The Elemental Sorceress

Chapter Nine

CHAPTER — NINE

Dream

Darkness.

Nova couldn't see anything, not even her own hands. She was surrounded by pitch-black– the air around her felt like a sheet of ice. Her stomach flips and knots, something here made her feel anxious and uneasy.

"Deam Magnam..." Her breath catches in her throat, it was the same voice from the shop. "I have been waiting for you... for so long."

Her eyes scan the vicinity trying to find something in the dark. Nothing– except for the ghost-like hand on her shoulder. "Who the hell are you?"

A bone-chilling cackle echoes through the air. "It makes me sad that you don't remember me... after all, I did for you back then... trying to bring us together..."

"What are you talking about?" She growls trying to move away from the wispy hold– but her feet are rooted in place.

"You'll remember in time...but for now I'll give you a glimpse of our last meeting." Though she can't see the person's face, she can practically hear the smirk in their voice.

Suddenly an unbearable white-hot pain surges through her core. It feels like molten lava is pouring through her body and tearing her apart. Everything hurt so bad– she had never felt something so brutal and painful in her entire life.

"Wake up, dammit!"

Nova jolts awake breathing unevenly, her throat feels sore. She looks around hurriedly– her vision is blurry as she finds Gajeel hovering over her bed looking at her in concern.

"W-what?"

Gajeel narrows his eyes at her. "You were screaming like a damn banshee, I thought ya were bein killed." He takes note of her rapid shaking, she must have had a nightmare.

She bites her lip and swipes at the tears running down her cheeks. "'m okay now... you can go back to sleep." Her voice is raspy from the unholy screams that had come from her throat. She still can feel the remnants of the pain.

"Just don't do that shit again...gave me a fuckin heart attack." Gajeel grumbles walking out of her room, shooting one last look over his shoulder.

When he closes the door she sinks into her bed curling into a ball. Whatever just happened felt too real to have been a dream. She glances at the clock on her nightstand–3:42 a.m– it was so late but she knew there was no way she'd fall back asleep.

After taking some time to calm herself down she gets up to sit at her desk. "All right, let's see if you have any answers." She mumbles opening up the 'Deam Magnam' book. Once she opens it, the book begins to turn the pages on its own.

The book settles on a passage in the middle of a chapter— confused she tries to go to the start but the pages fade into blankness. "It's like you've got a mind of your own." She scowls slightly annoyed and returns to the original page it sent her to.

"Deam Magnam is an immortal being, while she may die, there will always be a reincarnation later on. The memories of her previous life are typically locked until she fully awakens her powers."

When she finishes reading the book snaps itself shut, startling her a bit. "I don't understand what the hell this means– there's no way I am some freakin goddess that's just crazy!" She huffs throwing her hands in the air in exasperation.

Nova gets to her feet, it was almost 4:15 a.m now. If she wanted to get some peace of mind, that meant it was time for a good old fashioned run.

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