Descendants of Magic

CHAPTER XIX. - EMERGENCE OF THE AZURE MARK

My brain stopped working but it was thinking about a lot of things at the same time. I started overthinking about the grey dog, connecting it to Woreus like Reilly suggested but then I shook my head and told myself to stop thinking about ridiculous scenarios. There is no way some powerful ancient god was following me as a dog, enjoying eating food scraps and the belly rubs I gave him. I laugh at the thought and Reilly joins me. She closed the book and then handed it to me. I took it and wanted to go put it on my desk but the moment I stood up, then wine got to me, making me woozy and I drop down on the couch. Reilly just giggles as she gulps up her wine and tells me to go lie down. She didn't need to tell me twice and I stood up again, slower this time and waddled to my bed. I plopped down on the soft matrace and reached down for my boots. Unzipping them on the side, I slide the black boots of my feet and sneaked under my blanket. I was warmed up by the wine and the soft white wool of my sweater, then dozed off pretty fast. I thought that I will have that dream about blue light again but the alcohol must have turned my brain all mushy because I dreamed about walking in a forest. I've met this white wolf and then talked to it. All the words I said were plain gibberish and I couldn't understand anything.

I woke up feeling rested very well despite the throbbing headache that suddenly kicked in as I sit up on my bed. It was already pitch dark outside and also in the room. Reilly was spread like a starfish on her bed, her hair all messy and covering her face, her right leg hanging down from the bed. I chuckled at the sight of her and then walked to the bathroom to freshen up. I turned the faucet on and grabbed water with my hands, splashing it on my face. I let water drip down from my face while I leaned against the sink and looked into the mirror. I dried myself with the towel and then decided to take a quick shower. I walked back into the room, tip-toeing like a ninja to not wake up Reilly while I grab my big towel.

Undressing myself, I drop the sweater and jeans on the ground next to the bath but make my way into the shower. I close the half see-through door behind me and turn the shower on. I let water fall on me and played around with the knobs to change the water temperature. I've settled with something between cold and luke-warm. I was turning around, letting water hit all spots of my body and on my hair. Closing my eyes, I enjoyed the feeling of water dropls cooling me down and fighting the headache. It was the best feeling ever but sadly I cannot stay inside the shower forever so I turned the knobs to turn off water and left to dry myself. I brush the towel against my legs and arms, my shoulders and then I tie it around my body. I was on my way out of the bathroom when I caught a glance of me in the mirror and saw a blue light shimmer coming from behind me. I turned around to see if there is something behind me but I didn't see anything. The light was still shining and creating an aura around me so I turned once more. Again, saw nothing behind me but this time I glanced over my shoulder as I was turning back to face the mirror and I've finally found the source of the light. I saw something glowing on my body. I grabbed my left shoulder and turned my head to try and see what it is. I couldn't see it properly so I spun on the spot and glared on my back in the mirror. Some weird drawings and letters were written on my upper back and glowed in a bright blue light. I screamed and kept checking in the mirror. Suddenly Reilly bursted into the bathroom, her hair disheveled and she was holding a sword, ready to slash someone.

Reilly: What is it? What happened?

Me: I don't know. There is something on my back.

I looked at Reilly who lowered the sword in her hand and quickly walked towards me. She grabbed my shoulder and tilted her head a little bit to to take a peek. Then she straightened her body and looked me right into my eyes as she told me there is nothing. I was still confused and scared a little bit but I looked into the mirror once more and she was right. The thing disappeared from my back. I rubbed my eyes and then pressed my arms to my chest to support the towel and calm down. Reilly only grunted and then tossed the sword over her shoulder as she walked out of the bathroom and went back to bed. I didn't know if it was the headache playing games with me but I could swear that it was real. I definitely saw a weird shining tattoo appear on my back but I was also still tired. I did wake up in the middle of the night. Shaken up by the situation I make my way to the closet to pick something more comfortable and then go try sleep again. I didn't know if I am going to be able to do it after what I saw and didn't have any explanation for it. I needed some sort of reassurance so I asked Reilly if she has any idea what it was.