EIGHT
I wake up a little sore, but everything else in my body is fine, I get up and eat the fences that Mell left me, I remember have to fix the clothes that are there and adapt them to my body. I take a needle and thread, I don't stop until I have the shirts and pants ready. Finished all, I take my backpack and head to the mine, I need that salt as soon as possible.
When I arrive, I take one of the peaks that are outside the mine, before entering I light a torch to avoid the spiders, I remember well how the path is so I go directly where the salt rocks are, peak and peak until I reach to the necessary depth to extract it, I am like this for a few more hours until the bag is full and I decide to go out. On the way back I see more stones of zixtiria, it is a very peculiar name for such a peculiar gem, I smile remembering that they have the same color as her eyes and with that thought, I leave the mine and go to the river.
I swim a bit with the beautiful fish and I take the time to talk to them, hahaha I know, they must think I'm crazy but what difference does it make? From now on they will also be my friends as Mell calls them. By the way, I haven't seen her since I woke up. I get out of the water, dry myself off and go to the cabin, perhaps meet her on the road.
When I arrive I find her jumping over some rocks outside my house.
-Hi -I tell him while I smile- how are you?
-Hello -she responds quickly- come with me to a place.
And without further ado, she turns around and starts walking, I just follow her, we go along the opposite path of the river until I can see another cabin but this one is much bigger, it is surrounded by some big and beautiful trees, she opens the door and leaves me to pass.
-It's the first time I've seen your house, it's ... cozy.
-Shut up, put your hand on this sphere.
-Than mood are you having today -I say while stretching my hand- okay, do I have to do something else? Think about something? or what do I know.
- Placing your hand is enough.
- and ... what should happen? I never did a test with a sphere.
-If the sphere begins to glow before a minute has passed, it means that you are compatible with a type of magic.
-And how do I know the type of magic?
-Because of the color of the light, the truth is a very simple test.
-I doubt it will activate.
-...
-...
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-I told you, I have no comp ...
-Look, Randall!
The sphere starts to flash with different colored lights.
-What does this mean?!
-......
-Hello? -she was silent- Mell?
-I don't know .... my teacher told me that something like this could happen, that when the light flashes it means that there is a blockage in the flow of energy inside you, but changing color in that way ... Never she told me.
-I don't know about this so ... now what?
-Take this book, they are basic fundamentals on the ma ...
-Magic for beginners volume 1 "Flow of energy", written by the magician Dunkan -I finish what was going to say she- I know the book and I already read it, too practiced according to the element that control, well, I tried the exercises for all the elements.
-Mmmmm
-Something happens?
-Maybe, what you did create a possible multiple choice of magic.
- And that is?...
-People are born with a predefined element inside but your magical energy developed at such an advanced age, considering that you practiced all the exercises in that book, possibly that was what created the multiple-choice, which means that, maybe, if you pass the blockage, you will be able to choose which magic to use.
The sphere glowed red and turned off, then glowed blue but turned off again, white, green, yellow, sky blue, and so continued to blink without stopping.
-Does that mean I can use all the magic ?!
-No, it means that you can choose the one you want but once you choose it you will no longer be able to change to another.
-It's still impressive, I could choose what I want, so how do you break the blockade?
-I do not know that, it depends on the person, it could be even stupid, normally the blocks are generated by the deprivation of the soul.
-Are you talking about wishes?
-Yes, isn't there something you always wanted or dreamed of doing?
-There are many things, I would not know where to start.
-Forget stupid wishes like having a harem or being the richest and most powerful man in the world. I want you to think of something that you couldn't complete, you happy or give you inner peace.
-What? How that a harem? - laughed me- putting that aside, now I can't think of anything.
-Well, either you find out or the blockade won't go away.
-Is there really nothing you can do? help me, this will also benefit you.
-The only thing I can tell you is that you know yourself, talk to your subconscious, learn to meditate, and find your frustrations.
-Is that the only option? -I say a little frustrated- are you sure?
-There's nothing more to do, Randall, if he could help you he would without thinking twice.
-Anyway, I have something to do so I have to go, thank you very much.
-Goodbye.
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It's been 3 days of the same routine, I wake up, eat, go to the mine, get salt and return. This is a bit boring to me but I take advantage of the passage by the river to swim and put into practice what Mell told me about meditating and knowing myself, I consider that I know myself well enough to know what is blocking me but there is something that It prevents me from going deeper into myself, for now, I don't give it that much importance, my priority is to get salt, in case I meet another demon.
Now I am going back to the cabin while I eat some fruits that a tree gave me, right gentlemen, a tree gave me!. A few minutes ago I was walking along the river path and suddenly I had the branches of a tree in my face, I thought I had been distracted and I didn't see them so I just dodged them but right away I had them on my face again, until I realized that there were some blue fruits on them that I had never seen before, at first I hesitated to take them but it appeared a forest spirit and he beckoned me to take them, I took two and thanked him, but the branches did not move, I looked at the spirit and he made a gesture as if to bite something and instantly I knew what he wanted, I had to bite the fruit and these tasted so delicious that I said it out loud, instantly the tree it shakes and more fruits fall, I picked them up and put them in my backpack, I thanked him again, I bowed in a farewell way and my big surprise was when the tree did the same, it bowed! and then he returned to his place, I adjusted my backpack, and smiling I continued on my way.
In my cabin, I start to grind the rock salt, mix it with a few drops of water to form a paste, and place it in the holster of my weapons, what is left over I keep in a bag that I tie next to my belt. When I finish with everything I decide to go to sleep, I take off my shirt and put it on the side of the bed, when I go to bed someone knocks on my door and it is more than obvious who it is.
-Until he decided to visit me! - I say with an offended tone as I open the door - what is offered to the young lady?
He stares at me and although he has the hood on, you can see that his super white skin takes on a reddish tone, I can't understand why his nervousness, until I feel a breeze on my skin and I realize I don't have my shirt on, I'm barefoot and my pants half unbuttoned.
-God !, I'm sorry, give me a second -I say closing the door in his face to run to put on my shirt and adjust my pants- ready hehe
I open the door again and she is still there quiet.
-Ho .. hi!
-Hi Mell -I pretend nothing happened- what brings you here after disappearing 3 days in a row?
-I didn't disappear! I just have a whole forest to protect and I've been finding out something that will interest you a lot.
-Come, come in -I open the door to let her in- I'm all ears.
-Well ...- she sits on a chair and looks at me very seriously- there is an abandoned cave in this forest that we can go to.
-Wait what? Really? And you just told me ?!
-Well, I never had the interest to enter, besides that you can only enter with 2 or more people.
-Okay, I calm down, so do you plan to go together? But in all this time no one has explored it?
-Yes, I want us to go together, and no, no one has been able to enter it, over the years few have been those who have been able to enter this forest and none have come out alive, also a couple of decades, the order was given that only noble class people and knights had the right to explore it but none were successful in even reaching the door.
-And how do we know that we are going to be victorious?
-hahahaha -he smiles at me smugly- obviously, you have me to me and I know you are not an ordinary soldier, at first I would not have thought of going but with the incident of the demons now I want to find the necessary weapons to defeat them all and I know that there we will find some weapons that will help you, what do you say?
-Well, I don't have to think twice, I love adventures and I said that I would help you with the extermination of those damned. Of course, I will go with you, when do you plan to enter?
-If you feel ready we will go tomorrow.
-Then, tomorrow!
We look at each other and smile at the same time.
--I almost forgot! take -she spread out a small box- you needed hehe.
-What is it? -When uncapping the box there was a small clock- how did you get it? it's beautiful, thank you!
-Well, I like to collect some things from humans, now if, I go, see you tomorrow at 7 am next to the river, ok?
-Every day you surprise me more, ok, then I'll be there.
I walk her to the door
-Rest, Mell.
- Rest, Randall.
I close the door and before going to sleep, I put in my backpack what I suppose I will need tomorrow, after leaving everything ready I take off my upper garments again and go to sleep.