Wrong Time, Wrong Place

The future

I had moved in near Maytown for over a month now, but it feels hard to go visit town and see him, not after cutting ties with him all those years ago. The bittersweet memories of me and Mason sometimes appears in my mind, haunting me over like a shadow, but I could never do much about it.

Gazing at the starry sky, I find myself smiling a little.

"I bet Mason is still awake, looking at the stars too. But perhaps not as he can be quite busy as Maytown's mayor, oh if only I could take back the past... I didn't mean to do what I did that day"

Shaking my head a little, I decided to go back home and went to bed.

"Perhaps tomorrow I should go see him, it's been far too long. He could've forgiven me by now"

I close my eyes, drifting into a dreamless slumber.

It's daytime already? I didn't feel like it took so long, it only felt like a minute when I've closed my eyes, what's going on?

I open my eyes, slowly adjusting in the daylight, but then I froze, eyes filled with horror.

"This isn't my house! Where am I?" I thought out loud, something doesn't feel right about this, nor was I wearing the same clothing as I did the night before. I ran out of the bedroom and looked for a mirror, gazing at myself.

(hit or miss, I definitely missed what I wanted to do with this drawing)

"This can't- this is me, why do I look different? What even happened?"

A memory flashes into my mind, reminding me this was my house... But it felt surreal, since when did I even have memories of this place? I look around the house, looking through items that seem to belong to me. Various pictures were scattered around, it seemed to show stages of my life.

"Why do I remember everything so differently...? I couldn't have lived like that- hell I didn't even have parents growing up! This doesn't make sense."

I shake my head, and went to 'my' house's kitchen, after all I haven't eaten for a good while.

"Man what loser must I be to not have almost anything here, oh well"

Nothing much is in the kitchen, but I had managed to make a sandwich. The bread was stale, but it definitely will keep me from going hungry. I head out of the kitchen and left the house, my surrounding area is nothing but a forest.

"Different forest, but this doesn't feel too different from my actual house"

I took a moment to gaze around my surroundings, it felt peaceful... Something that felt surreal to me, my life was quite turbulent, I could never find the peace in it. I heard a voice. Unfamiliar yet it calls me.

"Huh? Who's there?"

Nothing. No one's around. But I hear the voice, am I hearing things? I hear it again, this time I know where it's coming from. I follow the direction it's calling, deeper in the forest. The light flickered through the branches of the trees as I go in, but then a bright light flashes over me. I closed my eyes. It felt like a moment, I don't feel like I'm in the forest anymore. I heard the voice again.

"Hey, open your eyes"

"Huh?"

The voice is in front of me, I opened my eyes and saw who it was. He seemed unfamiliar, he wasn't human either, it appears I'm standing on a cloud. He saw the confusion in my eyes but dismissed it.

"Hell there, my name is Cyalm. I am a part of a group of celestial beings called the Points."

"Why am I here Cyalm?"

"Well, I have summoned you here because I believe you are the-"

"I don't belong here, I'm not supposed to be here. Do you know why I'm not where I am supposed to be?"

"I- I don't know what you're talking about" Cyalm's tone was genuine confusion, he doesn't know...

"Sorry, that was a little off for a first impression, why did you summon me here then?"

"uhm, okay, before you interrupted me, I was going to say that I believe you are the second coming of the Star Saviour. You are to harness the power of the stars and banish evil."

"What happened to the first Star Saviour? Why have I not heard about them?"

"You haven't heard of the history of Maytown and their Saviour?"

My eyes widen, Maytown? Saviour? What happened? Am I in the future?

"Judging by that silence, you don't know then"

"What happened to Maytown? I thought- I mean, I don't know what happened, can you tell me?"

"300 years ago, an entity named Stratosfear knocked the stars off of the sky, with the intention of taking them for evil. Those stars landed around Maytown, the Star Saviour had heard about his doing, and went on a journey to recover the stars before Stratosfear could take them for himself"

'So I am in the future...' I muttered to myself.

"What was that?"

"Oh it's nothing, keep going"

"Right, so the Star Saviour eventually faced Stratosfear themself and defeating him, bringing eternal peace or so they thought. And the first Star Saviour vanished shortly after Stratosfear's defeat, no one knows what happened to them"

"Oh... That's odd"

"Anyways, there is a new evil being that is discovered, his name is Celesteal. And that's why you're here"

"Me? How can I help with that?"

"You must collect various stars that are scattered about each world to increase your celestial power, which can help you gain the trust of some points I know, they're nice and will help you in this"

"I'm just a human, why leave this work to me if you're all Celestial beings? Can't you guys handle Celesteal together?"

"It is possible, but we need another person to help with us, and that would be the Star Saviour. You have been chosen to be the second Star Saviour that the world needs against Celesteal, do you understand?"

I take a moment to think about his words, first I was sent to the future, with memories that seemed to be my life in this time era and suddenly I'm chosen as a Star Saviour. I surely had a lot in my plate already to understand... But the world is in danger, I must do something.

"I understand"

"Let us travel to Sky Emporium, where you will be able to go to various worlds and meet other Points. The world is counting on you. I know you can do it. And in time, they will believe in you too. Before we go, may I know your name?"

"Stefano, but call me Stefan for short"

"I- nevermind, let's go"

He reached out his hand to me and I take it. I don't have any time to waste, the world needs me.