The space I was drifting in right now was just darkness.
It has been a short while since I've been in this silent state. No senses other than just existing. Being in a warm, peaceful liquid like that is calming. One of the most serene things I've got to know. Just darkness.
But then, a sudden feeling emerged from the other dimension. As if something touched my hand, that I didn't even remember it existed. A soft texture of someone's slim fingers.
They arose from the darkness, with a big hand palm. A small blue signet on the ring finger caught my eye. Its sapphire gem shined brightly in the contrasting black.
Clenching its grasp on my thin wrist, I just heard this sentence be spoken by a calm in the utter void:
"Please wake up."
It echoed, being muffled, through the infinite space, giving me a sense that it wasn't so big at all.
These words were getting louder and louder, ringing in my mind.
More clear.
More real.
At the end, I felt just as if someone yelled them out just in front of me. The energy of their scream, it made my face be torn into oblivion.
The whole space shattered like glass.
...
"Please wake up! Oh god... what have we done..."
"If there is anyone to be blame, it's you, you've controlled the outflow of the energy. Shouldn't have increased the power so much."
"Agh... You don't understand... It's not the amount of power that I've let outside... Scientifically saying nothing wrong should have happened! Their bodies are living power shields! Refined to the point that no harm would've come! Her data analysis was doing great until..."
"Fool. You're the one to lecture me? How humiliating. You know it's not just about the body. Who cares about her body! The only thing I care of is-" — The irritated voice of one person yelled. He seemed to be on the verge of his nerves.
I got conscious to realize the existence of other two beings beside me. The darkness I was surrounded by wasn't the same anymore.
This one was grained, scarlet, with patterns appearing before me. The same one I drifted away in when I went to sleep.
My eyes were closed, yet as the slightest movements of them occurred, the person speaking immediately stopped.
"Ah! She's moving her eyes! Oh god, ahhh..." — The other one previously speaking loudly sighed with ease.
"I told you. They're... Ah, never mind. Too much stress for me for a one day... Burning the kitchen, fighting with each other, smoking, arguing, these kids give me too much trouble. I'm going to have to... Revitalize myself..." — A voice of an older person came to my ears. — "Keep me updated. If there was anything strange, tell me immediately. And... Be cautious."
The owner of the voice stood up from next to me, with his old bones cracking. I heard him leave the room, and was left with an itching silence, being broken by occasional quiet breaths of the other person.
They were...
No other ones than Doctor Neumiro and Mr. Vanus themselves. Their voices are... characteristic.
Neumiro's is deep, but at the same time gentle... Soft...
Mr. Vanus on the other side has a melodic tone, with a weird accent. His oldness sometimes catches a breath, making his words become harsh from time to time.
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Metropolis of Ashes
ActionI could see the reflection of my frightened face in his ice ocean eyes. So close, they are even more beautiful, with those long dark eyelashes that won't even move. He won't even blink. I felt the warmness of his close body, and the hot blood that w...
