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[Chaos? - Chapter 2: Punishment? ]
I sit cross-legged on the floor as I when into deep thought about what the voice just said. How come my father have something to do with this? From what I recall from my naive memories of father, he was a cheerful and happy man in which didn't seem to have anything abnormal about him. But yet again I was a child back then so I couldn't be that attentive of him. And the location right doesn't really matter at this point but rather what is going on. *sigh*
Without really much of a choice, I scratch my head and look up into the open space where I imagine where the voice will be and ask. "What has this got to do with my father? "
"Before I explain to you about your father as well as what mess he got you into. I first want to know how much do you know about your father."
"Nothing much, however I can indeed confirm that you know much more than me.. Mr.. Uhh, how may I address you? " I said while trying to be very polite as possible.
"Hahahaha no need to be so polite child! And yes indeed I know much more than you about not only your father but the world as well! Only if your father had such manners as you maybe he would still be alive today! "
Great. It's bipolar
However after this statement I can confirm that my father didn't die naturally but because of his rude behavior? What was he doing? Messing with a gang? *sigh* What am I kidding, a gang? A gang doesn't have technology that let you directly speak inside one's head, not even the FBI has that!
And I still don't know it's name!
Rubbing the bridge of my nose, I ask "So what kind of trouble my father got in?" I wish is not as worse as I Image, but from the way it's going, I won't be granted my Christmas wish. *sigh* I don't remember being naughty this year.
“Be patients my child, However since I don't have much time myself I'll answer your question. ” the voice seem to trail off as if it was in deep thought.
There was a moment of silence before the voice continue on.
"Well the first thing you need to know about your father is that he's not human nor is he from your world... "
My brain process the given information, however at the same time my expression hold that of disbelief and shock. I try getting up to retort but fail halfway and end up back on my butt, it wasn't just because of the numbness of my legs but due to a sudden heavy pressure descending upon me.
Could it be...that this thing did it?
Impossible!
"Don't be so impudent child, you can ask question after you're given the information" I can feel that it's eyes pierce through me, studying me.
"Continuing on...as I said before, your father is not a human nor is he from your home world. He's a god from the world Nilagia, a magic world. Before he had met your mother he was part of our god council which by the way is made of 10 including me. "
It take a long pause before it spoke once again.
"However after meeting your mother, he felled in love with her and decide to live as a human. After have been missing for 8 years which isn't long, he came to us and chose to quite the council. Of course we didn't allow it and which he decided to rebels. Well the conclusion of it is, he died while taking down another one with him"
So basically in order to live with his love, father decided to live as a human. However because of the others not approving of his decision, he rebel, fought the other members and died while taking down one of them with him.
But what has it got to do with me? Does they plan to kikk me just because I'm the son of the rebel and the lover. Wait...that can be considered reasonable but I'm just an ordinary human, not a god!
I shook my head and continue to listen to the voice.
"Your father died only at the age of 157, 889, 676, so young. Do you know the importance of the god council?"
I shake my head. How can I know? I don't even know about my own father.
"Of course... The god council governs the other gods, in other words, they keep chaos to the minimum level. With your father gone and the other, our council overall strength plummeted. Which mean the more chaos we can't contain, and as a descndant of the rebel who cause this result we decide to punish you." It's opposing aura once again descended upon me.
I felt the color drain from my face and sweat trickle to the nape of my neck.
I knew it, they want to kill me!
Giving a deep bow, I say " Mr., I don't think it's right to punish the descendant of the person who committed the crime! " I can hear my heartbeat booming from within my chest. I'm fighting for my life.
"Oh isn't that so.. Why do you think that? "
"Because the crime that was committed wasn't on them but their elders."
"What a smart child, I also believe in what you said, however the others does not. As for your punishment, you either have two choices, fight for freedom or eternal prison. "
Furrowing my brows, I ponder on rather to chose freedom or prison. From the looks of it I will have to make choice either way. Fighting for freedom isn't a simple as it sounds and it will risk my life, however eternal prison doesn't sound great either. For one, it's prison which I loose my freedom and two, eternal in this case sounds like forever.
Risking my life or eternal prison
I can't decide with this little of information, with no choice, I ask, "Can you elaborate more on the two choices.. If you don't mind"
"Hahahaha, you're quite interesting. This my first in all my years see a human not crying for his life or freedom. Very well then, the first choice: you will fight for freedom but your life with be at risk, if you would to fail then you will be reincarnated as a undead for eternity. Choice two: you'll keep your life but will be place into a prison for eternity which mean even if you die your soul will still be there."
I clench my fist. These two choices are unreasonable! How come I have to pay for my father mistakes! I'm only a mere human who is trying to live off his days. Clenching my teeth, I then thought about my sister. Is she going to go through what I'm going through right now? Punishment, because of our father? I can't let that happen! No, I won't let it happen.
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A sharp pain in my hands made me realize how hard I was clenching my fist, drops of blood running down my forearm.
This is too unreasonable!
With clench teeth, I say, "I choose option one!" I have to be there for my sister, not only just her but mom as well.
"You choss option two, you're worthy to be called your father son, "
Tch..
" Since you chose your choice you can't regret it later, well even if you do, the only person you can blame is yourself. Here I'm required to give you these two things, you'll NEED it. "
When the voice finish talking, two items appeared above eye level in which I recognized to be a green pellet and a small silver ring. I grab both the items from the air and put the green pellet in my pocket without studying it while I put the silver ring on my right pinky. It was small but it surprisingly fit well.
"I'll have to warn you that the silver ring is actually a storage ring that only works with mana. Not only that but the world I'm sending you too will have what they call mana beast, a ultra upgraded version of the animals in your world."
Mana? What is that? Does that make someone strong?
Almost as if reading my thoughts, the voice continues, "Mana is a substance in which the naked eye can not see, a substance that exist in the atmosphere. It can be absorbed and utilize by any living thing."
"Seemingly my time has run out, well it's time... "
Before the voice finish it's sentence, I interrupted, " One last question before I go, I want to ask....will my sister be involve too since she's after all also a descendant. "
"Don't worry, she will not, only you, and beside your only half siblings anyway"
Feeling a huge burden lift if my chest, I sighed. One less thing to worry about...other than my life.
Wait...
"Well if that's all.. then good luck"
A force pushes me into the portal that formed out of nowhere.
Hold on! What do you mean by half siblings!?
I can barely make out what the voice says before the dark plane disappears from sight.
“By the way call me elder Doc.”
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I open my eyes from the complete darkness, gradually the surrounding lights clears up my vision. I lay on back, staring at the blue sky which had not hint of white.
Sitting up, I look around and see that in front of me are trees which towers over my head. No only that but from behind there's a huge body of water, most likely an ocean. However from the color of it, I can't decide to decipher it as a ocean or just a huge mass of oil.
*Sigh*
I rub the bridge of nose.
I'm on a f***king island, a f***k up one at that! Picking up myself, I prepared my mind. I don't have experience living out in wild so I'm at a disadvantage, but not only that, this island from what I recall from elder Doc, holds mana beasts.
Looking down, I rub the silver storage ring on my right pinky. I won't be able to open this storage ring without the usage of mana. However as I am right now I'm only an ordinary human who has no clue on how to gather or manipulate mana. Is it like slow flowing water? Or is it like a rapid stream? I don't know where to start.
Suddenly the image of the green pellet appeared in my head and everything clicked. The reason why he gave me the pellet and the storage ring, it was not for regulations but to secretly help me. Doc said it was required for me to get these items but in reality he actually gave me an extra boost. It's as if two people got a similar piece of candy. However after eating it, one person finds out that there is something extra sweet inside but not the same for the other.
But the question is..why would Doc help me?
Shaking my head away from those thoughts, I take out the green pellet from my pocket and place it in my mouth, it was hard to swallow without water but it did slowly slid down my throat to my stomach.
Instantly, a fiery burning pain erupted in my stomach and it slowly travel up to my spine to my head. My knees planted to ground, my head buried in my arms in a bowing manner.
It hurts!
It hurt so f**king much!
I roll to my side in a fetal position, my brows furrowed and eyes shut. This is the most pain I've ever endure in my life!
A couple of moments later the pain subsided down and I'm left alone drench in my own sweat. I manage to gain back my composure and I stiffly pick myself up off the ground.
I look at myself and I see that nothing change, however I knew that if something didn't change from outside than maybe it did in the inside. Sitting on the ground cross-legged with my eyes shut, I concentrate until beads of sweat stick to my forehead. After a while, in the surrounding darkness, green and yellow snow descended slowly at first but then quickly it became a green and yellow snow storm.
This is mana particles!...essence?
I try to absorb the chaotic mana particles into my body and yes, slowly I can feel a substance entering my arms and legs. After a while I figured out that the mana is flowing freely throughout my body and I somehow have a feeling that it wasn't correct, I believed that the mana should stop at one point and stay stationary.
Gathering all of my mana in my body, I quickly gather it into my solar plexus, into a small clump. It grew bright when suddenly I felt a jolt in my spine and a loud explosion ringed out in my ears.
I open my eyes and only to just find myself inside a huge crater...
What happened..?
Did I do this?
A bit exhilarated, I quickly close my eyes to probe out my body and there, I find in my solar plexus, a dark red thumb size crystal.
Yes!
I succeeded in whatever I did right!
Climbing rather awkwardly out of the crater, I look around and notice that it's evening, with only the last rays of light peaking through the trees.
I have no shelter, so it's better to get on high grounds.
Walking to the forest, I climb a couple meters up the first tree I find and I sat situated on a branch. I rub the storage ring as I gather as much mana I can into my finger. Though it wasn't much, it was enough to activate ring.
Concentrating, I open the storage ring and look through it. Immediately I felt the color drain from my face as my mouth gaped open and eyes bulged. Feeling lightheaded, I lean back on the tree as I just stare at storage ring.
...what the...