*Waah, Waah*
I woke up to the unbearable sound of a child crying. I always, ALWAYS hated that sound. I tried to move around and see where it was coming from but to no avail. I just… couldn’t… move my head, no matter how hard I tried. I tried to see what was going on but realized that my eyes wouldn’t open too!
“Congratulations Miss Xapos, you have twins!”
What was that? I tried to listen as hard as I could but it felt like there was something in my ear that I couldn’t get out.
“But why isn’t he crying?! Isn’t that bad! Newborns always cry! Is he sick? My first son… he can’t be sick! Look at his sister!”
What language are they speaking? I’ve never heard of a language like this. Someone please tell me what they are talking about now. I really need to know what is going on here.
“My apologies Miss. Although abnormal, this behavior from a child is not an unnatural occurrence. Many children in the past were born not crying.”
…? Born? I’m sure I picked up that word. Something was born?
“It’s fine then? My little boy is safe?”
“It’s fine madam. Trust me, I’ve assisted many women in childbirth. Your boy is perfectly healthy.”
“Thank goodness.”
I felt two warm hands pick me up. I felt… strangely safe. I opened my eyes as much as I could, and I saw a smiling face of a beautiful woman over me. I don’t know why but I just fell asleep, it was uncontrollable.
I closed my eyes and just drifted off into slumber.
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I opened my eyes again.
“God damnit.”
I was floating in an endlessly dark abyss.
“How do you like your new world, Mr. Xapos?”
Huh?
Those 3 pairs of green glowing eyes appeared in front of my face again. I was in awe when I first saw them. Now they just feel obnoxious.
“You were reborn! Don’t you feel fresh? It’s a new start! Literally! Haha!”
He laughed at his own joke.
“Well, that’s all I wanted to say. Diama and Diemo are already in your world, you should recognize them when you see them.”
His voice would sound intimidating if it not for the things he was saying.
“I’m supposed to find them, right? Then what?”
“They’ll tell you what to do.”
What?
“Why can’t you tell me!”
“But that’s no fun! I want to see you mess up before-hand!”
He pulled me out of my dream into his world just to say he wants me to mess up? I swear to god. No wait. I should stop saying that. It means I give respect to whatever he is, because I’m pretty sure he’s some kind of god. I swear to… the lord jes…
Huh. I can’t remember what I was going to say.
“That’s right, you’re going to start forgetting things about your past world now. Unimportant things that is.”
A**hole. I tried. I really did try not to swear.
“I’m going to send you back now. Let’s see if you’ll die in your first few years of being in this world. Goodbye my champion!”
“F**K YOU!”
A green vortex opened up behind me and in an instant I was gone.
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I opened my eyes and started to stare, trying to see anything but my eyes just wouldn’t focus. It was like having Myopia. It was weird.
*Waah, Waah*
Again, I heard that terrible wailing coming from the right of me. I turned my head to the side to see where it was coming from.
Just beside me was a baby that was screaming constantly. Wait. Why is there a baby beside me?
“Hush, little one. Don’t worry, Mommy is here.”
A gentle voice came from above us and a giant figure loomed over and picked up the baby. I didn’t know what language she was speaking but I could perfectly understand it. It was strange.
A few seconds later I couldn’t hear the baby cry anymore. The same giant figure placed the baby beside me again. It was sound asleep.
Ok. There are some weird things happening right now. The first one. I can’t move my arms or legs properly. The second one. I have a baby sleeping beside me. The third one. There was a giant figure above that managed to make the baby fall asleep.
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So, considering what Jaundice – extra blue said, I can infer that I am, in fact… a baby.
Oh. Great. I’m a baby. Now that I think back on it, it really wasn’t that hard to figure out. I mean, I had multiple hints pointing in that direction, and when he said reincarnation…
I’m a f**cking baby. What am I supposed to do! I can’t even move! Do I have to live through this!
“Oh, is someone cranky? I haven’t seen you make a face since you were born! You’re so cute!”
I felt a nostalgic warm sensation pick me up and I saw that beautiful woman again. Deep black hair that flowed down her head and over her shoulders. I got to act like a baby, right? I reached for her hair and grabbed it. Then I began to suck my thumb. This situation… wasn’t so bad. It was nice and calm.
She started to sing a lovely little song. She sang slowly and carefully. Her voice was like silk. I wondered. ‘Was this my mother?’
Maybe, it wouldn’t be so bad. To just live a few years, without any care in the world…
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1 year later
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The last year had been full of calm. It was nice doing nothing but I felt like I needed some excitement in my life. Being unable to move really sucks.
It was at night and I was sleeping when a sudden noise woke me up.
“Get him!”
“He’s getting away”
“Find him! He can’t exit the house just yet!”
I opened my eyes very quickly and started to look around. There were voices I had never heard before. There was screaming, yelling and shouting all over the house. Is this the excitement I was looking for?
My sister woke up and started crying. What is happening right now? I heard mother get up and walk over to us.
“Hush, its ok. Its ok. Mommy has you.” She picked up my sister and started to rock him/her in her arms but she wouldn’t stop crying.
“We found him! He’s running towards the children!”
“WHAT! DON’T TRY AND CAPTURE HIM ANYMORE! SHOOT HIM!”
Wait what?
I heard the firing of bows and arrows, many of them thudding very close to our room.
Then a strange figure dashed inside. Most of his body covered in a shroud. He held a long dagger in one hand, and his other hand held a small necklace. It reminded me of the eyes.
He dashed behind my mother and pointed his knife at her throat. Then he pushed her away and picked me up out of the cradle.
“This is your heir? Is he already dead or is his face broken? Hahaha!”
Did he just insult me? I can’t tell. I’m not sure why he’s insulting me or what he meant by that.
Soon enough, men dressed in armor came into the room but stopped immediately as soon as they saw what was happening.
“Stay back!”
There was some whispering between what I assume are soldiers before one pushed his way through the crowd. A very handsome man with chiseled features and anger all over his face. He wore intricate black armor engraved with silver carvings.
“Filthy thief! Get your hands off of my son!”
The cloaked man just started to laugh.
“You aren’t in a position where you can negotiate with me anymore Lord Xapos. If any of you take another step further, I will kill your heir.”
This, was a terrible situation. Then again, Lord Xapos? Not so bad maybe. Learned some nice things.
The guards stood there without knowing what to do. What I assume to be my father just started getting angrier and angrier.
“What. Do. You. Want.”
“I want to go free with the necklace. That’s all I ask for.”
My father started to seethe with anger. The veins on his face could pop at any moment now. Oh no… oh no, oh no oh no, OH NO. DON’T BE STUPID. JUST GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS. I’M GOING TO DIE IF YOU DON’T!
My father just charged at the cloaked man who in turn was about to stab me.
NO! SOMEONE, ANYONE HELP ME! I’M NOT READY TO DIE YET!
Bursting out of the floor, appeared a bony white creature with insect wings, scythe-like appendages and a large tail that ended with a scorpion’s barb.
The cloaked man only had a second to show his surprise before it slashed him, killing him instantly. Underneath his cloak, I could see his veins turn green and his skin become snow white.
The monster turned its eyes toward my father.
My father looked at the creature in shock and afterwards looked at me. He didn’t know what to do, but my mother did. She picked me up, out of the Deadman’s arms and brought me to the back of the room. Father was at the front of the room, at the door. We were at the end, by a window and the monster was in the middle, preventing either side from moving to the other.
The creature turned around too late and failed to attack my mother. It roared but it didn’t move from its spot.
“Surround it!”
The guards who were just standing there awkwardly raised their swords again and slowly started surrounding the creature.
But the creature showed some signs of intelligence. It swiped at anything that too close Many of the guards fell because they weren’t careful. The creature charged towards the guards, its scythe-like arms quickly cutting through the heavy armor of the guards.
The creature roared, as if it were saying back off. Both the guards and my father got the message.
Then I heard some chanting. I looked up and saw my mother whisper something under her breath.
It was too faint to make out but I could tell that there was something about what she was saying.
The creature suddenly turned around and jumped right at mother, whatever she was doing, it didn’t like.
But it was already too late.
My mother finished her chant and dark tendrils of magic sprouted from the ground, holding down the monster.
“Now!”
My father not wasting anytime, ran at the monster with sword pointed towards its head. It couldn’t move to dodge, so it attacked instead, swinging its claws wildly in a feeble attempt to defend itself.
My father went for the first blow will the guards surrounded the creature.
It looked at all of them, then directed its stare at me. Everything was still for a second, before it broke free of the tendrils and went back into the hole in the floor it came form.
My mother fell to the floor from exhaustion, holding both me and my sister who was still wailing.
“What… was that?”
My father starred at the hole unable to take in the situation that just happened.
He shook his head, trying to regain his focus. He started barking orders at the guards and called for some repairmen. He escorted my mother out of the room. Some maids rushed in and took us for our mother.
We all went down to the main bedchambers. There was quite a bit of damage here too, but it seemed more humane. I guess the thief was here first.
We were placed on the bed with our mother. My father made sure she was alright before leaving the room.
Mother was very angry, I could understand. That situation was stressful. Especially for a new mother.
It was a terrifying situation, but it had its merits. For one, I know magic exists in this world. Secondly, I figured out we were nobility of some rank. That’s always nice. Lastly, monsters exist. When you put the first and third point together, you get a classic fantasy world.
When you put all three together, you get a noble in a fantasy world! Nobles have so many more privileges than.
*Giggle*
I heard a giggle from my mother.
“Did you know you were being attacked! Even if you didn’t, you wouldn’t care, would you? My brave little boy. Even if there was a monster if your room, you wouldn’t cry!”
She started to laugh, it wasn’t mocking, its was more gentle or a way to release the stress that she had built up so suddenly. Also, I’m not brave. I was screaming for my life!
In my head.
I smiled, and she noticed me smiling. Thinking about what had happened and how lucky I was.
*Gasp*
“This is the first time you’ve smiled!”
Really? I’ve smiled many times!
“Actually, I think this is the second expression you’ve made so far! The first time was when you were younger and you got angry, it was so cute!”
Eh? My face doesn’t make emotions? I’m really confused right now. Shouldn’t that show on my face?
I tried looking confused. My mother had no reaction.
Great. Now I’m an abnormal emotionless baby is also the successor to the Xapos estate.
I’m… just going to go to sleep.
I closed my eyes and tried to remove all thoughts of what just happened today.
I miss the past year already.
Chapter 2 - End