*Sigh* "What a long exhausting day" - a tired middle-aged man said, he wore a medical robe and sandals, he had large black circles under his eyes, dishevelled long black hair and a small beard
"I know, right? but we are finally done with the project, we should celebrate"
"well, it was about time, it took a whole 3 years to finish it we can finally achieve our dream, lets go get some drinks"
the two men walked down the sidewalk in a bustling loud city, sound of people, cars and even two fighting cats can be heard, the two men already changed to their normal, daily-life, attire, and fixed how they looked after they left their previous building, they walked down the streets heading towards their normal drinking bar, then a loud car-chasing noise could be heard, they looked to the left at the speeding car which was hurling towards them, the man with the long hair froze in place, his eyes beamed in shock as he realized can does not have enough time to dodge the carÂ
'move, please move!' he thought and screamed inwardly as he looked at the car
*Beep* *Beeeeeep* *Crash*
The man's body flew as the crashed into him, his body stiffened, his legs were frozen and his mind could not process the pain encircling his whole body, he let out a loud scream that could be heard by everyone in the street "Urghhhhh" before he crashed into the floor, head first.
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'where am I?'
the man thought, he tired to move but could not, he could not see or feel anything, he only sensed himself and that he was somehow floating
"Hello, there!"
A loud deep and magnificent sound ringed in his brain
"Child of Man, I called upon you as you have died with many regrets"
"who are you? am I dead?"
"Yes, you died and I, the god of Urpus, called upon you as I pitted your death"
"Pitted my death? wait, I just finally finished my project, how could I die like this, my dream is shattered..."Â
"do not worry child, you will be reincarnated into a new world, and as a researcher of knowledge yourself, my world contains vast knowledge unknown to earth, though it is un-advanced compared to earth, however many new laws and physics exist in my world, dimensions and vast new amounts of new creatures and energy sources! I will let you have a wish child of man, choose however you want your life to be"
"May I wish I be reincarnated with my memories?"
"that is a given, you will be reincarnated as a baby, for the first 2 years you will not remember a thing and regain your memories on the start of your third year, who wants to remember their time in their mother's womb? or the times their mother breastfed them? do not worry, you will know all necessary knowledge gained in your two years, such as language and important memories, I will not consider this your wish child, as I have already decided this before calling you, now choose"
"then can I have a longer life? perhaps an immortal life if possible? as a researcher time was always the only obstacle I had"
"Hmmm, then I will reincarnate you as a Tabir, a Muk Tabir to be specific, Tabir are a race similar to humans, however they live much longer and are more intelligent, the only difference would be the small horns that grow on their head, they are considered an "ancient" race and hide themselves in deep mountains and forests, a Muk Tabir is a superior race to the normal Tabir, they are born with jeweled purple eyes and pure white hair, Muk Tabir live an eternal life, they are considered to be holy children by the Tabir, and you will be able to use Tama and Ri together"
"Tama? Ri? what are those?"
"You will learn in the world child, I am no information desk hahahaha, however always remember, that I will intervene if you were to use your powers to do massacres, as you are a devine child"
"Why would I do that? thank you god!"
"Alright now, off to your journey! I wish you a splendid life, child"
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And as that was said, his mind went blank before he felt as if he was travelling at speed unknown, and without his knowledge he opened his eyes, on his hand was a toy kimo* he was playing with, the child looked around and saw his mother reading a book, she was a normal Tabir, her and her husband's status in their city was elevated the moment they gave birth to a Devine Tabir, a pure white-haired boy with purple jeweled eyes, the most rare and holy jeweled eyes, even more than golden ones
"Zenos, come here"
"Yes mother!"
"go fetch me some Black salt from the market, if Aunt Matilda says she does not have any then tell her that mother saw you stock it yesterday"
"Ok!" the child smiled as he looked at his motherÂ
exiting his house, the child lived in a large town, they lived in a high-class neighbourhood, Black salt is an expensive spice that has a unique taste, it is salty but had a cumin-like taste as well, it is considered a high-end spice which only few people can get, ever since mother and father were moved into this place, his mother started learning cooking, and his father was promoted to work in the town's hall, the town was called Marid, it was a lively town deep in the forested mountains called Evalton Mountains, these mountains cut the continent in which Zenos lives in in half, the northern Tabir forests where the Tabir live, and the southern region where many human, and non-human nations exist, the mountains work as a shield that protects the Tabir from the south, and the Marid, the town where Zenos lives is on the farthest eastern side of the mountain range
Walking down the town's paths, Zenos was welcomed with happy smiles and beaming faces, after all he was a Muk Tabir, other than the jeweled eyes which gave him away, and his pure white hair, there were also the small wings which were on his back, Tabir don't grow wings, however a Muk Tabir that contains vast amounts of Tama and Ri are born with white feathery wings on their backs, this was considered a legend in this town until Zenos was born, you may ask what are Tama and Ri? they are similar to energy sources, like electricity or the fantasy magic from earth, Tama was a source of energy which could manipulate other "inferior" sources of energy and matter it self, it is the closest thing to magic that I can think of, and Ri, Ri is mysterious, I could not find a single book telling me what it is in the town's library however people knows of it's existence because it is known by all that jeweled eyes can use Ri, I am yet to learn how to use Ri and only can use a small amount of my Tama.
"Aunt Matilda!" Zenos said as he entered a herb shop at the edge of the neighbourhood's street
"Zenos, you little Marid what are you doing here?"Â
"Mom wants to some black salt!"
You may ask why she calls me by the city name? well the city is called after a mythical and holy creature called Marid, it is depicted as a large white lion with wings, and due to my wings and white hair aunt Matilda calls me little Marid
"I don't have any! tell your mom to stop buying all my black salt! the town's leader complained to me about how little black salt he gets!"
"Aunt, mom said she saw you stocking it just yesterday! she said don't lie to your little Marid" Zenos looked at Matilda with pure eyes, this was a trick taught by his mother, yes, I am unsure if its a good thing to teach your child how to use their cuteness to their advantage, but well it has given me many advantages over the 2 years I lived.
*sigh* "Ok, I will give you 1 tu only"
"here!" Zenos gave her a small pouch of moneyÂ
"heres the Black salt, and hers your change"
the currency in the town is the currency that all Tabir on this continent use, it is made from rare minerals that are mined from Evalton Mountains, and is divided to small coins, medium coins and large coins, and over that are gem coins, 20 small coins make 1 medium coin, while 10 medium coin makes 1 large coin, and 100 large coins make 1 gem coin, as for the "Tu" that Aunt Matilda mentioned, that is a unit of weight, I compare Tu's to Kilograms and larger than the Tu there is "Matu" which is a thousand Tu, it is used by merchants and the townhall to measure large quantities of things