The object crushed anything in its way but stopped at a big branch, peeking Tsuru's curiosity further. Reminded her of carriages and things she'd seen so long ago she believed to be fiction.
To her surprise, humans got out from inside the object, making it for her look as if they had been eaten by it. Of course that wasn't the case, they looked calm like it was everyday life for them.
"Maybe I can catch their attention." She thought as she attempted to make the lamp shine like she had done in the past. Using it to attract the attention of people.
They didn't notice the lamp as they walked past it, clearing the way for some reason and leaving the metallic object behind. The weird object made sounds that she couldn't understand.
"It looks like they want to pass." She thought to question their actions, all too odd since the last time she had laid eyes on them. Wondering why not just go through them with the object they possessed.
Just as one looked her way she shines even brighter. They had already turned around before processing what they had seen and looked at the area with a questioning gaze. Most of their face is covered by a hat, their clothes covering all the way up to their necks. Making her wonder if they could even see well.
The peculiar person came closer, just as they were about to grab the tip of the lamp the other person called out to them. In her concentration she hadn't caught what they had said.
"Coming," the person said, walking over to their companion. Whatever the other person mentioned came at bad timing, leaving Tsuru to grumble and curse out loud.
"These trees are too big to move on our own, we would need machines to move these out." The companion said gesturing to some gigantic fallen trees spreading across the area.
"But we need to get to the other side, most we can take is two days." The other replied frustrated stomping on the ground and moving their hands in the air frantically.
"Well, we could try to make some kind of road in the other direction, but both roads would take days to cross, much more than only two."
"But they're expecting us, my mom's worried and so is yours. Even if we called, she would still want to see that we're alright. And we only have food in the car for two days, there's no where to stop, everything is closed." The person crossed their arms, "So, how will we get there in two days?"
"I don't know! There's no other road I know of."
"No, they're going to leave!" Tsuru cried out as she could already see herself spending another hundred years in that lamp. Shining her lamp while screaming at herself, with each second they were closer to the object they came in.
"I'll get in the car... let me just grab something I saw." The person told their companion as they walked over to where her lamp was located. Grabbing it and pulling it out of the ground. The person took the end of their sleeve and cleaned the dirt off it, unknowingly releasing Tsuru.
She came out emerging in red smoke taking her form with a threatening demeanor. Her hair a reddish-brown, with red and gold clothes to match. Her piercing orange eyes that would look into your soul and rip it to pieces, "I am the Genie Tsuru. I'll grant you an infinite number of wishes, so long as you never wish to extend your life."
She spoke with pride as she looked down at the person, which she quickly noticed was a woman dressed in what appeared to be male clothing. Her expression showed pure horror when seeing Tsuru had appeared from nowhere.
"Allon!!" The woman screamed, running over to her companion and dropping the lamp in the process. She nearly tripped a few times in the way but when she made it to him, she grasped onto him for dear life.
"Perfect." Tsuru thought as she took her own lamp and hid in the woods. If only it was always this easy to get her lamp back. It was looking like her luck had finally changed for the better. She watched her master, as her Allon walked over to where she had been recently summoned.
He looked around in every direction looking for her or whatever the woman had described her as in her moment of fear. She carefully watched and waited for the perfect moment to kill her master and gained her so desired freedom. Getting to choose what she did and did not do for the first time in centuries.
"There's nothing here, Evira," Allon stated as he looked back at the woman, she was still shaking in fear from the events while he pushed her off him.
Evira looked around cautiously, "There was something or more like someone here. She called herself a genie. She was big and red smoke was everywhere, and she looked so angry." She went back, holding him tightly, frantically looking everywhere.
Allon raises an eyebrow at her, "A genie?" he scoffed, "Those don't exist."
Tsuru watched as they spoke about her, making sure they were both distracted as she summoned a giant rock to appear a few feet above their heads. Proceeding to drop it onto them, but to her dismay Allon noticed, grabbing Evira and successfully getting both out in time. Not even a scratch on them.
"There's definitely something here," Allon spoke inspecting the surroundings again, he wasn't going to just let it slide this time as he briefly got a glimpse of Tsuru.
"We're going to die!" Evira cried out shaking him causing him to lose focus and lose her from sight.
As soon as they survived, numbers flashed before Tsuru's eyes, "Thirty-seven thousand, four hundred and sixty." Tsuru cursed under her breath as she knew that those numbers meant her years as a genie had once again been extended.
Every time the numbers would go up a random amount extending her curse for failing or breaking rules, it was a punishment the lamp brought to those disobeying or failing as genies.
It reminded her of the first time she tried to kill one of her masters. It had taken a lot for her to decide to murder him, and leave her sweet and gentle side behind to get the freedom she desired. Her first mistake was that she tried to kill him while he possessed her lamp. Her master came out unharmed and her years extended from the original two hundred they had been.
She'd been through so many failed attempts her numbers surpassed the triple digits and beyond.
"Show yourself!" Allon screamed, he showed no fear, being cautious of everything around him, it's like he felt he had the upper hand.
Tsuru, finding no point in trying to kill them while they knew she was around, came out. What was the point in hiding if they knew she was around? She approached them uncaringly handing the lamp to the woman, Evira. The girl hesitated in taking it but once she had it in her grasp, she hid behind Allon like a coward all over again.
"I am the genie Tsuru. As I've said, I shall grant you an infinite amount of wishes. My only rule is that you may not wish for immortality or anything that will extend your life in any way." Tsuru announced, completely ignoring the fact they were probably going to say she tried to kill them.
"You tried to kill us!" And there it was, predictable. Allon who fearlessly announced it like there were more people around to hear it.
"I'm a genie. It doesn't mean I bring good luck. That simply happens when I'm summoned." She lied eyeing the woman who looked pitiful in her eyes. He, on the other hand, caught her attention, he gave off the bravery of a knight defending the kingdom... or a fool who rushes blindly into a field, she still couldn't decide.
Evira looked back at Tsuru poking her head out a little from behind Allon, "How do we know you're really a genie?"
"Oh, I don't know... make a wish maybe?" Tsuru said sarcastically. Had these people never seen a genie or at least heard about them? Sure, they were rare, but their tales shown with glory last time she was around.
A fantasy many wished to possess, but few believed real.
Allon stared at her with the expression someone that didn't believe would make, wanting proof, "Clear the trail so we can get home then."
"I don't take orders from you. I only take orders from my master and that is her." Tsuru rolled her eyes at the boy.
"Well do what he said," Evira said, still hiding behind Allon. the only thing going through Tsuru's head for this poor girl was, 'pathetic'.
Tsuru sighed and with a snap of her finger everything was cleared, "Enough proof?" Every genie had their own way of fulfilling wishes. She would simply snap her fingers and the wish would be fulfilled. Others would chant the wish, some would place a hand on their chest like swearing an oath, and so on and so forth with the ways they did it.
Evira looked at the cleared road, jaw dropped. Allon acknowledged Tsuru's abilities, his arms crossed. The area was like new, the trees had even gone back to their places, looking as if nothing had ever happened.
"This is awesome." Evira cheered as she jumped in joy moving in front of Allon before noticing her proximity to Tsuru and cowering behind him again.
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