"Oh..."
Mara looks a bit sad, looking down with a pout. I smile and walk up to her, getting down on my knees to be at her height.
"...I have to apologize to you," I say.
"Oh? Why?"
"Because I forgot you and left you alone. I didn't mean to, Mara, but I had lost my memory. I didn't know you were here with my wolf. I promise I won't forget you two are here from now on."
Her eyes suddenly beam up.
"Really?" she asks, excited.
"I promise. You'll be with me all the time now; I'll think of you every time I use my magic. I'll make sure to... come visit you often."
"Thank you! I didn't want to be alone, but I'm happy now!"
I smile and she gets all excited by herself.
The truth is, I'm dying to get out of here and be back in the real world. I don't even know what is going to happen when I get out. Will I get my body back instantly? Or will I have to fight for it? I'm not sure, and to be honest, I'm a bit worried about what is going to happen next. I've never dived this far into magic before. I don't even know what I'm really about to face; however, I've never felt so powerful either. I have learned to tame my fire, and I have learned how to use my wolf. Even little Mara is here to help me. She's just a little voice in my head, but now, I'll learn to listen to her. Her voice was drowned out before, but things are going to be different now. I'm not a girl playing around with fire and second-guessing everything now, I'm... I'm a real witch.
Finally, I see lights appear above. It's night time already, and I see the flashes of a flashlight in the mirror. I have to cover my eyes because it's blinding, but I get closer to the mirror to listen.
"...Left it here?"
"Yes, I just wasn't sure it was alright to move it since Mara left," says Nora's voice
"Wait, is that blood? Oh, what the hell did she do…?"
"Are you sure she's trapped in there? But Mara is…?"
"Whoever that is, it isn't Mara," retorts Kelsi. "Our Mara is trapped in that thing, and I need to get her out of there. Shit, I know I probably sound crazy, but... it's real."
"Don't worry," says Nora. "I'm not surprised by anything anymore when it comes to magic... Moreover, Liam also said something felt wrong, and I think so too. After she did that thing, she... Mara felt different. I thought she made a mistake with her magic and that was why something felt wrong, but... I feel like you're probably right. Moreover, the timing of those fires..."
Fires? What fires is she talking about? I'm trapped in here and that evil spirit can't use my Fire Magic, why would there be freaking fires?!
"Shit, Mara really did make a mistake... Mara, if you can hear me in there, you're an idiot!"
I grimace. Yeah, I can hear that...
"What did she do? Is it bad?"
"It's a stupid mistake,"sighs Kelsi. "That symbol means rebirth, but if it's drawn the other way, it means spirituality... or spirit, apparently.... and because our Mara is a clueless idiot who can't bother to study her basics, she made the mistake of drawing a double-edged symbol on a mirror!"
I roll my eyes. I get it, Kelsi, I get it... How could I have known there was another symbol the other way, and that it mattered to write it backwards on a mirror? Damn it. I guess this is the kind of stupid mistake that gets your body stolen.
I wait, a bit anxious if this is actually going to work or not. Kelsi grabs the towel Nora gave her, and starts wiping my blood off. Thank the Moon Goddess, it does start to disappear. I suddenly feel my body being drawn to the surface. Finally! My heartbeat accelerates, and I wonder if this is going to work. What about my body?
"Is this okay?" I ask the other Mara, who's watching too, with big curious blue eyes.
"What?"
"I... She took my body. What am I going to resurface as?"
Mara tilts her head, looking amused.
"Don't you have another body? It's going to be fun!"
