My second go at life // Orsted x oc (Mushoku Tensei)

Chapter 40

The next day, we were going through the higher parts of the mountain. Ruijerd made sure I didn't leave the group since it was snowing badly with a ton of wind, so my wind magic was gone seconds after creating it.

Eris held my hand as we had to wait for Rudeus, and then I saw a dragon and I ran to get a better look at it.

Eris pulled me back and Rudeus grabbed my cloak. 'Stop that!' Rudeus begged in his mind as they seemed to talk about me nearly running off the edge again.

I was staring at the red dragons as we walked. 'Don't you dare think of meeting one. Red dragons are dangerous and incredibly strong, they also live in flocks!' Rudeus scolded me.

'They do, but Ted...' I stared at him with a pout as I got pulled along.

"Rack!" I ran to what I saw.

Rudeus spun so quickly to look at it then saw I meant rock and sighed. 'We will go a little ahead.' He informed me and I nodded. 'The path is inside the mountain, so you shouldn't be able to die accidentally.'

The other two looked confused since I only nodded at him. Rudeus then said they will go farther ahead since I will easily catch up to them and it's a safer route ahead.

I was admiring all the snow, and it only reminded me of Ted since his hair was nearly pure white and his cloak was white. 'Where did he go? Is he actually weak?' I thought.

I made a bunch of wind magic hoping I could cut off some of the rock off the cliff edge I wanted, but my wind magic got sent down the way they went inside the mountain making me sigh. I was actually able to stop it meaning the path is deep enough into the mountain that it blocks the actual wind.

I heard them talking about the Seven Great Powers once again then it went silent. I didn't get why, so I thought my wind magic had been taken again but using my eye showed that was wrong.

What I did see though was a huge amount of mana, there was someone else here in front of the others.

"Rudeus don't move a muscle..." I heard Ruijerd speak with fear in his voice.

"Ceres is back there." Eris let out.

I then heard the bull scream, and I saw it for a second since I went to the edge of the path to see it fall off the mountain. 'Why?! What spooked it?!' I freaked out in my mind.

'There's some man here along with a small girl.' Rudeus informed me with a confused tone to his voice in his mind.

"Is that Ruijerd Superdia I hear?" I heard a new but familiar voice.

"Ted!" I exclaimed recognising the voice.

I went to run in but then stopped because of the yelling I heard. "Who are you?! How do you know my name?!" Ruijerd yelled.

"He's scared?" I let out nervously. "The curse?"

"How come you know mine, too?!" Eris questioned him.

"I didn't expect-" My wind magic got swept away by the wind annoying me.

I didn't know if I should send in more wind magic or wait for Orsted to come this way. I mean people are afraid of him, but he doesn't act without reason.

I could hear Rudeus's mind, so I focused on that for now. 'How rude. Paul does have a son and that son takes after his father. But how does he know that Paul has two daughters? He has one more and she's adorable. She's back there as well, what's taking her so long?'

I heard a loud sound that even my wind magic from far off could hear. "Run, Rudeus!" Ruijerd screamed. I could hear a battle had started between him and Ted, so I ran in.