Chapter1

There were no explosions.

No blazing fire.

No evidence of the apocalypse as humans had conceived it.

But the laws of nature would not cooperate.

It was as if the clocks kept ticking, but time itself no longer passed in a uniform rhythm.

Birds hovered midair before falling.

Even the buildings stood upright, but their shadows lay on the earth at a slant.

What scientists around the world found out was one thing:

their formulas were correct,

but reality had a different response for each.

They called it the anomaly.

The only thing that ordinary people could understand was the world had become unpredictable.

In the confusion, a few started to detect patterns.

They were not gods.

Not sorcerers.

They were scientists and fighters —

The Reborn World.

Four thousand years after, their names did become legend.

Their knowledge became ritual.

Their symbols became charms.

The world called it “magic.”

But in fact it was science forgotten.

Chapter1

The City of Axiom was really big. It went on and on under the gray sky. The City of Axiom had lots of towers with symbols, on them that glowed a bit like something was alive. Werren walked down the streets of The City of Axiom slowly trying not to bump into people. He did not look at all the people buying things instead Werren looked for things that did not seem right in The City of Axiom.

A crate moved a little as the merchant walked by. The merchant did not even notice it. There was a shadow in a place where it did not belong.. A little flash of light played on the stone walls. Most people do not see these things.. Werren saw them. Werren always paid attention to things, like this. The crate and the shadow and the flash of light were all things that Werren noticed.

When he was seventeen years old he did not look like someone. He had a body, dark hair that fell into his eyes, which were always moving and he was really quiet. This made people not notice him much.. Something weird happened when he was around. The world seemed to change a little bit like it was waiting for him to ask something even though he had not asked anything yet. The world was responding to the questions that the seventeen year old had not yet asked.

He walked into Axiom Academy, which's the biggest and most amazing building in the city. This is where the best students who are good, at science rituals go to learn. They practice techniques that were passed down from The Reborn World.

When he got inside the hall he saw an instructor drawing symbols in the air with his hands. The instructors hands were moving in a precise and practiced way.

As the instructor drew these symbols energy started to build up along the lines of the symbols. This energy turned into flames that jumped up and down for a while before they went away. The flames were dancing in the air for a moment before they faded.

The students were really happy. They all applauded. Werren did not applaud though.

The sequence had some problems. It was not completely wrong. It was wrong enough to cause some weird changes in the energy field. If something went wrong here the whole ritual would not work all. The ritual would fail because of a mistake, in the sequence.

The student next, to him asked in a quiet voice "Why are you not impressed?" and he gave him a little nudge.

"This is not magic " Werren said in a voice. "It is the probability that is being forced to happen. Probability is being forced to work in a way " Werren explained.

The student looked at them with surprise. "What do you mean by that?"

The world is supposed to follow these sequences Werren said, looking at the fire that was dancing in front of him. He was thinking about something. If the world really did what these sequences say, then why do we get results every time we try something. The results are never the same, not twice. Werren was looking at the flames his eyes moving back and forth.

The student looked at him with a lot of nervousness. "You are really different."

Werren did not pay attention to the comment. He looked away at a corner of the hall. The shadows there seemed dark and they were moving around. This was the Observer State. It is the step to understanding what is real. Most students do not even notice the Observer State. Most instructors do not like it when students try to understand the Observer State.. Werren felt like the rules were not so strict here. It was like a string that starts to shake when you touch it very lightly. The Observer State was something that Werren was familiar with. He felt comfortable when he was, in the Observer State.

The man stuck out his hand a bit and the fire moved around. You could feel something happening over the room. It was not a thing but you could not miss it. The teacher looked upset he felt that something was wrong. Then he just waved his hand and forgot about it. The flames were still moving because of the man.

Werrens heart beat faster. This little change small you could easily miss it was the proof Werren needed. The rituals were not perfect. The world of Werren could be figured out it could be. Maybe even fixed.

This kind of information does not come cheaply. You have to pay a price to get knowledge. The knowledge came with a price.

The Majlis Ranah did not like it when people asked many questions and did things their own way. The city was a place where everyone had to follow the rules and be afraid of things that were different. If someone tried to figure out the secrets of The Reborn World the city would get very angry with them. The Majlis Ranah and the city were very serious, about making sure people did not try to learn about The World.

He took a breath feeling the city come alive around him. The city had a kind of energy a quiet hum that was always there. Somewhere under all the buildings and streets the secrets of the city were waiting to be found. These secrets had been hidden for four thousand years. A lot of stories and legends had grown up around them. The city was full of mystery. He wanted to uncover the secrets that four thousand years of legend had kept hidden.

Werren was determined to find them.

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