I sat on my bed until I started floating while my legs were still crossed in a sitting position.
First a grey orb appeared it then orbitted around me. Then a blue orb appeared and did the same. Soon all the orbs of the different attributes orbitted me. Finally, the last one was word. A bright white coloured orb orbitted me. I could tell they orbitted me but I couldn't see as I had my eyes closed for better concentration. I then levitated more. This was a sign I was reaching the second stage of awakening. I now reached the spiritual awakening. In the first stage you try to hold your concentration by cultivating all the attributes. Only a person who had mastered all the necessary attributes is the person allowed to even begin awakening. The necessary attributes is air, earth, water, fire, light and dark. These six are needed for awakening. The spiritual awakening process is to cultivate your soul. This takes millenniums of practice and I mastered this in about two days many millenniums ago. After my soul was nurtured by my mana I entered the third stage. The most dangerous stage. At this point many people die, this is the reason for the low chance of success or else everyone would do this. In this stage your bones are completely broken to the atomic level. Your bones are then replaced with bones made form your soul. In this stage your time perception accelerates. About 1 second would feel like a few weeks. So about 10 seconds of pain is about a year. I felt the excruciating pain. To think I had to withstand this pain for a few years. AHHHHHHHHHHHH! SHIT! F*CK! SHIT! SHIIIIIIIITTTTTT! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I was screaming but no one could hear me as my ability to move was revoked because I lost my bone. The replacement was also a painful stage. I felt my bones being created in my body. My skin was taking form of a person. Slowly my body was being reformed. I no longer felt the pain. Is it over? I opened my eyes to check. My vision was blurry but it came back. It was done. I wonder how long it's been. I went to check my calendar. It's been 2 days. I definitely won that bet. I caught a glimpse of my reflection in my mirror on my nightstand. My hair was white. My eyes were red and my horns were it's original black. Looks like I changed. I remember reading in a book that after the awakening your appearance might change but this only happens to less than half a percent of people who were successful. Looks like I'm rare. I also read that when this happens it goes if the awakened one chooses to. My appearance changed back to how it was before. My purple eyes, black horns and black hair.
I went downstairs to see how everyone was but when they saw me they were surprised.
"YOU WENT IN FOR 2 DAYS!!!"
"I told you I could do it."
"Fine here's your money."
Me, Arthur and Pandora recieved a lot of money.
"I see you've changed your hair up."
Pandora smiled.
"Yeah. Just thought of tying my hair."
Pandora tyed her hair into a ponytail with a bow also tyed in her hair.
"Yeah it looks so nice."
"SHUT UP ARTHUR!" Pandora said as she slapped him across the face.
"Anyways what should we do now?"
"I should try to get my prime back but I have no clue how to get it."
"No clue?"
"Well in manga the main characters usually train or something but I can't be bothered to train. I mean I did for 2 days straight with no food."
"Don't lie I saw you eat cake while cultivating."
"Ahh well that's an old habit."
"It's not if you still continue it."
"Fine it's a habit then. But it's not like it harms me or anything."
"True."
"Anyways how do you guys feel like going to the beach."
"GOOD IDEA!"
"Arthur you need to protect the house."
"Just tell Themis."
"Why me?"
"Yeah just tell Themis.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"I was only joking. I have my army for that. But we're gonna have a vote."
"For what?"
"If Arthur's comes or not."
"I think he should come."
"Thank you Cynthia for protecting me."
"Why?"
"I feel he shouldn't get bullied."
"I wonder what happened on your trip to Earth." Iris said.
Cynthia and Arthur looked each at each other and blushed.
"N-N-N-Nothing!"
"Really? Are you guys gonna be like Pandora and Laertes?" Iris said.
"Who's gonna be like who?"
"NO ONE!" Pandora said, her face was beat red.
"NO WE'RE NOT LIKE THAT!"
"Wow you guys are in sync."
What actually happened:
There was an awkward silence between Cynthia and I.
"So do you like snakes?"
"What are you trying to do Arthur?"
"I'm just trying to make a conversation."
"Okay but it's gonna work on me."
"What's gonna work?"
"You know. I'm not gonna fall for you."
"I wasn't trying to make you. You're not in my league."
"Really?"
"Yeah you're about a 10."
"So you're saying I'm good looking?"
"A 10/10 is basically a 1."
I saw Cynthia's face become disappointed.
"You look as if my opinion cared to you."
"It doesn't."
"Fine, but you're not gonna be a 100 like Pandora. Iris is about a 15."
"HOW IS IRIS LOWER THAN ME?"
"You're not gonna try compete with Pandora?"
"Well you know how she always got proposals from all the guys at the school."
"Oh. That place. I kind of forgot about that place. The place where I first met you."
"It wasn't pleasant either though."
"Yeah."
"Which child at that age looks for alcohol in a buffet?"
"Laertes said the same thing, but we all do crazy stuff as kids."
Cynthia giggled softly. It was a warm atmosphere at this point. It was nice. Something I thought I would never feel. Laertes really did make my life better. As we soared through the cosmos we talked and laughed.
"We're almost here."
"Why didn't we teleport?"
"You can't teleport somewhere you've never been and we reincarnated so that basically resetted everything."
"Arthur. How do you cope with Laertes?"
"Easy. Whenever he's angry or anything just feed him cake or nowadays just give him a manga volume."
"You guys have known each other for so long. He even gave you his immortality."
"Yeah, I still haven't found something to return the favor."
"Yeah. Who could compete with immortality as a birthday present?"
"I was only ten as well. At that stage I didn't know how to react. I didn't know it would benefit me in such ways."
"You're also a human how are you not ageing?"
"I awakened when I was fifteen with Pandora's help."
"FIFTEEN! THAT'S SO YOUNG!"
"Well it took eight years but it was all good."
"Eight years. You were only seven then."
"Yeah I met Pandora long before you met Laertes."
"How the hell did you guys even meet?"
"Well you know the witches of the medical ages."
"Yeah."
"My mother was a mage. She was almost killed if it wasn't for Pandora."
"I heard Pandora destroyed a whole village at the age of eight."
"Yeah. She destroyed the whole village, then brought me to Olympus to live with her."
"Oh."
"You still haven't told me how you met Laertes."
"Oh that. Well I haven't told anyone but Laertes this but. I'm Arthur Pendragon."
"I know."
"No. I'm King Arthur of Exacalibur and Camelot."
"KING ARTHUR!"
"Yeah."
"So how did you meet Laertes."
"I met Laertes when I was about nine. I was walking through the meadow then I saw a flash of light in the forest. I went to check and I saw a small boy crying on a rock."
"Crying?"
"Yeah. He told me to go away of o valued my life. I didn't listen and I went closer to him. He then used a spell to break a tree. I was shocked as I have never seen magic before. After a while he gave up because I never left. He then told me that his father tried to make him kill someone."
"Hold up. Laertes was crying because he was asked to kill. Now he would kill a whole race just for good internet connection."
"Let me finish. I then told him that my father made me train until I was knocked out. He then told me that he did the same but he's not allowed food or water for some weeks. He said his father tried to make him as strong as possible. We both talked as we both had a lot of things in common. Both had shit fathers and had to train a lot. At that age of you share the same food and colour you become best friends. He then taught me swordsmanship and magic. Obviously I never used the magic on Earth but when I showed my father my swordsmanship he was beyond impressed. He then entered my brother into a competition for the throne. After my brother lost I found a sword. A sword in a stone. I pulled the sword out with ease. But I should've been more cautious. I then became the legendary King Arthur. I escaped Earth after awakening then went Laertes. From there I met you guys."
"What a heartwarming story about two kings who met each other when they were kids." Cynthia said sarcastically.
"Don't make fun of it."
"We're here."
We looked at the blue planet. Our true home. It was now part of a collossal kingdom ruled by the humans.
"Let's disguise ourselves."
"Why?"
"We have to.'
"Fine."
"This feels weird."
"Those trousers suit someone as simple as you."
"Shut up."
"This place's on a different level compared to the last time I was here."
"Yeah."
"Well anyways we need to find that orb."
"Let's take the bus."
"Well I haven't been here in so long so I might as well enjoy it with another human."
"Valid point."
We took the bus which was now at twice the speed of light.
"We need to go to the pyramids."
"Considering we're in London it's gonna take long to get there. So let's enjoy it."
We went to a lot of places. We travelled the planet as well as the trains now top out at 10C (c= speed of light).
"This feels like a date."
I basically spat out my drink as soon as I heard what Cynthia said.
"No."
"Don't deny it."
"Well probably but we're only friends."
I saw Cynthia's face look down at the floor of the train. This was originally my plan for her to fall for me but I didn't expect it to succeed. Now I just friend zoned her.
"Well I do have a different feeling with you. I mean you're human as well and you're not like the others. Well after Laertes "
"Really?"
"Yeah. I mean Iris is too violent and Pandora's too into Laertes and Themis. Well you know about Themis he's just took weird."
"Yeah. His glasses make him like those predators."
"Yeah."
Nice going Arthur you just cheered her up now for the final stage.
"I like you Arthur."
"Huh?"
What. The. F*ck. This was not my original plan. I skipped some steps but usually I know how they work out then. I've used this technique with every girl I went out with and they all end up the same which is fine with me as I always break up with them like a natural gentleman, but this. This exceeds my expectations. She wasn't supposed to say that. I was supposed to rate her out of 10 then make her happy then tell her to date me but she somehow beat me to it.
"I'm sorry it just came out!"
"No it's fine."
"Really are you sure?"
"Yeah, trust me."
As if it's alright. Because I used the same technique all the time I don't know how to react to other outcomes. Loos like I'm gonna have to improvise. What the hell do I do? Wait. I remember reading somehwere that relationships with your best friend or any close friend results in long and happy ones. I didn't know this would happen but I probably came to Earth for stones and I'm going back with gold.
"I like you too."
Yes, now what is your answer. Is it A) I like you, B) Let's date or C) Let's keep it as friends for now until we find a way to tell the others. Answer. Answer. ANSWER.
"Lets get married!"
Wait. The F*ck.
"This waffle would taste nicer with milk. I'm gonna go get some."
"I was joking."
"Oh."
Oh shit, she was joking. That's good. I'll go for the question now. The biggest of them all.
"Will you date me Arthur?"
Silence filled the train like a plague. I was supposed to say that. Shit the timelines are shifting real quick.
"Yes."
"Huh?"
"I'm sorry did you actually want to stay friends?"
Yes my great acting skills. Acting Skills to get a GF form one: Innocent boy.
"Of course I would love for us to actually date but what are we gonna tell the others."
I held Cynthia's hands which made her jump.
"Love is between two people. Only two."
Her innocent personality is great for these types of stuff, not to mention she's copying Pandora's hairstyle but with her brown hair she looks on the same level as Pandora.
"Fine then. "
I pulled her in for a kiss. Her face was beat red. Then I pulled her away.
"We'll do it after we tell them."
"Huh? What?"
It seems she's confused on why I didn't kiss her. Well naive child I pulled you back because then you try and always find a way to kiss me then once I have you in my grasp and then you wouldn't even hesitate to tell the others. I was the pulled by someone. I felt her lips touch mine. Then for what felt like an eternity she pulled back. WTF?! THAT COMPLETELY WASN'T WHAT I PLANNED!
"Why wait. We'll do it after."
"Huh? What? Wait...WHAAAATTT!"
She's a different case. She's beyond all of the other girls I dated. Do it? Did she mean that? No she can't possibly. Shit! F*ck! She actually won against me in my own domain.
"I'm joking."
WHY ARE HER JOKES LIKE THAT?! WHY? Shit! Why am I acting like this?
"Look who fell for who now."
"I could say the same for you. You can't try act with me."
Our face was so close we could kiss again. Never in all my years of dating have I ever had a problem like this. She knew. She knew what I was doing but still I managed to make her fall for me but I won but at what cost. Wait did I even win in the first place? Shit! To think Laertes did this without even trying, now that's something to think about.
"Oh we're here."
How the hell is she acting calm?! Wait we're here. There's something bigger at hand now.
We walked off the train and climbed up the stairs.
"Egypt. Such a lovely place."
"You've had enough fun wasting my money at the arcades and buying food and clothes."
"Well that's something you have to do with your girlfriend."
"We haven't even established that!"
"Well it's established now."
How the hell did that innocent girl who always ran after Laertes become like this? Or was she always like this? Now I can have my answers. To find out about her past.
We walked out of the station and searched for the right pyramid.
"It was somewhere next to that sqhinx thing."
"Man."
"What-"
A large pyramid rose from the sand.
"How the-"
"The answer to the riddle. It's Man."
"Aren't you smart darling."
I shivered at the word.
Cynthia walked into the entrance.
"No wait that's-"
Cynthia was thrownout my a barrier and landed on me.
"Sorry."
Looks like her adrenaline rush ended. Finally she's back to the innocent girl who she always was.
"Sorry for my actions back there. I got a little drunk." Cynthia said as she kept bowing and apologizing.
Oh that's why. If we get married and if she drinks im gone.
I cut the finger with a knife that was in my spatial storage and dropped my blood into the sand.
"Why'd you do that?"
"It recognizes my mana."
"Wait. It doesn't recognize your blood type but your mana. Through your blood."
"Yeah."
I looked at her with confusion. We entered the pyramid. As we progressed through it it grew darker.
"Activate your night vision, your gonna need it."
Soon arrows was fired towards us. We dodged them with ease bit it wasn't over soon the whole air became full of flying arrows.
"This'll be easy."
I stopped the arrows with my time magic and then destroyed them using destruction magic. I then erased the pyramid from existence. My dark orb awaited me underground. The pyramid was only a distraction. I then erased the floors below us until I found my orb. Finally. At the 168th floor below the earth my orb awaited me. I flew down and Cynthia followed behind me.
"Take cover."
Cynthia hid behind a barrier as I touchedthe orb. The sky became darker and clouds began to form. The wind became more vicious as it wasn't a slight breeze anymore but something that wanted to get rid of everything insight. My hair rose as if I was underwater. White wings began to form on my back and a halo formed behind me.
"Ahhh. It's been some time since I was in my prime."
The ground shaked heavily and Cynthia's barrier began to break. Flew in to the sky into the cosmos. Until I was on the level of the Coic Void I released all that urge for destruction. My aura vapourised multiple otheoses. Then everything stopped. I returned to Earth in my regular form.
"What the hell was that?"
"The power I had many millenniums ago has finally returned."
I held Cynthia's hand and helped her up. I held her in my arms and flew.
"What the hell! When did you get so fast?"
"What do you mean? I've had this speed since before the reincarnation."
We both reached the house in no less than 10 seconds. The house was many galactic years away from Earth. It would take a train about 2.644×10⁹³ galactic years at full speed (55089114456960000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 km) to reach our house according to Laertes.