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Chapter 12 - Inside the Terrarium

*Touch*

The palm of my hand lightly touches the surface of the terrarium, however, it doesn't stop, it continues to spin pushing my hand with its corners, the little people in the terrarium don't seem to notice my presence for some reason and my mind begins to regain clarity. 

"I....," I mutter under my breath as I stare at the beautiful terrarium. 

"Dear sir... I am going to die, my quest for my mother's innocence has failed and I am going to fall into the clutches of my enemies, I... hmph, there is no trace of humanity left in this cruel place..." the girl's voice sounds again in my mind, she speaks with a melancholic but brave tone, she is sad but somehow her voice conveys warmth. 

I begin to calm my breathing as I observe the rotating terrarium, the various questions in my mind about this rotating terrarium has been extinguished and I solely appreciate the beauty of the terrarium. 

"I... sorry about that...", I mumble inside my mind almost instinctively, not even a trace of hope that whoever the owner of the voice is listening to me at this moment. 

There was a moment of silence, and then I could hear several sobs, cries of a girl and slight sounds that I can interpret as her trying to wipe her tears. 

"I... I'm not crazy...", she mumbles between sobs, a light laugh mixed with crying is heard for a moment, ''I... thank you for existing, thank you for not being... just a trace of my reasoning in this hell... then, dear sir, Could you write my last words?" 

Hearing the girl's words anxiety runs through my body, suddenly I am engulfed in a cocktail of negative feelings. 

Fear, sadness, hopelessness, and pity mix in a set of emotions that hit my mind like a truck on the highway. Despair, anxiety and deep longing for this girl's existence suddenly runs through my body. 

"I... you...", I squint my eyes not knowing what to answer. 

"Among the green leaves not far from the village, a woman is resting peacefully, she shouts 'Praise the Sir!! Because my daughter is born!!', she was born on...", I suddenly stop hearing the girl's voice, a strange green light envelops my body preventing me from moving. 

This green light starts to warm me up, it starts to make various forms about the use of a strange energy enter my mind. 

My mind is fogged by this information and I close my eyes suddenly, I feel my whole body gradually shrinking as more information enters my mind. 

... 

"And so, dear Sir, humanity has been lost in this carnage, the day of decline has come, the end of civilization, and I hope my death will be a warning to those beasts with human skin, you...." 

As I close my eyes I can hear the same voice of the girl, no longer inside my mind, but behind me. 

She suddenly stopped, I can hear the sound of something solid falling against the ground and then, a slight sound of crying. 

There's a brief moment of silence. I can hear the sound of sobs, movements, and feel the gaze of the girl who, I believe, has been speaking to me in my mind for so long.

A moment when she looks at me, and I can feel her penetrating gaze, and yet, without even knowing each other in person, I can feel a connection with her.

"It's you... dear sir..." 

She says making me open my eyes, my surroundings are... magical, there is no other word to describe this place besides that. 

I am surrounded by giant vegetation, trees with trunks so thick that it seems to be the thickness of a soccer field, a light white mist with some bright specks covers everything, and the ground is soft and gives off a soothing smell. 

There are all kinds of giant vegetation around me, the air a mixture of a natural perfume unknown to me makes me feel like I'm floating in the clouds. 

Looking slightly back almost by instinct I can see a girl, long green hair down to her hips, a lovely face with light green patterns like tattoos on her forehead and cheek, bright clear eyes, upturned nose and pink lips, her clothes are a dirty brown one piece outfit, and she's wearing a pair of shoes, she looks at me with a smile showing me her white teeth. 

"Dear sir...." 

She murmurs before falling to her knees, her eyes focused on mine, her gaze lost and totally jubilant, it's as if she's in front of god. 

I take a step forward, I can't help it, she, a strange specie that resembles humans is charming, even though that one-piece baggy outfit covers her body, I can still see her curves. 

However, what strikes me the most is her face, perfectly shaped, a nose and lips that seem tailor-made for her, and captivating eyes that glow with a white hue. 

I move forward, she doesn't move back, she just stares at me while breathing a little fast, some tears stain her cheeks making her look even more charming. 

As I take a closer look at her I notice something in particular, She?, She has no pores, the surface of her skin is perfectly smooth, no hair, no pores, no wrinkles, no imperfections, she is like a doll made to be perfect. 

I raise my hand to touch her head and thus her hair, the strands of her hair perfectly smooth, separated from each other and completely dry. 

"Dear Sir, you have arrived..." she murmurs bringing my mind back to reality. 

I squint, my head jerks to either side to find out where I am, and then I look down at my body. 

A slight smile appears on my face, the information that was written in my mind by that green light has given me enough knowledge to know what is going on. 

"Here... this is Tazy," I mutter almost sure of my words, the girl not too far from me gently pulls my hand away from her head before standing up. 

"You're right, dear Sir, this is Tazy..." she steps towards me, her words seeming to be filled with emotion. 

"I..." I say as I look at the vegetation around me and then at the girl quite close to me. 

My heart skips a beat, my cheeks flush a little and I fake a smile to avoid embarrassment. 

"You, Can you keep the promise you made to my mother?", she asks with a serious face, however, her body is trembling, sign that she is afraid. 

Promise? 

I don't really remember making a promise to anyone, I squint my eyes for a moment, confused, however, my confusion is quickly interrupted by the sound of several boses screaming. 

Thanks to the new information in my mind I can use what is known as "Primordial Energy", which is the energy that every living being has, it seems to be something like vital or life energy. 

This primordial energy is present in this place, and with a couple of thoughts I can easily feel all this "forest" as if it were my body. 

Actually, I am inside the terrarium, I can feel the earth, the vegetation, as well as many existences similar to this girl running towards my direction. 

The girl not far from me has also noticed this, I can see her eyes dilate slightly as a look of fear appears on her face.

"Sir!!! We must escape quickly!!!" the girl near me shouts anxiously, she grabs my right hand with her two hands and tries to drag me in the opposite direction of the approaching mob. 

However, her movements do not make me move even a millimeter from my position, after all, with the ability to control the primordial energy in this terrarium I can be said to be like a God. 

"Sir..." she murmurs in confusion, her eyes bright and clear with tears overflowing from it causes me to lightly caress one of her cheeks. 

"Actually, no need to escape...", I murmur, with a thought the surrounding primordial energy moves slightly to warm the body and calm the girl's mind. 

She feels the heat, her eyes slowly return to normal as her breathing stabilizes, she, watching me, begins to smile slightly.

Then, she smiles showing me her white teeth, swallows saliva and stands erect near me. 

Maybe I should take the opportunity to flirt with her? 

Shit, really, really, What kind of thoughts do I have?, mom says it's too early for me to do that kind of thing, but... fuck, this girl is really beautiful, and I...

I bite my bottom lip as my mind seems to think of various possibilities of me talking and hanging out with this girl. 

"Heretic!!!" 

"Heretic!!!" 

Several shouts can be heard as a crowd approaches, not long after similar existences to the girl near me appear from the vegetation. 

They, frantic and with hammers, axes or spears in their hands watch the girl next to me, ignoring me. 

"Do you think you can escape so easily?, and the people said you would bring us peace, look how we are... Your time has come!!!" 

One of the people murmurs, she seems to be a rather well groomed woman, with a lovely face and an hourglass body, she carries a sword and smiles as she osberves the girl next to me. 

"Where have I seen this before?", I mutter under my breath, really, Isn't this a scene I read about in a book? 

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