After that horrible incident on rescuing Enriche, I finally got back... Exhausted and tired and Nomura laughing at how I looked after I survived the goblins. I was covered in goblin goo

I decided to learn and practice my magic since I got a feeling in using it. Nomura was outside taking care of the child.

I looked at Morgana's stuff, seeing a lot of gems and rocks, probably for some enchantment or stuff to make potions.

I grabbed a book and started to study it. I grabbed a gem and decided to use a spell that can make plants or crystals grow out
Of anywhere.

I grabbed a gem and started to focus my power in it. I closed my eyes and started to say the spell

"Wolf ti tel d-na worg " I heard a seemingly cracking sound and opened my eyes to see a small tree with purple crystal leaves grow out of it.

I smirked, this can be useful in a battle, just need to know how to make it bigger.

I heard a familiar humming echoing, I looked around and decided to follow it. In the next room, I saw an unexpected sight.

Nomura in her human form singing a lullaby to Enriche, I listened to the lullaby and I immediately remembered where I first heard of it.

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" song "

A slim dark figure sang as she brought the baby to the crib. She started to rock it as the little girl started to go to sleep. The dark haired woman smiled as she looked at the child in glee.

"Nomura! " a woman called, making Nomura looked away from the child and follow suit

"we must bring her there now, for she will avenge us, we may wait a century but that doesn't stop her from fulfilling her destiny " a voice harshly whispers.

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You woke up from your vision as you held your forehead feeling a bit dizzy, seemingly that vision caused you a bad headache.

"it was you wasn't it? " Nomura looked up at you, and realized that you have been watching her. A bit embrassed, she settled the baby down
And regained her cold posture

"what, do you mean? "

"it was you who took care of me, the one who sang to me before I was sent to the human world. "

Nomura sighed, "I only did what your mother asked me, nothing special about it. " you smirked,

You remember growing up in Nomura's care. Seeing her with the other trolls then realizing she betrayed you when you realized she was a changeling.

You remember her taking you in when you emerged from the outside world, training you roughly in the Hero's Forge.

Yeah, showing you her soft side was nothing special.

" I guess you aren't that bad after all "

"no I'm much worse, " she says as she turns into her troll form and ran off

Time Skip

"and after that she just ran off! " I complained to mirror Jim as he chuckled lightly. I glared at him, does he think this is a joke.

"oh sorry it's just, I remember meeting her and the song she played for you was the one she sang when she tried to kill me " he explained.
I laughed too till I started to observed
Him.

There were large bags around his eyes. You see some bruises that he was trying to cover it up but he failed.
"Jim..... "

"yeah? "

"are you okay? " Jim's eyes widened as he pulled his sleeve trying to hide the scar although he was sure you already know

"yeah, I am why do you ask? " you glared at him.

"don't you dare lie to me Jim, I know you aren't, god I wish there was a way I can get to you and heal you " my voice cracked

"I'm fine, you now sound like my mom " at the mention of his mom, his face saddened.

Jim's POV

"don't worry about me Y/N we both know I can handle this, but you yourself in the Dark Lands is just too much " she crossed her arms and stared at me blankly but in her eyes I saw her fear

She would not show that she was afraid, but being and felling alone was too much to face.

Everyone said she was so strong, what they didn't know was that she could barely carry on

"I'm fine Jim, you know I can handle myself. But your the one who's not, I know there is something wrong with your mom. Please fix what's going on between you two "

I sighed

"I know your trying to be strong Jim, but if I... We lose you, then we're all done, take care of yourself I think it's about time. Sometimes it all gets a little too much, but you gotta know that soon the fog will clear up "

"same to you too, I know your afraid in there but we're here we will do whatever it takes " she smiled at me and thanked me. Her image then faded away from the mirror.

It was already nightfall as I head home. I opened the door to see Strickler and my mom at the table laughing together.

"Jim, come in, Strickler is here to tell you something " I saw Strickler's wicked smile as my mom left the room to get us drinks

"young atlas, how are you? Or shall i say, how is Y/N? " he ask

" none of your business " I snarled

"no worries, I am trying to help you save her before its too late "

Too late?

Strickler moved to me and handed me a stone, not just any stone, it was Gunmar's eye