Thomas could feel a heavy pressure on his mind.
 He felt like he was drifting aimlessly in space whiles being crushed by astral boulders. 
 He felt lost, scared and cold inside his own consciousness.
 What was happening?
 His ethereal body was becoming weak . He tried to shout for help but he couldn't make any sound, nor did he see anything anymore. His consciousness started to fade.
 His eyes grew blank, and his vision got darker. 
 In the endless darkness, he saw someone looking at his " lifeless" ethereal body with a calm expression.
 " What a pathetic existence ", The man whispered.
 His face wasn't visible due to his vision being blurred. 
 But the voice was powerful. So powerful that it nearly tore him apart. 
 " Should I put an end to your misery,young man?" The voice 
  asked.
 His whole body felt warm as he was engulfed in a fire that burned every inch of his flesh.
 It hurt, more than anything. Like his entire being was being torn apart piece by piece.
 Then suddenly, everything stopped. All his pain seemed to subside immediately.
 Then he heard two words:
 " Stop It !"
 The voice sounded feminine and gentle yet stern at the same time. 
 The vision blurring stopped,his consciousness stopped fading and he felt alive all of a sudden. 
 He could now see the faces of the two figures. 
 The first figure was a skinny, tall male with heavy long hair reaching all the way down to his knees .
 His chest was bare and hairy and he sat on a floating mat.
 The second figure was an otherworldly beautiful and stunning ly graceful female.
 She had long silver hair with dark blue highlights, she wore a pure white dress with golden accents and her silver boots reached all the way up to her thighs.
 " Greetings Lady Seraphina" The male bowed down slightly. 
 Seraphina nodded slightly with satisfaction.
 She pointed at Thomas' body. Then, she raised her eyebrows slightly, making him aware of her intentions.
 Lady Seraphina nodded in approval. 
 " Sir Yuto" Lady Seraphina said to the male.
 " I can see you want to destroy this thing over there" she said ,pointing to Thomas's ethereal body.
 " Yes Lady Seraphina. Its a pathetic mess,that one. It's got some demonic essence as well as some Beast aura. I wanted to put an end to it's misery " Sir Yuto replied in a cold tone.
 Lady Seraphina smiled. 
 " Don't worry Sir Yuto, I'll take care of this mess" she said.
 " Alright Lady Seraphina. I have an appointment with the War Elders. I'll be off" He disappeared after saying that. 
 " Pathetic soul" Lady Seraphina said looking at Thomas. 
 " I have a condition to fulfill, I have to send a soul through the reincarnation cycle or else I'll descend down the status quo. I couldn't tell Yuto,he'll had asked for something in return. "
 " Demonic essence, hmmm. You'll be quite the troublesome type, but that's not my problem, I got a condition to fulfill. "
 " Go out and enjoy your second chance at life. "
 She conjured a large bright orb with a flick of her hands and threw it at Thomas. 
 " Condition fulfilled " she smiled as the orb's light faded.
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The first thing Thomas saw was a group of people standing beside him .
 " Wait ,where am I?" He thought to himself. 
 He could hear them speaking but he didn't understand a single word they said. 
 Everything around him felt foreign and ...strange.
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  > a short,plump lady who was sitting on his bed said out.
  Thomas didn't understand what she was saying but from her gestures and actions, he could see that the short,plump lady was in a joyful state. 
  << He looks tired,perhaps we should give him some rest>> A tall man blurted out.
  " What the f*ck are they saying?" Thomas was as lost as a blind bat in a coal mine.
  He tried to get up but he felt incredibly tired and weak and sore.
  " I got reincarnated as a cripple? My Luck is simply unparalleled- I can't catch a break " He said sarcastically to himself.
  People kept on pouring into the room and they all screamed in glee when ever their eyes met him. 
  A beautiful young girl walked up to his bed side. 
  The young girl, who appeared to be around thirteen (13) years old, leaned over to him and gave him a tight hug. 
  She was about 5'1 feet tall (1.55m) with a beautiful face and long, black hair that fell down her back. Her eyes were wide and innocent, filled with curiosity and affection as she looked up at him. Her small hands grasped his shirt as she embraced him, and there was something about her that seemed to soothe and calm Thomas down. 
  " Is she like his girlfriend or what?" Thomas thought, referring to the previous owner of the body. 
  " Well,she's damn pretty. Wait, she could be his sister. I'm such a jerk" He sighed softly. 
  << Edgar, I...thought I had lost you...Edgar you...>>> . The young girl broke into tears still hugging Thomas tightly. 
  " That strange woman talked about fulfilling some conditions. Were those conditions about chucking me into a foreign place where I can't even understand whatever they are saying ?" He grunted in angst. 
  " I can't take it anymore, I'll try speaking to them. Maybe...English is their second language or something ,maybe they are speaking Spanish or Dutch. Someone's gotta be able to understand English here " Thomas mused.
  " Here goes nothing "
  " I appreciate your...efforts ...but I could really use some rest...with all due respect " He blurted out loud.
  The crowd looked at him like like he had two heads, a horn on his forehead and a carrot for a nose.
  Murmurs, hushed comments and low sneers followed. 
  << Has the illness made him mad?>> 
  << What was that crazy language? Do you think it was like the language of the gods?>>
  << No silly, I think he's tired. Let's give him a break . Let's all leave and allow the young man to rest>> . The short,plump lady replied to the previous comment. 
  " Dammit ! I've been on LearnLigo for about five years and I can swear this is not any language on planet Earth"
  " They don't look like natives as well, they have white skin and look like Europeans but...that language..." 
  He derailed his internal monologue as he saw the crowd of people making their way out of the room.
  Very soon, all had left with the exception of the pretty young girl.
  " Is she going to sleep here ?" Thomas said to no one in particular .
  << Edgar dear, I'm leaving but I brought you these>> She pulled out a couple of books from her bag and placed it on Thomas's bed. 
  << I know you love reading and I think these books are going to help you while away the hours>>>
  " What's she saying? And why did she put these books here? Is it like a homework or something ?" 
  The young girl smiled as she took off her necklace and placed it in Thomas's hands.
  << I made it for you Edgar. Get well soon>> 
  She kissed his forehead as tears streamed down her lovely cheeks. 
  Thomas didn't know how and why, but his body started reacting on it's own. 
  He grabbed her with the little strength he had in him and returned the courtesy. 
  The young girl blushed and quickly left the room after the small romantic encounter. 
  " What in the name of all that's holy was I up to?" Thomas muttered under his breath. 
  " Well" He said smiling to himself.
  " One thing is certain and it's the fact that she's not the sister of the previous owner of this body "
  Thomas picked up one of the books and flipped it open.
  " What are these strange words? I'm very confident about my hypothesis. This is not a language on Earth"
  " I think Earth was in the Milk way Galaxy or something, was it Milk or Milky? Whatever. "
  " There was no habitable planet in the Milk way,Milky way Galaxy. Except for Mars but the science guys said there were no lifeforms on it"
  " Damn! I should have paid more attention to the Science shows . Oh yeah I remember, we weren't in the Milky way or whatever, we were in the Solar system!"
  " No, the solar system was in the Milky Way Galaxy. I'm such a blockhead. Forget it ! I'm in an alien land, a foreign land. A land where they speak some silly,gibberish language and worse of all I don't understand a thing they say !"
  " That means...that means I'm in a different plane or universe or whatever those nerds on the Science shows call it".
  He flipped through all the books and eyes lightened up in delight as looked through the last one.
  It was a green book with the words.
  << The Nebuglyph Alphabet >>
  Excitement danced across his features as he rapidly thumbed through the pages of the green book, even though he couldn't read the contents inside. 
  " No matter the how unintelligent or dumb you are, you should be able to recognise the writing systems and basic building blocks or Alphabets of any given language" . Thomas said to himself with an undisguised tone of smugness. 
  " Well it's time to grasp this language ".
  The room's door opened immediately and in came the pretty young girl.
  " What does she want?"
  << Oh Edgar, I left the kids book here...the Alphabet...>>> . She stopped midway as she saw Thomas holding that particular book.
  << Erhmm...no problem. I don't know why you're reading that but if it makes you happy then I shall leave it here >>> . She said with a giggle and left as quick as she had entered. 
  " Am I naked or something? Why was she giggling? Dammit, I have to master the Alphabets of this damned language!" He cussed inwardly.