Magic Is a Man’s Romance

[Hello little friend.]

He is still alive! This is the best thing that has happened to me! Even better than my actual birth! I was convinced he was going to disappear and leave me alone. I'm glad. Truly glad.

What's with that deep and awesome melodious voice? I somehow can't associate the mental image I have and that voice, it clashes so much. But still, I am convinced. It is really him.

"My friend! I thought you were about to die! I'm relieved, so relieved!"

[And leave you alone? No such thing will ever happen.]

"Of course! Otherwise, I won't forgive you! How are you suddenly able to talk? How is this possible?! Did you understand what I was telling you all this time?! What about...?!"

[One thing at a time little friend. I understood and enjoyed your stories very much.]

"Then what about...?!"

[I am now able to talk because I have finally passed a bottleneck that was hindering my cultivation.]

"Then are you a cultivator!? What is this place?! What are you!? What am I?!"

[You are in my sea of consciousness. You are currently a soul. I am something different than the cultivators you told me about.]

"Who are you?"

[You can call me Yggdrasil.]

"Like the world tree?!"

[Very much like that one. How should I call you?]

"That …. I …it's been so long…I…who am I again …who …who …who?!"

[Keep calm little one it matters not. The name I have is one I chose for myself. You can do the same. You can take your time to remember or simply decide upon a new one.]

He's right. Why am I panicking over something so trivial? Thinking I was losing my only friend did a number on me.

[How about you head outside and see this world for yourself?]

"Seriously?! I can leave this place?! But what about a body, right now I'm …"

[I will share my power with you so you can create a vessel with magic. Then you can wander around in that form. Of course, your main body will have to remain here, but it should still be fun.]

This is amazing. I will finally leave this place. I have lived here for many years already and I am Hella bored! I want to see the sky and the sun and to stretch lazily and to …there are so many things I can't wait to do!

More importantly…. magic! This word right there is the dream of a generation, has been my dream for a long time too! I can't believe this is happening. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

I was right that doing everything to stay sane was going to pay off! Not for the right reasons but I was right to do so nonetheless! Well, it's either that or I am so completely mad that I cannot even realize my own mental issues. At this point, whatever works, to be honest. Worst case I'm having the best lucid dream possible.

"I am ready to start whenever!"

[Haha, I like your enthusiasm.]

"Of course! Magic is a man's romance!"

[Oh? I quite remember you saying that giant mechas are a man's romance?]

"Well, that too but…"

[What about the time you said breasts are a man's….]

"Enough! I remember! Let's skip to the magic part already!"

[Alright, try and feel nature itself.]

How does one picture nature itself? Hum, I guess I will think about the feeling I was getting when I had my own greenhouse. That feeling of a job well done when I was taking care of the various plants.

[Good, you did it to perfection! I knew you would get the hang of it fast.]

"How do you know it's working?! I don't feel different?!"

[Oh, since this is my sea of consciousness you are not able to see anything. Believe me, it is there, green mana full of vitality.]

"What do I do next?"

[Think about it growing from your care and energy. See it grow big and …]

I do as I'm told.

I imagine this little imaginary seed growing as tall as the world itself and ….

[ENOUGH!]

I come back to my senses.

"What is it?"

[Ah…you did it already, let's go to the next stage.]

"Oh…alright!"

[Visualize that tree taking the appearance of a vessel that will host your soul. One that you will inhabit and that will become you. At the end of the day, it will remain a plant and have limitations, but it should serve you well.]

I use that same feeling from earlier to manipulate this plant until it follows my wishes. I am visualizing it to become slightly similar to the old me, or at least, I think. I have long forgotten my own features. Scary what a few years in the dark can do to one's memory.

Let me see, since this is a plant vessel let's go with green hair and green eyes. Actually no, orange would look better. I design it like a man, but slightly more on the elvish side. I concentrate until finally, I am satisfied with the mental picture I drew.

"Did it work?"

[Yes, it did. Marvelously. Now all that is left is for you to try merging with it, then for me to send it outside.]

Alright, this is my ticket out of here. I can't wait to explore this word with my friend. Merge, merge, merge. C'mon, merge! I think it's working. I can somehow feel myself become one with my creation.

[Perfectly done. Not that you have a body you will finally be complete. Alright, now I will send you outside. Have fun and take care of yourself.]

Take care of myself?

[Wait that sounds totally like a death flag! You are coming with me, right? Tell me you are coming!]

[I will have to slumber for a while.]

[No way! Don't leave me alone! I don't want to live like this I'd rather….!]

[Calm down I will not abandon you. Here take this.]

I feel something warm in my hand. I still can't see anything at the moment, but sensations have returned to me. It seems to be some kind of wood.

[This will allow you to communicate with me easily and some other stuff. Of course, for a while, I will be sleeping as I said. My last evolution took a lot of energy. I will need to sleep for a while to recuperate. Do not worry about me I will be back before you even know it. In the meantime, enjoy yourself out there my friend.]

[You promise?]

[I promise you. I will be there at your side soon enough.]

[Alright! Let's talk again once you wake up!]

This is similar to all the other times he went into sleep mode. Perhaps just longer. I can wait.

[Have fun! Oh, and try not to fall when you get out.]

As I'm wondering what he means I get ejected to what I assume is the outside world. Then I understand what he meant earlier. This is insane!!!