Reincarnation Inconsistency

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Reincarnation Inconsistency

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           When Rupinta and Enegue had found out about meetings and relationship between Ozymandias and Philistine, they were enraged. An explanation attempted to offer by Ozymandias was completely disregarded. Philistine and Ozymandias were immediately hindered by Enegue and Rupinta. The conflict among them had risen. Until one incident declared one side a winner. It was when Philistine and Ozymandias were flying around the tall trees and Philistine abruptly lost consciousness and fall. Ozymandias caught her in his arm as he controlled the air to let them descend slowly to the ground. To Ozymandias who was reliving this moment, it felt like an even more tragic de javu. Philistine did not even get to utter words in her devilbird form. She only held his forehead with hers before her body turned into sparkling fading dust of particles. For the first time, the silence and serenity of their world felt heavy as tears flowed through Ozymandias's eyes while he soundlessly cried.

          The scene ended and Ozymandias's was brought to the next sequence in his memory. He was in a hall kneeling in front of the highest ranking devilbirds while Rupinta and Enegue were pointing their hands at him. He was being framed for a case that was not even labeled as murder. To this balanced world, the only crime Ozymandias has been framed of was "inconsistency". The death of Philistine was nothing but an 'inconsistency' in their world where lives were never truly taken. As devilbirds had no concept of dying and living. They were the creatures that are 'just there'.

          In the middle of a quiet discussion of the highest ranking devilbirds that is possible just by looking at each other, Ozymandias began having questions internally about the Saiavy, their existence, their purpose. Why were they even there? How are their lives been this long and yet no one has memory of their own beginnings? When did their race even begin? Who decided these four elders in front of him were the highest ranking? He had so many questions which root is only one—Philistine's death.

          At the thought of her death, for some reason, a picture of a place where clouds can accumulated popped up in his mind. He stood up while everyone else was occupied on deciding what to do with him. Ozymandias did not look everyone in their eyes. He just turned his back and ran away from that gathering to frantically look for those white clouds for some reason. He ran as he was chased. He ran without looking at his back. He ran until he reached the edge of the realm. It was the end of the Saiavy ground where a massive accumulation of white clouds dancing in the air can be sighted. He knew beneath that was the human realm. And at that moment, he breathed deeply, closed his eyes to strengthen his resolve and then, he jumped.

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