After some time had passed, I opened my eyes to find myself laying down on a big, white bed, inside a strange room made out of wood, and I was covered in bandages. I tried getting up, to check where I am, but my skull throbbed the moment I tried moving. "Ow–" Lifting my arm was also impossible, I was too weak to even slightly move it.
All of a sudden, a mysterious, calm and feminine voice came from right next to me. "You shouldn't try to move yet. You're pretty messed up." I gasped, startled. I had not the slightest clue there was anyone with me in the room. "W-who are you?!"
"Calm down.. I'm just a nurse following orders." She replied with an exhausted voice, followed by a soft sigh.
I noticed she was mixing something in a bowl, but after taking a good look at her, I realized she did not seem dangerous.. nor did she seem like she was lying. It looks like she is used to these type of situations. Not to mention, she looks very exhausted with eye bags under her sockets.
I turned the other way, staring at the wall, embarrassment covering my face. I asked, nervously "Is she alright..?"
She turned her head to face me "Who is she?"
"The red haired girl.."
"Oh, you mean Anna." the nurse said casually, her eyes softening as she spoke. "She is well, just minor injuries."
I let out a big sigh of relief, knowing the girl that had protected me was doing well. "I'm glad.." A weight was lifted off my chest, but then the memory of what happened at the end of the battle flashed in my head.
I turned to ask the woman a question once more. "But who was that guy who attacked the beast..? He cut its arm off with a single blow!"
She stopped mixing with the spoon, turning her head back to me. Her eyes widened slightly with a mix of surprise and something else, maybe disbelief.
"You seriously don't know the silver knight?" Confusion overtaking me, I thought to myself, Silver Knight..? What's that supposed to mean?
"N-no..?" I said with a nervous look on my face. The woman let out another sigh, as she turned around to mix her ingredients once again, she replied back saying "That was the Silver Knight, Lucan. One of the strongest in the entire Aelorian Empire..." she stopped, then continued, mumbling, "...after the Aeons."
My eyes widened, as something more confusing had been revealed to me. "Aeons..?"
The woman, once more let out another sigh. "Just where are you from to be this ignorant.." Putting on a serious face, she said "Aeons are special-beings, with special powers. Their powers could defeat any foe. Yet most of them stay neutral, doing neither good nor evil. They are completely mysterious. Some of them are even pronounced dead."
I replied back to her "I see.."
A couple of days have passed, with the same routine everyday. I wake up, eat my daily breakfast and lunch handed out by the nurse, then take my medicine and rest. I'd grown bored and tired of it, but it gave me enough time to think about what I needed to do next.
"You're free to go now, but be careful next time and don't jump in fights like that." the nurse told me, as I was getting up from my bed. "Yeah.." I replied back, with a nervous look on my face.
I took back my clothes, after they were washed cleanly by the nurse and headed out. I thanked the nurse for the care she's given me these days and stretched my hand to open the door and leave, but as I was about to open the door, I heard a familiar voice. "Excuse me." The door opened by itself, or so I had thought.
My eyes slightly widened, "Huh?" I said with a confused look covering my face. I was frozen in place out of confusion. Moving my head to see who this person was, I looked and saw the woman who helped me and sacrificed herself to protect me. "Oh, it's you!" she said while looking worried, yet relieved as well. "H-hello.."
She moved out of the way, so I could exit the nurse room. Before leaving, I felt the urge to thank the nurse and tell her farewell before leaving, so I once again thanked the nurse for her care and told her goodbye. As she was sitting down, still mixing ingredients on the table, she let out a sigh, and said "Just leave." I nodded and as I was closing the door, I noticed the nurse smiling, even slightly. It made me feel relieved, for some reason.
"Well.. I have a lot to say." Anna said while she was standing next to me. I closed the door and looked back at her. Nervously, I said "Look, Anna. I am sorry for being a coward, and hurting you–" "No." she replied, cutting me off.
"It wasn't your fault. It was mine for being too weak, in any case though, I'm glad to see you doing well." She was disappointed in herself for acting too rashly, but she was also happy to see me again. "You're too kind." I mumbled, quietly, with a smile on my face. "Huh?"
"Don't worry about it." I told her, brushing it off. She looked very confused, but then it looked like she remembered something and said, almost instantly "Also, how do you know my name?"
I was a bit surprised I let that slip. "The nurse over there told me about you.."
She then said "Speaking of names, I haven't learned your own name."
"I am Alex, just Alex." I thought it's right to leave my family name out, after what had happened between my father, and my own parents in general. "That is a nice name!" She said back to me, with a big smile covering her face.
Then, all of a sudden she put on a serious face and said, "In any case, I must tell you something more important." I was surprised this conversation took a sudden turn, but I was ready to hear it. "Yeah..?" I stuttered, scared of what she has to say.
"You've been invited to the Aelorian Magic High School." I was taken by surprise, looking at her worried eyes, the slight frown in her face, I didn't know how to reply. "Huh?" I exclaimed.
Out of all people, why have I been invited to a school with such a flashy name, not to mention I don't know anything about it!
"W-What's that.." I replied back, forcing a nervous smile.
"It is one of the most prestigious magic schools in all of Aeloria! Even in a town like Avirac, it still stands out."
Avirac. I assume that is the name of the town, I can't believe I had to go through so much just to learn this name. Thinking about it, I don't have a place to stay, nor do I have any cash on me, so I have no reason to reject this offer. After all, I need to become stronger, and learn more about this world. That is what I had decided days ago.
"I'll go. I'll try it out." I finally replied back, after some time of thinking. "R-really!?" Anna exclaimed.
We started walking towards the school, with Anna taking the lead. I remembered something as we were walking, "Who even invited me, and why?" I asked Anna, after all this is very sudden.
"Well, I don't exactly know the details, but you'd been invited by the Silver Knight. I'm not sure exactly why, though. But I will also be attending that school, I'm sure you're going to love it!" Anna, with a big smile and a relieving look on her face made me forget all my worries.