Why am I like this?

- No. You are very different, there is no doubt about it. And I can also see his unusual aura, however, from that alone I couldn't say anything.

"If you with your analytical skills had nothing to fuss about, why would other citizens have anything to do with it?"

"You're right, but are you saying that Master Arx knows more than he told us?"

- It is clear. Unless he already found someone capable of fighting Dragon Gods or had my aura, I don't think he would have any reason to bring me here or introduce someone who could teach us how to control that power.

— Wynan. I know you're looking for the answers though, don't ask me to go up against Master Arx.

- All good. Leave that concern to me.

- Right.

"I think we've come far enough, if you want to go back..."

"Okay, I want to show you around, if you'd like, of course.

"Are you going to explain to me what Arx said?"

- Also.

"Okay then, show me the way.

This place: Sonnen, is a mountainous region, however, with low level. Beyond the mountains to the north and south is the sea, or that's where it should be if I remember right. And as I had noticed before, we don't see much trees around here, at most their tops on the other side of the abyss and in this part where Alexia is taking me.

After going down the mountain a little and entering an area where the forest was denser, the light of the moons became a little more difficult to guide us.

- There is still much?

- No. We just need to get through this little grove. Some problem?

"No—I mean, if nothing happens, I'm not going to freak out, am I?

"We just need to come by and…"

Alexia had walked past a branch that was slightly raised.

She should have come here sooner, but at night? I don't think so.

The branch caught her dress and there was no other way: when she continued walking she was pulled by Mr. Branch, gave a small cry and slipped on an area of ​​damp earth.

What could I do in that instant? That's right, falling with her because she didn't know where to step.

The fall was neither sudden nor violent. In fact, it would be more like being forced to sit down. We slide a few meters. Reflexively, I caught her fall, throwing myself to the ground and allowing her to get on top of me.

What about the scene? Anything.

I had nothing to say.

In a way we are opposites.

In fact, I know what happened: when it got stuck, I forced it forward, thinking the branch would give way, so it fell almost like a dive when the little one wanted to let go, while I just landed on my butt, sliding across the earth.

And that's it, position sixty-nine of the crimson book, or is it the Kama Sutra?

I couldn't see much, after all Mystra didn't have that much strength in that forest and her own skirt covered my face. But, without a doubt, she was wearing a smile.

When she got up, I straightened up in an instant. You know, it was hard to put on that serious face of someone who didn't see anything.

- Are you well? I asked, settling down on the floor and getting up. She had already done it and I couldn't even offer help.

- What you saw?

"No more than I've seen before."

- Oh!

— Just kidding, I didn't see anything... — then I fell silent when I saw where we were. A kind of lake on top of the mountain? Even better, there was a small waterfall, how is that even possible? Not even I could have created something like that. Alexia was flushed, but seeing me perplexed, she didn't seem to care about that little scene — Wow. What a beautiful place... I never imagined something like this.

Despite the darkness, the small lake had some stones that reflected the light almost like small lamps and the wall of the waterfall had large stones in the shape of parallelepipeds.

The water fell in a cascade, but without force or foam and therefore the whole place takes on a more sophisticated and delicate appearance.

— It would be better if we hadn't fallen, now I'm all dirty — she finished talking trying to clean herself. There was a tear in the dress along with the dirt on the floor.

"Water is plentiful," he would say, pointing to the lake.

"Hmph, don't even dream about it.

Even though she said that, it was as if she was baffled by the state she was in. I didn't have much to get dirty myself and yet all the tracks were completely full of dirt and mud. Imagine Alexia in that dress.

- What do you know. Before you tell me about what Arx told you, could you take a shower—what do you mean Wynan? What a crazy idea that was, even though… I couldn't deny wanting to see her that way.

"I told you, don't even dream about it.

— Oh, I've dreamed before — but what? Shit. Why? How am I saying these things...

- What?

"Forget it, what I'm suggesting is: you stay here, take your quick shower, and I'll go there..." I pointed to a path that led to some kind of hill over the hill from which the water fell.

"You're not going to give up, are you?" Do you think I'm going to trust you?

— You didn't trust me from the beginning, what would make you change now?

"Would that be some form of persuasion?" Well, it was bad.

"No, just commenting." You know, if you want to come with me, I'll take it too. Just don't expect me to come back soon if you're going to stay.

"And what do you want to do up there?"

"From the side we're going down, that hill must overlook the side of the mountain that the trees make it difficult to see from the building. I'd like to see what's there.

"But, you won't see much at night.

"Well, that's a problem, but I want to go there anyway. You do what you want. If anything happens, anything, just yell at me. I'll stay close enough to hear you.

"Is this to reassure me?"

"Hmmm, sounded a little weird, didn't it?" Anyway, I'm on my way." I wiped my hand over the bridge of my nose and "departed."

She stood there, watching me as I walked away. Would she come with me, or wait, or even shower? The third option was definitely the one I wanted, but now it's gone. I'm climbing these rocks! I want to see this world from above!

The walk wasn't difficult, but it wasn't fast either.

Looking back I could see the lake, along with the reflection of the magnificent Mystra, the New Moon.

The location was really beautiful, and the view was magnificent. She could see a lot more than she was prepared for. I mean, I can see so much further, how? I put my hand over my forehead and squinted my eyes so I could see more, much, much more.

That was it? Birds in their nests, nocturnal animals hunting their prey, the immensity of the void that stretched to the horizon getting lost in the black of the sky...

I couldn't see the sea, even with all this superhuman ability, and I was a little upset. But... this silver one, he's from the moon, right? Or now can I see in the dark?

Anyway, Alexia didn't complain once we left, so it must be the moon anyway. What a good wind. I could stay here all the time, feeling that stormy breeze...

Storm? Shit. Seeing now, she's coming from that direction. A huge thundercloud, bringing the biggest of storms. If we go back now we can get to the building, right?

I got up from that rock, the biggest one, and went down quickly. Was the thrill of running from the rain getting my body excited? I felt free and for the first time I was able to run, even fly! I just wouldn't do it now because I don't want to die.

I was descending through the stones and rocks when I came across Alexia, inside the lake. Was she really taking a shower? Jeez. I mean, good? I mean, shit!

I see something approaching from above, the hill from which we descended - we necessarily fell. "And, what were those… wolves?"

The lake is small, almost a swimming pool, they wouldn't be stopped by that small amount of water. There's no time, I have to run!

When I saw one of them charge, I froze.

Everything changed color in an instant. The spots where Alexia and the Wolves were were reddened. One, two, three, four... seven wolves.

One is attacking, two others are on the prowl. Four are waiting outside the lake area, inside the forest. What do I do now?

What do you need to do Wynan?

Think. I know, I need to get the first one right! Yes. If I used a warrior skill before, how about one from the assassin tree? Let's test it: Shadow Strike!

In a moment he was still there from the top, stopped, stuck to the rock and readying the boat. In another instant, I was close to the wolf, hitting him with my bare hands, but as sharp as daggers.

The wolf yelped in pain, but I didn't kill him. Why? When I finished touching the wolf he got stuck again. Wait, Alexia!

I looked at her, is time still standing still? She... can't she see what's going on? Her body... skin so fair... no, forget about it. Look, there are still six wolves. Right.

I moved away from the one who had been hit, once he had let go of his hair, he had been paralyzed in time like all the others... I think I understand.

I went to where the two were lurking on the hill, I did the same as before. When they were pulled over, they were taken aback by my presence—and who wouldn't be—and backed away, at least until they got out of my reach and I was pinned back.

Just four more.

Simple, done.

Now I must go back and talk to Alexia about the storm. You must be wondering how I did it, right? I'll explain later, but right now I need to let her know.

But even if it doesn't change what came next, you could say I'm a huge idiot. Alright, I seem to be getting used to this title anyway.

Anyway, I went back to where she was, as I said:

So I moved closer to Alexia and took a deep breath.

I even closed my eyes and when I opened them, I saw a figure going to my side, as if it were me. My past acting, it was so fast that a wind came up afterwards throwing me against the girl in the water. What the fuck! Yep, I kept screaming "shit" for as long as I could, as long as I flew—and look, I can fly—until I hit her and we went down together.

Of course, the wind didn't just stay in the first wolf.

The cut went through the trees, taking down one by the way, and went to where all the wolves were. I couldn't see much of what happened as I was now holding Alexia, protecting her from destruction from above, out of the water.

I got up after all the fuss. There was no sign of a wolf.

—Glup! — strange sound she made when she got out of the water, even spitting a little bit of it. She was about to say something when she noticed the state she was in, after all, she had gone in to shower, right? - What are you doing? I knew... I shouldn't trust you!

"Calm down, that's not it. I can explain.

- Get out of here! Skirt! She waded into the water, up to her neck.

"There were some wolves here, I… somehow attacked them.

- Lie! — shit! Where are the wolves? They have to show up, if I'm not dead! I...

- Look! I pointed to one of them. Whoops, I found one, and he wasn't dead, what a relief. Wait, relief?

She watched the wolf get up from some branches and leaves, apparently he was exhausted but not injured or bleeding. I swore I had hit him sharply. Anyway, would she believe me now?

"And how did you do it?"

"I don't know, I was just walking down the path when I saw them. One moment he was up there, the next he was attacking each of them.

- Magic?

- I don't know. Didn't you notice? I mean, you're capable of absorbing any power or magic, aren't you?

"Yes, but I have to be right next to you and…well, thinking about it.

— That's right... — actually, from what she's saying, that makes a certain sense.

The first time, she had to hug me to absorb the energy when I lost control, the second time she had to be very close to me, and the third time she had to hold my waist when I tried to see what I could do on the training ground in the building.

I took a deep breath, looking at the wolf disappearing in the middle of the forest.

I was soaking wet, the water was just above my waist, and Alexia was there, up to her neck in the water.

"I'm sorry about that... I just wanted to protect you."

—Don't think I'm disrespecting Wynan, it's just that you did all that with time stopped, didn't you? What else can you have done in the meantime?

- Nothing, nothing. I did not do nothing. I just pushed the wolves and then I showed up here. I didn't even know that the effects would be performed with a delay... I don't know how I did that either.

- Fear! You scare me.

— Yes… let me out of here — I dragged the water until I managed to get out. I got up with the help of a stone and left the lake, I turned to her who was still in that situation — Am I going there? I pointed to what would be some kind of hole. The hole of shame!

- Yes. Over there.

"Call me when you're ready."

"Don't think about screwing up Wynan.

"It's not like I stopped thinking, but I'll stick to it, I swear!" "Was that some kind of…comfort?" Shit.

She has to explain to me what old Arx said, so maybe I can better understand these drastic changes in behavior.

So I went into what looked like a covered cavern or a hole or something.

I sat down on a rock that looked like a bench and stared into the abyss. Wow, I climbed that hill to see the view, but I didn't even realize that from here I can also see way beyond, and how can I tell? A magnificent second sight?

There's also a breeze here... Shit, the storm!

"Alexia! — I shouted, leaving the cave like a madman, half of my "inner self" warned me not to do that, the other half didn't care and just.

— Oh! - She was finishing putting on her clothes when I turned my face quickly. Yes, I saw it, I saw it all, but it was so fast that I certainly won't be able to store it as a mental picture.

"There's a storm coming, we should go back now."

"Now that you tell me that?"

"Yeah, I got lost for a moment.

As soon as I finished speaking, the sky darkened and raindrops began to fall, with some force. I was still wet, I didn't even have time to dry myself and I got wet again, even more.

- This way! The rain won't get us.

"To this cave? She finished getting dressed.

- Yes, come! I took her hand and led her into the cave. We got into it and got rid of the rain. Whew, but... she just got worse, can't go back now.

"Now we're stuck here...

"Well, at least we're not out in the rain.

— Atchim!

- Health.

- Also?

"Oh, nothing. Hmmm, you must have caught the breeze when you entered the cave, and the rain was pretty cold... — that led me to a doubt, the water in the lake... it was giving off a mist, right? And it wasn't cold, it was actually hot, could it be... a hot spring? "Alexia, you have to get out of those wet clothes or you're going to catch a cold. Even more that must have changed the temperature suddenly.

"I barely finished putting them on!" What are you thinking?

— Yes, but the storm came on so suddenly that it wet everything, lo and behold — lo and behold, that's right: lo! Alexia is wearing a white linen dress, which, soaked in this way and even dirty, is completely transparent.

"Oh." She pressed her hands against her breasts and turned onto her back.

There wasn't much to do, in fact I didn't even have clothes.

I couldn't offer her a coat or a blouse. Only the pants and the belts. Five days... not even for the old man to leave me clothes. But, I didn't even sweat, I don't feel cold or even hot.

I even feel the variation in the environment, I can tell what's cold or hot, but it's not like that bothers me. And now, I couldn't take off the bandages, nor the pants, obviously.

— Alexia...

- Yes?

- Are not you cold?

- Why?

"I know it's cold, I can feel it, but it doesn't bother me. Are you not feeling it?

- Yes.

"I suggest you get out of those wet clothes.

- No!

"Do it, Alexia, I don't know what your abilities are, so let's assume you're human. Even if you have this ability to absorb magic that Arx said, you can still have a normal metabolism. If you stay in wet clothes in this cold, you'll end up catching a cold.

- But...

"Okay, I'll just watch over there…you can take it off and hug me.

- What? No! You are crazy.

"I'd like to, but that's not it." Hugging was a silly term, I know, but, you can share my body heat. Don't worry, I'll keep looking over there like I said.

I didn't turn to see if she was watching me point, but when I heard her removing her clothes and then moving closer to me, I felt she had done as I suggested.

"It doesn't change anything between us, okay? I still think you're a pervert.

- All good. It's going to take a long time here, but I believe the clothes will dry quickly. As for the rain, I don't know how long it will take. I've never seen such a storm.

— How do you think that?

"Look, it's cold, but the walls of this cave are located in some kind of heated area. They are hot. You put the wet clothes there, didn't you?

- Yes.

"So just make sure they aren't crumpled or rolled over each other, they'll heat up and dry quickly.

"Wow." She was taken aback by my statement.

— Yes I know, I'm a nerd.

— Nerd?

— The term we use to explain people who can learn faster than others or in this case, have a little broader knowledge in different things.

"Where did you come from, were they all Nerds?"

"Haha, not Alexia, there were others, yes. Some smarter than me, some not so much, still, Nerd is a very broad term. Within it are other branches.

"You mean divisions?"

- Almost that. You could say mine was... "Gamer".

— "gaimer"?

- Almost that. Someone who likes to play games... I said earlier that where I come from, people played games, remember?

- Yes.

— So, who likes to play we call Gamer, and this I can say: no one was better than me.

If I hadn't been sitting there, back-to-back with her, I would certainly have struck a heroic pose just to ensure my glorious achievement of being first in all ranks of the games I played. Still, the storm continued to fall with fury and strength.

If I don't feel uncomfortable with heat or cold, on the other hand, hunger discourages me. My stomach rumbled with anguish as it grappled with hunger and seemed to be losing every round.

"We're going to have to be a lot longer than I thought."

"Yeah..." Alexia replied in a very tired voice.

- Are you sleepy?

- A little.

"Alexia, what did the old man say about me?"

"Oh, that. I had forgotten.

- Serious?

— Wow, you forget a lot of things, and your memory is still bad, can't I forget a single thing?

"Okay, forgiven.

— Convinced!

— Hehe, yes, but, what did he say?

"Okay, before he left, he came to my room and called me. In the building's meeting room he told me about you.

- What would it be?

"Aside from what I've already said, he said you'd be sharing this body.

- What? With whom?

- Did not quite understand. He said that you are sharing "your... existence" with two more personalities.

"..." I was a little surprised by that, but it was quite logical given the circumstances. When she also remained silent, I continued — Did he tell you who these personalities are?

- Yes. The three personalities are: his own, Gold's, the Dragon God and the Ancient Dragon God.

- Serious? I... - when she was about to finish speaking, it was as if time stopped, again.

When I blinked my eyes, I was on an empty plane, there was no ceiling or walls. Neither ground nor horizon. I could still feel the "ground" because I wasn't falling or floating.

I looked up, there was a small beam of light that was shining absurdly. And when she started to speak, for every word, a burst of light was fired.

"I see that you have finally made it back, Creator," said the light with great strength and conviction.

- What? What do you mean... Who are you?

- Who am I? What happened, forgot your children?

- Son? In this light I can't see it.

"I have no form, no more..." The light didn't seem to move, but like a sun set high in the sky, there it was.

"Okay, and who are you?"

"Ktnulsk, the Dragon God, the Golden Dragon God, the Time Dragon, the supreme creature.

"So many titles, can I just call you Ktnulsk?"

— How daring — said the light, and for a while without saying anything — I will grant you that privilege. Nothing fairer, Creator.

"We who fought that time in the forest?"

- Yes. Why this question, Creator?

"Ah, well…that's a long story. And where are we now?

- In your mind.

- Serious?

"Did you… no?" Don't you remember anything, Creator?

"Only the battle and very little. And from what I understood, there was someone with me, right? Where is Red? The Red Dragon God?

"He must be out there, that traitor.

"You're brothers, why would he betray you, or even help me? — even if Ktnulsk stripped Red of his title as God of Dragons, I don't think that would be a reason to betray your own brother into something like that.

"He said you are the Creator, but that seemed impossible. Anyway, we fought and you won.

I was stunned by what he said, would it be safe to confirm this to him? No.

I better understand first before talking to creatures like him, I still don't know what he can do being on my mind. Wait... that...

"You make me act this…random way?

"Oh, you're talking about your actions. Yes, I've seen them, every one of them from where I am.

"Could you stop?"

"It's not like I want to do this. But, it's fun, isn't it?

"It's not fun, other people might get hurt by it.

"Are you talking about the girl?"

"Including her. Yes!

"Like I said, it's not like we're doing this.

- Like this?

"Even though we're… 'dead'?" Our personalities are in you Creator. So we will influence some situations even if we don't want to.

"Call me Wynan… and I still don't understand that.

"Simple, Wynan, everyone has their own way of acting. As the God of Dragons, the Golden Dragon God, I am the embodiment of Pride, as well as being incredibly beautiful and tough.

— I know... you mean that you've been exalting my body in moments of combat?

- You can say yes.

"And the other way?"

"Pervert?

"I wouldn't use that word.

"Fearless?

"Yes, this one was much better.

"That's Red's thing. Being the toughest of our brothers, he can be considered not only the Courageous, but, as you can see, also the one who acts before thinking: Idiot. Furthermore, he is the personification of Wrath.

"And where is Red?"

— Out there, your mind is pretty big by the way, it was lucky that we found each other... Besides, I think that was enough.

- Hang on! You are going?

"Yes, you must go back and I will continue around, watching your actions...

- What do you mean by that? Hang on! — shit, he's going and disappearing — Will we meet again?

- It's possible. After all, we are all together.

Then I suddenly returned to where I was.

I looked at the horizon that was still raining. When I tried to look over my shoulder to see how Alexia was doing, I could see that she had turned over and was now hugging me…sleeping.

I swallowed, and tried to turn around, at least to see the clothes on the wall. Phew, she's dressed. Fortunately. Did I sleep in this instance of time...

Ktnulsk, the Golden Dragon God — God of Dragons — was trapped between the Planes of Time & Space. Even Reality couldn't move him from there…how could he…beyond that. He called me Creator, but he wasn't convinced about it and even called me by my name as soon as I asked. Red then, he I must seek. But, how can I do this? So far, both on the wolves and meeting Gold has been pure luck.

Tomorrow is probably the last day until the person who will teach us how to control such powers arrives... well, anyway, I hope he doesn't arrive before us, as that would be a bit strange. And someone else would think I'm indecent.