Rebirth
Asch was talking in his sleep. "The…. Rest is up to you…" he mumbled before jerking up out of his slumber. "What….. What the hell…? I'm… Alive….?" He said to himself, looking around. 'How did I get back into my room in the cathedral?' he thought as he got out of bed and stepped outside, nearly jumping out of his skin when he saw Sync.
"Yo, Asch, what's with you? You look like your scared of me or something…" Sync said with a laugh.
"Wha… How are you alive…!? Didn't that replica kill you!?" Asch shouted out, reaching for his sword.
"Replica…? What the hell are you talking about, Asch? You sure you're okay?" Sync asked taking a step toward him. "You were mumbling in your sleep and tossing around like you were having a nightmare… that's not like you…"
"Get away from me! This can't be real…! Those replica Oracle Knights…. Didn't they run me through…? Didn't I die in Eldrant…?" Asch said, starting to get dizzy from all this.
"Eldrant? You mean that promised land? Van hasn't risen that yet, remember? Geez get a hold of yourself.
"Is something wrong with Asch, Sync?" Arietta asked, stepping into the room.
"He had some kind of nightmare about me getting killed by some replica, while he got run through by a bunch of Oracle Knights. He still hasn't snapped out of it" Sync explained.
"Oh… maybe-" Arietta started.
"Shut up! Both of you! I'm fine now… I just need to go get some air…" Asch shouted at them, storming past them.
"You sure you're-" Sync started asking him but was cut off just like Arietta.
"Yes I'm sure! It was just a weird dream, alright?!" he shouted as he slammed the door behind him.
"Oh yeah… he's back to normal. Grumpy as ever…" Sync said laughing again.
Asch shot through the cathedral halls, dashed outside, then went down into the market. 'Maybe Luke will know what's going on…" He thought. He had gained knew respect for Luke when he was defeated by him at Eldrant… or was that all just a nightmare? "Hey Repli- I mean Luke, can you hear me?" he said, trying to communicate with Luke like he used to.