Beyond The World Plan

I close my eyes and consentrate on my mana. Her mana is out of control so I think there is some places that need to repair. I induced my mana into her body. I can feel her mana flow clearly and many places in her body where the mana isn't circulate properly.

After finding all spot that need to be fixed, I start chanting the magic that I created before.

"Through the power of creation, reset the body and restore the ability! <Creation Art> [Life Recovery]!"

Her body bit by bit recovering itself. I give a signal to Vi to raise the regeneration effect on her. Her dark skin and her silver haired color can be seen again. Her body shape returning to normal but the light in her purple eyes hasn't return yet. Both Lily and Vi was surprised with the fact that Cecyl is a dark elf.

"I thought the dark elves has became extinct. They lose the elves war, right?" (Violet)

"Yeah, but in fact...."

I start telling the memories that I received from her before. About how they must live nomaden just to make sure their existence not extinct because of those elves.

"...There are some survivors left and currently hiding theirself from the elves. She was caught by chance and sold in the slave shop."

"It must be hard for her...." (Lily)

Lily looks sad after heard her hard life and her fate that full of misery.

"But now, we just restore her body, right? I think this will be a chance to start changing her fate from now on." (Lily)

Normal people would see that her condition already alright just by looking at her appearance. But we are all know that she already broken. Her eyes doesn't reflect a life, it's empty and looking at nowhere. Basically, it's already impossible to bring her back. No matter what will you say is no longer reach her. Basically, it's already hopeless for her.

"Yeah, but don't ever you think it will be easy. One wrong move then not only one, but two lives will be gone so I need your help. If there anything wrong, please just force stop me. The hard part will be started now."

With a nod he collect her resolves. I wait until her condition stable and ask Vi to stop the healing process. I do not want any interference because I have to fully concentrate on this.

"Once again....here I go"

With a deep breath, I hold her hand tightly.

"Through the power of creation, lead the way to the core and let me meet the soul. <Creation Art> [Soul Link]."

As I finished chanting my magic, I feel like I am being absorbed to her body. I can see many layers in her heart but most of them are broken. More deeper I go, more darker the places is. I can feel her sorrow and misery just by looking at my surrounding. After a while I finally landed at the places where her soul is. Many shattered thing in this space that I recognized as her memory or maybe her life.

"So, this is where she is."

I looking at my surrounding, it darks and hard to see but I can see the shattered memories reflected like a glass.

"Do you think you can do this?"

"Of course!.... Wait why are you here!?"

I think that I am alone in this place but seems like she is here with me too.

"Oh, I haven't told you before that I always watching you in your side in this past six almost seven years."

What I mean as 'she' is a voices that same like the first time I heard it and always trying to made me fell into despair.

"Then, why don't you try to seduce other people instead of me since you already have failed to make me fell many times?"

I can hear her chuckles clearly in this quite place.

"That's because you are interisting."

I began to walk while hearing her.

"Pardon?"

"You are the first one that can refuse me out of blue with your own power. You have a strong will so I want to ruined the will of yours with all I got but I see no sign that you will be like that."

I laugh a little when hearing that.

"Then I am sorry to make you disappointed."

"N-No, in fact you are make me feel more interested in you. The more you do that the more I fell for you."

I not giving a response to her right now because I have to focus in what in front of me. There is a house in front of me. A small house from woods in the middle of chaos around me. Fire, arrow, and sound of people being killed, all of it doesn't effect the house. It didn't burned, there is no arrow and bloods. A clean house that I am sure this is where Cecyl lock herself in.

I try to go inside the house but there is force that thrown me back harshly.

"Akkhhh!!"

Bloods spilled from my mouth. What is that? How can there is something as strong as this? I faintly can see a barrier wrapping the house. It full of shackles and looks like a prison.

"To think there is something as strong as this..."

Even though this is a place that only can be reached by souls but to think it will bring a real damage to my body. How can I know that? My body right now feels like being healed. It must be Vi who doing this. Even though I already told her to not disrupt me.

"Now what will you do?"

That voice once again can be heard by me.

"What else? I will go through that thing."

With that I walked to the house again. This time I focusing myself on the barrier.

"It's not a common barrier, it was made because of she who already give up in her life."

"She already in despair and the barrier already this strong since no one ever help her."

"Then I will be the first who help her from this despair."

I make my resolve while strengthen my heart, I will fight her despair with my d.e.s.i.r.e to help her. I convinced myself that I will help her no matter what will happen. Make it like a seed and let it grow. I close my eyes and going deeper to my heart. I make my d.e.s.i.r.e grow stronger every seconds.

I approaching the house and reach the door. I can feel the same force from before. It really want me to leave this house alone but I fight it with all I got. I believe I can save her and definitely will save her. The force grow stronger and so my resolve. Just opening the door need much of efforts. I already feel the pain throughout my body.

"Here I go!!!"

I forcefully open the door and finally I get inside the house. This place is comfortable and make you do not want to leave it. Inside the house, I can see a woman is standing at a the end of the room looking through the window. Her hair and physical appearance, it is not a mistake, she is Cecyl.

I approach her and call her.

"So here you are, Cecylia. It's sure hard to find you among of those mess out there."

Hearing me, she turn her body in surprise. She never have a thought that there will be someone who will meet her so she naturally turn her body to me. But instead of joy, her expressions is flat, not showing any expression. This conversation will not going anywhere if I not doing something.

"Who...are you?" (Cecilya)

Her voice is low like whispering someone but I can hear that clearly. I move forward for one step before I inteoducing myself.

"My name is Ray, I am the one who will grant your wish."

She surprise even more when hearing this. She took one step behind due to her surprised.

"My....wish?" (Cecilya)

"Yeah, your wish."

I feel like a devil now. Her eyes that hollow before return to it normal states gradually. I make the conversation right to the point to make her back to her own sense. Like I thought, she hasn't lost her hope yet.

"I do not have any wish now. Like you can see, I am safe in this house even though there is war out there. There is no need for you to be here." (Cecilya)

She forced her smile and I can see through it.

"You sure safe here but doesn't it mean you imprisoned yourself?"

"What do you mean by that!?" (Cecilya)

"Like I said, you imprisoned yourself here. You were bound with your past and scare to move from that. All of the things that you see here just a mere illusion from your own heart. And for that, I am here to release you from your fear by granting your wish."

"That must be wonderful but like I said, I do not have any wish now." (Cecilya)

"You do not have it now but you have it before you are here."

"What do you mean!?" (Cecilya)

"I still remember it clearly. Before you give up on your life, before you end up here. You whispered your last wish and seems like it still in your heart, 'please cure me or let me die already'."

She startled that I know that. I grin to her and take another step toward her.

"So here I am, in your own subsconscious, met you by connecting our soul. Your wish will come true."

Her eyes opens wide like looking at the hero who just saving the day. She approached me, close enough for a sword reach her. Her eyes now full of tears.

"Finally....I can free from this torture. I...can't bear it any longer. I beg you...I beg you to make it true right now." (Cecilya)

She knelt down and lower her head.

"Yeah, you have enough experience horrible things in your life. I will grant your wish right away."

Her tears dropped in to the floor and make it wet. She repeatedly murmuring 'thank you' to me while crying that badly. She probably thinks that I will kill her by cutting her head. Her position reflected that clearly but the sword that she thinks will cut at her never comes. Instead of that, I approched her and giving my hand to her.

"It is time to bring you back to reality."

As I said that, she in reflex look up at my hand and then to my face. She confuses why I am giving a hand imstead of sword.

"W-what is the meaning of this. Didn't you say you will grant my wish." (Cecilya)

She suddenly stand up and clenching her fist.

"Don't you dare to play a joke with me. It is not absolutely not funny." (Cecilya)

"What now? You think it is a joke?"

Reacting to that, I hold her hand and smile to her. Those things make her feels surprise.

"I have said that I will grant your wish, but not the 'die' wish."

"Eh!?" (Cecilya)

"Well, your wish is a choice though. 'Please cure me or let me die already'. If I came here just to kill you than I better not do this, right? Also, your second choice is 'let me die' so basically I must not doing anything."

She is looking down and realizes what  the reason I am here.

"Then...that means..." (Cecilya)

"You are right, I granted your wish. I have bought you from the slave shop and I have cure you already. I came here to pick you up, this will be a new start in your life."

She has a deep thought right now. She feeling joy from hearing it. Her tears begin to drop again. But she seems like still resisting to go. She released her hand from me.

"How I can believing your word?" (Cecilya)

"Then go back and see it by yourself."

"What if my disease come back again and become worse?" (Cecilya)

"Then I just need to heal you again even though I am sure that your disease won't come back again."

"Right now I do not have home and have no one waiting for me to come back." (Cecilya)

"Right now I am waiting for you to come back and will be a place you call home."

"That's no use...my world already destroyed."

"Then let's rebuild it together. Not just by yourself, me too and the other will help too. I know this is a bit cruel but it is time to release you from the chain that make you like this. It's your time to move from there and start a new one. The next time you open your eyes, everything will be different."

She repeteadly object me, refusing to back to reality. I too repeatedly object her and convince her to back to reality. In her current state, all she needs is someone she can rely on and for that I came this far just to make her believe that I am the one she looking for.

"So, once again....would you come back? I will be with you the first time you open your eyes and you can see it by yourself is my word true or not. But one thing that you must know....I really need you so please come back. If you think you can't take something by yourself then you can rely on me. I will always there for you."

Once again, I give her my hand and this time she accepts it. When she hold my hand, everything in this space turns into particle of lights. Right now,s he can come to her sense as soon as I leave this place.

"Like I thought, it's my loss."

The voice murmurring something but it can be heard clearly. It can be leave a side right now, I must leave now.

"Well, I will be leaving now. You must to get up soon so you can believe me. I will be waiting for you, Cecyl."

When I call her like that, her cheeks turn bright red.

"Y-yes." (Cecilya)

"[Soul Link], release."

I feel my body being floating, leaving this place with high speed. I can see Cecyl's soul shining. Her soul has been purified and has retrieved a reason to live again once more. Hope you wake up soon, Cecyl.