《Spirit Me Away》 Prologue I hate going to class. From sunrise to noon I sit in this chair, scribbling away facts I never wanted to know. To pass tests that mean nothing to me. All for a job that I will never love. But I have to do this. Otherwise I''ll become a failure. A parasite on society. Nothing more than a living corpse, going to class allows me to survive in a sense. But what''s the point of living if you don''t want to wake up in the morning? I know this is my fault. There''s no unfulfilled dreams kept from me in this class. I have no drive to succeed any other way. All I can do is take this path laid out for me. And I hate everything about that. My teacher begins to pack his belongings in his bag. Class ended without me noticing it. I guess he was as bored as me. Well, it doesn''t actually matter. I''ll pack up my things and drive home. I shuffle my feet out the door, trying not to stand too close to any of my classmates. The sun''s bright rays shine through the windows. It''s a beautiful day outside. There''s a handful of small clouds floating by. Floating by without a care in the world. I''m jealous, of a cloud no less. I really am pathetic. Once outside I pause for a bit to search for my car. I see my station wagon under the shade of some nearby trees. In front of my car is an unopened wine bottle in front of my car. I wanted to kick it away but I noticed something moving inside the bottle. Must be a mouse, I thought. It''ll be cruel to leave it there, I''ll free it and go home. With a satisfying pop, I took off the cork top and tried to empty it. Nothing fell out.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. What am I doing? Because I have no common sense I tried saving a life that was never there. In what I thought would be a normal day, I somehow made myself become even more pathetic. I placed the bottle back down. The bottle didn''t do anything wrong, no reason to take out my frustration on it. But there''s now an uneasy feeling I can''t get rid of. I thought it was my disappointment but something isn''t right. I looked around the parking lot. Not a soul in sight. But then...why does it feel like I''m being watched? I drove home, eager to escape that unsettling feeling. With a sudden thud I drop my bag to the ground. Now I can do the only thing I''m good at now. Video Games. As of now, I have more combined hours playing these games than hours I attended class. The reason should be obvious. It''s an escape. That sinking feeling from doing the same thing over and over. I hate it, I hate it so much. There''s no exciting adventure waiting for me in the real world. No cute girls that will break down my emotional walls. And no way for me to leave behind a monument that proves I was alive. Because in the real world when I die, everyone will forget about me. My TV flashes my game''s main menu. It''s only 4 pm and I''m exhausted. If I go to sleep now I''ll still have to go to class the next day. Why did I have to born in this world? Why can I not be a hero like my games? Why am I still alive? There''s no good answers to my questions. I''m going to sleep. I lay on my bed, staring at my ceiling. As I drift away to sleep a blue light shimmers in the corner of my eye. Two smooth hands appear behind me. Someone is hugging me. A beautiful voice speaks out, "Leave it to me master, I''ll make your wish come true." "Thanks," I say, "I appreciate it." I lose consciousness with a smile on my face. What a wonderful dream. Chapter 1 ¡°This bed. Why is this bed so uncomfortable?¡± I thought, ¡°Ughh. Where¡¯s my pillow? Did I drop it? Why do I feel like I¡¯m on the gro-¡°, once I realize something was wrong, I forced myself awake. As I slowly got up, I noticed that my body was aching. ¡°Was I really sleeping on the ground?¡± I thought to myself. I rubbed my eyes to get rid of the eye mucus that had built up when I was sleeping. As I slowly open my eyes, what I saw shocked me. Trees surround me. I can hear birds and insects all around me. Where am I? I was not in my bed. I was not in my house. I don¡¯t even know this area. How did I get here? Questions keep popping up in my mind. How did this happen? ¡°Try to remember me. I heard that ghost like to spirit people away. Maybe that¡¯s what happened?¡± I started conversing with myself. Doing this usually helps me think. ¡°Okay, I need to calm down first. Whoo¡­ Now is not the time to panic. I-I have to figure out where I am first.¡± With that, I started to scan my surroundings. I¡¯m in some kind of clearing. All around me are trees and also some bushes. I see no signs of people around me. ¡°Alright, this is scary. Maybe it was a ghost that kidnapped me.¡± I began to contemplate. Maybe I should check again. There could be something I missed. So, I start to scan my surroundings again. I focus even more than I did previously. This was so that I won¡¯t miss any clues to my capture if there¡¯s any. ¡°At least there isn¡¯t anything sca-¡°, my thoughts stopped in its tracks. Out of nowhere, a figure starts to appear in my vision. I jumped backwards in surprise. There was a being appearing itself in front of me. The being that just appeared before me was beautiful. You could even say scarily beautiful. ¡°M-master. You can finally see me.¡± It was the same voice from my dreams. ¡°Is this the same girl from my dream?¡± My thoughts were cut short as the being in front of me starts to walk closer. Her sudden action startled me. ¡°D-don¡¯t come closer! I-I know how to fight you know!¡± I shouted at her. She stops. Her face was that of confusion. ¡°Master?¡± After a couple of seconds, her face changes. It looks like a face of understanding. Then it changed again to a face that can only be described as a face of seduction. ¡°Oh, are you afraid of me master? Well you don¡¯t need to, I¡¯m just your humble servant.¡± she said while also beckoning me to come to her. I resisted the temptation. ¡°Servant? What servant? I¡¯m in the middle of a fucking forest and a blue skinned woman that barely covers herself appears out of nowhere is claiming that she is my servant?¡± I shouted at her, shaking. ¡°Nope. Not suspicious at all. Get away from me you demon!¡± Maybe it was because of my resolved. Or maybe it was because I¡¯m scared, but right now I can¡¯t move even a finger. She fell to the ground after hearing my words. The look on her face is like a person that just got her heart broken. She then covers her face with the palm of her hands. ¡°I-I¡¯m sorry master. I¡¯ve tried to talk to you yesterday, b-but there was some kind of protective barrier around you. The barrier seems to protect you from anything supernatural.¡± she said in a sorrowful tone. ¡°B-Barrier? I have those?¡± I asked in a shaky voice. ¡°You had it master. It¡¯s now gone. I suspect that one of your family member dabbled in the magical dark arts.¡± she answered. ¡°That aside, because of the barrier I can¡¯t even talk to you master. I-I feel really lonely. Won¡¯t you comfort me master.¡± her tone became increasingly seductive. She started to slowly crawl on the ground going towards me while also beckoning me to go to her. ¡°I see that you know how to tempt people with your demonic ways demon. But I¡¯m stronger than that. I¡¯ll never be tempted.¡± I said while closing my eyes, still shaking.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Hearing that, she then started laughing. ¡°Hahahaha. Oh master. I never knew you were such a joker.¡± I opened my eyes slowly to only to see her be right next besides me. ¡°Master. Please listen. Don¡¯t be scared of me. I really am your servant.¡± she said in a concerned tone. ¡°I-If you really are my servant. Tell me where am I?¡± I asked her but this time in a more normal tone. Her face lightens up as if she was happy that I started to talk to her normally. ¡°You¡¯re not on earth anymore if that¡¯s what you¡¯re wandering.¡± ¡°O-Oh. So, you¡¯ve brought me to your demon world. Is there no end to your cruelty?¡± ¡°Master! Please stop saying that I¡¯m a demon.¡± she said in a clearly annoyed tone. ¡°I¡¯m no demon and this isn¡¯t the demon world. This is a fantasy world.¡± ¡°Fantasy world? Why would yo- I mean why should I believe you? You could be lying to me.¡± I asked. I clearly don¡¯t trust her. She could be lying to me and I wouldn¡¯t know. ¡°I would never lie to you master. Remember yesterday? You opened a wine bottle. I was trapped there. And then you set me free. Because of that I am indebted to you master. So, I¡¯ll do anything for you.¡± ¡°That sounds so fake. Who the hell kidnap a person they are indebted too. And you still haven¡¯t told me what you are.¡± I said to her showing my disbelief of her explanation. I thought to myself. ¡°How did she know about the wine bottle?? No one was there!¡± ¡°I¡¯m a genie.¡± she proclaims proudly. ¡°Genie and demons are very different master. Genie are more like spirits than demons. And the reason you¡¯re here is because¡­¡± ¡°Wait, wait, wait. You said you¡¯re a genie. That means the reason I¡¯m here is because¡­¡± ¡°You wanted to go to adventure in a fantasy world yesterday master. Well, I granted that just for you.¡± she said proudly not knowing nor understanding how her actions affected me. ¡°But I didn¡¯t really mean that!! Can you send me back? I don¡¯t want to stay here like this.¡± I asked desperate. I don¡¯t want to stay here. I don¡¯t want to go on an adventure. I want to stay at home. The girl fidgets at my question. She looks nervous. I asked again but with using an angrier tone. ¡°CAN YOU?¡± She twitch at my sudden change in tone. She then answered. ¡°Actually, I need to give a reason to send you here.¡± ¡°So?¡± ¡°You need to finish that reason for coming here first before going home.¡± She then prepares herself to be scolded. ¡°WHAT THE FUCK? ARE YOU KIDDING ME.¡± I shouted. ¡°Nooo¡­? I¡¯m really sorry master. Please forgive me.¡± I try to calm myself. After calming myself a bit, I asked her a question. ¡°And what am I supposed to do now? Can you at least tell me the reason you gave.¡± ¡°Hehehe. Because I¡¯m such a good servant, I¡¯ve chosen every reason for you to come here. You just have to finish one to go home.¡± ¡°Whew, that a relief. Okay. What are the reasons?¡± The genie that proceed to poof up a list out of thin air. ¡°The reasons are
  1. Unite the world under one ruler
  2. Destroy the world
  3. Kill the demon lord
  4. Overthrow the current corrupt kingdom
  5. Stop the conflict between different races
  6. Achieving World Peace "
¡°Oh what the fuck? Almost all of that is impossible! Is there no other way?¡± I was annoyed with this. How am I supposed to do any of that? I can¡¯t even take care of myself properly yet and she expects me to basically save the world. ¡°Sorry master. There isn¡¯t.¡± ¡°Oh fuck. Oh fuck. Any one of those will take years to achieve. AAAAAAHHH. Can¡¯t stand this. So, I¡¯m not going back to my world for years at least. I miss everyone already. Mom. Dad. Sis. I miss all of them! And if this is like any other of those fantasy stories.¡± ¡°It is.¡± she interrupted. ¡°That means there¡¯s no plumbing. The food is probably going to taste like shit. No electricity. No internet. No anime. No manga. No games. I can probably learn magic. But no modern life. And worst of all I have to actually work. Nononononononono. I don¡¯t want that.¡± I cried. I cried so much that I manage to put myself asleep. The genie girl that I was scared of hugged me all the while I was crying and even petted my head. ¡°It¡¯s okay master. I¡¯ll always be with you.¡± she smiled as she continues petting my head.