A Dark Place.

I woke up in a dark place. No walls to be seen or voices to be heard. The place is covered with Thick Fog. I could only see myself in the dark area.

I got confused.

"Why am I here?" I asked myself.

My heart started beating profoundly, And I panicked.

I started running around what felt like an endless space. With no end in sight, I stopped and tried to calm my mind.

I suddenly felt an itch on the back of my neck. It was my birthmark.

I moved my hand over to the itching and touched what felt like a scar on the place of the birthmark. The mark had formed a strange shape. Touching it brought back my memories of the time before I lost my consciousness.

"He did this...He sent me here!!" I shouted.

*Wait...Where is Levi?!* My mind couldn't stop demanding the answer to the question and got flooded with thoughts.

I fell to my knees.

I was overwhelmed with despair. It felt like this was the end. Nothing could be done.

I gave in to the feeling. I didn't even try to do something.

I just sat there...thinking.

I had a sudden Idea.

"Maybe..this mark can do something?"

Without another thought, I started scratching the mark on the back of my neck. I scratched it like a wild animal. To the point where it started bleeding.

I don't care about anything, The pain is my only hope.

Suddenly, I heard the voice of a girl call out to me.

"Giving up and using your mark already? tch,

You truly are slothful."

I was a bit startled but I replied,

"W-Who are you?"

"What are you?"

"Why am I here? why-" not listening to my rambling, The voice continued.

"Come to the trial. It awaits you '𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐡'. It's your 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 after all."

"Huh?" I was more confused after listening to her. "Here is your gift."

After saying this, the voice stopped.

And a Spherical Glass Orb appeared in front of me, floating in the air. I could see a weird Symbol in the orb. It felt like I knew the symbol from somewhere. My mind was full of questions, But at this point, I understood. This was beyond science.

As it was, '𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦'

I was terrified, but the orb seemed to be my only hope of exiting this area. With my body completely shaking, I placed my hand on the

Green, Cloudy Orb.

The surroundings around me completely changed. And the view around me started shifting.

I got teleported to a desert!

There was sand as far as my eyes could see and The Scorching Sun was shining bright, with no trace of life around.

Suddenly, I saw a sandstorm approaching me at a rapid speed. I tried to Run but my body didn't move.

"What?" I said as I tried to move my body but it felt too heavy to move.

"Why can't I move!" I yelled. I was frozen in place, I could see it coming. And the sandstorm finally hit me.

...But I didn't feel anything. It just passed through me. Why couldn't I feel anything? It's as if I wasn't even there. It made me feel like all of this is just a hallucination. Or one can say a 'Vision'.

In the blink of an eye, I saw 6 other figures.

We all are standing in a circle.

They're all wearing Long robes with some kind of armor upon them.

Their hands are on their respective 'Orbs' like mine. Each with different symbols inside.

I couldn't see anyone's face.

"𝕬𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝕾𝖎𝖓 𝖏𝖔𝖎𝖓𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖗 𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖞..."

said a voice calling out from the sky.

I could now make out the figure of Levi and the person who ambushed us at the mine. *What are they doing here?*

I thought to myself.

Suddenly, the surroundings went completely black. The orbs and the people around me disappeared. I found myself falling into a dark abyss. I could feel nothing. I was just there. Weightless, Thoughtless, Fearless. All of my emotions vanished and I felt like I was the only one to ever live. The only one in existence. The 'One above all'.

All of this was taking apart my sanity. I had no questions about what the words of the voice meant. Slowly, I started coming to my senses.

*What was this feeling I felt, just now?* I thought to myself. But then, A wave of emotions hit me. And I started having thoughts like, "Why does it have to be like this?" I didn't shout or cry about it. I was just confused about why it had to be me and her. Why can't I have a normal life with my one and only friend? Am I even alive? These were my only thoughts while falling into the endless abyss.

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I opened my eyes and found myself tied to a pillar on a deck of a ship. My mind felt a bit clear after what felt like an eternity. I was a bit shocked from my 'Dream' but had full composure at the moment.

Instead of shouting, I tried to analyse why I was here.

I was sure that we were brought here by that person. But what purpose did it serve?

It looks like he thinks of me and Levi the same as him, "Cursed".

I tried to undo the ropes around me but they are quite tight and strong.

"Oh come on!" I shouted.

And then, I heard footsteps coming from inside, towards the deck.

I was on my guard. And there he was,

The person who Kidnapped me and Levi

"Why the hell did you kidnap us?!" I asked in an aggravated tone. I think he didn't quite like my tone. Now that I have noticed, he seems quite short, his height is a little under Levi's.

*Have we been kidnapped by a kid?!*

the thought crossed my mind.

*No... It couldn't be.*

As I was thinking this, He removed the hood attached to the robe from his head. I could finally see his face now. "Huh?" the words slipped my mouth. He had Bright Red hair, Dark green eyes, sharp features and a moody look on his face.

"Huh, I thought you'd be older." I said.

"What's your point?" He didn't seem happy asking the question. Shamelessly ignoring his question, I asked, "Where is Levi?"

"She's in there." he said as he pointed towards the Berth of the ship.

It felt like hearing that took a burden off my chest. My mind was at ease.

"She is quite a pain in the ass. I've tied her up."

Well, I can't blame him for thinking that.

"Why did you Kidnap us you jerk?!" I asked.

"I don't...know, A voice..." he said in a quiet tone.

"What?"

"A voice...told me to do so.."

Now, either this man is messing around with me, or he has actually lost his sane.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"There is a certain voice...in my head, Guiding me, Telling me to do this and take you there."

Yep, He has lost his sane.

Hesitantly, I asked, "Where?"

...I waited for an answer, only to be greeted by silence. He looked lost within his own thoughts. I couldn't believe it.

"Ok, So a Guy with mysterious powers just kidnapped me and my friend who was so close to finding a mineral for the betterment of the world because an imaginary voice told him to do so... ARE YOU INSANE ? WHERE ARE YOU EVEN TAKING US? FREE ME AND I'LL BEAT YOU TO PULP YOU LITTLE BRAT!" hearing this, He got up.

...Well, I didn't think he would. Moreover, this 'brat' just made me lose consciousness with a single touch. I didn't stand a chance.

He started coming towards me. Realising my odds of winning, I started saying my goodbyes in my heart to the ones I knew. But I kept a serious face as he kept coming closer.

He suddenly pulled a tape out of his Robe and taped my mouth.

"You talk a lot." he said.

And then went back to sit on the deck.

I was raging, shouting in a muffled voice telling him to take the tape off my mouth. He kept staring deep into the sea, ignoring me.

"Oh, and to answer your question, I'm taking you to 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮."