NEW ADVENTURE

"We'll leave it at that, Sei get some of my old clothes, in the other room," The grandpa said

Rustain then used the blanket near him to cover the dignity of his body.

Sei immediately left the room embarrassed, the funny and pleasing atmosphere immediately changed when Sei left the room, the smiling and warm smile turned into a scowl.

"Don't try to beat around the bush who are you and how did you get into the forest, there no point putting effort in lying I could easily tell if someone is telling lies" the grandpa emitted a suffocating aura, this filled the room and Rustain could feel the air getting heavy as the grandpa continue to give him a sharp glare.

"S-sir, I'm telling the truth I d-don't know h-how I got here, but I'm also sorry my actual name is R-Ru-Rustain Azital, and I promise sir I mean. No harm" Rustain is stuttering as he explained it, he could feel the intense and dense aura slowly enveloped around his chest as he breathes heavily.

Rustain began to turn pale from fear, his lips almost turned white, his completion didn't look good, and his body is sweating a lot.

The grandpa raises his right hand and is going towards Rustain, facing the old man's palm Rustain closes his eyes while anticipating that he is about to get hit.

*shit, based on the aura this guy released he's so much stronger than Rouge, who is this guy his about to hit me and I can't even draw out my strength to defend it's like the old man is restricting me, what luck* Rustain told himself as he closed his eyes in anticipation for the hit but a few seconds had passed and Rustain still could not feel his instead of a slight pat on his shoulders is the one who greeted him.

"Huh?!" Rustain said confusedly, then he opened his eyes and saw the old man smiling at him? "Sir?!"

"Call me grandpa from now on, and better keep your name like before," The grandpa said as he stood up and at the right moment Sei came into the room carrying a basket full of clothes.

Sei looked at the two and tried to check the room before she entered. The aura of the old man faded and so was the heavy feeling around Rustain he could move again freely.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?? Did something happen," Sei asks as she saw Grandpa smiling towards Rustain.

"Say hi, He'll be staying with us from now on, you can call him big brother." The old man said having the brightest smile "well then better get dressed Ain, meet us outside after you get dressed"

After that Sei and her grandpa left the room, Sei took a slight glimpse of Rustain who was still trying to comprehend the things that happened just now.

"Sei, close the door and leave your big brother alone for now, hahaha, it's the greatest thing I heard today. I can't believe I got to her son after all this year," the old man said. "Sei prepare something to eat he must be famished."

"Grandpa, who is he really? I'm not that stupid you know," Sei said, she was then ignored by her grandpa who is enjoying the moment of happiness, "ah~, there he goes again lost in whatever he is thinking, I better start cooking, that Ain guy no, big brother looked thin he must be hungry, ah~ crap maybe having a brother is not that bad"

Sei then went into the pile of rock birds and began skinning them.

After a while, Sei who was busy cooking noticed from afar a small figure she looked into and saw Kuro, but she wouldn't know that and decided to think nothing of it.

"Hmm. A cat??, never mind, maybe it's nothing" Sei said to herself.

The morning turned into afternoon and Sei was just done preparing the food, she placed it on the table outside under the tree and snapped her finger then a golden bell shape figure enclosed the table.

"Hmmm with those pesky flies won't be bothering the food I made," Sei said.

After prepping the table she then noticed that Rustain still didn't leave the room but to prove her thought she went to see her grandpa and ask if Rustain is other with him.

"Grandpa, is Ain, wait I mean big brother, is he with you?" Sei said but the old man only shook his head in disagreement" if not then he has not left the room it's been a few hours already are you sure you have checked him??"

"Do you doubt your grandpa, I'm the best you know when it comes to curing diseases" proudly the old man said.

"Grand, where the only ones in this forest ai stop claiming to be the best, ah~ I better check him just to be sure he's alright." Sei left, leaving the old man alone again in his herb grinding sessions.

"AHHHHHHHHH!! GRANDPA HELP!!!"

Not a moment too long Sei screamed for help and as much concerned as he was the old man immediately left his station and with haste, he went to where Sei was, she was on the floor next to Rustain's body who was not moving.

"Sei, what happened to Ain" the old man immediately went to Rustain's side. "His cold!!"

"I don't know, I only found him like that," Sei said worriedly.

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Rustain was in a state of half-awake and is slowly losing his senses as his mind is being filled by darkness, in his subconscious Rustain is falling in pitch-black and unknowingly doesn't know what's happening.

"Where am I, why don't I feel peaceful? In fact I feel this uneasiness inside of me telling me to look down, I can't even move an inch even open my eyes." Rustain landed in black goo which swallowed his whole body, Rustain didn't show any resistance and only let everything flow.

"RUSTAIN!! BREATHE!!" Kuro appears in his head shouting and in response, Rustain gasps for air.

(HAAAA!!!!)

"Kuro?!!" Rustain opened his eyes and saw a bright light.

Rustain is laying down on his back across the endless field of grass the bright sun shines across his face.

"Stand up Rustain, we need to talk." Kuro appeared out of nowhere and sat on Rustain's stomach.

"Did you do this?! Where am I?" Rustain immediately stood up as Kuro got down from sitting in his abdomen.

"We need to talk to Rustain!" Kuro said as he looked Rustain in the eyes serenely. "Do you like your new look?"

"What do you mean," Rustain said

Then out of the grass, a mirror appears and reveals dark hair, golden eyes, evenly tone skin, a taller and masculine body. His body before didn't even top his body now, it was like he was reborn.

"You can look at it as much as you want, but we need to talk," Kuro said in a serious tone.

"Talk!! You freaking almost killed me, made me use a weird spell, and who knows maybe you're the reason why I end up here" Rustain said aggressively.

"Yes I'm the reason, but it's on purpose, I promised to make you stronger and in this realm there's a mountain that you must go and-" Kuro was cut off when Rustain suddenly kicked Kuro.

"Will you shut up, I regret listening to you Kuro"

"But Rustain, just"

"GET THE HELL AWAY!!!" Rustain shouted and a strong force pushed away making him a sudden jolt in his body waking him up.

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