Prologue: Am I an Alien?

I opened my eyes and see complete darkness — "Did I really open my eyes? Why is it so dark? Is this the afterlife?"

I can't breathe, my tongue is dry and I feel the skin of my mouth starting to peel off. This thing around my neck is obstructing my throat — I can't make a sound nor swallow my words. This thing that covers my head is suffocating and I'm incapable of doing something about it. My hands are tied behind my back and my feet are tied where I sat. Suddenly, a sliver of light passes through this layer of fabric covering me — Is this a light from heaven? Unexpectedly, the "thing" around my neck and the fabric covering me starts to loosen and was removed completely.

I see a faint light, a candle in a pitch dark space — trying to adjust my eyesight — I see a silhouette of a man behind the table where the candle shines, standing tall and brave with the aura of a beast.

Amidst this silence, a deep voice pierced through space — "Who would have thought that the Hero is here with us gasping for air." exclaimed the man,

"Do you want some water? Are you that thirsty? Here, drink my piss" one of the men among the crowd surrounding me; impelled,

I had no choice but to drink it. The audience burst into laughter because they knew that the drink that I was drinking was not urine — the look on my face, driven by hunger and thirst, was undeniably horrible. Then, a thunderous voice came out of nowhere — silencing the crowd.

"Hero, how long are you going to act like a weakling? Aren't you supposed to be the renowned beast with monstrous strength and incomparable intelligence?" said the man behind the table,

My eyesight finally adjusted to my surroundings. I feel murderous intent within the atmosphere. I was surrounded by seven sturdy men and the one behind them, the one behind the table, was certainly their ring leader.

"Wh-whe-where... am I? I-is this... an interrogation room?" I tried to gather my strength and answer,

"What interrogation room? Are you an idiot?" one of the men answered,

Everyone burst out laughing, so hysterically that their leader seemed to chuckle. The heavy-looking man who could send a shiver down your spine only with a gaze; smirked? What an embarrassment.

"This room is called Table Light, you didn't even know that?" someone answered.

I was clearly confused about this, a dimly lit room with only one source of light with a bunch of people flocking on me like they were trying to harm me —

Wait... where did that come from? Interrogation? what does that suppose to mean? Where did I learn that?

"What the hell... my mind is full of knowledge" I murmured,

"You were saying something? Repeat it! Now!" the one closest to me shouted.

"No-nothing, I was a-about to ask..." I was reluctant to answer.

"What! Say it! Don't waste our time" the man behind the table interrupted. The crowd around me was shocked by the intensity of his voice.

"Wh-where did I co-come from?" I stuttered and answered softly,

"We found you lying near a mysterious thing where the way, that looked like a giant circle, appeared" one of the men answered,

"Wait... By a giant circle, do you mean a portal? Do things pass through one side and disappear on the other side?" I answered hastily,

"Psh... Portal... psh" the crowd muttered,

They clearly brushed it off. The crowd couldn't help but wonder what was a portal —

The mumbling noises filled the room. The man behind the table stood up and came closer, I could feel the air around me get heavier and heavier by each step that man took. He stopped, only a few inches away from me but I could feel his presence right in front of me like we were face to face.

"Hey..." the man stoop down and whispered, "Do you want to know what happened this past five years?" the man slowly stood up; anticipating my answer and continued to glare at me with those ominous eyes.

I simply nodded, I couldn't bear the excruciating pain that those eyes were putting me through. I didn't have the courage the look at his face. — I was completely vulnerable.

"Remove those rope that is tying him. Provide him food to eat, a new set of clothes and enough medicine for him to be able to walk. After all of that is done, bring him outside" the man ordered, He took a deep sigh and got out of the room.

The crowd hurriedly prepared the things mentioned by their leader. They began to untie my cuffs and provide me food and medicine for me to regain my strength and heal my wounds. They even provided me a new pair of clothes and a refreshing bath. But during that span of time, not a single sound came out of their mouths — Do they trust me? Or do they feel... fear?

I was escorted outside the room because I could barely walk. To my surprise; mountains of metal scraps, used items, unknown objects were surrounding me and I couldn't help but wonder how and who did these things for it to be accumulated like this?

"You did this, Arc. You destroyed this kingdom" said the man in front of me — the one who seemed so strong-willed and intimidating yet I only see a lonely man lamenting for the things that he lost.

Suddenly, I started to recollect something. No one knew what my real identity is. Except...

"Hey, how do you know my real name? The only ones who called me by that name were Nicholas and the Ki..." I yelled with all the strength I could gather.

"Arc, it's because..." the man in front of me, the king of the kingdom I demolished, replied.

"I was your King"

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