TBATE - Le Roi Et Le Prince

Chapter 6- the forest

Arthur POV: 

The trip through the dimensional rift invoked a very peculiar sensation. It felt as if I was trapped in the middle of a fast forwarded movie scene. My surroundings were whizzing by in an indistinct blur of colors as I sat on my ass, staring blankly off in the distance with no more tears left to cry.

The ground I landed on cushioned my fall with a pile of leaves and vines. It didn't matter, though. Even if I landed on jagged rocks, I probably wouldn't have noticed.

I remained in same, seated position I was in during the trip, not even bothering to take in my surroundings.

She was gone.

I would never have the chance to see her again.

Those two thoughts triggered another wave of emotions as I heaved out dry sobs.

I began recalling the near four months we had spent together; how caring she was, treating me like her own blood. I didn't care that she had prolonged sending me home so that I would stay with her. Through the short time I had been with Sylvia, she taught me so much and given me insight that I had been lacking since coming to this world.

Succumbing to the faculty of my mind that desired sleep in order to cope with the pain, I curled up into a ball where I landed when a searing pain props me back up.

The burning sensation spread from my mana core throughout my body until a voice echoed in my head.

"Ahem! Testing, testing... Ah good! Hello Art, this is Sylvia."

My heart fluttered as I instantly responded to the voice. "Sylvia! I'm here! Can you hear..."

"If you're listening to this right now, it means I have shown you what I actually am..."

Ah, it was some kind of recording that she had infused into me when she gouged that small hole into my mana core.

"... You're nowhere near ready right now to know the whole truth. Knowing you, if I were to have told you who that figure in the sky had been, you would have brashly tried and fight. Little Art, you are barely passed the age of four. Upon looking at your mana core, I have realized that you have a rare talent seeing that your mana core is already dark red in color. I will leave you with this: I have infused with you my unique will. This is something incomparable to a normal beast will because of that I also infused part of my body by modifying your own body and making it more fit for my will. . Your future progress as a mage depends on how well you will be able to use my gift"

Is that why the purple in his eyes and the golden patterns disappeared and his body looked sick?

"The moment your mana core reaches a level past the white stage is when you will hear from me again. At that time, I will explain everything and what you do from there is your choice."

There was a stage past white?

"Lastly, Art... I know you may be in grief, but remember that you have your family to look out for and the stone I entrusted you with. My only wish is for you to embrace the joys and innocence of childhood, train hard, and make your parents and I proud. Do not go chasing after shadows in a fit of rage. Killing the ones that are responsible for my death will neither bring me back to life nor make you feel better. There is a reason for everything and I do not regret what has happened. With this, I bid you farewell for now. Remember, protect your family and the stone, study what I have left you, King Grey."

That name and title was from my previous world.

She had known the entire time...

Did she discover something in my mana core? Was she able to look into my memories? 

"But don't forget one last thing" the recording wasn't over "No matter who you may have been, how old you were, or what you may have done in your past life today you are Arthur Leywin not King Grey not a king with decades of experience but a 4-year-old child, So don't let yourself be blocked by the past but move forward into the future without any fear because you won't be alone in your future fight. If you can't do it for yourself, do it for me and your family, goodbye my child, goodbye Arthur"

I refused to move for a long time, staying in my cozy fetal position, deep in thought. So many questions but the only one who could answer them was gone. What did she mean about me not being alone, there being others reincarnated or people knowing the truth. She also said that she had changed my body, looking in a small pond next to me I could see what had changed, my auburn hair now had a gradient of golden wheat color as well as some strand of that same color. In addition my azure blue had a golden shade, I was happy that these changes brought me a little closer to Sylvia but that he does not erase what I take from my parents. But once I got out of my thoughts a question came to mind