A Luminous End

Mizuko, though feeling the intensity of the moment, maintained his composure. Given their circumstances, he figured due to his influence, they'd all remain calm if he exhibited such behavior since he was the perfect candidate to do so.

He simply refused to let their second chance crumble because of their ignorant nature, after all a stern warning had already been issued.

"To save the world."

"Excuse me, miss Nezuna." He said, addressing the angel. "What do you mean by save the world? If it's not too much of a trouble for you, can you elaborate?"

She smiled at his question, not only was this teenager handsome in all mortal kind's glory, he was also one of the few mortals to address a deity with proper respect.

"Of course, after all their fates rests in your hands so every detail is crude and necessary."

"Thank you." He replied, bowing his head in respect.

"What's your name human?" She asked.

"Mizuko, Mizuko Abarame."

He maintained his bow, earning another soft smile from the goddess yet again.

"You can raise your head now, what I'm about to tell you is important, especially you Mizuko since I'll be leaving you in charge of this mission." She said, attracting his immediate obedience as soon as her words left her lips.

"A great calamity has befall another world, and the only people that can save them is you five."

Her words were shocking, leaving the five students merely confused.

"What? So you're not saving us, you're just transporting us to another world!" Ren's voice held a hint of annoyance, his lips forming a small frown as he refused to go down this path.

"Yes, that's correct."

"W-what... But I want to go home, back to my parents, my siblings." Mei uttered with teary eyes, unable to comprehend the truth.

"Sure I can do that, but you'll simply meet the same fate as those who died in the explosion."

"N-No."

"I get it, you all want to go home. So do I, but given the circumstances it's not longer a possibility so let's just try to remain calm and hear her out." Mizuko said, his voice exuding authority as it pierced through the intense space.

Even with their combined unease, they all nodded in agreement to his words. The true epitome of leadership.

"Like I said earlier, a great calamity has befall another world."

Even with her explanations it was still unclear to them.

"The humans of this world have no way of defending themselves given their low affinity for soul energy, but you give are the exception, however keep one thing in mind, you can not tell the inhabitants of the other world your mission." She announced with a stern voice.

"And why is that?" Rentaro inquired.

"Because they have no idea a disaster is about to happen, telling them will simply plunge them into an unnecessary state of panic and they'll end up losing before the war will even begin. Once you've been transported, you all will awaken your individual talents, once that happens your mission begins."

Nezuna explained, revealing the implications of making such a drastic decision.

"Individual talents?"

"That's right, now that you've all been briefed on the matter, will you proceed as planned? Or do you still want to go back to your world as dead corpses?"

They all stared at each other for several moments before seemingly reaching an inevitable conclusion.

"Very well."

"Okay then, you all have your mission. Always remember, with powers comes responsibilities, and with those responsibilities and stable mindset and leadership is required. The fate of their world is resting on your hands, good luck humans, you'll need it."

As she advised them, a blinding light illuminated the empty space they floated in. And in the blink of an eye, they were all transported into another world.

[Starhaven Village]

[Xen Reef High]

[12:00PM]

Right in front of an academy, five students laid on the ground unconscious, they appeared lifeless. That was until a bright light illuminated the entirety of the school.

Following the light's immediate dispersion, the five students arose from their slumber instantly, gasping for air as their nervous system completely shut down for a considerate amount of time before the light.

"I feel like I've been blasted to the past."

The five students had nearly almost the same similarities as the five the goddess summoned, they even had the same names. What set them apart was the age they were from.

Yes, unlike their previous modernized world, they were transported to another world that was ages behind them. Currently, they were in the 15th century.

"Well since it looks like we'll be working together, you probably already know me but for a proper introduction my name's Ren Drear, nice to meet you." With a radiant smile that lit the mood, Ren introduced himself to the two girls.

"Umm, nice to meet you too I guess." They replied.

His smile grew thin as he felt his pride melting, usually his charm attracted many girls to him. But that wasn't the case.

'You guess?' He thought, his radiant smile squeezing along with his apparent shame.

The two girls ran towards Mizuko, not only did they view him as more attractive, they both crushed on him even before their deaths. After all that was one of the perks of being overpopular.

"What are we going to do now Mizuko?"

"Hey, stop getting too close to him!"

The two girls, Mei and Yui argued back and forth about each other's closeness to him.

"Seriously? We just died and they still fight over him?" Ren thought.

It is a normal feeling of jealousy any average teen would feel, however with Mizuko it became unbearable.

"Right now, we have to understand the world we are in. I'm sure you've noticed by now, this is not at all what we're used to. So in order for this to work, we all need to work together. Do you agree, Rentaro?"

With a demeanor that exuded his superior decision making abilities, he asked fixating his gaze on Rentaro.

Despite the difference in popularity, Rentaro and Mizuko were actually close friends long before he attained popularity. However he became so popular even among the teachers that he rarely had time for anybody in general.

"Do we know him from somewhere?"

"I've never seen him in class before, is he a transfer student? Or perhaps from another class?"

Both girls asked, whispering in each other's ears.

"What are you five doing over there!?" A loud voice proclaimed, calling the attention of the five students who conversed with each other.