"There was one... The one that did this to you." Said the spirit
John slowly turned his head towards the spirit before he quietly muttered the words
"What...?"
"I just remembered. The guy forced his way, right in."
[What is this guy talking about?]
"Is that even possible...? You're joking, right?" John asked
[For another person to enter my mind freely... That's...]
John felt a shiver go down his spine as he placed his hand on his head. The feeling of having another person force their way into his mind, it was unexpectedly disturbing.
"It is, how do you think I got here? Tsk, if only I could get out..."
John nodded as he said
"If only you could, but... Wait, are you telling me, the guy who erased my memories, came into my mind? What did he do that for? To erase them?" John asked
[What else would it be...? Damn, did I lose some brain cells because of it?]
"Can't say, maybe we had a chat. Or maybe... He just came to erase my memories too." Said the spirit with a grin that showed that he was enjoying it
Seeing this, John got up before glaring at the spirit. He wasn't sure but he could tell that the spirit was hiding something. But to that John simply smiled back.
"Was that all you wanted to say?" John asked
He already knew that the spirit wanted to get in his head, despite already being in a place similar to it. So all John needed to do was act as if he didn't care.
"Nope, there's one last thing." Said the spirit as it a took a step forward
Just as it did, the darkness in the room progressed forward, causing it to go from three quarters being clouded in light to only one half.
"What's that?" John asked nervously
John was annoyed by the sudden move, he felt another feeling of Deja-vu, but it only annoyed him more than the others. He also hadn't realised that three quarters of the room had been covered in light, so this sudden advance of the darkness, slightly worried him.
"You're not the only one getting stronger." Said the spirit as another grin was formed on his face.
It was so wide and stretched out so far into his face, that it managed to send chill down John's spine. John wasn't usually afraid of the spirit, but for that moment, there was a hint of fear in his heart.
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"God... How many more times will I have to wake up in a day..." John muttered as he got up once again
John's eyes then widened as he noticed his surroundings. He got a good look around. There John stood, in the middle of a pitch-black room, with nothing but the light coming off from himself to help.
"Oi... Spirit, what's the meaning of this?"
There was no reply, nothing but deep silence. Seeing this, John slowly got up before turning around and staring at the figure which stood a few feet behind him.
���I see... So it's another one of your tests, huh?" John asked as he slowly raised his arms and got into his stance
But right as John did, he suddenly lost consciousness, once more.
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Lydia's voice could be heard as she told everyone to be queit from the inside of the carriage. While Serena and Ariel both jumped off the carriage.
John slowly moved the blanket on him, away before sitting up.
"How long have I been out for...?" John asked as he let out a yawn
Lydia who saw this quickly shouted out
"Get down!"
And in that instant, a thin needle blew by her hair before heading straight towards John's eyes. Right before it hit John, however, right before it could pierce John's eyes, it stopped.
John hadn't lifted a finger, and yet not only was he unshaken but also simply unamused.
Lydia who saw this, couldn't believe her eyes.
John then got up before checking to see what exactly had happened. He looked straight forward and could see a group standing in front of the carriage. Their attention was turned to Master Sylvia who was slowly walking towards them
After that, John gave a cold look towards the one hidden behind the tree behind the group in front of the carriage. He was the one who had shot the needle at John
"Bandits?" John asked as he slowly walked to the front of the carriage. Avoiding the kids and Lydia who remained laid down.
John looked closely at their outfits, They wore rather ragged and torn clothes, and carried broken and worn out weapons.
They were all men with wide smiles on their face, as they stared at the carriage. John could tell what they were after.
[Not bandits it seems, a group of homeless... Are we near a village? How long was I out for.] John wondered before quickly leaping off through the front of the carriage.
"Everyone, stop fighting." Said John as he propelled himself to the top of the carriage
However, John wasn't loud enough and the group who were aiming to raid them, only continued to advance.
"F-Food..."
"M-Money and women..."
"STOP!"
The sound echoed and resounded throughout the area over and over, causing all the people around them to drop their weapons and fall to their knees.
They covered their ears in a desperate action to stop the loud ear-piercing sound from continuing to rampage within their ears.
The attention was turned to John who stood on top of the carriage.