"March 7?"
"Bingo." she replied, in my head.
"So you're already awake." I said, turning around to make sure no one saw me talking to myself... Although that's kind of it...
"You know, instead of looking around, you could come here." she said.
"And leave the unconscious body outside? No, thanks." I replied.
"Listen, what happened... Well, it was just an accident... Actually, you can travel here without losing consciousness or falling asleep." said March.
"Really?"
"Well, yeah... It's not exactly your mental consciousness, but rather a dimension that exists beyond other dimensions..." she said.
"Okay, so how do I get to you?" I asked.
"Well… Try to concentrate, and think about this place…" she said, but there was a hint of uncertainty in her voice.
"You're not even sure yourself!" I countered.
"Well, because I've never done that! Haven't you forgotten? We were dead, you and I!"
"Until some part of you split off and became me?" I asked.
"Yes, but it's better not to dwell on it, or you'll ruin your brain. We're different personalities now, even though we were once one… You're like a sister to me now." she said.
Well, I don't mind; it's not like I ever had a sister before… And an older one at that, considering all my life experience, March 7.
I just sighed…
"Okay, I'll try to concentrate." I said. I stopped and closed my eyes, imagining the place I'd ended up in after fainting...
For a few seconds, I felt the space around me shift, until the oscillations ended.
Opening my eyes, I immediately saw March 7 smiling...
She was exactly as I remembered her, back in the game... Or rather, I was like that...
This whole thing with other lives and personalities is too complicated! Why can't there be something simple and understandable...
Before I could say anything, March 7 bowed down.
"Sorry!" she shouted.
What is she apologizing for?
"If you're apologizing for fainting, then it's okay." I said.
I definitely won't get angry over something like that...
"That's just a small part of what I'm apologizing for."
"What?"
"The thing is... In your first world, time didn't actually stand still. I said that so you wouldn't worry too much." she said.
After that, I felt a lump rise in my throat...
I couldn't help but imagine Jeen and Lumin...
Swallowing, I asked Mart 7.
"How much time passed in that world?"
"Six months..." she answered quietly.
FUCK! HALF A YEAR!
What did they even think about my disappearance?
While I was lost in my thoughts, I heard Mart 7's voice again.
"If you're wondering, they haven't stopped looking for you... Even Lumin, though she's gone on her travels, returns periodically to check if you've returned, and Jeen... She sent out many knights to search for you, and she herself goes out every evening to search..." Mart 7 said.
But why? Shouldn't they be upset that I'm missing? Or do they think I've been kidnapped? But they must know about my power... Why are they so determined to find me? We've only known each other for a short time, but... For some reason, this makes me feel warm?
Does this mean they really have feelings for me? But that's precisely why I feel so lousy.
I have to return, but also the date with Hestia...
"Sigh... March 7, even though I should be angry with you, I don't see the point. I certainly don't want to hurt you... So this system... It was you?" I asked.
She nodded...
"After my death... or rather, after our deaths, I spent a lot of time in the void, in a dormant state... Until part of my soul separated from me..." she said, looking at me.
"Me?"
She nodded.
"Yes, that was the impetus for my awakening." "And then, I wasn't quite myself yet, but I watched your life as if it were a movie... You know, I was a little shocked that part of my soul had formed a new personality, and as a guy at that..." she said, but I understood the subtext, and that's why I blushed.
Since she was observing my life, she saw...
"Basically, I saw the peaceful world you lived in. Yes, you had wars, but compared to what you and I went through, it was nothing." she said.
Well, she's partly right. Compared to the Stellarons and the Aeons, and everything that happened because of them, yes, I lived in relative safety, although I was lucky to be born in the modern age.
"What I'm saying is, your death... It shouldn't have happened... Someone intervened and staged your death." she continued.
Did someone kill me? Maybe it was...
"No, it wasn't her!Fuli... She told me herself that an unknown entity interfered with your world and killed you." said March 7.
But why? Could it be because I was once part of March 7?
I thought about it for a bit, but then I looked at March 7.
"How did we die? How did we die when I was part of you?" I asked, looking at her seriously.
She only smiled bitterly...
"I'm sorry... But I can't answer your question," said March 7.
"But why? Why can't you answer? Maybe this will answer many questions, about you, about my life, and about that unknown entity that killed me!" I screamed, though I didn't mean to.
March 7 merely lowered her head.
"Because I don't remember!" she said quietly, causing my outburst of anger to quickly subside.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I don't remember how we died, I've even... forgotten their faces... Dan Heng, Himeko, Pom-Pom, Welt Yang... Stella..." Her voice wavered at the last name, and I saw tears begin to stream down her cheeks.
Evernight, how could you make a girl cry!
I walked up to her and simply hugged her. We were the same height, so hugging her was very easy.
And as soon as she was in my arms, it was as if a dam burst, and she began to sob uncontrollably...
I sensed anger, hurt, and grief in her sobs...
I didn't know how to comfort her, even though we used to be the same person, but I didn't have those memories, so I can't understand her pain and can only be a support, although words of comfort won't help here...
March 7, how much you suffered, all this time while I was living an ordinary life...