Fate

In the meantime at the estate

They said they found a way to find Sherya! Finally!

These past five days I tried to search everywhere I could but I couldn't find a single trace! I couldn’t find her, I couldn’t protect her! Why would I promise her that I would be there to fight with her when I can’t even keep that promise!

As we ran outside, aunt Carina and old man Willow, the famous Alchemist duo of our Dukedom, were kneeling down on the ground with white chalks in their hands carefully writing down numbers and drawing magic circles.

“There you are young boy, we waited for you”, Master exclaimed.

“Teiran! Finally I can greet you, I am Rusha!”

“A spirit?” I had read about them before in books but I never thought that they really existed.

“We already met each other, although you couldn’t see me. My Sherya is missing! I was always by her side but I can’t do anything right now!”

“You are Sherya’s spirit?”

“Yes, my sweet master Sherya! It’s been only recently since she was able to see me, you know Teiran? She didn’t mean to hide this from all of you, it's just, she forgot about her powers, about me…Please don’t hate her for that! My Sherya is afraid to trust people, because she had a cruel childhood, but she really, really loves you all. I know, I can feel it. right here” She holds her heart.

This little one is anxious. However she cherishes Sherya so deeply that she is afraid that her master would feel lonely again. Powers? I already knew that she had abilities. I felt it the moment we met. Sitting on the cold ground with a fearful expression but eyes that shined like the night sky. I knew it the moment I saw her. I just wanted her to open up to me about it when she felt ready for it.

Ever since I met her I wanted to make sure that she would never have to feel the way Mary felt when she was wrongly accused. I never put you in the place of Mary, though many people would think this way. Luca and Mira probably thought so. It’s true that my intention was because of the situation that the young maid faced when she was wrongly accused that led me to you. Yet somewhere deep inside of me I already knew that you held a huge place in my heart. As time passed by I already knew who you were, Sherya. Someone who would risk her own life to save others could never end an innocent's life. You were someone who would cry tears for the pain of others, someone who would get flustered by the touch of mine and feel so restless that she wouldn’t even be able to ride with me. I already knew about that kind heart of yours that you tried to hide. At one point I even started realizing feelings I never felt before. It was all because of you. I fear that you could get hurt and isolate yourself once more. My heart breaks at the thought that someone could take you away from me. The thought of never being able to see you again pains me so much that I fear I already reached the point where I couldn’t dare live without you. Is this what would be called a fateful encounter? If we truly belong together we will always find a way back to each other right? You feel the same way don’t you little spirit?

I held out my hand. Rusha, understanding my intention, slowly climbed on it and looked at me worriedly. I patted her head.

“Don’t worry Rusha, I could never hate your master! She is precious to me too!” I smiled at this tiny little spirit.

She smiled brightly with little tears forming in her eyes.

“Thank you Teiran, thank you so much!” She held onto my little finger.

“I don’t want to ruin this adorable sweet moment you have but young lord, Rusha, you should listen carefully now!”Carina interrupts.

“Go ahead!”

“You see, I created Potion 206 when I was researching mind magic. This potion is working in a similar sense. Only one person can be allowed to interfere. Someone will be granted to reach her mind for a certain amount of time, just like you spirits usually talk with your masters in their minds when you want to communicate!" aunt Carina explained.

“I know what you mean we kept on talking in Sherya’s mind. So it works similarly like a soul connection?” Rusha exclaimed.

“That’s right. Someone will have to reach out to her and find out where she is. So you can imagine this magic circle as a connection between you and her. However for that to work out you have to be able to reach her mind otherwise it will fail and she won’t be able to hear you. If we reach her I can try to activate a teleportation circle, although it will take some time, I will be able to send out three people. But first, who wants to be the one to talk to her?”

“If it is about soul connection then Rusha as her spirit would be the right choice.”I explained.

“You dummy!” The little spirit puffed her cheeks just like a squirrel, she actually looks really cute like that. Like master, like spirit I guess.

“Why am I a dummy?”I asked her.

“What she needs right now is you! Rusha loves her dearly, I do, but master needs someone to tell her that she will be fine, it won’t work if it’s me. She would only think I am trying to cheer her up just because I am her spirit, that it’s my duty because Sherya has no self esteem! But you already reached out to her didn’t you? I know, even though I was unconscious I felt it, your words relieved her, she felt safe! And I can feel it now too, she is in pain! Something is happening and my mind is shaking too, she is using her abilities! Someone upset her! So you have to do it! You are her fiance!!”

“Captain, you do it!” Luca who silently watched the situation unfold added.

“Yes brother, talk to my sister!” Mira agreed. I do wonder why you call her sister, when you two didn’t even meet, but I guess it’s not the right time to question that now.

“Here Mira, hold Rusha for me.” I gave her into Mira’s hands, who smiled brightly and introduced herself.

I kneeled down next to old man Willow and aunt Carina.

“So, what should I do first?”