Chapter 3

He stands up and walks towards the cottage, it’s cute and looks like a house some beautiful but abused princess would live in along with it’s seven midgets, if you know what I mean.

I follow him while bringing the lamp and look around the little cottage, it’s surprisingly spacious inside with a kitchen and a table with some chairs to my right, and a sofa set to my left, there’s also two doors near the sofa which I’m guessing is the bedroom and the bathroom, a few bookshelves here and there. Most of the furniture is wooden which just adds to the charm of this cutesy cottage.

Fiel: “Sit on the sofa while I prepare some tea, I’m sure you’re thirsty.”

I walk over to the sofa and I place the lamp beside it, then I make myself comfortable. He comes back shortly with a tray of tea, places it on the coffee table in front of me, and sits opposite to where I’m sitting. He immediately looks serious.

Fiel: “I’m sure you’re eager to ask me questions now, but let me warn you first that what we are about to talk right now must remain confidential because if it doesn’t, let’s just you won’t like what happens.”

He smiles right after as if he just didn’t warn me about torturing me if I tell someone about our conversation, freaky just freaky, I nod at him.

Aurora: “Okay, I swear with my life.”

I answer him with confidence because there’s no way I’m backing out if it means I’ll be able to get back home. I finally start my questions.

Aurora: “Where am I? And why am I here?”

I fire and he seems to be prepared for this one as he answers me.

Fiel: “You’re in the Kingdom of Rochester, which is a kingdom best known for it’s powerful mages and it’s abundance in magic and, as for why you’re here... that’s a long story.”

He looks at me and laughs nervously, I answer back.

Aurora: “Well I got a lot of time so you better start storytelling pretty boy.”

I smirk at him.

Fiel: “What did you just ca-”

I cut him off.

Aurora: “Time’s ticking.”

Fiel: “Why am I even listening to you?”

Aurora: “Because you brought me here against me and my lamp’s will.”

He sighs and I look at him sweetly.

Fiel: “This isn’t exactly a secret, but the kingdom right now is kind of... in the middle of... war... because of a deal gone wrong with the Demon King a couple of generations ago...”

I stare at him, waiting for him to continue as he fidgets nervously, but he doesn’t.

Aurora: “Okay... so what does that have to do with me?”

Fiel: “Well, you see... the Demon King is kinda still angry about not getting repaid so he’s you know... destroying everything.”

I look at him and sigh.

Aurora: “Still doesn’t answer my questions.”

Fiel: “You’re here because I was trying to summon a weapon to counter the Demon King with. An old prophecy stated that there is something far greater than the Demon King once summoned.”

Ok, not gonna lie I’m still confused as hell.

Aurora: “Okay... moving on, for now. Tell me Fiel, you look like a man with a purpose, considering you did just try to summon something stronger than the Demon King, so who are you exactly? Are you like some sort of wizard?”

I give him a look and he smirks at me.

Fiel: “You pick up fast, a lady after my own heart. And don’t call me a wizard, call me the royal archmage of the Rochester Kingdom, and I was actually trying to summon the weapon from the prophecy.”

Aurora: “That explains why you were able to light the lamp, freaky, and is the lamp being the ‘so-called weapon’ the reason why you reacted to it like that?”

Fiel: “Embarrassing but yes.”

He blushes.

Aurora: “So that means you failed huh, since obviously me and the lamp aren’t exactly weapons of mass destruction.”

Fiel: “I didn’t want to admit it but yes, I think I failed.”

He sighs and I take this as the right moment to ask him the question I’ve always wanted to ask.

Aurora: “So Fiel... is there a way for me to go home?”

Fiel: “About that... sorry Rory, I can’t answer you right now.”

I sigh in frustration. No use crying now, I tell myself. It’s also weird how I’m able to quickly adapt to everything that’s happened to me, I guess it’s true when they say that humans are adaptable creatures, so now I contemplate the things he just told me and I noticed something about it.

Aurora: “Wait a minute... you said that the Demon King is currently destroying everything, so does that mean we’re in the middle of w-”

I get cut off because we hear a huge explosion outside.

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