Chapter 56: Awakening

  I had a very long dream, the content was very fragmented. At one moment I was chatting with my mother and learning the language of elves from her. The next moment I was being scolded and beaten by my father... Okay, it's not considered beating when a father hits his son. Then I saw Dabo and Lirien walking hand in hand on the mountain slope outside the village. I tried to chase them, shouting their names, but couldn't catch up. Dabo turned around and smiled at me, with pieces of flesh falling off his face. The next moment I saw Tiesen throwing fireballs and wind blades at me. Those huge fireballs and wind blades hit my body, causing wave after wave of pain. The scorching flames almost engulfed me. Then I was learning magic from teacher Ankala, reciting the incantations and making the correct gestures, but just couldn't cast any spells. It got me so anxious that I jumped up and down. Then teacher Ankala slapped me, hitting my face until it swelled up high. The next moment I saw Sulina holding a chubby little boy and smiling at me, saying "Come see our son." I was about to go over and hug the baby when suddenly I felt myself falling downwards. I lowered my head and found that in front of me was an abyss thousands of feet deep. My foot slipped empty air, and I fell down. I said to myself: It's all over, it's all over, this time I'm definitely done for.

  Just as I was about to fall to the ground, I woke up. I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was a pair of crescent-shaped eyes staring at me from above. When they saw that I had woken up, those eyes immediately disappeared, and then I heard a girl's voice shouting: "Grandpa, grandpa, he's awake, he's awake!"

  That voice sounds familiar, I think. I rack my brain trying to remember. I stare at the ceiling, yes, all I can see is the ceiling, this is a wooden structure house, everywhere is wooden board, with exquisite patterns carved on it. With great effort, I turn my head around, the owner of this house is obviously someone who knows how to enjoy life, every single item in the house is carefully placed after much deliberation, everywhere is filled with delicate beauty, every decoration is carefully designed, even a simple stool has intricate carvings on it.

  Where am I? My last memory was being chased by a dark elf, and then an arrow pierced my chest. The door of the room opened, and a girl with green long hair, white skin, and crescent-shaped eyes walked in first. Oh, I remembered, she's the elf girl I met by the stream, but I still don't know her name...

  Behind the girl stood an old fairy, with bright and spirited eyes, a kind face, as soon as she entered the house, she said to me: "I also expected that you should have woken up today, your injury has recovered well, rest for a few more days, and you will be able to get out of bed and walk around."

  I said with some difficulty: "Was it you who saved me? I'm really grateful, I thought I was a goner this time."

  The elf girl inserted a word and said, "It was my brother who led the patrol team to arrive in time, drove away the dark elves, and rescued you. My brother is the most powerful divine archer in our kingdom. He leads a patrol team to prevent the dark elves from invading our border, and happened to meet us that day."

  I smiled weakly and said: "Really? Thank you very much... beautiful miss, I don't even know your name yet, do I have the honor of knowing?"

  The fairy girl's face seemed to redden slightly, she looked at me and said: "My name is Freya, this is my grandfather Torda." I nodded and said: "Hello, beautiful Freya, hello, old man Torda, my name is Alick Solrens."

  The old spirit Toda smiled and said: "Hello there, young man."

  Furei added on the side: "Your injury was healed by my grandfather, he is the village chief of our village and also a very powerful pharmacist."

  "I hastily said: 'Really? I've caused you all a lot of trouble.'"

  Todd saw that I wanted to get up and hurriedly came forward to press me down, saying: "Don't be stubborn, you need to lie in bed for a few days now, getting up forcibly is harmful and useless."

  I heard his words and nodded, no longer struggling to get up.

  Tuo Da stroked his white beard, sat down beside me, helped me check my injuries, and then nodded and said: "It seems that there's no big problem now. For the next few days, let Furei take care of you. She was the one who took care of you while you were unconscious."

  I smiled gratefully at Furei, and she gave me a sweet smile back. Then she said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, I'll take care of him."

  Tuo Da burst out laughing and stood up, saying: "Then I'll go get the medicine first, you stay and chat with him." He turned around and walked out.

  Furei came forward, sat in front of my bed, and while helping me tuck the quilt back in place, said: "That day I saw you being shot in the chest by the dark elf, bleeding a lot. At that time, I also thought you would definitely die. It was your brother who saw you still breathing, carried you back to the village, and Grandfather personally treated you. I haven't seen Grandfather treat anyone for a long time."

  So it was, I really have a big life, being shot in the chest by an arrow and didn't even die.

  I said gratefully: "Thank your brother for me, if it wasn't for you guys, I would have died... by the way, what's your brother's name?"

  Freyte smiled happily as she mentioned her brother: "His name is Gonzales, he's a skilled archer. That day, my brother shot and killed the dark elf that was attacking you with just one arrow. The other dark elves saw my brother approaching with people and they hastily retreated. It was really dangerous that day. By the way, why were those dark elves chasing you? I rarely hear of dark elves venturing this far into the kingdom. Usually, they just harass our patrol teams at the borders. Did you kill someone important to them? I also saw a rare Moon Temple priest among their group."

  "How should I explain it to you? It's probably because I killed a lot of their people, and it seems that several temple priests also died at my hands, so they're pursuing me so tightly for revenge?" I said.

  "You killed the priest of the Moon God Temple? I heard that the priests of the Moon God Temple are all very noble and extremely powerful. My brother might not even be a match for them, how did you manage to do it?" Furei asked with wide eyes in surprise.

  "I'm actually a magician of human beings, they don't know, so I got the upper hand by surprise... This doesn't count as anything impressive, right? How long have I been unconscious?" I asked.

  "It's been almost ten days, Grandpa said you're one of the faster ones to recover." Fure's eyes curved into two crescent moons again.

  I and Freya were talking, one sentence in heaven, one sentence underground, gradually, my eyes became blurry, endless darkness rushed towards me, I sank into the dreamland again...