His shadow [Ja'far x Oc]

Chapter 14

The room was practically silent except for the breeze. I opened my eyes and saw that everyone was asleep. I quietly got up from the side of the bed and grabbed my sword. We were very high off the ground so I would have to Djinn equip. The door wasn't an option due to how loud it was when we first came into the room. A soft white glow illuminated the room as I now stood with white hair and space buns. I grabbed the piece of paper that I had prepared earlier and placed it in my spot on the bed.

Dear everyone, I'm leaving and you can't stop me. I want to make a difference in this world... on my own. In all the situations we've been in, I've been so unimportant

The window was wide open, making this a lot easier than I had expected a lifted my feet off the ground and flew out the window. I had been attempting to imprint a map in my head for the past few months but I could barely remember anything. I thought I'd be spotted easier if I just flew directly over the city so I unequipped and walked through the eerily quiet city.

When I was almost at the outskirts of the city I heard a branch break behind me causing me to immediately turn around and see Ja'far.

"You can't stop me," I said slightly glaring at the shorter boy.

"I know," he admitted and I softened my glare a bit. "I'm here to tell you to be careful," he explained causing me to smile a bit.

"Don't worry I'll come back soon in one piece," I reassured. "Also make sure Sin doesn't do anything stupid without me," I winked pulling the boy in for one last hug.

"See you soon, Amaris," he sadly smiled looking up at me.

"See you soon, Ja'far," I waved as I equipped back into my Djinn and flew off. I could feel the tears build up as I got farther and farther. It probably wasn't the best choice to use up my magoi to fly...... But it was my only option, after all, I couldn't take the boat...

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Days passed. I was wandering in a desert, it was dry and humid and I was starving. It's been a long time since I've passed a town. I ended up falling from the sky when I had only a little magoi left.

I pulled out an apple out of my bag and started munching on it. When I was in the last town I had bought a bag of apples, but I've barely eaten any because I was afraid of running out. In the near distance there seemed to be a caravan coming. Meaning there was probably a town if I kept heading straight. As the caravan passed I turned to see one cell like cart carrying a single child slave, they had long red hair and eyes. I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard the caravan stop moving. I turned my head to see a creepy old man just standing there with a grin on his face.

"Don't you know it's dangerous to travel alone," He grinned eyeing me up and down. "After it would be bad if something happened."Suddenly I was surrounded by more men and they all had weapons.

"My servant of Vengeance and Greed. Take shelter within me. Transform my whole body into that of a great sorcerer!" I yelled with my hand on my necklace. I smirked seeing the gem stuck inside the palm of my hand.

"Be careful!" One man shouted, "That girl's a dungeon capturer!" I smirked looking at their slightly scared faces. I held up the palm of my hand facing them. Once they stared upon the gem in my hand their eyes became a foggy red, the same color as the gem.

"Die," I commanded glaring at the group of brainwashed lustful men. I smirked as I watched them point their swords towards them and brought them back down. The sand was stained red and there was now an abandoned caravan. I grinned walking up to the child in chains.

"Hey, kid," I called out to the child in chains. They turned around, their hair was covering most of their face but I still saw their red eyes. "Hold your legs out and don't move," when they nodded I grabbed my sword and slashed the chains apart. I was running out of magoi so I couldn't use my wind to push the cuffs apart. I gave the child an apple as I started walking the way I was originally going.

It had been maybe a minute since I started walking again when I felt a hand grab mine. I turned to see the same child who I had freed.

"Take me... with you," their voice let me conclude that it was a young boy. I grinned down at the boy and nodded. I pulled out some extra cloth out of my bag and covered his head. It would be bad if the people had realized I freed a Fanalis slave. "A hood.....?" The boy questioned and I nodded.

"With the current state your in people would easily tell that you used to be a slave," I explained and he nodded. "But don't worry you're free now... and if you want you can stay with me," I looked down at the boy and he was grinning up at me. I giggled softly.

"I'd like to get a room that included a bathroom," I said smiling to the man behind the counter.

"30 gold," I grabbed 30 gold coins out of my bag and dropped them onto the counter. He slid me a key with a room number on it, I smiled and thanked him as I grabbed the child's hand and walked up to the stairs. I looked down on the key and saw the '23'. We continued to walk down the hall until I saw the correct door. I quickly unlocked it and the red-headed boy ran in and jumped on the bed making me giggle.

"It's so comfy!" He hummed rolling around as I burst out into laughter.

"Come sit on the edge of the bed," he followed my instructions as I drew my sword and transformed once again. "Beleth, free this boy," I whispered moving my hand in motion as the air pulled apart the cuffs on his legs. I frowned when I saw the bruise it put on his legs.

"It'll heal," he said as he saw my expression I sadly smiled and patted his head.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself," I sheepishly scratched the back of my neck. "The

names Amaris!" I smiled looking down at the boy waiting for a reaction, but there wasn't one. "Have you ever heard of me?" I questioned the boy and he shook his head. "How about Sinbad, my brother?"

"No ... should I?" He questioned.

"Well no, I suppose not," I smiled at the boy. "It's just that where I'm from we're well known for capturing the first dungeons," I said exploring the room. There was a big bed in the middle and in the corner of the room there was a door that leads to the bathroom. "So kiddo what's your name?"

"Don't have one," he answered with a straight face.

"Can I give you one?!" I asked slightly happy and he nodded. "I'll take a ton of time to think of the perfect name for you!"

"Thank you, Amaris," he slightly smiled up at me making me grin.

"So do you like having long hair?" I looked at the boy's appearance, he was dirty and had long messy red hair.

"No," he replied.

"Can I make it shorter?"

"Please do," I quickly grabbed a pair of scissors out of my bag and pulled out a chair in front of the bed.

"Sit!" I giggled pointing to the chair in front of me. I started cutting the boy's hair. I didn't start too short, I started off cutting maybe 3 inches off and it was at the length of his shoulders. When I finished the longest piece was only a little bit below the ear. "Now for a bath," I sighed opening the bathroom door and started allowing the warm water fill it up. "Can you do it yourself?" I asked the boy.

He was around 10 so he should be able to do it. My face turned beat red when he shook his head. I sighed as I stopped the water and felt it's temperature. I walked back into the room and said to the boy,

"Uhm take your clothes off and sit in the tub and please cover your private area with your hands." I wanted the boy to be clean but I didn't want to see all of him.

"Done," I heard him say and I walked back into the bathroom. He sat in the tub with his hands on his private area. I grabbed a cup from the sink and filled it with lukewarm water.

"Close your eyes," one he did I poured the cup over his head allowing his hair to be drenched. I reached into my bag and pulled out the hair products I bought in the town. I started massaging the shampoo onto his head and washed it off. I then massaged conditioner into his hair and let it sit whilst the rest of his body was cleaned. "So use this and rub it over your body to clean yourself and when your done rinse out the conditioner and rinse off your body," I explained before walking out of the bathroom and shut the door.