And there I was, sitting in front of a man along with 7 more people. We were all circling around the said man, who was looking at the sky. All of us were sitting on top of a large abstract-shaped stone. I looked at my body to know what has happened.
I was stabbed 17 times in the chest, but there are no signs of wounds, scars, and not even pain. Of course, no one can survive that many wounds and blood loss. And yet I am here. And all of this is not a dream, since I can see, move, and feel properly.
I have to stay calm. Based on my observations, this man is the only one that is different from me, and others as well. It might be the most reasonable thing to do to listen to what this man might say. Nevertheless, I will not hesitate to ask him any questions.
For now, however, I will wait.
"All right. I think everyone is now awake." The man murmured. "Good day, everyone!" He added with a merry face.
Everyone remained silent. Hmm. I need to concentrate.
"I know you all have a ton of questions in your minds, but please do not be worried. I am here to explain everything..." The man said. "You all have been chosen to live another life."
Another life...? What does that even mean? Is that the reason why my body does not have my past wounds? And is it really true that I died? Another thing, there are 8 of us...? Of course, this can't be a coincidence... There must be something up. I know something is up.
"Tell me why and how exactly I should believe you? And who are you?" A woman 1 person away from my left asked.
"Thank you for asking that question, Miss Nibria." The man said while smiling. "I know everything about you. Like you, Mister Niam Dist. I know what happened on your 7th birthday, and what happened after that." The man pointed at the 4th person to my left.
It won't be a surprise if he knows something about us. In fact, it won't even be a surprise if he knows us, entirely.
"And you, Mr. Harold Catasty. I know you and your parents, and how talented you are." The man now pointed at the man 1 person away from my right.
"And you, Miss Nibria. I know about... your Aunt and Uncle." The man pointed at the woman who was 1 person away from my left.
See? This man pretty much knows everything about us. That's for sure.
"Moving on to your next question, "Who am I". Who am I doesn't matter in this stage of your life for now, however, if I am to introduce myself, I am Xanth, and I am a few trillion years of age." The man named Xanth said.
I will not question anything about the latter part. Anyways, his name is Xanth, right? What a peculiar name.
"Are there any more questions?" Xanth paused, "Nothing? Good, let us proceed."
"As I have mentioned earlier, all of you are transported here by me and... well it doesn't matter who sent you here. What matters is all of you to adapt in this environment and live."
Adapt in this environment and live? That's concerning.
"... You are not gonna say "live" if this is a safe place, right? So my question is, where are we? What is this place? And what is our purpose in here?" I said.
"Good observation, Mister Vernon." He replied.
"That is right. This world is not a safe place. This world has Magic in it, which means every single thing in here has Magic, including all of you. However, that applies to other beings as well. I have sent you in this world for you to live another life. A thrilling, free and... you can say... a "fun" one."
"As to your second and third question, you are in another world. Specifically, another Galaxy. This Galaxy contains 10 Worlds, and it is called Dimensions. You are currently in the Overworld. I will not explain anything more, because the rest is all up to you in this matter."
"Last one, all of you are here because every single one of you is special." The man continued to explain.
Magic? That's interesting. Geez, I'm getting more and more excited. However, my main goal is now set, and that is to know my past. My real past.
"Let us proceed. I will now explain what I have given to all of you. All of you are given your own island. You all will be teleported to the said island after we finish our conversation. In that island, I have given you all a note, and everything is a secret for now since I don't want some quarrels or anything of the sort." The man explained.
"You all have different types of islands, and it all has the same size, but with different terrains and positions. The said islands are all yours, and discovering and mapping out everything is up to all of you."
Those are a lot, but I think I can manage. Especially with my own island, it's like I'm living the dream. However, I cannot let my guard down, considering that I am still reluctant about everything, specifically these people with me.
As I was deep inside my thoughts, thinking and analyzing every single thing that might happen, a scroll appeared in front of me out of thin air. I thought that I was just seeing things and I was just imagining it, but out of nowhere, I caught it, and it was real.
'So this is magic, huh?' I thought to myself.
I opened the said scroll and began to read it. However, the words right in front of me seem rather unreadable. How in the world am I supposed to--
Before I knew it, I was lying on top of the cold ground, my strength fading, my vision blurring, and my body trembling.
The next thing I knew was that I was it was nighttime.