[Chapter 40] dreams and shit

40 Chapters and 50K words. Umu!

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~At Night, Inside Alex's Dreams~

"A dream...?" Alex murmured when he noticed the area he was on. "Been a while since I last had one."

Then, he sighted a giant white serpent looking down on him. 'I feel like I saw it before.'

"This should be our second meeting." The white serpent said, causing him to ponder.

"You're... Jormungandr?" He asked.

"Correct," Jormun nodded. "Come, let us explore this place." He said before slightly pointing his head downwards.

Nodding, the boy jumped on top of Jormun's head. "Is this the inside of my head?" He asked.

"Indeed." The white serpent said as they navigated through the buildings. "Well, one of them, anyway." He explained further.

"Hmm?"

"This Alex's head." He explained. "The one you go when you activate mental acceleration is Vieluth's head."

"Oh. I knew this place looked familiar." The boy nodded. "That sounds so edgy, though."

"You get used to it." Jormun slightly smiled, seeing himself in Alex. It took a while for him to get used to the edginess, as well.

They were somewhat similar.

Sitting atop Jormun's massive head, Alex finally spoke out his thoughts. "Why did you call me here?"

"Straight to the point, huh. I like it." Taking a breath, Jormun coiled around a building. "I want to talk about the future. Specifically, your future."

"What are your plans?" The white serpent asked, causing the boy to ponder.

"Spend time with my Servants, and them, of course," Alex answered after a few seconds of thinking.

"I see..." Jormun closed his eyes, almost seeing his past self in Alex's figure. "What would you do if something happened to them? Not just those two, but your Servants as well."

"I won't let that happen." As the strongest in the group, Alex knew he had to protect them from harm.

"Hmm..." Jormun nodded. "Let's visit another place." After saying that, the white serpent suddenly took off.

...

After a very tiring ride, Alex found himself in a place with a large golden core in it. "That's your magic core," Jormun said, coiling around it. "Honestly, it's bigger than I expected."

"Aren't you all-knowing?"

"I closed that a long time ago. It only activates when something bad is going to happen."

"Okay... Why did you even take me here?"

"Your core, it's chaotic," Jormun said, suddenly transforming into a human, causing Alex to activate a levitation skill. "The body of a human can't take the pressure of my blessing."

"You're telling me to reject my humanity?"

"Indeed. Your serpent half will absorb the divinity, essentially turning you into what you were supposed to be." The man turned back to him. "A weapon of war."

"Weapon of war? Don't tell me you were the big baddie all along or something." Alex asked, not being bothered with being called a weapon.

"If you want to, I can be the bad guy."

"No thanks, I don't want to fight against God," Alex said as if that was impossible. "Furthermore, being the sword of a god-like being sounds badass."

"Your thought process is weird," Jormun said as he got down to Alex's position.

"That's what happens when you throw me to a world of boobs," Alex said in a wronged tone. "Send me to a sci-fi world or something, not a world of tits."

"You summoned a bunch of weirdos, too. The blame is not all on me."

"Ugh."

"Anyway, going back to our original topic," Jormun said as he stopped the urge to chuckle. "Are you sure you want to accept this position?"

"Not now," Alex answered. "I want to talk about it with them first."

"Alright. We shall meet again when you arrive at the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

"Got it. Can I go back to reality now?"

"Uh-huh." Nodding at the boy, Jormun sent him back to reality.

...

The first thing Alex saw when he opened his eyes was a blonde woman poking his cheek.

"Morning." He greeted her, causing the woman in twintails to jump back.

Taking a moment to compose herself, Eresh spoke. "Why didn't you wake up?"

"Why are you on top of me?" The boy asked back, causing the girl to look down.

"U-Uhm..." The blonde searched for an excuse before giving up. "Ugh."

"Heh." With a victorious smile, the boy took a more comfortable position.

"Whatever." She turned back with a huff. "We have to go." She suddenly jumped out of the bed. "Come on."

"Okay, okay. Jeez." Saying that, Alex got out the bed, shapeshifting into more casual clothes before following Eresh out of the room.

...

"How am I planning to travel to another universe? Hm..." The white-haired boy pondered for a bit before deciding. "Spaceships!"

The man wrapped in formal attire before him looked baffled for a moment before composing himself. "I see. How many people will you take?"

"A few hundred million."

"When are you planning to depart?"

"In a week." Saying that, the boy focused on the game he was playing. "Can I go now?"

'He acts like a teenager...' The black-haired man thought before speaking. "Of course."

"Okay." With a wave, the boy disappeared.

'Weirdo.' The man in a suit thought before walking out of the room.

...

"I hate those guys so much," Alex murmured as he walked through the corridors. He was annoyed at them for stealing his sleeping time.

No one stole his sleeping time. Except man in suits, it seems.

"Master?" A woman with purple hair said with hidden surprise when she saw Alex walking with a scowl on his face.

"Scatie?" The boy looked at her. "What are you doing here?"

"I was actually looking for you." She said before approaching him. "I didn't see you with Cu today."

'Oh shit.' Quickly thinking for an excuse, Alex said the first thing that came to his mind. "Nero and Eresh didn't let me leave."

"I know that's a lie."

"Fuck." And with that, our MC was dragged to somewhere by his tortu– Cough! Teacher.

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This will be the last chap before I start the MCU arc.

Here is Eresh in a sock.

Good night.