《Grissla the Witch》


 Chapter 1: The game

    Today was like another day in my repetitive life, repeating the same chores as always.


    I am Jax Liden, a college student, an average guy without any talents. Only my hard work pushes me through life.


    My life is dull and boring, but its not bad either; my hard work always yield good fruits, but not sweet. I never had a lot of friends, and my family shunned me for my lack of talents long ago.


    About my family... Each of them are gifted individuals, and every one excel in one field or other extept me... Even my little brother of 5 years old is more talented than me.


    When I entered college I moved out from my home, because I wanted fresh air. and I never called that place home actually.


    Now I lived alone in a small flat, but didn''t felt alone since i had my computer and most of the time i was playing a game called Magic Masters.


    Truth be told... I was slacking a lot lately from my college tasks and instead I was playing that game. Maybe because I was tired from my life, or maybe because I actually was good in the game... I don''t know.


    The game itself was about magic fights and tournaments. It wasn''t like any other game where numbers mattered, instead it was all equal but the player had to choose beetween all the known spells to win, to learn the spells you had to learn the spell from a player or another source and memorize them.


    When i first played I did what most of the people didn''t do at first; I spent most of my time in the giant library reading a lot of books and becoming mesmerized because the lots of details and content that they provided.


    After learning a few new spells I always became excited and went to the testing fields to try the new magic. It was one of the only things that was actually very easy for me to do, and soon I discovered creative ways of using the magic spells that I learned.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation.


    And without trying too much or wanting it, soon I was one of the best magic users in the game. I had a lot of spells and I used them in ways no one ever thought. I was known as Grissla, the purple witch, and I was well known in the game since I won my first tournament and finished my last oponent with my signature spell: Two purple bolts that rotated each other and went in a straight line.


    Playing a female character was a strange experience for me, because I had a lot of emotions about this game and I felt detached at the same time. I really felt talented for the first time in my life, and I was reaching high places, but at the same time I felt it wasn''t me because I felt that my character didn''t suit myself.


    I don''t know why I created a female character in the first place, but when I reached the top rankings I started to embrace it because it was my first success and I didn''t wanted to change it in any way, but I never was being used to it because I was a guy inside.


    On the contrary of what one could think about online games, this game was popular among girls too, because it was very realistic, and everyone wants to try using magic. So nobody thought I was actually a guy, but the opposite, and I got a lot of attention because of that, but I didnt mind, because they admired me as a good player.


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    I logged in the game. I had a new mail from the system.


    ¡°You have been invited to the Magus Royale, a great tournament held every year where the most powerful mages fight to claim the title of Archmage!


    More information available when you sign up.


    - You agree to our terms and conditions when you sign up.


    - Is it different from other tournaments


    Do you want to participate? Yes/No¡±


    I inmediately clicked the ¡°Yes¡± button; it was another tournament to win, to feel good about myself, to feel talented...


    But no a mere second passed, and I felt a bad sensation for no reason. I never heard the name ¡°Magus Royale¡± before and it will probably be difficult, so I decided to search about it.


    To my surprise, no results were found. Accepting defeat I just went to plan B, practising. But when I logged to my character something strange happened...


    ¡°Character Grissla isn''t available¡±


    My face became pale as soon I readed that... I have been banned? Hacked? Or perhaps the server was down? I tried to enter again many times, but the game gave me the same response again and again.


    Suddenly I felt a pain in my belly. It felt like it was burning but wasn''t very painful at first, then the burning propagated through my body. I tried to reach the phone to call for help, but it was futile; I felt my energy draining itself and the burning becaming more intense, with my belly as the epicenter.


    As heat was being unbearable I removed my clothes and looked at my belly. The sighting of a tatoo shocked me. I couldnt see it properly but I could saw that it glowed dimly in purple. What is happening? This is all unbeliable!


    Purple flames started emerging from my skin; I was being in a lot of heat, but I wasn''t being consumed, instead I felt very weak. Before I passed out I could see the big flames surrounding my body...

 Chapter 2: Meeting up

    My mind numbness started to disappear as I slowly opened my eyes. I was no longer in my home, but instead I was sitted down with my legs crossed in a very large room. There was a lot of people forming a big circle including me, and in the center was a man that standed up.


    He seemed old, but he had a very large frame and could be easily 2 meters of height. He wore a black tunic with gold borders that almost touched the ground, he was bald but had a long white beard.


    He was slowly looking at us, sizing us up as we were awakening. It seems he was waiting the right moment to speak.


    I took the time to think about what happened to me; as I remember vividly what last happened to me. Was it because of this man in front of me?


    I realized that almost every person in this room was thinking the same as me, as I heard some complaints and bad words. The man in the middle was putting an apologetic face. But after some time, everybody got quiet.


    ¡°Greetings! You may be thinking why you are suddenly in this place?¡± Said the old man, then took a pause.


    ¡°The reason is simple: You wanted to join the Magus Royale; because of that you were summoned in here. But seeing you as you are, you have no chance of surviving, even less at winning the battle.¡±


    There was people that got more calmer as they heard the explaining, but some were in the border of despair. Me myself don¡¯t know where I was, because it felt so surreal that was hard to believe it was the reality.


    ¡°But¡­ But, I thought it was just a game! This is ridiculous! This isn¡¯t happening!¡± Said a young man among the circle.


    ¡°Return us back immediately or the police will search for us!¡± Said another person.


    The old man seemed a bit sad at hearing the generalized complaints but when everyone finished he said.


    ¡°Turning you back is impossible at the moment¡­ because you aren¡¯t in your original bodies, also don¡¯t worry, nobody will search for you, it¡¯s all under our control.¡±


    General panic could be seen among the summoned people, as they start to digest his words and inspect their own bodies. Almost all of the people had surprised faces and others were happy.


    My body felt really changed from my own. I didn¡¯t had a mirror but I could see i was wearing a brown robe, I also saw some long bangs of black hair and felt that my weight balance was different.


    I froze up; this can¡¯t be happening to me! Why I was in a woman¡¯s body? Then it struck me: I probably wasn¡¯t in a random body, I was my game character: Grissla. Immediately after that I felt regret¡­ and then rage; i needed some explaining.


    ¡°I am truly sorry for that, however there is an reason¡± Said the old man ¡°As you may have noticed, your current bodies are your avatars from the game; the reason is that they have something your old bodies didn¡¯t have: a magical circuit. It is very weak at the moment, but it is indispensable to cast magic. Also, your current bodies have the memory of using the magical energy, but you may have to remember yourselves.¡±Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    I felt that the information was acceptable, however there was something he wasn¡¯t telling. I wanted to know a lot of things at this moment, but sadly, I didn¡¯t know how to make the questions.


    The old man¡¯s words improved a little the general mood, and even some people were excited hearing they now had magical potential; but others were just confused. Someone asked him if they can return to their old bodies.


    ¡°Yes you can, however you must cast the spell yourself to do that, and you can¡¯t do it now, since your magic is very weak at this moment.¡±


    If there was tension in the group, now it was almost relieved upon hearing those words. However now all the people, including me, wanted to hear more about the whole thing¡­ How the magic was suposed to be real? Why us?


    Seeing us having doubts, the old man began to speak again.


    ¡°You all 8 people are here to participate in the Magus Royale, not as a foes, but as a team in the first stages of the fight. But first you must improve your magic circuit and train, dont worry, there are some weeks until it starts; I shall explain more as you get used to all. But first lets introduce ourselves, my name is Zheg, and I will be your instructor in magic until you are ready.¡± He formed a smile that told us to introduce ourselves.


    ¡°Okey then¡­ my name is Alex, I always dreamed to be a wizard, and now its possible! I look forward to this tournament!¡±


    The voice came from a young man in his late teens; he was average sized but had a lean body that was wearing a long brown robe, just like all of us. He had black short hair and no beard, His face was full of excitement.


    ¡°My name is Milara, pleased to meet you! I dont like much the idea of being summoned here, but i¡¯ll do my best.¡±


    Milara was a woman in her early twenties, she seemed a little apathetic. She had brown medium curly hair and she had freckles in her cheeks and nose. She was average size in all aspects.


    ¡°Hehe¡­ my name is Zatoshi, also known as the Red Fang. You guys must have heard of me, of course¡­¡±


    If i remember correctly, the Red Fang was a player that was very arrogant, and always was making fun of his rivals; his body posture did a lot of talk for him. He has short wavy hair and a smug grin. His body was tall and had a muscular frame; he seemed in his mid twenties.


    ¡°*sigh* You are as always, Zatoshi¡­¡± A bald man with glasses said ¡°My name is Lenny and in the game i specialized in enhancement magic.¡±


    He had a friendly voice and a calm face. He was tall, but lean, and he was not young but not old either. Back then in the game when i was fighting him, I had to make sure he didn¡¯t came close to me, because he was very fast and close combat was his speciality.


    ¡°*giggle* You guys are fun! But funnier are my tricks! My name is Tricky and I will make this tournament... Disappear!¡±


    The owner of this crazy voice was a young girl in her mid teens. She was short and slim, and her hair was tied up in two yellow ponytails at the sides. Everybody looked at her with curious faces, but at realising that she just let another giggle out.


    Nobody wanted to introduce after her, so Zheg pointed with his finger a random girl.


    ¡°Introduce yourself young one, please¡±


    ¡°Umm¡­ My name is Tanya, and I just started the game two days ago¡­ I don¡¯t want to be here, please¡­¡±


    She was anxious, but tried to keep calm. She seemed the same age as Tricky, but she was taller and a bit chubby. Her hair was long and brown.


    Then the old man pointed out his finger at me. I didn¡¯t know what to say but I know for sure I can¡¯t use my old name because of my body, also not revealing information could be in my favor.


    ¡°Hello, my name is Grissla. Nice to meet you!¡±


    Some people were staring at me, but some others were acting normally. Perhaps they recognized me, as I was popular back in the game.


    ¡°And last, but not least¡­ Young man, please introduce yourself¡± Zheg pointed his finger at a man in his early twenties, he was trembling but tried to hide it. He was average sized, with an average frame. His face was one with fear, almost appreciated if not for his black medium hair covering part of his eyes.


    ¡°...My¡­ My name is Felix¡­ Nice to meet you!¡±


    As we finish our introductions, the ambient in the room became more friendly, and I could be more relieved with myself, but not totally. Our mentor, looked at us with a pleased attitude, and then said.


    ¡°It¡¯s better that you take the rest of the day free. The servants will show you the place, and tomorrow I will teach all of you your first lesson. Have fun!¡±


    As he said that with a smile, a white smoke appeared while he was a moment ago, but now only the smoke was there.


    I can¡¯t be anything, but curious as what this first lesson will be.

 Chapter 3: The mansion

    A group of maids and butlers guided us through the entire building and showed us the place. We were in a modern large mansion that was nicely decorated with contemporary artwork and furniture. It had a lot of facilities, including a gym, exterior training grounds, a swimming pool, a cinema and a big library.


    When we finished the guided tour, they showed us our individual rooms and told us to accommodate to them and to walk freely in the house. My room was average sized, but had an expensive looking bed that looked very comfortable, a big wardrobe with a large mirror, a table and chair and a door to a private bathroom.


    After all this situation, I felt tired, but not physically. My circumstances in life turned arround dramatically in only one day, and now I had to adapt to the changes that the logical mind declared impossible.


    I wanted to inspect my new body, to see how it changed¡­ But I was struck with rejection and a little fear, so I didn¡¯t wanted to even look myself in the mirror. If only I didn¡¯t make a female character in the first place¡­


    I was idle thinking in my bed for some time, but then I realised that the best action course was not being in my room pitying myself, and so I went to the door to exit the room.


    I was in a large corridor, with a lot of doors in one side and big windows in the other. There were some people walking the corridors; the females weared the classical maid outfit and the males weared a typical black tuxedo.


    I just ignored them, and looked to the window. It had amazing views, as I could see that the big mansion was surrounded by a lot of trees that formed a forest and small hills could be seen far away.


    I kept walking; changing corridors and directions, but after some time I hit a dead end. I heard a pleasant voice.


    ¡°Are you lost Miss?¡±


    As I turned my direction, I saw a tall butler with gray short hair; he was smiling.


    ¡°You must be one of the summoned magicians. My name is Lucius and i''m the head of the butlers of this mansion. I can bring you to the common room if you wish¡±


    He was being very polite, as expected of a traditional servant. He also had an elegant and handsome posture. I couldn¡¯t help but be polite towards him tooStolen story; please report.


    ¡°Yes please, I wanted to meet with the other magicians but I got lost¡±


    ¡°Then follow me, Miss Grissla¡± Said the butler with a polite smile.


    Wait¡­ What? How he did know my name? I got a bad feeling¡­ It was logical to think that they know a lot of things about us; after all it was them who sent us the invitation, but I felt like I had no intimacy about my personal information.


    After walking a few minutes, we arrived at a large room that had a few sofas and armchairs. There were three people that wore long brown robes, they were talking. The butler did a reverence to me and left me when I crossed the door.


    Three sets of eyes were staring at me as I approached them.


    ¡°Umm¡­ hello!¡± I was a little bit intimidated by them and didn¡¯t feel confident.


    I recognized them; they were Milara, Lenny and Alex. They were looking at me with curiosity, but at noticing that I was a little shy they smiled.


    ¡°Greetings, purple witch!¡± Said Lenny with a grin.


    ¡°Whats up?¡± Milara asked with a cheerful voice.


    ¡°I just wanted to know what is happening here¡­ Do any of you have any clue about it?¡±


    Alex looked at me and spoke.


    ¡°What does it matter? We are wizards now! Its like a dream come true¡­¡±


    Milara and I looked him with a serious face. Lenny just sighed.


    ¡°Yes, yes¡­ wizards¡­ to start with, we cannot even use magic. We have tried to cast the game spells, but they doesn¡¯t work.¡± Said Lenny with a resigned voice.


    So we can¡¯t use magic¡­ Great! We are stuck here in a random place with a body that isn¡¯t even our own. Rage and frustration suddenly started appearing, it was almost not noticeable but Milara saw it.


    ¡°Grissla, please calm down. We are all in the same situation¡­ Let''s be all friends ok?¡±


    It wasn''t the same situation¡­ it just simply wasn¡¯t, but I wanted to be in good terms with them, so I nodded at her and just calmed myself.


    The rest of the day we spent it by knowing each other better, so we talked a lot. I have learned that Alex was like a geek, but in magic themed things, and that Lenny was more intelligent that I expected. Milara was the person that keeped the group together with her cheerful attitude, and she was very empathic towards us.


    Later in the day, Zatoshi and Tricky came, and the atmosphere changed a little, because their eccentric personalities. No surprise, but Zatoshi was probably the most arrogant person that I have met and Tricky the craziest, but they seemed nice people in the end.


    Night came, and after eating we each said goodnight and headed to our rooms. We didn¡¯t saw Tanya or Felix in all the day, but I didn¡¯t care, because I had other problems to face and tomorrow the old man will teach us something new to us.


    Checking the wardrobe, I searched for something to sleep but there were only street clothes, so I picked up a white t-shirt and some cloth shorts. Changing myself for the first time in this body took some time, because I was very self concious and had some fear, although I saw myself back in the game, but it was not the same.


    When I saw the mirror I was shocked. It reflected an average sized girl, but beautiful; with fat in the right places but not being too chubby. She had long black hair and a charming face, with a little sharp features. It was hard to believe she was actually me.


    But the detail it called me most attention was her belly. She had a black tattoo in there, with a strange shape: It consisted in a different pieces in a pattern, but all connected with each other by thin lines. I didn¡¯t mind the tattoo, because I had the feeling it meant something... It couldn¡¯t be a coincidence that it appeared suddenly when I was engulfed by the flames.


    Soon after as I hit the mattress of the bed I became asleep. A lot of things had happened this day; I needed some quality sleep. Because of that I couldn¡¯t recall well my dream, but it was about a little girl and some events. Not really much important.

 Chapter 4: A Queen among pawns

    I was in the training grounds outside the mansion, with the rest of all the people that were summoned in the mansion like me. Zheg, the old wizard was there too; he wore the same attire as the previous day: a black long tunic with gold designs. Most of us just wore casual clothes... with some exceptions.


    ¡°Good morning! Today I will teach you how to use your innate magic power, but first I shall lecture you about magic itself¡±


    Oh no¡­ But as much as I hated learning boring stuff I had to make the effort, because it actually was important, as I had to participate in the tournament.


    ¡°In the old times, people thought of magic as something only few people had¡­ And it was true; only a few people of specific bloodlines could use magic, but they only could do small things; nonetheless, people feared that power. However there was a hidden research being done by underground societies and they were able to discover the secret behind magic.¡±


    Zheg took a moment of pause. The people were astonished¡­ Some big secret was revealed to us, but it left us with hunger for more information. The old man continued his speech.


    ¡°Not many years ago, for the first time in the history, it could be possible to artificially manipulate magic and develop magical powers. But it came with a cost... ¡°


    Zheg seemed like he was thinking for a moment, but then resumed.


    ¡°Well¡­ Magic itself is the use of different forms of energy; it could be heat, electrical, cynetic, chemical¡­ With only the will of the magician. The secret for using it is something I cannot answer, but you will find in no time¡±


    He closed the eyes and seemed to concentrate, then faced his right side and extended his arms¡­


    A beam of supersonic air was sent from his hands. It created a loud noise and made a path of dust. Amazing! Everybody was staring amazed at the artificial path that was created by the magic.


    ¡°That, is the power of magic. In no time you would be able to use it too, but first you must remember how to use magic. Try to feel all your energy in your body, then visualize a escape route and then imagine how you want to use this energy. Try to create a small flame in your hand for now, like this¡±


    He extended his hand towards us, and then a small flame formed in his hand, without burning him. Everybody, including me, tried to follow his instructions, but it was really hard, I couldn¡¯t feel nothing! The feeling of frustration was generalized¡­ Except one person.


    The girl with the double ponytails, just created a big flame casually with her hand. Everybody noticed the feat, and she let out a giggle, but then she burned herself.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it.


    ¡°Ahhh, hot, hot!¡±


    ¡°It seems like you discovered the magic inside you too fast, girl. However you now have to learn how to control it properly¡±


    One after another, they all managed to create the flame. But not me¡­ I didn¡¯t know what to do or what I was doing wrong, and the advices from Zheg were just too vague for me to grasp.


    The day ended and I didn¡¯t made any progress, however I felt like my body was burning every time I tried to do the exercise and now I had a stomach ache too. So, with the taste of defeat I went to my bedroom to rest a little.


    The burning sensation didn¡¯t stop, and the pain in my stomach grew a little. Suddenly, a sensation of worry struck me. It was very similar to when I was teleported¡­ I lifted up my t-shirt, and saw that my tattoo was glowing dimly in purple.


    I thought that I had a rough idea of why it was glowing¡­ It seemed that every time I tried to use magic I had the burning sensation, and the tattoo had something to do with all of that.


    Having a little more motivation, thinking that I found the key to use magic, I tried to do again the exercise the old man teached us, but instead of focusing in my palm to create a flame I just focused in my belly.


    It was very painful. I felt like I was burning alive, my vision started to turn white and I heard a strong buzz in my ears¡­


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    When I opened my eyes I was in a totally white space; only me and a little girl that resulted familiar were there. Where was I? What happened? Who was that girl?


    ¡°Hello, Grissla¡­ Or perhaps I should say Jax Liden?¡± The girl spoke up when I realized her presence.


    I really felt very confused at this moment. I don''t know what happened, or why she knows my identity, what she wants or even where I am. I had so many questions, but she had the key to them, so I let her speak.


    ¡°Your fate was sealed as soon as you received my blood. You became a pawn in their hands...¡±


    No words could describe what I was feeling when I heard that. A pawn? They did this to me for someone¡¯s amusement? Probably the tournament was a mere blood game for someone in the higher spheres of power¡­ It made me sick.


    ¡°And no, you can''t return to your original body, since they mixed our blood with an ancient spell and there is only one known way to restore the body, but it implies your death if it fails.¡±


    All the emotions inside me reached their point. Tears and rage started flowing through my eyes; I didn''t want to believe her, but I had a feeling she was telling the truth.


    ¡°Why¡­ Why this is happening to me? Why they did this!?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have an answer to that, but you have to escape the mansion¡­ They are greeding upon our power and want to use it for some dark purpose¡­¡±


    After her words, a short silence came.


    ¡°Listen, I can help you recover your old body and return your life to normality if that is what you wish, but first you will have to help me, because in my current state I can¡¯t do it.¡±


    ¡°How do I know that you aren¡¯t using me as well?!¡±


    ¡°Because I also want my body back, and while you help me, i shall give you my power to aid you¡±


    I felt used by everyone, but I had no other choice than to believe her and accept the mutual pact. And I wasn¡¯t dumb enough to think that the mansion, the ones who ruined my life, were better than her.


    ¡°Ok¡­ let¡¯s help each other to overcome this¡­ What I have to do?¡±


    ¡°First, you must escape the place¡­ There will be an unexpected event soon; you will have to make use of the commotion to flee, I cannot give more details about it¡±


    ¡°However, as soon as you are into safety, I want you to retrieve my old artifacts¡­¡±


    ¡°Please be careful... Grissla¡­¡±


    All started to fade suddenly, but I was still there


    ¡°Wait, what are those ar¡­¡±


    I found myself in my bedroom of the mansion. Something changed inside me, but I couldn¡¯t be sure of what¡­ If what she told me was the truth, I would be in danger soon.

 Chapter 5: Night raid

    All was according to the plan. No one of them suspected anything, even if they were removed from their homes and summoned here¡­ That¡¯s right; they just believed it was to participate in some tournament called Magus Royale and gain free magical powers¡­


    But that was far from the truth. We just needed some manipulable soldiers to do our will, and thinking that these were the requirements for winning the tournament was the perfect excuse.


    We needed them to succeed in where others had failed¡­ To bring us the power and glory we deserved, and for that we settled up the testing grounds: an ¡°online game¡± that scooped the most suitable candidates for the task.


    Changing them to their game avatars? That just was to give them a reason to cooperate, but that was not really needed at the moment¡­ Because they were just following the plan like sheeps, although there was two people that seemed hesitant.


    Among the eight puppets, there was one special¡­ He, or perhaps i should say she, was very special; but not for the reason of being the opposite gender now, but for her compatibility with the forbidden blood. We couldn¡¯t use the power of that strange woman, because every time we used her blood, the vessels just turned into ashes.


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    The experiment was successful. All we had to do now was keeping an eye at her at all times, because she will be our trump card¡­ Also, she was the key on getting that power once for all.


    ¡°Master Zheg, the preparations are complete; she is in her room¡±


    ¡°You know what to do, Lucius¡­ Bring her here; use force if necessary but don¡¯t kill her¡±


    Lucius did a reverence to me as he was saying:


    ¡°Yes, master¡±


    Since they arrived we have been working hard and just finished our research in two days since they regained the consciousness here. And now we had the secret to force that mysterious woman to cooperate with us, we had it the entire time¡­ But the key was using it in a vessel that contained her blood, and it was impossible until now.


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    I was about to exit my room, when I glanced the mirror. My face was showing a mix of emotions: Fear, confusion and angriness; but what had surprised me the most is that I no longer had brown eyes, instead they were purple colored.


    But I had no time to think about it, as I had to escape that twisted place immediately. But as soon as I exited the room I heard an explosion. I don¡¯t know where it was from, since I wasn¡¯t familiar with the place, but I was sure it was inside the mansion.


    Another explosion came, this time from another place as the last one; then some more explosions happened. Really worried about my safety I run through the corridor; the others heard those explosions too and they followed my direction.


    Having a dilemma between taking the safety in the people of the mansion, or escaping through my own, I remembered the words the girl told me:


    *... Make use of the commotion to flee¡­*


    Filling me with courage, when I was in the first floor I took another different path than them and went to a desert corridor with many windows. I broke the glass of one and tried to slip, but as soon as I slipped a foot out of it two sets of hands grabbed me.


    ¡°Target found and captured...¡± *buzzing sounds* ¡°...Yes sir!¡±


    After some seconds, sounds of gunfire and explosions could be heard in the distance. The two persons that were holding me seemed soldiers wearing a black uniform and gasmasks; each of them carried on their backs a strange backpack shaped object.


    I was trying to resist but they were grabbing my articulations now so I couldn¡¯t move. We were walking hastily towards the forest.


    ¡°Release me! Who are you? What do you want from me?!¡±


    The soldiers didn¡¯t said a single word. I forgot to use magic until now, but I couldn¡¯t cast a single spell before, but now I tried with all my might to cast something harmful. A bright magical field started emerging from my body; i wanted to destroy them, but It took no efect on them¡­ There was an invisible force field in their bodies that prevented the magical field to enter.


    ¡°Girl, if you resist we will have to use force¡­ So please don¡¯t resist and come with us, you can¡¯t do anything anyway¡±


    Realizing that either my physical force and my magic didn¡¯t work, I just resigned and keeped walking with them. Struck with fear I just thought about the situation¡­ ¡°Target found¡­¡± Why they wanted me? How it could be possible that they broke inside the mansion?


    After walking some time we arrived at a clearing in the forest. In the middle was a big ship resembling an helicopter, and the soldiers urged me to enter.


    If the exterior of the ship was big, the inside was more spacious beyond logic. There were more soldiers inside, but they seemed relaxed. A woman with long red hair, wearing the same attire as those soldiers came to me.


    ¡°You must be thinking why we abducted you¡­ Well, we didn¡¯t had another choice; Also, it is for your sake too¡±


    Her voice was serious and somewhat commanding. That woman was tall and imposing, but even with her suit and armor, you could notice she was very attractive.


    ¡°Who are you? Why you took me? What happened to the others?¡±


    The woman sighed, I could tell she didn¡¯t want to tell much information, but nonetheless she answered


    ¡°We are Raven, an organization that wants to discover all the secrets of the universe¡­ We took you because they planned to use you as a sacrifice for their own goals, and if we didn¡¯t step in, it would have been catastrophic for the entire world¡­¡±


    Raven¡­ I never heard such name¡­ However when she explained that, the tension released a bit; they didn¡¯t seem hostile towards me, but still, something was fishy. Did they want to use me? What was the whole reason behind all?


    The engines turned on, and the ship started elevating from the ground.


    ¡°You must have a lot of questions¡­ I will answer them as we fly to our destination.¡±