"You look so... hmm how can I describe it. You look a little bit... Uhm..."
"What! You're making me embarrassed! Just say what you feel already! I don't have time to be humiliated!" Ralcan shouted as he got infuriated by my reaction.
"Well, if a normal person sees you of course they'd be shocked too" I replied.
"Enough, I'm going back if you have any questions I'll answer them tomorrow. Also, don't ever mention this to anyone. It's only the two of us who are supernatural" Ralcan said then he disappeared.
"Hmm, I'm still not over his face though. His eyes were bright blue. His hair was so black like it was the night sky. And his skin, it's more smooth than Dylan's. Heh, he might be even more beautiful than Dylan. Oh, how... Envious! I hate it I hate it I hate it! Why does he have to be so freaking beautiful! While me I'm just some random kid you can find wandering around the street. It doesn't matter that I have soft skin, every kid has soft skin. But he's a demon and what's more, he is just assuming the size of a child! What would he look like when he is the size of his real age. Ugh! I don't wanna know" I abruptly got frustrated and if my thought could be heard it would sound so loud I could rival a rooster for being the greatest wake-up alarm in the world.
Anyways, I need to sleep, I'm tired. Come to think of it. When I use my powers it doesn't seem to wear me out. Well, my mind would be functioning more than usual, for coming up with the events that can make my time reversal work. I need to have visual evidence so that I could think less.
Hmm. Hmm. Hmm!
What the hell! I time-traveled here not to be a superhero. It wasn't even time travel too according to him. Huh, so my families are just replications? If that's so then, should I still care for them? I am no hero, I don't even think I'm a protagonist. If this was a story, people might think I'm an anti-hero or something. But I also value others who are convenient to me. So, I'll still cherish my current family right here. But that's said, my real family is somewhere back in my old world. Who is there who took my place? A replica of me? Or is it me without having to know or experienced this.
Well, it's better not to know. My life back then wasn't all that good. If my family back there has another me, then it doesn't change much for them. Only for me. But my heart is too cold for me to feel sad. I'm not worthy of true happiness. Even the wish I made came true I still have to face consequences to pay for my selfish desire.
What was my goal in the first place? Ah, right. To be a prodigy child. I planned to be the smartest kid in my family. To gain attention. To have opportunities to have the best jobs. To be able to follow my dream to be a performer. But I... but I...
I have no talent...
I'm no genius...
I'm just a wannabe.
Prodigy child, tsk!
How ambitious! How pathetic of me to think I'm able to be a prodigy child. I'm just a 22-year-old inside a child's body. How can I be a prodigy child, if I'm not even smart at my age?
I might have experience as I have grown. But those are just common knowledge. I was able to fool my mother here because I already planned out how to act like a grown-up because I'm already a grown-up. If I was to face a real prodigy child who is smarter than me, then I might lose because I dropped out of college and haven't learned any further after high school. I even enrolled in a course for being a freaking servant, not a president or a doctor.
I am so stupid. I am stupid! I shouldn't have wished for this. I was in too deep with my desperation. Now the people in this world will have to suffer from an unknown calamity. I don't know if it's my fault or not but I will say it is.
Then, if there's one thing I must do. I must change my dreams. I must start anew. Become someone I know I can become. I need to tell Ralcan about this.
...
2:30 PM.
I walked out of my room. Went in front of my parent's room and touched the door saying, "Goodbye mother. Goodbye father". Then I walked passed my brother's room and said, "Please take care of our parents, brother." Then I went out of our house and turned my head to look at our house, their house. Then said, "Goodbye, Yohan". As I said those farewells, I went down the streets and stopped time.
I made sure that Ralcan didn't freeze. So, I assume that he noticed that time had stopped and gone looking for me.
As I waited he eventually came. Then he asked, "What's wrong? Can't you wait for tomorrow?"
"No, there will be no tomorrow" I replied with a serious expression.
"What are you saying? Care to explain a little more" He replied
"I will be a part of your world, so I want you to erase the memories of my family and the ones at school any proof of my existence" I responded as I determined that it was the right choice.
As he heard me, he smirked at me and said, "Why do you think I'm gonna do that?"
I was startled and began to get nervous. I forgot he was a demon. But he wasn't that sinister to me a while ago. Or is this a test?
As I was pondering my thoughts he began to laugh and grabbed my shoulder then said, "If I do this where will you go, huh? Have you already planned ahead?"
"I'm going to help you in your mission" I replied but then received a response with a smack on my forehead.
"Are you kidding me?! You?! Help me? Mission, who do you think you are, trying to get involved with us. You know you'll just be a liability or even worst for your case, a suspect!" He reacted as he was scolding me.
"Then why not make something up"
"What! I don't want to lie to my master! You go somewhere else. Don't come to our faction. Just go somewhere far from here"
"Well, my old world has countries I know of, so are they the same as they are here?" I asked Ralcan while he was still getting irritated by my request.
"They are still the same but the difference is that supernatural exists and are in hiding. Weren't you listening awhile back?!" he answered
"Okay. No, I'm just making sure" I replied and saw his face frowning then proceeded to calm down.
"Okay now that the acting is done, I'm gonna revert back to my normal form"
As he said that, I turned away and was not anticipating what he would look like. Because I might get envious or worse I might even fall for him. Please don't be beautiful, please don't be beautiful.
"What the heck! Stop thinking that! You're being a pervert!" He yelled at me, then I reacted. whispering to myself, "Oh right, I forgot he can read my thoughts"
"So, do you want to know the others?" He asked me while I was still looking back.
As I prepare myself, I will have to face the fact that he is beautiful land won't fall for him. Then as I turn to him... Huh...
"Oh... you look pretty bland..."
"What the hell is your freaking problem!" He yelled at me with fury coming from his mouth.
"Well, I thought your adult self would look pretty handsome based on what you look like as a child. But I'm disappointed to see such a common face for a middle-aged man" I replied with an unimpressed tone.
"Why would you think I might be handsome. I don't care about those trivial things. And I'm not a middle-aged man!" He responded with anger
"Okay okay sheesh"
"Why are you acting so snobbish you brat!"
"So where are the other factions you're talking about?"
"Oh, never mind them, I'll take you to ours"
"Oh really, What changed your mind?"
He began to get closer to me with a very menacing demeanor and said, "Huh, huh, I will personally train you myself better prepare yourself for one hellish experience"
"Umm, ah... what the"
"What the fuck did I get myself into"
...
Ralcan did what Yohan asked him to do. Then Ralcan and Yohan spend the rest of the days reaching the capital.
Later...
I see a normal road along the backstreet. Not many people were around. Then Ralcan proceeded without any indication of where we were headed. As I was being too cautious of my surroundings the alleyway that we went in began to narrow down. Then I complained, "Ralcan! What's wrong with this alleyway?" He didn't respond then he vanished from my view.
"Ugh! I can't believe that je- huh!?"
The floor disappeared. Then I fell...
"AAAHH!!!"
...
Several minutes later...
My body ached and my head hurts. I massaged my head and opened my eyes and see the room so dark. I yelled and asked where I was. I started yelling out for Ralcan but nobody answered. Then finally someone walked towards me.
"Good, Ralcan, If you're gonna send me to a deep place, you should've warned me first. Good thing, I stopped time before I landed and it lessened the impact"
Yeah. I was able to survive the fall because I stopped time before my face was planted to the ground. I hypothesize that if I stopped time, it doesn't mean I stepped the momentum, so I tested a couple of times not to break my body. First I tried to only move my legs, but it had momentum and it broke. I reversed the time and tried again. After many mistakes, the solution was to move small parts of my body one by one until I can land my body to the ground without any major impact. I made it but still, it was a long fall. I still had an impact but not that much that could lead to brain damage or broken bones.
"So you can manipulate time, I see," a stranger said from the shadows
"Wait you're not Ralcan. Who are you? Are you his master?" I asked the stranger
The stranger approached closer, then the room lighted up. And saw a very strong muscular old man in front of me and at his back, there are five people with Ralcan wearing white jackets made with silk and have red linings around the seams.
"No, I'm not our master. I am the leader of this faction. Welcome to the Albus Chimera!"
He then hugged me so tightly and looked at Ralcan and he was looking at me menacingly. The others were looking at me also but have different expressions.
There was one male who has white hair and red eyes similar to their clothes who has no reaction and was just looking at this bulk old man.
Then someone from them said, "Atlan, stop you're suffocating him". Then this buff dude finally let go of me and I gasped for air. I looked at the person who said that and saw a beautiful female with pink long hair and her eyes were black like onyx.
Then one of them approached me too, another female who has blonde short hair. Her eyes were gray. It was pretty but her personality was the opposite. As she went close to me she looked like she was about to punch me but instead, she said, "What kind of brat did you bring Ralcan?!"
"I only brought him because he might be of use to us" Ralcan answered
"Hey! Don't say such things, it's like I don't have feelings!" I yelled at him
Then another one approached me with a happy-go-lucky vibe. "What do you think this kid can do for us. Yeah, he can manipulate time, but it's not like we're not able to do our work without it"
A very young male who is about the age of a teenager said that. His hair was dark red and have some streaks of white. His eyes were dark brown and he's quite handsome if you exclude his playfulness.
But there was another who didn't react at all and proceeded to head back. He said before leaving, "Tell our master first before bringing an unwanted visitor here".
He acts so daring and looks like he is the bad boy of this group. I like! His hair was dark blue and short and he has a tattoo on his head. I didn't get to see his eyes so...
I stopped time and went closer to him and looked into his eyes. It seems that... I stopped time at the wrong moment. His eyes are closed, damn it! Okay, go back to where I was.
As I was about to resume time I heard some footsteps approaching us. Time was still frozen how is it possible that someone is moving without my permission.
Could it be? Their Master?!