The sound of the door opening made the girl retreat a little before entering the laboratory , unlike the hallway and the infirmary (she decided to call the room where she woke up) the lab seemed to be clean , several bookshelves were located around a large table and there were some strange human-sized capsules located in the corners of the room but what most caught the attention of the ex-fairy was a human figure sitting quietly reading a book .

" hello ? " she said without taking her eye off the stranger ." Are you who left me the note ? " the stranger looked away from his book and stood up slowly as he looked at the girl .

" you have finally awakened Your highness, " said the man as he bowed , " my name is AX.023 and I am here to serve you in whatever you need , and forgive the mess it's been two decades since anyone else has passed through the labs , but luckily most of the medical machines were still working and I was able to save your life after I finished that bastard " .

" I thank you for saving me but what's this place and why do you call me your highness?" the girl asked confusedly as she kept her eyes on AX watching for any suspicious movements or sign of hostility .

" Forgive my incompetence my empress , I had forgotten that when you were born you were taken directly to an orphanage to live a normal live ... I guess you have not heard of the war of Zenith right ? " Tecna denied with her head "What a novelty, they have hidden it at least we have not gone down in history as the villain as happened to Grarod Stealhord you should read his story later in the archives. Well I am deviating from the subject, 25 years ago your father discovered the secrets of the royal family while working as a counselor, when he tried to reveal the truth the royal families of the dimension declared war on Zenith Even so, people joined and we managed to face the enemy for years, your father was the leader of this resistance thanks to his intelligence managed to create AH units, artificial humans with great capabilities both physical and magical, I am one of them the last I think, but we alone were not able to cope with the armies of so many planets so after investigating some strange crystals found in a desert world were able to absorb the magic of our opponents leaving them vulnerable.

We could have won the war but then something happened, one day portals were opened all over Zenith and the enemy swept away everything, your father with a last effort left a last AH unit being created, the EMPRESS project and so 17 years ago you were born".

" So I'm the creation of a revolutionary leader and there was a war that wiped out the planet, you don't expect me to believe that right ? " the girl said sarcastically .

"I didn't expect you to believe me, so you are free to leave, but if you decide to stay, I can help you get your magic back".

The possibility of recovering her magic and with it her normal life made Tecna excited, she could go back to study in Alfea, she could be with her friends again, she could see Timmy ... At that moment she remembered everything , she would never have that ideal life again , Timmy had committed suicide after she was badly hurt , besides they were probably looking her for murdering her parents , but maybe if she recovered her powers and became powerful enough she could make people forget her crime and hopefully even bring Timmy back .

" And how would I get my magic back? There is no trace of it left in my body" asked the girl in interest."A ritual? some potion or medicine? or perhaps one of the medical machines you mentioned would help me." The man denied all options and pointed to the young woman's new arm, at which point Tecna tied the knot and realized the method: "The crystal of my prosthesis, it's like the ones you mentioned before, right? "AX nodded and after thinking about it, the girl made a decision, she fed on the magic of other beings and maybe she would have a more or less normal life again. "I accept your offer, I will stay here and in return you will help me regain my powers, where do we start? " .

"You have made a good choice your highness, you will not regret it, wait here while I go to look for your first meal" after this the man left the room leaving the girl alone with her thoughts, the way to recover was not the most moral but it was the only way .

After a few minutes, AX returned with a small cage, when Tecna opened it, she was surprised by its contents.

"Digit ? it's you , she asked but the little creature barely moved , "what have you done to it ?

"I saw it fluttering in the area and I decided to catch it, the pixies are a source of magic, almost it's whole body is made of it but if you want, I can release it.

"No, I must do it, if I am going to resort to this method, I can't afford to feel pity, how I absorb it?

" It's helpless, just bring the crystal near to her and it will start to absorb its magic.

Tecna nodded and brought the crystal to her pixie, who had regained consciousness. A light began to come out of the crystal making the pixie hypnotized , the poor creature began to burn out until there was nothing left but her clothes at the bottom of the cage .

At that moment , Tecna felt the guilt to go through his body but the feeling was quickly replaced by the sensation of magic going through her veins again , she had never felt so well and with a sinister grin on her face she came to the conclusion that she needed more.

The corruption of Tecna has started and who will be its next victim? you will discover it in the next chapter.

Pd: and used as inspiration one of my favorite movies for the recovery of Tecna, can anyone guess it?

signed : zicktdi