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[Wake Up, Wedge of Heaven!]
He awoke with a throbbing headache, sweating, writhing and struggling against the restraints placed all over his body.
He ceased his struggling after he realised that it wasn't going to do anything, instead opting to blink his bleary eyes, and understand where exactly he was.
He was lying on a white bed, with white sheets in a room with white walls.
'Did I become retarded and get sent to some asylum?'
He clicked his tongue in annoyance.
Turning his head towards the right side and using his hand to brush aside the golden colored hair that had fallen over his eyes, he was greeted with the breathtaking view of the most gorgeous woman he had ever laid his eyes on.
Short black hair, a sharp but delicate face with two electric blue eyes, she was without a doubt, otherworldly in her beauty. The only thing taking away from her good looks was the pale almost dead-like pallor of her skin.
(Image)
He put on his best easy-going smile, trying to seem as trustable as possible.
"While I don't mind being tied to a bed with a beautiful woman by my side, I'm not particularly in the mood right now."
Without replying the unidentified woman,—he had an inkling as to who she was—started to remove the restraints that were placed on him.
He was beginning to understand where, why and who he was.
"It doesn't seem like you're as traumatized as most people would be coming out of their First Nightmare." The woman—who he was pretty sure was Master Jet from Shadow Slave— said with amusement painting her tone after removing all chains from his body.
She moved back and sat back down on her chair looking at him appraisingly.
Sitting up, he watched as Master Jet lifted her arms over head, streching her back, which in turn made her massive 'things' even more pronounced.
Before he could get caught, he averted his gaze looking at her eyes instead as she began to speak:
"It is good to see that you're finally awake Sleeper Gilgamesh, I'm Ascended Jet, you may call me Master Jet."
Before Gilgamesh could reply, she started speaking again, "I'd recommend that you take a bath, you reek of Nightmare. Meet me at the cafeteria at 5:30, don't be late."
Gilgamesh nodded his head, still reeling from the situation he had found himself in.
Seeing that he had no questions to ask, she nodded at him one last time and started walking towards the exit, giving him the necessary time to think about everything and sort things out.
'God dayum she has a nice ass too.'
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Gilgamesh was currently staring at the mirror after having taken a proper relaxing bath.
A person he didn't recognise looked back at him from the mirror.
Straight golden hair falling till his eyes from the front, red eyes, a sharp, angular and undoubtedly handsome almost kingly face.
'I look same to same as Gilgamesh from the fate series.'
He thought while pulling his own cheek and wincing after he strected it too much.
Going through memories of his predecessor—now his— he took note of the important details.
His father was an Ascended while his mother was an Awakened. Both of them had worked for the Government and later died while protecting civilians from a category 3 gate that had opened without a notice.
They had left enough money for the original Gilgamesh to live peacefully, until he had gotten infected by the Nightmare Spell just a year later at 14 years of age.
Which was quite unusual, considering most people got it in their late teens.
After that he didn't remember anything.
He had no memory of what had happened in the previous Gilgamesh's First Nightmare.
Perhaps his predecessor had died in the First Nightmare and he was thrust into his body while it was without a soul? That didn't explain how the First Nightmare was completed and why he didn't have any memories of it.
Gilgamesh wasn't going waste the opportunity he had gotten, he was selected to complete an nigh impossible mission.
Before his mood could be soured by the events that took place in his original world he distracted himself with a different topic.
"How does this Rune thing work? Do I have to just think about?" Gilgamesh wondered outloud.
Taking a moment to concentrate, he willed his Runes to appear.
Blinking at the screen that appeared in front of him, he was shocked at what he saw.
Name: Gilgamesh.
True Name: Wedge of Heaven.
Rank: Dreamer.
Class: Monster.
Golden Cores: [2/7].
Golden Fragments: [12/2000].
Memories: [Golden Armour], [Sword of Rupture]
Echoes: -
Attributes: [Demigod], [Golden Rule], [Anomaly], [King's Charisma], [Flame of Divinity]
Aspect: [King of Heroes]
Aspect Rank: [???]
Aspect Description: [You're an O#/side*. You do not be#l*/g here. Due to a mere coincidence you have gained the unnatural abilities of the [UNKNOWN]. The world doesn't accept you. Be warned.]
Innate Ability: [King of Kings]
Ability Description: [A king is not merely a man, but a living crown, a nation's beating heart, and a shield against the encroaching shadows. He is the whisper of ancient oaths and the roar of a people's hope, forever bound to the destiny of his realm.]
Aspect Ability: [Gate of Babylon]
Aspect Ability Description: [An endless treasury located in [UNKNOWN] waiting to be filled with treasures. A truly befitting ability for a Greedy King.]
Flaw: [Needless Arrogance]
Flaw Description: [Your pride shall be your own room.]
Gilgamesh stood there for a minute, processing what he had just seen before raising his right hand and slapping his own cheek.
'Yup, definitely not a dream.'
This... this was truly mind-blowing.
He had so many things to say about the Runes but didn't know where to even begin.
'No way my predecessor formed his second Soul Core in just the First Nightmare.'
Gilgamesh thought incredulously.
'Was this guy some sort of Prince or King in the Nightmare?'
Going through his memories he was pretty sure that the previous Gilgamesh was nothing special, atleast not special enough for all this.
'I can't deal with this bullshit right now, It's almost 5:30 anyways. I'd rather not be skinned alive by Master Jet.'
Reluctantly tearing his eyes away from the Runes, he willed them to disappear before taking a final look at himself in the mirror.
'I sure as hell look handsome,' He thought with a arrogant grin, 'Wait, how can I be sure that Mordret isn't spying on me right now.'
Staring at the mirror suspiciously he said outloud, looking threateningly at it,
"I know you're there Mordret, oh wait you're still locked up."
Hitting himself over his head, he turned towards the door throwing one last look at the mirror, vowing to himself that he wouldn't let Mordret escape this time around.
...
Currently Gilgamesh was seated beside Sunny, with Master Jet sitting across from them.
Glancing at Sunless beside him, he surprised that he was even shorter then he had expected.
Gilgamesh suppressed the sudden urge to tease Sunny and focused his attention back on eating this 'food'.
Shoveling down the dirty gruel that was supposed to 'food' while wearing these cheap clothes that were meant for beggars, made him feel the need to make his opinion known.
"This food, it's disgusting. It's not meant for someone like me." He said haughtily, pushing the spoon and plate away.
Gilgamesh had uttered those words before he could even think.
This was unlike him. Even if the food was disgusting, he would have eaten it without complaining, it was difficult to come across food after everything that had happened in his previous world after everything that had happened afterall.
'This Flaw, perhaps it's going to be more annoying then I thought previouly.'
Before he could consider the ramifications of this, Jet's voice broke out, "Most people wouldn't be complaining about the food just after coming out of their Nightmare," She said, watching him with amusement.
Once again before he could control himself, his mouth started moving.
"Don't compare me with those mongrels," He laughed, "How about you go out with me, I'll show you what's it like to be with a King."
He finished while leaning back on his chair with an amused smirk.
'What the fuck did I just say.'
Gilgamesh prayed that Jet wouldn't launch him across the room with a slap.
"What am I seeing right now." He heard Sunny mutter under his breath before going back to anhililating his meal.
Jet looked at him with a curious look in her eyes. Her face unreadable before she started chuckling.
"You have got guts kid, not only to speak like this to someone twice your age but also to a Ascended is certainly something. You may have had a chance if you were atleast ten years older."
'Creepy ah couger. I'm 15 lady!'
Gilgamesh still thanked his lucky stars that he wasn't launched across the room.
'On a serious note though, was it because of my [Golden Rule] attribute? I thought it only applied to treasures? Then again, I barely know anything about the Nasuverse.'
Putting her elbows on the table while steepling her fingers and adopting a serious look Master Jet glanced at both of them, "Now that both of you are done eating," She looked at Gilgamesh pointedly, "I'll begin,"
"As per protocol, I am obligated to inform both of you a few things. It is mostly a formality. First of all, concerning the Nightmare..." Jet said looking at both of them.
"You are entitled to receive free psychological counseling. No matter what traumatic experience you have encountered, there is no shame in asking for help. Your mind is as important as your body - it's only right to keep it healthy. Are you interested?" She waited for their reply.
Immediately snorting at that question, he replied with a firm no.
After a few moments of contemplation, Sunless too, refused.
Looking at them evaluatingly, Master Jet continued, "As you wish. You two can also talk to me about it. Was it very hard?"
This time, he didn't reply. Waiting for Sunny to respond and taking his sweet time to think of an answer that wouldn't get him in trouble in the future.
The black haired boy, himself was looking unsure, seeing that Gilgamesh was not going to respond anytime soon Sunny finally said, "It was simultaneously much worse than I expected and exactly as bad as I expected."
She nodded, satisfied with that explanation and turned her attention towards him.
"It was easy, for me."
Folding his arms he leaned back on the chair relaxedly.
Jet raised an eyebrow at his answer but didn't pry any further into it. Instead she said to Sunny, "It is good to see another one of us outskirt rats survive their Nightmare."
Sunless was taken by surprise, "Master Jet you grew up in the outskirts too?..."
He turned out their voice and went through what he knew about Shadow Slave.
He had read Shadow Slave till around chapter 1080 before he left it because he didn't want Sunny to be an obedient slave to Nephis.
'Shit, I really should have read more than that.' He thought, shaking his head in regret.
Gilgamesh knew a few more things about what had happened after that by reading posts on reddit. Even then his knowledge about all that happened after that was pretty fractured.
'I had planned on reading after that but.. things happened.' Gilgamesh thought darkly, his mood turning sour.
"-hat else are you obligated to tell us?" He heard Sunny say.
Seeing that the boring part of the conversation between Sunless and Master Jet was over, he started to pay attention to it.
Jet leaned back and answered.
"That's basically it. There are some additional hoops to jump through, mostly having to do with each of yours family, but... well. I've read both of yours file, so I know it doesn't apply. The only thing left is to decide how the two of you will be preparing for your first journey into the Dream Realm."
She looked at her communicator and grimaced.
"I must stay, both of yours luck is exceptionally bad. There's not a lot of time at all. First of all: each of you are free to do what you want. No one is forcing you to make a certain decision. That is to say, you can choose to prepare on your own, or not prepare at all. Party until the lights go out."
He never enjoyed partying in his previous life anyways, so that was out of question.
"However, I would advise against that. As a Sleeper, both of you are also entitled to enroll in the Awakened Academy. You'll be provided with food, lodging and a wide choice of preparatory classes. This late into the year, you won't be able to learn a lot. But it's better than nothing."
She paused for a few seconds and then added:
"More importantly, you will get acquainted with most of the people who will enter the Dream Realm with you. Some of them might become your companions for life."
'Perfect place to start gaining followers.'
After all what kind of King will he be if he didn't have any subjects to take care of.
"So, what do you say? Do you want me to take both you to the Academy?"
Without wasting a second his stupid mouth replied instantly, "Indeed. Even though I'd love to spend more time with you, Master Jet, It would be better for me to head to the Academy, ofcourse we could always spend our time together later." Gilgamesh chuckled throwing her a wink.
Jet looked at him approvingly, ignoring the rest of his words and turned her attention towards Sunny, waiting for his response.
"Sure, why not."
Nodding at his response, Jet stood up, motioning them to follow her.
"It's decided then, I'll be taking both of you to the Awakened Academy. I'll brief both of you about a few more things on the way."
Pushing his chair away, Gilgamesh started to stand up and threw a glance back towards Sunny.
"Let's go."
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Author's Note: God dayum writing this chapter took alot longer than expected. My respect towards Webnovel writers to write over 2500 or more words a day has greatly increased.
I did want to write my own fanfiction and then my own book since I started reading but I never committed.
It's my holidays and since I don't have anything to do I took the opportunity to write this.
Word Count: 2433