Once Joren was finished with his bath, he went to the dining room to eat dinner with Lauren. After they finished eating, she kissed Joren on the lips, wishing him a good night and they went to their rooms.
"Phew, today was productive. Outside of the trash descriptions that the book has, magic has been really easy to learn. Is it because my understanding of the world is different? But that wouldn't make any sense because I'm pretty sure the people of this world don't know what a phone is or how it would operate. So how can I pick up magic so easily? Maybe it's because my mind and body are of this world and I simply remembered my past life. Well whatever it is, it's making my life easier so I shouldn't delve too deep into it. It's helping me after all."
As he lay on his bed looking at the ceiling, he started thinking about how he could improve the spells he learned today.
'Hmmm. Mana arrow.' He thought. 'How many can I create or control at a time? Making hundreds of arrows and raining them down on my opponent would be so fucking awesome.'
"N-No please, I promise not to come after you again! Please don't kill me!" he acted as if someone was trying to kill him
"You should have thought about that before you attacked me motherfucker!" he retorted
"NOOO!"
'Then I kill him by raining arrows on him. Damn, that's so badass. Oh yea, I'm practicing that shit tomorrow!' He turned to his side, closing his eyes. He was looking forward to practicing tomorrow so he wanted to get some good sleep.
...
Darkness. Everywhere the eye could see, there was only darkness.
In the middle of this darkness stood a boy, around 10 years old, glowing white. He looked around unfamiliar with the place he currently was.
"Where am I?" Joren asked, looking around confused.
"I was just in bed sleeping. How the hell did I end up here? Wait, this is probably one of those immersive dreams. I've had some of those before and I hate it. Being aware of your dream makes the dream not as cool." he pouted
[THIS IS NO MERE DREAM CHILD] a voice echoed in the dark void
"What the fuck?!" His heart skipped a beat hearing the voice and he quickly looked around only to find nothing.
'Calm down, it's just a dream. It's just a dream.' he repeated to himself
[THIS IS NO DREAM] the voice boomed
"Yea fuck this I'm out. Unicorn, save me!" Every time Joren had an immersive dream, he would always summon a unicorn to come and save him. It was his way of knowing that he was in control of his dream. But to his horror, his trusty Unicorn didn't appear.
[THIS IS NO DRE-]
"YEAH YEAH YEAH! 'This is no dream' I get that okay? Now stop shouting, you're hurting my ears. Now tell me loud ass voice, who are you and what do you want? Are you the one who brought me here?" 'Since this isn't my dream, then that means I've been taken somewhere.' He looked down at his body only to see himself in the form of pure white light. He gasped 'Holy shit I've been kidnapped, no wait, this isn't my body. Holy shit I've been soul-napped!'
[I cannot tell you who I am as of this moment. If I do, you could be in danger. As for what I want, I require your aid.] A golden light appeared which then formed into a female figure. The figure had no facial features or any bodily features at that. It was just a golden light in the form of a female with the voice of one as well.
"Hmm. You need my help yet you can't tell me who you are because I would be in danger? That stupid. Even if I don't know who you are, you needing my help means you are in some sort of trouble and if I help you, I will be in danger regardless of whether I know you're identity or not. Also, why should I help you?" He asked the golden light
[I know that you remember your past life] The light stated
Joren's eyes widened in shock. He had never told anyone about this and he never planned to. To his basic understanding, everyone has a past life so he came to the conclusion that even if someone looked in his soul, they would only see his current life. Yet this being knows he remembers his past life? Could she be a higher power? A God? He questioned.
[Fear not. I have no animosity towards you child. You just so happen to be the best person to aid me.]
"Why me?"
[You have no bias to this world. You have lived double the life in your previous world compared to your current life and the only thing you care about is anything that can benefit you. Because of this, you seek to follow no one but yourself. And this leads to you having no fear.]
"I don't know about having no fear but you're right about everything else. Tell me, how do I know you aren't going to scam me and what do I get in return? Depending on your answers, I'll see whether it's worth helping you. After all, even if I want to, I'm weak right now."
[Child, if I wanted to, I could erase your entire existence where you stand. No one would remember that you even existed.] She waved her hand and Joren's soul form started to bubble as if It was going to explode
"Hey! What are you-! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" He cried out in pain clutching his head. He fell to his knees, his back arching as the pain grew more intense. But waving her hand again, the pain stopped.
[As you just experienced, I have the power to erase your soul with the wave of my hand.]
"I-If you have t-this kind of power, why don't y-you solve the problem you're facing?" He asked still feeling lingering pain in his head.
The Golden light shook her head [If I could, I wouldn't be asking someone of your caliber to aid me. My enemies have power that can rival mine so I'm unable to help myself at this current moment. So will you aid me?] She asked
The pain he felt really made him want to say no instantly. But his pride wouldn't allow it. He doesn't mind helping people, especially if they offer him something in return, but she just tortured him and that pissed him off. It strengthened his resolve to be the strongest.
"I don't mind helping you but first off, I don't know how to do so. Also, I need to know what I get in return. I won't help you for free. This is final."
The golden light stared at Joren with her nonexistent eyes. [I like your spirit child. I never planned for you to aid me for free. I'll give you what you're after, power. But this isn't power you will receive right away.] She waved her hand and a golden light appeared on the back of his left hand.
When Joren looked at it, he saw a sword surrounded by fire with a crescent moon for its hilt.
[That is my crest. It will only appear when it needs to. My enemies will not notice it even if you are in their presence. My allies however will notice it and when they do, they will try and find where you are. Fear not though, since they are my allies, they will treat you well. As for your power, you shall undergo six trials. With each trial you complete, you will gain power beyond your understanding, but if you fail even one trial, you will die.]
"You know the saying, high risk, high reward."
[That indeed is a good saying. Listen, child, when you turn 16, the crest will activate notifying my followers about you. Once you are in their circle, you will face threats unimaginable. For the next six years, you need to get as strong as you can. I am out of time, we shall meet again soon] She started to disappear
"Wait! In six years, I plan to enter the Royal Academy to further learn and grow my power. Will helping you get in the way of my own interests?"
[Fret not child, you will be able to do the things you want. You will just be obligated to complete tasks for me when needed. Other than that, your life will not be tied down.]
"Phew, okay thanks. Well, see you in a few years Golden Lady" He smiled at her
[Like wise] And just like that, she vanished.
After the golden lady disappeared, Joren woke up and found himself back in his room. He looked outside the window to see the moon shining brightly in the night sky
'It's only been a few hours.' he thought to himself
'What a weird lady. Showing up in my dreams, asking me for my help, then almost destroying my soul. Can my life get any crazier? Wait scratch that, It will get crazier.' Saying that he lifted his left hand and looked where the crest was supposed to be but it wasn't there. 'Well, she did say it will only appear when it needs to be. Well, time to go back to sleep.'
As he was about to close his eyes, a fantastic idea came to him.
'"Hehe, how about I see how my beautiful aunt is doing shall we?" He got out of bed and made his way over to Lauren's room. "Let's have some fun tonight" Joren entered her room with a grin, licking his lips.