At a mountain, a silver car parked infront of an small shabby house
Click
A youth stepped out from the car as his red coat fluttered along with the cold wind that blew pass him
His bangs covered his eyes at the moment and so it was hard to tell what he was thinking or feeling when he stared at the house
Just then, he's eyes remained the same, slightly narrowed, but the difference is it became much more darker
'How did-'
But before he could even think this through, he heard his phone rang from his pocket
It was the same unknown number that called him earlier
"I'm here, where are you?"
- Go straight at the cherry blossom tree
"...You-"
Beep!
The phone got cut off before he could even finish his sentence
"..." His eyes turned even more darker but even so his face still remained indifferent
Sigh
'Let's just get this done over with'
...
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Arriving at a cliff, there was a single cherry blossom tree that seemed to wither at any moment as the flowers flew with the wind
He stopped abruptly before walking slowly towards the tree
As he was about to place his hand, a voice was then heard that made him stop
[(Are you perhaps having a nostalgia feeling?)]
The voice sounded magnetic and cold as it casually entered his hearing
"...Who are you?"
He asked as he turned his head around slowly
His blue sapphire earrings shone with the sunset
[(You don't need to know about that)]
Contrary to what he was expecting, the man wasn't covering himself with dark and thick clothes but was only covering his face
The man with the magnetic voice was wearing a casual black and white leather clothe while his face is covered with a white smiling mask
He stared at the man for some more time before asking "Then, what's your purpose for calling me?"
[(I have a proposal to offer you, but before that, don't you think bringing a gun and knife can get you arrested?)]
The man said with a chuckle mixed in it, even with his face covered, he could still feel that under that mask the man is smirking at him arrogantly
Before he left, he brought his previous gun and knife that he hid in the locked room
Currently it is not visible as it was well covered by the coat and his clothe
'How did he know?'
[(If you're wondering how I figured it out it's because you're bad at hiding it)]
"..."
[(...)]
Even though he was provoked, he never flinched or got mad by the man's words
[(...You really can't get provoked huh?)]
"Just get straight to the point"
[(Then you won't kill me if I say it?)]
"Depends."
[(...)]
[(Alright then, I'll get straight to the point, I need you're help in saving someone)]
"And why should I?"
[(In exchange I can grant you anything you wish for)]
"I refuse."
[(Don't believe that I can grant you any wish?)]
"I don't"
Seeing that he was about to leave, the man said [(Eru Frost, the second child of the Frost Family. A person who was never noticed by anyone as if he never existed. A person who also lost the only acquaintances, or more likely, the only people he ever considered as family, and finally, a person who does not show emotion aswell as a cold-blooded assassin)]
"...How-"
[(Still don't believe me? Then...)]
Flick
The man flicked his fingers and all of a sudden the surroundings turned pitch black as the floor also started to turn black
'This is'
Eru stared blankly at the floor before he raised his head to look at the man
[(I can do so much more than you think, I can even make you a God)]
Eru stared at him but no one could guess what he was thinking because of his expressionless face
But even so, all he said was "If you can do anything and even make me a God then why do you need my help?"
[(Correction, I said I can do much more than you think but I never said I can do anything and everything)]
"Oh? How can someone like you who randomly teleported me in an abyss-like place and can even make me a God have such a hard time on helping someone?"
Eru then placed his hand on his chin as he asked "Could it be, you have a restriction?"
[(I already know you have some idea about my capability no?)]
"Hm" Eru only hummed before saying "Still, I refuse as I don't have anything I wish for"
[(Really?)]
"I don't"
[(Not even a wish to see your old acquaintances again?)]
Eru didn't say anything but stared coldly at the man, he thought 'He knows too much, and this place I'm in-'
Eru looked at the corner of his eyes, examining the surroundings and couldn't see anything else other than the man
'Just what is he?'
'I can't trust him, I should refuse-'
- Eru!
Suddenly, a feminine voice was heard as a flash of memory entered his mind
- Eru! What the heck are you staring at dazely
- Don't tell me you're thinking what it feels like to fall off a cliff just like that brat?
- Pfft come on Eru isn't suicidal like him
- Touche
The vision of the memory was blurred as only faint of 8 black silhouettes could be seen
- Let's go!
One of them said as she extended her hand to Eru
Even though it was blurred, Eru could still feel the warmth and gentle touch in them
Thump Thump
Eru suddenly felt his heart beat and ache
That feeling...he doesn't know what it is but, it had been a very, very long time since the last time he felt that
It was a feeling he wanted to know more but also the feeling he felt afraid to have
Afraid?
'Huh...' Eru scoffed in his mind
Afraid was something he never felt or experienced before
Eru looked at the man but this time, the man felt that Eru was now deeply staring at his eyes
Those hazel yellow eyes and sharp pupil of Eru was staring at him as if it would suck out it's soul
But instead of getting scared, the man chuckled
For him, this stare was nothing
From his point of view, Eru was just a wolf while he is a tiger
No, it appears more like a mortal and an immortal
'For now that is...' The man thought
[(So then, what do you say, Eru Frost?)]
Eru thought this was probably the only chance he would get to seeing his old acquaintances
Even though he was living right now a peaceful life, he can't deny that he wanted to see them again
After all, they were the only ones that sees him, the only ones that actually cared for him, and the very reason he made a cafe
But-
'There's too many holes in this proposal and I still can't confirm if his words are true and if he will keep it'
'So, let's start with-'
"What are your conditions?"
[(Nothing much, I just need you to rewrite something)]
Eru lifted his eyes when he heard this and asked "Re-write?"
The man nodded and said [(I need you to rewrite a story-)]
He then paused as if he remembered something and added [(A story that you created)]
"What...?"
[(Remember the story you created? The one that has all 8 protagonists who are replicas of your old acquaintances, and in that story they would suffer hardships and an unbearable amount of pain before they finally meet each other and finally sees light in the dark)]
Thump!
For the first time, Eru widened his eyes as he slightly trembled recalling the novel he wrote years ago after they disappeared
He created it after he got bored and since he doesn't know what kind of protagonist to do, he made them instead as the protagonists
Only, the novel wasn't finished as he stopped writing after the announcement of the Frost Family inheritance fight
The novel was called [Abyss] and has the genre of sci-fi, mystery, and tragedy
Actually he forgot some part of the story as it really was a long time ago
But the problem was, he never published it as he never thought of doing so and only created it out of boredom, he also never shared it to anyone, not a single soul should've known about it
So how was the man able to know about it?
Eru asked "You mean the novel [Abyss]? What does that have to do with any of these?"
[(It has everything to do with it.)]
The man spoke firm and cold that could run a chill on a person's spine
Eru thought 'Based on the voice and tone just now, the man seemed to be serious about it and doesn't seem to be joking'
Eru: "Explain"
[(That someone that you are gonna save are the protagonists of the novel)]
[(I can transmigrate you into that novel and all you have to do is to rewrite the story by following my tasks given to you)]
"..." Literally none of these has any scientific explanations
Even though Eru still has some doubts, all he said was "Then what is the task?"
[(Like I said it is to rewrite the story)]
Eru: "Specify it"
[(Help each one of them to complete the game)]
Eru: "But they did complete the game-"
[(I need you to make it much more easier for them to finish games then meet up before they really complete the game)]
'...I see'
Eru forgot that the meaning of completing the game is different from finishing the game in his novel
In the novel, one must play a game and finish the task
But if they finish all the ranks of games requirements then that would mean complete and they could finally get a single wish granted
Any wish is possible, immortality, money, power, but alas becoming a God wasn't an option in that wish
And since the novel wasn't finished, the game wasn't completed yet
'So this is what he was talking about rewriting...creating a much more easier path for them and to also make their wishes come true...'
'But why?'
'...No, it doesn't matter to me the reason why...'
'It's just that...'
- Eru!
- Big bro Eru I thought you said you were gonna play with me. Hmph!
- Let's go see the sunset!
Even though he knows that the protagonists in the novel are just replicas and not real
It still feels...different...
Eru might have forgotten some parts of the story, but he knows that they in the novel really did suffer much more greater pain than the real ones
Eru thought about it for much more longer before finally opening his mouth as he said "Alright then, I accept only in one condition"
[(And what is that condition?)]
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"Sign a binding oath with me"