The Beginning

In the land of something like an ancient city, I cannot fathom nor describe how beautiful it looks. The market place was spectacular and filled with people walking around searching for something valuable to buy. Merchants would shout out discounts for customers to come, and few are beggars trying to scrape food from leftovers or dirtied crumbs in the ground. I could only spectate everything while my cloak got blown gently by the warm air. Camels would slowly walk in the sand dune with their masters and entourage. Then a festival erupted in the heart of the chaos, dancers danced along with their colorful shawl, petals even fell like rain. For the first time I see what fun is like, I wish to join the fun but of course I have limits... in other words I'm still a ghost without any identity.

A man came to me, he seemed to be wealthy and in his late 20's, he handed me a scroll with his eyes sharp and observant like a lion watching his prey. I read the message from the scroll but only one line stood out most, "Why are you here ghost from the unknown?" it made me feel a slight tingle, I just realised this note is from this land's king and the one in front of me is his messenger. "I see...so I'm a danger to everyone's eyes when I'm just here to join the fun...pay no heed of me I'm just merely a traveler wanting fun" I said with my voice full of life but the man just arrested me. Two guards drag me away and bring me to a dungeon. There is only a torch in the wall that lights up the darkness. I slowly focus my eyes and feel chains binding me, "Hey this is not the fun I wanted!" I exclaimed but the two guards just straight up ignored me.

I sat on the cold floor while my back slumped on the wall, pondering what kind of ruler I have. Will he see me for himself? I asked in my thoughts for hours until I heard footsteps. When I looked up I saw a man, well-dressed with a fine satin also adorned in gold, his hair was wrapped in a piece of cloth causing not a strand falling down., it was then I realized that I'm in front of the mercura king, Fastro. He looks stern like a predator ready to pounce on his prey, when suddenly he starts to speak in a cold tone in spite of the warmness of the air, "Who are you stranger?", I blink twice unsure how to answer him and I know he will never believe me. "Why are you not answering? Do you not understand me? Do you need an interpreter or sort?" Fastro asked, I felt a chill in my spine but toughened myself up. "No need for that excellency, I'm just merely a visitor from another realm" I replied with a bright smile which stunned him, he tried to decipher me, yet he still can't believe that someone human is not from this world he lived in, "What do you mean!?" his lips quivered and mine turned to smirk, "I do not belong in this era, but I was brought here by something divine so tell me, Your majesty how will you handle this?" I said confidently as I watched his face contorted to shock. It is funny that the mightiest king was making those faces straight out of a comedy show. “Oh my apologies, it seems that I teased you enough, I guess enough of my tricks, My name is Dio Vione”, Dio extend his arm waiting for a handshake but Fastro just stared on it, “Oh come on just shook my damn hand, and we are done also will you take me out of here? It’s not a nice place to sleep, you know?” Dio said, Fastro could only shake his hand and agree that he will be taken out of the dungeon.

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