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Chapter 6 - Chapter 4 The Debugger returns part 1

The twin suns have barely risen when the quiet village has begun to stir..

Mist cover in valleys began to shine in sunlight, while carrying the scent of dew and faint hum of magiculs traveling, and dancing through the air.

Birds were singing a song full of Sweet melody, while many people in the village had begun their duties.

Somewhere hammer was striking on metal, it was a familiar rhythm, and unique in the whole village. It was none other than Ronan the blacksmith, the father of our protagonist.

Inside a small wooden house, far on the edge of the village, Ela was folding the clothes and smiling.

But why..?

She might be happy..?

Her son was sleeping in deep sleep, even though waking Time had passed.. blanket was half covering him, while with one hand, he was still holding his wooden toy.

A one by one almost seven years have passed since Limbo's birth. On the surface, he looks normal like other children, but deep down, Ela always felt something different from him..

Like something unseen is watching, rather seems like someone has his eyes on him..

But,

Today is a special day..

Why.?

Because today is the day of Awakening.

This day, every child of age 7 will be standing in front of a crystal, and they will discover their magical affinity with ritual.

Ela, go and wake up Limbo..

Wake up, sleepyhead, while moving hand and adoring her child.

And brushing hair to the side of the face.

Limbo flickers his eyes. His liquid silver coloured eye, glowing in the sun like a tiny mirror of code.

Morning, mother, he said in a soft voice.

This was way too mature for a small child, but it was warm for a mother's heart.

Morning,

my little Lim.

Do u have any idea what today is?

He nodded, with his head in agreement.

Like saying yes.

And said.

"Today's the day when this world runs different test cases."

Ela blinks her eyes and laughs.

You mean the Awakening ceremony, right?

Limbo smiled faintly while sitting on the bed.

That's same, isn't it?

He takes his time getting ready.

While at the table, His mother and father were waiting for him.

For breakfast today was fresh bread, wild fruits, and warm milk with honey.

Ronan sits at the table while wiping his wet hands with a cloth.

Happy Awakening Day, my son.

He said,

While placing his hand on his head.

And he takes out a small wooden box, puts it in front of Limbo, while hinting to open.

Limbo filled with joy, and open the box as soon as he can.

Inside the box was a pendant - a small ring of dark metal, it was from ruins, glowing faintly as he wore it. At the centre was a single blue crystal-like pulse of heartbeat.

"It will protect you."

Ronan said.

It was forged with mana -iron.

"A blacksmith's blessings were imbued in it."

Limbo hold it gently,

"It feels... like alive. It has a unique frequency like the rhythm of a song."

Ronan burst into laughter,

To you is everything is frequency, boy.

It must be a thought of your clever head.

Isn't it?

Ela placed his hand on Ronan's hand while smiling. And said.

He always sees and hears things that we can't..

And everyone started to laugh..

Limbo looks at rising suns with wide open eyes, through the window outside.

He thought,

Maybe..

It's not that I hear more, but that the world's code speaks louder today.

By noon, the entire village had gathered in the assembly square. A clearing encircled by standing stones was glowing faintly, with embedded magical veins. It was a marvelous sight that can only be seen today.

At the centre was placed a crystal of Awakening, it was huge in size, taller than a man, and clear like water still, yet it was radiating light.

Which looks like a living entity.

Children had stand by on line, while their excitement filled the air.

The village elder came,

A gentle woman, her name is Caya..

While raising her staff, she addressed everyone, especially children.

Children of Naval,

Today, you will be stepping into your destiny. The world will guide you, and show you the path on which you will walk. Which magic path will you hold inside?

Come in line,

Soon, one by one, everyone approached.

A bright-eyed boy placed his hands on the crystal first, and boom..

Red flames erupted..

"Aha.. fire affinity!" The crowd cheered and shouted..

Next was a girl.

As she placed her hand on the crystal,

A soft blue light surrounded her.

"It was..Water affinity."

One by one, many children approached. Next was Rin's turn,

She stepped forward, she's one of Limbo's childhood friends...

Before stepping into Limbo and others encouraged her, though she was not that nervous.

When she placed her hand on the crystal, a gentle green petal of light bloomed..

Whoa.. everyone was quite

She looked here and there, and one of the elders shouted.. we are blessed by the Forest spirit.

We have a 'Forest Affinity' person..

In our village.

Everyone cheered harder.

Then, the next turn was Limbo's.

The moment we waited, was finally here. Which affinity will he get?

Can't wait to see.

Ela's hands were shaking slightly.

Ronan saw and held them to help calm them.

Limbo approached the crystal, he was glowing slowly, it looked like a king walking towards his thrown.

While he was approaching,

His reflection stared back at him. Calm, analytical, yet.

Curious..then.

He placed both his hands upon the surface of the crystal.

For a moment, Nothing happened.

Everyone thought he was not blessed by mana.

But how come, since childhood, he was brilliant, boy...

The crystal started to glow.

Once.

Twice..

Then the flickered,

White to gold, gold to silver, silver to black, and then Binary.

The strange patterns ripple inside, as if strings of code were dancing beneath its surface.

The symbols rotated like gears, creating an unknown pattern that no one was able to understand.

Even the village elder was frozen.

And shocked,

W-what is happening!?

What is this strange phenomenon?

It has never happened before.

It was so powerful that,

The sky dimmed.

The ground trembled.

While Limbo's eye was widened not in fear, but in recognition.

"This isn't mana.." he whispered, "this is The data."

Inside his head, a sound echoes.

A tone contains both mechanical and divine in it.

[Core User Detected..]

[Root Access Verification... Complete.]

[Welcome Back, Limbo_00.]

The world around him froze.

The wind, sound, color, everything was halted and stopped.

Villages still stood on the stop motionless, birds stopped in mid air like in frames, pauses in time.

It looks like a picture made by an artist.

Limbo turned slowly; his heart was racing, but he felt a strange calm.

So it's true, he whispered.

You were still here..

A blinding light swallowed him, and the World itself faded in silence.

He opens his eyes to see, but he doesn't see his village ground.

He was standing in an endless white world.

Code and runes were floating like dust,

The while streams of numbers clash with symbols of ancient magic.

In front of him appears a familiar figure,

The white robed being from before.

Their form shimmering between light and static, their voice was echoing in layers..

"We meet again, Debugger of other world.."

Limbo tightened his throat.

"So it wasn't a dream."

Huh..

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