[You have awakened from a world that was enveloped with darkness.] [You can't move your entire body even though you think you're pushing it.] [You keep hearing these tiny droplets of water in the distance, gradually getting closer between 5-second intervals.] [You feel warm on one side of your body but cold on the other.] [Some voices tell you something, but you don't understand what it is saying.] [You're currently floating in the darkness upside down.] "... This is such an unusual sight between you and this world." [You heard a familiar voice.] "Ek@!@0328l --- .... -.-.-- / .-- .... .- - / .... .- .--. .--. . -. . -.. / - --- / -.-- --- ..- -.-.--" [You feel your soul slipping away as the sound of droplets becomes a 0.00001-second interval.] [Time is moving so slowly that everything feels weird for you.] [You're experiencing the effects of vertigo within the darkness of death that lingers within you.] [One. Two. Three. Four. Five… You kept on counting. To pass the time.]
[A loud static reverberates in your head.] "Welcome!" " Wel-Wel-Wel-Wel-Welcome to Se-Se-Seraphim’s World!” My head hurts like I just slam my head into a wall for no reason. My eyes were shut, and my eyelids were too heavy to open themselves even though I was forcing it. I tried to adjust but felt a heatwave constantly pricking my body. {Heatwave?} “UWAH!” I forcefully opened my eyes to see where I was as my body felt the unusual hotness of the place. I looked around and found myself surrounded by a flame constantly raging from a 20-mile radius away. The intense heat it emits can still reach my area even though the difference between us is far. “Seraphim! Where are you!” I yelled out for Seraphim since she must’ve been the cause of why this happened. The only thing I can remember before I got here was when Seraphim acted strangely. Let’s look back at my steps since I’m horrified at the scene before me. [Mori leaned his hands on his face.] When I left Okleneir’s house, I headed
What would happen to a lump of meat when you cook it directly on fire? Would it cook and turn crispy? Or would it just cook-cook? Let’s change the term. What would happen to a lump of burning human meat if you roast it into a flame that is as hot as the lava of a volcano? Do you know how rotten human flesh is when you burn it when you’re in war? No? Well, I know you wouldn’t be able to guess it since it was also my first time seeing my people burn to death while I was just watching them since they were already dead. It made me vomit the first time I saw the people I was commanding get burned to death while I was still a hero. The smell would turn your stomach sick as it would find it very delicious yet disgusting in my eyes. Even though I was the strongest mage than the early mage hero that took this title, I was crying beside someone. I don’t remember the face of the person that I cried to. I always wonder who it was. All I knew was that person is an important one to me that I alwa
What do you feel when you listen to a life lesson from someone with the knowledge and experience? Do you feel relatable? Do you feel like speaking up because you thought it was false information solely based on their experience? Or do you feel your intrusive thoughts… The experience of someone who knows how to adequately explain things to a person is one in many. No one has the time to teach others solely on their own accord. Be glad you have a teacher who will stay with you even though I am a blank slate on a canvas. I'm learning more about myself and how to use my emotions properly. It's an awkward and embarrassing feeling to say to others, but some people will give their time and knowledge just to help you with what you lack. {I’m just thinking out loud…} …… "So, have you gained the knowledge of the emotional spectrum of man?" said Seraphim as she waited for my answer. "Half-half… I know what it means now, but I don't know how to do it in real-time since it's my first time un
A seed contains nothing but an undeveloped plant that would probably survive if you leave it alone. A seed can also include the meaning of something hidden between the words you create. A seed flourishes after a long time of caring for it.Life is also the same when it comes to development. I developed myself with the people who taught me things that I lacked. Sometimes, this knowledge can be helpful when you’re talking to other people to express something that would make them happy when you did some kind of expression that would satiate their desire to be understood. Atelier said that humans sometimes hide their pain in the smiles they show in front of others. It is a sad fact that changes the spectrum of emotion. Happiness is supposed to be full of joy and not some kind of farce that hides the pain of one. But I guess it’s okay… Since the pain that one experiences may be something that needs to be secreted into the starry sky and never to be seen by others. The twinkling lights in t
Hmm… What should I say? Was it worth it to actually do something stupid with my power when I could ask my magic will to stop time around me with the sphere, and it would create the same effects, not just by slowing the time with different spheres so it could have the same effect? I guess it's a lesson for me not to waste my mana for something stupid. I should actually start saving my mana; after all, there might be a sudden change to Seraphim's plan and ask me to fight something that I need so I can use my power continuously. Haaa… I'm waiting for that to happen to say that my prediction was on point. "What should I say… I guess it's fine now since you've passed with flying colors." "Then I'll be able to watch a movie now?" "I guess so, but since you've wasted three days here, that is equivalent to 17 days in the real world. I guess we need to fast-forward this." "Eh… 17 days? I thought that we just got here?" "Didn't I tell you that the time here differs from the real worl
…… [cheerful music plays in the background.] The chattering of the high-ranking officials in the side of the hall talking about their winnings and improvement for the preparation for the next war. Everyone is focused on the ball while the officials talk about their next battle against the other race. Life of humans are fragile, and don’t have the chance to revive themselves compared to the other races that have this so-called reincarnation in their blood. Humans are far weaker creatures but more advanced and much more cunning than the magic-reliant races. Everyone wanted to end this war that was still raging for a millennium after the death of the angel they once revered. The solemn faces of the people around the ball make me sick. A party is meant to be a joyful occasion, yet everyone is planning how to improve their defenses around the 50m walls they erected a century ago. [A crackling sound in the magic circle in the woman’s hand .] My magic seems more overpowered than the las
‘Ding!’ ‘Ding!’ ‘Ding!’ The sound of the first bell in the morning to the city of Zekishtalian awaits a brighter day in the joyous city that brings life to every corner of the town. The smell of freshly cooked food comes from the chimneys of every house, waking up to cook for their loved ones. The smell of freshly brewed coffee on the first street lies Zero waiting for Seraphim early in the morning. He was sitting at the last table on the east side of the street—Zero lying in waiting for Seraphim for the second bell of the church and carefully looking at the faces of everyone that walks in the road that has their face covered with a cloth, eagerly waiting, taking little bites between the long bread that he bought in the coffee shop. As he looks in between the people that pass by, he gives time to look at the clock tower to see if it is already noon. ‘Tick…’ ‘Tock…’ ‘Tick…’ ‘Tock…’ Many were looking at Zero as they found him weird. The customers and also the servers were all g