I Woke Up In A Completely Different World!

And to top it off, out of all the times I"ve been stabbed and impaled, it takes a fatal slash wound for my body to scar. It"s not a horrid one, but it"s still nothing more than just a grim reminder of who killed me.

I"m really going to hold this over the people at Twilight. I know they"re powerful enough to use heavy healing magic.

Niroja: "So… are you really going to leave?"

She stands close to me after we finish fixing the bed.

Steven: "What are you saying, Niroja?"

Niroja: "Well, you have a family and… you have to go back to them."

I"m not even sure how Kanna is going to react. No doubt she"ll ask all kinds of questions and I"ll be forced to tell her I"m a Wight. It"s a terrifying thought when I know that I could get disowned for it.

Steven: "Yeah… I have to."

Niroja: "Right, I guess that"s what you have to do."

She reaches out her arms and hugs me. Her body was far more clammy than usual, probably meaning that she"s nervous.

Niroja: "Just don"t forget about us, Steven."

I see what"s going on now. Haven"t we talked about this already?

Steven: "I won"t… I"m wearing the necklace you made me, see? And when I get home… I"ll tell Kanna about the amazing Goblin named Niroja and her family."

She giggles and looks up, making eye contact with me.

Niroja: "You"re such a doofus… but, you"re my friend."

Steven: "I wouldn"t have it any other way. But don"t be sad, Niroja, I"m also going to be joining Twilight, so it"s obvious I"ll be visiting."

Niroja: "Then I"m going to be a better mage than you. Just you wait."

Steven: "That"s a.s.suming Dai-tai doesn"t beat us both at it."

Niroja: "She won"t…"

She gives me a devilish smile. It"s the kind of smile that says "I"m going to sabotage my rivals." I"m not sure if I should be worried about Dai-tai now. Though, it"s pretty interesting to see how far they can go, to be honest.

She didn"t know anything about wielding magic and she can now channel her Magic Power?

Steven: "Then I"ll teach you an Earth spell to get you a head start."

Niroja: "You will?"

Steven: "Yeah, let"s go outside!"

We head outside to a cold wind with the sun rising. It was so cold that I was reconsidering teaching her right now but she looked so eager and excited that I just went with it.

It can"t be too bad if it"s a quick lesson, right?

Niroja: "Teach me!"

Steven: "Alright, settle down. This is called "Mesa."

I held my hands out and leveled them with the ground as an example. Niroja does her best to mimic me, and I begin with my lesson.

Steven: "It"s very easy. Move your hands like you would when you"re building a hill in the sand. Now, focus all of your magic into your hands and the tips of your fingers. Imagine the dirt moving with your hands, have your Magic Power move the dirt for you. You don"t need to vocalize it.

Seeing that Niroja was really focused, she must"ve channeled her energy, and did the same motions I was doing. On the ground, it looked like the dirt was beginning to take shape by traveling to a center point and building up a small hill, kind of like what a colony of ants would build.

Steven: "Look! You"re doing it!"

Niroja: "I am!"

Steven: "Don"t stop, keep going!"

She moved her hands more ferociously, causing the hill to collapse in itself and sting her fingers from using all her Magic Power. It wasn"t much for an actual mage, but it was definitely something compared to the nothing I saw in the village.

Niroja: "Ow! I can"t… my fingers hurt."

Steven: "Good job, Niroja. You"re a fast learner."

I patted her on the head as she smiled.

Niroja: "Thank you, teacher!"

Steven: "Your Magic Power seems minimal. Keep doing what I taught you and your Magic Power will grow."

Niroja: "How?"

Steven: "Well, it"s like a muscle. You just keep exercising it by using magic."

We head back inside and find Madelyn getting up from the couch and stretch. It might still be early but I might as well get started on breakfast.

Madelyn: "Oh, good morning, you guys…"

Steven: "Good morning, Madelyn. Are you hungry? I can make you breakfast."

Madelyn: "Yes, please."

Niroja: "Do you need help?"

Steven: "Yeah, I could always use a hand in the kitchen."

Niroja: "Do you want to help too, Madelyn?"

Madelyn falls back on the couch, still half-asleep.

Madelyn: "Just because it"s a new year doesn"t mean I"m having any resolutions."

Niroja: "Did you hear Lazy Bones, Steven?"

Steven: "Were those words of wisdom from Lazy Bones?"

Madelyn: "Enough with the Lazy Bones; I"m tired!"

With Madelyn falling back into the couch, it"s probably not a good idea to be cooking so early. I even pulled my pocket watch out and saw the time at 6:12, almost an hour from 7.

Steven: "Oh great… maybe we should wait on breakfast until everyone wakes up?"

Niroja: "Aw, what? But I"m hungry!"

Steven: "Then I"ll make you something real quick."

I didn"t bother too much with breakfast and made something quick and easy to do, like eggs with m.u.f.fins.

Niroja: "You should really become a chef."

Steven: "I am a chef. I just don"t have a restaurant."

I should open one up. It"s all I know apart from fighting and killing. It should be something that"ll honor my parents that are hopefully at peace in the heavens.

I went back to cooking with Niroja when I remembered seeing her name at the orphanage in Meinu.

Steven: "Hey, Niroja, could I ask you something?"

Niroja: "What is it?"

Steven: "I saw you in Meinu."

Niroja: "What are you talking about?"

Steven: "Niroja Bista."

Niroja: "Eh?! How did you..?"

She looks away, trying to avoid eye contact.

I suppose it"s an appropriate response. I really don"t know what I was expecting.

Niroja: "Well, I guess it"s only right that I tell you…"

Steven: "You don"t have to force yourself."

Niroja: "I am Niroja Bista. Like most Goblins, I was born to a nomadic tribe. I don"t really know my birthday, but I was only 5 years old when I was left in an orphanage. I didn"t really know what was going on, and my parents had disappeared, leaving me with a mean old woman.

She was horrible, making me clean everything and spilling things just to keep me busy. I was. .h.i.t pretty hard if I disobeyed or worked too slow.

I met Dai-tai a couple of months later when she was 9. I remember her parents were murdered in front of her because they didn"t agree with Abram Pavlov. They called it dissent, and he couldn"t get in trouble because of those stupid Absolution laws. Everything was taken from her, all their property was seized."

Steven: "I… killed him. I poisoned Abram Pavlov."

My G.o.d…

I never would"ve expected to hear something like that.

Niroja: "I know, and Dai-tai looked happy. She always protected me from the other kids and the evil lady. She got hit because of it and after like 5 more years of it, we had enough. Some people calling themselves the "Old Guard" were looking for people to help move construction supplies around. The evil lady forced us all to work and we decided to use the chance to run away instead."

Then, I"m sure they met Young Mi after that…

Steven: "They forced you to work?"

I never liked Abram Pavlov and now I"m glad the b.a.s.t.a.r.d is dead. I should walk back into his estate with a bottle of champagne and celebrate his death where I poisoned him.

Steven: "It was a good thing Mei had me kill him."

Niroja: "Yeah, but I"m sure Dai-tai still blames them, the Royal Family. They had all the power to stop it. Abram became powerful because of it, and trying to clear out their evil got you killed."

I"m sure staying on this subject would rile both of us up. I felt the need to change it and bring the mood back up somehow.

Steven: "You 2 really care for me… I noticed that. I don"t think I could"ve kept pushing if it weren"t everyone here."

Niroja: "I thought you were annoying at first. I wouldn"t"ve tried talking to you if it weren"t for Dai-tai. I guess she"s better at judging people for who they are than I am."

Steven: "Really? What changed your opinion of me?"

Niroja: "I was kidnapped, remember? Who was it that came to my rescue?"

That day…

While I had my back turned to the stove, Niroja embraces me from behind.

Niroja: "My hero did."

Steven: "Of course, I"ll do anything for my favorite Goblin. You just have to ask."

Niroja: "Then… keep making me delicious breakfast!"

I set a dish for Niroja and Madelyn, she quickly came and grabbed a serving before falling back into the couch. I skipped my own breakfast because I wasn"t really feeling the need to eat.

Steven: "Are you satisfied? I"m going to head back to bed."

Niroja: "Maybe you were the one that"s called Lazy Bones."

Steven: "You"re still going on with the Lazy Bones?"

She laughs and collects the plates, setting them in the sink. I head to the room and lay down before Niroja joined. Niroja had a spark of curiosity and turns to face me.

Niroja: "What was it like having Rayna show you those memories?"

Steven: "Memories? With her magic? It"s weird and interesting."

Niroja: "Did you learn anything?"

Steven: "A lot of magic."

I kind of picked them up as Rayna continued showing me. I tried using a simple pyrotechnic spell I never knew before and actually pulled it off. Though, most of the good ones are barred by Rayna and require quite a bit of Magic Power which I already don"t have much of.

Steven: "Well, I would show you but Rayna made me promise her not to use them unless I"m in a life or death situation."

Niroja: "Oh, then why don"t you invite her over? She could teach all of us something."

I get a mixed bag of emotions just thinking about her. There"s this growing thought in the back of my head wondering if I should just stay here with her. But I don"t want to, all this work and fighting I"ve done would"ve been for nothing. It"s nothing more than just an easy way out.

Steven: "I… don"t want to."

Niroja: "Ahh~ well, it"s your choice."

I"m ready to close my eyes and go to sleep. Although I don"t feel tired, Young Mi talked about sleep deprivation being common if I don"t get enough and a whole heap of trouble would soon follow. It actually sounded like something horrible to be going through.

Steven: "Try and get some rest, Lazy Bones."

She giggled and turns, now laying on her back.

Niroja: "Be quiet…"

Luckily, I somehow managed to fall asleep. I couldn"t have been sleeping long and I ended up finding myself in the familiar white room with the Headmaster.

Headmaster: "Steven..? Finally, I reached you."

The Headmaster stood in front of me, different than the man I once knew. He seemed to have grown a slight stubble and bags under his eyes had formed from what I"m a.s.suming is endless nights without sleep.

Steven: "Headmaster?"

Headmaster: "It"s been a little more than a month. Are you traveling frequently? I couldn"t reach you like before, and I was starting to worry if you had… you know?"

Steven: "Heh, about that…"

I went ahead and told him everything except where I died, became a Wight and was only able to come back because of Rayna. I struggle to understand it myself and the Headmaster would end up pestering me about it. Everything else was fine, I could care less about how secretive Twilight should be.

Headmaster: "On an archipelago?"

Steven: "Yes, called Twilight."

Headmaster: "On Sefre?"

Steven: "Y-yes."

That"s weird…

I never told him anything about the island of Sefre.

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Maybe it"s just stress, and my mind is having gaps. I tried changing the subject and brought it to my master.

Steven: "How is Kanna?"

Headmaster: "Don"t worry; she"s doing fine."

He reaches into his coat and pulls out a letter addressed to me.

Headmaster: "Well, she was relentlessly knocking on the door to the office just to hand that to me. You know, she said: "I don"t know how, but give that to him."

I couldn"t help but smile, knowing that Kanna is still as persistent as always.

Steven: "That sounds like her."

Headmaster: "Yes, this visit shall be short, but know we are waiting for you."

I stopped the Headmaster as he turned to walk away.

Steven: "Headmaster, you"re using more magic than you can handle just to reach me. Why?"

Headmaster: "As headmaster, it is one of my duties to protect the livelihoods of all my students. Even if he"s across the world."