Chapter 6

How do you know my brother?" inquired Nez curiously looking around the Pocket dimension, who could blame him it was a golden space with nothing else.

"I dunno you could maybe call me a friend, I mean we have talked and we both know each other's axel, He even knows I'm an original"

"Prove it, that you know his axel and not someone who is targeting him, just like what happened to me, and what is with this place," He said his voice full of curiosity for the Pocket dimension and concern for his little brother - you could hear from his voice that he deeply cared.

"Well isn't his axel Instinct"

"So you aren't his friend, are you? his axel isn't instinct"

"huh it isn't but he told me it was, but I do know what your axel was, it was space rift and I'm sorry to hear what happened to you."

"wait FIRST of all how did you come into contact with the dead?

second - what in the world is this place and third - Why do you seem so deep in thought" he said focusing on me.

I didn't pay attention to him and instead tried to put the pieces of the puzzle together- I found out that axels were hereditary and since Rez seemed to warn Me about revealing that I had an original axel, then that concludes that Rez must have an original axel and his reflexes were superhuman, to begin with, or he honed them to act like axels. but he needed to confirm it.

"your brother's axel is also space rift isn't it"

"Yeah you should've figured that out because all axels are hereditary and genetic but it seems he trusted you a lot so you might be a good friend, I only ask of one thing please make sure my little brother stays safe."

"Sure I'll make sure to keep Rez safe but I need one thing," I said as a smile appeared on my face

It was the next day and I had been sparring with Rez for a while now.

"Hey Rez I wanna show you something, could you come over to the inn I'm staying at?" I asked

"Yeah sure," he said with his usual demeanor of cheerfulness, he had gone back to normal.

We both were walking back to my in which was a 5-minute walk away

"Your axel isn't instinct, is it? It's space rift" I asked in a whisper

He was caught by surprise at first he regained his composure and said

"Huh, you actually figured that out, Is going to your house have to do something about it?"

"No it's nothing related you your axel," I said confidently

After reaching there I entered along with Rez and a voice echoed inside my head

"Hi Railan your back," said a carefree voice

Rez seemed caught off guard and stumbled down, he got back up and asked

"who is there and why are you in my head"

"Chill man that's just Eterna, she don't mean no harm and can you please bring him into the Pocket dimention" I said

"yea sure," said the voice in my a Rez's head.

A few moments later Rez was staring all around him in shock and awe looking around in the golden place with nothing in it.

Eterna in her wisp for greeted him and then "Hi Railan, Hi Eterna" Said a light voice

and a dark cloud formed and appeared out of it Iriel.

Rez had too much to take in at this point "What the hell is going on?!" He asked with his face being unreadable and beyond just surprised

"Oh you don't wanna see your brother," Said another voice

"Wha-...!" Said Rez as he stood stunned at the sight of his brother "Your he- here? But how I thought you were dead" He said his body trembling as tears rolled down his cheek.

"I was and I still am, but hey your friend here contacted death herself so that you could talk to me, seems like you got a good friend," said Nez in a comforting voice

Rez looked at Nez and then over to me "Thank you.....Thank you so much"

He must have been through a lot of trauma.

"Hey Rez don't cry Goddess Iriel and Your friend here made sure that I can talk to you whenever you need me, Just think about it and I'll be there"

As he said this he dissipated

"You must be super confused but I can just explain everything, I wouldn't usually do that but seems like Railan trusts you a lot," She said to Rez as he wiped tears off of his face.

********* Rez's point of view *********

"You must be super confused but I can explain everything," said the wispy lady

The woman in black who was most probably the goddess of death or Iriel as they said disappeared into black smoke.

I felt a warmth rush over me as all the incidents after Railan's reincarnation flashed over my mind. When it was all over I just stood there in shock

"Dude you okay?" Asked Railan who seemed a little concerned

"uh yea....dude you were AWESOME, man I can't wait to see you in the tournament of towers coming in there's months"

"The tournament of towers?" he asked confused

"Yeah it's like 64 students can sign up and the first 64 people whose sign up get to participate, it's recommended for 2nd and 3rd years but 1st years can join it's just that it's rare but you could totally win," I said getting excited

"Well yeah but then won't I need to use my axel" He inquired though you could see that he really wanted to enter

"Yes you have to use your axel but if you manage to win, doesn't that mean that you can fend off someone who is trying to steal your ability," I said

"You do have a fair point there," He said as he was immersed in his thoughts

"Well then let's Train I know a place in the forest where I can find ogres and it's not that far-"

"actually we could enter the pocket dimension and I'll show you something cool," He said as a sinister smile spread across his face.