My name is Ysabelle, I am the wife of Eduardo and Philip's friend. The three of us had a pretty complicated history. During our junior high school, I was well known as the princess of the school. They say that I am so beautiful, like a goddess, but I hate that!
All I want is to interact with different kinds of people as equals. Whenever I approach the girls, they become overwhelmed and feel awkward, others burn with envy and jealousy. As for the boys, they avoid my line of sight whenever I try to talk or approach them. They say they are not worthy to engage eye contact to goddess like me! How sickening! All I want is to make friends!
I was lonely during my school days, even the adults treat me like a princess and spoil me. Until that time I met the two best friends. Eduardo and Philip. They are also quite famous. They are known as one of the funny guys and intelligent ones.
I am a genius when it comes to technology and everything that is know about the internet. I was apprenticed to an unknown individual that had his headquarters or home in space, orbiting the Earth.
What I have mostly done there is to play games. Games that are virtual reality, or games that are extremely realistic. I feel like I was transported every time to another world. I learned programming to a godly level. My mentor praised me.
I could access every database in the world. From nuclear codes, deep web, and that is when I learned about these secret and mystical organizations. I asked my mentor about this.
My mentor said that my knowledge about the modern world is not what I seem to to know. He said that a few years or decades later, the first magic might come to existence. That's where I come into place, he said. I am the key to make sure that technology can keep up with magic whenever the first magic will be discovered.
Once I finished my apprenticeship, I returned to the ground and began my work. I had my eyes everywhere, even outside of the planet. I extended my eyes through the whole solar system. I introduced myself to the top secret organizations in the world and they welcomed me and cooperated with me. The mystical organizations doesn't like me all that much, because of my idea of fusing technology and the mystical together. They were furious.
Currently I took a break for Philip, his creation will be showed to the world. I am living peacefully with my husband in our house and slept together like newlyweds. Tomorrow will be Philip's bid day!
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I was having a pretty bad dream. I was dreaming about entering the world of cyberspace. I became the queen in that realm, it was peaceful when I reigned. One day, I was about to fall to my death when a light engulfed my world.
"Hey Sasa, wake up. It's the special day for Philip." I heard a very familiar voice.
I woke up and look at the clock. It's 3:30 am in the midnight.
I had a slight headache and still felt sleepy. That was a weird dream, was that a side effect whenever I dive deep in the virtual realm? I need to get this checked up in my lab.
I got out of my bed and prepared myself to go to the complex with Eduardo.
When we are approaching are vehicle, I suddenly received an alert from an implant in my brain. This implant alerts me whenever something is strange is happening in the solar system, like an alien activity.
But this alert is code blue, the highest level of alert, where the implant sends me a constant pulse of signal in my brain.
I immediately opened one of my special laptops and searched the solar system. I also picked my phone up to detect all suspicious traces of energy that is going around the solar system. By this time, Eduardo is driving towards the complex and I seated next to him.
I searched and searched and I didn't find anything. The phone is picking up unknown traces of energy but can't pinpoint where. I immediately materialized my second special laptop and projected six holographic screens. With this, I dove straight through last and final level of the virtual realm, level 10.
With this Earth became irrelevant and I am like god overlooking the whole solar system. This just my virtual projection over the solar system but inside the virtual realm. Truth be told, in the real world, I look normal while my eyes dart along the holographic projections and my fingers tap along the keyboards of my laptops in the speed of light.
As I look over the solar system, I don't find anything out of the ordinary. Everything looks extremely normal.
That's the problem! Everything looks extremely normal. You could feel the calm before the storm, the only difference is you don't know that there is a storm.
I was so bothered by this! There is a tingling sensation in my back waist as I can't pinpoint the source of the anomaly. Maybe it's invisible? No, I could still pick up invisible objects. Nothing can escape past the level 10 virtual realm, except the spirits of gods.
Eduardo saw my suffering and talked to me while he's driving. He reassured me and comforted me. What an amazing husband. I then placed the subject of the anomaly at the top of my most important to-do list. I will come back to it later after Philip's day.
30 minutes later, we arrived in the complex. I immediately went ahead and installed the necessary precautions and security around the complex. I also added those personal requests of Philip.
Hours later, it's already 8:45 in the morning and Eduardo requested me to fetch Philip outside the complex and escort him to the backstage. I gladly accepted.
I found Philip staring blankly at the air. I haven't seen him for the past three years as he went into seclusion, well, I could always look at his home in the virtual realm, but I won't do that. I'm not a pervert and I don't want to get spoiled of his creation.
He had a high-tech suitcase in his hand and a coupling is attached to his arm. So secretive, my guess is that his creation is inside that suitcase. He is wearing a business attire and a dark red striped neck tie which emphasizes his face. He wore a dark navy blue tuxedo that looks like a black tux with one look that actuated his slim but muscular body and black pants with simple white polo. His hair is still like that, a little messy but is whipped from front to back making him look like a scion from a powerful family. His attire matched his black eyes... Did his eyes just flashed golden for a split second? Maybe it's just the reflection of the lights.
I was suddenly hit by nostalgia. Philip and I had a love story back then, but he is so passive. I know both him and Eduardo had a competition as to whoever can obtain my heart first will win. Eduardo was also trying hard to obtain my heart.
One day, I was starting to fall in love with Philip but one day, he just immediately left for Japan and left me and Eduardo behind. He didn't finished school and traveled around the world.
Eduardo came to my side and comforted me, and without me knowing it, I then fell in love for Eduardo.
When Eduardo and I were dating, we accidentally saw Philip walking in the streets. He had a well proportioned physique. What did he do? We approached him and talked to him.
As we talked to each other to catch up with each other. Apparently, Philip went to Japan to train with the sword, as to why he did that, he didn't tell us because it's a secret. Eduardo and I understood that.
A few minutes of conversations, I noticed that Philip kept looking at me and had a pained expression. Eduardo seemed to be oblivious at Philip's expression. I smiled inwardly because I exactly know what he's thinking.
If only Philip stayed. If only he told me where he is going. If only he isn't passive. I would choose him over Eduardo! But it's too late, Eduardo and I are dating and we are happy. Damn you Philip! I want to punch you in the got. I held my tears in the corner of my eyes back.
Back to the present, I neared Philip. I smiled and called to him.
He didn't respond.
I though he saw me, we even made eye contact! What is this guy?
I called to him again, still no response. I hate being ignored! I want to punch him!!
I shouted and called him the third time.
He finally snapped out of his daydreams. I asked what's up. He said nothing much.
Seems like there is something bothering Philip. I suddenly remember the anomaly in space. I quickly put that subject at the back of my head.
I gestured Philip to follow me at the backstage. He followed behind me.
What the heck? Why isn't he walking beside me? We're friends! Don't tell me he is still hung up about me? Hehehe, so stupid.
As we approached the backstage I saw Eduardo looking over and had a smile on his face. I exactly know what he's thinking! That jerk.
Eduardo also wore a matching black tuxedo and black pants with a sea blue polo and a simple black neck tie. He looks slim but his body is very sturdy as he trained his body for Nir-Kung Fu. He has a slim face and spiky hair that can't be moved even when I combed it. I wonder what happened during his training that made his hair like that.
Eduardo then walked towards me and kissed me in a forehead. What a jerk! He is clearly mocking Philip behind me! I giggled internally because of the kiss and his actions.
We talked to each other for the first time in three years and a few minutes later was the start of Philip's presentation.
Before Philip went to the stage, I slapped his back and removed his nervousness.
"Go get him, tiger!" I winked at him and gave a thumbs up. That's what a friend would do. But I gotta admit, that was daring of me, even though Eduardo is beside me. I secretly rotated my head looked at him. Aww he's getting jealous! Hahaha! That's what you get for making fun of Philip.
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As Philip presented his creation called the Philippium element, but in the form of crystal, I was genuinely surprised about the ability of this crystal.
Philip mentioned 500% diamond and I secretly accessed the virtual realm and searched for the super mineral and I found nothing. He actually made the super mineral himself. I then searched the whole solar system and found something on Earth. At the same time when I zoomed into the core of the Earth, Philip mentioned that 500% diamond naturally form in the core of the Earth. I was internally impressed. How did he found about that?
As Philip continued his presentation, I heard something peculiar. Current mode? This crystal has modes? Man, it's like a legendary item from a game.
That's weird, he did say five modes but he revealed three. I was genuinely curious and I secretly accessed the virtual realm again and focused on the Philippium crystal and scanned it for its properties, abilities, and the so called modes. I hope you won't mind, Philip.
To my surprise, there's nothing that is showing up, even at level 5. At level 5 virtual realm, I can access every information of a substance. I immediately went to level 10 because everything that was revealed at level 5 was nothing but only its name and everything that Philip revealed.
I was extremely shocked that even at level 10, there's no new information being revealed! Is this object the same as the gods? Where did you get this, Philip?!
The liquid form and gaseous form of Philippium is shocking, but not as shocking as when I appraised the crystal with my level 10 virtual realm!
Moments later, Philip raised a hand and a bunch of staff brought out a dummy with a riot shield and handed Philip a sword. Oh? Is Philip showing his sword skills? This will be my first time watching him perform.
A staff removed Philip's tuxedo and he rolled up the sleeves of his long sleeved polo up to his elbow. How manly. His actions emphasized his slim but buff body and his sturdy looking arms. He then poured the magenta colored liquid on one side of the sword and made a stance.
I was sucked in, as if I was facing off against a legendary sword master or a sword god when I was in a game, training under my mentor. Cold sweat trickled at the side of my face as I remember my personal battle in the game.
Moments later, Philip took a step forward and danced with his sword. I was greatly immersed as he danced. I see an illusion that the sword becomes a leaf that falls from a tree if I focused my eyes on it. Then suddenly, the leaf passed through the dummy and riot shield. This made me shiver as I felt a gust of wind that caressed my body in all levels of the virtual realm, even though I haven't activated a virtual realm yet.
His sword technique has an effect on my virtual realm? That's impossible.
Did that gust of wind came from the sword technique, or the Philippium element? I have so may questions! This may be the line that is broken as technology and mystical factors has fused. Philip, what have you done over these years?
Eduardo and I had a lot of catching up to do with Philip this time.