The Great Adventure In World Of Sword And Magic.
Chapter 17 - [An Old Memory]

...CHAPTER 17 - OLD MEMORIES...

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I remember back then, I was 7 years old and I wondered what was in the woods.

Every time I ask my parents, they say it's dangerous and keep me from leaving.

But, since I was so anxious to find out what was inside the forest, I rashly entered the forest without preparing anything.

"Whoah!"

The first thing I saw was a tall, thick tree. There were many rodents, insects and birds around him.

Everything is the source of my life.

Then, when I climb a tree to see a bird's nest. There was a loud growling sound behind the bushes.

Tense and fear enveloped me, I could not move when it happened.

It was extremely frightening, coming out from the bushes a ferocious wolf biting the tiny rabbit in its mouth.

The wolf chewed the rabbit viciously.

I was flabbergasted and frightened.

Then, the Wolf stopped and looked up at my place.

"Graw!!"

"Die?!"

'Scary! How scary!'

The tension made me come back to my senses.

"Yeahah! Mama! Papa!!"

I cried and looked for my parents, but there was no one here except me and the wolves.

'This is a nightmare!?'

Panicked, I had trouble standing on a tree branch and..

"Uh? Whoaah!"

Buuk!

I fell from the tree that made me hurt, the Wolf did not stand still and threw the corpse of the rabbit towards me quickly.

At that moment I thought I was going to die.

Slaaash!

"Gyaahkk!?"

That was very fast.

Blood splashed across the ground.

"Haa. huh. uh?"

I'm still breathing? What the hell's going on?

Fear still gnawed at me, but I forcefully stared in front of me.

What I saw was the corpse of a wolf that had been decapitated, the head of a wolf lying not far from me.

Then there was the big man who was holding a very large and wide sword, his face was sinister and hideous.

Gasp!

I gasped and fell backwards.

Afraid! Afraid! Afraid! Afraid!

"Eh? Son Fernan-.."

"Hiiiek!?" I backed away with fear.

He looked surprised to see me.

Then, the boy was there too.

"Dad, you scared him."

The boy I know.

"Lia, why are you here?"

"....Uh, ah.. huwaaaaaaaa!!"

"Eh?? Eh??"

"Dad is.."

I cried so hard at that moment, I was afraid, I didn't want to remember that anymore. That day I didn't want to enter the forest and get to know the beasts and Monsters.

.........

"Amelia-san, do you know that?" he said pointing somewhere.

"..."

"Amelia-san?"

"Ah, yes.. What's?"

"You daydream again.. I just want to know, what is it?"

Flam pointed to a stand covered with a purple cloth that looked like a suspicious shop.

Then it says "Fortune forecast (Fortune Teller)."

"Stand Forecast."

"Pregnancy? You mean that one!"

"Right, wanna try?"

I'm not really interested, but maybe it could be a good experience for him.

"I want to try it!"

"Then, let's go there."

"Yes!"

.........

We entered that mysterious stand, Fortune Teller.

Inside it gave off a mystical and mysterious aura.

There looks like a young woman(?) whose face was covered by a cloth hood and in front of him was a blue crystal ball that sparkled like a star.

"Here" he said pointing at the pedestal in front of him, asking us to sit there.

At the moment he was sitting with a crystal ball in front of him, seemingly waiting for us.

So we sat in front of him.

"What do you want Ramal?" he said he looked smiling.

"Wealth!"

'The riches? Is it because Flam is the merchant's son?' I thought I saw him get excited.

"wealth, huh? Before that, you will be charged one copper per Divination. How's it?"

"'cheap!"" That's what we think together.

"So you want to be predicted?"

"Of course!" Flam looked excited.

"Good then."

He touched the crystal and it turned green. Seriously, I don't understand why I'm telling you that..

"I'll touch your hand for a second."

"certain."

The fortune teller held Flam's hand and he looked grumbling and like he was reciting a kamit komat spell.

'What exactly is he trying to do?'

"Oh.."

"What's the prophecy?"

Flam sounded excited and saw how enthusiastic he was from his cheerful face.

Then, the clairvoyant nodded and moved his hands twisting on the crystal ball.

Here I am not as excited as the girl next to me, but seeing this go on rather amuses me.

"Ohh!"

"The first life will be short by all means, one person will help."

"Then! Then!"

"Hm.. Wealth's a little slanted down."

"Eh?"

"Your forecast doesn't show Wealth for now."

"What right?"

"Yes, so pay."

"All right."

Flam paid one copper to this fortune teller.

Isn't this a little strange??

"Flam, did you just accept that? Isn't that probably a lie?"

"It's okay, I'm also entertained. I used to be foreseen and things got real."

"So there's nothing?"

"That's how."

Flam doesn't seem to be bothering about it. Yeah, we'll end it here.

"Let's go, Flam."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Wait, orange girl."

"Huh?! You called??"

The woman smiled and said softly.

"Yes, you seem to have a problem in love?"

"!? i?!Whatchu mean?? I didn't!"

My face flushed red and confused by what he suddenly said.

"So right, then want to be in the ramal? I can foretell you for free if you want?"

"Eh? how do I pay?" flam was not happy.

"How's it?" The fortune teller ignored him and looked at me.

In the free ramal, I think it's fine. Because I am also free.

"May be."

"Then I'll ask you two questions."

"Ask."

"Nearby people?"

"Eh?"

"Okay, then does he have the same stuff as you?"

"That's, uh no. What do you mean??"

"It's a question, you can answer it or not. But looking at your face, I can tell."

What does that mean?!

"Amelia-san, your face is flushed red once," Flam said looking at me.

"Eh? Really true??"

No way. I think I'm hot..

"Can you show me that stuff?"

What the hell does that mean.. Ughhhh.. I just need to get that out, right?

With a frown, I pulled something out of my neck.

"It." I loaned it to him.

"A Necklace?" Flam glanced at him enthusiastically.

"Hoo.. So that's.."

The fortuneteller nodded slowly, as if understanding something.

"So how?" I asked to see his strange behavior.

"Attent."

He put my Necklace in front of him and started doing that strange move again, he made a circular hand gesture over his crystal ball.

Then the color becomes red.

What the hell does that mean?

"That's it.."

He's nodding.

"What's that?"

"It's a shame." he shook his head.

"Huh??"

What does she mean??

"It seems so, it's hard to say. But take it."

He gave me a small package.

"What's this?" I stared at the package in my hand.

"Candy."

"Eh?"

Candy..?

"You want to too?"

"Sure!"

Flam also gave her candy.

I don't understand any of this at all.

"Oh yeah, the girl can go." The fortune teller pointed to Flam who was enjoying his candy.

"Why?"

I glanced at Flam, then at the fortune teller.

"Can he hear it too?"

"Eh?"

'What he-..'

"Amelia-san?"

I'm a little jumpy.

When I was confused, someone patted my shoulder and said softly.

"I'll be outside first, so take it easy. Oh yeah, if you're done seeing me, okay?" said Flam smiling gently.

"Yes. Sure." Sure." Answer's short.

Flam left us both.

Then the astrologer said seriously.

"What you're trying will end and give up and you'll find something better." His voice was so slow and cold.

"What..you mean?"

The fortune teller looks serious.

It's impossible, right?

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...[ Continued ]...