6. Back to Reality

[Galaxy Wars Tutorial Period is over. Logging off in 5 mins.]

Noel sighed as remembered his time when he was out in the world struggling to survive and memories of his family kept flashing back at him.

[Galaxy Wars will undergo an update. Maintenance time: 3 Days.]

[We hope to see you soon Leon Dragneel.]

Slowly waking up to the familiar sound of the gaming capsule unlocking itself. Noel squits his eyes to look around at the once familiar room that he spent the first half of his life in. While gaining a little bit of clarity and getting out of the capsule Noel made his way towards his bed as he immersed himself in this nostalgic feeling.

The capsule was provided for every citizen who was of the federation who reaches the age of 18. As only those above 18 and were legally adults were allowed to participate in the virtual wars. Noel found his smartphone on the bed and looked at the date and time.

It was Jan 8 and 12 Noon 2100, he looked over his notifications as a slight teardrop flowed down from his eyes. Although the game time is 3:1 for reality for the tutorial period it was only 1:1 and only after the update will the time change.

Noel tried to control himself as he looked at the messages he received from his siblings. It was from his little sister, "Big bro, I and Julian will be reaching home at 1 PM. We Miss You and Home. Love Andrea."

Looking at the time and wiping his tears away, Noel finally felt that he has come back to the past and was excited to be reunited with his siblings. Scrolling through the notifications he saw a message from his best friend JJ who asked him to meet at the usual spot in the evening.

With not much that he needed to look into, Noel went towards the bathroom to take a shower. Although the capsule could give him nutrition and keep his health in check not showering for a week really made him stink.

Noel ordered some food that his siblings liked and went for a shower. He took a deep look in the mirror to look at him as he barely remembered his face in his 20s.

Noel was 35 by the time he died and got back to the past. And he still couldn't remember how or who killed him. All he could remember in his last moments was him in his room sleeping and when he woke up he was in the past right now as thinking more about it hurt deep in his head.

Looking at the Deep Azure Eyes that was rare and he had only ever seen it in a few people including his family as all of them had Azure Eyes and he was one of the more handsome guys even in his 30s.

After taking a cold shower and dressing up, Noel heard the doorbell ring along with a notification ping on his phone. Without looking at the notification Noel rushed out of his room and bolted to meet his siblings at the door.

Noel opens the door with a smile as he stepped forward to hug his brother and sister, but waiting for him was a cold metal droid that was delivering the hot food that he ordered. Disappointed and mocking himself for his stupidity, Noel scanned his ID to the Droid and took in the food.

Noel went inside to drop the food on the table as he heard the doorbell ring again, this time he carefully put his things down and made the way towards the door.

Just as he reached his hand towards the doorknob, Noel hesitated as this could all be a dream and he might spiral into insanity. But with a determined look on his face, Noel opened the door to see 2 people.

One male asked a female whether that she had sent the proper time that they would arrive as they both argued with each other. While their brother was now blankly staring at them. Luckily regained his composure fast as a man who has lived for 35 Years he was much more mature and didn't make a fool of himself in front of his siblings. As he warmly smiled and said," Welcome Home Julian and Andrea."

Looking at the similar but beautiful-looking twins, who were now looking back at him bashfully and embarrassed. They put on a cheeky smile and hugged him together. Noel held Ryan and Andrea with a firm hug as he resolved himself to not lose them in this life as he was going to change his future and protect his family.

Julian and Andrea were happy to see their elder brother as Noel was practically their parent as he raised them both by himself. Ever since their parents died when they were six. From a young age, all they knew was that their elder brother was the one who protected them and took care of them.

They were both 16 now and had finished their schooling, now they could pursue higher education or start specialization in any field or stay at home.

The three siblings entered the house as Noel gestured them inside and took care of their luggage. Once inside, " I've ordered the food already, and it's on the table. Go freshen up and come back so that we could have our lunch."

"Okay Brother"

"Okay Big Bro"

With Julian and Andrea in their rooms, Noel started setting up the tables and unpacking the food. It didn't take long as Julian came out first in 10 mins as he sat at the table with his brother.

"Brother, Have you played the virtual game Galaxy Wars? How was it?"

"Well I did play the tutorial for the past week and the game is really good way better than the last VR game."

"Wait for me. I'm almost done I wanna hear about it too." came out Andrea's voice from her room which was nearby.

The brothers chuckled and waited for her. Soon with Andrea back at the table, the Trio ate their lunch as Noel explained about his journey throughout the 7 days in the tutorial.

"Remember Julian and Andrea, don't leak anything I said to you to your friends or post anything about it in SkyNet. It is super dangerous to leak information as it could harm us."

Although he dimmed down the recalling of events by saying that he found the village on the 3rd day and toned down the fight with the wolves and the other aspects of the tutorial. He still warned them to not say anything about the game.

Julian and Andrea knew when their brother was serious and this was one of the times he spoke with such a grim tone and noted down that they must not do something stupid to harm themselves.

Author Here: Hello Guys did you expect the twin siblings and theirs more to come as I want to keep the mystery for as long as possible. Stay tuned to learn more about Noel, the past, and the ever-wonderful Galaxy Wars. Also, Vote for Powerstones and Comment your thoughts.*