By A Whim

*GASP*

I wake up, gasping for air and in a cold sweat. I was awoken from my dream by my alarm. I had dreamed of a intergalactic space adventure that had a train that traveled between worlds. I fell out of the train, and was plummeting towards what looked like Earth? I woke up AFTER I hit the ground strangely. Most of the time when I'm falling in dreams, I wake up before I hit the ground. I sit up on my bed, and just sat there, thinking.

'Okay, let's actually get ready.'

I get out of the bed, take a shower, brush my teeth, and walk to school.

My parents aren't really around, doesn't really matter to me though. I was adopted by them, but for some reason they actively avoid me. Atleast they pay for my rent at my apartment.

I arrive at school, and it's a slog. 9 out of 10 periods are boring. It's not that I don't understand what's going on, I perfectly understand. But it's just boring sitting in a class where you know the material, and have good grades in that class. I pick up most things quickly, except for sports. Don't get me wrong, I'm decent. But that's after 3 years of daily practice in gym, and at home. Volleyball, football, basketball, all 3 are the only things I look forward to in a school day. The thrill of playing with others, competing for victory. The rush you feel when you win, and the sorrow you feel when you lose are tantalizing. I walk into gym, sit down, and wait to start playing one of the 3 sports.

"Gym is canceled, we need to account for new students."

The slight smile on my face reverts back to my resting neutral expression.

I would do anything to get out of class, and do something thrilling.

[Done.]

"Wha-"

I can't utter finish my word, before I feel like I am pulled the thread of a needle.

Pain fills my body, my eyes water, but I cannot scream.

This continues for what feels like hours, until it stops.

A flash of color blinds me, as I faceplant face first into the ground of a stone floor, promptly knocking me out.

I awaken to the feeling of shakels around my wrists. I open my eyes, and attempt to stand up in a daze, but was pulled back to the ground. My arms were tied behind my back, I was shakeled, and I had no idea where I was.

"Hello? Can anyone Tell me where I am?"

"Silence."

A guard wearing armour speaks, walking to me.

"Your trial with the general will begin shortly. You may save your words for when you are faced with him. Anything you say here will be ignored."

"What? What have I done to be locked up for? I just woke up here!"

The guard stays silent, and walks away from me.

I sat there, trying to comprehend the situation when someone walked towards me.

"My name is Xueyi. I am here to escort you to the general. Do not resist."

"Wait! What have I done? Why am I facing trial!"

"These questions will be answered when you meet the general. Now walk."

She says in a tome that leaves no room for retaliation. She walks behind me, and detaches the chains from the wall. Great, now instead of being shackled to a wall, my hands are shackled behind my back.

I walk behind her, following her to where I assume the general is located.

I enter a large room, with a row of guards on my right and left.

"Before you is the general of the Xianzhou Loufu. You have committed the crimes of infiltration and trespass. You may either plea guilty, and submit yourself to the divination commission, or plea innocent and fight your own crimes. What is your choice?"

'What the Fuck!?! Where the hell is the Xianzhou Loufu? How did I get here!? I don't trust myself at all to testify for myself. If I really just appeared here and am trespassing, then am I in the wrong morally?! The only thing I can hope to do is turn myself in and hope they don't execute me.'

Oddly enough, after a moment of panic, I become clear of mind and calm. I am thankful for this, otherwise I may have made a rash decision.

"I plea guilty."

"Veey well then. Cloud knights, escort him to the divination commission."

I am escorted out of the room, and am taken to a place that has a massive star chart and divided signs on the ground?

A short pink haired girl with piercing yellow eyes appears.

"Fu xuan, General Jing Yuan has sent this prisoner to have his intentions, and past divined."

"I understand. You are dismissed."

The Cloud knights leave, and I am left alone with the short pink haired lady.

She begins to walk toward me, and i float upwards. She looks into my eyes, and remarks

"A 2nd past? How peculiar."

As she continues, I feel like my very soul is being looked at. This continues, until she suddenly stops.

"Do you have any knowledge of your origin?"

"I'm not sure what you mean? I'm just a normal human."

"It seems you are unaware then. Although this is very rare, it is not unheard of. From what I have divined from your past, you are a Vidyadhara. You seem to have left the luofu, crashlanded onto a planet, and regressed. This would your explain your lack of knowledge of your race, but how you got here is unknown. Do you know how you got here?"

'A Vidyadhara? Although the name if foreign to me, it can partially explain why I keep having that same dream of falling onto the planet. Was that not really a dream, but something I experienced?'

"I was sitting outside, bored. I said that I would do anything to do something thrilling."

"It seems that an unknown force has brought you here. But now that I am aware of your situation, I shall return you to the general.