Returner's Revenge

“Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff! You bastards- face me like a man. Are you all afraid of a dying person?” Kris says to the people standing in front of him. One of them smug and responded. “I for one know how a dying person can be dangerous, that is how I lost my arm you see.” The person then lets out a disappointed smile and cast a magic that pierced Kris’ arms. “KEUK!” Kris groans in pain right after he is rendered incapacitated after the attack and turns to his attackers with a piercing glare.                “Wohoo! Look at that glare, I’m surprised someone like you are able to do that even in the face of death. You are a remarkable person that is why I offered you to join us but to think that you would decline and even hinder our plans like that. You got what you deserve.” The man said and kicks Kris’ face.                BAM!                Kris started bleeding from his nose and his mouth after that single kick, with nothing else he could do, Kris bit his lip in anger and disappointment without being able to do anything to stop the very organization that is terrorizing the weak and the innocent. [These bastards! I will kill them all! I will kill them all!] he shouts in his head as he glares at them once more before they end his life. “You bastards! I will kill all of you-“ when the people who incapacitated him readies to kill Kris, a brilliant light appears on Kris’ stomach and the people are alerted. “This guy- run! He is going to blow himself up!” the people around Kris then dispersed after one of them warns them.                [Yes- I should at least take some of them with me. These bastards doesn’t need to live on or else the world will continue to suffer- I don’t want that. My family died- because of them after all. My friends- and- everyone else I know- died-!]                BOOOOOM!                A huge explosion made with the magic of Supernova devastates the land where they were fighting and drastically change the structure of the land. “That bastard- I knew I shouldn’t have let my guard down. To think that is supernova would be that strong even for a commoner, that is still too strong.” One of the people said after landing at a distance then some of the others then landed beside him. “Your hand-.” One of them immediately notices his missing hand. “It got caught in the blast. Tsk! That damned Kris.” He said with a click of his tongue.                One of them informs them that two of them were caught in the blast and therefore died. They all grieve for a moment for the people that died and then recovers and moved on after their mission is completed.                [Where am I? is this heaven?] Kris thinks to himself when he opened his eyes and sees that he is lying on a floor within a large magic circle. “What is this place? Is this not heaven? Then what is this? Magic circles?” he mutters to himself when he inspects the magic circles and realize that they are ancient teleportation magic circles. “It’s a surprise that you are still able to recognize something from your world. You are indeed a talented person Kris Grindall, but it’s a shame that you died.”                Kris then turns to the sound of the voice and sees a woman sitting in the stairs of the floor. “Are you not afraid of me?” she ask when Kris did not show any signs of being agitated nor afraid. “Why would I be afraid? The person I would meet after dying is either the angel or the demon but I think that you are not the latter so there is no need for me to be afraid is there?” Kris says and the woman chuckles after hearing his reaction.                “You are an odd one Kris Grindall, some of the people that have seen me so far have either tried to run away or cower in fear but you did nothing of the sort.” The woman says with a smile. “So, what am I doing here? Am I here to decided whether I should go to heaven or hell?” Kris ask but the woman shakes her head. “You talk as if you know much about those two paradise but are you sure you know that much?” the woman then conjures two persons with identical face. “Do you know which of them is a demon and which one is an angel?” the woman ask and Kris tilts his head in confusion. “I don’t really know what is it that you want to accomplish but if, you want me to chose, I’d say that you are the angel one among them.” The woman then chuckles.                “What an obvious answer, typical for humans but that shows that you are aware of some things unlike other people. The truth is, angels and demons don’t look a lot different. I am sure that the people in the lower world depicts demons as beings with hors but in truth, they are not much different than how I look. They are still angels that have fallen after all.” The woman says and Kris finally understands the difference. “Thank you for giving me an explanation, but what is the real objective of me being here?” Kris then ask the woman who stands and walks beside him.                “You are given the opportunity to go back to earth and change what happened. You are a person that the creator had taken interest into, you know that the creator highly values the people that are fighting against the forces of darkness just as you have seen from the heroes of earth. That is why the Creator is giving you the opportunity to be one of those people but there is one condition, save the world from darkness with the heroes that the earth already has.” The woman said with a calm and casual tone.                “Is this how you did with the rest of the heroes as well?” Kris asks and the woman shakes her head. “No- you are the first one to have experienced this.” The woman says as Kris ask for other details but the woman refuse to tell him more about the mission that he has been given. “The Creator, has given you an opportunity but its not without it’s gifts.” The woman hands him a pill and explain it’s effects. “Once you have taken this, you will be able to understand things easily. Given that you are a person with fast understanding of things like magic, with this pill, you will be able to understand the things that even scholars find difficult to understand.”                Kris looks at the pill and turns to the woman. “But I have yet to agree to the mission.” The woman puts her finger on top of his lips. “We know that you will accept it. You have lost so much and yet you do not let your hatred consume you. You are a perfect person for the job.” The woman says and shut Kris up. “I don’t think I can do it. The pain that I have suffered and the bitter experiences that I have experienced while walking on earth. I don’t think I an relive those times again.” Kris says but when the woman touch him, he felt something that soothe the pain. “You just have to be stronger.” The woman says when all of the sudden, Kris sees his lover’s face from the woman.                “I will take o the mission.” Kris says after seeing that he could change everything. [This time I will not let you die, I will not let you all die.] he says to himself as he clench the pill tightly. “Are you ready to go back?” the woman ask and Kris nods his head. “Yes, I am ready.” The woman touches his head. “After you return to earth, you will not remember about this place nor the image of me, all you will remember is the mission and the purpose of the pill and your memories from the past. Tread safely, Kris Grindall. We are rooting for you.” Kris then sees his lover’s face yet again and smiled. “Good bye.”                    FWOOOOM!                “Kris! Kris! Kris! Kris! Kris! Wake up! It’s time for training! Sir Gilbert will get mad at us again!” a student wearing a uniform wakes Kris up from over sleeping. He then raise his body up and startles the student. “That surprised me. Anyway, get up, Sir Gilbert will chew us out again.” The students says while Kris is staring at him and embrace him out of nowhere. “Nice to see you again Johannes.” Kris said but the student does not share his sentiment. “What are you saying? We see each other every single day.” The student says as he pushes Kris away. [Looks like the angel- no, the Creator sent me back in time. A good 7 years back in time when I am still studying in the academy.] Kris thinks to himself after remembering this certain memory from the past.                [Rest assured, I will definitely make use of this opportunity that you gave me.] he tells himself while his friend stares at him in confusion.