Year 397 of the Holy Calendar - Green meadow
"...ugh" Alastor
My head still hurts, but that doesn't stop me from doing what needs to be done.
"This should be enough" Alastor
I dug a grave with my hands for the man that lose his life fighting against me.
"..." Alastor
I walk closer to the corpse wrapped in a blanket that I took from his bag.
"Our roles right now could have been reversed, so I don't regret what I did" Alastor
Thousands of slimes surround me as I carry their friend in my arms.
"But I respect you and the life you lived" Alastor
"Ihh..." Slime
The fight is over, they know that.
Their only objective right now is to say goodbye.
"..." Alastor
I place him carefully at the bottom of the hole in the ground.
"..." Alastor
My hands began to slowly cover him with the earth that I had just dug up.
"..." Slimes
The slimes just stand there in perfect circles around the tomb, filling up the whole meadow.
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I spill the tea on the tombstone that I placed as an offering.
"..." Slimes
"I hope That this tea is good enough" Alastor
"..." Slimes
The slimes start to scatter each in a different direction.
"I hope you forgive me, but I will need your adventurer bag" Alastor
I stare at the tomb.
"..." Alastor
I killed this man with my own hands and no matter how I try to justify it, this is not something to be proud of.
"..." Alastor
It isn't a pleasant feeling.
But this will more likely happen again.
"...I don't want to be this kind of adventurer" Alastor
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......
The moons are already high up in the sky and I am the last one here.
"... I should go now" Alastor
I need a shelter to sleep and with the forest near me turned to ashes, I can only go one way.
"Goodbye, Senior Adventurer" Alastor
I keep walking forward with my body and mind still in pain.
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The meadow continue as far as I can see, but I did find a place to sleep
"This space between rocks will be enough" Alastor
It's almost a cave.
"Okay" Alastor
The gap is enough for me and my newfound bag, so I lie on the ground to sleep.
"..." Alastor
...
"...!" Alastor
Ugh.
The headache from the strange memories don't let me sleep.
"..." Alastor
I force myself to lie down.
"...!"
Pain.
"..."
Come on, it is time to sleep.
"...ghh!"
The pain makes me grab my head, making it impossible to stay still.
"Damn it"
What is wrong with my head?!
"Ifrit, this would be a good moment to wake up"
She probably could answer my questions.
[Ifrit?]
{...}
[Ifrit!]
{...}
No response.
How long does an Elemental Spirit sleep?
"It is probably going to take a long time, maybe even years"
I can't wait for that.
"If she can't answer me, then I will have to find the answers myself"
I get out of the small cave.
"I need to trigger more of these memories"
The pain in my head is asking me to do so.
"It is time to meet more people, lots more of them"
It is time to go back to civilization.
