Transmigration Into The Beginning After The End

Chapter 14 - Questions

CHAPTER 14 - QUESTIONS

I instantly went into a fighting stance, gritting through the pain from the sudden movement, with my knife in hand and Lu in confusion as he stood back.

Facing the carcass, I pointed my knife towards the lifeless body.

I swear to God if this corpse is the one talking...

A melodic chuckle made me look around for the source of voice. I had thought it was Lu at first glance but it seemed that I was wrong. It was someone or something else.

'Do not worry, that corpse won't be reanimating.' The voice assured me.

Still on guard, I managed to mutter a less than elegant response.

"Who are you? Are you the one that saved me? Or was it Lu?"

Of course, when I turned to Lu he instantly shook his head indicating that he wasn't him. Soon after his response, I got mine.

'Yes, to your second question. As for your first, you two will find out when you arrive at my dwelling.'

This voice seemed to be awfully sure that I would try and find it.

As if reading my thoughts, the voice continued, 'I am the only one that will be able to get you home, Luke included, so I advise you to make haste.'

Jerking some sense into me, it seemed that my time here was little to none. That's right! I had to get back home! Mother! Father! The Twin Horns! My baby sibling! Are they alright? Did they reach Xyrus safely?

If the voice could really take me back home, I had no choice but to find it. "Ahem, dear uhh... Mr. Voice. May I ask for directions to your location so that you may bless me with your presence?"

The voice let out another soft chuckle before replying with, "Don't you think it's a little rude to call a lady 'Mister'? And yes, I'll show you the way. Will you tag along, young one?'

Ahh... so it was a lady.

Wait, young one?

Lu, who had been staring at the horizon which was blocked with trees and other natural obstacles, turned to the top of the cliff–where I believe I had fallen from–and let out a long sigh.

"Yes, if you can take me home and away from here, then yes Ma'am."

Immediately, my vision shifted into a bird's-eye view. Zooming out, a location that was roughly around a day's trip to the east came into sight and lighted up before my vision shifted back to normal. Lu too.

'I recommend departing immediately. It will be a lot safer traveling during the day than when it gets dark.' Gently chided the voice.

""Yes Ma'am!"" Quickly we both said. I picked up my knapsack, Lu destroyed the bonfire, saying that it was better to erase any traces before another bad person came looking for me or the corpse behind me which I too agreed.

It became less painful with each step and, by mid-morning, I was only left with a few aches here and there. Whatever that lady did was some powerful magic. I've never heard or read of casting a spell with that much of a distance. Or maybe she left after casting the spell right before I landed? Well my questions here were answered when Lu told me that it wasn't him, but there still could be a possibility that he had something to do with it, and there is the mana radiating from him too.

Hypothetically speaking, if Lu didn't save me and I took his word for it. Then how could she have known that we were falling, and why did she only save me? The more I tried to solve the mystery, the more questions I seemed to end up with.