Chapter 25, Kepler, The Otherworld
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Appearing within a blank white space, Jaxon was stunned.
His body was rendered non-existent, and before him, stood a heavenly creature.
A golden haired women that could only be understood as the perfect depiction of an angel.
"Welcome, mortal soul." The strange woman spoke. She had long blonde hair, wore a short white robe that barely covered her pale skin, that seemed to be plated with gold in certain location.
"I am Yavina, the Overseer of Souls, the Guide of Metaphysical Bodies." She said, her head looking Jaxon's soul up and down, despite wearing a blindfold.
"Otherwise known as the Archangel of Life." Finishing up her introduction
"You've been welcomed into Kepler, the Divine World. As a soul reincarnated from a different World, you are automatically granted a bonus." She said, raising a small green screen in her palm.
|Title: Other-Worlder|
[Information]: As a soul not native to Kepler, you are allowed to retain your memories upon reincarnation. The lemniscate symbol will forever be present on the back of your hand, as a way of identification.
|Skills|
- [Mind Reincarnation]
Upon reading the panel, it turned into a ball of light, Yavina holding it in her hand.
"Alongside the ability granted by this title, as a foreign soul, you get the chance to choose your own form." The ball dispersed as she reopened her palm, another screen appearing.
The screen enlarged, floating in front of Jaxon's soul, displaying multiple different bodies.
|Genus: Homo|
-|Species: Ayrdyen|
[Information]: A race of magically inclined people. With their high statures, averaging at around 17 feet, they impose fear upon other lesser beings. They have a natural strength far superior to most creatures, only being matched by the most powerful bite forces of the animal kingdom. They are creatures blessed with long lifespans and higher intelligence, though few are birthed as the strength of the soul required for their body to function correctly is immense…
[Choose this species for further information]
(Species Locked)
|Genus: Homo|
-|Species: Nyxus|
[Information]: ...
|Genus: Homo|
-|Species: Ursidia|
[Information]: ...
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|Genus: Draco|
-|Species: Basiliscus|
[Information]: ...
|Genus: Gigas|
-|Species: Draco Basiliscus|
[Information]: ...
The amount of creatures, alongside their images and descriptions, that were displayed on the multitude of screens the Angel manifested…
It was incredibly vast to say the least…
Mentally swiping through the list while the Angel stood in silence, Jaxon soon found his choice.
|Genus: Homo|
-|Species: Sapiens|
[Information]: A species of Hominin that have uniquely high cognitive potential. Which the capability of holding intelligence rivaling that of their superior cousins, the Homo Ayrden, the Homo Sapiens, or better known as Humans, are a physically weak species that rely on their mine. Thanks to this, they excel in the magical area of Sorcery, though that's their only strength. Their souls are relatively weak, allowing for the birth of up to 8 at once, if the mother is strong enough. Because of their reproduction rate and intelligence, they have become one of the more widespread species of Kepler.
|Racial Skills|
-[Limitless Mental], [Emotion Manifestation], [Creative Mind]
Despite having an enormous array of creatures, only few were available to Jaxon.
And most of those few were that of animals like monkeys and bears…
There were few species to choose from, so he was quite stuck with his options.
"This is your choice? One of the weaker existences within the Homo Genus…" The Angel muttered, a thoughtful look on her face.
Then, for a moment, her hands glowed, while dematerializing the screen.
"I see… Though your mind is strong by normal standards, your soul is weak… The way of the Kreuvian Aspect usually erases this problem, though that is at the higher realms I do suppose." She rambled on, returning to reality soon after.
"Very well. You will live life, oblivious to your previous nature for the first 14 years, but when you come of age, your memories will return to you." Her gold plated hands twirling in front of his soul, energy releasing from them.
"Your memories, alongside any important attributes from your previous life." Her hands stopped moving.
The energy previously gathered before her, violently shot towards Jaxon.
"Have a nice life, as soon enough, the amount of Other-Worlders will increase drastically…"
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He appeared within a small cathedral, 15 other people around him, all of them, sitting within a ritual circle.
"Solomon." An aged voice echoed throughout the chapel, garnering the attention of the 16 young children, Jaxon especially so.
'Me?…' His eyebrow raised, ignoring the other teenagers, focusing on the voice that called to him.
It was a bearded old man, wearing light armor, his green eyes sparkling behind his glasses.
"Speak to me Solomon." The man said, memories appearing within Jaxon's head.
"That's me… I'm Solomon Wright." Jaxon, or rather, Solomon, muttered.
"I'm… Solomon?" He said with an ecstatic smile.
"I ESCAPED!" He yelled, rising out of the lotus pose he was in.
"That accursed God wasn't lying!" His head was thrown back, his red eyes bursting with fire as his mouth spewed flames.
{Congratulations! You have successfully awakened your old self! You have retained your memories perfectly, alongside your experience with the [Law of Fire].}
"WE'VE REALLY BEEN REBORN." He spun around, turning towards the group of kids behind him, seven other boys slowly rising.
"We really…" One of them trailed on in a whisper.
"YES!" Solomon screamed, fire leaking out of his eyes as he slowly calmed himself down.
The other 8 children were at a loss for words, alongside the 3 elderly people, that were natives of this world.
"Sorry… for the commotion… I just didn't think this would be true." Solomon murmured to the old man, turning to face him.
"Neither did we…" A middle aged woman beside him spoke.
"We didn't think the prophecies would be true…"
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Lokreum hovered between the bounds of reality, gazing down on a dark portion of existence, that hid in between the folds of space.
It was a vast region, hidden from all eyes within the Apocryphal Domain, housing a supernatural existence of tremendous power.
Lokreum, the only being knowing of its presence, was currently gazing between the veils of reality, watching.
"Time flows differently…" He muttered. "Reality… runs, differently…" It was a breath of shock.
He had manifested himself in another location upon feeling the anomalous happenings in this domain.
He currently had two bodies, one with Sage, and one within this unobservable universe supercluster.
"An existence, born at the Universal Aspect…" He spoke through exasperated breaths, appearing within the domain of this creature.
"What are you? How did you come to be?…"
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