When Aquarina woke me up, it has already been a whole week since the last time I was in Eastgrain! The only thing I could barely remember was that I passed out after bringing Celeste back into the surface from the massive hole I ended up making when I beat her down. And… Ah, right, I had also just helped her not get her soul eaten by two Evil Gods? But that's more recent stuff.
However, there was a big problem here, I wasn't able to move at all! I remember I destroyed my body a lot back then, and my bones broke too, the same with Celeste. But now I was wrapped around giant leaves… Damn, I really need an update of everything that happened since I fell asleep for an entire week.
"Aquarina what has happened through the week? Where are we?" I wondered.
"We just arrived in the last town before reaching the continent of the elves…" Said Aquarina. "It's a port city named Eastbridge, but only my parents had gone there… Everyone has been waiting for you to wake up… Ah, and Celeste."
Aquarina suddenly pointed at the blue haired half-demon girl who was still sleeping in a bed right next to mine, she was in a similar fashion to me, wrapped in leaves.
"I thought you died…" Sighed Aquarina. "That battle you had with her… Why did you forgive her life after everything she did?! She hurt you so much!"
Aquarina seemed very angered at Celeste, and really looked at her like she wanted to beat her up…
"I… I just couldn't do it." I sighed. "I didn't really wanted to. Celeste was… manipulated into becoming what she did. She's still young, I think there's a way to change her. She's actually… not a bad person deep down, but she was forced into doing what she did due to everything she went through."
"Huh…" Aquarina said while not believing me much of what I said. "Well whatever I don't care about her anymore, I wont think of her as my friend anymore either… I only have you and Zack… And maybe Mist and Celica, though they're too little."
"They're here? Is everyone okay?" I wondered.
"Yeah… I better call your mom and dad, so they can explain things to you better." Said Aquarina. "I'll bring Zack and Ninhursag too, my parents are in town right now."
"Okay, thanks a lot Aquarina…" I said, as I quickly tried to stop her. "Wait! Don't go yet…"
Aquaria walked to my side again.
"Because I got you worried, and well, everyone else… I'm sorry if you suffered and felt bad about what happened to me, I shouldn't had been so reckless but… the situation was desperate." I sighed.
"Ah… Well, it is fine."
Aquarina smiled back.
"As long as you're here and alive… That's all that matters to me." Aquarina smiled back to me.
"Aww… Can you give me a hug? I can't really move…" I said.
"Heheh, okay…" Aquarina hugged me again. She smelled like flower scent soap.
I quickly gave her a kiss in her nose while we were at it, she was too cute to resist.
"S-Sylphy…!" She suddenly grew redder.
"What? You just gave me a lot of kisses in my cheeks when I woke up…" I said while pouting a bit.
"A-Ah, I did that?!" She asked. "R-Right…"
"You're so cute when you get all embarrassed." I sighed. "I wish I could give you a head pat."
"C-Cute…?" She asked. "You think I'm cute to you?"
"Yeah… Did I never told you?" I wondered.
"I don't really remember…" Aquarina said.
"Well you're the cutest girl here Aquarina!" I said.
"D-Don't say it out loud, geez…" Aquarina got embarrassed all out of the sudden. "I'll go bring your parents then!"
Aquarina quickly drove off, as I looked into the ceiling with a dull expression.
I wonder if Agni is okay… I think our connection was broken some time ago now. I wouldn't had been able to keep him as a familiar for long, he was way too strong.
However, I can feel that Ignatius and company have grown stronger, but they're all seemingly sleeping too?
"Hey guys, is any of you awake?" I wondered.
Naturia quickly emerged at my side, putting a leave inside of my mouth.
I ended eating the leaf forcefully. Its healing effects were pretty good, but it didn't fixed the pain in my body and why did I had it paralyzed .
"Naturia, you're okay?"
Ignatius finally woke up as well, emerging at my side.
"Ignatius! Are you alright too?"
"Of course? I am fine. But what about you?! You slept for a whole week! Alice was very worried… Especially because your consciousness was so exhausted that you never showed up in the soul scape."
"Oh… Sorry about that, maybe I was indeed very tired…"
"Your soul was also about to shatter!"
Alice voice quickly echoed behind me, as she showed up outside in her usual sphere of light appearance.
"Sylphy you went a bit too overboard again! How many times will I have to tell you to be more careful?! From now on you're banned from doing anything dangerous for… at least five years!"
"Eeeh?! Like that I won't be able to do a single thing!"
"Oh, Sylphy, you're awake!"
Furoh also showed up, jumping over my stomach in his slime form, resembling Pyuku.
"Hmph, so you're awake, sleepyhead."
And then, a big caterpillar appeared over my head, Beelzebub.
"You've had every idiot here worried…"
"You were also worried, don't fake it. You were even crying when you saw her being beaten up." Ignatius told Beelzebub.
"Eh?! S-Shut up you stupid lizard!" Said Beelzebub angrily. "I knew she would pull through…"
"Ahahah… I am glad everyone is here. With you guys with me, I guess I'll never be really alone…" I sighed.
Suddenly, the voice of the Curse resonated, as he spoke to me through the Soul Scape.
"Ah, you're here too… Wait, where are your chains?!"
"I've accidentally become your Familiar, it seems. I am also a Spirit now."
"Oh, I see- Wait, what?!"