Somer had found himself in a new world, a world devoid of any color except a harrowing whiteness. His body/skeleton, nowhere to be found, no cave, none of his fellow brethren, just the whiteness.
'Ah, I died again. How unfortunate, just when I was coming to terms with my new self a disaster strikes. Maybe I should look around, the last time it was a world of darkness and now this, a complete opposite, maybe it's all connected...'
Just when Somer was ready to bury his grief and busy himself with his newfound world a faint whisper almost as if speaking to his soul could be heard, "It is".
Somer was stunned, he looked back at the origin of the voice and what he found was an old man with his face hidden behind a hood and donned in a splendorous ankle length golden robe, embroidered with a five petal flower of an unknown origin sewed at his left chest area, perhaps an indication of his origins or rank? He was barefooted simply floating on the whiteness of the world.
"This should be out first official meeting my dear friend, I must say you got murdered earlier than I had anticipated, Ho Ho Ho..." said the old man as he continued without giving a chance to reply "Anyway, that's good, I can finally pass my legacy on to you, my protégé, my spear against this broken corrupt kingdom and my final salvation"
As the old man moved to touch Somer's head with his forefinger, Somer willed his consciousness to move back and immediately retaliated, "Hey!!!!! Hold up for a second, Who are you? What is this? What salvation? and most importantly how is any of this connected?"
"Ah, of course, in my zealous state of mind I entirely forgot my manners. Well, as far as introductions go I am Majus Alexander, one of the most talented Mage of The Safret Kingdom, a father and a husband. But, I was betrayed by my own people, my own kind, when I lead them to victory after victory against the Beasts Of Oblivion, the emperor jealous of my achievements and worried of popularity and the stakes I could hold for the Crown against the nobility plotted my downfall. He killed everyone that I ever cared for and bribed those that were strong and turned them all against me, I lost everything... Oh my dear Sara...."
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Somer felt awkward watching the old man shed tears as he looked away, a sense of nostalgia emanating from him.
"I was gravely wounded and needed a way to repay them in kind. I had found an ancient tablet that spoke of a way of making one immortal, but not invincible, one would never age but could be fallen in battle, of a method of regeneration that would even put the reptilian beats to shame, that would regenerate you as a whole as long as a miniscule part remains. But, we humans were not compatible with it in both body and soul, and a soul of a beast was too unstable to use, so my only alternative was to pull a suitable one out from the great river of souls of reincarnation, and gave you a body best suited for regeneration and thus you are here...."
Majus gave me some time to let these details sink in, he was giving me great strength but at the cost of freedom.
I had no qualms about fulfilling his request, but I was grossly unprepared both emotionally and physically, after all wasn't I killed by some brats not too long ago?
"I understand you a lot of questions to ask but this is just my projection, and my time is limited, I used my dying breath to get you here. I have only one request, Please kill those who betrayed me as I've been subtly reminding you about it....."
'Subtle my ass, you've been screaming that into my head ever since I got to this world'
"Also, The Alpha Eye was my most priced creation, it allows you to see the flow of Soul Force, use it with care and Somer you're free from any bonds with me once you revenge me.... and..... be... careful...... nobil......"
"What?!!!! Hey, wait a minute..... Hey, how do I get out of here?!!!"
I willed myself towards his disappearing visage, pissed to the extreme with his sly grin as he finally vanished.