Deeper Depths

In the Origin Realm, Felix and his sister watched with bated breaths as Alex stood before the dimming gateway, his body fading in and out of existence.

"Brother, what happens if the gateway dims completely?" She asked curiously.

"That. Well that, my dear sister would really be the worst possible outcome for us all. Should Alex spend too long within the trial realm as it begins to dim, his soul would be trapped within the trial realm and refined to become a part of it in the end." Felix said direly.

"What can we do? There must be something we can do to help him escape the second trial. Would attacking his body from outside here trigger any changes and save him?" she suggested.

"That would have no effect at all. Even if we could somehow enter the temple, we would still be helpless as the link with his soul is already tenuous. Any unnecessary tampering and he would become a wandering soul, which is one of the reasons why the Temple Guard does not allow anyone not partaking in a trial into the temple." He answered calmly from within the shadows.

"Then there is nothing at all we can do." She said disappointedly.

"It's not entirely hopeless but the odds are extremely rare as the only one who can aid Alex right now, is his unique Soul Mate. The one who shares the same soul origin as him. However, such a person... a peer of equal soul origin as the child of prophecy, there is virtually no way they would even exist." He said with a sigh of disappointment.

Meanwhile, within the Temple hall, the starlight eyes looked puzzled at the gateway at the unique soul frequency the body of this unfortunate challenger was emitting as though it was summoning something.

"Strange," the voice muttered and gradually faded back into silence.

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Alex stood stunned at the beautiful figure standing before him with pure white flowing hair and enchanting purple eyes that made his soul tremble with a mix of various emotions.

"Hell..Hello, nice to meet you too Miss Sara," he said stuttering while trying to stop tears from streaming down his face.

"Please have a seat," she said politely handing him a soft handkerchief and walking back to her seat behind the table.

"I am sure you are wondering why I called for you especially." she began once Alex had regained his composure.

Alex said nothing and only nodded indicating for her to go on.

"Well as you may have realized only a few people interact directly with me and as such there are very few people close to me. However, this has raised a problem as I live alone and with the demands of my job as the CEO of such a large company, household chores are an impossible task for me, especially cooking hence this special selection. Your ramen made me shed tears and moved me from my soul, not to mention you have held your own against competitors from all around so I would like to make you an offer."

"Please go ahead I'm all ears," he replied at the edge of his seat, wondering what this enchanting lady wanted from him.

"I would like you to become my butler as I travel," she said with a straight face.

Alex was stunned. Never in his wildest imagination would he have thought that such a fairy-like lady would offer him a job as her butler. Strangely he was hesitant, as though he was scared of getting close to her. But on second thought he decided to agree.

"Great, then you will begin immediately." She said, a smile gracing her perfect lips as she stood up gesturing for Alex to follow her.

Alex walked behind her unable to stop his eyes from admiring her perfect figure.

Forcing himself to speak with her as a form of distraction. He asked.

"Why me? You could have chosen anyone at all to be your butler while I cook for you. I don't even need to know who you are to do that." he asked puzzled at the lady's choice.

"True, it may be. But I still needed to see you in person, and deep down I knew that my choice was right after all. Although I inherited this company, I grew it to this height by making choices based on my gut feelings." She replied in a charming voice.

Alex was shocked at her impulsive nature and not expecting an answer like that. But soon he was presented with a contract stating his duties as her butler. With a fully stocked pantry and kitchen within every new station, Alex began the work of cooking and doing other household chores while helping Sara organise her work.

Despite being worked to exhaustion every day he seemed satisfied and no other episodes of amnesia occurred.

One night Sara fell asleep on the work table in her temporary apartment, muttering in her sleep. Alex as usual came closer to place a blanket over her, only to notice she was sweating profusely although the air conditioning was on.

Hurriedly he carried her into the bedroom and began giving medication to her to cure her fever.

In the process of treatment, Sara began calling out and listening closely he noticed she was calling out to him longingly.

Alex's heart began to tremble uncontrollably as he reached out and touched her palm which she gripped tightly never letting go until Alex out of exhaustion fell asleep beside her.

In the early hours of the morning, Sara came to, her fever broken. And noticed Alex asleep in the chair by the bed with her gripping his palm.

Blushing out of embarrassment Sara could only continue watching Alex as he slept her heart throbbing in excitement.

From that morning onwards an invisible barrier between them had dissolved. They grew closer and closer and strangely a year of romance flew by and Alex built up the courage and proposed to her.

Sara was shocked at the sudden development and accepted it wholeheartedly.

Soon after, Alex left the role of butler and using his knowledge and learning ability, rose to the position of becoming Assistant CEO and husband to Sara. The process was shockingly easy and a few years later Sara found herself pregnant.

Jubilation filled the air as Alex a formerly homeless young master, had turned his life back around. However, they were not in the clear yet as Alex's half-brother who had thought that his previously amnesiac brother had died in a ditch somewhere discovered that he was still alive and began plotting in the shadows.

Several months passed and Sara was due to deliver. And one night she went into labour, but while they were rushing to the hospital a massive truck ran into them.

Immediately the bystanders called for emergency services. However, although Alex survived with minimal injuries Sara and their unborn child could not survive.

Walking alone to the morgue, Alex pulled back the white cloth to reveal the now-dead Sara. Her beautiful hair now turned dusty black and her skin pale.

Grief and despair welled up within his heart as his eyes began to drip with little drops of blood flowing down staining the white sheet. A raging flame that was set on ensuring that this world that assigned him such a cruel fate would burn ignited in his soul.

The tears of blood streaming down his face seemed to never end.