A lavish room
Tattered
A high-quality desk
Rotated 90 degrees, destroyed
An old man in noble-like clothing
A husk without its life
Beside, a robed one covered in the same shade as the earth with blood splattered over it
A little boy, crying
The robed one approached the little crying boy
It spoke
"Do you want revenge?"
The crying little boy is an angry little boy
The angry little boy nods
"I won't let you."
SLASH
The dreamer woke up. Dream forgotten.
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A white ceiling.
That was the first thing Alicia sees when she came to.
She was in a hospital bed. A white blanket was covering her body. She was still wearing the same clothing. There was still a bit of a headache, but she could bear with it.
She looked to her right to see Owen and Alice sitting on a chair beside her bed with their heads downcast. Russel was there too, resting his back on the wall.
As Alicia raised her upper body, Owen noticed it.
"Alicia! Are you alright?" Owen exclaimed as he stood up from his chair.
"Yes, I am fine," Alicia said "I have a slight headache though..."
"Thank goodness..." Owen sighed in relief. "Also, sorry."
Alicia raised her eyebrows. "Why are you apologizing?" she asked.
"We completely forgot the most important thing about loyal maneg," Russel answered her.
"Yes," Alice added as she stood up. "Forgive us."
"I'm sorry too, Alicia! I freakin' forgot about it and I'm supposed to be your loyal maneg!" Even Voice apologized to her.
"Alright, I understand," Alicia assured. "So, what was it that you forgot to tell me?"
"You remember how your loyal maneg is your actual soul before becoming a Court Wizard, correct?" Alice reminded to which Alicia nodded. "When loyal maneg 'breaks,' it will reflect on your physical body as it is your actual soul. Generally what constitutes as 'breaking' is when the loyal maneg was forced into a state not intended by the Order given by an external interaction.
"What happened when you ordered [Barrier] between Hanz and Blaze is that the Order was supposed to block attacks without breaking. When it was shattered, the loyal maneg was 'broke' and thus was reflected to you. Another example is that a [Fireball] is supposed to 'safely' hit a target and scatter due to the impact; but if it was deflected by a blade and the ball was cut, it will hurt you.
"That is why a Maneg Soul compresses your soul to provide room for disloyal maneg which is much safer to use."
"I see." Alicia nodded in understanding. "But then what should I do? I only have loyal maneg."
"You could obtain a Cherished Armament," the Ice Guardian suggested. "Despite being of loyal maneg and is not supposed to be destroyed, you do not suffer physical damage should it break. What was broken was the base item of the Cherished Armament, which can be repaired over time, not the loyal maneg.
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Wizards of the Otherworldly Court: Alicia Part 1
Fantasy"Why are my hands getting warmer?" As far as Alicia was concerned, she was the daughter of a rich businessman attending high school. Then, she feels off and at the same time, she's not. One week later, her best friend brought her to another world(s)...
