Dark Sphere of Rebirth
PEEEPEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! BAANG!
The deafening sound of a horn coming from a ten-wheeler truck blasted in the intersection street. Such a disturbance was followed by a harsh and loud collision that made the spine of every people in the side of the street turned cold.
Before anyone could react to what had just happened, the scene of a truck plowing the private cars on the side lane and continuing to move in the opposite lane flashed in front of them.
Anyone who had witnessed the scene turned pale and horrified as they watched the truck took a right turn and vanished from their sight.
It only left a pool of blood on the cemented road and wrecked vehicles.
"That driver is crazy! Crashing cars from a different lane!!! Call the police!"
"Too many deaths!!! Call the hospital first!! Ambulance!!!"
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Just a few meters away from this tragic scene, a lady in her early twenties could be seen walking alone on the side of the road. Yet, she was wearing a wireless earphone and was completely oblivious of the tragedy that just happened.
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"The weather is warm that it made me smile. Lorraine, you should live life to the fullest! Today is definitely a good day for me!" she whispered to herself.
She was listening to a piece of lofty music when the song was suddenly cut off by an incoming call. The lady took a peek at the screen that displayed the contact details of her mother.
"Mom, what is it? I'm going out shopping."
"Oh... dear, it's nothing. I just watched a road accident on TV just now... so, wanted to check on you. Be careful when you walk on the street, okay?"
"Sure, mom! I'm always careful. I'll go visit you and dad this Saturday. Don't worry about me."
After the brief conversation with her mother, Loraine continued walking toward the shopping center.
On her way, she even muttered a positive encouragement for herself, "I'll definitely buy a sexy two-piece outfit and go to the beach later. I will post many pictures to show off to my ex that I'm not miserable without him! It's his loss for breaking up with the goddess Lorraine. Heh! Good riddance to him!"
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In terms of appearance and body, she really had a resemblance of a goddess. A jade-like skin and long hair. Her lashes were naturally curled at the tip and her eyes looked stunning.
This lady was also wearing a red floral dress, revealing her slender legs. Her right hand was holding a purple umbrella and a purse while her phone was tightly gripped in her left hand.
Just imagining her beach plans made her feel satisfied, the lady continued to walk in not fast or slow pacing until she heard the loud sound of the horn.
The sound was too loud that it overwhelmed the music playing on her earphone.
She automatically halted and looked from one side to the other, but the street she was walking on was practically empty. "Why is this sound extremely loud? It's not in this direction but it is obviously near my location. Where is it?"
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Lorraine suddenly felt the need to check what was happening. However, out of a sudden, a chunk of metal debris that looked like a car door suddenly flew right straight in her direction and hit her head!
The next thing she saw was a series of bitter-sweet memories rapidly flashing in her mind before the world turned into complete darkness.
Overwhelming darkness but surprisingly, she found tranquility just by being surrounded by the absence of light.
She adjusted her foot and stood straight. Unlike the loud street, this place was too silent.
"I would not mind if this darkness would devour me. This place is calming... is this the feeling of death? I'm sure that something big hit me before I came here."
"Hmmm...I don't think this is heaven... it's just that there is no light inside this place. Not even a single wisp of light!"
"Ohh well, I don't think this is also hell... this place is not burning."
No matter which side she look, it was completely jet black. Even if she raised her hands, she could not even see them.
After several minutes of silence, the lady released a heavy sigh and consciously asked, "Why am I in this kind of place? Did I die and become the ghost of darkness? Maybe the street where I died will become haunted? Hah! I will make sure to scare my ex if I really become a ghost!"
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Unexpectedly a grumpy voice responded to her, "Ugh!! Lady, you have such a good imagination. This dark place is one of the many Spheres of Rebirth. But, don't be impatient. It is not yet time for you to go there!"
Started by this response, Lorraine gasped and spoke right away. "HA!? So, someone is here! Then... go where? Are you sending me to heaven? Or are you sending me to hell?"
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"This lady--- Bah! NO... your karma record is bizarre. There is almost no flaw in your living until your break-up. You even suffered from your cheating boyfriend... and it somehow caused you to start having malicious thoughts just to prove your happiness when he left you..."
"Wait a minute--- Malicious thoughts?! Me--?? No way! That record is wrong! I did not suffer at all. I have already moved on to that bast*rd!" the lady instantly reacted after hearing the subject of their discussion. But, for some reason, a thought inside her head was actually agreeing with what the grumpy voice said. Is this person telling the truth?
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"AHH... You cannot argue with this record, lady. The content here is absolute. It's no use pretending to be tough inside here---"
"Duh? I'm not arguing here. I am just saying my sentiments," she defended directly. "Who are you and what is this place? There is nothing to see here no matter how much I adjusted and squinted my eyes!"
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"Now that you act like this, I think your record is incorrect too. Your bitterness when I mentioned your past relationship is too strong! This kind of behavior should be included in the contents of your records!" the grumpy voice sounded almost as if he was mocking her attitude. "I have never met someone so defensive after death! I can feel your bitterness even though your body already collapsed."
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"EXCUSE ME?!!" the lady quickly objected. This time, she tilted her head and glared at the darkness. "What bitterness of my past relationship? Such nonsense! Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!"
"That repetitive clicking of your tongue is enough evidence, lady! Anyway, I'm saying that from what I can see in your record, it does not qualify you to pass through the gates of heaven or the gates of hell. You need to pass through the cycle of rebirth. Once you enter the new world, I will record your karma and judge you accordingly," the grumpy voice stated.
"Qualifications?! Ha! I'm good at complying with those. Then, I must ensure to do a good deed in that new world. Will I have superpowers? A magic world like the one I saw on TV? Hmmph... Make sure I am very strong, okay?"
"Ahhh... Hmmpph! This lady is just too demanding. Go now and leave me in peace!" the voice grumbled and the girl suddenly felt like her head was about to explode.
After some time, her pain became manageable. Then, a strange memory suddenly appeared in her thoughts, like a bucket of paint slowly spreading in a container full of water.
Inside these memories were scenes that replayed in her mind... And she felt like she was watching the actors and actresses in front of her as the play progressed...
In the school clinic, a group of students was falling into three separate lines with labels: Alpha, Omega, Beta
Physician Lan was performing a test on the students by putting them in a room with a different color in the air inside.
"Your pheromone is dominant. Go there and register your details in the Alpha tab."
"You did not have a reaction to pheromone. Go there and register your details in the Beta tab."
"You have a submissive pheromone. Go there and register your details in the Omega tab."
After one student stepped out of the room, the physician would subsequently diagnose their traits.
The lady who had just become the invisible onlooker of this scene was quick to realize what the physician meant. She could not help but exclaimed, "This world is like the comics? It's Omegaverse just like those comics! Then, I'll definitely have an Alpha pheromone!"
Lorraine was actually confident of it. She was caught in a trance until the physician turned in her direction and gestured for Chuntian to enter the testing room.
Strangely, this girl smiled and replied at the physician, "Dad."
Ahh... so, in this world, he is her father!
The physician smiled back at her dotingly. But, after he finished his evaluation, he felt his spine turn cold.
The testing room was full of pheromones. However, when she entered, its traces gradually vanished!
"Something is wrong, dad?" the girl whispered.
"Chuntian, my daughter... w-we will talk at home. I will contact your mother to pick you up as soon as possible!" her father secretly whispered, his eyes glinting with a heavy sense of anxiousness.
At this point, the memory seemed to have shifted to a large mansion. And the pain that the lady felt suddenly intensified!
The physician was now asking some questions with the girl. "When you are inside the testing room. How did your feelings about the pheromones?"
"Dad, I sensed the pheromones," the girl replied in a casual tone.
Physician Lan closed his eyes and recalled what had happened. "Actually, it was not just simply as you sensing the pheromones, my daughter. When I monitor the level of pheromones in the testing room, it showed that you almost wiped out the trace of the other pheromones. Based on the clinical standards, Alpha pheromones can supress and fight dominance the other pheromones once they enter the testing room. The reaction will be chaotic. On the other hand, Omega pheromones would just blend in with other pheromones. The Beta won't even sense any pheromones. But you----you have oppressed the existence of pheromones to the point that it gradually vanished."
"Husband, do you mean to say that our daughter manifested the pheromones of subdominant? Are you sure?"
"My wife, how can I make mistake? This is our daughter's condition... I was shocked and stunned too! The Xerulean City does not accept subdominants. Because of her odd pheromones, this home is no longer safe for our beautiful Chuntian. It's a good thing that I found out this and not the other physicians!" the man shifted his attention towards his wife. He hugged her briefly before they glanced back at their daughter.
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"My daughter, don't blame us for treating you like this. There is only one way for you to survive. We have no choice. You must hide in the mountains in order to live in peace."
Physician Lan and his wife had long known that something was off with their first child.
Ever since she was young, they had never seen this girl openly socialize with other children. Instead, this girl would find a way to be alone. They were even worried that she was acting too distant even with her younger brothers.
Now that Physician Lan had confirmed the orientation of his daughter's pheromones, he could not help as tears actually formed in the side of his eyes.
Chuntian is the only girl in the Lan family! They should cherish her and treat her like a princess. But with her unacceptable pheromones, she had to live far away from them. Such cruelty!
Alas! Xerulean City and even the entire continent actually bore deep hatred for subdominants. It was because even the pheromones of a strong alpha would not be enough to restrain them.
Those who were subdominants possessed the traits of a lone wolf or a rogue wolf. Subdominants were simply unpredictable and mostly rebellious!
"Dad, stop crying. Mom, don't be sad. My two brothers are doing great. I think they will manifest as alpha when they turned 15. Sorry, I can't make you proud. So, I hope those brothers can bring glory to the Lan family."
Her logic was really different from other teens. And her sincere and genuine words only cut a deeper wound in her parents' hearts.
How could she not make them proud? She was their precious daughter!
Seeing the continuous flow of tears on her parent's cheeks, Chuntian gently tapped their shoulders in an attempt to comfort them.
"Mom, Dad, I don't mind living in the mountains. The city is really noisy. Sometimes, it's irritating."
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"Chuntian, listen to dad carefully, okay? Once you live in solitude, your pheromone will become very powerful," physician Lan gulped and wiped the tears on his face. He then took a deep breath and sighed while his eyes shifted to his wife.
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Chuntian's mother lowered her gaze and clasped her hands together. "My daughter, only subdominant like you can possess a unique scent called Pheromones of Solace. If someday, you'll find a mate, even if it's an alpha, you will still gain the upper hand in your relationship. Once you form a bond, the Pheromones of Solace would induce the most comfortable scent of inner peace to your mate. It is something that even pharmaceutical technologies could not copy nor replicate."
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"Your mother is right. Chuntian, some specialized doctors would even capture mature subdominants just to extract such unique pheromones for an experiment. Hah! This is not easy to imagine. B-But, my daughter, if s-someday... someone attacks you... no matter what happens, please stay alive. Don't hesitate to fight back. Don't hesitate to kill your attacker!"
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'Kill her attacker! Sir... That is a bit too much!' Lorraine wanted to express but she seemed to have no chance of speaking yet.
Such a situation was actually too ironic. They wished for their daughter's safety only to send her away. However, Chuntian seemed to understand and did not question them.
She did not even flinch at the vicious words that his father spoke. She simply listened and slightly nodded her head.
The next day, before the sunlight rose, a car could be seen leaving the mansion of the Lan family. Before the car reached the foot of the mountain, actually swerved and collided with a tree. When the girl opened her eyes, there was an obvious sense of depth and maturity in her gaze.
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"I thought I will do good deeds once I arrive in this world. But, if I live alone in the mountains, there is no chance for me to help others?! My record will not progress..." the girl murmured softly as she stretch her arms comfortably.
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After a while, her attention moved to the side of the car. "This girl brought so many books about subdominants. I'll take advantage of it and learn this world properly before I roam freely! Hehehe... My records should be flawless. That grumpy voice from before must have been watching me from somewhere. Hmmph!"