A/N:

A little shorter than what i will usually post, this chapter may look a little heavy with feelings and it may also look like the mc is too out of character, but pls bear it for the moment, this is all done for a reason.

Chapter 2

In my sleep I dreamed of them.

They were across the river we used to play as children, and though it was far away I could steel see them clearly, they seem to be trying to tell me something.

But no matter how hard I tried It was too far away for me to hear their voices, and in my growing desperation to hear them I tried to scream at them, to tell them to use signals, but all It came out of my mouth was a choking sound, so in the end I decided to go to the other side myself, but just when I was about to begin crossing It suddenly started, at first it was just a feeling, but soon there were more than one and though they were hard to understand at first , their meaning soon hit me.

I could feel their intentions, and even though it should be hard to translate emotions into a message I knew.

They were asking for me to be free, to use this opportunity fate has given me, and be happy, they were showing me the love they had for me, that they still have for me.

While this was happening, Tyra was going up the stairs to ask both Mira and Sylas to come down for dinner.

Opening the door to his sons' room she found both of them hugging each other while asleep, seeing this a smile started to appear on her beautiful face though it soon disappears and became a frown.

'why are there tears running down Sylas face? a nightmare? I better wake him up'

"…las Sylas, Sylas wake up, it's just a bad dream honey"

"Mm hu mother? what's going on"

"you tell me dear, you were crying in your sleep, did you have a nightmare, are you felling ok?"

"i... i can't remember, I feel fine though. Don't worry mother" 'what was the dream about? And why was I crying?'

"mm well if you are sure... Let's wake up your cousin and go down for dinner, oh and Sylas, would it kill you to call me mom just once? It's all mother this and mother that with you, you are hurting your mother's fillings you know"

"I have called you mom more than once, and I don't buy that sad act anymore mother"

"humph what would it take for you to act like a cute 2-year-old for once? I swear your brother was the sweetest, I will have to start working on a girl next"

"…"

After many other awkward conversations between mother and me, all 3 of us manage to arrive safely at the table where father and the food were waiting.

Seeing him I suddenly remember that Mira told me we were going to ask them for permission to start my training in shinsoo at dinner, something I had forgotten due to my mother's awkward teasing, and also due to that weird but peaceful feeling I've been having since I woke up, I quickly look in my cousin's direction to signal her to ask them but I find her stuffing her face with food….

'how the hell did I arrive at the conclusion that she was a noble before? it must be father's fault'

Father truly was the picture of the perfect noble, both in manners and presence, he cut an intimidated figure, though lucky for me, I'm not a normal 2-year-old nor am I easily intimidated, and seeing as I didn't want to lose any more time, I decided to just ask them myself.

"Father, mother, there is something that both Mira and I wanted to ask of you"

Hearing this, Mira stopped eating to look in my direction "there is?" she asked confused

"…." 'I swear there is something wrong with the women in this family...'

"Oh right, today I was explaining little Sylas about the tower, and the topic of shinsoo came up, in the end he asked me to train him a little in how to use it, but seeing as he is still only 2 years old I wanted to ask for both of your opinions first"

"I see, you did well Mira, he may still be a little young to begin, what do you think Jayce?"

"I don't see a problem with Sylas starting early, he is clearly smarter than a normal boy his age"

"right right, he is clearly a baby demon" Mira stated with a proud face

'I'm here you know…'

"if we allow it, then there is no going back, so think carefully, you will still have to continue your reading lessons with Mira after lunch, that means there will be less free time for you"

Even though I have learned more than enough about reading, I didn't complain about the conditions my father put. My afternoons with Mira were always enjoyable and I didn't have anything better to do at the moment.

"I understand father, there is something else I would like to ask both of you"

"mmm?"

"what I wanted to know is whether you father or you mother are Rankers?"

"Your father is, though I'm afraid I haven't reached the top myself, I had an accident in the 106th floor and decided to wait for your father to finished in this floor"

'I see, they must be both really strong, specially father, I had my suspicions but its good to know for sure'

"then, I would like to hear stories about going up the tower when you have time, mother, father"

"you are still too young Sylas, there is not much we could tell you at your age, if Mira told you about the tower then you should know that being a regular is a dangerous thing, you must know by now that your brother Kylar is currently one, and even though we receive his messages almost daily, we still worried a lot, what I'm trying to tell you is that you shouldn't be in such a hurry to grow up, you will still have time to know more about becoming a regular in the future, ok?"

'am I that easy to read? Impossible, I'm a battle tested ninja and leader of a village, but how is he already on to me about wanting to go up the tower? all I asked was for stories…., are they mind walkers? Knowing how Shinsoo works is becoming a priority more and more'

While I was becoming paranoid, my mother was looking at me as if I was the funniest thing in the world

"your father didn't read your mind Sylas, children's dreams are easy to guess, boys your age and older all they think about is going up the tower and becoming a ranker" said my mother, her voice filled with mirth

"…"

'…. I'm seriously beginning to doubt my intelligence right now, is the cause of my behavior my new baby body? Or maybe I have yet to recover my whole thinking process and smarts because of my still developing brain? there is also my personality, its clearly different from the one I had in my previous life, maybe some weird family gene is at fault, mmmm further investigation will be needed'

"well mother, I'm still not too sure about becoming a regular, I do want to become strong but going up the tower means I will have to leave for too long, and that's not something I would like"

I could see both my cousin's and mother's eyes beginning to tear up, even my father's face was softer, did it really means that much to them, that I wanted to stay here?

"that's the sweetest thing you have ever said to us Sylas" Mother said

'is it really? have I been that bad of a son?'

Thinking of the past few months the answer is, yes. I have clearly been taking all the affection they throw at me and gave almost nothing in return.

For the first time since I was born, I wish I could have been reborn a normal baby without memories of a previous life to affect my behavior.

"Mom? I…I'm sorry" looking at her crying face I couldn't help but feel like scum.

'is it really that hard to say that I love them? I know I do, so why haven't I said the words before? was it because of the family I had in my previous life? What is different now? Did I feel guilty? Right now, all I care is that the 3 people in this table eating dinner with me are something precious, they are my family and they deserve to know how I feel about them, I have neglect them enough'

"Dad, Mom, Mira?"

Seeing that they were now all looking at me I said what I should have said a long time ago

"I love all of you a lot"

There was a second of silence and then I was up in the air in my mother's arms both she and Mira were hugging me for all they were worth, and I could even feel father's hand in my hair as well.

"we know son" said dad

The love they have for me… I don't even know why, but I could sense it, I don't think I have felt something like this before, not even in my past life, not even from my brothers, I know they did love me but… this feeling…. This..., I will protect it forever'


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