The silence was heavy, turning the air itself dense. What should I say to a claim as audacious as that one?
“ … OK” I managed to stutter out a response
Not questioning her any further I choose to turn my attention towards the intricately decorated tombstone
Her smile grew in diameter as she began to let out a light chuckle .
Her aura of mature elegance disappeared and was replaced by a vitalized demeanor. It went against her older image but somehow it came across as natural. I suppose we really shared the same age.
“ yes I am really 8 “ her words mirroring my mind
Freaky Can she read my thoughts ?
“ and yes I can read your thoughts “ she responded was slight amusement
Taking liberty she said
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“I'm not quite sure myself but I believe I am your magic grown conscious. I believe you have died but your brain is momentarily undergoing a massive amount of stimuli therefore you're being kept somewhere in limbo through mana . “
So I was dead , but not. Mana grown conscious? There's no way I believed that ,but here we were. I'm extremely skeptical but I was forced to accept it.
“ Also i believe if you go into that coffin I believe you'll be revived , not only that but you will receive an immense boost in your magic”
Magic, there was that term again. How does she even know this? Letting go of my questions , I guess it didn't matter. Judging from my track record anything that wanted to hurt me could and she hasn't. I should probably ask more but instead I felt like thanking her would be more appropriate.
“Really? Well that's great thanks you “ i replied to my benefactor
This was somehow working out. I took a look into the coffin that offered the door to my freedom. But I wondered about her
.Would she go back to a state of unconsciousness?
Now my counterpart joined me beside the coffin .I didn't want to ask her but I couldn't help but blurt out.
“What will happen to you?” riddled with interest
“ I will stay here” she replied frankly
Where was here? If this experience was created by the authority of my mana, I was certain that once I left this place it would disappear. And so by definition so would she .
“Does that mean? I quipped back
“I'm not even a real entity “ she said, finally showing an emotion other than positive.
My heart fluttered . I knew that if I brought her with me it would be against her wishes and it could potentially destroy my chances of revival. In situations like this I opted to follow my heart.
She was no different from me
Unwilling to abandon a lost girl especially a friend , I grasped her hand in pure audacity.
Noticing her shock, I knew this was the right decision. It was my turn to smile , I looked in her eyes as I reassured her
Tears burst forth from that dam that had been clogged so long and together, me and her plunged into the coffin.
Life was strange and getting even stranger but if I can I will.