Chapter 3:
A jokers world
after defeating the skeleton hikaru asks aki
" Now what, we managed to deafeat the skeleton i also fullfilled my part of deal, but why are you still here i thought you will dissappear once i fullfill your wish but you are still floating in front of my eyes"
aki smiles in joy and sleeps in air while floatng while answering
"aaaa... finally i can rest assure, thanks you hiakru and for why i am not disappeared i don't know,will you have any problem with a soul gets to live in a world in which it originally belonged. dont be so harsh toward a poor soul"
hikaru gets confused and asks " where did that cold and cool aki went? was you trying to put a mask before us,you sound more energetic and talkative now"
aki makes a pose like hanging hand from bed in air and says
"now now, i need to put a mask because i didn't know what type of peoples were you. ineed to make you feel like i was a higher superior being or else you would have taken me lightly"
The old lady interrupts them and ask hikaru "was it really aki and sana who sent you?"
Hikaru answers " i know aki and if it's the half beast you are talking about then yes."
The old lady smiles while crying and says " i am glad they were able to do it"
Yuki and hikaru both start to get curious with what happened with aki and the half beast Sana.yuki holds the hand of the old lady while she was crying and says
"It's all right now,you can calm down."
After crying tears of relief the old lady calms down. Then hikaru stands and asks the old lady to talk to them under the tree shade. Hikaru carried his sister to the tree and old lady also follows them. They sit under the tree shade then yuki asks
"Can you please fill in the details what was happening, we still don't know anything like why was some one after you and for what resason aki and sana was sacrificed? Ah..... what's your name Grandma?
The old lady chuckles and says
"It's fine I don't mind if you call me Grandma rather it's pleasure my ears"
Yuki smiles and says "ok Grandma "
Then Grandma starts answering the other question while telling full story of what's happening from the start
"So to explain what's happening first let me tell you who am I to aki and sana and about this world which yoh are unfamiliar with. As you have seen this world is very different from your original world there are half beast, a different system by which country is ruled, different language from your world."
Hikru tries to ask another question which the Grandma knows what is it about and answers
"Yes. You are able to understand this language by the help of that summoning"
Hikaru pull back the question which was one edge of his tongue
The Grandma continued
"Aki and Sara were raised under my care so i have known them for a long time. One day some people came to our house and told me that us three are invited to a live in mansion of a nobel family.i became cautious of them and put my guard up because I had no connection to any nobel family so I refused them. After a few days they came again with a letter asking me to came and live in mansion to research on new spell and mana behavior with mentioning at the end of note 'your name suggested by Gildius'.
Gilidius was a friend of mine we studied in same academy and aslo worked on same projects. We both were so interested in this world history,the animals and beast present here , the way someone can use and store mana that we always exchange our thoughts and work together.so by seeing his name I put my guard down a little and trusted them. I asked that if Sara and aki can also come and live with me in the mansion, they said that they were said to respect my requests and allowed them also.we packed our stuff and went to the mansion with them. I was introduced to Nefrim there the head of family. He told me what work i have to do and in exchange he take proper arrangements for aki and sana studies and healthy upbringing
First few years things didn't seem any strange everyone there treated us well , i was incharge of finding a ancient spell that shows future or more like a slight glimpse of it, when I managed to successful found it, i told Nefrim about the conditions and effects of the spell. To use the spell we would need a great amount of mana and that's when he started preparing for it he build a whole village for it's sake and sacrificed it. He was greedy but also smart and cautious so he used a small village, sana and aki found out about it so they informed, they were also grown up so they also came with me to stop Nefrim, but as I said he was smart and cautious he set his people to stop me while I was fighting with them sana and aki tress passed them and reached to the village to take them out of their, but we were late he already started enchanting the spell , so I used a another spell I found out about in a cave while searching ancient caves and that's how they ended up summoning you and yuki in this world. I was hiding from Nefrim, i had used up all of my mana and suffer from injuries while fighting his peoples, that why he used that skeleton to kill me, he thought it would be enough for me after all that damage but luckily I was saved by you"
Hikaru raises a questions
"So that means Sara and aki are not dead right? Grandma did you see their dead bodies?"
Grandma replies " i didn't said they were dead."
Sara and aki wide opens there mouth and yells "what ?"
Although they can't hear and see sana, yuki and hikaru imagined her having the same expression as aki.
Then yuki asks "but Grandma you did said 'sacrificed' right?"
Grandma laughs and says "what kind of mother kills thier own child? There was any mention in the cave that the person it being used on will be dead. I hide their bodies somewhere so can't be seen by Nefrim and his followers. I am trying to find a way to get them back in thier bodies back so tell them to be prepared to get scolded by me again"
Hikaru and yuki looks towards aki, he was dancing in air.
Hikaru: my image of him is starting to change, where did that handsome, cool and serious looking man went?
Yuki chuckles
Hikaru stands up, stretches under the shade of tree and then says "Then I think our task here is done, Grandma is going to find a way to get Sara and aki back. Yuki and i should also start going now. Ah.... grand can you build a wheel chair for yuki please?"
Grandma nods then uses her hand to make a wheel chair from stones and metals and wood and bones of the defeated skelton from surroundings.The she says
"This wheel char will also help in protecting yuki while she is sitting on it."
Hikaru help yuki sit on the wheel chair and says
"Well then good luck to you Grandma don't get back pain while working, see you later. Wait............. WE DONT HAVE A HOME TO GO BACK TO!!!!!! WHERE WILL WE GO!"
Yuki knew it was coming she laughed hard so did aki, Sara and Grandma, then Grandma says
"You should go in that direction "she points her finger and says "there is village there i will give you some money find a place to stay their. Sorry but I don't have any space where I am hiding now and its better if you don't come with me while there people searching fo me with killing intent, you dont have to worry about me i can atleast protect myself both I can't think i can protect you at the same time,sorry,"
Hikaru replies " No need to be sorry It was great help that because of you i was able to cure my sister disease whether it your wish or not I am very grateful towards you. So then let's meet again if we get chance to and don't hesitate to call me if you need any help Grandma "
And then he goes in direction pointed by the Grandma. Aki and Sara follows them in air hikru looks towards the aki and says "why are you coming with us?"
Aki replies " i and Sara can't go too far away form you guys we need to stick with one of you"
Hikaru faces forward and says " it can't be helped then"
While they head towards the village yuki raises a question "Aki do you know what he, Nefrim saw in the future?"
Aki replies"what you got curious? Well I wasn't able to see that nor did sana"
Yuki replied "I was just thinking what made him want to look in future? What will he get by doing it, was he trying looks what he becomes in future or was he trying to find out about something. Couldn't he just be satisfied with what he had and live like a normal person?"
Hikaru makes a sad face and says
"You still don't know how crazy a person can become to achieve something or to stand above everyone else in a society. May be he wanted something like a girl, money , respect, to control everyone or something like that. You also longed for healthy right.We can't do anything about him we are completely stranger in this new world no one will listen to us even if we tell them about his evil works. Even if we spread words about that incident people who also want to see future will try to do the same by force or by fooling them, it will just fan the flames"
Yuki: ya.. i also understand that a desire can drive people crazy sometime. But it's not necessary that all the people will want to sacrifice someone to see a future of few seconds.
Hikaru laughs at his sister innocence and says
"Look like our mind also become 17 year old , you are talking like you used to.Its true that not all people will do something like that but you know the world we lived in and the world where are we now many people put on a mask, when people around them are laughing they put on laughing mask , when they are crying they put on crying masks, hiding their trueselfs just like jokers in our world,human or any other being with intelligence wheter its alien or other creature will do the same thing. It's a jokers world where everyone have a smiling face but we don't know what is in his hands in the back"
Then they reaches at the village.The village covered somewhat large area but it was not heavily populated. Hikaru and yuki goes through the villages, seeing all the people chatting with each other with smile which was not like a forced one, the small boys playing with swords while the small girls picking flowers, while some people harvesting crops hikaru and yuki's heart felt warm.
Hikaru stops and then asks himself "Now whom should we ask for a house on rent or live with them?"
Yuki see a old couple a little far walking on the path. Yuki ask hikaru to take her towards them. Hikaru without any questions does it.
The old couple see them coming towards them, they smiles and asks " i have never seen you around here may be you are from outside of village.Do you want any help?"
Yuki smiles and asks with joy
"Do you want grandchilds"
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