Darkness swirled as she laid on a soft thing. Nothing else her body felt that strange thing and was slowly going around her body. As time passed she felt hands touch her again rubbing her softly then nothing again. As time passed she eventually focused on the power that felt like it was invading her and slowly focused on it. Her mind only had that to focus on so she spent her entire being into it.
For what felt like days she could not grasp it. Once and awhile someone outside the darkness would touch her or something to her body but she slowly toned that out and focused completely on it. Time passed in her world of darkness and the power that did not feel right invaded her more and more when finally she grabbed it with her mind.
It was only for a brief moment but it gave her hope to continue. More and more she grabbed at it until she finally took hold of this power grasping it with a hand in her mind. Still the main part was the only thing she had as it had left traces of it around her entire body making it feel wrong. While still holding a now struggling object in her mind she split her focus slightly to gather what had already invaded her. Time passed as she would lose focus or the object shook free and continued to invade her she finally learned how to split her focus on both gathering it rements and holding onto it with her mind.
More and more time passed in her mind as she slowly gathered it all back into a ball and held it in her mind and did not know what to do with it. She made a mental projection of herself as she held it. Then she made her projection hold it. She was lost in this darkness nothing else to aid her to get out. Then she tried pushing the object out. This seemed harder to do and took more time in her darkness to do so. Slowly she grew acustomed to this dark world and eventually pushed the object out. It felt like relief when it was out and then something changed. Slowly the world was no longer dark and like she had only had her eyes closed the entire time they opened and the world was back.
She was laying on a soft bed with white sheets a wooden door to her right grey stone walls a small mirror beside the door. Tears of joy came. No more darkness I can see the light. As she was looking at this room her body felt something rushing into her and filling her it felt like her and what she had lost originally when she swore the oath to the Young Master White something nagged her in the back of her head with that thought. Her Master and it stopped nagging her. She felt a compulsion to go to him now.
She tried getting out of the bed but her knees buckled and instead she fell making a loud noise as she now dealt with the pain. Seconds later the door opened out and someone walked in. "Well, Welcome back Jewels." It was her Master and she could tell the compulsion stopped. "You were out for a week but I bet it felt like longer then that to you."
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I weakly look up at my Master he wore a black robe and stared down at me. "Mas-Ter" I barely got out.
"Ah yes food you are to weak to be of service right now i will have a maid go fetch some from the cook it should be dinner time soon and you are famished." He walked away and I could hear him say something indistinct and came back. "Now I have a lot to tell my new Personal Maid." He smiled at me that evil grin that scares me. "But you need to know more about everything all your~ duities. I will also start a basic education with you for the Magic Academy you will be attending with me starting in a month or so. I have a lot to train you on and it will be a complete 'Education'" That same smile on his face as he talked. "Now food should be here for you soon and i will tell you what you went through and why and more after you eat and can get on your feet. After another week of recovery we can start other training we cant have you getting sick during this crunch time it wo-" a light knock on his door intrupted him and he walked away again.
A maid showed up with her white dress with a black apron and had a bowl in her hand. "Here is the food Young Master told me to help you back onto the bed and help you eat." She said her voice soft and comforting with a small smile. She put the bowl aside on the edge of the bed before slowly helping me up and back onto the bed. Slowly she fed me and after a few bites my appitite came back and my stomach ached for more but she still fed me at a slow pace. I tried to get her to speed up take the bowl but my weak arms couldnt stop her. Slowly the bowl emptied and i wanted more. "Thats it sweetie any more and it will hurt you we will get you back up and on your feet soon." She said at last and left the room that i was in.
Not long after Master entered back into the room. "For now Jewels you have sworn a oath to be my Servent and you are now i have fufilled our promise from our first meeting. You will be valuable to me Jewels and you will work hard towards being more valuable and useful to me. You are my personal maid your only orders come from me and no one else in the White family is that clear?" He had his lecture tone I have noticed going and I nod. "No Jewels when i give orders unless i have told you to keep Silent you will answer 'Yes Master'".
"Yes Master" It was compelled out but saying it felt refreshing. Something was wrong with me and i knew it but these compulsions felt safe to me. I was scared of them and i knew it but they also felt safe. "M-M-Master I am sorry this one is asking but what is beyond the door?" I felt the need to ask i was curious and it nagged the back of my head.
"My bedroom Jewels you are my thing you are to be my personal maid you will be with me at all times unless i say otherwise." He smiled that evil grin again. "Your valuable Jewels and you are mine so as you will now take care of my stuff you will take care of yourself at all times since you belong to me. Now Sleep and recover I have much to teach you and I have little time for your recovery." With that he left the room and me alone.
Questions swirled in my head like the darkness that enveloped me or my powers, the school, everything around me I wanted to ask about. My mind slowly dimmed though as i thought and i fell asleep to ponder on things tommorow.