"Did you hear? Legolas actually survived the ambush".
"I heard that he came back with blood all over his body, poor Legolas…"
"Quinn surviving is expected, but Legolas, I have to say that his luck shone pretty well this time against all expectations".
Legolas woke up the next morning to the sound of gossip in his dormitory.
Without even having to look, he already knew what the topic of gossip was all about- the mystery behind the cowardly Legolas surviving the ambush.
Though Legolas knew what they wanted, he paid no attention to them as he woke up. Having slept all night, his brain now felt revitalized, he was ready to start his investigation into the mystery behind his reincarnation.
After waking up, he saw his virtual interface notification and finally understood why the aches of the previous day were already completely gone. The healing elixir worked wonders in his body.
As soon as he woke up, all the gossiping voices died down as all eyes turned in his direction. Unlike the previous Legolas, this one returned their gaze coolly.
All the students instinctively shrank on feeling his gaze, for some reason, this Legolas gave a different vibe than the one they saw just yesterday.
From their little conversations, Legolas already knew what followed after he came back to the academy. After escaping, Quinn reported the ambush and the Summoner Academy immediately sent reinforcements.
On getting there, they were too late, all the warriors were already dead.
The matter died there since clashes between the Elementalist Academy and the Summoner Academy did not start today, it was an age-old rivalry.
Also from the conversations, Legolas knew that his twin brother and his little girlfriend were here. All he had to do was look for the matching face of white hair and hazel eyes like his and he easily found Quinn.
Unlike the current skinny him, Quinn though also being just 12 years old already developed some muscles and he looked a few years older.
Standing by his side was a girl with blonde hair tied into 2 ponytails. This was Eliandra, Quinn's girlfriend since they were 10 years when they were just accepted into the Summoner Academy as students.
Seeing him wake up, Quinn seemed to heave a sigh of relief as he came forward to meet him. He asked plainly. "How did you survive?"
Legolas met his twin brother's eyes calmly which was a first. "I escaped".
Before Quinn could say another word, Legolas turned to face Eliandra. "Where is the direction to the library?"
"T-that way!"
Legolas was so cut off from his usual timid personality today that the usually loud-mouthed Eliandra was tongue-tied, she replied to him instinctively.
While the students and Quinn were watching, stunned, Legolas stood up from his bed, casually put on his clothes, and motioned to leave the dormitory.
"Wait, you have not answered my question!" Seeing him about to leave, Quinn finally reacted as his tone now sounded a bit annoyed.
Legolas turned briefly to face his twin brother. "Sorry womb-mate, too busy today, I can't give you the attention that you need".
Again, before Quinn could reply, Legolas turned to face Eliandra. "You have a bird companion, right?"
"Huh…, wait, how did you…?"
"Have you heard of the term Psittacosis?"
"Huh?"
"It's a systemic illness in companion birds and poultry and can be transmitted from infected birds to humans".
"Your skin looks pale, and your temperature is colder than usual, signs of pneumonia. You are still a gradeless super, you are not that immune yet, I advise you to go for antibiotic treatment before it's too late".
"Thank me later".
Before the students could react, Legolas was gone to the library.
Eliandra stood petrified, stunned, and speechless. "He…, he's right".
…
The little talk with his twin brother was just a phase to Legolas.
Quinn was not the focus of attention today, his focus of attention after finally surviving his first day since reincarnation was still to satisfy his curiosity.
Legolas wanted to find out the mystery behind his reincarnation and the first place that his mind went to get information was the academy's library.
On arriving at the library, Legolas found an isolated space before picking a big book that detailed the storyline and history of Planet Darvis.
The memories of the previous Legolas may have been transferred to him but the thought process of that Legolas was too messed up, he could barely make sense of it, and was why he decided to go to the library himself.
Though Legolas already confirmed that this was Dominator, the game that he was one of the producers of, with this big book, he double confirmed.
As he expected, the big book's content was limited to Planet Darvis's history since the supers here had not experienced interstellar travel yet.
3000 years ago, this plain planet like earth was hit by the beast apocalypse that ravaged across. A lot of humans died but the few that survived developed as the lucky among them got to awaken what later became known as the supergene.
After unlocking the supergene, warriors get the option of choosing main classes between the Summoner, Elementalist, and Pugilist main classes which would enable them to level up further and get stronger.
These were the 3 main classes available in Planet Darvis but as a co-producer of the game, Legolas knew that Dominator actually had 6 main classes.
The 6 main classes available in Dominator were the Summoner, Mechanic, Elementalist, Pugilist, Psychic, and Mage main classes.
Planet Darvis was divided into the Northern continent, Southern, Eastern, and Western continents. The Gwen shelter where Legolas currently stayed was located on the western continent.
Knowing the truth was one thing, accepting it was another.
At this point, Legolas could no longer hold back his curiosity, he was now so attracted to knowing the mystery behind his reincarnation into a game that discovering the truth would give him no less pleasure than having an orgasm.
Legolas ravaged through the books of the library for 5 straight hours without getting any closer to finding the mystery behind his reincarnation.
This was when he discovered one bitter truth. He was still just a 12 years old boy in this world, he was not privy to a lot of things.
To really know more, he needed to take things slow and steady, develop himself, and most especially develop his powers.
Legolas recognized that to satisfy his curiosity and know how he came to this world, he needed to get strong enough and if possible, become the strongest.
"To satisfy my curiosity, I can do that".