A death is a death.
The scene was very brutal, many audience closed their eyes when Lucas got incinerated from the shocks of the transformer.
"This kid was really stupid. ".
" Yeah, and who even fights with air? ".
" Yes, you said it. Kids these days are just dumbass. ".
Few people of a family were talking to each other about Lucas' death. It was not their mistake. They just couldn't see the presence, Lucas was fighting to. It was visible only to Lucas, only to his eyes.
There was fire all around, Lucas' body was burned pretty badly, he was dead.
[You have died. ]
This message came on the crimson screen. Lucas could read it, even though he was dead. He felt like he was falling in an endless void inside an ocean. There was no light and no sound, he was all alone. His body was numb, he could not move it. He felt lighter.
He felt no emotion, he was calm.
He thought, 'Ah, so I died, huh. Big brother must be angry at me, I couldn't even fulfill his dream. He must be so disappointed. But was there anything I could have done? No, I was weak—I am weak. '.
He was disappointed in himself too, but he felt nothing. His emotions were dead already.
His brother was in his office, working for a company. He was sitting on his desk, a white table infront of him and his soft black chair. The AC was on, he could feel the coolness. He was working on his laptop, making a project. His brother also wore glasses, he had short black hairs. He was wearing his office clothes, black tie, white shirt, black pant and belt and black socks and shoes. His brother's looks were better than Lucas.
He took a coffee break and one of his colleague came to him, he was a fat man. Dark skin and short brown hairs.
His colleague said, "Yo, did you hear the news about your younger brother? ".
He asked, " What news? ".
He replied, " Your brother died while completing the class choosing quest. ".
There was a silence, no voice around. Lucas' big brother's eyes were widened, there was a sorrowful expression on his face. His coffee mug was going to fall from his hands, his body was numb.
His colleague asked, " Hey, are you alright? ".
He replied with a very low voice, " Yeah, I am okay. ".
His colleague asked, " Well, I know it must be hard on you to lose your only family. ".
He replied, " Family? Do not call him my family. He was nothing, nothing more than a disappointment. A younger brother who could not even fulfill my dream. He was just a shame. ".
His colleague was not surprised to hear such words from his mouth. Actually, he always bad mouth his younger brother with his friends and colleagues.
Lucas was still falling in the endless void, his vision was getting more blurry and his head was getting dizzy. He felt sleepy, he wanted to sleep and closed his eyes, leaving his body in the care of the gravity of the endless void.
He saw nothing, he thought he would see flashback of the best moment of his life, but there was nothing. It was all a lie, a myth which was false.
After a while, he started hearing voices as if someone was calling to him, someone unknown who knows his name was calling to him.
Lucas felt tired, he wanted to sleep, but he opened his eyes slowly. He felt difficulties as he was in darkness for a while now and suddenly, large amount of light started falling on his face.
He covered his face with his right hand and slowly opened his eyes. He saw a woman, a woman in her early 30s or late 20s staring at him and calling his name.
"Lucas, wake up. It's already morning, wake up! ".
Lucas questioned, " Who are you? You are not my big brother. ".
He said these words while being sleepy. His voice, it was soft and calm.
The woman said, " Ah!? What do you mean? Do you not remember your own mom, Lucas!? ".
Lucas questioned, " Mom? ".
The lady said, " Yes! Your mom. ".
Lucas sat on the bed, he was sleeping on it. He looked around and it was a very big room. There were toys and video games laying on the ground. The bed was big, big enough for 2 people to sleep on it. It was soft, white bed sheet.
He looked around, wooden floor, stone walls of pale blue color and pale blue cieling. There was a mirror in the left corner of the room according to Lucas' perspective and a wooden door right infront of him. There was also a cupboard aligned with the mirror.
Shelves on Lucas' right side with several books. Lucas looked behind, 2 pillows. They were soft and of red color.
Finally, Lucas looked towards the woman. She had black hairs, they were short. Her looks were beyond average, she was quite beautiful. She was wearing casual women clothes. Her voice was soft, her black eyes and pale skin matched her personality. She was kind and nice.
Lucas asked, "Are you my mom? ".
She grabbed the right ear of Lucas and asked, " Yes, I am. Do you have any problem? ".
Lucas moaned in pain and replied, " No.. no.. no problem at all.. ".
She left his ear and said, " Go wash your face and come down in the hall for breakfast. ".
Her mother stood up and went out of the bed. Lucas was confused, he did not know where he was. He looked around, the room remained same as it was when he first looked around. He stood up and ran to the mirror.
His looks, hairs, age, clothes, everything was changed. His looks were quite good, his hairs were long but they still were black. His eyes were also black. His pale skin matched with his looks. His slim nose made his look more better.
His age was changed, when he died, he was around 15 but now, he was only 8 years old.
He questioned to himself with his hand on his face, "Where the hell am I? What is this place? ".
He saw couple of paintings on the wall, those paintings was of him and two other humans, one male and another female. The female was the one who claimed to be his mother whereas Lucas did not know about the male one but he has a guess, it was his father.
He was afraid of the situation, but he used his brain.
He opened the door and went out. He was on the first floor, on the corridor of the first floor. There was railing infront of him and the hall on the ground floor. The floor, railing, stairs, they were all made up of fine wood.
He looked left and right, many rooms and two stairs at each corner to go to the ground floor and vise versa.
He took his steps towards the stairs on the right corner. His every step produced a sound, keeekk!.
There were several paintings on the walls, paintings of angels, devils, and other monuments. The walls was of light yellow color.
It was not a house, it was more like a mansion. He heard voices from the ground floor and he peeked from the railing to look down—several maids were arranging the breakfast on the dining table in the hall. There was also a red carpet on the hall, covering the floor.
There was red carpet also on every step on the stairs. Lucas saw a young girl with black hair, her looks were kind of identical to Lucas'.
She was wearing a light pink frock. The young girl looked above, towards Lucas.
Lucas was startled by the sudden stare and then the girl spoke, "Big brother, what are you staring at from there? Come down already, let's have breakfast. ".
He thought, " Big brother? So she is my younger sister? ".
Lucas had played many video games and read many manga. Though his favorite genre was shounen, he never thought he would be pushed into the situation of an isekai genre manga.
He was sure that it was either a dream or he got reincarnated into another world. He decided to act cool and normal. He walked down the stairs and went to the ground floor. There were numerous paintings on the wall. He was amazed to see such amount of paints.
Even the dining table and chairs were of fine wood.
He could see many maids arranging the breakfast. But there was only him, his younger sister and the maids. His mother and father were nowhere to be found. He looked around.
There was a room beside the stairs, there was also a gate below the stairs which lead to the basement of the mansion.
There were multiple doors around him and each door let to a room and to another room. There was also an open area which led to the kitchen and to the living room in his right. A main door right infront of him, made up of fine wood again.
He went and sat on the chair.
His younger sister said, "What are you doing? That is my spot! ".
He looked at her with the eyes of confusion and spoke, " Ah.. Oh.. oh I am sorry. I forgot. ".
Her sister said, " You are acting weird, big brother. ".
He chuckled and sat on the other chair.
She said, " That's mamma's spot! ".
He again chuckled and sat on the another chair. It was his spot. His sister was staring at him. He was confused himself.
Finallt, his mother and father arrived. His father was around the age of his mother. He had a beard and a moustache but he looked young. His long black hairs matched that of Lucas'. His looks were even better than Lucas. He had good physique and his clothes were casual. White t-shirt and dark blue sweat paints. Though his white t-shirt was not white anymore, it was colorful. It was like several colors fell on his t-shirt. His face was also colorful as though he played with colors and even his hairs and hands.
The lady who claimed to be Lucas' mother said, " Honey, I told you several times not to paint in the morning. You always forget about the breakfast. ".
The man replied, " Well, you know. I just can't ignore the urge. ".
The woman replied, " You are hopeless. ".
They both chuckled and sat on their respective chair. Lucas was staring at them.
The man asked, "What happened Lucas? Is there something wrong with my face? ".
The woman said, " He is acting weird from the morning. He even asked me about who I am. ".
The man replied, " Did you really do that Lucas? ".
Lucas remained silent and stared at there face.
The young girl said, " Leave it, mom and dad. Big brother already have the pressure of the class choosing quest. We should not pressure him anymore. ".
The man said, " I guess you are right, my littel princess. ".
The young girl, father and mother chuckled whereas Lucas remained silent.
He thought, 'Class choosing quest? Wait, did I really awaken it so soon? '.
Infront of him was his breakfast he never saw. Poached eggs over butter-poached Maine lobster on toasted English muffins, topped with silky hollandaise sauce. There was also a glass of orange juice to drink. Suddenly, his vision got blurry, tears ran down his cheeks. His mother, father and sister looked at him with worry and his mother asked, "What happened Lucas? Are you hurt? Is your stomach bad? ".
He remained silent and wiped his tears with his right hand and nodded his head in refusal.
His father said, " If it is the pressure of the class choosing quest—don't worry about it. Whether you succeed or not, you will still be our little Lucas. ".
Lucas has never heard such words nor did he saw such delicious meal in his life. He was a slave to his big brother, a machine to fulfill his dreams. He was not even treated as a human.
He said, " Do not worry, mother and father. I promise you both that I will succeed. ".
Lucas just failed to clear one and now he promised to clear it in his other life.
Suddenly, the main gate opened and someone entered from the gate and asked, " Lucas, are you ready? ".
Lucas looked towards the voice and his widened, he could not believe the view.