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Chapter 73 - New life

The birds chirp through the thick grass of the vast landscape. A small cottage sits at the top of a hill as smoke slowly drifts from the chimney.

Fiona sits at the small river a few miles away from the cottage dipping laundry into the flowing water. Edwin sits in his shop grinding blades against grindstones while humming to himself.

Young Henry (or Mimoria for those who are confused) now sits as a 10 year old boy against a tree. He holds a thick book up to his face as he continues to deepen his knowledge of the new world he was reborn into

Henry(Mimoria): "In these 10 years of living in this world I've figured out a lot…the land of the souls is a title given by the people of my wolrd. The name of this world is Laveria…"

*Authors note: (Mimoria) indicates that it's Mimoria talking from Henry's mind. Kind of like a narrator for the audience*

Edwin walks down the large grass field holding two wooden swords over his shoulder.

Henry(Mimoria): "That's Edwin Mono Saikyo. He's a retired mercenary turned blacksmith. He forces me to train every day…"

Edwin: "Stop talking to yourself like a weirdo. Get your ass up it's time to train!"

Henry: "But father I'm not good with a sword…you know this!"

Edwin: "I was never good with a sword either, but my father trained me from the crack of dawn till sunset and I turned out powerful! Now get up!"

Henry sighs and stands up grabbing the sword from his father. Henry leans into a makeshift sword stance while Edwin calmly holds a generic stance

Edwin: "Now as I always tell you…the only way to win is forcing me to the ground. Begin."

Edwin lunges forward swinging the wooden sword at a blinding speed. Henry holds up his sword to block the incoming attack but the power from the attack launches him down to the ground

Edwin: "Get up! We will go again!"

Henry: "Maybe you should hold back a bit father…"

Edwin: "That won't make you stronger! I'm not raising a little girl! I'm raising a strong warrior! Now get the fuck up!"

Henry slowly stands up while shaking from the previous attack. Unlike his original life where he couldn't use Yawe…Henry was born with a rare Yawe trait called Rimo syndrome. Rimo syndrome opens up ones Yawe reserve making it a bottomless pit.

Yawe swirls around in Henry's eyes as he stares at his father. Down lunges forward swinging his sword…Henry sees a vision of the upcoming attack landing. He dodges the attack at the last moment.

Edwin: "I'm actually surprised! Keep that momentum!"

Edwin increases his speed and slams the sword into Henry's side. Henry's foresight can't keep up with the speed of his father. His father slams the wooden sword into his throat knocking him to the ground again

Edwin: "I guess it was just a fluke. Now get up dinner is gonna be ready soon."

Edwin walks away while humming softly to himself. Henry lays on the ground staring at the clouds hovering above him

Henry(Mimoria): "That's Edwin for you. His Yawe ability doesn't have a name but it gives him the ability to be masterclass in every martial arts, weapon and attack style…"

Henry stands up and slowly walks towards the small cottage. As he enters the cottage his mother appears infront of him holding a steaming turkey in her hands

Fiona: "There you are Henry! Dinner is ready! Go wash up and eat!"

Henry: "Alright then."

After Henry showers he sits at the small dinner table eating Andy chatting with his parents

Fiona: "Ed you have to be more gentle with Henry! He's just a boy!"

Edwin: "When I was a boy my father beat me every day to keep me on my feet! And look how I turned out! Like a powerful warrior!"

Fiona: "You WERE a powerful warrior but now you're retired!"

Edwin: "The king could use my talents one day! I'm not going to spend the rest of my life in this sad rundown town! My heart and soul belongs on the battlefield!"

Fiona: "The king is a tyrant! We've been at war with Floirna for 20 years! All he cares about is plundering and destroying!"

The two continue to bicker with each other as Henry continues to eat his dinner. Henry goes into deep thought. He thinks about his past life…his friends. His mother…his aunt. Henry may be himself now but he will always be Mimoria…

Edwin slams his hands on the table and stands up. Fiona stares at him annoyed and shook

Edwin: "I'm just trying to enjoy my dinner! Why do you always have to make everything so complicated!"

Henry(Mimoria): "These two bicker every single day…but im used to it at this point. They tend to apologize to each other by the end of the night anyways…"

Henry: "Maybe you guys should calm down…"

Fiona: "Not until this oaf admits when he's wrong!"

Edwin: "Oh so I'm an oaf now?! Well if that's how you will be then I'll just leave then!"

Fiona: "Fine go ahead! Let's see how long it takes for you to come back begging me for forgiveness!"

A few hours later Henry is sitting outside the small cottage looking up at the stars in the sky. A young girl walks over from the tree line a few miles away and jogs over

Henry (Mimoria): "As I said…Edwin and Fiona will make up by the end of the night. These last few years have been very nice…it's nice having a father. But soon I'll have to get back to work…

The girl walks over and stares down at Henry who is lost in thought. She softly pokes his cheek and he looks up at her confused

Alice: "Hen! You look like your constipated or something! Are you okay?"

Henry: "Yeah I'm fine Alice…I'm just tired after a long day"

Alice bends down and crouches infront of him with a large grin

Alice: "Tomorrow we should go to the waterfront festival! It's said to be the biggest festival ever! Kuan will be there too!"

Henry: "Alright then…I'll meet you at the crossed tree at noon tomorrow!"

Alice nods and runs away toward the forest disappearing into the thick trees and plants. Henry stares at the sky again lost in thought…

Henry (Mimoria): "Alice is a nice girl. She reminds me of Anne…I like living in this new world::.I don't have to worry about dying…or anything…but I still want to find my father. My true father…so I must defeat the king of this world and find my way home! "

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[Garcia,Laveria capital]

A large man sits in a massive throne room. His body covered head to toe in lavish jewls and gold…men surround his throne while holding maps and plans

Hensley: "What's the status on my troops commander…"

A white haired man steps forward with a serious expression. His red eyes shine in the dimly lit room

Alexander: "We've taken majority of their small towns and two major cities. It's only a matter of time before their capital falls."

Hensley: "That's not good enough. I want them dead. Those elves hide all of the rich resources for themselves. I want every single one of them dead!"

Alexander: "I understand sir. Right now we're low on weapons due to wear and tear. We've issued an order for new ones soon…"

Hensley: "Good! Now finish what we started!"

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