Reincarnated As The Heroine?! I refuse!

47: Ingrid

"Tell me. How exactly did I suddenly die and immediately reborn?" 

Her tone demanding, Lea queried. To her question, Ingrid replied.

"So straightforward! Nevertheless, I shall answer.
"As you continued to absorb and manipulate the essences, the more they became attached to you. You were not supposed to die until I was ready. 

"You grew stronger too fast. Gained experience drastically.

"You even learnt and experienced certain emotions you didn't know you could feel before.

"Every time you applied too many essences, more essences drew towards you. Until that moment when they ate up your core, but you survived long enough for your soul to create another chance to live. The essences understood your will and they followed it."

"Essences have a will?"

"Yes. Beings of this world rarely think much about what they can easily consume when they can. But essences have a certain behavior. It could be said, what essences you can manipulate depends on the state of your mind."

"Oliver is music because he likes peace and wonderful sounds.
"Raize is illusion because he does not like to see any blood spurned.
"While Ulla are plants because she prefers harmless looking creatures but with abnormal effects..."

"Exactly, you remember them well. As for you, you have knowledge on how to fight, so your instinct would automatically apply more strength or speed to your movements using the essences that surrounds you."

"But depending on the state of my mind, it could change everything?"

"Yes, yes. You are truly a smart girl. Now, just ask me anything and I'll answer whatever questions you may have. Ah, but although I'm considered a goddess, I cannot see the future!"

"Well, if you did, you would have foreseen me taking over your reincarnation." Lea sarcastically retorted. 

"Oh yes. Since you are so smart, you can just tell me what you know and I can add a more concrete explanation or correct your understanding!"

"That'll be convenient. .....You are not a goddess but a spirit."

"You sound so sure............."

"Because there exist no god nor goddesses. But I haven't met a spirit before."

"Busted... And here I thought I was acting like one! Oh oh. But Spirits are wonderful too. They just mingle with essences more easily, live long and well, varied in entity!"

"As a spirit, what exactly are you?"

"Geez. Your tone of voice really is too rude! I'm like your mother, you know... But for you, I'll give you a good explanation.

"A war spirit. An entity that should be present at every battle if you want to win. But I lose terribly against my sister when she waged a war against my King. She grazed the land I protected with her fury and I was slowly dissipating. But before I did, I left my mark on my land for when I was ready to rise again. I can't just leave my people to somebody who opposed my whole being."

"So where is this mark?"

"You.... Through the distortion made by my sister and I, a dimension was opened, I quickly threw you in there once I felt there was life on the other side."

"How careless of you... Maybe that's why your sister hates you so much?"

"HOW MEAN!! No... But... I don't really know either why she wanted to kill me so bad..."