Fuck.
[What now? Don't scare me like that. Especially since earlier, I thought your roommate knew I was here.]
He didn't, he was just curious why I had two plushies on the windowsill. This is something else.
[Which is?]
Have you noticed? The change of personality, I was not like this before coming here.
Noah was in his bed sheets looking at the dark ceiling with the lights off. He had opened his eyes from the sudden realization of something abnormal. Unlike Noah, Zhou was snoring in his own bed next to Noah with his arms spread out and took his entire bed.
Something is very off. Why is there a shift of personality?
[Maybe the memories and the body of Hearth here are affecting you.]
That would make the most sense, I didn't even realize I was acting so different from how I usually am. This is rather unnerving. Rather than that, I am starting to dislike the chance. It didn't feel like I was the one speaking to those around me, rather Hearth was speaking for me.
[Then force it to stop, that shouldn't be so hard.]
My power doesn't work as well here remember? I need more information about this world's mana to use it properly.
[Then ask, you have so many resources around you right now.]
If Hearth's memory serves me correctly, he has asked for no reply. I need inside information from the association.
[What information could you possibly want that would need that much security?]
More information about why the mana is like this.
[Oh, I may know something then. I was able to fix your mana a bit.]
That's rather fortunate, well for first thing tell me about it after I seal some of Hearth's memory, enough that my personality won't change but not too much that we become too distinct.
[Already found a solution, ah I remember when you did the same thing in your past life.]
How annoying, let's do this elsewhere. The bedroom is not a good place to use this.
[There is a forest on campus, want to start there?]
Noah nodded and quickly and quietly got out of bed. He grabbed Satan and opened the door slightly enough so he could slip out without the light from the hallway making a glaring appearance.
Quickly Noah went to a private restroom within the hallway. Locking the door Noah tells Satan to use his magic to teleport them quickly.
Now at the forest entrance they see the same barred wires and the same kind of white line from the forest they had gone in before. Rather than that the forest here had a different vibe, it felt more pure and majestic. More like it was un tainted by the contaminants of the other forests.
[inside we go?]
Noah nodded and stepped over the line, nothing happened. There was no flow of mana that was disrupted, rather it felt like the forest from his world before the anomalies had arrived. He quickly went deeper into the forest's path. Looking around at the scene he could feel the wind and the sound of the trees swaying.
This place is beautiful. Feels like home.
He walked to a log that seemed as though it had fallen from natural damage instead of it being man mad and sat down on top of it. He took to the air in the dark while looking around to see a few fireflies roaming.
Let's get started. Satan uses only around this area of the forest. I'll say the incantation and you insert mana into my body.
[I thought you don't know any spells from this world.]
I dont this is from my world, the mana in this area can be used for this specific spell. Other times not in an area like this I wont be able to use any mana. The flow is too different. So if you insert the flow properly I can use it.
He crossed his legs and focused on feeling the surroundings, the air, the flow of the mana at this moment and the memories that were received from Hearth. He took a deep breath before he started to speak.
"Ad statum pristinum."
After Noah said the incantation Satan moved his plush body behind Noah and began to absorb the mana from the area. Before long he had enough mana to do the spell. Quickly he put his plush paws on Noah's back.
Sorry Noah Hearth, but we can not coexist within this body. I will return this body back to you after I leave, so the seal will be removed later and if you are still alive you can go back to being yourself.
[Hurry! J don't think I can stay for much longer]
Noah quickly clapped his hands together and the mana started flowing in the opposite direction of what it was before. Instead of mana going from the lungs to the legs after it was inserted it went from the distal parts all the way to the heart as if it was the blood stream circulating in his body.
This natural feeling of mana. Refreshing. Now, good bye Hearth.
Noah felt mana in his hands and he lifted it up to his forehead and closed his eyes. He inserted mana through the cells within his body and he started to block nerves within his brain for a brief moment. The stop of neuron interaction allowed him to swiftly insert a signal to stop making specific signals but still allowing it to continue mitosis.
He had successfully turned off or sealed specific memories that Hearth had. As a by-product he felt as though the body is now his, unlike before it felt as if he was a guest then the host.
"It worked."
[Still impressive as always."
"Since we are done with this here we can go back to the dorms. Quickly before Zhou wakes up and notices."
Satan nods and the two of them walk out of the forest and teleport back to the locked bathroom. He unlocked it and quietly walked down the hall with white walls all the way back to his dorm.
Opening the door just slightly he peaked his head inside to check if Zhou was awake. He wasn't, rather he was snoring very loudly in the same pose as when he had left.
Seeing this Noah softly tiptoed back into the room, took off his shoes and went back into his bed.
Prepare for a long day tomorrow, the first day of this college year will start.
Noah checked his phone to see the clock hit midnight. He closed his eyes ready for the next day.
Slowly he fell asleep, when Satan noticed the change of energy and the resting heartbeat he spoke to himself knowing full well no one could hear him.
[He did not notice his appearance, rather the two of them seem like they aren't able to notice each other. Sigh, what a pain.]
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Who was that?
said a man with blonde hair, it was parted slightly in the middle of his forehead and it was wavy and long in the back and slightly long on the side of his hair. What else was he had blue eyes was hiding behind a tree while using his mana to hide his presence. He had a grey t-shirt and a white button down as a jacket and light brown khaki pants.