11 The Seed of Madness (2/2)

This choice is such a torture!

I would hate to lose out on either one. Carla told me that mages if they are hardworking and are talented enough, can become sorcerers. They become God-like with their magic, performing miracles as they see fit.

Hmmm...

~you have one more minute to decide, and then I will be forced to choose for you. Your soul and your new body will get out of sync again if too much time passes. ~

What?!

He just did one of those ”no pressure, but you have no more time” on me!

What to choose, what to choose!?

~30 seconds. ~

Aaaaaaaarh!

~Just make a quick grunting noise while looking at your choice. ~

Boros looked between his two choices, panic-stricken gaze looking from left to right, having no time to more deeply think about it.

~10...9...8...~

Hearing the countdown Boros did a silent grunt out of frustration, audible only to himself, while manically switching his sight between the two options. Stopping only to look at the eye as Jav'ilg began talking.

~...3. *sigh* I am taking that as your answer.~

He heard that?!

The tendril holding one of the options disappeared while another one came closer, stopping right before reaching Boros's forehead.

~This will sting... A lot.~

A trace of fear decorating his eyes, Boros thought to himself. I would have probably chosen it, in the end, either way.

A sphere-like object began floating closer to Boros's forehead until it touched his skin, temporarily stopping.

Feeling the sensation of the object on his skin, Boros felt a prickly pain, as if a low current of electricity was emitting from the object.

This is not so bad...

~Let us begin then, shall we?~

He baited me again!

'Aaaaaaaaargh!!!'

A pain, as if his soul was a mirror being shattered. A dark ball of morphing mass began submerging itself into Boros's head.

Boros could not hold back his screams, the feeling that the seed of madness created while burrowing itself into his body and soul at the same time made Boros wish he was once again strangled by the tendrils. Because of the pain from before now feels like a comfortable massage.

The biggest difference from the pain Boros has felt before was that this time he could feel pain from his soul, his new body, and his snake body all at the same time.

The agonized wailing filled the void. The destruction of his existing mana core and the implantation of the seed of madness into his three forms made Boros wish for a sweet release of death. The pain made him want to do the ultimate taboo and end his whole life.

But, as if knowing that the pain might be too great, Jav'ilg's eye locked gaze with his, showing him a picture of a girl.

Carla. Her body, standing frozen outside of the void, a look of distress from wanting to go and help him.

Carla...

Boros never saw what Carla looked like, but just from seeing her now, he could tell that it was her. Their connection was strong enough to not break even when one of them was taken to the void. Compared to that, recognizing her was like a walk in the park, it came naturally to Boros.

She looks so fragile...

Seeing that Carla looked even more gentle and cute than he had originally thought, another pain started adding onto the original suffering he was going through. His heart felt like it was melting for making her go to the void with him, and not being able to protect her, both in and outside of the void. He felt helpless and undeserving of her. She was childish and sometimes talked much more than necessary, but she was also kind and gentle. Not everyone would just go out of their way to help someone out when they need it the most.

Boros's mind was being assaulted by the agonizing pain, while the moments of talking he had with Carla played out in his head.

Before long, the pain started losing its intensity, until just a residual pain was left.

~You keep surprising me more and more. This is my first time implanting the seed into someone, and it was into a mortal at that. You must really have a strong feeling for that girl, to endure this by thinking about her. Makes me almost feel bad about the method I am using on her. ~

Boros could not make out the last sentence Jav'ilg said, as his mind drifted into a deep slumber.

~Such a fascinating phenomenon. We didn't have those ”soul mates” in my time... All this time alone in the void made me too accepting of the mortal way of thinking. I actually don't dislike it that much... I will need to work on something for the future. ~

'Carla...'

Jav'ilg's train of thought was severed by Boros's sleep talking. Boros looked like he was having a dream in which he is working hard in order to protect the girl he loves.

~Speaking of her... I should break the illusion. Hmmm, I have an idea. Girl, this is me repaying you for the energy you provided.~

Jav'ilg's eye disappeared back into the void, leaving only Boros's body floating in the endless void. Ink black symbol decorating his forehead where the seed of madness entered to fuse with his body and soul.

Not even a second after the eye returned to the void, as if teleported, a shining ball of light appeared not far from the sleeping Boros.

Jav'ilg saw in more dimension than a mortal. It allowed him to see the soul, which takes the form of a shiny flame-like an orb, as its humanoid form.

Jav'ilg watched as Carla got closer to Boros, ultimately falling to temptation and kissing him in her soul form.

Marvelous, she recognized him, even though subconsciously. Anyway, it is time to take you two lovebirds back to your world.

Finishing this though, thousands upon thousands of eyes opened, looking upon Carla and Boros. Before Carla even had time to react, the body of a young man and the soul of a young woman disappeared. The void returned once again to its serene nothingness.