Chapter 26: Interlude 1: the girl and the great witch (2/2)
She always hated this period of the years. It was even a wonder how she managed to survive so long before awakening that weird energy.
That day, as she laid and idled, she heard a beautiful voice that was incompatible with this bleak background.
The sound of the snow being stepped on allowed her to find the direction from where the person was coming.
It was a woman. A woman so beautiful it was simply impossible to describe.
Even though that woman had the appearance of a little girl even younger than her, she had no doubt.
'Ah~! This is a superior being.'
She did not try to run, nor did she try to fight. Instinctively she knew. This woman did not harbor any ill will toward her.
”W–what. Is. A. Witch?”
Her voice was hoarse for she rarely talked and rarely had anyone to talk to.
The woman, hearing her question, simply smiled,
”A witch is someone powerful, someone, who can hold their own destiny in their hand but…beware. If you choose this path, you may regret it.”
The girl could not understand those difficult words, nor did she wish to understand them. Only one word took all her attention.
Power.
She wanted power,
”Will I become powerful if I follow y *Cough* *Cough*.”
She talked faster than she should have been able to but still did not care.
The woman looked at her with a gaze full of pity.
She did not understand then, why this gaze?
”You will.”
”Will I… Will I be able to eat as I wish?”
”You will.”
”I see… Then… please make me a witch.”
A sad but relieved smile formed on the woman face,
”As you wish. Now, follow me.”
The girl nodded and began to walk, it was then that the woman, who was walking ahead asked without turning around.
”By the way. Do you have a name?”
”A name?”
What was the use of having a name? She had no one to call her by it.
”Then since I can't call you 'Hey' or 'little girl' every day, what about I give you a name?”
The girl hesitated a moment before simply shrugging, ”Do as you wish.”
”Let me see. Since you will become a witch. What about calling you… Medea? That old snake always tells me that it was the name of the powerful witch that did not exist in this world.”
”Edea?”
”No, not Edea, Medea.”
”I see. Then ok.”
That day, a witch was born.