Origins[Completed]

Chapter 57: Contract Deal

A/N

Hey.

I suggest a bit of mental preparation for the chapters to come.

I may have gone a bit overboard.

I'm not sorry though~

Enjoy!

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[Tay-ki]

I can't exactly remember what happened. All I remember is that when we teleported I landed in an uncomfortable way and fell to the ground. The amount of bloodlust in that room was enough to almost cause me to black out so I continuously circulated magical energy throughout my body to keep me conscious.

I saw where Hakio and Lucinda was and started to make my way over there. I also noticed that there was a strange girl also lying there unconscious. I had a lot of questions but that "thing", that creature was turning everything inside me the wrong way.

I turned to look at that thing again. The black abyss-like creature was chained up with heavy metals that had multiple runes inscribed on them. It was not moving but it could have moved at any moment.

Just the thought of this thing attacking terrified me. There was no way any of us had stood a chance.

But I could at least save us or provide us some time. All I needed to do was bury it underground and then use alchemy to change the floor into multiple types of metal that made it hard for magic to seep out.

It would not have been difficult. The problem was that I needed to get closer. Just a few more metre than I would be within range.

When I finally got into range -

"You ended up here?"

"That's right."

- I ended up here.

It feels like this is the actual abyss. Everywhere it was completely dark with not even a shimmer of light found anywhere. I don't know what I'm standing on or if I'm even standing on anything at all.

What's confusing is the fact that I can completely see myself as I would if it was daylight. I can also see the person standing in front of me.

Who is also me.

"What a strange story. Truly, you have my sympathies for ending up in this place. In fact, I could say that your entire life story could bring me to tears." This person said as slowly walked around me while his hands were in a thinking manner. His tone was nothing like mine so it confused me as to why he would choose my body.

"Who are you?" I asked the obvious.

He stopped and then looked at me surprised.

"Is it not obvious? I went through so much trouble of getting everything down to detail, though…" he said.

"I know that look like me -"

"Bingo! That's exactly what I was going for. What do you think? Maybe I can even use this to score that princess, although age-wise, I'd preferably get along well with that voluptuous sensei of yours."

"Stop talking so much crap already!" I found myself irritated by everything he says.

Then he gave me a dangerous smirk, "Let's get serious then."

He walked over to me and in a swift movement, he punched me in the stomach. The force caused me to fall forward in pain which he used to his advantage by stepping on my head and rubbing his sole into my cranium.