LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 2: The New World.
In this new world, I was named "Vixen Corr". I was born in a small town named "Prilnòset", situated somewhere not too far away from the capital. It wasn't a very notable town, the people here were friendly and nothing bad has happened around us. It seems like it's the perfect time to be alive right now.
It's a good thing I was born in rather fortunate circumstances, but throughout the years, the memories of when I used to live in earth began to fade. I'm quite talented if I say so myself, but nothing is stopping this memory loss despite everything I've tried. Magic exists here, unlike in earth, but the only spells I can use are low tier or simply weaker spells. The only things I'm actually good at are Blood Magic and anything psychical.
I learned about my abilities when I came across a strange man with a staff and a pointy hat. He appeared to be a wizard. He claimed to be the "Great Wizard" of this land, and refused to say his real name. I found out about my spells and skills when he told me about them using [Appraisal]. He was quite surprised to see my Blood Magic, but later calmed down to speak to me about the dangers of Magic.
"Young one... I may not be that useful to you once you've grown... But you must remember... You mustn't choose the path of the Demon, but rather, you have to come back to the path of Wisdom. There lies truth, which you will receive..."
At that time, I couldn't understand what he said, even though I usually understood most things said in a strange way.
Was it because of my strange memory loss..?
One fine morning, I stumbled upon large, winged beasts who flew above a dense forest. I believe they were called Dragons, fierce monsters who burn down entire kingdoms. These ones were smaller, too small to be considered a nation-ending threat. I took them down with ease using a mysterious ability that allowed me to imitate anything, and I mean literally anything. From guns, to black holes, if I was strong enough.
"Sniper Imitation."
I held an imaginary rifle, aiming it at the red Dragons—who seemed to be trying to fly to somewhere else desperately—before pulling the invisible trigger, destroying them in a complex way. A gaping hole in their stomach appeared one by one, each time an earsplitting sound shook the forest, alerting many birds to flee into the sky. Afterwards, the Dragons fell, completely unaware of my presence.
I had defeated 4 young Dragons while I was still very young myself. But I shouldn't really be considered young right now, after all, I do still have the mind of a 17 year old boy. I'm probably older mentally now, but my point still stands.
I then spent more years roaming about this world. The more I find out, the more I realize how much of a fantasy world this is. There are Magic, Medieval kingdoms, Elves, Dwarves, and much more. Is this what Tan was talking about? The "treasuring life beyond what they have ever imagined"? I'm quite thankful, but they could've at least transported me here without sending a speeding vehicle at me. I've forgotten the pain that I felt during that time, along with the memories I've experienced back there.
A friend named "Zen Swytmnyt" appeared before me one day, and we spent a lot of time together playing around. It was a good experience, but it makes me forget who I am. Luckily, another friend, "Frelhr Xadd" showed up from the capital, reminding me of who I once was. He had brown hair and was always wearing his uniform while drinking about in the middle of a forest. Frelhr wasn't from around here, he'd been loathed by the people of where he's from, forcing him to come to this depressing lifestyle he's in right now.
I had met him whilst looking around for certain things in the forest. Zen was supposed to be with me, but she couldn't make it for some unknown reason. Frelhr looked at me like a homeless person on the street. We later talked on and on until I had to come back to give my mother the items she asked me to look for.
During one of our conversations, he has yet again walked away from the capital, rendered absent for his job as staff officer. Actually, he looked he didn't care about anything. But he had quite a bit of influence on the capital that I wanted to learn more about.
"...During the Errr... The Great Catastrophe, a massive battle sparked between two powerful beings created a massive crater in the middle of this planet. That crater reached extremely deep, so deep that molten rock and other fiery materials could be seen. A friend of mine, that you may know of as the Rabbit of Earth, gathered information from many countries and later found out that a war is brewing."
"Ah... I knew it. Times like this could simply not last forever. I figured that this 500 year time period of peace would eventually come to an end here. My father's spending more and more time at work lately. He's a soldier, probably under you, so I could tell something's up in the world right now."
"Corporal Corr? Quite a serious man there, but this country isn't really involved in any conflict, so I doubt he'd be sent into the battlefield. Anyways. About the Rabbit of Earth, she's a heavily religious person. She wears a scarf with the image of Ennism. But you mustn't think of her as another one of those false believers everywhere in the cities. Her knowledge and her wisdom allows one to change their perspective of reality entirely. You must see her for yourself, she travels a lot, so it's lucky for us to be talking about this at a time when she's nearby."
Frelhr gave me a map containing the forest we were in right now, and a small area located in the south, where the empty fields were all you could see. It's not that detailed, but I doubt I'd lose my way with this map. He's supposed to be making maps at his job, isn't he? I expected him to be better...
I left the town after a few days, through the forest nearby using the map he gave me, and the path that had been created a long time ago. It turns out that a new contagious disease has been spreading around the world lately, and Zen has fell sick, probably not to the disease, but it's still a serious matter, since there aren't much effective medicine at this time, and Magic isn't really something everyone has. Even the best Magic user from this land couldn't heal her, so I don't think it's just a simple fever.
I arrived at the place the map led me to—a small hut with a campfire burning nearby. It seems like it was built primitively, with sticks and stones, and all by one person. A caveman perhaps. I knocked at the door and waited for a while until someone came to open it.
"Who's there? I told you I already have permission to-"
A strange individual comes out. It's a woman with cat ears, wearing a rabbit headpiece. Have I been deceived? She had white hair, and dark eyes. She's towering over me since I'm really small at this age. The scarf that Frelhr mentioned was with her, around her neck, but still seen down her chest. It had the image of Ennism, just like what he said. But this woman doesn't really look like a rabbit. Isn't she a Catfolk?
"Oh. Hello there... You must be the key huh..? You may enter. Frelhr told me about you already."
"H-hah... Right..."
I walked into her home. I could see there're a lot of religious items around. She must have a strong belief in something. She looks like she has just woken up from a long sleep. I can tell with her voice, she's extremely tired. Though, I wonder what she meant by me being a "key"...
"Sit down... Tell me why you're here..."
I sat down on the carpet where she sat on. It has a strange pattern, probably religious again. But the patterns reminded me of that time. It's still all fading away, but things like this makes me remember.
"I guess you already know about him already. Frelhr told me to come here and meet you. I believe you had something that'll make people change their entire way of thinking. My name is Vixen Corr. I guess you already know about me as the key or something..?"
"You'll ask about the key, of course, of course. I'm the Rabbit of Earth. I've been in this world for so long I can't even remember. But maybe for you short-living ones, your perception may change with the words I have written since my days of living. As long as you have this book, your entire life will be saved from the supreme being that ruled this world since it a- agkk..! A-arised..."
She held her throat as if trying to get something out. Her body was in a pretty bad state. Is she old or something? A being so old can't just fall to old age at this time, can they? What coincidence, how could one like her fall when I appeared?
"Take this. This shall be my gift for you, as thanks for visiting me. But worry not, since I'm an immortal being. Or just someone who lives very long. I don't die that easily, and I certainly won't die in a place like this."
She handed out a book titled "The Book of Epitomy". I opened it to find a locked compartment, it is separated from the papers. How strange. She told me it was important if I wanted to achieve what I told her I was going to achieve, which is to change my ways of thinking. Though, I'm not actually trying to do that, I just wanted to meet her and see what kind of person she was.
After leaving the hut, I returned home to read the book. A note was placed between the pages, saying something about saving some people. "Denon Invasion"—a chapter in The Book of Epitomy—states that the humans will capture other humans and force them to war. I could see that happening, but there's really no conflict right now. It's the chapter the note is telling me to read, but I can't really figure out why. The back of the note reads: "Accomplish my task and you will receive a reward." But I couldn't find what task it was talking about.
The next day, my parents sent me off to the capital so that I could study better in the finest schools they have. Along the way, I saw a pathway leading into a manor. I stopped the driver of the horse-drawn vehicle I was in just so I could investigate the place that I was drawn to. A symbol the demons had back at the Great Catastrophe is still being used today by some humans, and The Book of Epitomy stated that "those with the mark shall not be trusted". That same symbol, or mark was in the banners on the manor.
I could say that these guys were suspicious. Or is it the Rabbit of Earth who's suspicious? I'll have to check for myself then. It's better to see it with my own eyes. But how should I do this, I wonder.
Fearing that I might take longer, I told the driver to go a nearby town for a while. I'll probably find my way there, but I must do this one thing first. Though, how should I do it? I can't just barge in through the gates at this evening. There're guards positioned there anyways. I guess I'll have to be sneaky. The back of the manor seems like a good place to enter.
As I walked around the place, I arrived behind the manor through the forest. There, the windows were the only way I could enter. But making a loud sound would give away my position. Magic might be the best course of action here, even though I can't really use anything useful, except for [Spatial Lift]. Anyone can cast it, but not a lot has enough Magical Energy to do so. It's basic, but requires a ton of energy. It's one of the few spells I can use.
I knew about the dangers of casting a spell that you aren't really supposed to be using. It becomes unstable, even with the right amount of energy. [Spatial Lift] here would just send me into a random place in this universe. I could be transported into the ground, or into space. I'm not cut out for this, but I have enough to use it.
"Spatial Lift."
After casting it, I was engulfed in light moments before I found myself in darkness. It's obvious that I have been trapped underground. Even though this spell isn't for me, I can still focus enough so that I'll actually be transported into where I wanted to, instead of just a random place, like underground right now.
"Spatial Lift."
Upon casting it again, I opened my eyes to see that I was falling down from the sky, a long height way above the clouds. The view is quite familiar though. There are strange infrastructure and tall buildings below me. It reminded me of earth. The earth which I barely even remember. Maybe I am in earth. I grew up not hearing of any tall buildings that looked like this. Though, I don't really know what I'd actually do once I'm back on earth. I'm no longer Chris Teal. He has been sacrificed to become Vixen Corr.
"Spatial Lift."
Before I could fall to the ground, I casted [Spatial Lift] again to arrive at where I was supposed to arrive at. But my speed didn't actually stop. I was transported here, along with the speed I had while falling. It was impossible to do anything currently, so I crashed straight into the floor, making a loud sound which alerted the guards.
Quite pointless now, since the whole purpose of this was to sneak into the manor without any noise. But here I am, sitting down on where I fell. My body has been damaged, but it began regenerating at high speed. I don't know why I have such strong healing abilities. Maybe it's because I'm a prodigy. But I shouldn't be thinking about that now. Guards are probably on their way here.
I'd rather not harm anyone, but if it comes down to it, I won't show mercy. Not that I'm sure that I can actually win, especially against adults, even with my gifted abilities.