"Kairan: Surviving in the Modern World" CHAPTER 2
"NO! It's your fault! If you didn't propose a deal with Phantoms this won't happen!" -- Woman
I heard someone shouting not too far from me, and I could feel the anger in her voice.
"So you're saying that it is my fault?!" -- Man
"Did I say something like that?" -- Woman
There is a sarcastic tone of voice on her.
"If it's not your fault then it is my fault?" -- Woman
'Who are these goddamn Humans?' wait the way I think I didn't use those inappropriate words right? Or perhaps I am too tired that's why I said that? Did people who died still feel tired? And this place, maybe I am here waiting on the judgement of heaven. While I'm busy talking to myself I heard that woman starts yelling again.
"It's your fault Krim!"
This time her voice is shaking. I can sense that she's crying.
"Raiko I'm tired and I know you too, let's stop this argument and take a rest"
A calm voice of a man that is obviously worried about someone, I think they are parents and their daughter or son got hurt or something might happen, but why here though? And I was wondering why I can hear them but I can't open my eyes.
Ohh… maybe they are already dead too like me, I feel bad for their relatives that they left behind. Thinking of that, I remember Sophie and Sarah.
'Thoom!'
Something opened with a loud noise.
"Mom? Dad?, where is Kairen?"
"Over there"
How unlucky, I cannot see them. I'm curious, while they can move, they can see and they can talk to each other and here I am, I cannot move, I cannot open my eyes and I cannot talk, even a finger I cannot move them! I'm jealous I feel lonely.
"Kairen…."
Do I feel too lonely? Why does it feel like the voice is too close to me, almost like he's whispering to me, and he is calling someone's name? We almost have the same name though. Kairan, Kairen.
"I know you can hear me"
That voice again a gentle sweet voice, I know I already heard that kind of voice from someone, but who and where? The way he talks almost feels like he is direct talking to me'
"Yes, I am talking to you"
'Ahh--- okay, what's the matt—wait what? You can hear me?'
"Yes, and--- welcome to the world were you originally belong to, Princess Kairan"
He whispers to me, how did he know who I am? And the world I belong to? How could he say something like that? I didn't introduce myself yet and he already knew?
Huh? I suddenly want to sleep---
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When did I fall asleep? Ohh! The guy who can talk to me! Where is he? I looked around and I tried to focus on my hearing if there is someone talking to me but there is nothing where did he go?
"Are you looking for me?"
I turn around and my surroundings are still full of darkness and emptiness. It's suffocating me again, and at some point I feel pain.
"Over here"
I looked around again and finally I saw who was talking to me. A guy with silver hair, a handsome tall man with a dark skin color, he's also wearing an unfamiliar pair of clothes. It seems like duke's formal attire but it doesn't have any luxury jewelry or handmade embroidery, a plain black fabric and style that didn't exist in my world. [tuxedo]
"Nice meeting you, first Princess of the East Empire, Princess Kairan De Falcon."
How? I step backward to keep my distance to him. He bowed at me. He did also know our culture? Bowing to someone is a sign of respect and greetings to someone who you respect or have a higher position than you.
"My name is Silvestre Ryuuya, one of the former Demigods of Elithiyia"
He said after giving respect to me.
"You're saying—that--- you are a former Demigod?"
"Yes Princess,"
I didn't expect that higher creature like Demigods are well mannered. I thought they are arrogant from skin to bone and they don't want lowering themselves to other creature specifically to humans, but this dark, tall and handsome man is paying respect to me? It is too good to be true.
I'm confused, if he is a Demigod why does he dethrone from being someone who is higher than humans? And who decided to remove him from his position? Someone who's higher than a Demigod? Then it is God itself?
"Former?"
I ask him out of curiosity not realizing that I said it loudly.
"Yes, we, my brother and I made a huge mistake"
"You mean you have a partner in crime?"
He nodded at me, is their mistake really huge to dethrone them? But more than that, I am more curious about my situation here. Should I ask him or wait for what will happen? I think I'll put him in more trouble if I ask now.
"Princess Kairan, you should regain your consciousness and wake up, the body that you are using is fully recovered now and I am sure it will recognize your soul"
"Ohh—okay, what shou—wait a minute! Ohh right you didn't know,"
I slap my forehead for my stupidity.
"To inform you, I just dead I don't know how many day are already past, hmmm I think I soul is traveling and this place it feels like I am waiting for the heavens judgement or something like that"
I said while playing with my fingers and smiled awkwardly, maybe he would be surprised that he was talking to the soul of a dead person.
"I know that, because I am the one who killed you"
After saying that he bow his head again,
"I am sorry for what I did but please understand"
He said again with a hint of regret in his voice.
"What?! Y-you?"
I step backward again and covered my mouth in disbelief. This guy in front of me! He killed me! And he is proud of it?
"You are?.... YOU KILLED ME!"
"I am sorry, my brother and I, we don't have any other choice but to take advantage on what happen to Kairen"
He was still bowing at me as if he's waiting for me to answer him but his audacity! How dare he show up in front of me like this! I don't care if he is SILVESTRE RYUUYA a Demigod! He killed me. I take it back higher creatures don't have manners! 'Can I slap this bastard?' I ask myself.
"Yes, you can slap me, but after that you should regain your consciousness"
"And now you're giving me orders? Who do you think you are? Do you think because I am just a mere human you can give me orders like that?!"
Right he is higher than me, a former Demigod and a former Princess in any angle Silvestre has a larger authority than me, still! I don't care!
"Even if I am a mere human to you, you still killed someone who wants to survive in this cruel world? You know how painful is that?
I walked closer to him and grabbed his collar and started to push-pull him, but he just stood there like okay-do-whatever-you-want-face. I stop when my arms start to get hurt and I didn't expect him to let me do that. I walked away from him and sat down. It feels like I lost my hope.
"Hey--- Silvestre?"
"Yes?"
"Explain to me what I should do."
I said with a demanding and hint of authority in my voice.
"As you wish, the first priority is regaining your consciousness"
"You already said that. And hello YOU KILLED ME! How I supposed to do that if I am just soul now"
I yell at him while stamping my feet and start to push and pull him again then he suddenly holds my hands and that makes me stop.
"You can do that. Indeed, I killed you but I also brought you back to life but this time you will be living in a different world."
He said calmly, ``Does that mean I can still live a life? Even though Sarah and Sophie are there it's fine, they wish me to survive if I use this someone else's body I will definitely can use my five senses again, although I stole her body--- well---Let's think about that later, for now my goal is to SURVIVE.
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