I woke up with my hands bound in shackles. Shit, my shoulders feel pretty stiff and my back is quite sore. I guess that I must be out for quite a while.... 10 hours or so? I looked at my shackles as I stood up and stretched my body to reduce the numbness. The shackles had some sort of a marking that was glowing faintly in light blue and every time I tried to move, the light got stronger, and my strength was drained. It should be some sort of a magic seal I guess. I tried breaking the shackle by smashing against the cold and sturdy brick wall beside me, but instead it bounced of the wall harmlessly. I swore I saw glowing translucent wall appear as I hit the wall appear out of nowhere and disappeared as soon as I stopped attacking the wall. I frowned a little as I have never dealt with anything magical in my entire life, I mean previous life.
"Hey there, I see that you have awoken. So, how do you like the seal I made? Oh and the barrier is made by me too. Pretty neat aren't they?"- Prince Maximillian
I looked up and saw the same beastman who had knocked me out closer now. He gave of the air of a gentle and kind person who was brought up in a good family. A very rich one it seems. He had some pretty high quality clothes, a pristine white military uniform, a polished pair of leather shoes and the gold brooch pin on his chest.
" Well, I guess so. Who am I to judge, I have never seen anything like that before. Well, at least in my previous world." -Me
"Ah, is that so? Wait, you have the memories of your previous life? Hmm.... But I guess it is true since you also fell with some weird equipment. Well in some ancient records, winged beings do have the memories of their past lives. Although all the wing beings were believed to be extinct or just simply legend. The only creatures that fly are the Gryphons, Dragons ,Wyverns and birds in this world. Anyways, welcome to Kagrid, the capital of the kindom of Beastmen. I am the Crown Prince Maximillian and you are?"- Prince Maximillian
" My name was Ivan, so I guess I will just stick to it, no need for brainstorming for a new name. You got any good reason why the hell am I stuck in a jail and talking to a Beastman Prince? Because I have no idea of this world's logic since I was just reborn into this world around 10 hours ago." -Me
" You mean 1 day ago? Well, you fell down from the sky and landed right on top of the servants' quarters of this castle. In the ancient records, winged beings are known to be extremely powerful beings and there was a report of a entire nation being crushed by one of these winged beings in one night. About half a million citizens in the nation died. So, we needed to ensure that you will not cause harm to our nation and deployed some of the elite guards to make sure that you were always under our observation. If worse come to worse, we will have to kill you. The one you were attacked by earlier is Greg, one of strongest person in this nation, and he had to be placed under intense care for about one month. I heard the commotion so I decided to stop you myself."-Prince Maximillian
Wait, doesn't that mean that this prince is freaking monster? He is easily ten times stronger than the guy I fought...... Guess he is the prince for a reason. I stared at him rudely in astonishment and he frowned a little .
"What? Don't look at me as though I am some sort of a monster. Well, if you are another normal person, I guess you can think so. It is because of the blood that I inherited from my mother, she is a white tiger Beastman. She is of a rare variant that is smaller in size with the common tiger beastmen but much has much more intelligence and physically stronger. So she has a much more strength and speed compared to average Beastmen. But you are a bigger and more dangerous one compared to me, since you took out Greg within a minute, with no armor, a small weird looking knife and just pure strength"- Prince Maximillian
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I simply shrugged and replied that I just got lucky and apologized for the stare I gave him.
" I get that a lot so, I am used to it, no offence taken. Anyways, I have three choices for you to choose from.
1. You become a weapon for this country and I will teach you the way this world works and provide luxury for you.
2. You can be stuck here for the rest of your life and I will most likely have to execute you if too many people know of your existence. Since it will bring unrest to the people in this country if they know too much. So far, the news of you falling from the sky has been covered up and is regarded as a rumour in this nation
3. You can choose to die now, since your existence can cause nations to try to capture you and use you for war, sending the entire world against us.
So? What are you going to choose?" -Prince Maximillian
" Is there a fourth choice? Something like exile or something else? " -Me
" Nope you have to choose either one out of these three or you automatically die." -Prince Maximillian
" Well shit. *Sigh* Ok then, option one then. Since I used to a soldier in my past life anyways."-Me
"Ok then, touch this orb and give me some time.... " -Prince Maximillian
He took out a smooth and clear purple orb and I cautiously touched the orb. The orb started glowing as he chanted some random syllables at me. I waited anxiously as I readied myself for the spell he was preparing. A bright purple light was emitted from the crystal orb and lit up the entire cell. As I tried to cover my eyes with my shackled hands, the shackles had limited my hands from covering my face . If only if I could just use my wings.... Just them I felt my wings tugging at my shoulders and formed a protective barrier around me. The light faded away and I felt the smooth and softness of silk on my body. I looked down and saw a uniform that resembled Maximillian's uniform. I looked at him in doubt and in surprise.
" You are coming to Thatos Combat Academy in the Human Kingdom of Thatos with me and be my personal bodyguard. I just registered your name in and you will be known as another transfer student from another Human Kingdom. Oh and don't worry, they cannot see your wings with the illusion spell that I that this magician will use on you now. "
A hooded woman with a racoon's tail walked up towards the cell and casted a spell which was had a long chant on me. An intricate seal appeared on each of my wings although I did not feel any difference in my body, Maximillian looked closely at my shoulders and nodded towards the magician. She bowed and disappeared from the room. Well, I guess the illusion seal was pretty strong then. The shackles on my hands fell on the floor and I rubbed my wrists as Maximillian brought in all my gear and gave me a smile.
" Here's your stuff, so arrange your stuff quickly, we are going to school and not returning for quite a while."- Maximillian
I picked up my field pack and followed behind him and braced myself for the new adventure in this world.