John tried to close the distance from Malenie, concerned what might be this terrifying that made a witch nervous. But his temple started to give a tremendous amount of pain, again. He covers his head with his hands and lies down with his head touching the ground. Malenie crawls a little away from John. Still shivering.
(Why…this pain!)
The brain hammering pain was given by the insect who gripped his 24 small legs tightly around John's brain. Poking its sharp legs inside his brain.
Malenie, who was still trembling yells at John with fear in her voice.
"Why are you here?!"
It only made John's condition worse. John couldn't reply because of the endless pain wrapping his brain. He put his right hand on the table and used his force to get up. His left hand still on his head. He got on his foot after a while just for Malenie to yell again.
"The Liar! You are The Liar! Get away!"
From the shelf with books on it, Malenie started throwing books on John. One book finally hit his head and his balance broke, just for him to fall on the ground. He closed his eyes, keeping both his hands wrapped around his head.
Falling on the ground suddenly made his pain go away. It felt as if it never happened. He finally opened his eyes. He calmed his breathing. He slowly crawled to the tent's end and rested his back on it.
He squinted his eyes heavily before finally looking at Malenie who was holding another book to throw at John.
"I am really sorry….What were you talking about?? I couldn't hear a single word."
He touched his temple to check whether the texture of the temple is same or not. Was it bleeding??
(It is alright…)
John looked closely at Malenie's mouth which was moving at a fast pace. John's eyes widened as soon as he realized that she was not holding the to throw, but to read chants from it to throw an attack. John raised his hand signaling her to stop, but her eyes looked like she had lost it completely.
John got up, but the sudden movement after a headache made his head to go dizzy. He gripped the tent and got completely conscious. He gazed at Malenie who started chanting loudly.
"Oh the one who plays with Hell! Burn 'The Liar' like you burn the corrupted and save me like you save your children. Flame Tornado."
John knew he couldn't get away from this. But he knew that he need not to die, not before completing his objectives. He tore the part of the tent which he had gripped earlier. He then got his one leg out and then threw his whole body outside.
John dropped out of the tent and the flame tornado was summoned. John realized that he was safe, but not Malenie. She was trapped in the tent with her own flames burning her. John realized that the musky smell that came earlier was of something that acted like petroleum from his world. In a moment, the whole tent caught on fire including Malenie.
For a moment, the whole place was silent. It felt as if Malenie did not feel he pain. But then, a small second later, the screams came. The burning pain, the agonizing pain made John to shiver instantly. John got a hold on shivering body and used ice magic. He froze the whole tent. The fire both inside and outside was stopped.
John grabbed the tore part of tent from where he escaped and removed it from his way before entering the tent. John quickly gazes the whole place. Most of the place was half burnt half frozen. The pages of the books were burnt along with the shelf. The round table was shockingly fine.
John looked slightly upwards slightly biting his lips in tension. He saw a burnt cloak lying down with holes in it. The sign that it was not damaged before and was burned recently was clearly visible. He finally looked up entirely. He smiled at first, but at the very next second his smile vanishes.
He gulped. Sweat from his forehead entered his eyes. But he didn't flinch. The sight that caught his eyes made his heartbeat rose terribly.
His whole body shivered as he saw Malenie's face half burned. Her skull almost visible. Her lower body was half burnt as well. She tried to move but the pain only made her scream. But her screams didn't feel like screams. They felt rather requesting. Maybe a help?
John rushed towards Malenie. He got on his knees and raised his hand slightly above her face to use healing magic. But the fragile and half dead body stopped it. It didn't look like she wanted the help. John tilted his head in confusion with a slight tear in his eye.
(Why am i…crying?)
John swallowed the saliva in his mouth and put his hand on her burned face and healed her face, just enough for her to speak without pain. She coughed and finally opened her mouth to talk to John.
"Listen, John."
John bent his head closer to Malenie to listen.
"You are-'The Liar'. It is your future. Listen, in future, you will-"
*cough*
John moves his head signaling her not to speak.
"What does the 'The Lair' mean…? And how is it my future? Please just tell me this. I don't understand any of this!"
Malenie coughed and took a gaze at John. A frail smile appeared on her face.
"In my final moments you are lying...again."
John tried to explain himself, but it was already too late. Malenie coughed for the last time. Her frail smile was gone. Her eyes half closed. She looked like an angel dropped from hell. John hovered his hand over Malenie's face to completely close her eyes.
"Me…The Liar??"