Δεύτερονφτερό,
Συγκεντρώστετο ποίμνιό σας,
Γυρίστεκόκκινο μεδύναμη,
Καινα γίνειο σωτήρας τουφωτός.

"… gi… negg… NEGI!"

Negi groaned. What was going on? Why was the scent of fire nearby, why was he able to feel the rushing wind blowing across his body, why was he even hearing? He was dead, plain and simple. He shouldn't be able to feel, let alone, smell anything in his current state. In fact, wasn't he supposed to cease to exist? Wasn't he wiped out from existence?

And then he remembered.

Asuna, her last smile.

The Lifemaker.

The Between.

Each memory flashed through his mind, each one flaring up fresh wounds in his heart. And then, it began to play like a reel, showing each memory in consequent order. And then the one that brought it all together. The one that made it all possible for him to even move and breathe. The one where he met the Benefactor.

"Negi! You are awake! Thank goodness, you have been unconscious for so long!"

"Ne-Nekane?"

Nekane is a beautiful woman. She had long blond hair that reached her waist. She has grayish-violent eyes that seem to stand out, and a face that accentuates her beauty. She is wearing a black dress that is similar to a catholic female student's dress and has a thin red ribbon tied under her collar

It has been so long. It's been so long since he last saw her. In fact, it was before the Earth was destroyed by the Lifemaker that he last saw her. Negi missed her so much, he hadn't seen her since the whole entire trip to Mundus happened. He never got the chance to say "bye" or "I love you, sis" before she died. Just like the others, she met her demise when the Lifemaker decided to destroy the Earth, taking billions of souls in his plan to destroy the magical world, and wiping out most of his precious friends that he had made there. On the day the Earth was annihilated from the galaxy, Negi cried. He wept for several weeks straight. An incident later occurred where he swore that he would never cry again, where he would not grieve for so long that he caused the last of his friends to get hurt badly.

"Negi, are you alright? Would you like some water?"

"Ye-yeah, thanks, Nekane."

"Alright, now you stay in bed. You know what happened to you last when you ran off, do you not?"

"Ye-yes?" Negi answered hesitantly. He couldn't answer because he didn't have a clue as to which incident she was referring too. In fact…

Negi sweatdropped. In fact, there were so many incidents, he lost count. And so many were so embarrassing, that he tried to get himself into a coma due to causing so much trouble. The worst part was that he didn't just fail; the entire village watched the entire scene with amusement. Oh god, he could remember it now. He used some cookies, gingersnaps, tea, and A LOT of milk.

To this very day, Nekane was still confused how Negi got himself drunk off milk and cookies.

Of course Negi didn't know this; he only remembered drinking his tenth cup of milk before conking out, hearing all the villagers talking about what the heck he was doing. Nor would he ever know of the horror he caused to the village. And the reason Negi was forbade from having milk ever again.

"Good. Now stay in bed."

And then Nekane walked off, leaving Negi to himself. Negi looked around nostalgically. The cabin looked to be very plain. In the center of the room was a carpet with a white and red design, the window covered in frost from across from his position. The small drawer at the corner of the room stood as usual, with a vase on top of it. He remembered the happy times he had in this cabin, training, studying, inventing, and getting yelled at. Especially for breaking the vase. Ten times. By attempting magic. He could never get the cleaning spell right until his sister bonked him on the head and demonstrated it. Nekane then returned to the room with a glass of water.

"Here"

"Thank you."

Negi drank some water before putting on the nightstand beside his bed. There was a question nagging in his head that wouldn't stop.

"Ne, Nekane. How long…. How long was I out."

Nekane hesitated before saying, "Close to two weeks."

"I… I see…."

"Negi, do you remember what happened?"

"N-no. Not really. Can you tell me, Nekane?"

"There… there was an attack on our village Negi. A hoard of demons attacked and the village barrier shattered. It seems whoever did this is very powerful… An-anyway, the demons attacked us. We fought back, but they were too strong. Everyone was petrified. And then you came and Stan and I protected you. That's why I no longer have my legs." As if to demonstrate her point, Nekane lifted her dress to reveal prosthetics legs.

"…after that, I blacked out. Only you, Anya, and I are left of the village."

"I-I remember now. Dad saved us, Sister! He even gave me his staff!"

"Oh? So that's what was by us when I woke up. In the end, a Mage Relief Team arrived and got us out of there."

"Oh… um, Nekane, can I get the staff, please?"

Nekane turned away, not wanting to give in and hand it over to Negi. But Negi started to pout with teary eyes when he saw that Nekane turn her head his way. When she saw it, she relented and gave the staff to the boy. A light flush on her face as she did so.

"Th-there. Now go back to sleep, it is night now. You need your rest."

"… Alright, Nekane."

"Good night, Negi."

"Good night, sister."

And then the light went off and the door closed.

Negi sighed. So he was five now. Great, not only was he stuck in a troublesome situation; he had the reserves of a child as well. He also has to relearn his techniques and control on his magic once again. And he had to relearn every move of his Sifu's Martial Art, and he had to retrain his body to physical fitness. But that doesn't matter; at least now he can see everyone he couldn't see now. Maybe even be closer to them than before. And school was going to be a piece of cake, he already passed once, he can do it again with his eyes closed, his arms tied behind his back, and with only a eraser in no time.

Negi then groaned. Crud. Good News: Able to have a second chance at life. Better News: Everyone is alive again. Bad News: He had to go through puberty, again. He then turned over and pulled the sheets to cover him from the cold.

Why? Why couldn't he catch a break?

Please review. If I have anything wrong from the first chapter, please tell me. I have not read all of Negima. And if anyone is willing, can someone give me a list of spells and incantations in Latin and Greek please?