5 CHAPTER 5: NEW OUTLOOK
'White - Holyness
Black - Darkness
Since you absorbed both the ki, balance is needed.....
And to not let the balance break 'Enter Fantasy World' there you can find the answer to create the balance'
"What Fantasy World? Where is that?..... " Taylor asked.
It has been one month since he last heard the mechanical voice ringing in his head. The last quest it gave him was to enter Fantasy World. For this one month, he couldn't enter the dream space during his sleep. He tried to find Fantasy World on the internet search engine, but no avail.
Taylor was contemplating, how to find the Fantasy World without anyone knowing. Especially his family as they would be worried if it was a dangerous place. But someone kept on nagging him.
" Taylor" "Taylor" "Taylor"
" Taylor" "Taylor" "Taylor"
" What's up fatty??? "
asked Taylor looking towards his left side to Edward who was disturbing his peaceful time.
They are both sixteen years old now and they both go to the same school. They hold the same last row bench.
" Boss. I am a free bird, hereafter" replied fatty happily.
" Why do I care if you left your bird free or caged ?? " said Taylor with an annoyed look.
" Not that bird...., Even though my family owns automobile companies,
You might have heard that my family is a martial freaks den, right?"
" yes, so what about it? "
" When I was born my family people found that I have a special physique that is compatible with our family's secret martial arts. So in order to nurture me, they started my training even before I started walking. Even though I only remembered practicing form when I was 5 years old, my grandpa said I started practicing when I was only 5 months old. Yesterday due to my perseverance I achieved a breakthrough and mastered the art completely. Seeing my achievements, my grandfather said I'm free to do anything. He said I'm a born genius" said Edward with a proud face.
" Of course. You are a genius Edward" said Taylor.
' if I said to him that a baby needs at least a year to stand and walk, what will he do... It's okay to let him bask in the glory sometimes. He has a good grandfather'
" So Boss... Within four months the school exams will be over. And there will be a gap for six months to start college universities, so let's make it big... Let's celebrate " said Edward enthusiastically.
Looking at the enthusiastic Edward, Taylor asked, " Why don't you practice martial arts and achieve the next breakthrough, isn't that fun?.
Maybe seeing your unlimited potential your grandfather may look for marriage alliance"
As far as Taylor recalled, training is fun. Even though he struggled a lot in the dream space at the beginning of his training, but things changed later, he started liking it as time went on. Otherwise, he couldn't have continued the training for nine whole years. So even if he was kicked out of the dream space, he still continued to practice as a daily routine. Because he knew he needs power. Thinking about the battlefield made him insomnia
"You can't understand my feelings, boss. You are always a free person, without worries," said Edward with a pained expression.
" I lost lots of things because of this training from my childhood. I have to practice daily, I was beaten black and blue daily. I can't play games. I can't watch anime. I can't eat what I wanted. It was a repeated cycle, School. Training. School. Training. Can you imagine? I had no enjoyment, I haven't even touched a girl's hands. " saying that Edward started to cry while rambling.
' Holyshit! I'm the same, fatty. Don't act like only you feel that way' after hearing Edward, Taylor came to a realization that, he to have lost lots of things in the nine years. As he thought more about it, he became more frustrated. He even became distant with his family members.
'It was all along, the big agenda of mechanical voice '
'In the 1st dream, it showed me a throne and a happy celebration, which made me comfortable,
And then on the 2nd dream, it showed me a battle and gores, that made me feared,
And at last in the 3rd dream, it showed me the way to get powerful...
So it controlled me from a young age.
Goddammit.
I was clouded by the fear that I was so lost into it. Even if, training wasn't a bad thing for me, I should not be under the control of that battlefield, I should overcome it. And I have to live my life too'
reaching such a conclusion Taylor looked at Edward and said,
" I understand you, let's have fun"
Hearing what Taylor said, made Edward's eyes shine like stars. He started to plan something while laughing to himself. Looking at that Taylor had goosebumps.
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That night
Lying in his bed, Taylor thought,
' yes, I have to live my life. I can't be plagued by that damn dreams and cracked shit voice. Anyhow now I have enough power to protect my family. I don't need to follow it's words and search for any Fantasy World. Let my future self, burden with those things'
Even though Taylor only battled those clones of himself in the dream space, he can feel that he is powerful. He was confident, he can protect his family.
Still, he had a worried look as he remembered something that the mechanical voice said before he was kicked out,
'Even though you have absorbed both holy and dark power in the dream space, you can't use it, without breaking the seal'
"Since I can't still find the Fantasy World, let the nature take its course.''
'Though what is that seal and power it was talking about anyways.'
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Next day
Taylor stood outside his classroom and thought,
'Hereafter it's a new life'.
Thinking like that he entered the class.
And walked towards his desk, as he looked at Edward's desk.
' Usually, he comes before me, why is he late,'
having that thought he sat on his desk.
" Boss! I have the plan prepared" said fatty standing right behind him.
'Holyshit, he is sneaky' complained Taylor.
'I'm still weak with sneak attacks, I can't even sense him'
Taylor had only frontal combat with his clones. He can't sense fatty's slow steps. He accepted, he needs an actual combat experience otherwise it will end in a bad way.
"What plan?" can't accept the fact Edward sneak up on him Taylor asked in an irritated voice.
"Of course plan for our vacation," said Edward as sat on his chair.
"Edward let's talk about it after the exams are over."
" But boss, it's top-secret information of a VR game I got from my cousin. Think about it. VR game boss, we can play and pick up girls at the same time... "
When he heard the word game, Taylor thought about his seventh birthday and his PlayStation that was gifted by his mother which was still sleeping in his house without even seeing the daylight for nine years.
Looking at Taylor's complicated look Edward said,
" Boss. I understand"
and put his hand on Taylor's left shoulder and comforted him.
Taylor was bewildered by Edward's behavior, and moved away from Edward while slapping his hand away,
" What do you understand... "
" Boss. I know you hate games because of what Jessica did to you. She promised you that she will come to the party and we will play games. But she broke it. So I get it, you are depressed because of her. And that is why you always stay at home alone. Aunt Amanda told me everything. She even told me you still haven't even opened the game box from nine years ago, that was gifted to you by, aunt. I get it that your love is true. But still, you have to think about the family lineage, it shouldn't stop with..." Edward with sorrowful eyes started rambling about stuff that is even related to the topic.
"Stop it fatty"... " no more shit... Close your mouth, I will play the game, so stop rambling," said Taylor, closing Edward's mouth with his hands.
Taylor took his hands from Edward's mouth only after seeing him nod head.
"hehe" smiled Edward ear to ear.
'He was never a good person' thought Taylor. ' should I test my combat power with him as a test subject. Yes, that's it.'
"Fatty, actually I too learned little martial arts, can you come tomorrow to my house and guide me a little?" asked Taylor.
"Of course boss. We need combat power for the game" said Edward.
"Okay. So, what is the name of the game? " asked Taylor with a smirk as his plan was successful.
Edward came close to Taylor so that no one in the class could hear it,
" The Fantasy World ".....
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