4 Past and Present

"Mom, Dad, I'm going to play outside at the nearby lake!!" Shout Shan as he makes his way out of the house. "Becareful sweetheart, make sure to go back before the sun sets!" Said Sara with gentle voice to remind Shan to be mindful of time he plays.

Shan parts with his parents and goes to a lake near the village. He slowed down his pace a little bit, his face scrunch up still contemplating his earlier speculation. He start to reminiscing about his past.

Even if Shan never received any kind of education in his former life, he knows how to use his head very well. Spending half of his life on top of a bed with nothing else to do making him an inquisitive child, he doesn't fear the unknown. On the contrary he likes it very much. With the help of his trusted side kick, the tablet, he downloads many kind of books on it. In a nutshell, he understands how to do somethings but doesn't have the experience doing the real thing.

He was knowledgeable in many subject, his favorite are math and physics. It fascinated him greatly about something he thoughts were a miracle could be explained with some kind of equation and number. Till those fateful day comes where he learns thing such as magic from a movie.

When he first learn things called magic, he became flabbergasted. "In the name of science how can a simple broom defying the law of gravity!!! In doesn't make any sense!!" thought Shan at that time. Even if he knows it just a trick used by the film maker and theoretically impossible to be done, it still amused him.

There must be origin how this thing came to be. He begins to collect as much information rellated to magic, be it movie, books, and myths. Then the wonderful things happen when he accidentally stumbled online forum and know the first anime he watched. Soon he became addicted to it and last till the day he died.

While Shan still reminiscing his past, he now arrived at his destination. He stops and look the scenery around him, 'beutiful' the though cross his mind. The lake was jade-green, it lay in the middle of small ridge. Out on the lake, flopping trout were slapping the surface. They were hoping to catch one of the squadron of flies that buzzed about. Fluttering sound of leaves and splash of water were like a symphony of nature.

Shan always amazed every time he saw this magnificent lake, not just the lake, the world in general was very beautiful and vibrant colours. Its like a world that comes out of fantasy story. Since there are other race's such as dwarf and elf, this world truly is a real life fantasy.

"Disboard huh... based on what my parents told me before, from the looks of it. It seems way before the the stories even began I may even be at the time of the eternal war era.." Shan sigh "I don't have any other information beside my rough estimate of what era is this.... Since conflict between race's still ongoing it must be before the Great War happened"

The Grear War, also known as The Eternal War, was a war between all races that began so far in the past that nobody remembers clearly, in cases for Shan it may happen in the near future. The war was caused by the gods to obtain the Star Cup, Suniaster, according to the legend it has the power to do anything and thus the wielder will be crowned the Only God or the True God. 

Through the eight years of his current life in this world, Shan old memories had became rather hazy. He slowly start to forget his past life, beside some important event that will happen in the future, nothing else remain. Its not like he ever read the original source and the light novel of it. He only watches the anime version because its the easiest thing he could found online at that time.

"What a great luck i have" sarcastically said by Shan as he scratched his head. "one things for sure... I must become stronger. If I don't want to lose my happiness this time!" with new found determination, Shan start his rountine exercise.

In the morning Shan always do physical training and play with other kids in the village. Compare to the other children, Shan was marginally more stronger than them, but not too excessive that makes him stand out against his peers. He then proceeded to walk into his favorite spot.

Shan sits cross-legged on a big flat rock near the side of lake. He then emptied his mind from all the random thought he had and start doing his meditation. Only sound of nature could be heard, animals gathering near Shan as he sat on top of the rock silently, becoming one with nature.

His body and mind were attuned, mana start to swarming Shan at slow and steady rate. If other race's that were adept in magic such as elf or flugel seen Shan right now they will be shocked, 'How does this bald monkey possibly has connection to the elemental gallery' by the elf and a certain sadistic angle while drooling be like 'Wawawa... a rare specimens amongst the inferior critter, a premium catch indeed!'

Shan opened his eyes and shout <Firaga>, the animals who gathers near him were startled, all their eyes were on Shan but nothing happens, they go back to do their own things. "Still nothings huh, even the spell from Final Fantasy doesn't work" Shan sigh as he feels disappointed at himself.

"Almost no progress at all in the magic casting... no use of being depressed. on the bright side at least I'm able to interact with mana, better than nothing right?" Shan then repeat his earlier attempt till its almost dusk.

Shan dust himself up and seeing what time it is, Shan shudder at the though of his mother asura-like face when he goes back home. "Father will save me right?" Shan run as fast as he can to escape his impending doom.