Johnny

Two weeks went by, nothing major has happened yet but Frei has adapted to this world. Conversing with Berg and "Gloria" became easier as they would often teach Frei words by pronouncing and pointing at it. Frei became stronger, his joints more durable with the irons helping him build strength, and with each day working he eventually got the hand of tiling dirt. He could tile dirt for a whole day without being exhausted, still tired just not exhausted. He now became slightly bigger and more muscular than before.

Work now passes by quickly with each day ending in a blink of an eye. In fact, it's actually fun for Frei, he gets stronger and it is at least better than boredom. Today was no different, work quickly ended in Frei's eyes, and when he was walking back to his stables, he saw a man. Sitting on a hill next to the field, looking at the sunset, eyes mesmerize on the sun and hands on a book. His hair blonde and with a slim build, both his hands on his knees, immersed in his own thoughts/

Frei went up to him.

"What are you doing?" Frei asked curiously.

The man was silent. Then he replied "I was free once, away from all this hard labor, away from all this abuse and mistreatment, the sunset is the only thing that reminds me of that, a thing that I once had."

"Free? Like them?" says Frei as he points at the birds flying in the horizon.

"No free more like...more like.. Uh yeah like the birds, I was once free like a bird."

"Does that mean you can fly? Like the b-birds?"

"Haha no, I wish I could though. I would be able to fly away from this tishhole immediately. Wait, how old are you again? For you to be asking this question?"

"..."

"I see Amnesia huh."

"Amh neh seah?"

"Yeah, Amnesia, a disorder caused by an overload of mana in the head, frying the storage for your memories and thus burning it up into thousands of pieces."

"Mana?"

"Well not that I expected you to understand."

"Anyhow what i am saying is this place is a tishhole for people who stinks like tish, eat tish and sleep tish . They work for tish and the tish that they work for, is an even bigger tish . The biggest tish of them all is that fukerc CornWell, that fukerc manages to treat hundreds of men and women like a bunch of slaves, like we are nothing! Of all genders and races too. Talk about equality right?" 

Frei was startled by the suddenness of vocabulary and new words. 

"Well not like I expected you to understand. *Sigh* All I want is to vent a lil' anger that's all. Little man. :D"

"The name is Johnny, I was uhm a physician. Until I got into this place. See ya kid."

Johnny got up and tried walking away until he is halted by Frei.

"There are other places besides this place?"

Johnny looked at Frei and enthusiastically replied: "Yep, there are places bigger and smaller than this place. Big kingdoms, big mountains, big trees, big people, big rivers and well just a lot of big things. Some are even so beautiful and magnificent that it is like it came straight out of heaven! Or for you is like uhh, the sky?"

"Wow." said Frei softly.

"Johnny, you think we are going to see those things one day?"

"Well, maybe if God decides to bless us, with his almighty blessing we can visit and see any places we want!" 

"What's a god?"

"He is the almighty one, Frei. He is the one who overlooks us, the one who protects us from the devils and demons. He is our savior, Frei. When there's no one you can rely on, you must rely on him. Through praying, here follow me, interlock your hands and speak."

Johnny guides him through the praying process.

"Say it with me, Dear Father in heaven."

"Dear Father in heaven…"

"Forgive us for our debts,

May we be free from all evil,

May we live to see the outside world,

Release us from our temptations,

Thank you.

Amen."

Frei repeated from beginning to end. He felt nothing had changed.

"It did nothing"

"Soon it will , Frei. When you're alone surrounded by all evil, or you're trapped in a cage with no freedom. God will help you. Be patient and god shall come."

"I see. Okay."

Johnny smiled and this time he left.

That night, Frei had his first dream.

An elevator. Aimless. Directionless. Up or down. Don't know. 

The elevator shaky, the lights blinking. Scared? Yes. It started shaking even more violently.

Then it stopped. It has reached its destination.

*Ding*

The door opened up and a shadow figure stood right in front of the exit.

"Who are you?'

I'm your destiny, I'm your past and future, I'm you. Find me. 

*Gasp* 

Frei woke up.