AN: Hello guys. I just had this idea swarming in my head and just needed to write this down. I know, I know, this means I will have two stories to manage and that will lengthen my updates on each story. I will try my best to keep update them when I can! I hope you guys will like this story!

CHAPTER 1: ONE WISH

Bisley stared at his defeated foes. None of them could oppose him. Not even the Lord of Spirits could match against him in his level 4 Chromatus state. Jude was trying to stand on his feet, but his knees were trembling. Milla Maxwell was on one knee, having to use her blade to support her. Then there was Gaius, the king of Rieze Maxia and even that proud man could do nothing to touch him. And even Ludger. Even Ludger in his level 3 Chromatus form, fighting for the little girl Elle's sake, could not even hurt him. At the moment, Ludger was on his back, defeated.

"No one will stop me from getting my wish from Origin!" Bisley bellowed, "For too long have the spirits treated as fools! But with this wish… the spirits shall finally become tools to humanity!"

"What you're doing is wrong!" Jude cried, "Spirits and humans can coexist! We just… need a little more time."

"I don't have the patience to wait!" Bisley countered, "For too long have humanity paid the price… I've sacrificed too much just so that I could get here!" Bisley then glared at Chronus, "Too long has that Spirit taunted us… taunted me! But no more!"

Bisley made his way towards the great chamber. The number on the chamber had large numbers listed as '999, 999', signifying the number of fractured dimensions that were created. If one more fractured dimension was created, it would mean humanity had failed Origin's Trial. But it was over. Bisley knew it. No one else could stop him at this point. Chronos was pinned down and now Ludger and his companions were all defeated. This was his moment. Bisley approached the great chamber and as he neared it, the chamber finally began to open.

Chronus tried to break free but he was too weak, "Damn you… humans! You have… no idea… what you're… doing! This is what… I've always feared! I was right about… you humans!"

Bisley ignored Chronus and waited for the great Origin spirit to reveal itself. The chamber's doors opened slowly, as if it was the great unveiling.

"I won't… let all of my hard work… be for nothing!" Jude screamed, finally summoning all of his strength and charging towards Bisley.

"Jude! Stop!" Milla cried.

Ludger screamed, "Don't Jude! You can't stop him!"

But both Milla and Ludger's warnings fell on deaf ears. Jude continued to near Bisley. There was no way Jude was going to let Bisley ruin everything. Everything Jude had worked on. Everything his friends had sacrificed to get them here.

Jude threw a fist and then, everything ended in a second. It was a blur. Bisley had spun around and plunged his lance through Jude's chest cleanly. No one saw how it happened. It was too quick. But now it was clear. Jude saw the foreign object in him, blood seeping out of the wound. Milla, Ludger and Gaius all stared at the scene in shock. Then Bisley swung his lance away, Jude being plucked out of the lance and crashing on the ground. Jude was not moving but his breathing was there, but very weak.

"JUDE!" Milla shrieked, running to his aid.

Finally the chamber doors opened and then a bright light popped from the opening. A second later, the bright light transformed into the shape of a boy drenched in white. This was the Great Spirit Origin.

"So this is Origin?" Bisley mocked, "I expected much more out of the spirit that created this trial." Chronus screamed in fury but could not do anything in his current predicament.

"I congratulate you for passing my trial." Origin said with a smile, "As promised in the beginning, you will now be able to make one wish and I will grant it."

"Perfect…"

Meanwhile Milla cradled Jude in her arms. He was still alive but his life was sweeping away fast. The wound on his chest was a fatal one. Milla called for 'The Four' to heal Jude, but it was proving futile at this point. The Lord of Spirits desperate pleas for Jude to stay alive was not changing anything. She recalled back to the time they first met at Fennmont. How she kept telling Jude to 'go home'. Now she was glad he never did. All of the precious memories she made with Jude was flashing back in her eyes.

Ludger was stunned. He was numb. He could not feel anything. He was at a breaking point. He lost his beloved older brother, Julius, just so that he could get here. He lost Elle, the person he had been taking care of and was going to die because of him using the Chromatus powers. And now, he was about to lose a friend that supported him from the beginning. Ludger's clenched fists were turning white from the pressure he was applying. He wanted to cry and yet he couldn't.

"Mi…Milla…" Jude said weakly, "You… have to stop… Bisley!"

Milla ignored Jude's words, "Jude, you're going to be alright! You hear me? You'll make it!"

"No… I can feel it… and I'm sure you know… it as well… please Milla… stop him."

Milla glared at the man that did this to the person she loved. She saw the Great Spirit Origin looking down at the Bisley in his level 4 Chromatus form. It was almost too late for Milla to intervene. Her sadness turned to anger.

Bisley made his wish, "I wish… for all the spirits… even the Great Spirits… to be bound to hu-"

Then it exploded. Bisley did not know what hit him. He was about to finish his wish with Origin when a tremendous force blew him off his feet. Bisley had to place a great effort on his feet and power to just gather his bearings and land back on his feet. Then he saw what caused it.

"Ludger?!" Bisley exclaimed with surprise. In front of him was Ludger now in his level 4 Chromatus form. But that was not all. His lance was exuding a tremendous amount of energy and was dark purple in color. His Chromatus armor was drenched with symbols he had never seen and his arms were glowing brightly in color. "What is this?! This… is even beyond a level 4 Chromatus!"

Ludger released a scream that held his entire wrath. His loss. His regret. He stored all of his energy in his right arm and hurled the lance towards Bisley. Despite Bisley's enhanced agility and reflex on his level 4 Chromatus, he never saw it coming. The lance pierced Bisley through, carrying Bisley some distance before crashing on the dimensional wall. Bisley was not dead however. His Chromatus form protected him. But for now, Bisley could not move. Not with Ludger's lance stuck inside him.

Origin shifted his attention to Ludger, "Do you have the same wish as him? Ludger Will Kresnik."

Ludger turned to the Great Spirit Origin. The boy in white. Ludger did not know what to wish for. But with Bisley out of the picture, it was open.

"No!" Bisley screamed, pulling himself off of Ludger's lance, "That is my wish!"

Gaius stepped in, drawing his katana and moving to a defensive stance, "Make the wish Ludger! I shall hold him off!"

"I will crush you!" Bisley spat.

Origin however paid no attention to the voices of others except Ludger. "So what will it be? Do you have another wish? Or will it be what Bisley wanted?"

Ludger remained silent. He could hear Bisley finally being released from the lance and engaging Gaius. He could hear Milla's cries as Jude's life was hanging by a thread. He remembered his brother and how his brother sacrificed himself so that he could be here. He remembered Elle's innocent face, now drowning with the curse of the catalyst. And he also remembered that the fate of the world rests on this one wish. There was so much he wanted. And yet he was only limited to one.

"Ludger! Hurry!" Gaius commanded as Bisley overpowered him.

"Jude! Don't! Keep your eyes open!" Milla cried out but Jude was not even responding at this point. Death would welcome him.

Ludger did not know what to do. Time was running out. Gaius was defeated now and there was nothing standing in Bisley's way. Jude's life was at end now. Finally with a decision in mind, Ludger mustered his voice and told Origin of his wish.

"I wish to change history! With everyone! To be given a second chance!"

Bisley delivered a cry of anguish as Origin smiled and opened the palm of his hands. "Very well then. I shall grant your wish."

And then, the whole world vanished in a bright light.

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Ludger opened his eyes and found nothing. There was nothing in front of him. The entire area was white with nothing in the vast openness. Ludger checked his surroundings and realized he was alone. Ludger wondered what had happened. The last thing he remembered was his wish with Origin at the Land of Canaan and the next thing he knew, he was here. He had no memory of how he got here.

'Am I dead?' Ludger thought.

"No Ludger. This is part of your wish." A voice said from behind him.

Ludger turned around quickly and saw the Great Spirit Origin hovering above him. After regaining his shock, he asked, "What's going on? Where am I? Why are you here?"

"I cannot answer all of those questions at once." Origin replied with a smile, "But as to where this is… this is the world before it is constructed."

"…Constructed…?"

"Yes… Basically this is the dimension where your world will be created. This is all to grant your wish."

"My wish…?" Ludger thought back and then remembered his wish, "I… I asked to be given a second chance!"

"Yes… you said you wished to change history. To do that, I have reversed time so that your wish will be granted. You also added in that you wished to do so with everyone. That is why you will enter… a different world. Because a part of your wish is to change history as well." Origin explained.

"What… what do you mean?"

"Even if I am reversing time, you will not be given the life that you know. In a sense, you are still Ludger Will Kresnik but in the new world… Ludger Will Kresnik will not 'exist'." Ludger looked confused and Origin continued to explain, "What that means is that 'Ludger' will not exist. Julius will never have a little brother. Ludger will not be born in Elympios."

"You mean… Julius… won't be my brother…?"

"That is correct. 'Ludger' will cease to exist in this world… but you are still Ludger… a new Ludger." Origin paused for a while, "To fulfill your wish; that is to change history with everyone… I will be sending you in to Rieze Maxia… to a time before the schism were removed… Before Rieze Maxia and Elympios knew of one another."

"…that's the events… when Jude and the others got together…" Ludger said in realization.

Origin nodded, "Yes… this will fulfill the wish."

"But… why? You've even reversed time. Why did you do all of this?"

"I have laid down the rules Ludger. Any wish will be granted." Origin said but then smiled, "But also because I wanted to see once more… how humanity will fare this time." When Ludger looked confused, Origin explained, "Bisley's wish… was to bind all spirits under humanity. If Bisley finished, I would have no choice but to grant him that wish. However you came and made a different wish, a wish to make things right. It was a clear contrast between the wish of a person enveloped by humanity's darkest of hearts… and the wish of a warm heart. This is why humanity amuses me so."

"But… what about Chronus…? And the other Great Spirits?" Ludger questioned.

"Since I have reversed time, no one will know of the original timeline. The only ones that know… will be me, Chronus and the first Maxwell. That means… even Milla Maxwell will not be aware of this."

"…I see…"

Origin then nodded, "I want you to show me Ludger. Show me… how much humanity can create a new path for the better for all." Then before Origin sent Ludger off, Origin revealed an item in Ludger's pocket. Ludger felt the item and took it out. It was a pocket watch. "It is a gift from Chronus. As much as he hates humans, he feels… that you are better than Bisley. And to help you, Chronus has given you a new pocket watch. With this, you won't be using Elle as a conduct for your power."

"Elle… will I ever see her again? In this timeline?"

Origin said nothing and merely gave a comforting smile. Then Origin opened the palm of his hands and then, the bright light enveloped Ludger.

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Ludger groaned and blinked a couple of times. When his eyes adjusted to the light, Ludger found himself staring into a wooden ceiling. There were candles around to give some light, but overall the place was quite dark.

"Now where am I?" Ludger said to himself.

"How dare you enter my shrine?" A voice said with menace.

Ludger recognized that voice. There was no one else that spoke in that way. Ludger looked behind him and there she was. Milla Maxwell. This was her shrine! Ludger had somehow been teleported to Milla's shrine. And then Ludger saw the look on Milla's face. Milla's eyes were staring back at Ludger with eyes of venom. Ludger could sense the Great Spirit Efreet as well, charging a fireball.

"Well… I guess Origin was right… Milla doesn't remember me. No, to put it correctly… she doesn't even know me… yet."

CHAPTER END