7.1 - Feeling of Déjà vu
It was the middle of the night.
Ethen's house is quite modest and lacks furniture.
All three of us slept on a mat, on the ground.
On the left side was Sydeniya. I was next to her. On my right side was Laen sleeping.
In other words, I was in the middle, or in the worst place.
Both of them had already fallen asleep, and as always I couldn't sleep a wink.
Since I've been here with them, I haven't been able to fall asleep once.
The worst thing about it is that I don't feel the need to sleep.
Why is that?
"Ah..." I sighed.
I closed my eyelids and pretended to sleep as always.
8 hours a day like this is total boredom.
On the left side I could hear Sydeniya stuttering.
She was crying while sleeping.
I turned to her.
She must be having a nightmare.
I grabbed Sydeniya's hand and stared at her.
I wanted to support her, if that would help.
(Sydeniya's Dream)
(Changing perspective to Sydeniya)
My parents always read to me at night.
Fictional stories were something I always loved. Being transported to another world and experiencing the story as another character is an amazing feeling.
I was sitting on my beloved mother's lap.
She was smiling and eagerly reading me the long-awaited reading.
This time I fell asleep on her lap, transporting myself to the world of fiction in my dream.
After a short while I woke up.
I felt that my mother's body was uncomfortably cold. I often managed to fall asleep on her lap, due to the sound of her heartbeat and the warmth of her arms.
This time I didn't feel a heartbeat or the enveloping warmth.
.....I guess I know what's about to happen....
......I think I've dreamed this before.....
.......It's just a damn dream.....
When I wanted to cuddle up closer to my parent to feel these two pleasures, I felt something wet.
I opened my eyes immediately.
When I saw my mother's body covered in blood, crying took over me.
It was a cry of despair, helplessness and confusion.
I slid off her lap onto the cold floor.
I sat there and cried for hours.
After that time I had zero energy.
I was a small child, so I didn't know how to deal with it.
I didn't understand the word "death".
What exactly does that mean? That I'll never see my loved ones again? That they've fallen asleep forever? But how? Why?
At that moment I wanted someone to reach out to me and say.
I lay down on the floor, covered in my mother's blood.
I stretched my hand forward and cried like always.
I wanted someone to come and grab me. To support me.
What about my dad? What about my brother? Where are they when I need them, to wake me up from this nightmare.
I closed my eyes.
I felt warmth around me. All the sadness disappeared, because it was just a bad imagination.
When I opened my eyes again, I was in Ethen's arms. He held my tiny body with one hand, and he grabbed my hand with the other.
All the sadness disappeared with that moment.
(End of Sydeniya's dream)
( First person change to Lytia )
I saw Sydeniya slowly open her eyes with a smile.
She really must have had a nightmare.
"That's why I felt so warm." She whispered to me.
Tears started to flow from her eyes in greater quantities, but she tried to hold back because of Laen, who was sleeping.
I smiled at Sydeniya slightly.
Sydeniya squeezed my hand tighter and narrowed her eyes.
The moment her eyelids were closed, I stopped smiling at her.
And what am I going to do now? I don't want her to hold me like this all night.
I just don't want her to have bad dreams again.
I turned to Laen, still holding Sydeniya's hand.
Hehehe.
I have a good idea.
I quickly changed into my everyday clothes and jumped out the window.
It was dark and quiet outside.
Everyone was currently sleeping.
I went to the Sonill market. There was no one there except me.
I sat down on one of the benches next to the large monument.
Why am I so weird unlike the others?
I don't feel any physical fatigue, the need for sleep, or hunger.
I was sitting on a bench, straddling it and leaning one hand on the bench frame.
It's always the same at night
"Hmmm..."
It must be the fault of that damn seal!
Out of anger, I kicked a random stone that was lying on the ground in front of me.
Even when we walked so many kilometers to this village, I didn't get tired at all.
I turned my head towards the sky. There were stars on it.
They look really beautiful.
Actually, when I walked with Nave all this way to get here, he didn't seem tired either.
I stood up to my usual sitting position and began to think deeply.
I wonder what he's doing now, and if we'll meet again.
I shook my head.
"Waste of time thinking about such nonsense. I have to act."
I stood up from the bench and grabbed my sword in my hand. I was walking towards the forest.
Whenever I have nothing to do at night, I go to train in the forest. I decided that I should use this time appropriately.
In front of me lay the corpse of a weak beast that I killed at that moment.
Another conundrum. Why can I wield a sword when I've never trained?
"Everything irritates me!"
I don't understand anything!
Another Hardy ran up from the side, and I immediately cut him into pieces out of anger.
I turned around to see the corpse of the one I had just killed.
I heard footsteps of people in the forest. I quickly hid behind one of the trees.
They had swords in their hands and were running somewhere.
I've already learned a bit about the world during this time. They are knights.
They must be tasked with patrolling the area or something similar.
It's none of my business.
When I lost sight of the knights, I stopped hiding behind the tree.
I grabbed Nave's sword in both hands and stared at it for no reason.
"You have a solid cut" Something behind me said.
I quickly grabbed my sword in position to be ready to kill it at any moment.
Hmm? Beast?
Is that Lynx?
Beasts can talk? What is this individual doing here?
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