Technological Reality, Earth- 2, Leader Room
It was already night. The sky gleamed whitish spots across its dark cyan sea, like true stars in a cosmos far beyond human comprehension. At that moment, Otávio had knelt with his head down and his eyes totally lost, he felt powerless for not having had the capacity to save the only woman he loved, he showed no face but the empty and lifeless gaze that made up his face, for his mind had been turned off with this feeling of helplessness.
Freizen, for his part, did not expect that an event like that would happen right then and there. A chill ran down her spine, fanning the sparks of that sea so calm, now so agitated, her breathing became labored, the panting announced the dilation of the pupils now alert for any danger. That had never happened to him, during all these millennia of training.
"Otávio, was that the man we were arguing about?" he asked in a tone so shaken that another thick aura spread, this time, over the entire floor. Any doubt the staff had at that moment about what was going on in the room was suddenly replaced by an unknowing despair.
'Yes, it was him. - He still replied with his mind off, as if only the body was acting alone without the consent of his thoughts that at that moment, was like a boat in a storm on the high seas.
- I understand. He must have taken her to Earth-51 in order to accomplish some purpose. By the way, why aren't you showing any kind of despair or alarming reaction? - Retorted, uncertain about the condition his body was in at that moment and his distant thoughts that were not conveyed with clarity, but with uncertainty.
"Before Jack was born, we were like flour and water, we always got along, laughed, cried, got mad at each other and even made her like anime at one time in her life. But after Jack was born, this incident occurred with this man and we were forced to abandon our son. Her despair at dying was so great that she didn't make contact with her son or let me do it for years. She for some reason rejected Jack for having ruined her life. But recently, she started to feel compassion for him, and that made me very angry with her.
'I don't really understand what you're saying. Don't you love your woman? he asked again, his face crooked and his arms crossed, demonstrating that the way Otávio was acting was not what he really expected.
"That's not what I'm saying. I just scold her for only thinking about herself and not our child. Yes, I could be desperate to go to her rescue, but given everything she's done and thought, nothing that a little punishment doesn't solve. But it doesn't mean I'm going to abandon her, I'm going to rescue her! However, I don't have the strength or the knowledge to do this.
—Ha, for those who were all excited and excited, until you quickly change your expression!
— I won't lie, I've always been a big fan of anime, manga and Japanese culture, however there are times when I need to change my mask, if you know what I mean.
- I never imagined you would be that kind of person, surprised me! But even if your wife deserves some kind of punishment, we have to go save her, or rather, you must go.
- Me? But I don't even know where they went or how to get there, besides being weak against that monster, I won't have any chance of victory.
"Don't worry about it, I can strengthen you. Here we have training for all kinds of people who have powers or magic. I think you will like our method here on Earth-2.
"If you say so… then surprise me.
"This won't be difficult, you'll see with your own eyes." But first, rest. A lot has happened today, your head must be very heavy with all the information you've gathered. After that incident, I think I must have forgotten for a few minutes.
— Make no mistake, I haven't forgotten how absurd you said we were of the same blood. It's still going to explain to me how this can be possible, until then, I need to strengthen myself.
"If you say so, I'm not going to object." Feel free to think and choose what suits you best.
- I understood...
Destructive Reality, Earth-51, Leader's Room.
'Now that we have you in our hands, let's play with your husband and Freizen. Our cold war is about to start!
" What's your plan anyway?" What do you want to do with me? - Tereza asked, still in a state of shock at having been taken by force to that place, and on top of that , by the man who caused all the misfortune in her life.
"Didn't I tell you I was going to play with you?" That's exactly what I'm going to do! But first, you need to rest. A 'relaxed' body can process information better and faster.
"Do you really think putting me to sleep is going to change anything?" Don't be unbelieving in thinking that I will easily side with you!
"Well, since I know you're not going to do anything for the good, you'll have to do it for the bad." But don't worry, you won't remember anything, that is... If you don't have anyone to wake you up.
"Wake up, what do you mean?"
"I've given you too much information for today. Jeffrey, take her to 'that' building. Let's see her how she will react a few days ago there. - He pronounced in a tone of voice firm and low, making some small objects nearby tremble for a few seconds. Tereza, who was still psychologically shaken by all those events one after another, couldn't think straight about the information her brain was receiving. Because of this, his body did not efficiently obey the commands that were passed to him, so he stumbled frequently and his arms did not lift as he wanted.
"Let's see how many days you decide to run away. "
Following the order of his leader, Jeffrey took her to a mysterious building, with many doors worn by time, with mold and cobwebs on all sides and corridors of the building, some rats hovered here and there, the smell of rot was still bigger inside, which made Tereza want to vomit at every turn. And he put her in a room in the middle of the floor . So, even if she wanted to run away, she would have to figure out how to escape without serious or fatal injuries.
Destructive Reality, Earth-51, Unknown Building. Tereza's bedroom.
After a few hours of disturbing sleep, Tereza woke up with her thoughts still navigating the turbulent waters of her subconscious. She rose from the bed, rubbed her eyes to focus on what was in front of her, and went to the window on the left side of her bed. Inevitably she took a few steps back, began to perspire frantically with her icy body and purple lips.
'' But what is this place? How high am I? This couldn't be a building, could it? With this size? ' ' . He asked in his subconscious when observing an intense expanse of clouds with heavy aspect and grayish coloring below his window, how much it showed the relative distance from his room to the terminus below that building.
If you were on dry land, you could see a small person behind the clouds, the one who was Tereza in her room. People who passed by without knowing what was happening, admired how far was the end of that building created solely by the leader of the planet.
Technological Reality, Earth-2, the leader's hotel.
' ' How is she being treated where she is? Like here, you must have met the planet's leader too. Well, I'm not in a hurry to go rescue her, but I can't leave her forever. Also because, we have a son to see, I don't want to see him again without his mother, it would be very cruel of me. '' Pronounced with his thoughts already calmed in his room, which Freizen itself quickly provided.
Some time before...
" Don't worry about it, I can strengthen you. Here we have training for all kinds of people who have powers or magic. I think you will like our method here on Earth-2. - Freizen quoted to him, leaving an unknown while receiving the proper instructions of where he would be staying.
" What kind of training was he referring to?" As everything on this planet is futuristic, I wouldn't doubt that they had a technology equal to the SAO anime – "Sword Art Online". If so, then I'll be more excited. - Asked in his mind showing sudden interest in those words said by the leader. It was clear that everything there made him excited. His whole body as well as his mind was already responding positively, after the sudden fall he took a few hours ago, which made him shut down completely.
The next day...
- Sir, we've made all the preparations. Mr. Otávio's registration has already been made and/or materials, as well as the manual will be taken to his room right after breakfast.
"Thanks for the job. After I realized the way he gets excited about technology, I think he's going to... What do you say? "Crap" when you see where you'll train.
"I have no doubts about that, sir." I hope he has fun on the machine.
— At first it can be fun, but with time, it won't be like that anymore. His fun will turn into ambition, wait and see!
Later, in the dining room.
Freizen joined Otávio in the dining room for the first meal of the day. The sun through the glass reflected moderately throughout the room, making the use of lamps unnecessary. They were on the 50th floor, so they would have a full view of most, if not all of the city.
"Otávio, how do you expect your training to be?" How do you plan to evolve? - Asked with an investigative expression, as if wanting to get some information from him, but not pressuring him.
"I hope it's something that challenges me. As this land is technological, I don't think I will be bored by whatever method . He responded positively to Freizen, who cleared his expression and became more relaxed, knowing that his intentions would not have been opposed after the night before.
"That answer was kind of unexpected. Well, I'll take you there soon. But I need to warn you of something first. He's a lot taller and bigger than you can imagine.
- Smoothly. After I saw the height of this building, it was difficult for anything to surprise me again in size. - He replied as if he already expected something big from that man. Otávio was very relaxed and calm. It didn't look like he was in shock at having temporarily lost his woman that night.
"We'll see if your answer will stay the same when we see what awaits you. "
After breakfast, Freizen took Otávio to the training site. He was surprised to see that the building was literally all closed. All windows were covered with a metal plate, and the doors were glass. That building was easily over 100 stories high.
— Otávio, welcome to ATRVTI - Fully immersive virtual reality training area . — He presented it to Otávio, who was immediately totally surprised. Not because of the size itself, but because of the unique characteristics of that building.
"Wait, did you say virtual reality training? Is it serious?
"Yes. Our land does not have a proper training place for people. So with that in mind, I decided to create a virtual reality training college. But don't worry, whatever you can do there, you'll get it here too.
"And how can that be possible?"
- Lets go in! Inside I'll explain the details.
As soon as he was introduced, they entered the college. Its interior was something that needed no comment. Everything was so well done and the design was something luxurious and everyone who worked there wore stark white coats and goggles.
The Rooms were completely sealed, with around 10 immersive scanned chambers (like Earth-1 tanning chambers, only bigger, more technological and robust), each chamber had a tactical immersion suit and a helmet. The one in which the person connects to the local server.
" Here instead of desks do you have beds?" This is something out of the ordinary.
"They are for students to use while they are immersed. The bed scans and controls every movement of your body, the helmet sends brain information from the server to the user instantly or vice versa, and the clothing serves as a heat and touch sensor. But all this you will see in practice later.
— This all reminds me of an anime I watched many years ago, it was called SAO. It had similar technology, but it was only used for roleplaying games.
— Well, in our land, we don't use this technology we have here for games, only training. There are specific helmets and goggles for each function here on Earth-2, you've already seen them while you were with your wife on the street.
"Yes, I remember that. Tereza was pulling me by the ear at that moment. It still hurts even.
"Well, we got to the most important part. This is our main server, the SUTCVC - Ultra technological Virtual Brain-Body Training System.
"Why does this remind me of a brain? - Otávio asked, suspicious of the way that such technology was presented to him.
"It's not that it looks like a brain, it's actually one.
— Calm down, are you telling me that this land created a virtual world through a server that looks like a brain?
- Exactly! Good idea, don't you think?
To be continued... In the next arc.
Next chapter in Volume 02 - Training.