A sudden constant breathtaking moment for me it was, just a show of lights, multiple colors, like a dream, but more than a dream, it felt real.

Mixed with the colorful lights, there were long, long white lines, mixed up with very light yellow dots, it was like a light show.

Voices were being heard from all over the tunnel, as Jang was floating rapidly inside it, the voices used as background for the colorful show, which later on, Jang would forget everything about these small messages.

"Jang... Jang... Jang..."

"Hand... the hand... you must take it, no matter... WHAT!"

On the last word, Jang got himself woken up in a dark and cold room, with dust particles on the floor scattered around like sprinkled confetti at a party.

"W-where am I...?"

Asked Jang, trying to support himself to raise himself from the floor by using one of his elbows and his other palm.

"What is this (hold stomach with both of his hands lying down in front)... (throws up)

Jang threw up two times before he could talk again, but why? Is it because of the confusing dream that he just had, or his arrive at that unkown place?

The stars on his hands started blinking very slowly, by pulsating with light, which was fading and appearing again. A very warm light white color appeared on the stars tatooed on the back of his hands.

Suddenly, the unkown place started to light itself up, seeming that it was some kind of altar, with pieces and pieces of hand-long bricks.

With a small light-show on Jang's hands, the entire altar was surrounded by light purple lights coming out from the cracks of the bricks, revealing themselves across the room with their beautiful bright colors.

Jang still had an headache and a dizzy feeling inside his head, which confused him even more about his placing at the altar. He asked himself his wanted question.

"What... is this place?"

He looked in left, right and every other possible direction possible, finding a place to escape by touching every brick he could, thinking that it should have some kind of secret door.

Close to the middle of the altar, Jang saw a glass compartment that goes all the way to the top of the ceiling.

A metal glove encrypted with one dark-blue colored crystal shard on the back it.

By looking from the front of the "Ornametal piece", there was written something under it

"Celest punch"

"Celest punch? What a goofy name (sights softly)

-Jang (making fun of the item, that he didn't know, that it will have a huge impact for the rest of the --)

A voice scared the spirit out Jang

Suddenly, as his reflexion was being seen on the shiny-wiped glass piece, a deep and raspy voice made it's appearance from the dark part of the altar.

"Do not touch that"

"Wha- (scaredly drops himself near the glass compartment, making a loud thud sound with his hand accidentally touching it.

The unknown voice was followed by a shape of a robe that was being worn by someone... or something.

"It's you, I see you have arrived"

Asked the raspy voice from under the hoodie, with which it's face could not be seen.

Seconds after, the shape revealed itself by being a small old man with a weird hair cut and a thick toyag with a natural looking star shape at the top of it.

"Not really sure (pats head and grunts eyes and looks in different directions), I saw something in front of me... like a light (gets up from the ground) that dragged me into it."

The small old man gasped silently. His next words were filled with shock and curiosity

"Are you... (swallows once loudly) the next Star... user?"

"The next what what?"

-Jang (confused by the old man's commentary towards Jang, while he was slapping the dust off of his pants)

The old man approached Jang, quickly taking his hands in touch with his, directly looking at the back of his hands and seeing the star shape on the back of his hand.

"Hey man (takes hand off quickly from the old man's palm), watch it, I have personal space too, you know, you can't just touch someone like that-"

His last word was interrupted by one thud of the old man's star toyag.

Suddenly, the stars on Jang's hands lit up, pulsating with light, with a constant fade in and out.

"Who-who are you?"

-Jang with a questionable reaction that remained interested in the old man's action.

"My name is In-Su Uul, and I am a Star user.

As he glimpsed, analyzing his tattoo even more, his reaction lightened up.

"There is no doubt, you are the choosen one"

"You mean... you know about the star?"

-Jang (with an interested expression on his face, with a hint of doubt)

The old man chuckled and then walked near Jang and stopping himself a few steps away from him, slowly wandering around the lighting that was playing around the cracks of the bricks.

"Do you know what are the constellations?

Asked the old man with a soft look on his face, yet really careful to not lose Jang's attention throughout his speech.

"Those forms that the stars shape, the Andromeda, Ara, Aries, yes, I do know them"

Replied Jang gently, but a little bit confused by his question

"There was a tale, passed from my great great grandfather for many centuries. The constellations are drawings made made by the kids of "The one", the creator of this very existence. They made the drawings and he represented them in something else, something beautiful. Connecting the stars between them, creating the so called "constellations" drawn by them. He united every piece, every animal, every small and large form of existence, every form of human life. He united us, creating something called "families of the galaxy"

While the tale went on, Jang sat himself down and listened more carefuly at what the the man was talking about, and then, curiously he asked his question.

"Is it true... the story?"

"Oh, yes, yes it's how you say it... uhmm... (takes a notebook out of his small leather backpack) let's see, let's see (turns pages on by one, with his reading glasses on), not a single cap (looks back at Jang). Did I say it right?"

Jang sat up again, looking around, up and down, right and left

"There is a way out, right, I didn't just appear here out of nowhere (looks back at the old man) or did I?"

Asked Jang confused, scratching the top of his head with his index finger while tapping every single brick with his fingers again, finding his way out.

The small old man approached the long glass compartment and looked at it

"We are in a place called "Faheria". Think that... someone took a forest from another planet and put that forest here, the time and actions here are different than in other place on your planet. The time, the actions, happen more slowly in here, in this forest. One day in Faheria, is one hour in your world."

Jang's mood lightened, joyfully smiling, while his eyes widened.

"No WAY!"

The small old man waited for Jang's big smile to warm-off, then he asked him.

"What is your purpose in life"

The old man held the silence in his name a little bit before saying the next sentence that will change Jang's way of seeing the things that surround him and play around him.

"Do you want to become a worker? A lawyer? A writer maybe?"

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"Not any of those that you mentioned"

-Jang (with an sighting voice in his throat, while still searching for an exit)

A few seconds later, Jang stopped his activity and looked back at the old man with an upset look on his face

"My purpose is to be someone, to become important for others (looks away). I don't want to stay the same"

The old man carefuly listened to what Jang said, as he would already know what he meant with those words.

"Tell me (looks at Jang with a soft, yet serious look on his face), do you want your whole life to be changed"

"Changed? What do you mean about that?"

"Promise me one single thing, and in exchange for that I will train you how to control the Star powers"

"One promise for the knowledge of the stars... huh? That must be one hell of a promise, old master"

-Replied Jang, with a serious pair of eyes and slight chuckle in his voice.

"(Interrupting chuckle) I knew you were a smart one. In order for my knowledge, you will have to defeat the greatest evil lurking around the galaxy in a prison cube. The prisoners name is Kadar Nan, the most diabolic person in existence.

His eyes widened, his nerves were getting numb and the world was spinning around him, but a touch of the old man's hand on his meaty shoulders, has softened his reactions.

"Oooh (grunts eyes and smirks) what is with that grumpy face ay'? Many people will be at your side, I will just need you to be counted for"

-In-Su

"(Slightly chuckles and looks at In-Su, while slowly standing up) Why are you doing a pirate accent?"

"It is an old habit of an old friend that I've catched many years ago, you will meet him in the future"

Seconds of silence has passed. Seeing that Jang was still on his thoughts, the old man tried to calm him down with some good words.

"No need to worry, you have the (does a gesture to show himself out with a proud look on his face) the best master at your guide and my nephew at the Boduga mountains (whispers), but I have to say (gets closer to Jang) he's a bit craaaazy, if you know what I mean"

The old man smirked after seeing Jang laugh, knowing that the sudden scare was slowly fading away.

"By being your apprentice, it means that I can protect my friends, right?"

"Not only your friends, but the whole world. What I am about to teach you will give this planet a new chance for victory against the present and future evils"

"Then count me in"

-Jang with an excited, yet cocky look in his eyes.

"Very good. (Lifts up toyag) Your training will start in the start of the seven common days, the day named Monday"

In-Su lifted his toyag even higher, aiming towards Jang's chest, with the goal to push it against his meaty chest, and travel him back home, but something else happened

"Monday, then"

He smiled and reached his knuckle for a fist bump, which amazed In-Su and shocked him for quite a few seconds.

In-Su went in on Jang's gesture and they both did a gentle fist bump, a slight touch, which on release, made In-Su slightly chuckle and Jang joyfully release a smile.

Master Star user thudded his star toyag in the ground and the same portal from before had opened again.

"I think that one is for me"

Said Jang, pointing towards the pale-yellow tinted shard portal it with the back of his thumb, waving his hand towards the portal.

Before he would enter the light shard, In-Su called his name one last time. Jang turned around with only half of his body turned at him

"A long and purposeful adventure awaits ahead of us, Jang... Ho"

A slight smirk extended from the rest of his mouth. Jang turned back around and headed his way, as his body was becoming one with portal, melting in place.