Chronicles of the Red Sovereign

It had been about a week since I started monitoring Freya. I did notice the subtle changes in her but everything seemed normal no matter which personality was in-charge. I could already recognize which personalities would emerge sometimes which I would admit was already an achievement. And so, I reported it to Professor Tresde who was asking for a progress report.

“Aside from the main personality, Freya, who’s honestly a snobbish brat with the tendency to belittle me every chance she has, I have made a summary of the different personalities that exist within her, most of them anyway. One of these personalities is a little paranoid. This one has high levels of anxiety, feels very unsafe and thinks that there’s always someone out to get her.” I presented the tree with the background of static of colors. “The colors in this drawing is basically the representation of fear and confusion.”

“You got that from just watching?” Professor Tresde asked, a little surprised.

“No not really. Anyway, the next personality is a perfect leader-like Freya.” I pointed to the tree under a bright blue sky. “She’s firm, strives to be perfect and is always ready to shoulder the burden of high expectations. She’s also very competitive. I also noticed that she seems to be always the one that cleans up after the other personalities.”

“Huh, tough job.” I nodded then presented her the tree with a stormy background.

“The other one is stimulated with anger. You can say she has full of rage. She’s violent, dares to take risks and has no inhibitions. I saw Freya beat up a few seniors and winning. That was probably her.”

“Oh dear. We have to watch out for that one.”

“Pretty much yeah, but that’s not the only one.” I pulled out the last drawing of a thin skeletal-like tree almost swallowed by the dark void that was supposed to be its background. “I haven’t seen this one, but she’s obviously the most troublesome.”

“How can you say that?”

“Seriously? Just look at the drawing! Its owner is obviously not a ball of sunshine.”

“Still. Isn’t this serious? Like really serious.”

“You think? Freya needs psychological counseling soon professor, before it’s too late.”

Professor Tresde was silent and just watched the drawings spread in front of her. Freya was in deep trouble. I still hadn’t figured out the reason why her personalities broke but I had a feeling it had something to do with her family situation.

-I need to observe her more. But I also can’t neglect Kai! I guess I should have Vyfal stalk him or something.

“Student Luna?”

“Yes professor?”

“Do you think we can do something to help Student Freya?”

I was a little taken aback at Professor Tresde’s question. Other teachers tend to focus on the result of the students yet somehow, she’s worried about us.

“We can, if she’s willing. If not, then, there’s nothing we can do for her. For DID cases, according to the books Aunt Zaira made me read, the greatest factor to overcome it is one’s will.”

“I guess we have to figure that one out. I shall talk to the headmaster about the situation. For now, continue observing her.”

“Okay.”

After class, I met up with my friends. I haven’t been hanging out with them much lately which already earned me a glare from Bernard during class.

“I’m sorry already okay? It’s just that, it’s a favor from a teacher, I can’t really say no.” I explained to them.

“You usually say no especially when it’s troublesome.” Andrea replied while crossing her arms.

“Hmm… She doesn’t refuse if she finds it interesting.” Thomas commented, eyeing me with a skeptical look.

“Spill Luna.” Charles said.

“Look guys, it’s something only me and Professor Tresde must know, so I’m sorry if I can’t tell you.”

“There has to be a heavy reason why she can’t tell us guys. I trust Luna so why not just trust her?”

I nodded my head much faster than I intended to but I was very glad that they all agreed at Kai’s statement. I was really lucky to them as friends.

That evening, while I was practicing my sword techniques at the rooftop of the girls’ dormitory, I suddenly felt Freya’s powers spike up. The thin strand of energy I left on her so I could track her broke.

“Is she in some sort of trouble?”

I immediately encased myself with energy and jumped off from the dorm building and headed to the pocket forest at the west of the school where I sensed her last location.

The pocket forest served as a training area for students so they could get used to the different environments when fighting an enemy. It had only been a week since we started training there, but Freya seemed to be a regular at that place.

I arrived at the edge of the pocket forest and blended into the shadows. In front of me was a small clearing, a training area for students. In the middle of it was a kneeling Freya who had an empty look. I couldn’t help but worry at the situation.

Vyfal suddenly arrived and perched herself on a branch not that far from me.

“What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be with Kai?” I asked.

<“Tch! That damn Peter kicked me out. He said he will be guarding Kai diligently tonight.”>

“Hmm… Fine. We’ll know if anything happens anyway. He was wearing that ring I gave him, right?”

<“Yes. He never takes if off.”> my familiar suddenly held this look that seemed to be a smirk. <“Not that he can take it off.”>

The tone she used on her last sentence sent shivers on my spine which I immediately brushed off.

<“Hmm? Luna. What is she doing here by herself?”>

“I don’t know. But she seems to be in the middle of something. If I’m right, she’s talking with her other personalities right now.”

<”Really?”>

Freya suddenly slapped herself which made me wide-eyed.

“Yep, I think she really is. Hey Vyfal, I’m going to try the new technique I had been practicing the last few weeks. I need you to guard my body, got it?”

<”Huh? Are you talking about that mind technique you accidentally created?”>

“Don’t say I accidentally created it. It makes me lose credibility.”

<”But isn’t that what really happened.”>

I sighed in defeat. Nobody could defeat Vyfal in being innocent and dense at times.

A few weeks ago, while I was meditating so I could get used to astral projection or having an out-of-body experience, I accidentally entered Andrea’s mind. Well, I wouldn’t go into details about the situation of her mind or what it looked like, but it really scared the hell out of me. I was only practicing astral projection so I could see and investigate nearby surroundings without getting caught, but I managed to enter other people’s mindscapes. The good thing was Andrea did not seem to notice it.

It wasn’t possession or anything it was like just really being inside their minds without them knowing. Either they did not notice my presence or ignored it.

I practiced it afterwards since it seemed to be very useful but it was useless against those with strong mental barriers like Torii or those with the ability to neutralize external attacks like Kai. It seemed like it counted as one.

I was about to use it to Freya to see the state of her mind. It was technically invasion of privacy but it works much better when the person was not aware of my intrusion. As for Freya with a mental problem, it was a good way to assess her condition.

“I need you to guard my body while I intrude her mind, maybe Freya’s too. Wake me up if something comes up.”

<”Got it.”>

I took a deep breath and then released a big sigh. I gathered external energy in front of me which would serve as the pathway and connected it to Freya. I then gathered mental energy, a type of internal energy which worked much better in mental techniques, at my fingers. I held my right hand outward, and pointed both my index and middle fingers towards Freya’s direction and my left index and middle fingers on my forehead. All fingers were giving off a soft blue light which was my signature energy color.

I felt my mind connect with somebody else’s and then I opened my eyes. I gasped at the sight in front of me.

Four Freyas with different looks were gathered in the same clearing I was watching at from a while ago. Two Freyas had prim and proper looks; the leader-like Freya and the original Freya. One had her hair up in a bun but her uniform was unruly; raging Freya. And the last one had a very messy hair and was biting her nails; anxious Freya.

Original Freya was on the ground, pulling the grass in front of her while leader-like Freya and raging Freya were in an argument.

“I told you! I could’ve handled them! Why did you have to butt in!” howled the raging Freya.

“Because I know you won’t hold back Fina! You could’ve done more damage if I did not interfere!”

-So the angry one is called Fina.

“You’re really little miss perfect aren’t you, Fiona? Tch! You goody two shoes.”

“I’m doing it for our sake.”

“What did you say?”

Original Freya seemed to not to care about what was going on behind her but the anxious one was biting her nails even harder.

-Why are there four of them? I’m so sure there are five.

Raging Freya, now identified as Fina, suddenly held Fiona by the collar and screeched at her.

“Fina! What are you doing? Stop that!”

“Stay away from this Faye!” yelled Fina.

“I know you want to fight, but if you continue that, ‘she’ will come!” Faye suddenly gasped and trembled. “Oh no, Fan is here.”

Just then, I felt a tremendous presence from the darkness. Another Freya emerged. But unlike the Freyas in front of me, this one had red eyes.

“Freya, Freya, Freya. Just how long are you going to be a weak little child.”

A/N:

Hi! Author here... Somehow there's something wrong with the novel and it's messing with the publish schedule. It's blocked(?) that's why I couldn't update on the designated day. Please be patient as I try to resolve this... Don't worry, I haven't given up yet. Also, if the story really was blocked, tell me why...