Chapter 5 REINCARNATION

I feel a little colder...

...Like the last time.

...It's peaceful here.

(As the time may come, I shall...

...return to you)

Why did I remember that?

That's right. I died.

But...

Why do I feel cold?

I can't move my arms and legs.

I can't move anything...

"Hey!!!"

...Who's that?

I didn't recognize his voice.

"Hey! Wake up! Wake up!!"

How?

But I died.

I died and yet I'm hearing things. Perhaps I'm in hell and I'm going to pay for my sins.

"Open your eyes!"

Open my eyes???

I tried to open my eyes and...

...Light.

I see a bright light.

Is this heaven?

"Hey! are you okay? How did you end up this way?"

I can't see his face. my vision is blurred. he must be an angel.

"Hey! Say something will you?"

How? Seems like I forgot to speak.

His image is getting...

...clearer and clearer.

"Ah.." that's the only word that came to my mouth.

"Ah? Are you okay?"

As I open my eyes wider this time. I saw his face.

A kid.

"Aren't you cold? you're stuck in this iceberg. And how did you get in there?"

That's right. I feel cold but...

"What!?" As I shouted I look into my body and I am buried into this iceberg. It's like a tear shape of ice that only my head stuck out.

"Yeah, that's what I'm wondering." He said while smashing carefully the ice that covers my body.

"I-I d-don't know." That's the word that came after what he said.

"Hold on. I'm going to get you out there, just wait" he said while continuing to smash the ice.

"You're a good kid." I unconsciously said that and he looked at me confused.

"You speak like an old woman." he said and continue to break the ice

"I am an old woman compared to you." I said but he stop and look at me

"Are you insane? I look older than you" said and he looks something in his pouch

He brings out a mirror and put it in front of me

And

"What?" That's the first word that came out of my mouth after seeing what I look like in the mirror.

I look like a child!

I'm a child???

Wait I can't comprehend this situation.

But I died.

And now I'm a child???

I...

...I got reincarnated!?

how is this possible? I mean, this is not entirely impossible, but how?

Who did this?

Did I do this?

No!... I'm sure, even I consider myself a stronger mage. I'm not capable of doing such things.

"See? I told you I'm a little older than you." he said and start smashing but carefully to not hurt me.

"How old are you?" I asked

"I'm 10 years old, you?"

"I'm probably 8," I said and look around. It seems like we're in the middle of the forest

"Where are we?" I ask again

"We're in the forest of St. Bernard" he said while not looking. I watch him smashing the ice.

I'm not sure if I'm able to control my magic. but, I can sense a little mana flowing in this little body. I'm trying to thaw the ice surrounding me, but it's unsuccessful. I can't do magic if my mana is like a 1 teaspoon of sugar attempting to sweeten 10 litters of water

Maybe I lost my magic?

...Magic?

"Why don't you use your magic to break it?"

"If I use it. You'll get hurt." He said with full of sincerity.

"I'm right. You're a good child. I shall thank your parents for raising such a child like you." I said. He looks at me again with such confused yes

"You really sound like an old woman." he said and chuckles

"anyways, how do you even end up here?"

*crack* *crack*