Chapitre 19: The Goals and Ambition
Madison opened her eyes and tried to get out of bed, but ultimately failed at doing so. She fell back upon the bed, then took a moment to get ahold of herself before trying again. This time she tried sitting up, and while not failing to do so, she fell out of the bed onto the wooden floor.
*thud*
Madison - "ugh..."
The pain from falling a few feet onto a hard floor seemed to completely wake Madison up. She then picked herself up off the ground and stretched her arms and legs. She didn't take in how the room looked before because she was so focused on sleeping, but now that she's looking at it, Madison began to appreciate just how nice this place was. The whole place emanated an aura of cleanliness, well besides the bed that now had dirt on it because she was too preoccupied to take off her shoes last night.
Madison felt bad for making the bed dirty so she tried to wipe the dirt off. This only spread the dirt into the sheets even more. In the corner of the room, there was a bucket of water and a rag to clean oneself with, Madison then tried removing the dirt with the rag, and this time succeeded.
She then cleaned herself and washed the remaining dirt from the shoes. It's been so long since she had any of this. Madison didn't know how long it has been since she died, but ever since she did, she has had none of her everyday luxuries. Being able to eat and sleep properly, a way to bathe, good clothes, shoes. The things she took for granted just vanished, and now she began to appreciate these things more.
Anyway, Madison put the clothes from yesterday on except for her shoes and headed towards the food hall from yesterday. The shoes were pretty uncomfortable, and it was best to not wear them in places that she didn't need to. She was never told whether she got multiple meals a day, just that she got food and a room for what was paid, so she wanted to see if breakfast was made. After arriving, she noticed that there was food made, but it didn't look like breakfast, so she asked a woman who looked like she worked there what was going on.
Madison - "Umm, hey. I just wanted to ask what's up with the food."
Waitress - "???"
She didn't seem to understand what Madison was completely failing at asking, and a moment passes before Madison spoke again, this time with more thought to her words.
Madison - "The food. It doesn't look like breakfast."
Waitress - "..."
Waitress - "Seriously?"
Madison - "What?"
Waitress - "It's noon. We're serving lunch."
Madison - "oh"
The waitress then left to complete her other duties, and Madison ate some lunch and headed back to her room.
Upon entering the room, she opened the curtains to the balcony overlooking the streets below and looked towards the sky. It was indeed noonish. Madison checked not because she didn't believe the waitress, but because she was in disbelief that she slept so much and had to confirm it for herself.
Madison sat on the bed, and because it had no headboard, her back was against the wall while she was sitting upright. Now it was time for her to do what she had been pushing back for a while now and process what had happened so far and think about the future.
The world is different from the one she knew. Perhaps it was just a different unknown continent from her previous life, but that was unlikely as the world she knew was for the most part charted without much room for unknown lands. Unless she's on some small continent in an unexplored part of the world, then that possibility was out the window.
Chances are this is some other world with some similarities to my original. Death wolves, monster hoards, the fact that no one seems to know what a demon is. These changes were big, the demon part especially, It's common knowledge what a demon is and what to and not to do around one, but the people around here don't seem to even know what a demon is, they just assumed I was some type of demi-human.
Well, where I am can wait for a while. Surely I can find a map of the world or something later on. But the next question is, what do I do next?
I want to get stronger, but that obviously puts me at risk. Maybe I should take it slow, I never really stopped to smell the flowers in my last life, I always barreled forward as fast as I could crushing them beneath my boots. Maybe I could find someone and settle dow-
NO
NO
NO
Madison - "What's happening!?"
An enormous pressure engulfed Madison, causing her to fall, and once again onto the floor. She could barely breathe, and terror filled her as her vision became black. A few seconds later, the pressure vanished, and she could see and breathe properly again.
Madison - *COUGH COUGH*
Madison got up off of the floor and leaned against the closest wall. After gathering herself, a commotion could be heard outside, so she headed to the balcony to investigate.
The people and animals down below seemed to be in a state of mass panic and fear. Some people were on the ground unconscious, while most of the animals seemed to have run away if they could, and those that couldn't were attacking anyone who came close to them.
Madison - "What's going on?"
She then recalled something important. Something she had nearly forgotten. It was the whole reason she was here now. It was because a certain incorporeal being wanted entertainment. The choice to live slow and smell the roses was never an option, that wouldn't be entertaining. Her hands were tied, she had to keep fighting and move forward.
Madison decided on her goal. She decided to get stronger. Strong enough to beat this mysterious being and live how she wants. Strong enough to kill any and everything.
Maybe I'll even get praised as a hero. If that happens I can probably get a statue of my own. That'd be pretty cool.
If her father was still alive, she was sure he would say something like, "I can't wait to see it one day." She suddenly recalled some memories of her father.
A pleasant thought passed through Madison's head. She then leaned over the rails on the balcony and smiled while looking out towards the rest of the town.
Madison - "I'll definitely get a statue"
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