"Brother, wake up!"
I think to myself as my brain trying its best to
remember where this familiar voice of this woman.
Then reality sets in, my body feels different from what i used to feel. The back pain that I have been suffering from old age for awhile now is gone.
"What are you doing? wake up! Mom needs help"
I open my eyes to my deceased step sister Annie being lively like when she was alive.
"Ahh.. is this what the wise wizard meant when she said that the brain will still function eventhough the body is dead. I thought her theory was orc's shit but maybe she was right and now I am thinking of moments that happened in my life",
I think to myself while being disappointed that this isnt real.
I can't believe that my memory of my life would be this detailed to every aspect.
Annie's golden blonde hair that shine in the daylight, her bright blue eyes resembling her deceased father, even her favorite red bowtie to tie her hair that's given to her by mother.
"Is this the punishment of false hope that was given to me at my last breath by god himself?", I think to myself.
Whatever is it, I will savor every last moment of this happiness eventhough I was nothing but mere illusions.
I get up from bed feeling so much pain in my head. It's like there thousands of needles piercing through my brain.
"h-huh? w-what are you doing brother?"
Annie stuttered as i went to hug her tightly like we've never met in along time. Eventhough from her perspective we've been together everyday.
"What are you doing!?? S-stop!"
She pushed me away with her pouting face.
After her tantrum. I walk outside my room just to see something that I never knew that i could see again.
"Goodmorning!"
"..."
That voice! that heart warming voice that I wish I could hear from again in my past life...
The voice that comes along with a bright smile that could cheer up anyone that's feeling down.
I almost forget that this is just only my brain making up stories before I actually fade away to nothingness because of how much I feel like I'm home after a long journey.
"Goodmorning mom!"
I reply as I hold back my tear and pretend to be normal.
"Could you help me bring this medicine to Mr. Won the blacksmith at the south of the village? It's free of charge since he help us with our roof the other day "
Mary request me to deliver something like our normal life we used to live in
*nod* *nod*
I agree without any hesitation.
The everyday scenes of my village from my childhood are coming back in front of me.
The sound of machine running in the background, the bell chiming from our stone tower of a town all, the ladies casting light spells to dry their laundry in front of their wooden house. the mailman flying with his wooden boots.
"Here's the letter for you mom, Jin"
He said, as the letter gently levitates toward me.
Soon after, I hear a gun sound from faraway when the soldiers practicing their aim with thier guns. Vessels the size of our town hall traveling at super sonic speed making sound when it breaks the sound barrier to transport passengers.
After walking for a while I arrive at the blacksmith's.
"Goodmorning Mr. Won! My mom told me to bring the medicine to you", I said to Mr. Won.
"Ah! I almost forget that I have my prescription today. Wait for me, let me get you the money"
Said Mr. Won with his deep voice once again.
"It's okay sir, Mom said it's free of charge"
"No, I insist...hmm how about you take this money and get yourself something nice. I won't tell her, and you wont tell her and she'll never know."
He smiled with his scheme to spoiled me everytime.
"um...thank sir"
I smiled back and take the money since I have to pretend to be a nine yearold that I am.
Normally, this kind of money would proven to have no use for me, but right now money is money.
The walk back home was like the usual.
"Mom I'm back"
I slightly raised my voice as if It was what I wanted to say in a long time.
"Ohh great! If you have nothing to do could you help your sister with her studies?", Mary responds.
"Sure"
I knocked on Annie's wooden door to help her with her study.
"Come in!!",
Annie's reply with her voice muffled through the door.
Her room was the smallest in the house like how i remembered, small tea table in the middle of the room, her pile dirty clothes at the corner of the room, and the old bookshelf that's about to break at any moment by her huge amount of books.
"So, what are you reading?", I asked.
"I have a test about world history tomorrow, so I'm trying my best to cramp all this info in right now", answered Annie
"Hmm... how about you try to explain it to me as a practice.",
I replied as I tried my best not to smile because I know how adorable she is when she try to memorize something.
"Umm... the world we live in right now is called 'Alzeta'. Ancient text said that when the universe collapsed, the goddess 'Irene' burned the 'law of order' to created this last paradise from many fragments of every living worlds that have existed. Without the 'law of order' there's bound to be one species that's stronger than other, so lady Irene provided every Alzetian with an unknown power called the Calling to prevent Alzeta's destruction.",
Annie explained with enthusiasm.
"And what's a 'Calling' ?", I asked furthermore.
I can see Annie's annoyed eyes because of me asking too many questions, yet she still replies.
"Well, a Calling is the mysterious power that have been blessed to us by lady Irene when she sacrificed herself. A person's Calling varies from one another in the form of a tattoo stigma. Because of the Calling natural destructive power, so only when a person's mental age is above 12 yearold that the state will allow you to receive a calling"
Her cleverness never failed to amaze me even when she's in my brain's last moment
"If I was your professor, I would never made you pass since you'll be my favorite student",
I teased her while chuckling.
"Hmmph! Whatever, but could you hand me over that glass of medicine over there?",
She pointed behind me.
I reached for the medicine glass on the counter behind me. The glass is hot since mom's medicine needs to boiled in order to be effective, but this kind of hotness was nothing compared to what I used to in my past life so I make no much of it.
As I handed her her drink..
*CLING* *BANG*
The glass shattered everywhere as Annie couldn't hold the glass. Broken pieces scattered across the room.
"Ouchh!!", Annie shouts
"Are you okay? Did you get cut?", I panicked as I though she was in pain.
I went to get a broom to clean up all the mess but all of a sudden I felt something under my feet.
I lift my feet to see a piece pierced through my feet. Blood spread everywhere when I pulled the 3 centimeter pointy piece of glass from my feet.
Annie shouted, "Are you okay?!!"
But her question didn't go though my brain because i suddenly stuck in deep thought.
What is this?
How is this possible?
This should never be possible from the research of the wise wizard.
Is this pain?
From what I remember, that smart sadist of a wizard said that we can't feel pain during this state.
WAIT...
Is this reality?