‘Where am I?’
Blunt is floating in a seemingly outlandish world full of death and horror. At the horizon hang a ball of black light that seems to give off heat that can melt anything. Surrounding him is a tattered battlefield littered with corpses, all wearing the same type of armor, winged helmet decorated with golden patterns and a body armor that seems ethereal, fading in and out of existence.
Looking up Blunt sees the sky, there is a red mist that was thick enough to be touch. The air smells of rotten meat and rusted iron. Then from the corner of his eyes he saw a human figure wearing a piece of rag that only cover his nether region.
The human figure was kneeling next to two bodies that was glowing, next to him were four mountains of corpses that reached so high that it can reach the sky. The figure was weeping quietly as if to not show his weakness.
As if he felt Blunt’s presence, the figure slowly turn to looked at him. The figure was that of a man with a rough beard that is caked in blood. He is crying tears of blood with scars that resemble snaking serpent decorating the rest of his body. Moving his mouth ever so slightly the man is trying to say something to Blunt, but his voice seems to have no air for no voice comes out of his mouth.
Blunt for odd reasons do not feel dread in such weird environment, in fact the only thing he is feeling while observing is a great sadness, so great that he had cried at an unknown time.
The man who seems to be torn from war is still trying to say something to Blunt, his action gain more intensity every time he speak however no voice come out.
Shaking his body the man seems as if he is screaming at such intensity that blood gushes out of his throat but still no voice came out.
As Blunt was trying to reach out for the man, a pair of hands made of light descend and gently carry him out of the dreaded environment.
The man who was screaming suddenly stopped and looked at the slowly ascending Blunt, he crack a smile and turned back to continued kneeling next to the two glowing bodies weeping.
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Opening his eyes, Blunt is greeted with a face that he was all too familiar with however that face is currently showing a great sadness and happiness at the same time, his mother is caressing his face as she cried and smile.
His heart ache as he looked at his aged mother, there are crows feet on her eyes from many years of hard work and rough hands that comes from toiling in factories for hours on end. He did not know what happen for such situation to occur for he only remember looking out towards the horizon and suddenly blacked out.
However in the next moment a pain like nothing he have ever felt before assaulted his brain. It came so sudden that he could not even react before he go into cardiac arrest and passed out with the heart monitor beeping madly.
Three nurses enter immediately and inject a relaxing serum into Blunt before trying to hold down his body with the other nurses due to the excessively violent shaking of his body.
Mama Key is at a lost and can only stand at a side to continue observing the nurses man handle her baby boy. Her face is warped in worries and she cried while praying to any of the above being to make sure that her son is safe.
“What happened here?!” The old doctor that took the entourage of nurses and the glasses doctor re-enter in a panic.
“Doctor! His body is currently in spasm and his heart activity is off the chart what do we do doctor?!”
The nurse spoke quickly as she and the other two nurse hold down Blunt as he twist and turn violently. The doctor seeing this take out a serum that relieve muscle and injected into Blunt’s body. Only then did the spasm slowed down until it stopped completely and the heart monitor calmed down to a regular beat.
“Mam I would have to ask you to wait outside as we do some test to see if there are any permanent damage done to his body due to the violent spasm.”
The old doctor then tell the nurses to put Blunt on a mobile bed to be transfer to the emergency ward.
Mama Key can only wait anxiously outside of the emergency room as she shakily call her husband while crying.
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“Urg...my whole body hurts...what happ-!”
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Blunt immediately sit up on the soft white bed to the surprise of his relatives and the 2 nurse that was there for the regular check up.
Blunt did not seems to see nor hear the noises that people make around him, instead he is currently swimming about in his mind as he sort through the new knowledges that appears within his head.
What surprise him even more is that his body and mind felt as if shackles that once a bother to him are now unlocked, making his mind and body refresh beyond measure. Even with all the knowledge currently in his brain, he did not feel the slight bit of discomfort, rather he feel good because he can call for the information at will.
His body on the other hand did not have that sluggish feeling that always bother him, it feels free and unrestrained.
The knowledge that he suddenly knew were that of all kinds of spells, complex designs, body constitutions, training methods, alchemy, and much more than he can imagined. Furthermore, he understand every bit off all these knowledge like he was born with them all his life, he know how to use it, how it all works and why it is.
“Blunt!!!” The voice of a middle age man pounded at his ears as he was marveling at the vast knowledge that he now have.
Breaking out of his stupor, Blunt looked around the room to see his uncle, aunt, two cousins, and his mom and dad.
With his newly awakened mind and it’s frightening prowess, he understand why they were here immediately.
Bowing his head towards his worried family he meekly said, “I’m sorry.”
“Sorry? Sorry?! Are you out of your mind kid?! Did your parents not give you enough for you to decide to suicide, hah?!” The fat middle age man who have a beer belly and black rim glasses yelled in the small quiet room.
“Sir, please keep your voice down as to not disturb other patients in the other rooms, thank you.” The nurse on the side was slightly angry at the middle age man and she hushes him. The young man just survive a suicide attempt and a body spasm, but the thing he have to wake up to was a spittle of lecture! Did you drink all of your feelings down your gut?!
Ignoring the incensed young nurse, the man continue to reprimand Blunt in a slightly lighter tone. Blunt can only keep his head down because he can’t just explain that a mighty god came along and push him down the dock’s bridge now can he? Even if he did who would believe him?
“Brother, that’s enough, he just woke up so you should cut him some slack.” The middle age man who is sitting in a chair next to Blunt’s bed call out to the fat uncle in his deep baritone voice. The middle age man appearance is extremely unkempt, white dusts decorated his hair as if he was rolling in sand, clothes that is ripped beyond repair with many paints spots, and hands and feet filled with so many calluses that it made it looked like the’re fake.
With his new and improved body and mind, Blunt for the first time in his life did he take notice to any of these features on his dad. ‘Why did I never notice this?’
“Sigh, it’s ok Jack, thank you for coming and support us when we needed you,” Papa Key clenched his fist as he continued “if you need anything in the future please just tell me.”
“Brother, don’t treat me like a stranger, I will always got your back, like a little brother should.”
Uncle Jack went to pat Papa Key on his back and went out with his family along with the two nurses after they did a quick check up on Blunt, they need to report the situation to the doctor.
Clenching his fist harder, Papa Key whisper ‘thank you’ under his breath while looking down at his ripped jeans.
Mama Key next to him did not fare any better either as she is already crying.
Such a sight was entirely new to Blunt, he have never seen his parents in such a pathetic image. He always remember them to be extremely strict and commanding his every choice in life.
However, what shocked him even more is what his uncle said outside the door after he left.
“Dad, why did Uncle Jim seem to not appreciate the money that you helped paid for cousin Blunt’s medical bill?”
The cute little girl of 9 years of age innocently ask her father, while her brother, mother and father can only looked at her and sighing.
Jack picked up his daughter and said, “Sweety don’t said this aloud to anyone ok?” Putting out his pinky for the little girl to grab.
“Mm, I won’t tell anyone.” She shakes pinky with her dad.
“See, cousin Blunt’s medical bill for the past 3 weeks exceeds what you can hardly imagined. This bankrupt the family to the point where they are even willing to go into debt. However, they want to solve this themselves and don’t want help from others…” speaking up to this point Jack greatly sigh because he only found this out by chance when he found his sister-in-law at a shop trying to bargain for almost expired foods.
Then feeling that the topic is too heavy, Jack changed it to the new toys that the girl wanted which got a squeal from her to his relief.
Jack did not know that the hushed conversation was heard, as a matter of fact no one would believe that a person who is behind a shut door can hear people speaking two doors away.
‘They went...into debt?’
The feeling that Blunt is experiencing now is pain, immeasurable pain that cut deep into his soul. The pain intensify further as he looked at his parents who are smiling and telling him to rest and don’t worry.
‘Oh Blunt you’re a bastard son, you are a…’ Blunt continuously curses himself out in his head while looking at his parents who are smiling brightly. The brighter their smile the more pain he felt, and the more he forces himself to smile, the more his insides crumbles.
‘Mom...Dad...I will make it up to you guys, these knowledge will allow me to give you guys the life that you have always deserve…’
Crunching his face into a serious one, though he looked funny with tears streaming and snots flowing, he said in all seriousness
“I will be your pride mom and dad...I promise you I will never ever make you guys sad ever again…”
Hearing him surprised the couple slightly, then the couple warmly smile at him with tears of gratitude in their eyes and went to hug Blunt.
However what they did not know was that Blunt’s conviction on this day will be recorded in the history of the cosmos for all to remember, July 1, 2018, the day that a being with no measures, is born.