章 23: Sorcerer. - part5

After listening to Samantha's words Arthur closed his eyes again and started trying to force energy into his eyes, but he couldn't even feel anything around him; as time went by this only became clearer and it was almost as if there was nothing around him, and after trying for a while his eyebrows furrowed as he worried about the fact that he couldn't feel anything, and a few seconds after his eyebrows furrowed he heard Samantha's voice. - Don't rush, just stay calm and breathe, those red flames are part of your soul and now with the mark they're part of your body too, just wait and you'll feel it. - After Arthur heard Samantha's warning, he calmed down again and just sat there with his eyes closed. He didn't try to find any sensations anymore and just stood there waiting. After several minutes had passed, Arthur, who had already become impatient, felt the room heat up again and over time this sensation became stronger and more distinct; the sensation was unlike anything he had ever experienced in his short life, especially the fact that despite the rise in temperature he didn't feel uncomfortable, it was the exact opposite in fact, as the sensation of warmth increased the more relaxed and invigorated he became, the sensation was like taking a warm, relaxing bath after a day of heavy exercise, and this feeling grew stronger with each passing second until he couldn't describe it anymore, he just felt like he had regained something he should never have lost.

Arthur, who was ecstatic at the sensation, was pulled away from her by Samantha's voice. - Congratulations Arthur! Memorize the sensation, that's using the infinite energy of your soul. - After listening to Samantha's voice, which was a little blurry to him, Arthur heard the sound of clapping echoing and was a little embarrassed, but he still remembered that he hadn't seen the spells yet and concentrated on making this energy flow and stay over his eyes; a few minutes passed while Arthur made dozens of failed attempts, and only after ten minutes was he finally able to incite the energy to move as he wished and as he moved it became easier and easier, before it seemed that was trying to move the water in a pool, but his hands couldn't touch the water, however, after trying for almost an hour it seemed as if he could finally partially submerge himself in this pool, then with his "hands" he brought this energy to his eyes and managed to read three words in a language he didn't understand.

- Nulla lux, Exilium and mutatio loci. - After looking at the names of the spells he didn't even recognize Arthur paid attention to another piece of information on the front of each spell that confused him again, each spell had a number of marks on the front, and as these spells were already engraved on it, he couldn't understand what it meant. - Samantha, what are these numbers and marks on the front of the spells? And why are the spells in this strange language? - After thinking about it for a while and not understanding anything, Arthur decided to ask Samantha.

- This language is the one I used to assemble the spells, and my marks use it as a rule too... You'll have to study Latin too, Arthur. - Said Samantha with a meaningful smile on her face, and before he could show his dissatisfaction or make any complaints she continued. - The number of marks on the front is for safety, try not to use them before you reach that number of marks, your body won't take the recoil very well if you ignore it. - Samantha then clapped her hands just once and smiled at Arthur before saying. - I advise you to set mutatio loci, it's a great spell and you can already use it... Besides, if this spelling isn't fixed, it's kind of bad. - Said Samantha, her index finger right under her lips as she thought.

- What does this spell do?

- It allows you to perform an instantaneous move using your five senses as the basis for that move, but... This spell is very long, so if you don't set it, it's not as useful, but as long as it's set, it's a great spell, whether you're using it to fight, flee or control the dynamics of an average battlefield. - Samantha said with a natural expression while her index finger remained under her lips.

However, although Samantha was relaxed as she talked about the spell, Arthur was stunned. This instantaneous movement was basically teleportation, and just thinking about it made Arthur euphoric.

- How do I fix it? - Arthur, who was elated, asked with an expression that could be described as the definition of expectation.

- I can help you fix it now, making it easier for you to do it on your own next time. - As she spoke, the blue tint in her eyes intensified, and once they were like that, she covered Arthur's eyes with her right hand and spoke. - Are you sure you accept my suggestion? Once I've fixed it, it'll be impossible to change...

- From the information you've left, I think I'll only be able to wear this one for a long time anyway. - Arthur replied with a somewhat forced smile, but although he had a forced smile on his face it still slightly resembled Samantha's smile; seeing his smile she was a little surprised before she spoke. - All right, then you'll need a bit more practice.

- What do you mean? Practice for what? - Arthur was a little confused by this remark, but even if he asked, she didn't answer him and just said. - Mutatio loci.

After she said these words, a light similar to the one radiating from the mark in her eyes came out of her hand and went straight into Arthur's eyes, causing him a similar sensation to when he felt the energy of his soul, but this time it was softer and at the same time more persistent. Time passed slowly while Arthur was lost in this comforting sensation, and it was only after a few minutes that the mark in Samantha's eyes returned to normal, at the same time as the light going into Arthur's eyes stopped radiating, after the light ceased Samantha back to the throne and sat down while looking at the almost eight-year-old boy and waiting for him to open his eyes; Arthur was lost in a strange, comforting sensation for a few more minutes and it was only when he had had his eyes closed for almost fifteen minutes that he opened his eyes, still a little dazed. As soon as he opened his eyes, a strong blue light radiated from them, identical to Samantha's as she fixed the spell on him, and it was only after a few seconds with his eyes open that this mark began to lose its glow until it became a faint blue before finally being hidden by the deep crimson hue of his eyes.

- What is that feeling? - Arthur, who was still in a bit of a daze, asked Samantha abruptly.

- The feeling of completeness? - Samantha answered Arthur's question with another question.

- I don't know, what is a feeling of completeness? - Listening to Arthur's question, Samantha was a little perplexed for a second, and then after some thought she said. - Um... I guess you can understand how discovering a part of yourself that has always been absent? Well, it doesn't matter deep down, that feeling is false anyway. Whenever you cast a spell you'll feel that way.

- Why?

- I don't know, no one can explain certain things, but I can assure you that in five minutes at most this sensation will disappear, and when it disappears it means that this spell is part of you. - Samantha stopped after saying this, and a slightly surprised look appeared on her face as she looked up, it seemed that she could see something beyond this sea of flames that surrounded them both, after a few seconds she seemed to have discovered something, and she lowered her head and fixed her eyes on Arthur before saying. - It's been a long time outside, so I think we'd better leave the rest of the lessons for later. - Samantha said this with a somewhat lonely look on her face.

- Did you spend time outside? - Arthur was momentarily confused by these words, but after some thought he remembered that he was only in a special space and not in the real world, so he anxiously asked. - What happened out there? How long have I been here?

- I didn't pay much attention to how long it took, but I'm sure it took less than a day? - Samantha said as she positioned her right index finger below her lips again with a thoughtful expression, then after some thought she answered Arthur's question again. - As for what happened outside... I'm not sure how to explain it, but... Well, now there's someone putting some things in your body, I don't know what they're called...

- What are they putting in my body? - Arthur asked with obvious fear in his eyes.

- I don't know, a woman in a white dress is piercing your arm with something. – Replied Samantha, a little puzzled by what she was seeing.

- White clothes... What does the place I am look like? - After what Samantha said, he thought he might be in a hospital. - A room, the walls are blue, there's a big window. - Samantha continued to stare at the sky of the burning world as she answered him. - You're on a white bed too, there are some strange things next to you, they're... Connected to your arm? Well, there seem to be some bags of water hanging from your arms... - Samantha was surprised by what she was seeing as she described to the best of her ability what she was watching, after all, as she told Arthur she only saw what he allowed her to see from his past and even though Arthur himself had appeared in a hospital in his memories this had not been transferred to Samantha so far; Samantha spent a few more moments describing the environment until she became a little worried, and ended up asking Arthur. - Do you know what they're doing to you? If it's dangerous, I'll get you out of this place. - Samantha said this with a serious look on her face as she watched the sky of the burning world.

- It's not dangerous, you don't have to worry... - Arthur, who had calmed down after hearing the description of the environment and wanted to reassure Samantha, stopped mid-sentence, then looked at Samantha and with obvious confusion on his face and he asked. - How are you going to get me out of this place? - Arthur was extremely puzzled by this, as it made no sense to him; after all, Samantha was deceased and confined in this location, as far as he understood.

- No big deal, while I'm inside you I can possess your body for a while, I can even use an extra mark you have, of course, if I really do it... - Samantha stopped looking at the sky at that moment and looked at Arthur again, after seeing his stunned expression her own expression softened. - Don't worry, it will only happen if you're in a death situation, in which case the gains outweigh the losses. - Said Samantha with a big smile on her face.

Seeing Samantha's smile, Arthur was not reassured, but rather left more nervous. He noticed she was almost always smiling, which made him somewhat worried. However, all he could do was accept it, so he simply nodded in agreement.

- I'll send you back now, your body is overloaded now. - After she said this, she stretched out her left hand and pointed at the sky of flames and as soon as she positioned her hand a colored light shone on the back of her left palm, this light took the form of a triangle that was made up entirely of flames that glowed with several different colors.

As soon as the mark became visible, the air began to flicker strongly, and then a pillar of colored flames exploded towards the sky, and every second this cluster of flames got bigger, the expansion of the cluster of flames only stopping when it covered Arthur completely. After being covered by these flames Arthur began to float towards the sky of flames and his vision began to darken, and before he lost consciousness he heard. - Watch out for the mark, you need to remember the sensation...

As soon as the voice said that he lost consciousness.

- I hope you can get used to it soon, this mark is dangerous... - After saying this, Samantha shook her head and stood up, the throne she was sitting on collapsed and the flames from it flowed out in front of her, then condensed into a bed. Samantha took one last look at the sky from the flame space before sighing and lying down to sleep.

"This is already the second chapter where the last paragraph has disappeared when viewed on cell phones. To avoid this, I've decided to duplicate this message at the end of each chapter, hoping it will resolve the issue. If you're reading this, I apologize if it's intrusive, but it's a better solution than leaving the chapter incomplete."