The small room was spare, containing only a simple bed and a worn wooden cupboard. Nothing else broke the emptiness of the space.
On the bed lay a boy. His most striking features were the color of his hair, eyelashes, and even his eyebrows, all of which were a vibrant lavender.
The unusual coloring gave him a distinct, exotic look. He was bare-chested, wearing nothing but his underwear.
Levi woke slowly, his eyes fixing on the plain white tiles of the ceiling. For a long moment, he simply stared.
Beneath him was the unfamiliar but wonderful feeling of a soft mattress— a luxury he couldn't afford to experience since he was thrust into this new life. The air was still, and there was a rare, sweet sensation of having absolutely nothing urgent to do.
It wasn't that his schedule was empty. He still needed to start the agonizing process of building his next Star and opening the corresponding Node. The heretic path of becoming a powerful sorcerer.
