Chapter 5: Why are you here? [1]

[A/N: You thought it was 'his thoughts', 'her thoughts', 'its thoughts' or 'thoughts' blah blah or like that!

But it was me! A normal chapter!

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To be honest, I really considered writing somebody's 'thoughts'-chapter once more but that would be... erm, make the story progression quite stagnant.

That's why I brushed the 'thought' out and tried to make a regular chap. Yep, it's 'regular'.

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AND SO I DECLARE! BEGONE THOTS! Hm?? I mean THOUGHTS!!

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Tsk tsk. Can't help but post the chap early since things will be hectic due to the things I've piled up while lazing for a week... hence, I'm sure I won't be able to release anytime at Sunday as a matter of fact...

Welp, here's the chap...]

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'A dream once again, huh.' Rei mumbled—or rather, thought to himself.

In a pitch black world, while sitting in an expensive couch, Rei stared blankly at the 'movie' waiting to play in just a few seconds.

It was like just the old movies where there was a countdown of '5, 4, 3, 2, 1' setting.

*FLASH*

A blinding light then engulfed the place.

The next thing that occured when the blinding light dissipated was an entirely new terrain.

It was filled with natural stone-like walls. The place was only dimly lighted by a gigantic door decorated with astral glowing lines.

It was at this moment that Rei knew, that this is the 'continuation' of his repeated dreams about a certain boy.

Rei's eyes then landed to a certain figure.

It was the boy, filled with bruises and wounds.

Looking up, Rei couldn't help but chuckle in amusement wondering if this boy was some kind of protagonist that survived in a thousand meter fall from above to solid ground.

Rei tried to approach him and called out.

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But it seems that he couldn't. No, he did call out, but there was no sound that came out from his voice.

When Rei tried to touch the boy who was lying unconscious on the ground seemingly still breathing alive, what happened confirmed literally some of his suspicions.

His hand just passed through the boy's body.

In short, Rei has a corporeal body at the moment, not that he already didn't expect it in the first place.

That also means he couldn't interfere or anything.

A bystander.

'Its nothing to be surprised though' Rei silently scoffed in his mind.

And so, he just continued to watch how this dream would end, and surely the thing that was lacking here was some popcorn and a can of coke.

As a matter of fact, he wants this to be done already for he had more important matters to attend in the upcoming day.

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The boy could only see a bright light filling the surroundings. Though blurry, his eye found a gigantic door with strange glowing lines before him.

He survived the fall, which is something that could be called a miracle.

His body was sluggish and weak.

As the boy came back to his senses, he then finally knew what was lying before him. Based on his memories, what he is seeing right now was basically something grand.

The boy was in front of an ancient ruin.

Dragging his weak body with all the strength left within it, he entered the unknown.

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Tap. Tap. Tap.

The boy continued to drag his body as his footsteps echoed within the long long tunnel filled with murals and lines glowing all over the place.

The boy knew that what lies before this tunnel would be something grand.

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Tap.... tap.... thud.

He fell down.

It was painful—or so he wants to say if it was a few minutes... no, hours ago. It's more like his body couldn't feel anything anymore.

The boy felt that he lost too much blood and he was on the verge of fainting or worse, die at any second due to blood loss.

But that didn't stop his advancing himself forward.

He crawled and struggled to move his body. The boy knew that he was nearing his limits already.

Whether his struggle would be for naught or not, fate could only decide what would happen—is what the boy thought.

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The boy woke up and what appeared on his eyes was something

For who knows how much time had passed, he finally found himself surrounded by numerous 'knowledge'.

By 'knowledge' he meant was the enormous books and ancient technologies available all around the place.

This ancient ruin couldn't be mistaken as a ancient library and laboratory in some sense.

Scanning his body, he noticed that his wounds were healed already and his complexion was not any better but normal.

But that doesn't change the fact that his body still feels sluggish.

Once more, the boy's gaze wandered around the place.

"It seems like this is a place....lost in time which held extensive knowledge of Ancient Nasods..." The boy mumbled in surprise—and most importantly, joy.

The boy approached that 'knowledge' just like a moth attracted to light.

And so, presented with the opportunity, the couldn't help—but give his most genuine and twisted smile.

Longing for something more powerful than anything else...

"Hahaha...haha... HAHAHAHA!!" The boy then let out a maniacal laugh which echoed throughout the ancient ruin which marked his journey for his conquest of power and knowledge.

As this scene played out, 'somebody' just looked at the boy with an amused expression plastered on his face.

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For years, the boy emersed himself within the ruins absorbing anything—everything that this place could offer him.

And so he endured.

And so he persisted.

And so he gained 'knowledge'.

And so he gained 'power'.

It was then, something piqued the boy's attention.

It was something that the boy tend to ignore for it only occurs almost once in a month. But the boy couldn't take it anymore as he couldn't stand this 'person' who was watching how his life was faring.

His gaze landed—on 'somebody'. And for once after all these years he spent on this place...no, 'memories', and he spoke to it.

"Why are you here?" Said the boy with a glare of contempt showing on his sharp amethyst eyes.

The boy, who was currently fiddling over a translucent panel with complicated data, asked that 'somebody'.

And it was then, the boy's lips curled up to a grin.

This was the first time he saw the features of that enigma who was watching him occasionally throughout these years.

Those features....were very similar to his.

"I'll ask "you" once more..." The boy paused as he gave a fierce yet joyful smile as his purple eyes glowed faintly.

"Why are you here?" The boy inquired to the person watching him.

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As for where and who he was talking to?—Of course, it was "me".

Rei only gave a small nod in amusement on the boy's figure.

With those final words of the boy, the 'world' started crumbling into dust as light engulfed everything that led the dream to its finale.

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Tweet. Tweet. Tweet.

Rei could hear the sounds of the birds' chirping early in the morning. The sun's morning daylight peeked through the windows.

"....."

Rei sat silently as he stretched his arms up and down....which is completely unnecessary to be honest but long time habits couldn't be really removed in a very short amount of time.

"Should I start to avoid sleeping anymore...?" Rei uttered groggily. "No... that would lead me to more questions unanswered..."

'...since probably in those dreams, I would surely have the answers to the questions bugging me right now'

Rei could help but ponder as some of his vivid memories of the dream replayed on his mind.

Rei felt that he almost spent years in that dream considering the time frame he was observing 'the boy'.

Well, he also felt that it was quite fast and complicated to be exact. Complicated for Rei didn't really know too much about what the boy was doing in the first place.

Noticing that his vision was quite blurry for he had only woken up, he then proceeded to the bathroom.

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After a few minutes of washing face and placing his body on the bathtub filled with warm water, Rei's condition is what you could call sober already.

"....…"

He was silent all the time until he remembered that some 'clogs' might probably occur on his determined plan for the day.

But he didn't spoke about what the 'clogs' were, but instead....

"Sigh. Nasod.... huh. What the hell is that?"

....it was about the contents of his dream.

Nasod.

A foreign word from his vocabulary.

He doesn't know what it is but he was sure that it would be something important in the later future.

Scratching his head, Rei looked at the reflection of himself on the water of the tub.

Those sharp amethyst eyes.

Silky silver hair.

The traces of a 'scar' beneath one of his eye.

The identity of the boy in his dreams was clearly...

"The original owner huh..." Rei uttered before leaving the tub with a complicated smile filled with amusement that formed from his face.

Rei already figured it out as soon as he started dreaming about these though. And those things were the memories of the original owner this body's life which Rei was dreaming on.

It was as if he was watching a film while being forced to comprehend it.

"Today should be...a great day. Yes, it would—no, it should be" Rei uttered optimistically as he wrapped the towel around his body and left the bath.

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[A/N: Hello guyz, Now you get some sneak peek on MC's origi... erm, nevermind...

Just so you know, MC doesn't know whose identity the body he had taken over is if you are wondering.

Well, the main story progression would happen on the next chap so yeah.... U get it right?

Welp, this chap is quite short in my opinion, or am I the only one? Either way, comment down your thoughts about the chap and also send some stones and reviews if u may pls

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Sigh. My only regret is making this chap early which resulted for me not being able to give you mongrels some time waiting for entertainment (suffering).

Truly a shame...

FanOfACertainMongrelKing—(Author)]