The hero of the 8 sacred swords: New Beginning

— Do you want to be a hero? —An angelic voice told me—.

— Huh?

I did not know where I was. It was dark; I could not move my body. Just a few moments ago, I was in my bed, sleeping off to go to school, and now out of nowhere I find myself in this strange place.

"I asked you," said the same voice, with power and authority. Do you want to be a hero?

Suddenly, everything around me changed. Now everything was white and there was a lot of light; also, my eyes could barely stay open, but I could not move my body either. The only thing I could do was hear the voice of a different woman.

— Calm down Darkness, the young man is not ready yet.

— Ready for what? —I said—.

A third voice appeared at the same time as my surroundings changed to an endless ocean that drowned and pressed me.

— To save the world, universe or multiverse, I think that is what it was called.

The 3 voices seemed to be arguing about my fate. Alternating my space between light, darkness and the sea made my head explode and I fell straight into emptiness. While the three girls said goodbye to me, they only said that they would contact me again. Being a hero? Multiverse? What the hell is all that?

The cold floor of my room was what brought me out of that trance of mental questions and when I saw the time... it was not a good sign.

— Damn, I am late for school! —I shouted—.

I looked for my pants, my shoes, my tie, my jacket and my backpack. I went down the stairs after it. In my living room my mother was waiting for me as usual and knowing that she was going to wake me up late; Like every day; she left my breakfast ready on the table. Unfortunately, I could not eat it all, I was short on time and I left out rice, one of my favorite foods, but I could not help it, I had to get to high school as soon as possible. I grabbed my things and ran out of my house.

— Goodbye! Good luck at work mom! —I shouted—.

Although a loud scream from my mother came next and was heard by half the neighborhood, I had to go to high school, South High School, located in… the south of the city. Kinda redundant, I know.

While I was running I saw my entire neighborhood, it was a nice place but the people... well that is another story. Nothing had to destroy my spirits today, because, even if it was not the first day of school, I could not afford to be late again.

The school has a demanding credit system; it is one of the best public institutions in the country. Your students must be perfect and very intelligent, talented and skilled, responsible and... punctual... something that I lack. I am usually late and although Professor Lylia has covered me many times, the truth is, if I am late one more time, I will repeat the year. I cannot afford that!

— It is still 7:58, I still have time —I said to myself—.

Luckily, I managed to get through the main door in time, now I just had to get to the classroom. While I was avoiding some students I managed to see teacher Lylia peeking through the door. I could read her lips, even though she was far away from me; well, I did not need any special power to know what she would say to me: "You're late, hurry up."

That could have been the end of my carelessness today, but the wet floor played tricks on me. My body slipped and fell against my teacher's body; my face was between her breast. Immediately she slapped me and due to her impulse, I flew towards the wall. The scandal alerted the other students and before anyone could have an inkling of what might have happened, teacher Lylia stood up, straightened her clothing and put on her glasses.

— *Cough-cough* you are on time, Luis —said the teacher.

The other students were confused when they saw me stuck on the wall, but when the bell rang they went to their respective places.

— God's sake, get up, we have class —said a silver-haired girl as she extended her hand to get me up—.

Her name was Alice White, a millionaire girl with many talents. Behind him, her two best friends; Ana, a small girl, with brown hair, with glasses and a small chest, and Rose, a blonde girl with long hair and a lot of chest.

When I touched Alice's hand, I could feel it tremble a little and her face start to blush. Unfortunately, Rose's words made the situation worse.

— A new couple emerges here, kyaaa! —Rose said recklessly.

Did I really have to say that? Because after that Alice gave me a hard punch that left me, ending up more on the wall and then she headed to the classroom, dragging Rose by the two pigtails that she was wearing as a hairstyle that day. Luckily for me, Ana didn't leave and helped me out.

— Seriously, it is a big problem to deal with you Mr. Pervert, surely the teacher slapped you or something like that, and you ended up on the wall, because you were too perverted with her —She said—.

— It is not what you think... —I replied, hoping he would believe my lie, even if it was an accident—. And don't call me Mr. Pervert.

Then we both entered the classroom and fortunately, everything was as usual, but I still felt tired and decided to sleep a little in class.

In my dreams, I was in a dark space again, but this time there were spheres of different colors: one green, one red, one blue, one brown, one yellow, one white, one blue and one black.

What do I have to do? I did not know the answer until a voice told me to choose the one I wanted.

— Grab one —she said—.

The irony of being able to see the black color of the sphere and differentiate it, even though my entire environment was that color, made me decide to choose that one. The voice urged me to choose it and grab it, when I finally managed to do so I realized that it was... Soft? I continued touching and crushing the sphere until a punch to the face made me wake up and I was thrown towards the lockers. I saw Alice in front of me and asked her:

— What the hell happened?

With her face flushed, she remained silent and turned her body away from me. It was Rose who gave me the biggest clue as to what had happened:

— You should pay attention to where you touch; we girls do not like to be touched in public and out of the blue.

— Touched? One second…

My gaze went in the direction of Alice's breasts and I blushed too. A blow came from him and I was thrown towards the wall. The biology teacher was passing by the hallway at that moment and she was the one who helped me up.

— For God's sake Luis, it is the fifth time this week —she said—.

— You will say the sixth, number 37 of the month and 134 so far this year. Try a little harder and you will be able to surpass your record of "Leaving the room for touching Alice White's breasts while you were sleeping" from last month Mr. Pervert —said Ana, who was next to the door.

— I am not going to put any effort into anything! —I screamed—. And don't call me Mr. Pervert!

After getting up, I saw how Rosé and Alice also went to see if everything was okay. Alice looked worried and embarrassed, I guess she felt guilty for hitting me again, but it was my fault for touching her without her permission…again.

— Luis cannot control his sexual urges if it is Alice —Rose said—.

Alice blushed when she heard that and I could only deny it. It was an accident, not because I wanted to, although the biology teacher did not help the conversation much, because she said an evolutionary fact in relation to sexual impulses and well, now I know that she also sees me as a pervert.

— It is normal for you, you need to recharge your perverted power Mr. Pervert —Ana said—.

— Yeah, but it only works with Alice, that is why he does it —Rose said, with a mocking tone—. Come on, come on, admit that you love Alice Luis.

My face blushed when I heard those words… I could not… I could not say it… she had to find a way to deny it at all costs.

— I cannot love Alice, she is too violent. She is always hitting me. If I have had these accidents 134 times, she has hit me 134 times too. If I am a pervert, she is an extremely violent girl and I am not going to like someone like that... EVER!

My response was forceful; the girls' faces were shocked. I said to myself: "I did it." But someone didn't look so good... Alice's face looked towards the ground, her hair covering her face.

— He is right, stop bothering him girls and let's go to class... —Alice said, while she slowly walked away—.

The environment felt heavier, but everyone returned to their places and the teacher went to teach her class for the day. For the rest of the day everything was normal, but Alice... was avoiding me. That is how it was the next day... and the following week.

— What the hell is wrong with this girl? —I said—. She has been avoiding me for a long time.

As she said it, she saw her… her long hair, her beautiful eyes and her characteristic voice… far from me.

— Looking at Alice again, Luis? —Rose said, breaking me out of my thoughts—.

A scream of surprise came from me and when I saw it was Rose I calmed down.

— Well, I do not know what is wrong with Alice —I said—.

— It is true that she has been a little strange these last few days. Now what did you do to her? —She told me—.

— I did not do anything to her.

— Does touching her breast not count?

Rose could be right, she was upset with me because I touched her chest and I did not apologize for that, instead I defended myself saying it was an accident. When I was determined to apologize to her, Ana appeared.

— I know what you are thinking and it has nothing to do with touching her chest, Mr. Pervert.

I became more confused until she mentioned that I should pay more attention to a girl's feelings, something that was new to me. Rose seemed to want to tell me something, but Ana made her not tell me.

— He should only realize it, Rose —Ana said, scolding her—. Let's go, we said we would help the art club.

— The Art club? When did we say that?!

— Shut up and let's go.

The two girls leaving was strange, but she made me think about what I had done wrong and then I understood... Alice was... Alice was upset because I offended her and called her violent, that is what it was. I decided to go look for her, but she had already left the classroom, when I looked out the window I could see her and then I ran to talk to her.

I was able to see her and get her attention by saying her name, and then proceed to apologize, but… was that really the reason she was upset? If I failed, Alice could stop being my friend... I did not want that... I do not want that. My body froze when the question came out of her mouth: "Why are you here?" My nerves only allowed me to look down.

— Let me guess, you came to bother me more —she said—.

— It is not that, I came to apologize, but...

— Oh, of course, you already know that I am upset with you.

I stayed silent for a few more seconds; I did not know how to tell him my doubts, if I said something wrong...

— So, you are here to apologize, but you do not know why I am upset, right? What a waste of time, I have to go home.

Alice walked away, heading across the track. I could only watch as she walked further away from me, but she quickly called out her name. A car was speeding towards her. When she noticed it, she remained motionless from fear and I jumped in to save her, ending up on top of her, but saving her from dying. Her cheeks turned red, mine did too, and I asked her to go somewhere else to talk. After we got up and started walking, I could feel two presences following us, but I decided to ignore that sensation.

We arrived at a park and she sat on a bench.

— Ouch… —she said—.

I was worried about Alice, I kindly asked her to let me see if she had any injuries. There was one on her knee, but it was slight, a light scrape. I took alcohol and cotton out of my backpack so I could heal her wound, or at least disinfect it. Thanks to the silence of the park, I found the moment to be honest with her and say everything I thought.

— I am sorry. You were right. I know you are upset, but I do not know exactly why... It would be silly of me... to go and ask for forgiveness without knowing what I did wrong... but I cannot... I cannot allow you to stay angry with me... I do not want that. If you are upset because I touched your breasts... several times, sorry... they are just accidents and I do not want you to think badly of me because of that. If it is because I told you that you were violent... that... well... I was exaggerating... I really think that you are a very pretty and kind girl, self-confident and very beautiful.

— Luis… —Alice said somewhat blushing—.

— And if it's for some reason that I didn't mention, I'm sorry... the most important thing for me is not to lose you, so, if I didn't say the reason why, I...

In the midst of my nervousness, Alice hugged me.

— It is okay... I forgive you, because I know that your apologies are sincere. Me too, I'm sorry for avoiding you.

I was really happy and kept hugging Alice. In a moment of peace, I felt like we were the only two humans in this world.

— You know… about what I would never like —I said—.

— Yes?

— Well… I think there is no person in the world who cannot fall in love with you and in my case… well, what I am trying to say is…

My words were interrupted by an easily identifiable laugh, that of Rose, who was next to Ana and both girls were spying on us.

— I told you we should go out after they hugged each other, not in the middle, stupid Rose—Ana said, and then punched Rose on the head—.

Alice, blushing, turned away from me and asked about the girls' reason for being in this place, but Rose only responded with the embarrassing words I said to Alice.

— Alice, you are very pretty and beautiful, it is not that I cannot like you, it's the opposite... Right Luis? —Rose said mockingly—.

Alice could not stand the embarrassment and although I was blushing and wanting to run away, Alice gave me a strong punch that sent me into the nearest river. I really feel like this has not been my best moment, but who cares... everything is better than being at home.