章節 2: Starting Again
I have a vague recollection of my previous life. No, it's not what you think. I've died a natural death. But it's one in a billion kind of event. It was sudden but an astronomical event destroyed the Earth. It's really weird that even with the kind of technology we had. The mathematics-level of our time. We never expected it to happen. Yet we were all aware that in a short time, the demise will embrace us.
After that catastrophic event that happened to Earth, I find myself in a realm where time seems not to flow yet it flows. I don't know where it was. I was just standing. In-front of me and behind me, I see a very long line of humans if you could say that. And all of us are accompanied by the backdrop of stars and maybe planets. I don't really know since all I can see is a starry sky background yet you get to see other celestial objects that are so spherical. You can actually see a familiarity. Like gaseous planets.
I am familiar with the mythology of death and past lives. For some reason, I am meta-aware that the path where I am standing leads to the goddess that will help you be peaceful for your next life.
Finally, it's my turn to meet the goddess of forgetfulness. Meng Po. She offers a bowl of soup that can make you forget your previous life memories so you won't be burdened with them for your new life.
"Don't you get tired?", I asked her.
"Thank you for your concern but this is my role." she answered me while giving me a bowl of soup. "I'm sorry for what happened to your planet."
After gulping the bowl with an exquisite taste, I smiled at the goddess, "I'm grateful for this soup and for your sympathy." And a shiny light engulfed my body and my existence.
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In my new life, surprisingly, my past life's memories are something I can't recall totally. But this world feels like the same as the world that I have previously lived on. Except that the time where my new life exist is during the cycle that a major monsterquake might happen in this world. That's why my elementary school teacher advised me to attend the most prestigious military-oriented hero academy. The academy gives an annual test. While might is the one used to fight the monsters that might sprung up in the future, the academy in this city tests first our IQ across all the subjects.
Honestly, when I took the test, some students finished so quick. And the girl beside me during the test is someone I never get to see during my first day.
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It's first day of our high school with a military curriculum. While I took the public transportation to reach the school. Well, surprisingly, jeepneys exist in this world and they actually stop in-front of the gate of the school. as well as beside the city hall that is technically in-front of our academy. A lot of cars also can be seen from the spacious parking of the city hall. Some of the students, alight there. Some are past the school gate and opted to walk to the main entrance.
Honestly, I don't get to see familiar faces. I am envious of students that seem to greet their buddies from their elementary schools. We were allowed to wear our elementary school uniforms during our first day. The actual high school building is a bit yet a lot of steps from the entrance depending on your endurance. But we have to assemble on the internal road in-front of the school building despite we have an open field behind us. We get to attend a flag ceremony.
After that, we, the first-years, need to go the Dodge Hall, a hall that exists behind us and behind a very tall building beside the main school entrance.
The hall felt like a mini-colosseum and we just had an orientation. We were told that even-though we didn't bring anything aside from ourselves, we will be spending our night inside the dorm past the left wing of our high school building. The dorm felt like a hidden world at the end of the internal road.
The orientation just really gave us lecture on the rules of the school. Things that we should never do. At 9:20am, we were allowed to take a peek at our dorm room and have a break. I saw the yellow shirt that we are going to wear as well as the jogging pants. I was hoping we could wear the military student uniform. It's really cool but we are just freshman and it's just our first day. In a surprising turn of events, I saw my elementary classmate, Priah Calla and beside her is a rich pretty looking girl. She introduced her as Alizah Sirball. I shook her hands and it feels soft but she is so tall. I don't want her to be my dance partner. They invited me to eat with them at the cafeteria and there we knew that we will be on the same class and seating on the 2nd row. But I'll be sitting on the other side of the room. By 10:00am, we returned to the hall.
Mr. Leo Gustman, the principal of our school gave an inspiration speech. "Enjoy your stay in this school. But I remind you to never be late in your class. We have the dorms and you all have the time in the world." And he bid his goodbye. "I will not keep you further." By 12pm we are allowed to eat our lunch and call it a day. And stay in our dorms.
Our military academy is so fabulous. Each student gets to get their own room. Neat right. Feels like the dorm buildings are a lot than our high school building. But other areas exist in this high school so I'm not concluding yet. After all, this is a new world that feels like my old world.
What I don't like about this school though is that we are not allowed to bring our gadgets nor we have access to VR-gear, laptops, computers and tablets. It feels so lonely. And this school is sure is so old school. I already have the set of books inside my room. I hope we get some privacy here. No buggers nor hidden camera. But I really feel suspicious. But hey this is what I signed up for!
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Hi, I'm Keniv Lee Veikr, 13 years old. I'm so excited today because it's our second day of high school in our city's most prestigious military-oriented academy, the Silverwing Academy.
It's actually the first period of our class. Our classroom feels like my previous life's classroom. 5 rows of 10 seats bisected at the middle. But not all seats are occupied. Only 36 of them. Our first period teacher as well as our class adviser is Ms. Haligi Park.
"As all of you know during our first day orientation, today is the day you get to summon your soul core weapon.", Miss Park uttered as she walked her way at the middle of the path of the classroom to the back of the class.
On the screen, showed a picture of a golden tree with golden leaves, the Goldrassyl.
"As you all know, our city's Goldrassyl is at the park in-front of the city hall beside us.", she discussed. "It only grows 180 leaves during summer annually."
Deep inside I'm really excited. Since I'm a reincarnation, I'm pretty sure I'll get an OP weapon. I hope this secret of mine will be still a secret but on my previous life, I really leaned to mage-class as well as with classes than can help people such as a knight and a paladin. I hope I'm really lucky because this new life gave me my current height of 121cm.
"Okay, I will be handing out this worn-out golden scrolls one by one. These scrolls are actually the leaves of the Goldrassyl. Consider yourself lucky."
I can't believe I'm holding the golden worn-out scroll. Like the ritual I do in my previous life. I closed my eyes. I hope that the weapon I have will be like a lengthy sword that will give me platforms to step on while in mid-air. I'll be a dancing knight and air will be my territory.
Our classroom was filled with multiple flashes of light. It's really wonderful that no-one had seizure. I kissed my scroll and it's as if the knowledge of putting it over and on my chest is a natural thing to do.
My consciousness shifted, and I felt I'm in another plane, another dimension, I'm naked yet I'm engulfed in brightness and an orb in-front of me is shining brightly, I grabbed it.
Finally, the sensation of sitting was with me again and I hold a golden card. A soulbound card that contains my very own soul core weapon.
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