. Before, my body just felt so heavy that I only spent my days laying down in bed. However, today I feel much better, so much even that I can come here without any problem.”

“Is that so? Well, that's good to hear, but I think we should pray together like yesterday till your illness is fully cured.”

“Yes priest, I am in your hands,”

She closes her eyes and smiles brightly at me. Her smile is so bright that my heart skips a beat.

Wait, she is still a kid, you know, she is still a kid. Don`t get yourself put in jail just because you assaulted a minor.

“Oh yeah, father said today's breakfast is meat stew. My father has already finished cooking it so come downstairs so we can eat breakfast together, okay? My father and I will wait for you.”

She closes the door and heads downstairs. Phew, what a dangerous situation. If we had to talk any longer than this, I don`t know if I could come back to be normal people anymore.

I stand up and head to the downstairs, eager to fill my empty stomach.

While we are eating our breakfast, Diana and I talk about various things. Somehow, maybe because we are not alone, her way of talking became different than when we were alone. Maybe it's because Marlow is here? I`ll make sure that I only talk to Diana when Marlow is around. I wouldn't want this morning to repeat itself.

Marlow is just sitting there, eating his food and staring at us. That blank look on his face is troubling me. I hope he doesn't think that I'm trying to steal his daughter. Well, if he does, it would be very awkward.

After awhile, Marlow suddenly starts talking out of nowhere. His face is fixed on me. “I'm sorry if it's too sudden, but Priest Musa, can you help me with something?”

“Yeah sure, how can I help you?” Somehow, his gaze is making me nervous, so I only put on a forced smile and give him a nod to continue.

“Well, it's about some villagers here having back problems. You may already know that this, but the village makes it money by selling crops that we grow in our field. However, some of villagers can't even work like normal because the back pain problem.”

Hmm, so he wants me to cure his villagers' back pain?

Well, it's true that I cured his daughter's disease yesterday, so he probably thinks that I might be able to cure the villagers' back pains. I've been wanting to experiment with this power, so I think this proposal is not that bad.

“Okay, I will help you.”

“Great, then we will go to their houses after we finish our breakfast."

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After we finish breakfast, Marlow, and I go to a small house that isn't not far from Marlow's house. Soon after, a woman comes out of the house.

The woman turns out to be Aunty Carla. Oh, so this is where she lives. She looks at us and invites us into her house.

Upon entering, I see a shirtless man laying on the bed. I assume that this man needs help with his back pains.

Aunty Carla walks up to the man and whispers something into his ear. Suddenly, his face changes into a smile.

I followed Marlow over to the man. Marlow introduces him to me, apparently his name is Brett.

With Marlow's signal, I lean over the man and put my hand on his lower back. I start reciting the same prayer that I spoke when I cured Diana's disease, but this time, I'm not going to close my eyes.

Yes, there is really a strange light that comes out of my right hand, just like they said. Just what is this light? It's warm and feels rather nice.

When I've finished praying, Brett tries to stand up. He is surprised that the back pain he had is no longer there anymore. He tries various poses to test his back and surely, no back pain anymore.

So, I cannot just cure diseases, but I can also cure some minor injuries as well. I will keep that in mind.

Brett, thanks me for healing him and Marlow for bringing me to his house. Aunty Carla comes and place 3 wooden cups on the table.

“Please drink it. This is the only way that we can do to pay you for your kindness after all.”

I take my cup and bring it to my mouth. It's milk, raw milk. Still, the fresh milk is not that bad.

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It's seem after this, I still have to go to 3 more houses to cure more people's back pain. Phew, what a job.

Meanwhile, on front of village entrance, comes a small carriage. A man with a church robe can be seen. He has a symbol of the church on his robe chest. A symbol of proof that he is a priest from the capital city.