11 Second chance?

Somewhere, Inside a grand palace full of many kind of treasures...

(???) "Hmm? it's finally started?"

A Middle aged man can be seen sit upon a throne, he has a very tall body and enormous black spines protruding from his back. He has crimson hairs and a pair of crimson colored eyes, with white irises and pupils. He wears a kimono of red and black colors engraved with yin and yang symbols. He is surrounded by several children who has the same crimson colored eyes as his.

(???) "No, he is not ready yet. Sadly, it's just a fake awakening."

He standing up and looking at the stary skies with a longing face, and said with a deep voice

(???) "The string of fate already knitted and interweaving into each others..."

(???) "Be strong my child, the river of destiny will not just sit iddly by to watch your ascencion, and it surely will throw many obstacles upon your journey. But worry not my child, you can pass those trial if you strive hard and stay true to yourself. Remember, he who wish to surpass the heaven must first have the courage to challange the fate itself, for the heaven and fate are interwined since their creation."

He picking up a glass of wine then sighing.

(???) "It looks like you have inner demon, a severe one at that."

(??) "Let me help you my child."

He pour the wine inside of that glass into some kind of goblet with delicate carving

...

(Arthur) "Ray, what happened to your eyes?!!"

Ray's body slowly lifted above the ground by itself, then some faint red aura come out from his body.

(Arhur) "Child, don't scare your grandpa! what's happened?"

Without answering Arthur, Ray suddenly slashing forward to his grandpa repeatedly.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

(Arthur) "What? Ray, hold on!"

Arthur keep blocking Ray's attack while trying to waking Ray by calling him repeatedly.

(Arthur) "Ray, stop or you're grounded!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

'*sigh* no choice huh? it seems i'll have to knock him out' thought Arthur dejectedly, he is a fierce general in battlefield, but when it comes to his youngest grandson Ray he always become a soft person. Outside Ray's recent training he never scold him, let alone hit him. Even when in the training when it times he must hit Ray, Arthur tried to do it in the least hurt way possible.

(Arhur) "I'm sorry child, maybe it's my fault that make pressure around you and end up making you like this. *sigh* "

When Ray attack him again, Arthur vanishing from his initial place and appear just beside Ray and then knocking Ray unconciuss.

(Arhur) "I'll make it up to you later, for now just sleep."

...

*Ray's POV*

'Huh? where am i?'

(???) "wake up sleepy head!"

"Ouch! Who the fuck hit my he... eh? mom?" Ray said blankly, this is his mother from his 'past life'. His mom's name is Liliane, she was dead because of plane accident two years before he was 'transmigrated'.

(Liliane) "What? Swearing at your mom? how manly you're become Ray."

(Liliane) "How many times should i tell you big guy? even this is summer holiday you are NOT allowed to playing games all night long. To keep ignoring my words all this while, you're already feel that you're big shot now, huh?!"

Without Ray knowing, his tears fall uncontrollably. His mom was the most close family he has, his father always busy working and mostly away from their home.

'Is that all just a dream? all that fiasco about mom's accident and me transmigrating inside a game world?'

Clinging to that hope, Ray felt very happy. Before, when he knew about his mom's accident he felt very devastated, all he felt only sorrow and agony.

(Liliane) "Eh? you're crying? am i hit you that hard?come now son, i'm sorry if that was hurt."

When Lili saw her son crying, she thought that she hit her son too hard and she hug him tightly

When Ray felt his mom's hug, his tears falls more uncontrollably. he start to remembering how much he love his mom, even when he train with Arthur he occasionally remember her.

'This is it, this is real! Mom is alive, it was nightmare! it had to be!'

"No mom, i just realize how much i love you. I'm sorry if i often made you angry, sad, and annoyed. Despite all of my bad behavior, you're always be there for me when i'm down and need support the most. Thank you mom."

Liliane feel surprised about his son's sudden outburst hearing his words, her heart soften. she sincerelly answer to her son's words

(Liliane) "Silly son, i know you inside out. I know that despite all of your many bad behavior you're a good boy , no need to apologize. As for me supporting you, It is all part of me. Remember this son, It doesn`t matter how old and big a son is, he is always a small boy for his mother. Every mother wants her son to find a wife just like her. She is sure that no woman can take care of her little boy better than her.

A son is the only man, who can complete his mother`s womanhood. You may take offense at me, your mother. But always remember this son, your mother is the only woman, who will always love you in spite all your disadvantages. A mother is the only woman, who is able to understand your tears, without judging you."

Hearing his mom's words make Ray's heart flutter. He loves his mom, he always do, but hearing his mom's word make him realize that no matter how much he love his mom, her love for him are many fold larger, purer, and sincerer than his.

While his love are mostly just said to his mother, her love for him are always expressed even when before he was born, he was jut too ignorant to realize this.

At some rare moment he may have realize this, but his ego whisper to him softly

'How shameful, if you're too close to your mom, your friend will call you spoiled brat. Just keep your distance away.'

Or when his mom despite her weary state she wake up at midnight just to remind him to rest and not to play games, again his ego said to him

'Who does she think she is? ordering me around like a boss like that?'

All of it only become Ray's regret when he heard about his mother's death.

'Why? why you always ignoring her? why are you always defiant toward her attitudes? you foolish son! Now, your mother lie there in her grave. Never will you hear her nag again, never will you hear her grumbling to you again! are you satisfied now?'

Even millions of Words will never be enough to expressing his regret at that time, but now his mom hugging him again like this. How will he let go of this chance?