Shin, after seeing the façade quickly backed away holding Azura and asked it,
“Who are you, and where am I tell me.”
The darkness covering the façade quickly vanished, revealing a middle-aged tall woman wearing a majestic looking light pink gown. Her long pink hair was the same color as her clothes, but her face it was covered in a bright shining light, she had an aura of mystery and intrigue.
She replied to Shin, “I’m the goddess of your world, and you two are dead.”
“I’m dead, and you’re a goddess seriously now is this some sort of a fairytale.”
At that moment Shin thought, but she might be telling the truth, there is no way I fell from 3 stories high and survived without a scratch, Azura’s here too, I’ll believe her for now.
Suddenly Shin heard a faint voice,
“Shh- Shin.”
“Azura,” Shin exclaimed,
“You’re awake, how are you feeling, are you feeling fine you’re not in any pain are you.”
“I’m fine Shin what about you.”
“I’m fine don’t worry.”
Azura glanced around, and saw that the ground seemed as if it was made of clouds, then she saw the goddess. Azura panicked, asked Shin, “hey who’s that women Shin, and what is this place.”
“Stay calm Azura, I too have no idea where we are and that woman, apparently she’s a goddess and were dead.”
“Were dead! How can that be, we are right here.”
The goddess interrupted their conversation, “Hey you two there’s not time for chit-chat, I have a hefty schedule.”
Azura and Shin went quiet and looked at the goddess’s face.
She doesn’t have a face, thought both of them.
Shin asked the goddess, “why did you bring us here.”
“Why did I bring you here you say, that’s funny; because you two came here on your own.”
“On our own?”
“Yes, when you two died your spirits drifted here, normally they would go to another place I can’t tell you about, even I haven’t heard of such an event taking place in history.”
“Our spirits drifted here, so what will you do to us now, send us back to the place you mentioned.”
“That is what I should do but, it would not be very interesting, what should I do... how about I reincarnate you into another world.”
“Reincarnate!” yelled out Azura.
“Yes, if you two wants, I can reincarnate you two into a new world, or I can send you two where other spirits go after dying”.
Azura’s eyes glamoured as soon as she heard, that they could be reincarnated.
“What do you benefit from reincarnating us goddess,” asked Shin in a suspicious voice.
“Nothing just entertainment,” said the goddess with a grin.
“I’ll accept your offer in one condition.”
“What is your condition.”
“You have to grant us each one wish, don’t worry we won’t ask for something outrageous, so do you accept our condition.”
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“Okay, I accept it, I will grant your wish if it’s reasonable that is. Before that though, let me tell you a few things about the world you two will soon call your home.”
Shin thought, I’m surprised she accepted our condition, there must be a reason a literal goddess is complying demands of just some mortals.
The goddess started explaining them about the new world.
After about 30 minutes.
Shin said, “So basically what you are telling me that there’s something in the world called Ray that can be used to do things like magic as we call it, and we will be reincarnated away from each other.”
“Yes, that basically sums up the highlights of what I told you.”
“Everything is fine, except us being far away when we get into the world,” said Shin.
“Shin is right! why can’t you have us get there together, aren’t you supposed to be a goddess,” Yelled out Azura.
The goddess clarified, “I am a goddess, but not of that world you know, I cannot just do what I want there.”
Shin thought, I don’t think she’s lying, but how will we find each other in a world 100x the size of earth, wait didn’t she say something about (Some sort of op school training).
“Well, if there’s nothing you can do then, its fine.”
“But Shin!”
The goddess said, “So if that’s clear, then what do you two want your wishes to be.”
Shin asked Azura, “So what are you going to ask for Azura.”
“Before that, what about us teleporting differently there. How will we meet in such a huge world.”
“Don’t worry, I have a plan.”
“Okay then Shin, I trust you, and about the wish I don’t know what about you.”
“I have thought of what I want.” As Shin said this he approached the goddess, faced her head on and said,
“Goddess, I want you to increase my learning rate to maximum.”
“Learning Rate?”
“Yes, I want you to make it so I learn everything as fast as possible.”
Goddess exclaimed, “That’s a rather interesting wish, but its doable. Wish granted, well now girl its your turn what do you want be quick.”
Azura thought, what I want, what I want is to be helpful to Shin, I want to stay with Shin FOREVERRRRR…... but I can’t say that in front of Shin can I. Okay I know what I want.
“I want the power to be helpful to Shin,” said Azura.
Goddess laughed, “You two are really interesting, Wish granted.”
“You sure you want that Azura, “asked Shin.
“Yes Shin, I’m sure.”
“Well, whatever.”
“So, you two shall I reincarnate you now.”
“Wait 5 minutes,” said Shin.
“You know who is standing in front of you right, be a bit scared at least. Fine just 5 minutes though.” Said the goddess in an annoyed voice.
Shin went close to Azura and told something to her in her ear.
After about 5 minutes.
“Were done, you can reincarnate us now.”
Azura nodded her head too, and came to stand close to Shin.
“So finally done you two, have fun in your new world.”
As the goddess said this, she put a cut on her index finger with her thumb’s nail and a drop of blood fell on the ground. Then a crimson red circle formed around Shin and Azura this shocked them
Azura said to Shin, “Be safe Shin.”
As she said this both vanished along with the crimson red circle.
After they both had vanished the goddess said something, “So these were the kids Lyca talked about at the Banquet, I wonder what he saw in them to go as far as to disobey his orders.”
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The crimson circle reappeared at the outskirts of a dense forest, with Shin standing on it. As Shin opened his eyes, he saw a forest in front of him, covered in lush green vines, behind him was a hill covered in hay colored grass. A light gust of wind stuck Shin from his left the scenery was truly calming.
“So, this is the new world, I wonder where Azura is.”
As Shin said this suddenly, he heard a loud sound of an explosion, coming from the next side of the hill. Then suddenly a bunch of little leafless trees came walking from the forest behind him, the little trees were blackish brown in color, they had some sort of liquid oozing out from them which melted everything it met.
He thought, what are these things, they are everywhere.
Shin quickly ran towards the hill, and the little trees followed him when he reached the top of the hill, he saw something terrifying.
Meanwhile in another place far away, Azura was laying down a flower bed, at a field of grass. As she opened her eyes, she quickly yelled out “Shin!”
A person came running to Azura as she said this, Azura couldn’t make out their appearance, as her vision was blurry for some reason.
All Azura could see was that the person had extremely long pitch-black hair, and a feminine appearance, she had an overcoat of sort on and a long black pointed hat she asked Azura, “Hey, you awake girl.”
Azura quickly got up and backed away, she asked the woman, “Who are you!”
The woman replied frankly, “Don’t worry little girl, I’m not planning to hurt you or anything.”
After hearing these words, Azura suddenly felt dizzy and her vision completely blacked out. She fell on her back on some grass and let out a faint voice saying, “Shin...” She blacked out.