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Chapter 0: Awakening
The young man sighed as he looked on the glowing green crystal floating above his right palm as his short black hair fluttered in the air. He had been wondering why he was spared after his apparent death all those years ago, and he thought it was just a coincidence to be reincarnated into this place. His mind drifted away as his eyes looked at the crystal cube, radiating a soft green light.
No, he was wrong. There were no coincidences in this world, there was only destiny. This was one of his favourite quotes when he was still alive back 'then' and unfortunately, it can be used on him right now. Yes, destiny… Oh how he loathed the word and concept.
"Innocence… is it?" He asked himself as he recalled everything he knew about the events that happened within the manga. He never liked the story, it was too faked for his taste, but now… He began to regret the fact that he didn't read it thoroughly as his mind now was in a state of blank.
To break the chains of Fate…
He smiled, with a tint of self-taunt in his eyes. He placed his right palm on his chest, and the crystal gently entered his heart. He could felt it throbbing… He could feel it calling… He closed his eyes as he felt the jolting sensation in his body, and under his long-sleeved shirt, black lines were slowly forming on his chest, and when it was done, a cross within a circle appeared…
"If I cannot avoid the war, then I shall embrace it wholeheartedly." He whispered to himself as he looked out to the window from his room. A storm was brewing, and his eyes were glowing with a dark gloom. He knew he had not much time now… He had no idea when the original story would develop.
He had no time left.
He closed his eyes as he stood there, embracing the innocence… "So… your name is Seraphic Gate… A good name, but I was wondering if you have been stealing Tri-Ace's copyright." He chuckled to himself as he listened to his Innocence's whispered words. When he opened his eyes again, his iris began to take form as the same sigils as the one on his chest. They glowed with an unearthly light and as the sigil was completed, it abruptly stopped.
He extended his hand forward, and a small glowing sphere appeared in his hand, and with but a thought, the glowing sphere shattered into a million tiny particles as it was dismissed in the cold air.
And rain started to fell…
Making harmonious music…
"Strange… It was as if somebody designed this Innocence just for me…" He muttered to himself as felt his own power begin to grow, his body strengthen bit by bit as he could feel a certain something flowing through his tiny blood vessels and veins… He had hidden his magical abilities for fear of prosecution, for it was his secret both in the distant past and present, but now…
He smiled solemnly as he everything began to fall into place.
"I will break this unfortunate chain, Lord God." He prayed silently in his heart. "And I will not be played like pieces on a chessboard…Will you help me, Seraphic Gate?"
And he felt his own heart and soul tremble…
And he knew the answer…
"Let us march forward then… but rest now, Seraphic Gate. For our battle will begin soon…" He looked into the black heavens, and began his daily prayer as dawn breaks. He was an atheist in the past, but since this happened to him, he truly began to believe in God and His existence…
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Piney: *Slurps tea*
Earl: *Slurps tea with huge grin*
Piney: You know what, I really love your grin. They always look white and shiny.
Earl: Of course they do! I use Colgate!
Piney: I'm not even sure they got Colgate in your era…
Earl: What? Of course they do!
*A moment of silence as cricket chirps in the background*
Piney: O…kay… That was a bit off topic. Anyway, please review!
*White fox on Piney's head yawn as it curls into a hat with nine tails dangling down his back*
Earl: Say... Can I…
Piney: Don't even think about it.