"This is the object?"
"Yup. Grab it and let's run."
Victor nodded and reached out his right hand to grab it. Noah watched and got ready to run.
Victor stood there for a little bit with the circular mirror in his hand. Noah, seeing the pause, went over to check up on him.
"What's wrong?"
"Hm? Oh nothing."
Noah was going to ask further but he saw something in the corner of his eye and grabbed Victor's hand and they started running back toward where they had come from.
Noah let go of Victor's hand and kept on the speed. When doing so they heard the sound of glass breaking behind them, the two of them didn't dare to look back and just kept running forward. Slowly the sound became less prominent and they slowed down. They tried to catch their breath and Victor, who was still holding the mirror, took out a water bottle and drank it before giving it to Noah.
"Thanks."
With heavy breathing Victor tried saying thanks but nothing came out and only heavy breathing stayed. He held up a hand trying to say he needed to catch up breath and just sat down on the ground.
Noah checked the timer and saw that the time left was 20 minutes. He glanced away from the phone and asked victor for the mirror.
Victor held out his hand with the mirror and tried to give it to him.
[I can try out my theory. Ready?]
Yeah. Let's try it before extracting the parasite.
Noah touched the mirror that was on Victor's hand and his mind went blank. Before long he saw a garden.
The garden? Why am I here, wait isn't this the garden in the palace?
Noah looked around the area trying to see what happened. He noticed that it looked the same as the garden from when he was a child. He rummaged through the flowers trying to get somewhere as if he was going to be late for a meeting.
Coming close to a fountain he looked around but there were just plants and the entrance where he had assumed where he had come from. He sat there trying to find his thoughts but nothing came up.
What was I doing?
He sat there looking at the water. He saw his reflection. It showed him as a little kid, it showed Noah Von Neville. He was soon to be knight of the empire of Aviona.
[Be careful.]
"Noah!"
Noah looked back and he saw his childhood friend. It was Edwin, but he was a child, this time a prince. Remembering why he was there he realized this is only a memory but the present.
Then this is the power from the mirror.
[I can try extracting.]
Not yet, let me try something.
"Edwin? What are you doing here?"
"Father called for you, he said you will be dispatched somewhere far soon, but don't go please?"
"…"
"Can't we spend more time together?"
"…"
"Noah?"
[It's dangerous! I'm going to start.]
No.
Noah told Satan adamantly before he replied to the fake Edwin.
"Won't he get mad?"
"Why would he? We can play in the forest, come follow me! We can be together again."
Noah nodded slowly and saw the fake Edwin extend his hand. Noah hesitantly grabbed on.
Now!
Something weird started to change around the scenery. The world became less vibrant and it slowly looked like the road he had first come from.
"No!"
Noah saw victor trying to take the mirror back but noah held it with his strength while trying to extract the creature.
"Not yet! Hazel, not yet! Don't go, you promised to protect me."
Victor had tears going down his face while still trying to take the mirror. He was muffling and sniffling as if he was trying to hold in his snot.
"Don't leave me."
This time it was less strong. The reason may be the extraction process had brought Victor's head back. And memory.
Slowly a black liquid turned to black gas as if it was an aura coming from the mirror. Quickly Noah took that and moved it onto the plushie that was inside a side pocket on the inner side of his jacket.
He breathed heavily and fell to the floor, currently he had used a large amount of demonic energy with the mix of mana and a hint of the corrupt energy that mixed together.
I need to cleanse this.
He breathed more and saw victor in a bit of a daze. Noah moved his arms and tried to push his body up against gravity and tried to get victor's attention.
"V-Victor."
Hearing Noah he quickly snapped out of it before he panicked and pulled himself together.
"So, it wasn't real."
Noah heard Victor say that and he shook his head as if trying to verify his words.
"Help me out a bit."
"Ah yes."
Victor took out a pill from his bag and gave it to Noah. The pills were specially made substances made by the churches so they can get rid of the corruption. The only
The issue is that taking too much will cause overdose and overall will kill you. What else is that after a certain amount it won't work so they are only used for emergencies.
After taking a pill his breathing became calmer and he could relax a bit. Now feeling better he grabs victor's hand which was extended at that moment so he could stand up.
"Lets get out of here already."
Noah nods and the two of them quietly start walking back toward the exit. While they were quickly and steadily moving Noah was talking to Satan.
Did it work?
[Yup! All is well that ends well. I got the corrupted soul. It seems like this mirror had a human soul within it and it got corrupted. Although I don't know who it is, I do know that it wasn't fully corrupted so you can actually speak with it!"
What?