Dark Reincarnation: Nightshade

Chapter 55

                       Alice's POV

    Well shit, I can't believe that I'm actually back here again. Why the hell did I agree to this shit again?

     Anyway, after teleporting to a small oasis just a couple miles from Enfrite, I learned a very important piece of information. I absolutely fucking hate this side of the continent.

     I've never actually been in this area before, I was only able to teleport here because I happened to have gotten close to a knight who had been here before. I just snatched the info from him.

      But what I didn't happen to think about, is that the kingdom of Enfrite is in the middle of a fucking desert of all places. If there was anything I absolutely cannot stand, it would be excessive heat and too much sand.

     I've naturally always ran an extremely high tempt, so it was easy for me to get too hot, hence my dislike for the heat. My hatred for sand should be common sense. It reflects and amplifies the heat, it's a pain to walk in and worst of all it somehow always ends up everywhere. I have sand in places that there should never be sand...

     Thank the gods that the place I happened to pop up at was a somewhat secluded oasis. It wasn't very big but it had a small stretch of water surrounded by thin yet tall trees.

      What made it seem secluded was the fact that it was also surrounded by huge boulders, each about the size of a house. And to top it off, it doesn't really look like anyone's been here in quite awhile.

     Walking closer I decided to sit by the water in the shade of one of the rocks. Dipping my feet in the water, I almost cried because of how good the water felt.

    
          'You know what, fuck it if they can't take a joke, they can fucking wait... I need to get rid of this damn sand...'

      Focuses my mana I used a combination of shadow magic and sensory magic to put up a barrier around the area. This should both keep anyone from seeing this spot as well as alert me if anyone even gets close.

     Then without skipping a beat I quickly stripped down to my birthday suit and dove into the water. After taking a little while to get all the stupid sand off me, I dove back under the water and took a look around.

      Surprisingly enough, it was actually really beautiful down here. Despite it being a desert oasis there was actually a lot of different aquatic plant life of multiple different colors that were thriving down here.

     It was extremely serine, calming and relaxing down here. Wanting to take full advantage of this moment, I use a combination of water and wind magic to cast a spell that allows someone to breathe under water.

    It was personally one of my favorite spells. Not only was it a spell that didn't need my constant attention or focus plus it would last as long as you were constantly supplying it with mana. And thanks to my seemingly endless supply of mana, I could almost use it indefinitely.

     After finding a good spot at the bottom and settling into a comfortable position, I closed my eyes and allowed myself to drift off. In a state of half asleep and half awake, I let my mind wander on it's own.

      I've found that doing this is a very effective form of meditation that also allows me to rest. It wasn't long before I was relaxed to the point I actually fell asleep.

     

         'Alice...'

                     'Alice..'

 
                                'WAKE UP!!...'

         "LILY!!..."

    My eyes suddenly shot open and instantly I was confused. Instead of sitting under water at the bottom of the oasis, I found myself sitting at the center of a huge crater.

      The water seemed to have completely evaporated and there was no plant life in sight. Every inch of ground in the crater around me looked as if it was scorched. The sand had even super heated to the point of turning into a thick sheet of glass.

            "....What in the actual fuck?!?!..."

       This time around I know for a fact that I had heard Lily. Hell, I'll admit that I just thought I was losing it the last time it happened. But this time I heard her clear as day. I don't know what the hell happened here but she was clearly trying to get me to wake up for a reason.

       Without even bothering to get dressed or cover up, I cast a spell to levitate and Rose up enough to see outside of the crater. But after looking around and even checking my sensory barrier I relaxed a little knowing that there was nothing and no one around.

       That could only mean that whatever happened here was because of me. What's going on, am I losing control of myself again? I had thought that I had gotten a handle on myself. I haven't had any issues like this for years, not since a year or two after losing Sky and Jace....

       Looking myself over I couldn't sense any faults in neither my control nor my seal. Control issues aside, what I'm truly worried about is why the fuck am I hearing Lily?

       I haven't been able to feel her since our bond was broken and there's no way in hell she survived that day.... Sometimes I still wake up screaming after reliving that moment over and over in my dreams. Repeatedly having to watch as I had to take her life.....

        Feeling my legs give underneath me, I roughly fell to my knees not even caring that I'm still naked and barely noticed as the glass sliced into my legs. The world blurred as the tears started streaming from my eyes.

              'I can't.... I don't want to... Why did you have to go too....'

       'Yes you can love...'

   I'm not even going to look around this time.. Even if I think I can hear her, I know I won't be able to find her. Fuck it, I don't even care if I'm losing it, I'm just going to go with it I guess..

               'How can I? You have no idea... How can I keep doing this?...'

         'Because you have to my love...'

                  'I have too?... heh.. Give me one good reason why that is? I've lost too much.. I've had to do too much.. Please love, just one reason...'

           'Because she needs you...'

    Rose!! My eyes shot open and I leaped to my feet. How the fuck could I let myself be overtaken by this again.. I can't believe I almost fell victim to my self pity. I know exactly why I keep going, why I'm doing what I'm doing...

     I made a promise that I would never let Rose lose her smile. I'll be damned if I broke that promise now.

     With my mind back on track I decided to get serious. I know exactly what I need to do now. I need to hurry up and end this gods damned war and get back to Rose.

     Walking up the side of the crater I was suddenly enveloped in shadows as dark as night. And as they faded away I was no longer naked but in full battle gear. I didn't even bother to try to teleport or run this time.

      With my mind set and an anger in my heart, I just started running. Gaining speeds at an extremely quick rate, it hadn't even taken two seconds before I broke the first sound barrier.

          'It's time I actually got serious..'