Dip! Dipip!
At a silent lock-up. The sound of water dripping and a pitch black room created a cold atmosphere that made the quivering boy feel more restless.
The eyes filled with tears only felt horror and fear of an unknown world. The boy shivered, remembering bone rendering pain when he was crushed into bloody pulp by a plane.
And the next moment, he was locked within a silent and smelly room, with no memories or recollection of anything in this world.
'What kind of trial is this, my god.' With not a soul hearing him. The boy began to pray to God, which was the only thing he could do at the time.
The boy's body's exhaustion overtook his thoughts, and he began to drift off to a deep sleep, aware that he might die again—this time from starvation.
'I should have preserved my energy when I first reincarnated. If I knew this was going to happen.' The boy closed his eyes, tears streaming down his cheeks, and his eyes dimmed silently as they began to feel heavy with regret inside his chest.
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'Who!'
'Who is calling for him.'
It is said in ancient text. That at the ending moment of life, is the period a person becomes more closely connected to the god. Maybe that is why? The so-called miracle happens when someone puts his soul and life on the line.
'Who it is...'
'He needs help. Holy Bell.'
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'Haaa...' 'Haaaaaah...'
A quiet, peaceful breathing started to resound in the prison cell.
'Hmm.'
An astonished expression appeared on the boy's face. His whole body, which should have been paining and aching, was already brimming with energy. As if a miracle had been descended on him, all of his suffering vanished.
'Hmm. As expected of otherworlder.' A sonorous voice echoed within Alex's mind. As a girl covered with golden thread and white wings descended in front of him. 'Good morning. Master.' The little chubby girl looked astonishingly beautiful. With it's tiny wings, it continued to fly in front of Alex, as if an invisible force were levitating it's tiny body.
"What the hell! Now angel. Well, I am dead, after all." Alex muttered. However, he found it incomprehensible that this small creature called him master and all, and his death did not alter the fact that he was dead; instead, it only made him feel depressed.
'Ahh! Just quit off with that gloomy look. Alex! You are not dead. But you ended up reincarnating.' Looking at Alex's cold expression, the tiny thing turned angry and continued. And at this moment, it was Alex turn.
As he felt surprised, along with doubtful expression, Alex stared at the chubby girl, not being able to believe in it that easily.
"Then... What are you?" Having all that pain vanishing and the cold feeling of that death calming down, Alex was able to ask a rational question toward the tiny girl. "Finally! A good question. Though, in your terminology, we tend to be called angels."
"Hmm. Angel."
"Then! Why call me master? After all, I am a human." Alex nodded and asked. Giving girl a look, and especially those white wings. Even an idiot would be able to guess. But hearing it coming from the other party's mouth, Alex still felt a little stunned about all this.
"Oh! About that. It appears that the higher gods have chosen to temporarily obliterate your memory. I was also bound by the agreement you signed with them because I was dying on this earth, and your blessing allowed me to live."
"I signed a contract." With those words, Alex felt something very familiar, and some vague memories appeared within Alex's mind.
'Alright! Then this all made sense.' While the most important details were obviously obscured in those memories, he did recall entering into a contract with five gods and reincarnating in this world.
'Status.'
Status:
Name: Alex.
Age: 14 years old.
Physical Limits: Level 1.
Mana Core: Level 1.
Blessing: [Copy & Paste]. (Hidden) + [Tamer].
Ability: [Master of All] + [Accumulation] + [Limit Break]. (Hidden)
Skills:
[Universal Tame] [Level 1 (50/100)].
[Copy] [Level 1 (1/1000)]. (Hidden)
[Paste] [Level 1 (1/1000)]. (Hidden)
[Delete] [Level 1 (1/1000)]. (Hidden)
[Incog] [Level 1 (1/1000)]. (Hidden)
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'This is...' As the memories of the past started to match up with the current emotions Alex was having at the moment. He started to rationalize things very calmly, which was his real personality, and his breathing also started to get calm.
"So, what am I doing in a prison cell, like this?" Looking at the condition he was thrown in, it was not wrong for him to ask the so-called angel in front of him.
After all, this kind of setup is not really an ideal starting point for anyone, including the fact that he had no knowledge of his past self in this world, so he might need to get a hang of everything.
"Seemingly! Your previous host was caught stealing from a noble and will be used as bait in a quest requested by the guild hall. Though! It was all created, and your previous host was not a criminal and just got trapped in a scheme." Little Angel calmly analyzed.
After all, the moment she entered the taming contract with Alex, she got the memories of the previous boy and was acting as a guide for the current Alex.
"Is that so? Huh, I am going to get killed again." He calmly muttered. Musing like a rational kind, and his eyes watching over his skills list to see if he can find a way or method to change this kind of set-up of his.
"So, have something that can help me." Though he still did not forget about the little angel too. After all, she was also one of the Trump cards under him, and at the moment, she also needs Alex to live on if she wants to preserve her material body.
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Mia.
She was an angel from a certain region.
But during the war of the Eternal World.
Her material body was shattered.
Making the fallen angel's ethereal body get sealed by something within a certain place.
Until she was able to hear a certain prayer, and along with little revelation, she was able to locate Alex, who directly initiated the contract, and she became the servant of Alex under [Universal Tame] skill.
Hence, for her to live in that material body.
She needs Alex to live, and the only way for her to return to her original power is to help Alex with growth.
After all, her body can develop at a rapid rate as an angel, but her level itself cannot exceed that of her master, a limitation that will keep her bound by Alex.
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"I'm sorry. But at this moment, I am bound by master level and do not have spells that might help us out of this situation."
"Someone coming. Master, I will hide for the time being."
Mia senses were top notch.
Plus, just being created by the spell, Mia material body was not stable, so she had no physical strength to help him out and vanished, to make sure that her presence would not put Alex in dire strait.
'Sure! Keep hiding.' Alex was also not a fool and also reacted fast to take his seat on the side, and his eyes kept looking toward the other side of the prison bar with vigilance but did not find anyone coming.
'Hmm. This brat, did he sense me.' While Alex's eyes were watching the bar side.
He did not even notice the shadow appearing behind him, and before Mia could alert Alex, a silent chop cut off Alex consciousness as he felt ahead and was held by the lady in the dark.
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'This again.' Before falling unconscious.
Alex's mind wondered.
But after waking up from the slumber, he found himself within a neat room, and all of his clothes were already changed, and his body was being illuminated by the holy light from a scroll that was revolving above him and was healing Alex's internal injuries.
'Master! That spell is just healing you. So, it is safe.'
'Plus, after Master fell unconscious, I kept an eye on the lady. And it seemed that she was just following order of someone master knew from the past and helping you out.' Mia's voice calmed Alex's thoughts.
As he felt how chaotic this world could be. Additionally, the sensation of being manipulated in this way was no more pleasant than receiving orders from the boss in his former life, so he was considering ways to gain more freedom in the future.
"Ohh! Brat has woken up."
"Here! Your little sweetheart letter." A lady walked in. With a refreshing smile on her face, the lady looked at Alex with a hint of familiarity within her voice and tone.
She was talking with Alex. In that instant, although she felt her tone to be familiar from the feeling of this body.
But having no recollection of her memories only made him feel a bit awkward about it.
'Hmm! Is he out light while sitting?' The lady also felt the change in Alex.
"Sorry. May I ask who you are?" Being round about things will only make it harder for Alex, and he, who knew it from the experience, decided to be direct with the lady about it.