With those last words, the other me went silent once again. I turned to look at Iena, who was staring at me with a bit of fear in her eyes. "Iena? Are you okay?"
"Huh? Wait…. What the hell are you keeping in your body!? What was that!?" Iena looked frightened beyond belief. I do not know what scared her, but I do know I did not have much time to waste as I had already wasted enough of it on the other me.
"It's just an ancient will that tries to come out every so often. Anyway, is this true soul magic?" I asked, raising the flame sword in my hand.
"Yes…. yes it is…. It seems you already knew it or more like instinctively knew it." Iena answered. To be honest, I was quite surprised by this myself. I just knew how to use soul magic. I didn't even think when I saw the other me charging at me, I just waved my hand, creating this ghostly flame sword.
"I guess this is a good thing. We just need you to be able to use it outside your body now. I really do not wish to stay here any longer if that ancient will, as you called it, shows up again." Iena seemed to have calmed down a bit but was still scared of the ancient will. To be honest, a lot of the other me's words seemed cryptic in nature and seemed to have another meaning. Like what did she mean by she was always there even before the system? Was this part of my bloodline of this world my original one? Or was this something I have had since my previous life? I really do not know. Maybe I am the reincarnation of some demon lord or something. Actually, this thought kinda makes me wonder if it is true or not.
I mean, the way she talked was very demonlordish. All the talk about taking over the world and whatnot. Killing as I saw fit just because it was pleasurable. But what really shook me was the realization that came to me that some of her words were correct, and now I can not tell if it was the ancient will that made me feel satisfied after I killed or beat someone or if it was myself that truly enjoyed it.
I shook my head and slapped my cheeks. "Don't let her words get to you, Faith. You are you!"
"Huh?" Iena seemed confused at my sudden outburst, but I needed to do that to straighten my mind out.
When I exited my sea of consciousness, Iena sat back and wiped the sweat from her brow. I was kind of shocked to see that her entire body was soaked in sweat. I guess she was truly frightened more than I thought. "Are you okay?"
"Yes… I just… Master, tell me, what was that? That thing that is in you is scarier than any of the demon kings I have ever met. The blood lust, the killing intent, and the power that resided in it that seemed to be suppressed was enough to make my entire core shake with fear. That thing inside you is not something I would even dare go near but you…. How are you fine!? How are you able to keep that thing inside you!?" Iena was bombarding me with many questions, but even I could not answer her.
"Ummm… I don't know?" I answered while tilting my head. I felt none of what she felt. Is this because it was part of me? Or for another reason…. Like I was used to it in the first place. I shook my head. Such a thought of being used what Iena described just did not match up because I was never subjected to anything she had talked about before. Or maybe there was a part of me that I did not know about?
I had many questions and no way to answer them. But for now, I had more important matters at hand. "So, how do I go about casting soul magic outside the body?"
Iena took a deep breath and wiped the sweat on her forehead. "Basically, you just need to imagine that you are casting it but project that casting to the real world from your sea of consciousness. It may be hard to imagine, but if you keep trying, you will….. Never mind…."
Iena looked at the ghostly flaming sword in my hand that I quickly waved away and then made a ghostly fireball. A ghostly spear of ice and many more different elements. "I must ask. Is it possible to harm people with these spells?"
"Soul magic is magic that is nasty in its own way. While it does not leave visible marks as normal magic would, it can damage a person's soul to the point that they will die, leaving a soulless corpse. It is also impossible to use any magic residue to figure out who the culprit is. Although this world might not know how to use magic residue to track a person." Iena's words caught my interest because it was a fact that this world had no way of using magic to tell who did what.
"I will have you explain this magic residue thing to me later as it will help with criminal investigations in this world. But for now, I can cast soul magic with ease. With this, I can teach the others with your guidance if you do not mind." I was not sure about teaching the others myself, but I figured it would be best if they had someone they knew well entering the sea of consciousness.
"I do not think you should be entering anyone's sea of consciousness. Master, you might not realize it, but that other you inside you is like a ticking time bomb. If you ever lost control over it. And to be honest, I have no idea how you are able to suppress it, but if you do lose control over it, it will spell doom for this world. You should be mindful of your actions from this time forward. I will do what I can to assist, but we should also talk to his highness about this as well."
