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Chapter 38 - Akira's future

Akira went out to get fresh air while viewing the kingdom at night. Akira strolled around with his hands in his pockets, and then he heard something.

"Princess?" He found out that the princess was awake while taking a sip of tea. She was near the ocean cliff and got a fantastic view of the ocean.

"Akira?"

"You shouldn't be out here at night, princess. What are you doing?" Akira inquired.

Shirahoshi answered that she was taking a moment to breathe while enjoying the view of the ocean. She thanked Akira for helping her and also for helping her father. Akira said that she was welcomed, and so Shirahoshi wanted to say something about Akira. She asked Akira to sit down and enjoy her handmade tea.

Her mother had a main ability called "Future sight" However, she had no system-like levels where they need to level up to access their skills.

Akira was confused and she explained how this worked. She said that it was called the Emirev't phenomenon.

"Emi what?" Akira didn't catch what she was saying.

She said that Emirev't was a language from 3000 years ago or more. She told him that this was a rare occasion and could also be called "The chosen one phenomenon" Since this only occurred if they had divine abilities that could be by birth or when going to the shrine to gain access to those systems.

She explained that this phenomenon was the opposite of the people who couldn't get access to the systems or main ability.

Shirahoshi's mother knew what her death was like. Her future sight fit to be a divine type since she could see far away into the future. But, how unfortunate that her abilities could only see the death of herself.

She died when Shirahoshi was 12 and also gained her main abilities way before she died. She could see the future of everyone else's, including the world. She could see their deaths, their fates, and about themselves.

That was why she trusted Akira since she knew what would happen and how it turned out. She then said to Akira, finally answering seriously what she wanted to say about what she saw in him.

"What did you see in me? In my future?"

"Darkness..."

Shirahoshi answered with a frown.

"Hmm, ah, not to brag but... It was probably cause I'm immortal" Akira answered and assumed that she was talking about Akira's death since he couldn't die.

She knew but...

"No, it's not it. I could see people's death or future, but yours... Are different..." Shirahoshi replied.

She saw a complete void of darkness. She knew that Akira couldn't die, however, his future was very dark and was hard to see.

She couldn't control to see what happened, that was why she told him to take care of himself and be careful of what may come.

She didn't know his fate, his future, or even his death. She revealed that this was a mystery she had ever come by. Potentially, she could see one's fate of what they become or what they would be, how they die, and how their future would hold. This was why they trusted Shirahoshi.

Akira then asked again if she saw the date of what years and what day, but she couldn't answer his question. This was because no matter how far or if she decreased the length of her future sight, she couldn't see his. She could only see the slights of his future and the interactions between him with the others.

Shirahoshi only advised him to be careful and take care of himself once again. She even couldn't understand Akira's immortality because it had many mixed abilities rather than one.

Akira finally understood and took her advice. Before Akira went to the palace again, she bent lower and bowed her head, thanking him for listening to what she said and saving her and her father. 

She later told Akira to meet her and the king, since the mission was already completed. Akira nodded, and so he went back to the palace to rest.

The next day, they finally met the king. The King sat on his royal chair and began talking, with the guidance of Shirahoshi, since she knew that her father was hot-headed towards them.

The King sighed and thanked them by standing up and bowing his head. He then questioned what their last wishes were before they left the kingdom. Akira wanted to stay a little longer since he got a strange message to meet someone out there, and so he made his wishes.

"Today or tomorrow, there will be someone going to the parliament. She's a peasant and I hope you can free her. As for the other peasants, treat them well equally."

Those were his wishes. As for Volts, he had no wishes.

Shirahoshi smiled proudly at Akira, and so the king spoke, saying that he would fulfill his wishes, but it would be difficult to fulfill the second one. He told Akira that there were these 'ranks' where they had to respect whom. 

The King couldn't interrupt since this system was made for all kingdoms. He said this was already enough kindness, and also thanks to Shirahoshi's kindness as well as her mother for this kingdom.

The King then asked one of his advisors to reward them, and so, the advisor got down on his knees and bowed his head while giving them their rewards. A jewel that was around about 25,000 Gols, and an addition of money of around 66,000 Gols for both Akira and Volts. They accepted it, and so they thanked the king.

The King apologized to Akira for not fulfilling his last wish. Akira understood, and so the king dismissed them all. Whether they want to stay or leave was up to them.

Akira went to the same place where he was last night and met a blonde-haired young man, wearing chivalry armor.

He waited for him, and again, he knew what his name was. Akira didn't know what was wrong with this place, but they all mysteriously knew him.

And later on, they began chatting about something...