Mage of the Abyss: Siola Mithra

Chapter 30 - Memorable Encounter

I often feel as though I'm standing on a thin line between two options. This time, about my appearance in Ekolia. Kept it similar to my real-life self but not at the same time. I want people to know me, but I'm also afraid of them knowing. Back then it was a simple decision, I changed it because of those two. I love them, so I thought I'd start anew.

But now I don't have them. The only reason I have to change my appearance now is that I'm forced to do so for a reason I don't even know much about.

'Some of the options are blocked but many of the sliders are there,' this is hard, "Uhh, I'm not sure how to change it really.'

"Just change to how you used to look."

"Hmm," pondering, 'How I used to look like? Does she think I changed my appearance to this? Alright, I guess.'

So I set everything back to default. Well, I only applied a bit of makeup to cover my freckles so it's not that hard.

*BWOOSH*

I got smoked bombed, "Nuh?"

The mirror just shattered and spread dust everywhere. But when it clears up, Replica's marigold eyes shine brightly as it glares daggers at me.

"What are you doing?"

"Wh-What? You told me to make myself look like how I was before, and that mirror, what's with that thing suddenly explodes like that? And why are all the glasses still intact even after that?!"

"You're saying that that is what you look like?"

"What? You got something to say? Say it! I know I don't have them blobbious booba on me but that doesn't mean you can just—"

"Silence."

Puffed my cheeks. I can tell that she didn't like it so I went back to the mirror, but still! It's hard to change my appearance considering that I just don't feel comfortable with it.

"..."

Replica suddenly walked towards me after staring so intensely. It's making me nervous that I swallowed my saliva so deeply, "Here," she said calmly.

"?"

She just showed me her palm. I don't get what she means so I stare at it for a bit but then, a small round magical ball appears on her palm, hovering. Then a flow of magical energy swirls around it as more magical balls appear. When I blinked, I'm in the center of the galaxy. Just floating in the space, I see colors so bright and pretty, it's astonishing.

The many stars, the many planets, asteroids, and how everything moves, make my heart beat. But then when I blinked, I returned to staring at an empty palm.

It made me blink a few times before my thought process can continue.

"What was that?"

Clenching that palm, "The Divine System said that it's an artifact of the Unknown. What do you think? Was that helpful? Because I'm about to set you in flames."

"Hiiik! That's helpful! Very helpful! Thank you, Ma'am."

It was really pretty, 'Ahh, I wanna see it again. Maybe someday I'll ask her.'

The scenery is still fresh in my mind. It reminded me of the time I experience VR for the first time and to have that kind of experience again, makes my head as clear as ever.

White hair, pink shade. Long with a plaited tail. Swaying bangs. No freckles, and most of all, with a silver eye.

"Bam bam Baaaam!"

Standing proudly with my head held high.

"..."

"So, what do you think?"