"...damn....my head hurts...."
said the voice of a man. He gently rubbed the back of his head, flipping his black hair now and then with every movement.
He slowly blinked and widened his green light pupils at the scene in front of him: void, a complete void, nothing in view at all... just pink lights.
"what?....where am I? I remember dying from a heart attack in Jeol-Garden.... I should be dead..... Is this the afterlife?..."
Eithan Rodriguez was the identity of this man. He rubbed his eyes many times but the scene in front of him didn't change at all. After some minutes, he slowly breathed and concluded by visualization that he was indeed in the afterlife.
"this is strange.... I feel lighter... Is it because I'm dead? I'm not restrained by human capabilities?..."
Eithan stood up, stumbling, and tilted his head side to side. He then looked down, shocked for a moment before smiling slightly, and his eyes became hazed.
"my body is back from my 20s.... the time I started Aragna...."
Eithan checked his body and realized he wasn't glowing, nor did he have anything strange in this void. He was completely charged with energy and life, and his body filled with strength. Suddenly, the dark void shook, making Eithan widen his eyes and stumble. The pink lights floated, alarmed now with immense speed. Eithan tried to stabilize his body with both hands at his sides and managed to do so before the scene changed to a white void with no lights at all.
"what the hel-"
Before Eithan could finish his sentence, the space shook once again, but this time a visible black line appeared in thin air in front of him. It started to shake and opened like a zipper. A giant mass of white with giant lines of black around it appeared. It had a huge shelter on its back, a bit more greyish in color but radiating the same black line–spiking aura.... it looked like... a thumb.
The moment Eithan laid his eyes on the black line, even before the thumb appeared, strange whispers resounded in his head. After the thumb appeared, he couldn't hold back and vomited nonstop before grabbing his head and shouting...
"AAGHHH!!!! FUCK!! FUCK! IT HURTS! STOP! MAKE IT STOP! PLEASE, FUCKK—....."
Eithan couldn't hold himself from overloading after seeing a God's thumb and passed out.
"######...### ## #########....# #### # ###### ## # ####### ##### ## #########..."
Strange whispers again before the thumb disappeared, and a man with white skin, pale as snow, white long silky-looking hair, with no clothes at all nor any genital parts, appeared. He had no expression on his face as he watched the knocked-out Eithan.
"this is better... hm..."
After stretching, the unknown entity approached Eithan and crouched before his knocked-out body. The entity lazily pointed a finger at Eithan's head before tapping him in less than a second.
Eithan, who was knocked out, suddenly spasmed before coughing repeatedly with a groan.
The entity, who was about to be splashed with the disgusting vomit, just blinked before the vomit disappeared.
".....who?...."
Eithan couldn't even form a full question and could only stare weakly at the entity.
"....I don't know why you humans have enough intellect to establish a concept like names even without a high-ranking god, but I will respect your creation... I name myself right now as Eerohon..... sorry about my hurried entrance earlier, I damaged your brain rapidly, so before understanding your existence I healed you."
So much information at once.... Eithan sighed slightly before closing his eyes to absorb the knowledge.
"so..... the reason for all that pain from earlier was just your presence?.. and.... what are you, god? You just said that you practically understand what a human is after apparently healing me, so that means you didn't know of our existence?"
Eithan countered with a series of questions that might not have made sense at all, but Eerohon only nodded.
"you could say by human standards that you saw my existence on this plane, and that's right, I didn't know about your existence since I have my own type of humans... that's why I saved you in the first place, even though I think it was my fault for making you look at me..."
Eithan's half-lidded eyes looked blankly at Eerohon, who had an expressionless face, staring right into his eyes.
...
"what is it?"
Eithan suddenly asked, making Eerohon tilt his head.
"what do you mean?"
Eithan closed his eyes, inhaled and exhaled, then opened his mouth to talk.
"sorry, I'm trying not to start panicking by having a god by my side. Anyways, I mean what do you need from me apart from reading my existence as a different human from your view?"
said Eithan gently. Eerohon, who had finished reading his existence before Eithan started asking questions, looked at him strangely before shaking his head slightly.
"I don't have use for you anymore... Normally I would dispose of you right now since you are not valuable anymore, but after reading and digesting your type of emotions I couldn't help but feel bad for you, so I'm thinking what I should do with you."
Eithan nodded with a blank expression, but his back was covered in cold sweat. He felt like this god wasn't playing around...
...
"I know what to do now..."
Eerohon said some seconds later. He flicked Eithan's forehead again, making him dazed, before Eithan's eyes lit up slightly. Then he looked at Eerohon with a raised eyebrow.
"are you fr?"
Eerohon nodded.
"fr fr. I will send you to my human plane, and you will try to live the quiet life you had in yours so the record of your creation doesn't remove you from existence... then you die normally like you should. I don't understand how you survived the soul plane before reaching here, but... I will give you another life as thanks for helping me understand more of my Omniscience as the creation of another god..."
Eithan, who received more complex information in his mind than what Eerohon explained, nodded.
"I suppose..... that's good, but don't get me wrong, I didn't accept because I'm excited for having a new life or something..."
Eerohon nodded slowly, realizing Eithan had something his human standards would call Tsundere, but said nothing more.
"ok then... To do you a favor for entertaining me a bit, I will give you some talent in magic."
Eithan, who understood the world he was going to was like a fantasy world, nodded in understanding.
"good luck, hope you have a good second life,"
said Eerohon, who patted Eithan's head before Eithan disappeared from the plane.
Eerohon, alone in his plane again, only watched where Eithan had been for a moment before disappearing and appearing seated in a comfy imaginary chair with an electric fan beside him, working even without electricity, and a TV above an old-model piece of furniture.
"so this is what they call a good time?... it's a bit funny...."
Eerohon said, still with a blank face.
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Deep into the void, Eithan kneeled while holding his head. On his face only irritation could be seen.
'Eerohon.... even if I'm disposable, try to be a little gentler with your powers, would you?...'
thought Eithan. In his mind, he understood his role in this new world and how he would integrate.
Born orphan once again...
Eithan sighed, then continued to read.
Since birth he was enclosed in Hoolber Orphanage, where he lived until he was 12 years old. Then he was chosen as one of the children who could possibly free the Queen from her curse.
The Queen was mysteriously cursed by an ancient script stolen from an expedition team in Uhalmir Empire, making every human on the planet feel every other emotion other than love for her. Her husband, no longer bound by love and still in his prime, couldn't repress his instincts as a man...
"What the hell....."
Eithan's eyes flashed with many emotions reading the text below...
Betraying her one-sided love and cheating on her with many of the servants from the palace, the king then made a mistake by not noticing a servant's panties in his pocket when he went to sleep with the Queen, making her go on a rampage when she discovered it, killing him and the servants along with half of the kingdom of Muitra from her unique mana: decomposition... Later the kingdom was rebuilt.
"...."
Eithan didn't know what to think...
The Queen, heartbroken, then tried everything in her power, even reviving the dead team from whom they once stole. But no one knew how to break the curse. Then she resorted to heavy measures. She called every man in the kingdom of Muitra, from adult to child, and tried to make them fall in love with her. Not even romantically — she tried maternal love, sisterly love, and many others, but none of them could be felt towards her. Then, with an injured heart, she had given up any thought of dispelling the curse. Only from time to time did she adopt orphans from Hoolber Orphanage, since in this orphanage even children from other empires could be found. This small glimmer of hope was what she had left to break the curse...this has been happening for now 3 years..
Even Eithan... or more like Rehn Velys in this world, with unknown parents but known to be born in Muitra due to his features, was adopted by her. In total, the Queen had 23 adopted sons and daughters.
".....wow.... this is a bit sad... To not be loved by anyone until death, I think..."
said Eithan, reading the information Eerohon left him with. Then, from time to time, to confirm the knowledge, images flashed in Eithan's mind. In one image he froze for a moment before tilting his head slightly.
"But..... she certainly is beautiful from Rehn's perspective..... could it be that since I'm not a human from this plane I can fall in love with her?.."
Eithan murmured, the image was a illustration of Queen Malayia, she was tall, voluptuous, and radiant, her skin is a warm flowing brown that contrasts beautifully with her long, flowing white hair with a golden crown with gemstones that rests on her head, marking her royalty.
Her outfit is a mix of regal armor and ceremonial attire, a white bodysuit trimmed with intricate golden patterns, golden shoulder armor, and a wide flowing cape that spreads behind her like angelic wings. A large red jewel glows at her chest, adding a focal point of power and elegance.
Reading more and more Eithan couldn't help but finally blush a little at her proportions Description, then he shook his head.
"forget it... I shouldn't be disrespectful towards a woman..."
Digesting essential knowledge, he stumbled on what he wanted to understand the most.
"magic... unique mana..."
The magic of this world is kind of special since it comes from a dimensional line like the one Eerohon used to meet him in his god form... They collect it by meditating, kind of like those cultivation novels, only that the magic is a white-colored mist that goes from nose to heart and not to the dantian...
"hm...."
Unique mana is the energy radiated from magic, making it stable since it has been refined by the heartbeat.
"so... it's like the older the person, the stronger it is..... interesting... but I wonder if there's another form to refine it..."
Then, by the type of beat, the magic is stabilized by the person's most "hearted" wish — decomposition for the Queen, for example. It must be that her teen life was hard... and for her to destroy half the kingdom alone to kill her cheating husband....
"hmm.... anyways, this information is said to be only for newbies in magic. I should reincarnate for now and try for myself. A peaceful life only comes when one is powerful enough... as the adopted son of the Queen, there are chances of being killed by my brothers or sisters for the throne.... it's strange since I thought only the pureblood could become King or Queen."
What's more strange is that the Queen rules better alone than with the King...
Eithan decided to ignore this piece of information and sighed before focusing...
He recalled what Eerohon said before he threw him into this void.
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"you will first feel strange since you won't be transmigrated into the world itself. My plane of existence is so powerful that if I go near my human plane even a bit, that universe dimension will collapse, destroying everything... So I will leave you as near it as possible. Digest some information before going."
Eithan looked confused.
"but then how do I transmigrate?"
Eerohon pointed at Eithan's forehead.
"wish it..."
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Eithan made an annoyed face.
".....wish it? He makes it sound so easy."
He whispered before, some moments later, a white light struck him down, making him disappear from the void...
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"One drop... Two drops... Three drops...four drops.... Drop, drop, drop....MASTER!, is time to wake up!, the drops count is already finished~!"
A sweet voice called out in a slow-paced tone. Eithan, now Rehn Valys, slowly blinked his tired eyes. He looked straight up at the massive decorated ceiling above him. It had drawings of golden flowers on it, along with small green vines with no spikes at all. They formed a circle in the center where his humble bed was located. Inside the circle was the face of a young man with long black hair, green eyes, and an expressionless face. It was his illustration.
".....Master!"
'well...it was...'
Rehn's gaze was blank, still watching the amazing drawings on the ceiling, completely ignoring his naked figure among red wine sheets and pillows made from the best quality feathers in the entire kingdom, all decorated with designs of golden roses.
I sure liked golden roses…
Thought Rehn to himself before receiving a slap straight to the face.
"...What the hell was that for?"
Hissing, Rehn touched his burning cheek that clearly had a mark. He saw the person who slapped him, and he couldn't help but freeze for a moment.
In front of him stood a woman dressed in a maid outfit with a tight corset, frills, and a ribbon adorned with a red jewel. She had long flowing silver hair, glowing red eyes, and red glasses that added charm to them.
"HYA~! SORRY MASTER! BUT YOU SAID THAT IF YOU WAKE UP AND DON'T ANSWER AFTER THREE OF MY CALLS, I SHOULD KNOCK YOU UP~!"
Scared, the maid visibly trembled and backed away a bit from Rehn, who gazed at her unimpressed.
…..Bianca…. One of the personal assistants of the Queen even before she got cursed. She specializes in the art of torture… scary…
Even so, for Rehn, who only wanted a peaceful life and was tasked to live one, there was no choice but to accept it. She was the maid he had chosen, after all… well, the Rehn from before.
"Ok, ok, I understand. No need to shout, Bianca. Prepare the bath, please…"
Bianca, who was ordered, nodded obediently like a small docile dog—even though she was clearly much taller than him—and rushed to the room next to Rehn's bedroom, where his bath was located.
Rehn, already used to giving orders from his past life, smiled slightly watching Bianca rush out of his room, even hitting her forehead before leaving with a smile.
"..."
After some moments of waiting, Bianca rushed back inside the room, hitting her forehead once again against the door frame. She stuck out her tongue playfully and handed robes to Rehn at lightning speed.
Rehn sweated a little comically, watching Bianca stick out her tongue with an imaginary tail wagging behind her.
She really is like a dog…
Bianca's eyes lit up when Rehn took the robes and prepared to head to the bathroom. She then walked to a desk near the giant windowless balcony and searched for a bit before retrieving a book.
Rehn, who was already wearing the white robes and ready to head to the bath, was handed the book Bianca found.
"This…....«The Love for Older Women»....…"
"..." – Rehn
"..." – Bianca
"Bianca… what's this?"
Rehn finally sighed and looked at her blankly. He was just 15 this year. They wanted to make him look at these things at this age?
Bianca made a stupid face and looked very dumb when Rehn asked her, making Rehn sigh and nod.
"Alright… I get it. For the Queen, I suppose…"
He had forgotten, he still needed to do everything he could to feel love for her…
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Rehn exited his room. The palace halls looked very luxurious and had many dragon symbols around, with red scripts. It looked like they had tried to summon an ancient dragon or something…
Rehn walked at a slow pace until he was in front of the bathroom door, where he heard water splashing inside. He took the handle of the door before stopping halfway through opening it.
...
Rehn slowly looked to his side where Bianca stood like a professional bodyguard.
The two looked at each other for a moment before Rehn rushed inside with a panicked face and closed the door. Bianca followed, trying to enter along with him, but failed and banged on the door.
"Nooooo~~!! Master!!! Open the door! I need to wash your back and read you the book!"
"I can do all those alone!"
Rehn shouted from inside. This was the nature of Bianca—she had a thing for little kids… more like a motherly instinct to protect them like a dog mother. But it was strange, even for Rehn, to understand why she had such a unique habit.
Not hearing more bangs from the door, Rehn finally sighed and relaxed. He untied his robes and stepped into the warm water pool where steam was everywhere.
Of course, before stepping in, he placed the book aside and first took a moment to close his eyes.
I've barely relaxed since entering the spiritual plane Eerohon talked about… This is a good opportunity…
Then, after some moments of relaxing, the sound of splashing water emerged. Rehn opened his eyes slowly to face a naked Bianca, who only had a towel to cover her huge body proportions.
Rehn watched her for a moment before sighing. Grabbing the book from his side, he handed it to her.
"Go ahead…"
Rehn wasn't really in the mood to even be surprised—he was so relaxed… The world just felt so good right now…
Bianca raised an eyebrow looking at the relaxed Rehn, but paid it no mind. Her master had been strange even before being adopted by Queen Malayia, so she only opened the book and began to tell many things to Rehn, who only closed his eyes, listening quietly.
End of chapter