THAT DAY I BECAME A STAR

"You think I am a fake?" 

"Well, you are way too relaxed for a god." I mean, I thought gods would be old men or women sitting on their way too comfortable, doing nothing while we get our asses busted. 

"Hm…That would have been the case before maybe. But the Longinus are a serious threat so most of those lazy gods as you called them have understood it was time to let the youngs step up." 

"Good for you. Anyway, as I said before. I don't really care about all this. I need to go back rapidly."

"Go back where?" 

"To wherever I came from. There are people waiting for me!" 

"You are dead. Where are you going to go?"

"What?" 

***

I am dead? But, I should have been able to…The Angas pool should have…And then…

"If you stick your fingers so deep in your head, you will obviously die, you know?" 

"Shit." 

"How dare you cur-"

"Hm…" 

"I-I am sorry, my lord." 

"So, I am dead then. Is that why you were talking about sacrifice?" 

"Ah, you catch on quick. It is indeed the case. Since your body is free of your soul. We were thinking of using your soul as a sacrifice to send the noble one which was sharing it with you back." 

"You mean Cissa?" 

"Yes, if that is what you call her." 

"I see. And will she be able to save everyone?" 

"Hm…" 

"Destroying the Longinus is a far greater and harder task than saving some humans. She won't have time and shouldn't even care about that." 

"Then I refuse." Who does this blacky think he is?

"Kevin, you do realize that Longinus are a serious threat, right?" 

"Yeah, I think they have shown me a fair number of examples already." 

"And still, you believe saving those you loved is more important." 

"If they are not here, then who am I fighting for?" 

"You see?!! This is exactly why I said we shouldn't have given him free will, my lord!" 

"He is right!! This is selfishness!!" 

"Sigh…You guys and your constant ramblings." The god taps his finger on the chair he is sitting and everything else disappears. Now, it is only me and him, everything else is just white.

"We should have some peace and quiet now."

"There is nothing to talk about. I won't let you guys sacrifice me if it won't save her." 

"She might already be dead, you know." 

"Then I will avenge her."

"Hm…You do know that I could do all this without your consent, right?" 

"You won't get away with it that easily, trust me." 

"Fufufu. I like your determination. Your eyes don't know fear. It is good. But still, you have died and as such, I am free to do as I see fit with you. But, it would be inconvenient for us to send Cissa back in your stead because Meetia's curse would immediately take effect." 

"What are you going to do then?" Can't he decide faster? My time is precious and Farner needs help. 

"Hm…" The guy puts does the same gesture as Excafol when he was thinking really hard. Thankfully they don't look alike or I would have felt weird. "Oh well, it shouldn't be too hard like this, I guess."

"What do you decide then?" I should get ready just in case he decides to kill me. I will give you a taste of my strength before I die.

"A year." 

"A year?" 

"Yeah. I will give you a year to do whatever you want. Save your friends, live with them, whatever…But then you will have to decide which one of you two will be erased. Do you agree as well, Cissa?" 

He looks to my side and only now do I notice that Cissa is standing there, wearing the same clothes as her brethren, but a white one. Was she standing there the whole time?

"Yes, my lord." 

"Don't just accept because I said it. You can refuse if you want." 

"No, it is okay, my lord." You don't look like this is okay though. 

"So, this is how you look in real life." Well, it isn't much different than when we were in the inner soul. Though she has more elegance and beauty now. 

"Do you agree as well, Kevin Koersombre?" 

"Yeah. I will be the one to stay in the end anyway. " 

"We will see about that. The future is unpredictable after all, even by us gods."

"We will see indeed. Though i would like Cissa to be the one to remain as well. But I have to try my best first." 

"There won't be any turning back after this, you know. You should think about it carefully now." 

"After everything you said and done to me, I think I know that, Cissa. And I still have one year to decide, right?" 

"I see. Well, the least I can do is to remove the hatred effect due to the curse in the meantime then. Meetia will surely notice you because of it but she shouldn't do anything too rash since I am involved." So all gods aren't equal? From what he just said, it seems that god is superior to Meetia. 

"What about the dragon I left earlier? Can't you remove his curse as well?" 

"No, I can't. That would be too much interference in her world and could bring more problems later. But I will use his soul instead to revive you." 

"What? But…" 

"I already have his consent, don't worry. He also said to keep your words and make a better tomorrow for them." 

"I didn't even get to know his name." 

"It's Eorland." 

"Wait, how do you know that when you weren't there, Cissa?" 

"He is somebody I knew before so my memory came back a little." 

"Good. Are you ready then?" 

"I am." 

"Yes, my lord." 

"Then off you go. Oh, when you go back, your draconic nature and power will be fully active so don't kill anyone accidentally, okay?" 

"Wait, what do you-"

The god claps his hand and everything turns black around me and Cissa. 

"This guy just does whatever he wants, huh." 

"That is the gods' nature. But are you really ready?" 

"I will try to Cissa. I don't have any other choice now."