I never thought it would be like this, but after going through the grey zone I should have expected this.
What am I talking about? Well, you can’t see it, but I can. The entire history of this world is being transferred into my head, in mere seconds at speeds not even the best scientist in my world could comprehend.
This doesn’t feel real.
Huh! What the hell was that? A voice is speaking in my head.
This is so weird, but what the heck.
"my name is--"
“That’s what I’m trying to do, but you keep interrupting me!”
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Oh, I guess it understands my emotions.
"I’m sorry about that. My name is Griema Gregory Cobin."
“So, what now, is that it?”
An ability huh, this must be what Jester was talking about earlier.
“When you get there, you will be gifted an ability, but even I cannot tell you what it will be. That’s decided only by God Himself.”
This is a big decision if I screw this up who knows what will happen to me when I get to the other world.
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“Huh, hey what do you mean by one minute? That’s so little time!”
Dam, okay let's see here I have three options: Puppet Master, Shadow King, and Terror.
“Hey voice, can explain these abilities to me?”
That's almost no information at all, even I could have guessed that, but I wanted more details before making my choice and why does it sound like I’ve been given the evil route? All these options sound like things that would be given to bad people, Oh no don’t tell me. Not again!
“Okay, I’ve made my decision give me The Puppet Master.”
“Yeah, yeah, I’m sure. I choose The Puppet Master.”
A gift from God, huh? What a gift.
It didn’t matter what I chose, I’d still be nothing more than a devil, even in this world.
“I’m fourteen, how many more questions do you have, huh? I’m getting tired.”
What…My reason for existing…
“Is it okay to say, that I don’t know, or do I have to give you an answer?”
My reason for existing, huh? I’m just a kid, how am I supposed to know the answer to that at fourteen? I have nothing, no one left to even care about me, or to take care of.
That’s the whole reason I’m in this situation because I have nothin---
I see
That’s what I failed to see before
The reason I’m here is what it sounds like, I have nothing to go back to, no one to go back to. I can start a whole new life here. A life that my mother would dream of me having.
“My reason for existing is because I want to live a good life, no matter who or what stands in my way. I love living, I love life, and I love people who care about me even if my face has a hard time showing it, so what if my smile scares people, it doesn’t matter how I was born and what my life was like before now.
I have been given a chance to live and I will live. So, that’s my reason.
That’s my reason for existing!”
“Fish, fish get your fish here! The best fish on the block that you can only find here and nowhere else, but at Fins fish stall.”
“Come on down, if you’re brave enough, and don’t come if you’re cheap. Where the best fighters gather to compete for the best armor and prize a warrior could ever want. Just sign your name here and join the fight!”
“Hey, hunny don’t you want to come with me?? I have a special surprise for you!”
Huh?? What— What's going on here, I feel --
“Hey, you old witch, leave the kid alone before I call the marshals.
Sorry kid, it’s what we call the high hour. Come on, walk with me. We have lots of new arrivals in town from the neighboring countries, so, we merchants need to start catering for everyone or how else would we make a living you know.
You’ve got to know what your buyers want before they do, go get it, put it up for sale, and slap a big price tag on it so that all of us can eat good tonight, right boys!”
“Right!! HAHAHAAHH.”
“My name is Flint Woodman, the head merchant/Vendor of this district. I see, know, and hear everything that goes on around here, and to my surprise, a new face walks in just like that, and I don’t know a thing about him! Could you believe that kid?
So, what’s your name? MHHHH.”
Is it just me or did you guys also get overloaded by all the information, and what’s going on in this place? Because I feel sick.
“Excuse me sir, but what did you say?”
My eyes feel like they're about to burst and it's so hard to hear a word that this guy is saying, sometimes. What's happening to me?
“Oh, I see. You’re not from around here kid. I can tell by that accent. Okay, I’ll tell you what let’s forget about names for now and let me take you somewhere to get something to eat. How does that sound? HMHH”
Why does he keep making that sound? But I am hungry, I was in the grey zone for a long time. And I am super tired, like very tired.
“Sure, I am hungry. Also is there a place around here that I could crash for a bit? I’m tired.”
“MHMM, yes, I know a place that has everything you need. It’s just down this way.”
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“Oka----”