The free fall across infinity was grueling.
Every thirty minutes I thought that i would definitely hit a solid ground, that was about forty-eight thirty minutes ago
I called out for the mystery figure, nothing but utter silence accompanied the calls
*Trembling*
["Fern..."]
That voice sounded familiar
"Fern Lun awaken"
*Thump*
My heart beat loud to signify the presence of the command
The darkness vanished, light flooded my eyes until I realized I was back to the place where Alexa and I fought.
In front of me was Alexa
My head lay propped against her lap as she knelt creating a makeshift pillow with her well 'cushioned' lap
I tried to play like I was still unconscious to get more contact with her, but the moment she noticed my eye lids flutter she got up quickly leaving my head to bang against the ground
A blush appeared on her face out of thin air.
"Where did you gain that power from Fern Lun?"
"What do you mean by power?"
"Now is not a time for games Fern...", she said in an impatient tone
"What power are you talking about my lady, I've been in your mind prison for almost two days"
"What mind prison? I did not construct any mental prison on you, and you have been unconscious for only five minutes. If this is a joke, I Alexa Lantara does not find it amusing...."
She looked at me lying helplessly and weak on the ground, trying to analyze me better for any fallacy but found not a single lie from my lips.
"Get some rest... We'll continue the introductions by sunrise tomorrow."
What instructions?
[Why does my life have to be so complicated, I can't even die in peace]
I struggled to get up
I tried, but I couldn't
Alexa looked down at me with a hint of pity in her eyes before snapping her fingers
She turned my light off
...
Darkness was everywhere, and I seemed to still be free falling from the previous death. It seemed to have carried over
I was so confused.
Because of the knowledge I had of this prison, I didn't even try anything
What could I even do?
I tried to yell but I couldn't. I need Alexa to pull me back to the living world again, but how do I reach her from here.
Maybe I could if I tried hard enough
[Alexa please help me]
....
"Alex..."
I looked in front of me to see a struggling Alexa out of breath in front of me with a few more streaks of brunette on her hair
I was so grateful that she had pulled me out I leaped to hug her
She did not struggle or react, no sign of hate or love
My heart and her heart seemed to synchronize, and the moment she noticed was when she pushed me back to the bed where i previously laid.
Bed?
When did I get here?
I took a quick glance around; I was able to instantly recognize the room that was appointed to me, also the clothes I wore were changed...
Did she see my...
"No, I did not Fern Lun. Blobby did", she said with a mixture of nonchalance and a blush
[When would you stop invading my thoughts?]
As soon as she said the name the blob of light appeared from behind her
"Hello Fern, how are you feeling now?"
How was I feeling?
I got off from the bed flexing every possible muscle that I could to see if there was any soreness, there wasn't
"I'm okay now...", I turned to Alexa "Thank you"
The blush on her face vanished returning her to the emotionless Alexa I always knew she was
"Get cleaned up Fern we got things to discuss later on, she said as she turned around and left the room
"Guess I need to clean up" I said to myself as I took of my shirt and headed into the other room for baths
....
I had gotten ready when a question popped into my head [I haven't eaten in so long, when was i going to eat]
Blobby floated into the room as bright as ever
"Fern, Lady Alexa requests your presence"
"...O.. Okay.. Where is she?"
"Just follow me"
Blobby passed through the closed door like it forgot that most people couldn't move past solid matter like it was nothing.
Where did Alexa even find these creatures?
She could not have made them with her magic, it had a different signature than that of Alexa's, almost like it was a living thing.
I went to the door nudging it open, then I followed Blobby to where Alexa was
...
We went out of the mansion, past the garden, right to the place where we first landed when we arrived at the Lantara estate.
[Who is this Lantara]
I looked to Alexa who wore a similar attire to me a blue royal Lantara battle wear and a blue hair band she looked like a queen.
Her face reflected the sun's light as beauty
[I wish I was in Deag's place]
I tried to examine Alexa's mood, it was neutral meaning she was not in my head, or she was and was calm about it...
I then managed to take my eyes of Alexa to see FOOD!!!
Alexa's face brightened up at the sight of my excitement
"Fern come sit with me"
She motioned next to her when a stool was waiting for me to sit on it and dine
As for as I was concerned, I had not eaten anything after being born in the room with the terrible instructor and dying multiple time.
I waited out of respect for Alexa's position as head of house even though it was only the both of us here
"Go ahead Fern Lun, you can eat"
As soon as I heard that, I reached for the meat first and started wearing it down
"Aluha," I tried speaking with food in my mouth "did you cuhk this"
"As a matter of fact, I did Fern Lun do you like it?"
"Yeah... Yes, I do..."
"Fern Lun..." She looked at me "I know we got off on the wrong foot, I would just say that I had a reason why I put the slave contract on you, and when the time comes the reason would be made known to you. You asked me a question... You asked me what we were, but I never answered it did I?"
"No.... No, you didn't", I said while devouring my fifth piece of meat
"Conduits, we are Conduits..."
"I know that now, but what is a conduit?"
The look on her face changed to that of confusion as if she was questioning why she even bothered to help someone like me
"Ummm.... Let me give you a quick history. According to the Book of Creation that was lost to time, first there was nothing but Chaos, then pure energy was formed in the dark Choas. That energy was shaped into a tree... The Tree of Life which is also missing."
"Wait, what does that have to..."
"Can you not cut me off Fern Lun", giving me a look of disdain while proceeding with her history lesson "The Tree of Life produced water from its roots birthing a race of beings called the Conduits, the first-generation Conduit"
"We came from a tree?"
"Well, no. We're not first-generation, at least I know I'm not and I'm sure you're not. I'm a second generation, Mother's a first"
"Lady Ale..."
"Just call me Alexa"
"Alexa, you said the Book of Creation and the Tree of Life was missing, so who took them?"
"They were speculated to be taken by the great evil who planned to use it to collapse the world back to chaos"
Something boiled inside of me but I paid it no mind
"Why would this great evil want to do that?"
"Somethings are better mystery than be known, Fern Lun"
"Wow, that's a lot to take in...", I have so many questions to ask, and I plan to ask as many as possible "What does it have to do with the power you and I possess?"
"The power you possess is the embodiment of your will power. CFO Element is the connection we Conduits possess, our life force, that feeling you feel when I'm around you; it is our tether to the Tree of Life. That is how we still believe that the tree is still living but is nowhere in the reachable universe. Your element is currently not awakened yet."
"What about yours?"
For some reason Alexa was not tired of my questions, instead her face had a beautiful blush that was complimented by the light of the sun that reflected on her face
"I Alexa Lantara, daughter of Queen Conduit General Lantara possess all basic CFO elements of Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and the most rare and powerful of the basic elements is Lightning. Some Conduits possess extra sets of power like my gift, the seed of mental intrusion that lets me live in the mind of everyone around me"
"Live in the mind?"
"Yes, I'm afraid that is also my curse. I can't control it most times, I just pop into the mind of others"
"Alexa...", her eyes laid intently on me "Did you seriously conjure that image in my head when I was unconscious?"
"What image"
Intrigue filled her face as she awaited my response
"The image of that mystery person"
The look of intrigue turned into a look of seriousness
"What person... tell me, what did you see when you were unconscious?"
...