Family

" Why?"

" ... I am scared of being alone."

The old man nodded to himself and spoke.

" Did something happened in the past?"

" Yeah..... but I can't tell you."

A brief silence lingered in the air after I spoke.

" It's alright Rudra."

I stood up, dusting my clothes.

" Thank you for taking care of me.... I will be going then."

I bowed a little to thank the old man and turned around.

" Rudra... in our family we have a tradition to give advice to the younger generation every time they visit us. I don't know if this will help you or not but give it a thought.

Family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile & who love you no matter what."

Ah...

Ha.. I remember reading that quote a long time ago.

The words of this old man struck my heart and soul, like an enlightenment.

These are just simple words arranged together to form a meaning. I have even heard that quote before. Yet it never struck me the same as now.

The ones who would do anything to see you smile huh...

" Thank you mister I would remember it."

Waving my hand I walked ahead, a smile bloomed on my face as I kept repeating those words. My mind suddenly felt a little lighter and clearer.

" Also... remember your surname is a heritage passed down from countless generations. It is something to be proud of, so stick with it."

" ... I will try."

I walked toward a dark alley to teleport into the space.

' I have taken an overall view of the new Earth today. Things are almost done, what remains is now the Authority and a name for this planet.

To start things up, I need living beings and for that I need Authority. For now I only have forty percent, I don't know how much I will need. So I will wait till its full.

As for the name, I haven't thought of one. Maybe later.

" Let's get going."

I came out of the Solar System, in my room. I clicked on a blue chip on my wrist. A hologram appeared, stating all of my information given to the Star verse Academy.

Hm... 01:00 AM, 27th January 431917.

Which means 8 hours here equals to 8 hours in the Solar System.

There is no time difference, but just a tiny bit change in the day and night time. Now that's strange.

Huff.. anyway, I just wanna sleep right now.

Zzz....

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( 28 Jan 431917)

Tring.... trrring...

" Ugh..."

... A heavy morning.

Let's get ready.

Brush, toilet and finally bath.

In the world of magic, you need to use a liquid which does everything in the blink of an eye. Well the toilet is a toilet, it would be a different issue if I ascend in power. And the bath is compulsory,... for me at least.

Opening my door, I straight barged into my neighbours room, 'Evan'.

" Evan, you ready yet?"

Tidying his hair, Evan complained.

" At least knock before you come in."

I shrugged my shoulders.

" Your fault for leaving the door open."

" Yeah, because a certain someone relentlessly knocks on my door every morning."

" Hehe..."

It's really fun to tease this guy. I can even see him twitching.

" Stop laughing, or I will kick you out."

" As you say sir."

We walked out of the room and headed straight toward the class. But yeah, picking up another five wagons.

I am like an engine of a train, and Evan is wagon no.1, Ethne is 2, Erika is 3, Snow is 4, James is 5 and Steel is 6. They are like wagons attached to me. A regular thing for a regular extra.

But today is a bit different, two more wagons will be joining me today.

" Hey wagon no. 7 and 8, welcome abroad."

" It's Jack and Ceil, dude."

Ethne and the group chatted along with others.

" Evan you see that, newbie is smiling for the first time. He is usually like a stone plastered with human skin."

" He came to my room a little late than usual, which means he woke up late today."

" Which means he must have had a dream." ( Jack)

" A dream?" ( Snow)

" Rudra what did you dreamed about?" ( Steele)

" About a girl maybe?" ( Ceil)

" Your lover." ( Erika)

" A wet dre-"

A straight punch on James head. I need something to shut this guy up, even a toilet paper would do.

" I can hear you, you dimwit."

" See that he is smiling."

...Now these guys are really annoying me.

I started walking faster to leave them behind.

" Hey where are you going little brother?"

" Smile smile."

Now... they are creeping me out.

" Stop it you guys."

Seriously...

" Look Snow he is embarrassed."

" Huh?"

" Hey don't huh, don't you understand he is cheating on you."

What the...

" Hey guys! I told you it's not like THAT!"

" He is cheating on you."

Ugh... that airhead gets totally hyped up when it comes to the topic of love.

This is gonna last all day. I feel tired just from imagining it.

I wanna quit.