NOVPUBThat afternoon I needed time to think, so I went to see Freya to check on her situation while my mind was still trying to understand what Baldr was doing.
Freya was still unconscious, I tried to touch her, but my hand was expelled before I even touched her, it was as if there was a natural barrier around her and so I had to resign myself to sitting in front of her.
"Just how many things are going to fall into my lap?" (I)
I was really feeling overwhelmed with everything that was happening, I know everyone was trying to help as much as they could, but I can’t relax, I can’t even sleep like I used to.
I am full of responsibilities, anxiety, fear, curiosity and worry.
Just staying calm is proving to be a challenge and every time I think I have solved a problem, a new one appears.
"You know, I miss you... I miss the others..." (I)
"When I woke up, the first place I went, do you know what it was?" (I)
I look at the tree, the Anomalous energy glowing around it as the elemental energy condenses more and more, there has been no reaction, but I know she is listening, I can feel her Will within the tree.
"I went straight to the mansion, but there was no one there, my children scattered throughout the universe, my Family members all absent, my Heroes carrying out missions I didn’t know about." (I)
"You were physically here, but you were further away than all of them and I had no idea where the others were, they were further out of reach than you." (I)
"I was at home, but I didn’t feel at home, even now I still don’t feel at home..." (I)
I get up and go to the door to leave, but I stop halfway before turning my head to the side with my eyes counting back before speaking the last time.
"I’ll be here when you get home." (I)
"..." (I)
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I couldn’t help but distract my mind with other things, I wanted to avoid thinking about the girls and the best way was to focus on the things I have to solve.
I was led to think again about that book, it seemed alive, it seemed like a monster, but I didn’t feel a Soul in them, I also didn’t feel anything close to a consciousness, it seemed more like a representation of wild instincts.
"(I can try to do something...)" (I)
If there are instincts and even traits of Souls, not to mention that I don’t know the origins of this book, I have to assume that there will be things I don’t know, so there’s no harm in trying one more thing.
Thinking up to this point, I managed to distract my thoughts successfully and turned my feet towards the Communal Temple directly to the underground room where the book is located.
"Come for me, beauty." (Samara)
As soon as I entered, I came across Samara standing next to the cube where the book was, her hand was inside the cube almost reaching the book.
"What do you want with that book." (I)
"..." (Samara)
The truth is that I could know where she is at all times, her body and Soul have so many restrictions attached to me that her existence seems to be fairs of the very chains that connect with me.
With so many things going on, it’s really difficult to pay attention to her all the time, but I clearly have to rethink this kind of thing since she’s acting secretly in such a suspicious way.
With a thought of mine, she falls to her knees, her body responds to my Will in the way I want, even though I don’t like doing these things, I didn’t trust this woman and I hadn’t liked her since our first meeting while still in Hell.
"..." (Samara)
"How about you tell me the truth about why you’re here?" (I)
"I have a perfectly reasonable explanation." (Samara)
"I want to know only the truth." (I)
With my control over her, I’m not afraid of her lying, my fear is that she will distort the truth or only tell half the truth.
"I swear my only plan was to make you trust me." (Samara)
"Then I guess you started off wrong." (I)
"I thought I’d find out something about the book and tell you, I figured a little initiative would be nice." (Samara)
"I have no other intentions, I just want to gain your trust." (Samara)
I just questioned her for a little longer, but then I asked a few questions that she answered with great ease, she didn’t seem to be lying.
"What do you know about this book?" (I)
Maybe it’s because I was sharing my head with so many things at the same time, so I kept walking until I got to where the book was, as soon as I touched the book I had a horrifying feeling, without knowing anything I touched the book and felt something pulling me.
Before I knew it, the world around me changed once again, I was no longer in the Communal Temple, everything in the surroundings changed into what seemed to be best described as a city in ruins.
When I looked up the light seemed to not exist, everything was darkness, there was no sun in the sky, everything was pure darkness that somehow I managed to get here, but where exactly I had no idea.
I couldn’t feel any kind of presence or energy, at least until he appeared.
"I guess you’re not going to tell me where we are or who you are, are you?" (I)
"..."
He didn’t answer me, but his body was covered in defense items, it looks like some type of armor more glued to the body, in his hands it wasn’t a very common weapon.
I knew how bad being hit by a scythe would be, he charged at me at high speed and with a swing of his scythe it was as if the entire universe building was being taken away cut in two.
I was trying to understand where I was and what this thing attacking me was, but I didn’t have the opportunity to do any of that other than glance.
When the scythe arrived I didn’t feel scared I just stretched out a finger and it was as if the scythe found a solid wall stopping at the tip of my finger.
Then with one of my legs, I jump lightly giving a kick that should have been strong enough to crush this idiot’s armor, but what surprised me was that idiot transforming into new ones the moment my leg touched him making my body move forward almost falling to the floor.
I looked at that dark mist that had condensed and thought again but luckily that creature didn’t recover or more of its friends appeared.
"I don’t know anything about what’s going on, so show yourself at once or the next kick will be to end this whole...!" (I)
"..."
The fog from before returned, she was very smiling while a Beast was forming and when I went to see what I would have to face once again I was surprised by how an eye of pure darkness opened in the dark sky with the IRS being fluorescent purple.
As soon as the mist monster tried to attack me, I stomped hard on the ground, breaking everything in the surroundings, all the buildings were flattened into pieces on the ground, but that was just part of things, with the movement of one of my hands I pinned the creature down. in my hand where I squeeze, crushing everything.
When I looked at that eye again I realized that it was not even close to being just a normal creature but was even more dangerous.
Suddenly I felt myself being pulled again and before I knew it I was outside holding the book in my hands and I didn’t know what had happened.
In seconds I was ready again but this time I was sure I was going to crush this creature but what emerged from the book was interesting because it was just an eye, it was clear now that this book does have a consciousness linked to it.
That eye focused on me before disappearing and the book in turn closed with a movement as I took a step forward once again looking at Samara still kneeling on the floor.
"You know something about this book, so tell me." (I)
"I speak..." (Samara)
Samara stood up, it seems like nothing had happened to her, there is no shame on her face or anger for having been kneeling all this time.
"This book was written by a God, it can be considered the foundation of a type of magic from another universe, a Grimoire." (Samara)
"I think you know what I mean." (Samara)
"So Grimoires are alive?" (I)
"No, but this is clearly about some modifications either because it came from another universe or because of what they did to it." (Samara)
"I’m sure you know more." (I)
"I would like to know more, I’m really trying to be useful and make you trust me, if you want you can even use this body..." (Samara)
"You will not gain my trust with suspicious attitudes or attempts to seduce me." (I)
"If you have nothing else to say, then you can leave." (I)
I see Samara walk away and her emotions and Aura are visible to me, she seems sincere in being useful to me, but clearly she is thinking about other things.
"I need to see Selene." (I)
