Well I am sorry to say, that is no real Rogue encounter with Reader-chan in this one. But I hope you like it anyway, because you get introduced to my self developed magic (okay my brother came with the idea but I made something about that)! Tell me what you think
The Bivalvia Magic is an art that is quite unknown in Fiore.
Everywhere in the world there are pearls scattered, which are harder to find, like a Golden Key or the dragons.
These pearls are harboring a wonderful secret. Under the name "Siren tears" or "Pearl of the siren" they emit a magical aura that can give the wearer magical powers. It is a kind of Holder Magic, only that they are used to harbor a living creature in a vessel similar to a Lacrima.
In most cases, the inhabitants of these pearls are mermaid like beings, that's why they earned their name as "Siren pearls". When the holder of the Pearl sings a spell in a certain tune, the caged creature can be summoned and support the mage in battle.
However, the time of the invocation is very limited so the strength of these spirits is weaker than Celestial Spirits in that way.
In addition, the rules of the sirens are different than the pacts of the Celestial Spirits. The siren wants a fight whether her new owner is able to control her. After the owner proved to be worthy, a bilateral pact is concluded that lasts until the death of the contractor or until the breaking of the alliance.
Since the Bivalvia still holds many secrets, several Dark Guilds are interested in the pearls and its powers. No one knows their true power and the Enigma guild has set itself the goal to have every pearl. Especially, after the strongest pearl has been stolen from the Guild master Tarana.
However Bivalvia sirens bring more risks, even to their owners. Their Possession Magic makes them dangerous, if you wear a pearl much longer than your magic power allows you. Because the creature in the pearl curses you with her attitude, which makes this magic unpredictable.
Nobody knows how many pearls really exist and whether this rare stolen Abyss-pearl is the most powerful of them. Only the magic council knows exactly...
They aren't allowed to fall into the wrong hands. This made the king of Fiore question whether he really wants to set the Grand Magic Games this year. Especially after he learned that Enigma is one of the participating guilds. And also among the other participants guild another Bivalvia mage was spotted...You.
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The darkness.
This was it; this is what you feared the most. In dark surroundings, in which all your senses were useless, nothing to see, nothing to feel, nothing you could do against it.
But how could you escape the fear? Every night, you'd fall asleep in fear, because in your mind through your dreams you remember every night again at that fatal black night, where the fear began to dominate your life...
-.-.-.-.-.- Dream -.-.-.-.-.-.-
Soft footsteps echoed through the darkened corridor of a building. Anxious, to not let a single sound escape from you, as you crept closer to a well-guarded room.
You closed your eyes and your body vanished into the darkness. Shadow manipulation, that's what your magic was called. You could become one with shadows and darkness. In this guise you could pass unnoticed through the keyhole, your body like a misty appearance.
Inside the locked room, you went back to your usual shape. Beads of sweat dripped from your forehead as you approached a small pedestal. On this pedestal laid a purple pearl that shimmered in rainbow colors when you looked into its center.
Around this pearl was a silver shell. Carefully, almost calculating, you touched the pearl and looked into its midst.
"Mistress Tarana, is that you?" You jumped back, startled, as you heard the voice in your mind.
"N-No…My name's [Y/N]." You stammered softly and bit your lip. You had already heard some stories about the siren pearls and their skills, but this cold female voice of the imprisoned siren made you cringe.
"Are you trying to defeat Tarana with my strength?" the Siren asked you. You closed your eyes. "No. I have come to set you free, and to leave the guild." You explained and took the pearl.
Shortly thereafter you caught your breath and your whole body froze. "Tch, it's not very nice to steal something from your Master, foolish child." An amused voice said above you.
You swallowed and looked up. "T-Tarana…I just wanted to..." You began, but Tarana growled and hurled you to the next wall with a Sound Wave. "Shut up, brat. I've been listening to every word. So is that how you thank me. I've spared your life and taken you in?" Tarana said angrily and showed her sharp dragon's teeth, since she was a Sound Dragon Slayer.
You stood up and made sure that the pearl was unharmed. "Thank God…" You whispered before you turned to Tarana. "Thankfully...? You expect gratitude, that you killed my family and used us as soldiers or marionettes for your sick plan?" You asked with a broken voice, since you were intimidated by Tarana's ice-cold gaze.
"Marionettes are replaceable. I don't need you anymore." Tarana said menacing and raised her hand. You backed away. There was no way that you stood a chance against this woman. "Summon me." The voice of the siren echoed in your head. "W-What?" You stuttered anxious.
"Summon me, I can incapacitate her, so you can escape." The siren replied. "B-But I don't know how..." You whined and noticed an icy shadow snaked around your ankles.
"Just sing the same lines in the same tune, I sing to you now. The text must exactly match the rhythm." The siren said and began to sing a song. You swallowed and closed your eyes as you repeated the text and tune you just heard. "Somewhere there my fate revealed. I hear but how will I see... COME TO ME!" You sang as a dark blue aura surrounded your frame.
Shortly after, a mermaid appeared with long blue hair and a bright red fin. Her cold red eyes bored deep into Tarana's soul. In the soul of the woman who had taken her unlawfully in her possession.
"HOWLING!"
The Siren opened her mouth and an extremely loud scream was heard. Tarana held her hands to her ears and went to her knees. "My ears!" she growled and you just stood there petrified, surprised that the sound had no effect on you.
"Don't just stand around, FLEE!" The siren yelled and you nodded slightly sheepishly, before you moved your feet from the shadows and fled from the room. The siren had placed a protective aura around you, that's why the effects of the sound magic didn't work.
But after a while you were chased by Tarana. With an attack she was able to transform her nails into dragon claws; she tore a long wound through your back. The loud cry of pain in your dream woke you up with a pain filled cry.
-.-.-.-.-.- End of the dream -.-.-.-.-
"AAAAAHHHH!" You screamed. Bathed in sweat you wiped your [h/c] tresses out of your face.
Again the same nightmare. Since you fled, you had always the same dream over and over again of that night and the fear. You sat up in the bed of the hotel that your new guild, Tears of Mermaid, had settled in during the Grand Magic Games.
Fearfully you looked slightly behind you and touched your back. Though you couldn't see it, you felt a long scar that ran across your back. That was a 'gift' that Tarana gave you at your escape. But actually you had no memory how you made it away from her in the end. You remembered only as you woke up and saw a blonde woman hovering over you.
Speaking of said woman...
"[Y/N]-chan?" A gentle voice made your heartbeat increase. But then you calmed down when you realized that this voice belonged to your only friend in the guild.
"Sumimasen if I woke you up, Minako-dono..." You whispered and looked down at your lap. Minako (That's my very own OC) sighed and sat down and hugged you.
"You had that dream again right?" She asked, stroking your back soothingly. "Every night that nightmare gives me the same pain and fear I had that day…Every damn night…" You said as tears of frustration and despair ran down your [s/c] cheeks.
"Shh...Your fine...They don't know where you are. You're safe." Minako whispered, resting her head on yours.
A short time later, you pulled away and got up to get dressed. "Where are you going? It's the middle of the night!" Minako said a little worried. "I can't go back to sleep now anyway. And I'm feeling hot. I need some fresh air. Tell Master Makoto he should not worry please. I…Will be back in time for the next round." You spoke without any emotion and left the hotel room.
Actually you weren't that talkative, but with Minako, you felt comfortable and also something more come out of yourself. But actually you were a very quiet girl that kept herself out of anything and rarely showed emotion.
Lost in thought, you walked through the streets of Crocus and tried to forget the past at last. Linde, the siren of the pearl, which you now wore around your neck, was thoughtful as she spoke with you in your mind. "You seem more depressed than usual." Linde said. You sighed. "I only feel that something is going to happen. Don't you feel this cold and suffocating atmosphere? I feel like I'm being observed..."
"Yes, but..."
*sob*
"Wait…Did you heard that Linde?"
"Hear what?"
*sob*
"Someone's crying." You muttered and followed the sound of a crying child. But when you came to the cause of weeping, you saw no child, but a green cat in a rose-pink frog suit. "An...Exceed...?"
You blinked and leaned over the small picture of misery. "Why are you crying?" You asked and felt a bit of sympathy for the little cat being. You stayed away from other people, but with animals you always felt a special bond.
The small Exceed, which had its little paws held just before his face and cried into it, looked up with shining eyes.
"Fro is lost..." it muttered.
"Fro?" You tilted your head slightly. "Fro just wanted a little walk around the area to see everything but now Fro can't remember where Fro is…Fro is a hopeless case…" Frosch murmured sadly and continued to cry.
"You mean this happens often to you?" Linde asked and Frosch looked up shocked. "W-What was that?" The little Exceed asked startled. You smiled weakly. "Don't worry. That was Linde, something along the likes of a good friend. She speaks directly into our heads. If you like I'll take you to your friends." You offered, although you could not explain where your sudden Samaritans came from. But Frosch was really sweet and you felt sorry for that poor thing.
Frosch's eyes became bigger. "You would do that? Thank you!" Frosch cheered and hugged your leg. You smiled slightly and lifted Frosch on your arms. But before you could start walking, you felt a hostile and dark aura.
"YOU! Get your hands off Frosch immediately!"
To be continued...
