It's been two weeks since professor Catherine gave us a little homework,

"Get close to your surrounding nature to get close to the world you live in."

If not for her 900 years of relation with runes, we would have taken her words as utter nonsense.

I had lived in this Nature for 17 years and, someone just said that I have no relation with it whatsoever! Giving her ridiculous claim some face value, I started thinking of a way to get 'closer' to Nature. I was also curious, is it possible for a human to communicate with the world? So, I started spending more time in gardens, farms, and even on the outskirts of Evergreen forest. And nature's gentle touch contained to shoot my very being as I kept spending more time. But, the promised "Nature's call" didn't come. But, ahm... Don't get me wrong, I had no problem with my regular 'nature's call'.

'Does the world know that I used to bully rabbits? But I was young and immature, surely the great ‘world's will’ won't be angry at my childishness right? Or, does the world love rabbits more than humans?'- ridiculous thoughts kept popping from time to time.

After 2weeks, I realized I need better stimuli.

"If I want to do that, there is no better place than the healing department. That place is like a natural paradise."

So, I headed there after pointing out my destination. But it started raining midway. As I wanted to get close to nature, I let myself get drenched in the rain.

I reached the familiar yet jaw-dropping department garden and observed my surroundings. The whole sky was cloudy- there was no sight of the sun, no golden rays of light. Only ash grey canvas stretching infinitely to the void. There was nothing special. It was just another typical rainy day.

But I had a mission to do. To get close to Nature, I had to know it better. Why are things as it is in Nature? Why do these things transpire? So, I started doing Q&A by myself.

'Why does the sun give us light? 'There will be only darkness and a feeling of emptiness without light. There will be no life without light.'

I flexed my palm and, rainwater started to accumulate there.

'Why does it rain?'

'To create an ecosystem that is suitable for life. There will be no life without water too. Nature showers everything with rain and makes everything vivid. Let it also wash away every black I have in me. Let it make my heart translucent."'

I looked at the garden full of diverse but beautiful flowers.

'Why does a flower bloom? It's for a tree to create its offspring.'

'Why do trees bear fruit? It is to safeguard its seed. But, Nature also uses this to feed others.'

But after contemplating for a while, I realized that the nature which is surrounding me is just a small part of the bigger picture. Everything surrounding me belongs to this world. If I want to understand things from a broader perspective, I have to dive into this bigger picture. So, I shifted my focus to this whole world, totally forgetting the small task the professor gave us.

"Does the world give birth to lives because it has nothing else to do? Or does this happen because of the world's intention? Or its creator's intention? What's the reason behind its action? Everything in this world exists for a reason. Everything in this world exists for a purpose. The creatures exist for a reason and live for their purpose. Because they live in this world, they are part of this world. I am part of this too. Then, what's my purpose?"

"Is my purpose just to feed on world's origin energy, get strong, kill enemies, have a family, grow old and then die?"

I asked myself but didn't get any response in my head. So, I asked again, but loudly,

"What's the purpose of my existence?"

But no response came into my head.

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It felt like I was talking to myself yet I sensed as if I had many silent listeners. Among them, there was one that was very unique. This listener was very close to me, yet very distant. But, this listener had answers to my question!

Feeling reluctant to give up, I focused all of my senses, my heart, and my soul to get my answer. Only to get overwhelmed as an ecstatic feeling filled in my heart. I sang out without even knowing how —

"Flow! Flow! Through the heart,

The southern wind of bays.

Fall! Fall! On the Earth,

The golden sun's rays.

Drop! Drop! From the sky,

The precious raindrops.

Grow! Grow! In the lands,

Savory foods and crops.

Bloom! Bloom! In the green,

Gorgeous painted flowers.

Sing! Sing! Oh, Bird,

In the early morning hours.

Oh! Nature, I get from you,

Everything I need.

Oh! Nature, helpful you are,

Having no greed.

How opulent and beautiful,

Nature you are.

I wonder how beautiful He is,

Who makes what you are!

As I looked at nature's beauty-

dazzled am I,

Knowing everything goes on you-

the lord most high."

-Cough..cough...cough

I couldn't continue as my voice stuck in my throat. I felt drained, dropped to my knees, and started panting. My body was profusely sweating while being washed by the rain. Quickly, I started taking long breaths to stabilize myself.

Then a voice rang out, "Why did you stop?"

I flinched at the voice and saw a woman standing behind me. But for some reason, raindrops didn't get her drenched. They would just fall on her and glide away – as if she was an Arum leaf.

She asked again, "Why did you stop?" This time an overwhelming pressure emitted from her. The seer pressure made my breath heavier.

'Who is she? Such a strong psychic pressure! And I am sure she is limiting her pressure to a bearable level for me. Quite the exquisite control over her strength.'

Feeling her strength, I answered cautiously, as I didn't know her intention.

"I don't know. I saw a purpose in everything. And I was searching for my purpose in this world."

"The result?" she asked.

" I couldn't find."

" I couldn't find my purpose in this world," I repeated.

The woman frowned then, and sighed.

"Reaching such a crucial step to explore your own existence just after trying to communicate with the world's will, but failed in the end. I don't know if I should call you lucky or unlucky. Tsk Tsk."

I didn't care about her mocking tone and asked carefully, "And who might you be, madam?"

She looked at me and laughed, "I am your Department head kiddo. Get up, go inside and dry yourself fast. You have no water affinity. So, you will catch a fever if you keep soaked in water like that. It looks like accepting you in the department wasn't a total waste."

I was so shocked that I started trembling in front of her and then ran away like my life was in danger. Who knows what a woman with misandry would do to me if I made her angry?

But I heard her mumbling, "What a scaredy-cat. Maybe that's why he is someone with lightning that heals. Hahahaha"

Even then, I didn't stop to retort as I wasn't strong enough to retort and mostly - scared of the rumors about her.

But regarding today's event, I was sure about one thing. I didn't fail to find my purpose in this world. Because- the purpose of my life didn't exist in this world! That sounded very illogical to me but, this is what the World's Will told me. And most importantly, just when I recited praise of this world's creator, extreme hatred started to surround my mind. My blood started to boil. A desire to annihilate everything in this world was brewing inside me. Just when this feeling was becoming vivid more and more by every second, my body acted on its own. Golden lighting energy automatically left the core and like galloping horses, rushed into my bloodstream. And my body- mind- soul finally calmed down.

So many strange things happened today that my head was aching. I decided to take some rest before going back to this messy world.

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In a dark place, far away from the Armea continent, a voice mumbled,

"The Bloodline Steele brightened for a moment. Did the seal break?"

An ancient voice answered, "No, it tried to break the seal and almost succeeded but, something suppressed it in the end. It's quite shocking that something was able to suppress it.''

"Should I check up on him?''

''No need, it's a good thing. The boy isn't ready yet. But, I will send the right person to observe him. Very soon."

Then the place quieted down.