In the morning everyone was shocked to see that the scythe disappeared. Or so they thought. The hand that Ryuji hold the scythe on had a glove. He was able to take it off, but he chose to keep it with him.

Kenta went after Olaf and the rest remained at the inn with Ryuji. Ryuji was upset that he came to the capital but couldn't explore it to his heart's content, and all because of a scythe that got attached to him.

*Sigh*

(Hayato) - I need some fresh air.

(Sol) - Me too.

*Door open*

*Step*

(Ryuji) - Can I come too?

(Sol) - Sure.

They went to the back of the inn and sat down looking at Ryuji's glove. They were scared that something might happen and they were prepared. Sol punched it with a stick, but nothing happened. Hayato threw it on the ground, and still nothing happened. But Ryuji was hearing a groan every time they were doing something to the glove.

(Sol) - Nothing we tried so far had any effect or made the glove react.

(Hayato) - What if it stays like that permanently?

(Sol) - Then it will be good.

Ryuji kept the sounds he heard to himself and went back into the room. He was allowed to do a few things before Olaf was back and he decided to lay down in bed and wait. While he was in bed he fell asleep.

*Drip*

*Drip*

There was some kind of liquid that woke Ryuji up. When he wiped himself, he noticed the liquid is a strange shade of red. It was blood. He panicked and looked around. He saw Sol and Hayato wounded.

(Ryuji) - Hey! Wake up!

(Ryuji) - What happened?

*Shake*

(Ryuji) - Can you hear me?

Ryuji started running towards the door and when he opened it he noticed that behind the door was the scythe. He continued running through the inn hallway, and just before he got outside, he got pulled back by something.

He got threw up in the bed. The scythe approached him, but he did not feel threatened, just scared.

*Cough*

*Cough*

(Scythe) - Ah. . .

(Scythe) - H - H - Hello?

*Scared*

(Ryuji) - You can talk?

*Chuckles*

(Scythe) - Of course. . . I . . . Can. . . Talk.

(Ryuji) - What happened? Who are you? What did you do?

(Scythe) - Slow. . . Down. . .

The scythe spoke slowly, but by the time Ryuji calmed down, the scythe started to speak normally.

*Ryuji takes a deep breath*

(Ryuji) - Who are you?

(Scythe) - I think the one that created me called me Zeka.

*Sigh*

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(Ryuji) - Who created you?

(Zeka) - I can not remember well, it was a very long time ago. All I do remember is that whoever it was, wore a white cloak and had long hair.

(Ryuji) - What happened here?

(Zeka) - Nothing.

*Angry*

(Ryuji) - What do you mean nothing, they are dead.

(Zeka) - They are not dead, you are asleep.

(Ryuji) - How can I know that?

(Zeka) - Open the window.

When Ryuji opened the window noticed that nothing outside was moving and it was dark.

(Zeka) - Now you believe me?

*Sigh*

(Ryuji) - Sure.

(Zeka) - I have spent a long time looking for someone who could wield me.

(Ryuji) - The vendor said you were cursed.

(Zeka) - The previous attempts that wanted to take hold of me were not worthy. They could not handle my power. They were WEAK!

(Ryuji) - I am not strong either, so why me?

(Zeka) - I felt something at you.

(Ryuji) - What do you mean?

(Zeka) - You have something that will allow you to handle me.

*Sigh*

(Ryuji) - I guess we are stuck with each other.

*Zeka nods*

(Ryuji) - How can I wield you?

(Zeka) - Just call my name when you have the glove.

(Ryuji) - Now that you mentioned that, how did you turn out into a glove?

*Chuckles*

(Zeka) - Is easier to carry me that way, isn't it?

(Ryuji) - You were the one groaning outside earlier?

(Zeka) - Yes. It hurts when you hit the glove. So I would appreciate it if you wouldn't.

(Ryuji) - I'll keep that in mind.

(Zeka) - If you could hear me earlier, it means we can communicate outside of this realm.

(Ryuji) - Realm?

(Zeka) - This is the Dreaming Realm. Usually used by entities to communicate with the outside world.

As they were talking Ryuji found out unexpected answers to the things that have happened. He did not know that there are other realms out there, not to mention a Dreaming Realm, bonding the physical worlds with the others. He also found out that he can travel to other places, but Zeka did not know how, he just saw it happen before.

(Ryuji) - And now how do I go back?

(Zeka) - The same way you came here.

(Ryuji) - Falling asleep?

(Zeka) - Something similar.

(Zeka) - Follow me.

Zeka took Ryuji to a well outside the inn.

(Zeka) - Jump in.

(Ryuji) - You are kidding, right?

(Zeka) - This is the shortest way back that I know of. You are welcome to stay longer if you want.

(Ryuji) - Here goes nothing.

*Jump*

And in a split second Ryuji was back at the inn, yelling and scaring everyone there.

(Sol) - Calm down.

(Ryuji) - I am back!

(Hayato) - Back from where?

(Ryuji) - Dreaming Realm.

(Sol) - That is just a bedtime story.

(Ryuji) - It is real, believe me.

(Hayato) - You were laying down for maybe 10 minutes, how were you dreaming already?

(Ryuji) - 10 minutes?

(Sol) - Yes. We just got back from outside.

(Ryuji) - It felt longer.

Ryuji grabbed the glove and said his name and the scythe appeared.

(Sol) - Woah!

(Hayato) - How did you do that?

Ryuji told them what happened while he was in the Dreaming Realm.

(Sol) - Nice! Now you have a powerful weapon, and you will not have to rely on your other powers.

(Ryuji) - Not that I knew how to use them in the first place.

(Hayato) - And this Zeka is an entity?

(Ryuji) - Yes, of some sort, but don't know exactly. He couldn't tell me everything because he says he does not remember.

(Sol) - If he said that he was forged a long time ago, that means he is very old.

(Hayato) - Did he not have a previous user that we can talk with?

(Ryuji) - I will ask him, but maybe Olaf can help us find out more about Zeka.

(Hayato) - Now that you mention it, it is getting late and they are not back yet.

(Sol) - Should we go to the Librarian as well?

(Hayato) - Now that we have some idea of what is this scythe, sorry, Zeka. We can probably move around the capital much easier.

They prepared to leave the inn, and they saw Kenta coming their way.

(Sol) - Where is Olaf?

(Kenta) - He said that the book is taking longer than expected and remained there.

(Hayato) - Ryuji talked with the scythe.

(Kenta) - That's something new. And how was it?

(Sol) - Come inside and we will tell you.

Hearing everything, Kenta was shocked.

(Kenta) - I might have heard somewhere else the name Zeka, but I can not remember where and when.

(Ryuji) - He can not remember either.

(Sol) - This is getting weird.

(Hayato) - Could it be some kind of spell that prevents people from remembering things?

(Sol) - I have not heard of such a thing, but it might exist.

(Kenta) - And by the looks of things is also quite powerful.

(Ryuji) - At least now we don't have to worry too much about it.

(Kenta) - Yes.

They went downstairs, ate and drank something, and then headed to bed.