" Why?"
" ... I am scared of being alone."
The old man nodded to himself and spoke.
" Did something happened in the past?"
" Yeah..... but I can't tell you."
A brief silence lingered in the air after I spoke.
" It's alright Rudra."
I stood up, dusting my clothes.
" Thank you for taking care of me.... I will be going then."
I bowed a little to thank the old man and turned around.
" Rudra... in our family we have a tradition to give advice to the younger generation every time they visit us. I don't know if this will help you or not but give it a thought.
Family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile & who love you no matter what."
Ah...
Ha.. I remember reading that quote a long time ago.
The words of this old man struck my heart and soul, like an enlightenment.
These are just simple words arranged together to form a meaning. I have even heard that quote before. Yet it never struck me the same as now.
The ones who would do anything to see you smile huh...
" Thank you mister I would remember it."
Waving my hand I walked ahead, a smile bloomed on my face as I kept repeating those words. My mind suddenly felt a little lighter and clearer.
" Also... remember your surname is a heritage passed down from countless generations. It is something to be proud of, so stick with it."
" ... I will try."
I walked toward a dark alley to teleport into the space.
' I have taken an overall view of the new Earth today. Things are almost done, what remains is now the Authority and a name for this planet.
To start things up, I need living beings and for that I need Authority. For now I only have forty percent, I don't know how much I will need. So I will wait till its full.
As for the name, I haven't thought of one. Maybe later.
" Let's get going."
I came out of the Solar System, in my room. I clicked on a blue chip on my wrist. A hologram appeared, stating all of my information given to the Star verse Academy.
Hm... 01:00 AM, 27th January 431917.
Which means 8 hours here equals to 8 hours in the Solar System.
There is no time difference, but just a tiny bit change in the day and night time. Now that's strange.
Huff.. anyway, I just wanna sleep right now.
Zzz....
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( 28 Jan 431917)
Tring.... trrring...
" Ugh..."
... A heavy morning.
Let's get ready.
Brush, toilet and finally bath.
In the world of magic, you need to use a liquid which does everything in the blink of an eye. Well the toilet is a toilet, it would be a different issue if I ascend in power. And the bath is compulsory,... for me at least.
Opening my door, I straight barged into my neighbours room, 'Evan'.
" Evan, you ready yet?"
Tidying his hair, Evan complained.
" At least knock before you come in."
I shrugged my shoulders.
" Your fault for leaving the door open."
" Yeah, because a certain someone relentlessly knocks on my door every morning."
" Hehe..."
It's really fun to tease this guy. I can even see him twitching.
" Stop laughing, or I will kick you out."
" As you say sir."
We walked out of the room and headed straight toward the class. But yeah, picking up another five wagons.
I am like an engine of a train, and Evan is wagon no.1, Ethne is 2, Erika is 3, Snow is 4, James is 5 and Steel is 6. They are like wagons attached to me. A regular thing for a regular extra.
But today is a bit different, two more wagons will be joining me today.
" Hey wagon no. 7 and 8, welcome abroad."
" It's Jack and Ceil, dude."
Ethne and the group chatted along with others.
" Evan you see that, newbie is smiling for the first time. He is usually like a stone plastered with human skin."
" He came to my room a little late than usual, which means he woke up late today."
" Which means he must have had a dream." ( Jack)
" A dream?" ( Snow)
" Rudra what did you dreamed about?" ( Steele)
" About a girl maybe?" ( Ceil)
" Your lover." ( Erika)
" A wet dre-"
A straight punch on James head. I need something to shut this guy up, even a toilet paper would do.
" I can hear you, you dimwit."
" See that he is smiling."
...Now these guys are really annoying me.
I started walking faster to leave them behind.
" Hey where are you going little brother?"
" Smile smile."
Now... they are creeping me out.
" Stop it you guys."
Seriously...
" Look Snow he is embarrassed."
" Huh?"
" Hey don't huh, don't you understand he is cheating on you."
What the...
" Hey guys! I told you it's not like THAT!"
" He is cheating on you."
Ugh... that airhead gets totally hyped up when it comes to the topic of love.
This is gonna last all day. I feel tired just from imagining it.
I wanna quit.