Chapter Fourteen

A/N: This chapter, you will need your imagination to work to read. By the way, my fever’s gone down by a lot! Hooray! 

“Owwww! Ahhh! WHYYY??!!!”

“What should I do?! What do I do?!!! Come to me, a divine message! Come!”

What should I do?! Feeh’s completely sprawled out on the dirt ground! What should I do?! Shoot, I shouldn’t have done that move! If I hadn’t done that, this situation wouldn’t be happening! 

“FUUUU, FUUUUUU, I WILL CURE MYSELF! CADMAR, LOOK AWAY!!!”

“Y-yeah!”

I quickly turn away from the writhing Feeh on the ground. I know what he is going to do when he says he needs to heal himself. Feeh must directly touch “there” and cast some Holy Magic to heal himself. Me turning around is the best for both of us. 

I quickly hear some muffled groans and some rustling sounds. Oh, look, isn’t that a marvelous cloud up there? Just joking, there are no clouds overhead. But there are some stars shining in the sky…. No, that’s a lie as well. Okay, I’ll say one truth; the sun is setting. The dazzling colors of red and orange mixing together are amazing…. but I can barely see them because of the tall trees. 

No, I have not gone senile and have not just started sprouting random thoughts. Well, the random thoughts are correct, but the senile part is not. I just need a distraction from what is happening behind me. Oh god, why did I just think of it……? I feel as if I’ve aged by a few years already….. (A/N: Oh, so you already weren’t wiser beyond your years, eight year old?)

“Yesssssss!”

I hear a voice of happiness from Feeh, and he’s probably fumbled his way to “there”. Hmmmm, some lights just lit up the area around us. Aye, Feeh’s started casting his magic. Ohhh, they’re now gone. 

“Okay, you may now look behind you.”

“Really, I’m sorry!”

The first thing I did upon turning towards Feeh was apologize. After all, if I hadn’t done that one move, no one would have to do what they just did. 

“Well, it doesn’t really matter now,” said Feeh as he grimaced, thinking about the thing that just happened, ”since it was one of the moves I had to teach you sooner or later…..”

“?”

“One move in Krav Maga is grabbing on to all “things” of a person. If the attacker is a male, it is required to grab “that place”. If the attacker is a female…… grab on to “those”. It may seem disgusting, but it is purely for self-defence!”

Perhaps seeing my grossed-out face, Feeh quickly explained the necessities of those moves. But really, grabbing “those things” of a woman…. Isn’t that just molesting….? Whoever invented Krav Maga was a complete pervert! *Shudders*

“However,” continued Feeh,”I have one question for you.”

“Uh, yeah?”

“How did you suddenly become so much stronger? Remember, in the middle of our match, you started to use moves that I hadn’t ever taught you before. At one point, I even launched a fist that was full powered by accident, but you easily dodged it!”

“I really don’t know how…. but, well, I suddenly just started becoming more analytical. I don’t know the cause of it, however, I do remember feeling a pain coming off from my right hand, and then hearing this voice inside my head…..”

“Are you really human…..?”

When I answered his question honestly, Feeh made an expression of something mixed between amazement and fear. Though, I didn’t realize that. Really, why was Feeh so surprised? I guess that I am as well…. since a voice just appeared in my mind, all of a sudden. 

“Hmmm. Interesting, very interesting…. Did you by any chance get some knowledge about things that you never knew of?”

“Ummm, yeah?”

“Really, what are you?” sighed Feeh.

“I’m me, of course!”

“I know that, but how can you do such astronomical feats that almost no one could do?!”

“What astronomical feats?”

Even though Feeh says that I’ve done astronomical feats, what does he mean by that? I’ve just been following my whims and have been doing those things. Also, the voice inside my head, isn’t that just something that happens to all people?

“What astronomical feats, you ask?! Well, first of all, you learned magic in just a month! It would take many people decades, or even centuries to just learn magic! It personally took me 5 years to learn magic! After that, you showed complete precision in your handling of magic! And you even did it unconsciously! That fine control of magic is almost impossible to do, even for me!”

“Yeah, but that’s about it. What other “astronomical feats” have I done, as you like to call them?”

Based on this chunni Feeh’s thoughts, of course I’d seem like a genius. However, compared to other people, I’d most likely only be average, with just a little more magic power than the normal person. 

“What other astronomical feats?! You literally learned how to incorporate your magic power into your martial arts, as well as finding out about how to use your Summons Mark!”

“... A Summons Mark…..? I don’t think you talked about that before, did you?”

Has he? I quickly search through my memories, but I don’t think that I’ve ever heard of Feeh talking about that.

“No, no, I have told you about it, but have never explained what they are.”

“You have….?”

“Oh! I think that I never exactly said its official name. Do you remember when we measured your potential at occupations?”

“Yes…”

“And how I told you that you would get a mark after putting your hand into the Ganter….?”

“So that’s what you were talking about.”

“Yeah. Those marks are called Summons Marks, but are rarely visible. Their names originate from some scriptures found in ruins that told of marks appearing on one’s hand after finding out one’s potentials. Those marks would then be used to summon spirits and merge with them. Spirits are a race from the legends, who were said to be the servants of the Ancient Humans and the Gods.”

“Naturally, they were much stronger than other races. Among those spirits were exactly ten different spirits called the Annihilators. Those were the personal servants of Reincarnation and the mage who was married to it. All spirits disappeared along with the gods and demi-gods.”

“Oh?”

“Just to cut a long story short, a Summons Mark can be used to summon spirits, but no one has gotten one in over 200 years. Until today, that is.”

“But didn’t you say that every person gets a mark when they check their potential, before?”

“Yes, but only a “mark” not a “Summons Mark”. There’s a huge difference. A “mark” is basically useless, but a “Summons Mark” is used to merge strengths and personalities with spirits.”

“So, you mean to say that I have merged with a spirit?”

“Yes, yes! That was what I was trying to say! Right now, there is another soul sleeping inside of your body. It will wake up later, and will merge together with you. It’s already shown its effects by now!”

“What effects?”

“Did you get any changes in your personality? Your way of thinking? How you conserve your strength?”

“I did. For some reason, I’m strangely calm about everything happening around me and there is this feeling of melancholy.”

I turned really calm when we started to talk about spirits. Is this perhaps the effects of the infusion between us spirit and human? But we haven’t even conversed yet, except for when the spirit talked to me. 

Also, this sadness, is it caused by the merge? It must be. I’ve got one question to ask Feeh, though. 

“Why do you talk as if you’ve experienced it before?”

“Why? It’s because I have experienced this before. I was the person who was talked about in the 200 year thing.”

“You are over 200 years old?”

“Of course!”

“Alright.”

“Wait, you're believing me?!”

“Yes. Right now, you are the only source of information I have about the outside world. I must believe you, no matter if you are lying or not. If I do not, I shall start to have doubts about everything I know. The books in the library were all brought by you, not me. When I consider the source, you are the person everything originated from.”

“So this is your personality’s transformation after you are starting to merge with the spirit, huh?”

“Yes, it is.”

“You are conscious about it, but don’t want to change back?”

“It is rather that this is the best personality to have in our world which follows the law of the jungle. With this personality, I can easily defend myself, attack others for my benefit, and do everything I can to help myself get stronger without feeling guilty.”

“Okay, I’ll let you continue like this…..”

“Yes.”

“Also…. Pack your bags. We’ll be leaving the hut soon.”

“It is because I’ve mastered Krav Maga, I presume?”

“Yes… this change in your personality is really getting weird.”

“What about the monsters?”

“They will be coming with us.”

“And about the hut?”

“It will be protected using some magics that I’ll cast on it to protect it from the undead and some monsters.”

“Where will our destination be at?”

“Our destination will be at a mansion I have….”

“Are you desiring to give me any more information?”

“Well, you see, I want this to be a surprise for you.”

“Okay. I will allow you to “surprise” me. You do not need to answer my question about our destination to any large extent.”

“Now, this is really getting weird…. It makes me doubt who’s older, me or you?”

“I think we are even.”

“What are you sayi—”

“I’m joking. Haha.”

“That wasn’t even a laugh….”

“No need for amusement. All I need is to get stronger. You will teach me about Magic Engravings later, right?”

“Yes, but—”

“But you won’t be teaching me about them during the journey to the Institute of Magic, but will be teaching me after, right?”

“Yes, becau—”

“Because you will be using some kind of teleportation magic to get us to the mansion, I take it?”

“Yes, and will you just let me finish my sentences?!”

“No, because you are too slow in saying them.”

“I really don’t like your personality’s transformation! How cold could a spirit be to make the kind and warm Cadmar into an Ice King?!”

“Very cold. Now, if there’s nothing else, shall I go to pack my bags?”

“Yeah, and while you’re at it could you also pack mi—”

“No.”

As I walk away, I can hear Feeh muttering something under his breath, but it is not needed to hear him. I need to start packing my bags, and shouldn’t be wasting time on packing his as well. It is simply more efficient to pack my own things than also packing his. 

I go to my room and bring out a bag. I start to select exactly fifteen plain shirts which are all black. Then, I select fifteen plain pants which are all grey. I choose black socks and black gloves. After that, I look deep into my closet and find a black overcoat. 

It will reach up to my feet after putting it on, effectively covering my physique. This way, my body’s shape will not be seen by my opponents if I use Wind Magic to continuously lift myself up. (A/N: Cadmar will make himself look taller and wider using Wind Magic to blow in wind into the overcoat.)

The color choice was decided because even if I get the coat messy, there will not be any signs of it. Also, all the colors of my pants are the same, as well as my shirts, so that I won’t have to waste my brain cells thinking about what to wear in the morning. 

The coat will be good for also looking intimidating. I should quickly get the monsters back so that they know we will leave in a short period of time. I don’t need to pack anything else, because Feeh can use his magic powers to get us back here if we ever need to. 

Today, I will say goodbye to this hut that I was raised in and will start a new chapter of my life. 

End of the Hut Arc

A/N: Yeah, I know that it was an abrupt ending to this arc, but know that I needed to do it. I needed to show that Cadmar’s personality changed after merging with the spirit. The next arc will contain more insights about the Institute of Magic, as well as spirits, gods, and history. The harem will also be introduced. I want to call the next arc “School Life Arc”, but I need you readers’ opinions about that. Also, I don’t know if I want to have the narrative for that part to be in first person (Cadmar’s POV) or third person. Please let me know which one that will be! 

Some official news:

I am translating a novel.

I will be posting the next chapter on Valentine’s Day, which will be a Valentine’s Day Special. 

I have no more Covid!

This has gotten more than 3.5k views! (Unless you are on Wattpad, where it only has about two hundred something views.)

I have estimated that this novel will have more than 100 thousand words, since just the first arc has over forty thousand words…..

I want to thank all of my readers for following this story to this far! Without you, I wouldn’t be here today. 

Now, let’s end this talk. 

Fun fact!

“Artists would store paint in pigs’ bladders before the paint tube was invented!” said CadmarLegend-senpai.

The next one.

“Medical errors are a leading cause of death in the U.S.A...” murmured CadmarLegend-senpai.

THE ANSWER TO THE LAST RIDDLE: 

The first vending machines dispensed postcards.