Chapter 309: Revelations (1/2)

Time continued to pass, yet the young Aiden couldn't properly process the true meaning behind the ghost's words. How could he relate to these people?! They are of ages past, vanished from the face of the continent and probably the entire globe long ago.

”T-that's impossible.” After a long while, Aiden muttered, meekly voicing his dubious thoughts. ”You have died centuries, millennia ago. How could you and I have any sort of relation to each other? I didn't even know about you before coming here!”

Although due to the blurry, fuzzy visage, it went unseen, the Lord Spirit smiled warmly at the young one's skepticism. It was perfectly understandable. In fact, it would have been weird if he would have just simply accepted his words as fact.

”You doubt is understandable, do not worry, little one.” He spoke with the same warmth, familial love as before. However, what was strange and unfamiliar to Aiden just moments ago, now had a meaning behind it. He felt and understood the feeling full well; after all, he had a family in his past life, a loving mother and caring father that he loved as well.

No, they weren't related. He tragically died in his past life and was transferred to this new world to fulfill a role assigned to him by that strange globe of light, the one Enya referred to as, the 'Great One, Ioris'.

Before he could voice his concerns further, the lord continued his explanation.

”You see, your mother was special.” As he spoke, his tone cracked, he was clearly forcing himself to remember the past. Yet, he continued to explain. ”She was beautiful, I can still remember her smiles that could melt the coldest of hearts and soothe the weariest of souls.”

He gave a light-hearted, single chuckle before heaving a long sigh and continuing.

”You know, she loved you very much. I can still remember those peaceful days… She always made sure you woke up in time to have time for your breakfast before you had to visit Master Dor'Kalatha.

”She loved you so deeply that she did something that should not have been possible… Although the cost was great, she never regretted it. Her pleas were answered, and you were safe, away from the hands of those so-called 'gods' of this world.”

The revelations that were rapidly explained to Aiden shocked him to the core. His eyes became hazy due to the rapidly gathering tears, his lips quivered.

Still, he could not accept this fact. No. This was not plausible. He had his own life in another world. He had his own parents. He was a simple human, going to school, living the life of a teenager. Well, at least until that fateful night.

He clenched his hands, forming two balls of fists, his eyes lit up glowing in a mixture of scarlet and gold. The gathered tears began to escape from the corners.

”NO!!! THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE! STOP LYING! AAAAAAAARGH!!” His words roared across the endless void, causing the very fabric of this small dimension to shake.

His emotions raging a tumultuous new-found peak, all of his auras merged together, violently exploding from within the depth of his soul, his core of existence. The blast carried great power with it, transforming the endless darkness into a bright golden luster for a single moment before everything returned to its previous state.

Although everything that transpired lasted only for a few mere moments, it still took its toll on the young boy. His knees crumbled under the pressure of his aching heart, he fell down on the invisible ground.

His fists hit the magical, transparent floor, causing shockwaves to spread from each of his hits, causing further rumbles, quakes in the void.

Despite all that, the lord spirit did not say a single word, he calmly stood still, waiting for the young boy to process his words.

Several minutes have passed as Aiden silently sobbed. He knew that what he was told had to be the truth. He could feel it. Still, he just couldn't accept it. How could it be possible?!

Eventually, he murmured into space, his whispers reaching the lordly spirit of his supposed father.

”H-how can this be possible?! I had a life in the other world. I… I had a family, a life there…”

”I know.” The spirit warmly answered, causing further confusion with his curt response to the already confused boy.

”How could you know?! How?! I had a family, a life there! I… only came here because I died and…” He wanted to explain the circumstances of his supposed 'awakening', however before he could another pain suddenly surged, causing another wave of havoc and torment in his soul. Under the second wave of unbearable pain, he helplessly cried out.

Yet, he struggled to keep going on. The torment, adding further strain to his mind back in the real world, he didn't care. He needed to understand what was going on. If there was the slightest, tiniest chance that what this being told him could be possibly true, then…

'No. This is not possible.' He shook his head, slowly forcing himself up from the ground. His still-lit, shining eyes glowered at the creature with defiance. His emotions already running rampant, his aura was continuously pulsating causing visible ripples, distortions in the space around them.