“That sounds weird. But I get the idea. So some power affects our brains? How come I didn’t feel anything?”
Sunders shrugged, “Maybe you only lost an unimportant memory, such as what you ate during dinner at a random date, the dream you had in a night, or how strong the wind was blowing some time ago. Losing these trivial memories won’t affect you at all.”
“Oh…” Angor was still puzzled but he understood Sunders’ explanation.
“Back to the topic. As for why I’m sure you met another me from the time when I first came here, I have another proof,” said Sunders. He paused again before saying, “And I’m going to tell you about your talent now.”
“My talent?”
Weren’t they talking about younger Sunders? Angor was surprised.
“You see, younger Sunders could fly, just like you, because when I first came here, I entered as my soul as well.”
Angor quickly looked at Sunders.
“I know you’re always thinking why I took you in,” said Sunders. He put a hand on the boy’s shoulder as he explained, “It’s quite simple. You have exactly the same talent as me when I was young.”
My talent was the same as the younger professor?
Angor quickly noticed the other meaning hidden in those words.
So the professor has a different talent now?
“Such talent is an extremely particular one. It isn’t recorded in any books. There were many people with this talent throughout history, but none of them realized it themselves. Until several centuries ago when the Nightmare Realm was discovered, and I came here by accident, that I finally noticed why the talent was special.
“I call it ‘Nightmare Form’.”
…
The name “Nightmare Form” was created by Sunders himself.
Nightmare Forms were basically natives that lived inside the Nightmare Realm.
There were no tunnels that connected the Nightmare Realm and the wizarding world directly. To enter the Nightmare Realm required luck, rather than strength. Someone with the Nightmare Form talent could create a hemi-passage toward the Nightmare Realm and could travel in or out of the place like natives.
“Entering the Nightmare Realm as a soul is a property unique to Nightmare Forms. Souls can fly here. This is why when you talked about your talent test in Barbie’s Restaurant, I instantly knew that you are a Nightmare Form I’ve been looking for a long time.”
“You’re looking for me? But, isn’t professor a Nightmare Form too?” Angor asked.
“You will know the reason to that soon,” said Sunders. He then continued to explain about the “hemi-passage”.
“When a soul enters the Nightmare Realm and establishes a connection with the world, it will be able to return to the Nightmare Realm anytime by using this connection. This is called a hemi-passage.”
Angor felt those words familiar. Did he hear about it somewhere? The boy recollected his thoughts and realized that Sunders mentioned something before coming to the Nightmare Realm.
“A seed into the Nightmare Realm?”
“Oh, you remembered? That’s right. The hemi-passage is a seed that helps you enter the Nightmare Realm, and the wound on the back of your soul is such a seed. An unfinished hemi-passage.”
“You mean, I can make a hemi-passage by getting hurt in Nightmare Realm?” Angor asked. That sounded so dangerous.
“That’s one way to say it. However, the wound on your soul is only a coordinate in this realm. You need something else to create the passage. I’ll tell you about those once you’re strong enough.”