before I got transported to Laplace I was a simple man, I was neither interested in any kinds of affair let alone any mysteries, I knew what life was and begin questioning myself if I was living in a hologram... illusion... this was such questions when I was before an anomaly of the cosmos. I was scared yet unaffected, was I really that emotionless when I was a simple guy? no, I had fun, or I think I had fun, was that a facade? just an illusion to think I was having fun? or was I forcing myself to smile? I don't know nor can I go back in time to reassure myself. It's been sometime before I get transported to worlds, I was... happy, I felt like that was the happiest time I had, but... yet I noticed betrayal after... bullied by those, mocked by others... this has given me trauma for the past days. after a few more days I came to school with a hardened knife in my bag, there were two decisions, stay human or become a monster, I couldn't choose the latter... what happened was a massacre, the police didn't have time to shoot nor were the ordered to shoot at a 15-year-old, I was a child, with a knife on hand and a head on the other, screams of pain, suffering, nothing was spared, I didn't care about the police they didn't stop me immediately, that betrayal... why... why did I turn like this? wait... why. did. I. turn. like. this? what happened? why is there blood everywhere? I... who am I carrying? who's head is this? was... there something threatening? or was I the monster?
-transportation beginning please hold anything you carry valuable- valuable... I don't need the knife nor this head... where am I going anyway? -answer, you are transported to a different world. Welcome to *7(♣○◘☻♀y╕☺P-~ ...I... what was it?.. I didn't get the world... wait... world? where...
the world he was in was lively, it was peaceful yet... only one person created chaos, a fire has spread to rural areas. destruction and chaos in urban areas, he left no one alive, he was a demon, but he killed with no goal, destroyed with no intention, no one knew how he killed and there was no pattern, this has resulted in mass murder, absolute extinction. after a single apocalypse that he has made, blood and mana has formed and has given him absolute power, he has killed 5 billion people in the middle of 2 years, and the system that rewarded him was choosing his own ability/skills, he chose chameleon memory and was transported into another world, but unlike last time he didn't kill a single one, only explored, he was, he changed, or rather, he lost the will to care, he found the joy to write, create books but the books he has wrote was chaotic, it harbored emotions, power, abilities, and ether, yet no one is capable of reading a single one. after exploring the whole world, he had traveled hundreds of world, gaining abilities and power, but after visiting a world much more advanced and also a world that has experienced an apocalypse from an anomaly, he ran, he didn't have the will to kill anymore he only had choices, he learned what an anomaly was from learning from the system -an anomaly is a person from gaining abilities from a different world, with conditions set in place; killing a whole populace and transferring to another world, being given the abilities from an anomaly or killing an anomaly and taking his abilities, these conditions is needed to become an anomaly- was a response, and he has also asked, "what are anomalies?" this was the biggest question that he asked, -anomalies are people capable of killing, destroying and controlling, these anomalies have independent systems, such as the system you hear right now, these kinds of system are capable of giving abilities to people prior to awakening into an anomaly- and from that his understanding to life has grown either expanded or shortened.
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a hundred years later-
hahh... Laplace! feels great to be back, -Nick has been transported successfully, request to show coordinates shown- well if my predictions are correct then this must be the time when Pixelyte, Liliya, and Naoya were transported via mana flow... and Kirin and Mei is still here I won't help though unless they manage to find me. "Kirin! the door! NOW!!!" "GOTCHA!" -alert, Kirin will die for 2 years, fate cannot be distorted, attempt to distort?- no, I can't let myself save someone even if I know them, "Mei! can you awaken any more bloodhounds?" "I can, but with my ether, I can't summon that many hounds" "no matter! just summon some! we'll get flanked any situation!" hahh... well, he was fated to die in two years but I don't want him to die now, might as well help them...
"Nick! you're back!" "haha... sorry if I didn't help sooner but I'm afraid I can't involve myself too much" "no-no! your help even if it's minor then we could ask for it!" "hahaha... well if you insist Mei, mind if you hold my hand for a moment?" ... she reaches out to me... hahh her soft, gentle hands... I feel like I want her again. "stop daydreaming and start whatever you want to do!" "ah... right right..." -attempting summoning ritual- "thy fate, linked with monster, I summon thee -Summoning ritual complete, Mason Scout has been summoned- "Hahh... oohh boy! never knew I'd meet you again" "sup Nick, anyway why'd I come here anyway?" "don't worry, kill anyone you see, you're in the dreamscape so go ham" "Really?! then is this training?!" "yeah... you can call it that" as I said those words, he began massacring everyone, boy how did I train him o be a monster? anyway, he doesn't need this power in a peaceful world anyway.
A few minutes pass and Mason has killed every summoned monster "hahh... that felt great! anyway Nick who're these people?" whoops, right now his dreaming, being involved further more will bring chaos "alright, alright stop chatting and time to release you from this dreamscape" "Wait! you owe me! I fell asleep in the mi-" "hahh... troubling kid, but at least his father was a great man" "I thank you for your assistance again Nick, I'm afraid we can't reward you for what you've done" "ahhh don't mind it Kirin, anyway how's Mei doing?" Mei's an anomaly... half anomaly, I gave him some of my power when I first visited this place "she's doing fine, he's now rivaling me in knowledge about my work so I can trust him on almost everything now" "hahh... that kid. also, I have some news for you" I tell him about the things I heard from the system, from what I have discovered to everything that I have also carried back. "this is great! this might help me with creating powerful clones" "also there's one more thing" he tilts his head "your fated to die in about two years, I'm afraid I can't help in any way as your fate is locked, so..." "ahh that... no, I know I'm going to die but I'm afraid I won't let that stop me for any shit" "!?" "you see... when you were transported here I learned some things, and you were always in your dreamscape when you sleep right?" "yeah... wait, don't tell me you're going to-" "yeah, this might be my last request, grant me that ability, I need to help when I'm going to dead also ability share" "... you know you'll turn into an anomaly upon being given skills right?" "what's it to you? I'll die anyway right?" right... "well I suppose I'll give it to you, remember the consequences alright? use everything that I have given to you efficiently or else you might die early" as the last warning I wave my goodbyes to him.
there's still much to do and things to gather, what I need first though is food, well I have some materials to sell so I can't worry over something so trivial, but I'll let that worry me after I wake up, it might be bad to sleep in such a place but if I dig a few down with about 6 hollow bamboo shoots I might be fine. well this isn't the first time I slept in just a few meters underground... anyway the dreamscape awaits me!
Mason Scout... he looked the same as his father, right now his father is old, or rather turned senile but still kicking! I mean if I was a normal person I'd avoid him I, Mason's... actually I don't know of Mason's skills I might ask his father after a few more years, wonder how he'll die though? I know he has tons of students and actually all of them respect him like a leader, I wish I had a leader like that... anyway... I still remember the time when I was about 70-ish years old
"Wow!! that's a big ass sword!" !! "Woah-Woah, who said you can say things like that, who's your father?" his pointing at a rather muscular man, is that him? !!! "oy! who said you can hold my son like that?" "jeez! stop pointing your sword like that, anyway I'm not trying anything funny and at least teach your kid to speak properly, saying stuff like 'ass' is way too much for a child" "oh really? he said that?" the child ran to his father, welp... "guess I'll take my leave then" "wait!" hmm? "you seem to be capable, you see I'm currently having trouble making schedules and tending to my students while I'm not looking after Mason and her mother is out in somewhere else currently on a job" ahh I see... wait "her mother? weird way of saying it, aren't you the father?" "well yes but... you see..." "ahh! no-no... nevermind sorry for prying too much" dangerous topic to discuss I assume. "well considering I have probably troubled you then I might as well help, wait... can't you just take your son with training?" "hahaha! I'm afraid I can't knowing what words I might spew out while talking with my students!" ahhh... hahaha... like father like son I guess "you'll just look after him for a day, do anything but! but putting him any dangerous areas, I'm warning you" "hahaha... you won't see me in any volcanoes don't worry. why don't I come with you? probably much better if I'm within your premises" "good Idea! well, follow me!" ooh boy... this certainly became a situation I can't escape in.
after a few minutes of walking I noticed a building quite surprising, in a sense that it's giving me culture shock "anyway, we're here!" "Jay sensei! please train us!" woah! these are some dedicated students "hahaha! c'mon, back to class, we'll be sparring in a different time, go back to your classes everybody" while some of the students go back a few stays and fiddle with Mason... "Woah Kokona and Midori! go back to your classes! you won't like to harsh training right!?" "eek! yes, Jay sensei!" the two girls rush back to the halls. this sure is a Lively school "hahaha... sorry about my students, anyway, the park is just in the middle of the school feel free to stroll around." well... this is as generic of a school as I can say. and I'm supposed to be babysitting this child... hahh... "hey! hey! do you know how to fight? can you show me magic?" haha this child "does magic exist in this world?" "a huh! daddy showed me magic! like a sword made of Fire! and... and... uhh..." "hahaha... well if magic exists here then no trying to hide it, here, mind holding this?" it was a wooden sword, it's not sharp but it has extreme compatibility with magic "now... try to imagine ice, do you know what Ice is?" he nods in response... this child is just so cute! "then try to imagine cold wind, it shivers your spine, creating snow then imagine it flowing in your hands into what you're holding right now" I only explained how magic works in that sword since this isn't taking ether it's safe to use for a child "Woah! it turned to ice! I gotta show it to papa!" "wait!-" he dashed through... well I can't control a child but just in case I gotta put a tracking spell on his back. -tracking complete, showing coordinates-
"Papa look! I can use magic!" "Woah! It looks like you really can use magic! well done!" *this sword... impossible! can he really create magic like that? "well sorry to burst your bubbles papa Jason but that Sword is the reason" 'disable'. the sword returned to its original state, like always, a simple wooden sword. "Woah!" "see papa! I can use magic" he seems to be bewildered by the sword, but at least he's a father through and through, "hahaha! you can use magic!? mind showing it to me and your mama after we come back?" "hmm! I'll show it to mama and she's gonna say that I look like a superhero!" I feel like I shouldn't be here "hahaha... well I guess I can ignore this fact for now, thanks for helping me but I still need more time, take a stroll around the school! after half an hour your work is done" "sure" well, the usual conversation goes, anyway Mason seems to be having fun with the sword, although I want to warn his father that any kind of magic is capable so I think setting Mason free with that sword at hand is a bad decision. anyway the time passes and Jay finally came to pick up his son "looks like you're finally tired huh?" a father and son relationship... how I miss my time... "anyway, we'll be coming back home, you're welcome to come with us!" "ahh sorry, I was just passing through so I'm afraid I can't" "is that so? then I'll return this sword now" "Oh! please keep it! I don't have any needs for it anyway, also your son seems to like it" well I really don't need it since I can just create one, we exchange some more about taking the sword and he finally gave in, "oh well... if this really is a gift then thank you, say goodbye to Nick, Little Mason" "bye-bye!" well... I might miss them but since the world, they live in is this peaceful then I won't run a massacre here, plus he seems like a nice guy.
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"Nick, wake up!" huh? wait... where am I? "hahh... weren't you supposed to monitor my training today? so is Isabelle?" "ahh right... right... sorry for... auhhh, for taking your time..." that dream... hahh... I suppose the dreamscape is letting me off right now, I suppose that could be a way to cheer me up... Isabelle... how did you gain those abilities?..