Mystery of the Past

"Urazai, Kai" Sara said like the otaku that she was.

There I snapped back to my bedroom. I struggled to catch my breath. My body felt as if it was stabbed by hundreds of needles. I fought the urge to scream.

"Perhaps... perhaps I have become too old for such magic," I said to myself "Seeing our beginning your way... I still can't understand you" I continued, looking at a small photograph of me, Kai and Sara.

If only I can actually go back...

The dark and cold room never changes, yet I still haven't gotten used to such temperature. A small light ray piercing through the curtains that were not completely closed. It was warm... it was comfortable... it was something I don't deserve.

I limped towards the curtain and shut it tight.

"My lord... Amber has awakened" Damon's voice came from my door.

That girl... she's perfect for this world. Strong and intelligent. No... she's not intelligent... she knows how people would act in a situation, but she's no genius.

Her weakness is her strength, Hiroto. With him now gone she has nothing to lose... I can't imagine the destruction she might cause.

I kept limping to open the door.

"How is she?" I asked

"It's not the worst-case scenario... but" Damon was avoiding my eye contact.

"But?" I asked

"It's better if you see her yourself, your majesty"

"Please... I am no royalty. Just call me by my name Damon. After all this, I don't deserve to be king"

Damon then led me to the medical wing. Rocks were thrown at me on my way to Amber's room. According to Damon, the people who witnessed my fight with Kai believe that I was the reason they came. They were right of course.

I was to blame.

"You... might be a little surprised, sir- Rex" Damon warned me before he opened the door.

Amber's voice came out immediately. It seems she was talking to someone, but when I entered the room, there was no one there.

"Look Hiroto! His highness is here" Amber said playfully staring at the blank wall.

Denial... some might forget, but a while ago these 2's biggest struggle was an exam. Humans that are summoned here aren't heroes. They're victims. Our times as teenagers were stolen by this world.

We can't afford to make mistakes because if we do... someone gets hurt.

"Well... t-take care of her Hiroto" I stared at the same blank wall.

I signalled Damon to follow me and left Amber alone. I know I shouldn't help her delusion, but I can't help myself. To lose someone you love... I know that pain... even an illusion of them would be enough.

Melody...

"What do we do now? Amber's our strongest fighter" Damon snapped me out of my thoughts

"Follow me..." I walked towards a hallway with nothing but a dead end. "Ever watched the diagon alley scene in Harry Potter?" I asked.

"I've only seen it once"

"Well remember this pattern" I pressed the bricks of the walls in a pattern, as it the bricks I pressed moved back I moved to the rear.

The dark grey brick wall then started moving to the side to reveal a staircase going down. It was so dark that the end couldn't be seen by a demon's eyes. I took a lantern lighting up the hallway and hobbled into the darkness.

Damon hesitated to follow but eventually walked towards my lantern cautiously.

"Where are we going your highn- Rex?" Damon asked

"To my library," I stared back at him.