From Another Realm
"Oi! Don't make it sound as if it was an accomplishment! I'm ashamed of what happened, you know! In the year 2022, I got kicked out of my previous realm. Some Time Mage was working with the government in the country I was in and didn't like me all that much."
"I've had my powers ever since I could remember, even during my time in the previous world. I tried to hide my powers, but I think that Time Mage saw it and told the authorities what I was doing. They deemed me a demon, and my work got shut down after that revelation."
"I got thrown out of the country rather quickly, and the Mage saw to it that I would wake up in another world entirely. And another time as well, because I met the dinosaurs personally and up close when I first got here. However, I don't regret being in this place."
"I've got the best family that I never had before and a lovely place to live in. But if you ask me if I wanted to return to my birth world, I'd say yes for only a single reason. To beat the ever-loving crap out of the guy who exiled me. I had so many projects to finish..." sighed Z, looking miserable.
That expression reminded me of the many things I left behind. Oh... I promised my brother that I would bring him to the water park that weekend. I placed a hand onto the poor guy's shoulder, wholly understanding how he felt. Mavislin continued to eat without saying anything.
"What were you doing in your previous world?" I asked.
"My powers back then were confusing, and I didn't know what to do with them. Thus, I thought I would roam around my country to see what I could do with my Magecraft. But, unfortunately, I didn't have a good childhood since my family was constantly finding ways to pay back debts."
"I was lucky enough to have all my organs and limbs to walk around with. I was not fond of the rich since they didn't help the poor, so I rejected philanthropists. The power I had wasn't an Element at all but rather the skill of Observation and Archiving."
"In simple terms, I could understand a new language and store it in my mind for the rest of my life. All it takes for that to happen would be a single piece of paper with the language written down. So I roamed around until I chanced upon something called a computer."
"After that, I had a fascination with games and how their mechanics worked. Programming had always been a staple of the country I was in, and I created another type of Code called Python. It was simpler for beginners to use and understand and universal enough for all platforms to use."
"I started coding for the government and had to participate in some shady things. Once I got found out by the Time Mage, the authorities sent me to the camps before waking up in this realm," explained Z, having another spoonful of rice.
"Wait a minute! You created a new programming language?! Which country were you from?!" I shrieked.
"Well, ya, I paved the way for the country to start creating Artificial Intelligence. I was from the Philippines in the Asia part of the world. It seems that this realm has got Asia, but they call it the other side of the world. Anyways, why are you so excited?"
"It's doubtful we're from the same realm," asked Z.
"I know, but I can't help but grasp on the fact that I could relate to someone in this foreign land. I didn't travel much in my previous life, so making friends in a new area was challenging. At least, you know about AIs and computer stuff. I am only glad to see someone remotely familiar."
"And about the System, Vania. Did you create her for the new Mages in this world? Or it's something out of your grasp?" I questioned.
"I didn't create the foundation for Vania, but I did do some tweaks to her programming and features. When I first encountered the voice, I had been transported into this realm. I wasn't sure why I was the only one who had got an AI in my head during that time. I thought I was going mad."
"But when people were appearing that claimed to be from the same world, the AI started showing up in them. So they were a group of people from different versions of this realm. Either from the modern era like you and I or the Victorian Era like Raiyen."
"What happened to them? And how did you manage to survive for so long? Weren't you human?"