When I reached there, Reiji was focused on reading.
The balcony had a small table and two wooden armchairs. He had some documents placed on the table and had a laptop in front of him. He was drawing something on paper.
'I thought there was no internet connection.' Reiji looked at me when he heard me and smiled
'There is none and we don't want to have it here.' he said.
From this wing, you can see a vast open space with plain ground. There were few knights practicing.
'You guys use swords?'
'Those are blood weapons. Not the usual sword.'
I was clueless. He told me what that is.
A blood weapon reacts with one's blood and listens to it. One can also summon many weapons with their blood. The first one has to imprint the weapon with their blood then later anytime they can summon it to fight using that.
Blood is what fuels it to fight.
'Won't that drain you?' The possibility of this happening was high.
'Of course, that does. Not only that, if you die or lose to any opponent, your weapon will go under that winner's blood and he can change the imprint.' Reiji smiled as I could guess.
'Than what if I die but haven't lost to anyone?' That is possible too.
If that was the case, then that weapon will listen to my direct descendant who has my blood. Blood weapon is as powerful as a soul weapon, but because it can be handed over it's not as popular as a soul weapon. It's only used in training combat without the proper imprinting.
Soul weapons are the same but not much. But it's a blessed weapon. Even if you are killed or lost your soul weapon will only listen to you, your command. It won't serve anyone.
When Reiji was explaining them to me his eyes were shining, 'It's an identity. Your recognition. So everyone invests their strength, time in it. One will know whose reincarnation he is by summoning it.'
It was as if he had seen reincarnations, 'Have you encountered any?'
'There are some reincarnations in us. In Justice, there are 4 reincarnations. I don't know how many of us we have in total but I know that Humans get chances to reincarnate more frequently than a Jinn.
'Are you anyone's reincarnation?' My question made Reiji silent.
'I'm a human's soul...reincarnation, born as a new Jinn.'
That made my heart stop in disbelief, 'What?'
'Ya! Me and Joshua' He said with a faint smile on his face.
'Do you...remember?'
Reiji looked away, 'I don't, because I died...in the womb. Grandma said we were.'
He looked depressed for some reason. My anger died down seeing his face. I thought he loves me now so it's ok.
'Do love me?'
'Don't you know?' Reiji frowns.
'More than your sister?' I had really become stupid and Reiji's expression said that. 'Why...that matters?' Reiji asked, finding no reason to get compared.
My head went nuts. I couldn't say anything. I used to fight in school to distract myself. I stopped because of Mei. I have her heart in me. I don't want to treat her heart harshly but I won't be able to control it. I looked at the bookshelves but this heaven won't be able to calm me down.
'I want to see the practice. Let's go there.' I proposed an outrageous thought.
'Ok...I have to see something too.' Reiji agreed and we went down to the training ground.
'I want you to fight with our knights.' As Reiji said, I was glad that he gave me this opportunity, 'I'm glad.'
'What?' Reiji was stunned to hear me. But I need to distract myself.
'Who is that I'm gonna fight?' Hearing me Reiji was trying to adjust his shock. He calls out someone named Phil.
A boy, with the same build as me, came to Reiji.
'Let's fight him for now.' Reiji showed him to me.
'Sure.; As I looked at Phil, Phil frowned, 'Who is this kid?'
'Let's see if you can recognize who.' Reiji steps back.
The boy felt awkward. Even though I was angry I didn't know how to attack first when I didn't have any reason, 'I guess, I should stop.'
Reiji smiled as he read my thought, 'If you wish.'
'Got afraid already? Just who is this kid? His eyes look…' Phil stopped and my conscience snapped,' That's it!'
I punched the face that was smiling with a spell. Even though I respect Sora, deep down I don't like that I'm like Sora.
'What the! Is he a priest?' Phil was dumbfounded.
'Don't use your power, they will know you are a Druid.' Reiji tried to warn me.
'Are you trying to train a druid to join the guild?' Phil was shocked.
Reiji tried to convince them that he was just testing, 'I'm not sure if he is fit to fight.'
'We can't let a weakling like him join the guild.' Phil comments.
Strange, I should be angry. My anger is not lasting. I remembered what Mei taught me.
'Don't use your anger as motivation or a weapon.' Mei's words echoed in my ears.
You will be bound to lose. Fight only to protect your loved ones.
It didn't let me fight for many years.
Phillip hit me when I was distracted. Juko jumped on Phillip and he threw Juko away. His demon form started to form.
'It's a demon! Your pet is a high-rank demon!' Phil looked at me.
'That should not be your concern.' I told him with an angry tone.
He brought out a weapon to attack Juko. I held the hand then twisted it. He twisted his body centering my hand to straighten it. He then tried to attack me. I dodged. I kept dodging to see his pattern. He is aggressive.
"What is it..that you see?"
I heard the whisper clearly.
It appears when I face something not human, I hear it every time I fight.
For a few things, I'm sure of, it lets me know the opponent's weak points if I describe the details. This means every opponent has different weaknesses and it knows who has what.
Phillip is using a blood weapon, probably. It slashed my shirt. His energy probably will drain out after a few minutes. I will keep dodging that.
'Can't you fight! Why keep dodging?!' He was getting exhausted.
Suddenly he went to Juko at full speed. I can't hurt him and I cannot let Juko get hurt too. But Phillip is my least priority. I ran to Juko before him. This guy can twist his body, I will have to hold his both sides down and hold him against a surface.
Without the practice ground, there is no surface. I let him go close to Juko but moved away when he was close. I took his weapon before he reached Juko and kicked his back to press him against the ground. I stood on his back pressing both of his shoulders. I wanted to pin those weapons but stopped as I can't really hurt him.
'Your shoulders are your weak point.' I got up and offered my hand to support him to get up. Juko turned to his normal size.
'What...did you say?' Phil was baffled.
'He targets solely on the opponent's weakness.' Reiji explained.
'What!' Phil looked at me.
'Sorry, I didn't want to fight after my anger died.' I stepped beside Reiji.
Phil was confused if I was like Sora.
'Is he…'
'Yes! He is like her. Sora.' Reiji told him.
'Is he the rumored son of hers then?' Phillip sounded like he had heard about me for long a time
Again Sora! I was so irritated that I wanted to kill him. I couldn't hear what they were saying.
'Juko!' I got out of there, with Juko. I stopped when I reached the library. I have no idea what I am searching for.
'Hey! Aki! Did something happen? You came here at a fast speed. You are acting…' I punched the shelf that was behind Rei to stop him.
Rei was surprised at my behavior. Even I was. Why couldn't I punch his face! Instead, I have to punch this steel.
'That might...have hurt…' Rei looked at my hand.
'Not more than what I had to hear.' I don't know what my face was looking like but he brushed his fingers into my hair and asked, 'What happened?
'Why are you so hesitant?' I asked him and that made him confused. So I asked, 'You don't kiss me…'
He smiled with a surprised expression, 'What are you saying? I always kiss you when you are asleep. I could never stop myself from that.'
I never felt those kisses, 'What about other times?'
He regrets what he had done to me back then. That's why he doesn't do that when I am awake. But I felt it was because of Sora.
'Or is it because you still love Sora?'
'Sora?' As soon as I mentioned her name, his expression changed which I really hate.
'The one you loved is Sora.' I asked while yelling at him.
'What?' Reiji took a step back.
'Are they true? Is that why your parents were afraid that you could kill me?' My questioning didn't stop there.
'Aki!' He tried to calm me down but I was stuck on that question.
'Yes or no!' My question now started irritating him.
'Something cannot be answered with just yes or no! That's just a biased opinion.' Reiji was also being loud with me.
'Ok! Explain!' I gave him the chance as I wanted to know.
'It's not true that I loved her as a man loves a woman. I loved her only as a sister.' He answered politely.
'They say you can marry your sister.' I asked as I wanted to get this out of my heart.
'It's them who believed in that system. For us, a half relationship is just as sacred as a full relationship. That's what we had been taught. That's what we believe in. We share the same mother for God's sake!...' Reiji seemed disgusted at the thought of being accused like that.
And to why they were bonded, the bond is different as it's an emotional reassurance.
'They are concerned about me...because I'm a bit different…'Reiji hesitates while telling that.
'Why are you different, Rei?' I had lost my mind too.
I knew I was forcing him. I knew I should not hurt him like this but I didn't know what got over me. I was furious but Rei was very calm, 'I was killed by my own mother in my past life and I remember that.'
'Shit! What have I done!' I closed my eyes and remembered something that was taught to me.
Anger always destroys. Mei used to warn me this always and here I did the same. I didn't know what to say to Rei, 'I'm sorry...I…'
Rei smiled, 'It's ok. It's not your fault. You must have heard about it from someone. I should have explained but I thought at least you would understand as you have a similar attachment with Mei.'
I apologized again and Rei understood.
'Do you have nightmares about that?' I wanted to know if that was the case why Rei was different.
'I used to. That's why mom couldn't leave me alone.' He said.
The thought of how a mother can do such a thing came back to my head and Rei answered, 'She was helpless...we had been starving for days.'
He was a baby born in a very very poor family. After killing him and his aunt, the mother committed suicide. Shooting herself with bullets, one on her leg, one in the stomach, another in her heart, and lastly in the head. I closed my eyes as it was flashing before my eyes.
'Before dying, she cried holding the two of us. She didn't ask for forgiveness. But I can understand now why she had to do that. Sora was like that too. She was buried alive because she was born as a crippled boy. A Jinn saved him so Sora let him live in his body. But that Jinn only stayed in Sora without disrupting his life. He took over the body when Sora's soul had expired. To Sora that Jinn was everything. Unlike me, Sora is a cool-headed person. My solace. So we bonded naturally.' Those words were piercing through my heart as he was saying them looking into my eyes.
His focus was lost. I hugged him tightly as I couldn't bear the burden of my anger, 'I'm really sorry...I thought you...it's all because of that dream too.'
Rei frowned, 'What dream?'
The dream where he promised Sora that he would set a clan where she can stay.
'You were throwing pebbles in the river…' as I said, he held me tight, 'Aki!..That's..my past..you saw my past ?'
'Ya! I've had this doubt ever since then.' I nodded
'Since when you see them.' Reiji was surprised.
Always…And my dreams had always confused me. That's why I couldn't sleep much. I couldn't sleep alone unless I'm really tired. I guess I understand now why. It's because I'm a reincarnation.
'Do you remember your nightmares?' He asked again.
'Rarely can I remember!' I don't usually remember them.
Reiji said It's a good thing that I don't. And I was glad too that I didn't.
He hugged me more tightly and buried his face. He smelled really nice. I noticed his body was much thinner than before. I touched his waist and he was startled, 'What..are you doing?'
'You have lost weight.' I was examining his body.
'Maybe...don't touch me like that...I may…' I was smiling as he was shy, 'What?'
'I may attack you again.' His statement made me smile.
I bit on his neck. He tried to move out but I didn't let him. The struggle went for long trying to move out and his breath was touching my neck as I kept touching his body, slowly..
'Wrong. I will be the one to devour you.'
I couldn't stop touching him. His skin was all red, 'Wait!'
I kissed his lips. He bit my lip to get revenge. We could taste the blood. He grabbed my hair and pulled back, 'Stop!'
'Why should I listen?!' As I was not stopping he teleported us back to his room.
My head began to hurt. But if I let him go it will hurt me more. I didn't let him go. He was surprised to see me smile, 'What hell are you doing?'
'I'm adoring my lover.' I bit on his neck again. I wanted to leave a hickey on his neck but it would heal itself.
'What the hell!' I couldn't leave a mark. I bit him again and again.
'Seriously! What are you trying to do? It hurts.'
'I wanted to leave marks.' I gave up as it was not working.
'How possessive!' He smirked.
'You have no idea.' I kissed his lip softly.
'You little vampire!' His kisses became so sweet that I couldn't hold myself back from those sweet lips. Finally, he stopped trying to move out of my embrace.