Book, Blade, and A Whole Lot of Magic

by Frustaz

Memories Spun into Form - 2

Suggested Listening: Sweet Dove - A Gentle, Melancholic Summer

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The doctor came in, as he did daily, my mother and father trailing behind him. I could see them, but they never knew I was watching them. The doctor said I would never regain consciousness after my last surgery. I was awake the entire time, unable to scream in the pain they so thought I was numb to.

The doctor flipped a paper on a clipboard, and began to speak, but I could see something dripping in the corner, just over his shoulder. A constant, steady drip of some bright blue substance. "I'm sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Fujimori. Your daughter is beginning to succumb to total organ failure."

The cries of my mother accelerated the dripping that I was entranced by. The high pitched beeps of my monitor increased in frequency ever so slightly, as my chest tightened. I could feel what the doctor said in excruciating detail. "She has less than twenty-four hours to live. Please... Make your goodbyes while you can."

I'm not ready to go yet. Mom... Dad...

My mother and father each took my hands, their wrinkled faces trying to smile through the pain and tears that dripped on my gown. "We love you, Akina." Dad's gravelly voice was always soothed me, even through it was cracking with the emotions he tried to hold back.

The drip-drop sound grew louder, and deeper, as some amorphous shape gathered in the corner. "Y-you don't have to hold on for us any longer d-dear." My mothers voice quivered as she fought her sobs.

The doctor lied, I can still fight...

My fingers twitched, but they were not because of me. My heart rate was dropping, sending off alerts to the nurses station.

The shadows wrapped around this amorphous thing that formed in the corner of my room. My legs jerked under the thin sheet, as breathing became harder, despite the mask over my face.

Slowly it stood, just as slowly as people began to filter into my room, as if the world had come to a crawl. The entity staring at me from the corner was ignored amongst the screech of the monitor and hum of the oxygen compressor. No one saw it's face form from particles floating in its glowing body, calcifying into a skeletal mask. No one saw as rebar lengths twisted and curled into fingers in the shadow-made cloak. No one saw the staff it held fade into existence, decorated in snakes and feathers twisted around it's wooden core.

But I did.

It slowly stalked up to me amongst the frozen people, its face peering down at me as my eyes locked with the dim glow that made the eyes. "Poor thing. You never had the chance to experience the world, now did you?" Its face chipped and cracked as the jaw separated, the teeth moving around it's amorphous base. I reached for it, and it took my tiny fingers in its surprisingly warm hand. "My dear, this world is no longer your home. Your cancer has claimed your life." It had my father's voice.

I'm not ready to die.

"I know."

Can't I stay? Make sure Mom and Dad are okay?

"That is not within my power, dear Akina." It knelt beside me as the room grew dim, the cold droplets from my parent's losing their chill. He released the staff, and slipped his arms underneath me, picking my frail soul up. "I am here to take you to a better place."

Where are we going?

"We are going to another world, full of fantastic creatures, light, and love. A world that would only be a fantasy to your kind."

Would I be able to cast magic?

"Of course, child. The world hidden from humans has always been able to, with just enough belief."

Please then.. take me away.. I don't want to suffer anymore...

"Sleep now, dear Akina. I'll wake you when we get there. You'll soon see a world where the creatures of bedtime stories roam." He curled the robe around me, and I curled up into the swaddling cloth. My thoughts drifted to the fairy tales of King Arthur, Charlemagne, and more as my eyes finally closed, slipping into the sweetest embrace of Death.

Author's Note:

I'm betting you have questions about this chapter, and why It feels separate from the story thus far.

The short answer: There are multiple people who were displaced to this specific world. She will appear in the next chapter, with her Displaced name. Regarding the Crossover with Shadow of Rage, That is still continuing, but I'm using the time between those chapters to introduce you to more of the world and characters who are important.

Don't worry, Illua's not being replaced.

Please leave any questions and comments about this chapter that you might have, and I'll see if I can answer them without going into spoiler territory.

Comments

[Frustaz]

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Well late Happy Birthday~

[Nosoni]

An interesting chapter and I cant wait to see who this Akina becomes in your story sad she had to die this way

[Goldspoon]

If we stay ingame she might become Adelle or Penelo. Or a Moogle, because everyone loves Moogles.

[Frustaz]

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As awesome as that is as an Idea, No two displacers ever seem to play the same game outside of Dark Souls.

As such... I'll give you a hint to be fun: She now has an official appearance in a Japanese arcade game, as an alternate version of a well loved magician.

[Goldspoon]

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Undertale has also a few. And Megaman. And hundreds of Pokemon.

[Frustaz]

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Ya'know, I should of thought about that.

But I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far.