*Huff Huff*
[There he goes again! As he was locked in the strangling of his opponent, the "Mad Dog" effortlessly stood up and plunged the opponent down!!!The "Mad Dog" has an expected win!!]
I could hear the cheering outside the ring I'm standing. I could feel the heat of my body as my heart pumped for blood.
I stared down to my unconscious opponent, even though I defeated him, I never felt any happiness inside me. Craving for more stronger enemies, more effort put into the ring, and more determination to win.
I closed my eyes as everyone around the ring stood up and cheered.
I took off my gloves and raised my head. There was nothing different in my life. Nothing new and nothing thrilling in every victory I obtain.
My contract has already ended, and I have no intention to renew another one.
I went towards the backstage to take my leave.
"You did a good job as expected, Luke." James, my best friend grinned brightly, knowing I won't be signing another contract.
"Are you happy that I will be living my life the same as yours from now on?"
"I mean, Luke, you have been doing those fights for almost six years now."
"That's why I will be leaving the history of fighting and live as a normal being. I have no intention to stay into the spotlight anyways"
James frowned as if he knew that I didn't enjoy my time as a celebrity all this time.
"I'll take my leave, it's 8 pm, and I have really high fatigue right now." I waved goodbye at James as I took a taxi coming home.
I arrived at my apartment, I tiredly took out my room key, and sighed frequently, I am really tired.
I opened the door and headed towards the bedroom immediately, I jumped down to the soft pillows and immediately fell asleep.
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"Urghh." How long was I asleep, my back aches so much--
I realized that I was standing and floating on an infinite void.
My eyes widened as I witnessed the huge unknown statue standing behind me like a mannequin.
Knowing that all of these felt so real, I thought; What...in the world...?
I stared at the statue for a long time.
Its eyes moved.
Shiver goes down to my spine, I was stone-still, not knowing what to do to go back.
Suddenly, it started to move. Although it doesn't seem to hurt me, I backed away subconsciously.
"What…..what are you?"
I asked, it seemed that it didn't hear me. I shouted once more, and it moved.
Our eyes met. I could feel the coldness in its' eyes. There was silence.
Then it spoke.
[Luke Grayson, son of David and Mary Grayson.]
There was silence.
[There are only six minutes left until the rebirth.]
Wait, what? Rebirth?
"What…. what are you talking about?!"
[Luke Grayson, you are chosen to be the third savior of this universe, in order to do that so, they have to begin all over again to make the birth of the savior happen.]
"That means…!!" I stopped talking and began to think.
[Two minutes left until the rebirth.]
"Wait…!"
There was another silence.
"Will I die?" I looked down as sweat trickled down my neck
[Yes.]
A direct and clear answer…!
I grinned out of disbelief. I held my forehead and sighed.
For a moment, I got serious.
"For real?"
[…]
There was no response, yet it lifted its sword and strongly plunged it to the infinite void. Even though it was called the 'infinite void', beneath us, there was a hole, white bright and an irregular hole. It wasn't a circle-shaped one, nor a square either, it was like a paper that was firmly ripped off.
For a firm moment I realized; that I was 'killed' to become the 'savior'.
As I endlessly fell for a few minutes, the white surroundings turned to picture all my memories. All the memories.
Good or bad, stupid or smart, all my memories of my life flashed through my surroundings.
So, this is what it feels like...to die.
Through the end of the flashing memories, the end and only end of my memory, is James' bright smile. Ha….I'll leave those good memories behind huh.
After the final picture, there was whiteness once again.
And the fall came to a halt.
[Welcome, SAVIOR.]
--UNKOWN ABYSS--
-Chapter 1: the beginning-
My consciousness isn't fading, thank goodness. First there was whiteness, now there's darkness? Is it messing with me?
Unfortunately, I have been talking to myself, yet when I took a glance of my body, it wasn't there.
Have I become a soul?
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I decided not to reply to myself.
Although, everything around me are all illusions if I explain it myself, but somewhere, near me, there was an eerie sound of a trumpet.
If I would describe it, it would be like hearing the seven trumpets from the book of revelation, I haven't read anything else outside that topic, it was when, a nine-year-old me found a peculiar book, torn and looked like it wasn't taken care of.
Curiosity led me to read the book, although my childish mind thought it was all cool, and thought, 'whoever wrote this story, it was perfectly written, the thrill, the fear, and the action. It was a perfect story.'
BUUUUUUUP.
Even though I looked around, there was nothing around me, but as the sound was released, it felt like it was right behind the pinna of my ear.
"Gaghh."
I was confused.
If I were a soul right now, I shouldn't hear anything, nor having the feeling of being naked on an infinite void.
WOOSH
There, an opening of the endless illusions.
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I know.
I have no body.
Just a soul.
But, if I wanted to at least grasp the endless possibilities of getting out of here then, I'll never hesitate to do get out.
There was a vwoosh, then a trudge.
I opened my eyes, and it was bright, brighter than I ever imagined.
Have I, reincarnated as a child?
I tried to move my limbs, but all of them are working perfectly fine. Then that means, I'm not in a child's body.
If not then, what am I reincarnated to?
My eyes were still open, and the brightness was decreased when my eyes adjusted.
Huh?
I was confused. Whose body is this?
It was a fully developed teenager body. I thought that the statue was able to do some powers to transfer my soul and be reborn again.
By what he meant about being reborn, he meant this??
I stood up, I wasn't used to tall heights, and my head almost reached the ceiling.
The hell….
This body is tall. I was a bit envious, I was a fighter, but I've never reached this type of height.
There was a mirror nearby, so I walked towards it.
To be honest, this body's looks isn't that bad. Its short brown hair and a perfect nose, it was too much for me. It looked like it was perfectly physique too.
This is a perfect body for me to do battles if I were a fighter, but a savior?
What should I do to fulfill my role as a savior?
There was an unknown heat burning up on my chest, a heart burn.
I wasn't sure. But I do feel heat.
The clothes are a bit old as time. "Ugh." This body has a good voice too. Damnit, it's too perfect.
"Where should I start my journey?" I slowly walked outside.
A little bright, in a middle of a village. Is this a village?
There were too many questions I have asked after my rebirth. I sighed. There were people outside too, I was confused, nobody dared to talk to me.
The bed this body slept before looked like a hospital bed. Nobody checked on me.
Weird.
Although there were no one who tried to talk to me, they were shooting gazes at me. Maybe because of the ragged clothes.
I should go to where this body lives. There would be some information I'd get if I did.
That was easy to think at first, but it was much harder to find its home.
I've spent more than 30 minutes looking for the house of this body. Unfortunately, I've never found any traces.
Almost losing hope and thinking of living by the streets. There was someone who tried to call somebody behind me. It was a lady's voice, a kind and gentle one.
I looked behind, and she was waving her arms up high.
It looked like she was running toward me. Her ochre-colored hair fluttered as she ran, waving her arms, it exposed her flawless bright skin.
I stared at her. What perfect care of her body.
Suddenly, she drew closer and closer.
I got to hear what she was trying to mouth earlier when she was a few meters away.
"Haru….." she tried to catch her breath, "…san"
She stopped in front of me, so that means.
I am Haru?
"Where have you been wandering to?"
"Well…uh I was taking a rest nearby---" I tried to point at the building I was in earlier when I woke up but then she spoke.
"Y-you have been missing for 23 years." She spoke while tears flooded down her cheeks.
What?