Aresando never expected anything exciting to happen in his quiet life. At seventeen, his days were filled with classes, part-time work, and the occasional game or manga binge. Nothing out of the ordinary. That changed the day he cleaned out the dusty storage room in his grandfather's old house.
"ahh how much stuff is in here"
The room hadn't been touched in years. Boxes piled high, tools scattered on the floor, and shelves weighed down by junk no one remembered owning. Aresando was about to toss an old wooden box into the trash when something inside made a metallic clink.
"maybe it's a bomb"
Curious, he opened it.
Inside was a coin.
It was unlike anything he'd ever seen. Ancient, engraved with strange runes glowing faintly blue, and icy cold to the touch. The moment his fingers closed around it—
The world vanished.
His vision went white, and the air felt like it had been sucked from his lungs. The sensation lasted less than a second, but when he opened his eyes again…
He wasn't in the storage room anymore.
"Where… am I?"
He stood alone in a massive stone temple. Tall pillars lined the walls, each carved with glowing runes similar to the ones on the coin. Soft, blue light shimmered from floating crystals embedded in the ceiling. An altar stood at the center, surrounded by a magic circle etched into the floor.
But there was no one around. No summoner. No priest. Not even a sound.
Just… silence.
"I DON'T BELIEVE IT I'M IN ANOTHER WORLD"
Ok maybe not so much silence .
Aresando looked at his hands. They were trembling, glowing faintly with energy—his body felt lighter, stronger, charged with something powerful.
"I was summoned… but no one's here?"
Before he could panic, a voice echoed in his mind.
"The one chosen by the Coin of Fate… You have crossed worlds, bearer of boundless arcane might."
He looked around, eyes wide. "Who said that?!"
No response. Just the faint hum of magic in the air.
He stepped off the altar. The floor pulsed under his feet. It was like the temple itself recognized him.
"…What the hell is going on?"
The air was fresh but at the same time heavy due to how much energy that place exuded.
Aresando gets up and begins walking towards the exit, a huge stone door.
"It's incredible"
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Aresando reached out, placing his hands against the cold stone door. The carvings glowed softly beneath his fingertips, responding to his touch. With a deep rumble, the heavy door began to open, revealing a warm, golden light spilling in from outside.
As the gap widened, his eyes widened in disbelief.
Beyond the threshold wasn't a wild forest or some desolate wasteland—it was a city. Towering spires of stone and crystal rose in the distance, connected by floating bridges and glowing runes in the air. The streets bustled with life: humans, elves, beastfolk, and other races he couldn't name moved through the vibrant avenues. Magic shimmered everywhere, from hovering lanterns to enchanted carts rolling on their own.
A grand sign hung on a nearby archway: "Welcome to Solarnis, the City of Origins."
"…A city? Right outside the temple?" he whispered, stunned.
The temple's ancient walls stood behind him like a forgotten monument, hidden in plain sight among the structures of the city. It was as if he had been dropped into the very heart of this new world.
The air was alive—rich with magic, voices, scents of strange food and incense. Aresando stepped onto the paved road, people passing by barely noticing him, too absorbed in their own business.
He stood there, overwhelmed.
"So… this is it. The beginning."
But just as he took another step forward, a gust of wind passed by, carrying a voice in the crowd.
"Newcomer… you're not from here, are you?"
He turned—and locked eyes with a girl standing near a fountain, long silver hair, golden eyes sharp like a wolf's. She wore a sleeveless tunic and a curious smirk.
"My Is Name's Jade. You've got the scent of someone special."
And with that, the wheels of fate began to turn.
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"Umm nice to meet you my name is Aresando, can I ask you what this place i-"
Aresando barely had time to finish his sentence when he felt a metallic pressure on his right shoulder.
"Hey you, royal guard here, you have to explain to me why you left the temple even if I didn't see you enter"
Aresando didn't know how to answer .
"Soldier rest, Come whit me"
Aresando hasn't turned around yet but he notices that the second voice It's that of a woman.
As soon as he turns around he notices the power of the woman, tall, very muscular and with golden armor.
"My name is Rey Valkirya"
"My name is Aresando, I'm sorry if I caused any problems but you see I've literally just been like evo-"
Valkyria Shut Aresando's mouth right away
"shh shh, so now I'm going to take you to the guild to get some paperwork since as you were about to tell me you're from another country RIGHT?
Aresando had understood immediately
"Oh yes exactly, I just arrived and I thought that inside this temple I would find answers"
Aresando had also understood another thing, the way he entered this world is certainly not normal.
The two of them walk away towards the guild which was a few minutes away, meanwhile Jade the wolf girl was still half stuck as she was ignored.
"COME ON IT'S NOT FAIR" said Jade chasing after them even though they had already lost her.
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"WOOOOW"Aresando said in amazement after crossing the threshold of the guild door.
"Welcome to the guild of the skies," said Valkirya.
Aresando follows the woman to a giant crystal in the center of the room, which was filled with adventurers and people with dog ears, scales and many other things.
"I'll explain better later but I'd like to clear up a doubt, so place your hand here and release all the air you have in your lungs as if you wanted to release your energy"
"I've seen it in a lot of anime" Aresando says whispering with excitement.
Aresando begins to raise his hand and as soon as he begins to touch the crystal with his finger it explodes.
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