Magic. Some say that it has it's benefits to help with life... While many others said the opposite. They cause great destruction, calamity, and darkness.
Gensokyo has tolerated magicians for generations, until an experimentation ruined their reputat...
This is my fault I'm here in this nightmare of a world myself. If I'm not so curious on finding out the contents of that tome, maybe I would have never been here.
But then, Master would remain here. With this Alice puppet, and I fear that Patchy might control both Master's mind and body after I accept her Mercy.
"There must be another way, Master..."
"No, Marisa. I created this world, and I must pay for my crimes for doing so, as well. Now, kneel down."
I nodded, as I sobbed. Tears are now falling down from my eyes, down to my chin.
They drip to the ground, as I sunk down to my knees, and closed my eyes.
I feel Master standing behind me, and I hear a sharp noise, coming from a bladed instrument.
"In the name of the Great Magus, I hereby sentence Kirisame Marisa to be freed of this nightmare, in exchange of me remaining here."
Total silence filled the air, before Master muttered out her final words to me.
"Farewell, My Beloved Student."
And, with that I felt the wind striking my neck, and all became numb. I find myself falling down, hitting the ground, unable to move my body. As I rolled to see what happened, I see my body still kneeling, but is now missing it's head. My body then fell forward, flat to the ground as blood gushes out from the stump where my head is supposed to be.
My vision darkens as I see the gray slime which is Patchy's will... Flowing towards Master's body, and began to engulf her. Once her entire body was engulfed by the alien substance, everything went black.
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I slowly opened my eyes, to find myself sitting on a chair in front of my desk inside my house, deep in the Forest of Magic.
In front of me, is the tome that I had "borrowed" from Patchy. I felt a surge of confusion flooding my mind.
Part of me wanted to open the tome to see what's inside, while the other wanted me to return it to Patchy.
I closed the distance of my right hand towards the tome's cover, but I didn't open it. Instead, I grabbed it, and stuffed it inside a sack.
Afterwards, I filled the sack with many other books that I have "Borrowed" from the library, and I stood up, took my broom and walked out.
Right after I stepped out of the doorstep I was blinded by the sudden ray of sunlight shining brightly.
After it dimmed a bit, I see Alice, in her usual white-blue colored outfit waiting for me.
"You're finally awake, slowpoke. Can we go to the library now?" She asked, in an annoyed tone.
"Alice."
"Yes?"
"...Nevermind, shall we be off? I want to return these."
"How unusual. Where's your 'I am borrowing this till I die, ze!'?"
"I think... I should stop borrowing for a while."
"Hmph. Very unusual indeed, you've eaten something wrong?"
"Nah, what made you think that, Ze!?"
She didn't reply, and started to fly. Wasting no time, I rode on my broom and took off as well.
We flew over to the library, well I entered via the window while Alice did her usual, polite way of entering from the front gate. I don't want to hear Meiling's bantering again, so I did the alternative.
Landing down on the floor, I waited for Alice to enter the library. Afterwards we walked together until we reach the center where Patchy is reading.
"Oh? How unusual? You brought a full sack this time."
"I'm returning these books, Patchy. I'm done reading them."
Patchy then gave me a weirded out look, before motioning Alice to come near her.
"Is she sick?" She whispered to Alice, who shook her head in response.
"I heard that, ze! Now can we just discuss things? About those rare spells, and such?"
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Curiosity can bring us to our certain doom. Wether if we're innocent or mischievous enough to get rid of them, we'll still suffer the consequences.
Curiosity had gotten the better out of me, and I learned my lesson... Even though I don't understand why I am doing this right now, returning the tome, and such.
But... But...
Ahh, let's just cut to the chase, ze! My name is Kirisame Marisa, and my story has reached it's end.
Magi-Borne End
A figure with all black clothing, which resembles a gothic lolita girl knelt down in front of a tombstone. Above her, covering the skies above are blood red clouds, but not as red as the flowers that the figure placed in front of the tombstone.
"Farewell, Kirisame Marisa... My love. I do wish we can see each other again, if you dare to ever open that tome... for the second time."
She then stood up and left, as the flowers shook in the gentle wind.
