The moment the words leave my mouth I freeze. I-I spoke? I cover my mouth with my hands. Wait, hands!? I stare at them. Yes, it is indeed hands. But why is my vision so blurry?

For a moment time stops. Rowan snaps me out of it.

"Mistress, you finally awoke! I am honored to be the first one to greet you".

((Oh, uhm, Rowan, how are you?)) I decide to talk to him with my thoughts. I still can't believe it.

"I am fine mistress, the one you should be worried about is yourself". He sounds worried.

((Oh yeah, that's right! What happened after I passed out?))

"... Julia-Same arrived and carried you back here. She and Ansgar took care of your injuries but..."

((Oh! That means Taro found his way home! I hope he is Ok. How is he?))

"Mistress, he is fine but your injuries..."

((That's good! Julia-Same would have gotten really mad otherwise and destroyed the whole forest or something like th-))

"Mistress!" Rowan shouts. "You almost died. Your heart stopped three times and 37% of your body are covered in third degree burns. Stop thinking about others and care more about yourself".

((... Oh, that's... Damn... I'm sorry.)) Rowan have never shouted at me like that. He must have been really worried.

"*sigh* Mistress, I beg of you, please be more careful in the future. Don't do anything risky".

((...)) Crap.

"Mistress, what have you done now?" Rowan knows me to well.

((... Nothing really, you know? I just *mumble mumble*...))

"Mistress, you evolved into an unknown species you know nearly nothing about with super low health!?"

((How did you hear me!?))

"Mistress, even if you try to mumble I can still hear you perfectly. Sigh, you are the same as always mistress"'

((Hehehe, I guess so. By the way, how long have I been unconscious? Three, four days?))

"Three weeks, mistress".

((Oh, I see three wee-!?))

"Don't be surprised mistress. Considering you might not have awoken at all I think three weeks is a low price".

((I-I guess you are right but three weeks??? Sigh, well my mom always said I was a sleepy head...))

"Mistress mother?" Rowan sounds confused.

((Eh, forget it. Let's check my stats instead!))

Name: Ruth

Titles: Reincarnated One, Wannabe Phoenix, Lonely One, Half Dead Wanderer, Healer Newbie, Familiar of Lentaro Blizt, Naive One, Songstress, Banshee, Earth Mage, Battle Healer, Monster Slayer, Daredevil

Race: (???)

Level 1/300

HP 5/5

MP 1000/1000

Vit. 17

Str. 5

Dex. 19

Int. 100

Wis. 100

Char. 100

Luck 4

Exp: 1/10000

Ok, let me say this first; I love my new MP, I mean 1000, that's awesome! And that Int. and Wis.! Amazing! And I guess my high charm is also good I guess.

But that health tho! When it said low health I thought like 20 or something not freaking 5! And my Str. is also five! Well, I knew it would kinda end like this so I guess I can't get mad. But level 300!? So high!? What is the level when my HP rise!?

"Mistress, how are your stats?" Rowan asks.

((Oh, well my MP is 1000...))

"That's amazing mistress!"

((My Int., Wis. and Charm is 100...))

"Well mistress is incredible charming after all!"

((... And my HP and Str. is 5... Also the next time I evolve will be level 300.))

"... Mistress, that is really bad".

((I know...))

... When Rowan says it like that it really hurts. I think I choose wrong... Crap. Why didn't I choose Valkyrie? Maybe there isn't any war right now? And who knows, Chreshna may be really nice? Taro is her champion after all. Crap crap CRAP.

I let out a loud sigh. Then I remember. My body changed! I look around, looking for a mirror. I found one, hanging on the opposite wall.

I try to sit up. My body is weak after three weeks in bed but I manage. I look down on my body and I become breathless. Human legs and arms. Well, kinda human at least. My feet still got talons and my hands have long black claws.

But my left leg... A large wound can be seen. When I touch it, it hurts.

I am no longer completely covered in feathers, instead what I see is gray skin. I've still got feathers here and there, mostly around my wrists and shoulders. What shocks me is that my previously white feathers have become ash gray.

I have hair now. It's silver-colored and when the moonlight shines on it it almost seems to sparkle. But when I pull my fingers through it I notice it's not hair at all but feathers in different lengths. Meh, who cares? It's so soft!

I am wearing clothes but not my usual ones. These ones are white and made out of a thin material. Night clothes? I look out the window. It's night and moonlight is shining in.

Slowly I get out of bed. My feet touch the floor. It's cold. When I try to stand up I collapse, my legs not being able to hold me.

"Mistress! Please summon me so that I can help you!" Rowan pleads.

((It's Ok Rowan, I just need a second...))

I take a deep breath and try to stand up. This time I succeed, even if my left leg hurts like hell. I take a step, then another one, and another one.

I am finally in front of the mirror. It's a hand mirror hanging on a hook, facing away from me. When I touch the mirror Rowan stops me.

"Mistress, there is one thing I need to say before you look in the mirror..."

((What is it Rowan?))

"During the fight, your eye got burned and... Please be prepared mistress".

((...))

Slowly I pick the mirror of the wall and turn it around. When I turn it around I see a face, my face of course. The moonlight makes it look overwordly. But my left eye... it is gone. Nothing of it remains. There's only an empty eye socket.

I touch my face. My other eye is still there an is shining red while the other one is like the empty abyss I was just in.

"Mistress, I am... Sorry, so sorry..." Rowans voice sounds weak.

((It-it's Ok, it is not your fault. I did this to myself.))

"I'm sorry mistress..."

((...))

Should I get an eyepatch?