《Ancient Adventurer Return》Times have changed
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Did you ever wondered what it would feel like to sleep for a very long time ? Anyone would think that sleeping for years would be a peaceful experience. However it certainly wasn't. For years, Bora didn't dream, no he was seeing the events on earth from a point of view he never thought was possible, as if he was an omnipotent being that could see and hear all.
He saw the wars; the revolutions and the changes in mentality. He saw the evolution of technology, science being the human's greatest weapon. It seemed like what happened in the temple had no effect on the world, except for the country named Korea that was nearly erased by the natural disasters that the skull's activation triggered.
However something unexpected happened on the year 1945. After the World War 2 ended a group of Japanese soldiers that crashed in Korea ended up finding the temple. And that's how the whole world experienced an event that many would later call « The Gods Arrival ». One of the soldiers had found his body that had turned into a statue, and touched it out of curiosity.
This triggered a set of events that no one could've predicted. All around the world the ground trembled, and from the dept of earth, gigantic statues emerged. Those statues made out of a strange red metal were made after the gods. No not the ones that humans worshipped but gods that came from who knows where. And humans didn't even have to wait before knowing what those statues meant, because each gods stood before their statues.
That is how the golden age started. After the gods, the dungeons followed. They had many forms and could appear pretty much anywhere but they all had a common point. They were filled with treasures, magical treasures. Which was a good thing, for after the arrival of the Gods and just before the arrival of the dungeons, came the mana. An energy that would greatly change things on earth.
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Humans began to master this energy with the help of those new gods and started to explore the dungeons. Bora had never thought he would ever see such a wonderful thing. He had only one thought...Escaping his prison. However after trying to break free for the first he blacked out, losing conciousness just before a group of adventurers discovered the temple.
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Korea, 16th August 2016
* Bora's P.O.V*
I never thought I would say this one day, but sleeping really sucks. I mean a good nap is always welcomed, but sleeping for thousands of years is something I never want to experience ever again.
Fortunately it seems that my legendary luck finally decided to help me.
' Master, are you gonna move or do you want to stay as a statue forever ?' A masculine voice said in my head. Yes something was talking in my head, but no I wasn't going crazy.
' Well whoever you may be, I'm not exactly in a position to move right now. I don't nearly have the required strengh to break free, and last time I tried I blacked out out' I said in my head.
´ Indeed you can't, but fear not for I shall help you !' Exclaimed the voice.
' Are you a spirit or something like that ?' I asked. From what I was able to see during these years, spirits did exist and they seemed quite powerful.
' A spirit ? No I'm your Aria ,master !' Said the voice surprising me greatly. I noticed just now that it was calling me master.
' Aria ? What is that even supposed to be ?' I asked.
' I'm not really surprised that you don't know about it. Humans only discovered us a few years ago. The gods taught them to use mana like they used it themselves, however gods do not have Arias, or atleast not anymore. Anyway an Aria is the materialisation of your soul. It helps you control your mana and do some other really cool stuff. But i will explain those things later, for now we need to get you out of there.' Said the voice.
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' As I already said, I'm not really able to move right now so...' What I wanted to say next never came out as the statue I was trapped in started to crack.
' Here's what's gonna happen master. I'm gonna help you escape this place. As soon as you're free from the statue, move as fast as you can towards the entrance and get the hell out of here. I'll help you move faster.´ Said the voice. Feeling a bit grateful I said thanks just as I was finally freed from the statue.
Since I was trapped in this statue for thousands of years, my body should be unable to move. However for some reasons I was able to move easily and I didn't have any trouble to see. Unfortunately it seemed that I wouldn't get anytime to even stretch, for as soon as I got up a man dressed in white looked at me with a shocked face.
I didn't even had the time to think about my current predicament that my feet moved on their own and I shot out towards the entrance. On my way I encountered many scientists and soldiers that were shocked out of their minds when they saw me.
But I didn't really thought anything about it, at that moment I just wanted to get as far away as possible from here. As I escaped from the temple the light from the outside world temporarily blinded me. But when I opened my eyes, I finally got to see the world with my own two eyes.
« Woah.... »
'Woah indeed Master.....Times have changed, and so did you~´
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