I eventually got used to the pulling force that was taking me to my new home universe, after a while I could not keep my consciousness and I blanked out, and fell into slumber. I did not know how long I slept but I guess it does not really matter, and that is how I find myself in my mother's uterus. I hope the time of my birth comes soon it is annoying just flouting here, at least the protagonists of novels had weird systems to keep them busy whilst I have none of that. Lately I have been hearing sounds of people talking, I don't know what they are saying as you would expect, but I realized that I could remember words very easy even though I could not associate a meaning to those said words. I guess it will make learning easy, I guess this is what the system meant about the soul and its relationship with talent.
I did not have to wait a long time, after what I believe was three weeks that pressure that was holding me up was finally released and I born into the world. I was finally out, I could not help chuckle which just came out as baby sounds.
"Young lady you have birthed a son."
Those were the words of the mid wife, though I could not associate meaning to those words, who I believe was my mother did.
"You have your father's eyes, but you pretty much took my grey hair didn't you."
My mother looked very average in terms of looks, but there was one thing that stood out, and that was her grey hair. I guess it was natural considering that she looked like a young woman in her late teens, I guess I am teenage pregnancy baby. As I looked at her I realized she did not look good in terms of health, she was very thin and looked like she was going to pass out. I was not the only one as the mid wife passed me to another woman in the room as she tried to save my mother.
"Young lady I don't think you are going to survive, at least give your son a name."
The mid wife looked sad as she tried to keep calm, it looked liked it was not expected of her to survive after the birth. I was given back to my mother as she was trying to say her last words.
"I will call you Grey, after your beautiful grey hair. I am sorry mother and father will not be with you anymore, try and find happiness as you live your life dear Grey…"
Those I believe were her last words, I could not understand them, but I tried to memorize them for later. She stopped breathing whilst holding me, the mid wife took me from her. I just looked at her quietly, I was not sure of my feeling, but I was sure I was slightly sad, anyone losing their mother would, even only after meeting for a few minutes.
"Come on Grey, I will take you to your new home."
The mid wife looked a like a Caucasian woman in her 40s with auburn hair, her looks were also average like my mother, I was secretly happy about that, beautiful woman always bring trouble for the protagonists of reincarnation stories. I suddenly realized that the people around were all Caucasians, I guess I was in that type of country. I was put in basket as the mid wife carried it to my new home, I kind of knew the place we were going to, an orphanage.
"Ahh… Another new day."
As I woke up I was feeling slightly tired because of my late night reading session, the other boys in my room had all gone to play outside before class. I got up because I did not want to miss breakfast, if I missed the breakfast I would not get the opportunity to eat until lunch, the rules are very strict in this place, not that I mind. The food could not be considered very healthy to support the body of a growing child, but I can only make do with what I have. I have been living in this orphanage for five years now, and finally got a chance to start to learn how to read, to speak the language of this kingdom was not really hard, but I would need someone to teach me how to read.
The children that are five years or older have to be taught how to read here in the orphanage, outside the orphanage children go to schools, at least the people in this kingdom are given basic education. Ah yes, I have generally understood some things about this world that I live in, I live in the Arin Kingdom which pretty much looks like a world from the middle ages. I have yet fully encountered magic, even though I know this is a magic world. Ever since I started how to read with the other kids, I always found the mid wife, whose name is Susan to help me with reading practice.
"Hey Grey you are finally up!"
Some kids shouted at Grey as he made his way to get his food, he was slightly well known in the orphanage as a genius but mostly due to his Grey hair. It was not something that happen often to have grey but it was also not a big deal, he was not first to be born with that colour of hair and it was not exactly a special circumstance.
"Good morning Mrs Daniel, can I have breakfast please."
Mrs Daniel was the woman who was in charge of the breakfast, she was well liked by the kids, because she always gave bigger portions of the food.
"Good morning to you too Grey, not going to play with the other kids today?"
"Not today, I want to keep reading in the library."
Actually it was not just on that day, Grey like how he used to live in his previous life like to do things that made him happy and did not indulge other people which made him slightly antisocial, but that did not prevent him of working in teams or leading people when it was necessary.
"Oh I see, keep up the good work then…"
There was a slight pause in her words that got Grey's attention, but he did not ask her to continue but just waited for her to continue.
'Come on young man at least indulge this old woman.'
Eventually Mrs Daniel spoke the words that were in her mind.
"I head the military is doing their annual drive in the orphanages around the kingdom, they are looking for children with magic talent."
"Magic talent, Mrs Daniel?"
"Yes magic talent, they test the magic talent of children over five years old, and if they have magic talent they raise them to become soldiers who will serve in the military for a certain number of years."
"Mrs Daniel, why would tell me that? Did you tell the other kids that."
"I guessed someone as intelligent as you might have magic talent, it is said if children are more clever than other kids, they most likely have magic talent or something like that. About the other kids, they will be told later at dinner."
"Oh really, that is surprising, I guess we will have to see when they come. Thank you Mrs Daniel."
"Oh your welcome young Grey."
'If he has magic talent and the military takes him, the military will award us here at the orphanage.'
Grey finished his breakfast and then went to class to continue learning, the idea of going to the military to further his development was already in his mind, if he has magic talent which he believes he does he will apply, this will help him get bigger opportunities instead of staying in this place where he does not much of a chance. Later at night the news about the military coming to scout young kids who had magic talent was disclosed to the rest of the children, the older kids were not much enthusiastic because they already found that they did not have talent in the previous years, but the younger kids all hoped to have the so called magic talent.