The Cursed Guardian

Chapter 18

The pain is getting stronger the more I move. And my senses is decreasing. I don't want to tell Rose about it. I don't want to worry her. Plus, she may not let me go again if the villagers need help.

I went to the corner and just sit there. I closed my eyes. Then the pain strikes hard again. I hold onto my head and lean back on the wall.

"Are you, okay?"

I open my eyes. It was Raeco. He has frown in his forehead. I compose myself and try to act normal. Not minding the pain I'm feeling.

"Just feel tired." I can feel the sweat forming in my forehead as the pain hit again. He lift his hands and swipe it.

"We are leaving in a minute."

Then he went to Rose. A few more minutes and then we left the village. Some warriors who came left to guard them. I grip on Rose tightly, afraid I might fall if I pass out.

When I tried to save the villagers back then, same light comes off me. I passed out back then. And now, my body is passing out again.

Then I felt my hands slipping out of my hold on Rose. And she seems to notice it. She tilted her head to me saying something I can't understand. I can't even hear what she is saying.

Her face is frowning but my vision is blurring. I felt my body slipping off. She tried to grab me but fails. The wind violently slaps my body as I fall down in the air. As I go down, my eyes gives up on me.

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The book I'm holding drop on the floor. All my team members turn their attention to me. I felt a strong surge of energy and my eyes becomes foggy.

I saw dead bodies lying on the floor. The surroundings is familiar! This is our family house. I heard someone speaking then I saw blood flowing on the floor. I followed it and what I saw shed tears on my face. My grandmother's face is washed by blood. She is saying something I can't decipher. Then a woman in black suddenly appeared and my grandma turned into corpse. The woman is smiling evilly. Black smoke is coming off her. Then she suddenly grabs me by the neck.

My senses turns to normal as I scream in terror. My team mates has a worried look on their faces. I touched my neck. I'm okay. It is just a vision. But it is about my own death.

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"What happened to her?"

I open my eyes and saw a white ceiling. I thought I was going to die moments ago but here I was laying on a bed. I try to get up and sit.

My eyes are still blurry but I felt good now. The pain is gone. I look around and saw Rose with Chancellor Barnabee talking. Professor Rose turn around and see me sitting on the bed. I try to move out but she came rushing to me.

"Don't push yourself." She stops me by my shoulder. "You need to rest."

"Thank you for catching me."

If she did not manage to catch me, I swear I'm a cold corpse by now. It was a very high fall!

"Your Guardian is the one who saves you."

He appeared! So, he only shows himself if I'm in danger. He seems to care about me despite him rejecting me as his warrior.

"I guess, he do not totally dislike you." She smiled while stroking my hair.

"But what happened to you back there?" Chancellor Barnabee asked, eyes glued on me.

I turned to Rose. She is only who knows that I can heal myself but she doesn't know what I did back there. I don't even know what I did.