"How do you like the new you?"
A warm voice calls out to Nicolas in his new body, he turns to see who it is.
He sees a white bunny, staring at him. Nicolas is lost for words, he is tries to gather his thoughts on what is going on at the moment
"What are you surprised about, failed hero? Did you believe you would go back in time? No one can, we can only move forward and try to make up for our mistakes" The white bunny says
Nicolas crawls close to the bunny and attempts to speak but blood bursts out of his mouth and he falls face down
The white bunny hops close to him, pats his head "Poor Astra, I know what you must be thinking and yes I am the spirit that put you here… You have been reincarnated, you are no longer the blessed child of the Astra line but a lowly child that has to rise up from the ashes"
Nicolas' body is in tremendous pain, he is burning up and feels like he could explode at any second, the words from the divine spirit go into his brain. He finds it hard to believe
He raises his head up again, this time staring straight at the white bunny, he attempts to move his lips but to form the words from his damaged throat is difficult for him to accomplish
The white bunny strokes his chin, he sees the young boy struggling to speak, he decides to heal the weak body fully "You can speak now"
Nicolas's body suddenly feels lighter, he can move his limbs better, he can stand up straight, he finally looks around the area he is. He sees the water by his left and the green trees and grass by his right
He wipes the blood from his mouth and goes on his knees to drink water by the lake. Nicolas finally has strength to speak, he walks up close to the white bunny and sits Infront of him
"Who am I?" Nicolas says
"And why would I tell you that?" The white bunny says
Nicolas eyes widen in disbelief, this wasn't a thing that the spirits do to the hero, they assist the hero in all matters the hero asks for "What do you mean by that, Am i not the hero all the divine spirits choose to save the human realm"
The white bunny's gentle, caring face turns hard and shows disgust. The white bunny raises his hand up and uses it's power to push Nicolas head into the ground "Who are you to speak such foolish words like that to me! You failed the humans, you failed your family legacy, you failed yourself. I was the only divine spirit that spoke on your behalf not because I fully trust you but because you know this world and you can learn from your mistakes. Do not make me regret my judgement."
Nicolas can't move, he can feel the divine's spirit rage through its attack "Please mercy!" Nicolas screams
The white bunny puts down its hand, which frees Nicolas. The white bunny heals him again. "Don't make me regret my decision Astra."
Nicolas nods his head. He looks at his pale skin and asks the question "What happened to humanity…. After my loss"
The white bunny's face stays stern as it responds "What do you think? Humanity is on its final thread, but I won't tell you the full details, as you have to struggle and learn everything now, you said you would do anything to redeem yourself."
Nicolas puts his head down in shame as he has nobody to blame but himself, he gets up from the ground and looks up "I will right my wrongs"
"I will tell you one thing though…. Why humanity wasn't fully wiped out was because of a certain Rebel faction that stopped the 'Great Evil spirits' from taking over everywhere" The white bunny says
Nicolas couldn't believe it, humanity still had a set of people fighting when all hope was supposed to be lost. He bows his head Infront of the white bunny "Thank you for giving me the chance, i will not let you down, i will win the fight against the spirits in this new body no matter what"
The white bunny jumps up and places two fingers on Nicolas's forehead which creates a sudden surge into his body, it makes him unable to stand properly, one knee falls to the ground
"What was that?" Nicolas says as he has a massive headache
The white bunny sighs while shaking it's head "Have you forgotten you need the power force 'Cio' to kill off spirits, the body you have doesn't have it so I simply opened up the channels for you"
"So why does it hurt so much"
"Simple, because you are in a weak human's body, and you have to build your strength up to achieve the stats you had in your previous life when you started your journey as the hero then"
Nicolas vomits and rushes over to the lake to clean his mouth, he says to himself 'Is this hell?'
The white bunny chuckles as he sees Nicolas struggling, "Oh this will be fun, Good luck Astra"
Nicolas falls on his back as the 'Cio' that entered into him isn't easy for the body to take, he breathes heavily and touches the soft green grass on the ground to calm himself
"So when will i see you again" Nicolas says
"When i deem fit… Let me leave you with a parting gift"
The white bunny stretches out its paw and releases a small shiny blue spirit with glittering wings on its back, he hands it over to Nicolas
"She will be with you on your journey, her name is 'Lena', I hope you two get along. Now see you later…. Hero"
The white bunny disappears and Nicolas only sees the spirit 'Lena' floating above him, Nicolas stretches out his hand to her but she suddenly turns to her right and vanishes
"What the hell"
Nicolas hears some rustling in the bushes and hears a young feminine voice shouting out "Lionel! Lionel! Where are you?"
The girl comes out from the bushes and sees Nicolas, the girl with her pink hair runs over to him, she jumps on him while crying
"Lionel, I finally found you, you are safe now"
Nicolas is lost for words. 'Lionel?'