"So it was like that..." Grandpa said with a grim face.
"The bastards!" Aunt Skadi was infuriated.
The mood was so heavy in the main hall in the keep, the family's heads and adults as well as us ten participants of the clan were all present.
"Father! If it wasn't for young Jon, the matter would have taken a worse turn." Uncle Vali said.
"Yes, it is true." Hafthor spoke up.
Everyone looked at me with strong emotion in their eyes. I hate being the center of attention in embarrassing moments like this.
"Jonhild! You have done the Clan a great favor more than you can ever imagine. I don't know how to thank you or to reward you with, grandson." Grandpa stood from his seat and came to me, he grabbed my shoulders and shook.
"Ehem! No need to mention it, I wouldn't have done it without everyone's help anyway. We are family after all, there are no favors between us."
Grandpa laughed and nodded, he then gave me few pats on the shoulder. If it was me from half a year ago, I would have seen my HP bar reach a critical state.
"Son, you have done well!" Jonrad was also there with Hilda, the stood right next to me.
I nodded with a smile.
"Alina!" Grandpa called. "Your valor was proven in the battle too, I wouldn't have thought that you little thing would be this scary."
"Grandpa, don't say that!" Alina seemed to be getting along really well with Grandpa Turmond.
"Hafthor! You fended your brothers and sisters the most, Heimdall has brought you up well."
"No need to mention it, old man. Just give me some of the mead kegs that you hide from Aunt Hilda." Hafthor is always true to his desires.
"Sigh! Wulfur and Jullanar, you two have our thanks and you are hereby treated as family members from now on."
""Thank you!""
Jullanar said with respect and Wulfur was delighted.
I winked for him and he nodded.
Grandpa kept going around the youngsters saying congratulations and thanks for our participation in battle.
"As the last announcement! The Dare Dragon Company is a valuable ally to us from now on. We will help them build their ships and aid them in the time of their need. I also personally thank the... what was it again? Ah... I thank Chief Executive Officer Jon Dare for his aid and for rebuilding the old town of Winterhold once again. This will be announced to tell the world that Jon Dare is a new honorary member in the clan and to make his company an ally to our allies." Grandpa said and Aunt Skadi was recording behind him.
This was for the sake of keeping my identity as Jonhild Firemane away from my identity as Jon Dare.
"Now as it was all said and done, you young ones go and rest. The day after tomorrow, you all will be gathered in the courtyard to face the final challenge. As for Wulfur and Jullanar, you are considered adults as long as there are no more challenges in your families' heritage." Grandma said.
Wulfur and Jullanar nodded.
This marked the end of the day and I followed the lovebirds (Jonrad & Hilda) home. We arrived later and found Nurina who was sitting there reading a book while stroking Nefertiti.
"Jon, Jull, you will find dinner under the net over there. Heat it beside the fireplace." Hilda said as we went in.
It seemed to me like 'you will find dinner in the fridge, go heat it by the microwave' but I resisted the urge to laugh.
"Yes, ma!"
I went to take care of my empty stomach and Jullanar followed me for the same purpose.
Hilda laughed and went to see her business, Jonrad went out to drink with Tyr, and Nefertiti joined me for some cuddles while acting all cute.
I felt really good eating this cold dinner in this house. I started remembering some memories of my past life when my family used to live that normal life, the only thing that was missing was the sound of my parents fighting over the Drama and the Soccer Game.
I unintentionally giggled and shook my head.
"Is this what they call normal life?" I wondered out loud.
"Boring, right?" Nurina replied without looking.
"What kind of a life can be normal when we go to a battle in the morning and eat dinner at home in the evening anyway?" Jullanar wondered.
Hmmm! I guess she is right.
I finished eating and started playing with Nefertiti. I was being healed be her fluff.
I killed a lot of people today, I think I need a bath.
When I asked Hilda, she told me about some water springs near the Fire Garden where the area is warm as the water gets heated just by passing beside the garden.
Sigh! They have a free water heating system too. Just like the one in my bathhouse.
Well, let's get done with it.
***
The place was a bit dark but it was just what I needed, I could even get a faint sense for the energy from the Fire Garden here.
Anyway, it was bath time. The small spring was surrounded by some lush greenery that could adapt to the warmth of the area, it also added some privacy to the place.
I was sitting there submerging myself in the beautiful sensation of the warm water and my head started thinking left and right. Nefertiti was playing in the water and practicing swimming.
The place was quiet and I was confirming the music list that the System managed to extract from my memories. I didn't know I heard all these songs in my past life, the most annoying ones were the <Unknown Song> that normally were songs I heard somewhere without knowing anything about.
I just put all of Mozart's music clips in a folder and was about to cast 'Magestereo', the enhanced version of 'Magespeaker', but I felt a presence around me.
I looked to where it was coming from and I saw someone looking at me...
It was...
... was...
... like... this is bad...
... who in the world is that?
My head functioned really slowly for a second there...
... a second?
Maybe a bit more than a second...
... the other party was too, frozen in place...
"My oh my!"
I couldn't help but wonder... and what a wonder!
"Mynameisjonsixteenyearsoldandsinglenicetomeetyou!"
I said something strange but the other party seemed to not understand a word I said.
The other party seemed not to have thought someone would be here and came unprepared.
"S, S, S, S, S, S, S, S, Senior?!"
Huh?
"Senior? Who is that I wonder?"
She was calling for someone called Senior for some reason! If there anyone here by that name, I would tear apart the space and send them away to the realm of Molag Bal or just Fus Ro Dah them towards the Fire Garden.
"S, S, S, Senior D, Don't look!"
"Senior? Who is Senior? Is that bastard causing you any trouble, young lady?"
"... I didn't know you are here, I am sorry." She said with a shaky manner and tried to turn around, for some reason she seemed at a pinch.
I instantly jumped from my place and warped a large towel around my waist. The girl was about to trip over but I moved fast and caught her.
Once I held her body, I felt it was not weak at all, she sure is very trained and seemed very able. Why would someone like that get to be so afraid in a second?
"Are you okay?" I asked the girl.
She looked at me with a reddened face, it seemed getting too close to here may have caused her to get embarrassed.
"Oh! Excuse me."
I helped her to stand and backed off a bit, she was looking at me with a fearful expression on her beautiful face.
Hmmm! First of, to describe her face is something a bit... well, I would need someone who can write poems to describe her.
Let's just say, if I was a mirror, I would find it too sinful to reflect her image.
If I have a frame rate viewer on my vision, it would have gone under 15.
If I am a video card, I would burn out after taking all that burden of viewing her face.
If I am an author, I wouldn't have any words to write about her more than that.
So let's just skip to the chase, she is beautiful... and for some reason afraid of something.
To make such a girl afraid, let me just put my hand on that bastard. I have watched 'Hannibal' series and I will give them a piece of that.
"Senior..." The girl was about to cry.
Dammit! This guy is getting on my nerve.
I unleashed my Aura and shielded the girl from its effect and focused my Magicka on my voice.
"That one called Senior. If you don't get your ass over here in the next second, then don't blame me for being merciless when I find you!"
My voice echoed around reached far and wide yet no one replied.
"Such a nerve! It won't end nicely for him if I found him one day. Young lady, don't be afraid. This person will be punished for ignoring you."
"... Huh?" The girl looked at me and tilted her head. She seemed not afraid anymore.
"Don't you recognize me?" She asked.
"I certainly haven't had the pleasure. If I ever met you before, there is no way in Oblivion I would forget that."
Who would forget such a beauty?
"it's me, Alina?" She said.
"Alina?"
"Yes."
"Hmmm! Who's that?"
"... It is me."
"Oh, you are Alina!"
"Yes!"
"Hmmm! Nice to meet you, I am Jon."
(╥ω╥`)
She was making a pitiful face for a reason.
Still, her name! Where did I hear it before?
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-Bonus-
▪ Senior
"Found you, Senior! Prepare yourself." (Jon)
"Dragonborn! You will never defeat me." (Senior)
"Will never defeat you? Who do you think you are to ignore that girl Alina. You will pay for it with your life!" (Jon)
"Don't think you can the only one who can use the..." (Senior)
"FUS RO DAH!" *Teleport* "FUS RO DAH!" *Teleport* "FUS RO DAH!" *Teleport* "FUS RO DAH!" *Teleport* "FUS RO DAH!" *Teleport*
"Haha! Don't underestimate my Pentagram Unrelenting Tornado!" (Jon)
"NOOOOO!" (Senior)
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[Jon's POV]
"Hmmm! Nice to meet you, I am Jon."
(╥ω╥`)
She was making a pitiful face for a reason.
"I think I should leave." She said.
I don't know why but my sense of crisis started making an alarm all of a sudden.
I should say something! Something I should say?
"Eh! I'll see you out then."
IDIOT! NOT THAT!
"Truly no need, Senior! I am really sorry for disturbing you." She said as she turned away.
Wait! I need to say something to make her stay.
"The... weather is really nice today."
YOU GODDAMN IDIOT! WHO WOULD TALK ABOUT THE FUCKIN WEATHER?
"Ahaha! It's true, see you later, Senior."
The girl turned around and left.
I was all alone.
The world turned black and white for a reason.
There was a weird sensation in my stomach when I talked to her just now.
I also felt another weird sensation in my chest and there was some *ba boom* *ba boom* *ba boom* *ba boom* yet now it is gone and took something else with it.
What is that something that got messing I wonder?
But I should have said something like "....."
I don't know what to say in that situation but I know many things to say, things like...
... what would I say in a situation like that?
Did I have to idiotically talk about the weather?
What does she think of me then?
Maybe I sounded so uncool?
Did she think I am an idiot?
This is bad!
I need to ask about that girl around, she didn't seem to be a Firemane! She must be one of the people that live in the town, right?
Damn!
Her name was Alina, right?
Come to think of it, there was that Alina that I know but she doesn't walk around with her face uncovered like that... this Alina, however, is so pretty!
I am sure smiling like an idiot...
Is this is that thing that I don't what is it called? Maybe I don't remember.
GODDAMMIT, I am an idiot!
I never felt so idiotic like this before... still, being this idiotic feels the best... I wanna see that girl again.
What should I do? There has to be some way.
'System! What are the chances I meet that girl once again?'
<100%>
Oh! How nice of you, System.
'Find me a good song then. A one that goes well with this idiotic feeling I am having!'
<Searching... ⌛>
<1 Result(s) found!>
One result! Only one?
I never thought it is this serious.
What song might that be?
I wondered to myself as I went back to the spring and floated on my back...
Will there be only one song to make my feeling like an idiot go away?
'Show Results'
◆■◆■◆■◆■◆■◆
▶ Lady - Kenny Rogers
◆■◆■◆■◆■◆■◆
"... Lady?"
I remember that song really well. One of the best.
But that is a love song you know that...
... that can't be true, right?
Right?
(⊙ˍ⊙)
"Nefertiti!"
"Hooman?"
"Come here."
Nefertiti swam and climbed on me, she then dried herself on top of me. She then sat on me.
"Nefertiti!"
"What is it, hooman?"
"... please forgive me that I have sinned."
***
"You have been forgiven, hooman!"
"Thank you."
"Don't forget what you promised."
"Yes, I'll present the best fish I find as an offering."
"Cat bless!"
Nefertiti heard my confession and told me it is okay. It is decided then, there is no sin in looking for that girl.
I need to understand...
Sigh!
'System, I'll call you Alexa from now on!'
<Confirmed!>
'Alexa, play Lady!'
<Playing! Lady - Kenny Rogers...>
♪ Lady! I'm your knight in a shining armor, and I love you... ♪
Sigh! This song is so good...
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[3rd Person POV]
♪ Lady! I'm your knight in a shining armor, and I love you... ♪
'Sigh!'
The person on top of the tree watched everything that happened the past few minutes. Jon knew that this person was there but he did get alerted as this person is his closest follower and his most loyal friend, Jullanar.
She was performing her regular duty of being his shadow. Ever since their agreement that day about the relationship between them, she has never neglected her duty.
She knows a lot about him and a lot about his weird actions, she even may know what he might be thinking or saying before he himself does it. He surely surprised her about a lot of things from his knowledge about hidden treasures to meeting a dragon and coming up with ideas and tales that literally were otherworldly, still, she put her whole faith in him.
For her, to follow the person who will one day save the world and to be the first to believe in him is her privilege and pride. She knew too well that he is serious about every word and action that came out from him despite the others seeing him as a boy who likes to act silly, even his mothers didn't take him seriously. She knew that she had this exclusive front seat to witness all the glory from the best angle possible, all she had to do was to live up to it.
He gave her all these privileges and put borders between them to not get too attached, yet he himself was the one who broke those borders and treated her with kindness and love, she knew that she is the first member of that family he made for himself.
And ever since the cat appeared, their small family has gained a new member who doesn't lose one bit to both of them in weirdness. That cat brought a lot of joy and fluff to their lives.
Yet today, a new person entered his heart. He who would lead hundreds of men to battle, kill hundreds of enemies, speak with a smile to a dragon, looked so helpless in front of a girl who is weaker than him.
Jullanar looked at Jon, who was floating on his back while listening to a very beautiful music made by his magic, and she smiled. She knew this day would come.
She didn't know if she should feel jealous or not. It was weird! Most people would feel jealous but she wasn't for some reason.
Jon and Alina were like her favorite people from the same age grade. Jon is the person who remade her life into something worth living and pulled her out of her unfortunate fate. Alina, on the other hand, was a very beautiful girl that she enjoyed keeping her company, she also revealed her face to Jullanar few times and Jullanar who was a girl was enchanted by Alina's beauty that could calm people's hearts and make them want to just protect her.
Even though Alina treated Jon with haughtiness and saw him as an equal when they first met, she got to learn her lesson and showed a lot of respect to Jon. She always sat behind him and spoke in absolute politeness to him, she even would put her pride as a magic prodigy away and go ask Jon for personal lessons.
In Jullanar's eyes, this was the right way to treat someone as great as Jon. She didn't like Wulfur because the way he always treated Jon as equal but she always knew that Jon and Wulfur has a brotherhood bond that gave Wulfur the right to do so.
She also didn't like the Firemanes before for showing not too much expectations in Jon, even though they later started to recognize him as one of the most gifted youngsters, she could tolerate them just a bit.
She knew it is twisted and unfair to put Jon so much above others but it wouldn't be logical to her who saw a big deal of weird events by just following him around. She considered herself to be the High Priestess if Jon was a god.
That all led to her taking the duties of watching Jon's back more seriously than her own life. But as a person who is very powerful, maybe watching his back that way won't do him much. She needs to watch what he can't see.
Right now, Jon is lovestruck and would take him some time to recover, she still has a very important duty to fulfill.
She moved from the tree and headed away. She kept running and looking around until she saw what she was looking for.
She walked towards her target but felt her presence might get caught, so she tried to activate the Aura that Jon spent some time teaching her.
Her Aura wasn't perfect but at least her presence was thinned very much. After getting the feels of it, she dashed like a loosen arrow and approach her target in a split of a second. Her attack wasn't lethal but she managed to clutch her target by the neck softly and push them on the snowy ground.
The target's level of strength was by no means inferior to her but it was a soft attack that carried no hint of killing intent so the target was rather confused.
The looked to each other in the eye and stayed silent.
"Jull..."
"..."
She just was looking at the person under her right now.
After a few seconds, she let go of the person under her and loosed her body to lay down beside that person. Jullanar didn't seem to carry any hint of anger or negative emotions which surprised the other party. To Jullnare, it was a bit too hard to get angry at a girl that pretty even though they belong to the same gender.
"Alina..."
"..."
"The moment you break his heart, I'll break your skull."
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