Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/ Chapter 10: Fragments of Memory

They say the soul is like a CD, and the brain is like a player. The soul carries all our memories and personality from our past life. Even though memories can be "wiped clean" in special ways, that only happens after we die in this world. What Sigrid was doing to me seemed to be a special magic that used light elements to replay memories from my soul.

In that moment, I saw again those unforgettable scenes from my past, as if I was living through them once more.

"Stop talking!"

I rushed over without thinking and kissed Adrian hard on the mouth. I felt like I had lost all support as we fell together towards the ground below.

This was my own experience from not long ago, when Lantine Oasis sky city was about to collapse.

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"Remember I said I was looking for someone?" the brown-haired boy rubbed his eyes hard with his arm. He didn't answer my question, just put down his empty bowl and said quietly, "Actually, I just realized I had already found her..."

This was the moment Adrian found me after entering alone into the soul space created by the "God of Light".

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"In your long life, have you ever seen other types of living beings?" At the evening banquet in the Pope's palace in the holy city of Jethrobaines, Cardinal Eminem asked me while dancing. Meanwhile, Nicola was standing by the buffet table at the edge of the ballroom, holding a wine glass and glaring at him with jealousy.

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"Even though I don't believe in any god, light is the only element that can connect with spirit and soul. At key moments, as angels made of light, we always hear a voice from nowhere. This voice guides us towards the right future. I call it 'Saint'!"

In the cloud palace of Edenmere, Elara described to us the god she believed in - one nobody had ever heard of or seen, but one she deeply believed in.

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"What did you do? What did you do to Gisphrael!"

Michelle suddenly swung her sword at us in anger, as if we had touched a sore spot. I felt a huge wave of fire and strong wind coming at us. The Condensation Sword in twelve-winged Nicola's hand suddenly flew out on its own. It floated upright in front of her like a pointer, silently dissolving this powerful attack.

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"Slap!"

Outside City Wal in the Dark Continent, just after escaping danger and untying the ropes on his body, Adrian turned and slapped me.

"You still don't know why I hit you?"

Seeing my confused look, Adrian sighed helplessly and pointed out all the dangerous things I had done. From then on, I started to truly understand him for the first time.

I also slowly realized that maybe coming to this world wasn't so bad for me after all...

There were many such deep, unforgettable memories. They flashed by quickly, one after another. And then came -

"Hey, are you okay?"

On a rainy city street, I sat under a streetlight and looked up blankly. All I saw was a blur of colors. Looking closer, I realized it was an umbrella. A boy was squatting in front of me, holding the umbrella.

"Who... are you?"

This was the scene when I first met Reilly. He was holding the umbrella over me, a stranger, while half his body was exposed to the rain.