The Superior Rebirth: A Hero's Awakening

Gratitude

Early in the morning, Xavier lay asleep on his bed, covered in bandages for his wounds. But then, a voice repeatedly called for him, asking him to wake up already, because he had been asleep for 3 days.

As Xavier slowly opened his eyes, he vaguely saw a cat with silver and gold fur, standing above his face. With his eyes fully awake, the cat said, "Oh, finally! I have been screaming at you to walk up for 5 minutes now".

To which Xavier jumped up, terrified, saying, "An ugly talking cat?".

"Who are you calling ugly, you brat?" the talking cat replied, irritated.

"For your information, I have fairly beautiful fur, Xavier", it continued with a bold and confident demeanor.

Xavier then asked worried, "How do you know my name, you ugly talking cat!", as he took out his hand, ready to call upon Excalibur.

The cat answered with a menacing grin, "How would a handsome night-omniscient being like me not know who you are?".

Menacingly laughing, the cat continued, "That's right, Xavier, I am all-knowing and I know everything about you. Even your deepest darkest secrets".

Xavier murmured to himself, "All-knowing?".

"Wait, Lord Alcmena?" Xavier said as he finally realized who the talking cat was.

The cat snickered and replied, "The one and only..."

But before he could say more, Xavier suddenly hugged Alcmena tightly, his voice filled with a sad longing, "I missed you, Master."

Alcmena smiled, petting Xavier's head with his paws, "I missed you too, Kid".

"But you sure took your time in remembering who I was, huh?" Alcmena joked.

Xavier laughed and replied, "Well, I did immediately realize it was you. Since you're the only person I know who always brags about being night-omniscient all the time".

Alcmena chuckled, stating, "You sure know me well, huh?".

"Of course I do, you are my teacher after all!", Xavier answered in a cheerful tone. This made Alcmena feel a sense of happiness, as he noticed how big Xavier had grown.

At that moment, Anastasia walked into the room, carrying a tray of Xavie's favorite dessert, chocolate caramel pancakes. And Xavier immediately tried to cover Alcmena with his pillow, so Anastasia couldn't see him.

But Anastasia calmly and swiftly stated, "You don't have to worry, Young Master. Lord Alcmena has already told me who he was beforehand".

"Wait, really?" Xavier questioned, surprised. "Did you really tell Miss Anastasia your real identity?".

And Alcmena responded, "Of course, I did! She already saw me in my true form. How do you expect me to lie to her?".

"How would I know?" Xavier retaliated. "Didn't you say you were all-knowing?".

Irritated, Alcmena blushed embarrassingly and replied, "Why, you lousy brat".

Placing the tray of dessert on the table, Anastasia calmed everyone down and expressed her relief at Xavier, to him finally waking up and being full of energy.

Xavier smiled brightly, scrunching his head, and said, "Well, I'm sorry for worrying every one of you".

Gently petting Xavier's head, Anastasia replied, "It's okay, Young Master. All that matters is that you are finally awake and safe".

Swiftly slipping away from Xavier and Anastasia, Alcmena hopped onto the table and sank his teeth into Xavier's untouched pancake.

"By Origin's breath—this is divine!" Alcmena exclaimed, chocolate smearing the corner of his whiskers.