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Well…Staying is hard.
At least that’s what Lukey told himself, but the truth was that he didn’t know how to stay in the academy. The academy feels..too real, too bright and probably too weird. Getting Rex was different for him though. The moment his little Rex hatched, Lukey realized that no matter what he does, he has a responsibility now. Take care of a baby dragon, ironic is it? It did remind him of the pungopups Bad left at the lab one time.
Let’s say Lukey was never a good parent and he knows that. Well he was barely good at anything before and now?. Lukey hated being useless.
Surprisingly, Lukey was around for longer than he thought he would be. Not that he usually stayed around for long.
It was one of many times that Lukey fell asleep at his desk in his room. What awoke the void mage was something or someone walking around his room, it wasn’t Megii doing something in her room, it was a male humming voice. As Lukey slowly opened his eyes, he saw a glimpse of a dark cloak. The moment Lukey fully awoke no one was in his room, and it was dead silent in there which meant Megii was either asleep or out.
“What the fuck….?” Lukey says in a hushed whisper. He could swear he saw someone’s cloak. Looking around his room, a flower picked his interest. A poppy laying on his bed, It was Newt’s favorite flower.The one he would always bring back from the flower shop he worked at.
As Lukey got up to look around his room, he realized that it’s dark outside.
But… just a moment before it was bright in his room. Seeing that, he was sure Megii was either asleep in her bed or sleeping at her village. So there could be no possibility of someone being in his room. But deciding to move on from whatever tricks his mind was playing on him, or that’s what Lukey usually thought. He took his time to go to his void chest and take some materials. The void mage was thinking of going to his village again, which even for him is strange.Although Lukey wanted to make amends with the blacksmith of the academy. No matter the time, Lukey left his room and headed to the exit of the academy. While walking through the halls of the academy Lukey passed by a guard, but…his face wasn’t right.
Guards of the academy are humans…right?
Then why was this one purple under the helmet?
And the eyes, Lukey knew them. He could look into that pair of eyes and think of only one person: Pili.The last person he remembered that wanted him dead. Lukey tried not to put much thought into what he saw, there was no possible way people from his realm would appear in the academy, right..? Quickly, Lukey exited the academy, grabbing onto the compass from his pocket and started heading to his village, Pocket.
Still, that moment in his room was plaguing his mind. Was Newt really there? Did he really take the guard as Pili? How could he see them here?
Unfortunately, Lukey could never tell if what he’s seeing is real or not. I mean the memories he saw when he went through doors in the old lab, that always happened in real time right? He never passed out or fell asleep before that, or at least that is what Lukey thinks.
Finally Lukey made it to Pocket, greeted the elder and got to cleaning the cobwebs and dirt from the ruins. He already had done all of the quests. While cleaning one of the houses, the void mage heard his name get called out. Startled, Lukey started looking around himself, trying to see if maybe Megii came looking for him, but that wasn't the case. The only thing he saw was a glimpse of a fur covered in something purple hiding behind a tree.
“There is no actual way…” He said already going toward the tree. Coming closer Lukey realised that there’s no one behind the tree. “Pili? Is that you?” Lukey asked, hoping for no answer. Is Pili really here? After getting no answer, Lukey went back to the elder saying he’ll come back later, to finish cleaning up. He had to come back to the academy, he really shouldn’t leave the academy already after what he saw today. Now slightly more paranoid, Lukey made his way back to The Academy. The sun was already rising on his way back, although Lukey thought his mind was playing tricks on him again, he couldn’t shake off the feeling that someone was following him.
After successfully getting to the academy, Lukey thought about coming back to his room, yet thinking about the white walls and the office looking aesthetic made him think of the office he had in his lab. Deciding to not feed his paranoid mind more, Lukey made his way to the garden in the academy. Laying down on the grass, the void mage looked up to the sky, clearing his mind. While he wanted to simply spend time outside of his room, Lukey closed his eyes for a moment taking in this moment of peace.
When Lukey opened his eyes, he was still laying on the grass but he wasn’t in the garden anymore. He was in some sort of flower field, there were a lot of lilies, cornflowers, poppies, and torchflowers. Getting up from the ground Lukey realized that the field seems to be endless.
“Where am I…?” Looking around himself, thinking that maybe his eyes are deceiving him and he might see something.
“Probably in your head” A voice rang out, scaring the void mage making him turn around.
“Hello?...who’s there!..” It seemed as if Lukey was talking to himself. “ I have really lost my mind have I..? Lukey knew that one day he would go insane. After all, who wouldn't lose their mind in his place? The void mage tugged at his coat sleeves. The place was getting cold and dark, and a whisper echoed in the place.
“Lukey…” The echo spoke as the world around him was getting darker.
“Lukey…come home…” The soft smell of the flowers in the field faded.
“Come..back..Lucas..” The field around him grew colder and colder. The world was becoming pitch black but the voice didn't miss a beat. But as the world around Lukey grew darker he could see a figure standing in front of him. The figure looked like a man in a dark cloak looking straight at him, yet the man's face was gone?... The figure held a poppy in their hands.
Was that…?
“Newt..? Is that…you?” The void mage asked, yet he didn't know if asking was the right choice. The poppy was a giveaway, it had to be Newt, right? But what happened to his face? That's not how he looked, his eyes were ……, and his hair was…
No…
He doesn't remember Newt's face….
“Lukey?!..hey!..wake up!”
Wake. Up..?
“Earth to Lukey!..Wake up!”
Wake. Up.
WAke. Up.
WAKE. UP.
Wake up Lukey.