Earth's Greatest Magus

They said that when one was on the verge of death, they would see brilliant light approaching them. However, the same didn't seem to apply to her situation.

For her case, what welcomed her was just darkness. Pure, unadulterated darkness. The very depiction of a deep cold abyss of emptiness.

As she was stranded in this bizarre experience, she began to think about how she got here. The last thing she remembered was that she had lost the battle against the dark elves, in which she was then taken hostage before eventually stabbed in the back before his gaze.

At the recollection of that moment, she couldn't help but feel despair.

"I wish I could have spent more time with you."

As the darkness around her continued to exist, she thought that this was it. Her end.

At least that was the case until the light everyone was talking about made its appearance. What's surprising was that it felt very warm and familiar. In fact, it didn't take her long to realize the reason for that feeling.

"It's... it's you.. Why are you here...?"

To her surprise, she received a response from it, but it wasn't clear. However, although the words it spoke couldn't be conveyed to her, the same couldn't be said of the emotions it carried. She felt something inside break when she received it.

It was a farewell.

"No! Don't leave! Don't you dare leave!"

With her sheer will, she held it tightly as if it was her dear life, afraid that it would disappear if she ever loosened her hold.

She didn't know how long she had held the light with her, but the next thing she knew was that she had awakened to reality.

"Was it a dream...? W-Where am I? Why am I still alive?"

It took her a few more moments after recollecting herself to recognize her surroundings. The moment she saw familiar figures around her, especially her uncle Bob among them, she realized she had returned to Ouroboros.

Soon enough, she spotted someone who shouldn't be present if she really returned to the Ouroboros. Staring at the familiar red-haired girl, she waited for her to explain what had happened.

Noticing the look she was given, the girl quickly explained how she was the one who brought her back home and that a whole month had passed since the tragedy taking place on the elven planet.

"Then what about the battle?" Silva asked with urgency. "How many managed to escape?"

Facing the agitated white-haired girl, the others quickly soothed her while Annara shared what she knew. Apparently, she had heard from the latest news that around a thousand or so acolytes made it back to the academy safely.

Her answer still didn't calm Silva, because what she cared about the most was about a certain young man. A bad feeling washed over her when she saw the change in the red-haired girl's expression.

"Actually..."

She explained briefly what had happened and everyone present could clearly see how the white-haired girl's face got progressively more pale the more she heard.

In the end, when the explanation Annara had given her finished, which included news of his current condition, Silva immediately tried to stand up, forcing herself in the process, but found herself unable to do so.

"Don't move around yet." said Bob the frog hybrid. "You haven't fully rekovered yet."

Silva turned her head to her uncle and said, "Uncle Bob, please take me to see him." When she saw the hesitation, she firmly added, "Now."

With a sigh, Bob nodded his head. With help of the others, Silva made her way to a room several doors away, where her gaze was immediately transfixed on the body seen inside the medical tube.

Hearing what happened, she let out a sigh.

"You fool... you shouldn't have done that... I...". Hastened footsteps interrupted her thought.

Shortly after, the room quickly filled with familiar faces wanting to see her after they heard she had regained consciousness. One of such people was her brother, Vizla.

"You little brat! You have finally awakened! You really shouldn't run away like that?!"

The white-haired girl was silent for a second before saying, "I am sorry brother... but you know why..."

There was an abrupt silence between the two, which made Annara's curiosity spark.

Annara has heard things these past few days, which made her realize Silva was hiding something. Something big enough to make her foolishly run away from the family and sneak to the Magus Academy to see that man.

Silva looked like she wanted to ask something important to her brother when they all suddenly sensed the arrival of one particular person, the Ouroboros Queen.

To Annara's surprise, her arrival turned the atmosphere in the room into cold silence. The previous warm scene when the white-haired girl was still unconscious was nowhere to be seen.

There was clearly some unspoken matter between them, but the queen started speaking in a relaxed tone, which caught the others off guard.

"It's good that you've woken up. But please stop thinking about that boy and start thinking about yourself. You also have your own responsibilities."

As she heard those words, Silva had her head hanging as she replied, "Yes, Mother." Guilt was apparent in her voice.

Now that Silva had woken up, the Ouroboros Queen gave Annara a mission she could not refuse. Regarding the contents of the mission, no one seemed to know other than the two concerned.

Time flew by quickly after the tragedy.

While Annara was away on the mission, Silva would visit the young man in the tube whenever she could. It took about two months before activity reappeared in his brain, and this news definitely made the white-haired girl's day when she found out about it.

"The soul has finally successfully embedded itself into the new body, but it will still take some more time before it can fully integrate."

With this hope, the girl continued to patiently wait. Days turned into weeks, from weeks to months, until eventually his body functioned fully.

"It's time! Take him out of the tube!" Said the frog hybrid

"He's finally awake..." Silva muttered under her breath as she watched the medical tube opening.

Silva couldn't keep herself from darting towards the body of the young man rising from the tube. The moment her body embraced him, her arms circled around and held it tight, seemingly unwilling to let go.

Seeing no response from him, she quickly regained her composure. She thought he was still trying to piece together what was happening, hence the unresponsiveness. However, seconds passed and her face gradually changed realizing he could only stare blankly to nowhere.

"Emery? Are you alright?! Uncle, what is happening!?"