Nostalgic Gamer in a Cultivation World

Strafe was able to hear the conversation in his form. When Arya would talk to the soul within, it was a link between the two. But now, Terra created the link, which Arya allowed to link to the soul-deep inside Arya, allowing Strafe to hear it.

Since Strafe didn’t create Arya, her soul was disconnected.

“How sad, that I the creator of Legaia, would be unable to tell what’s going on in here. Still, this is an amazing development. I must tell Jedo!”

During this trip, Dyne was busy discussing and teaching Serge many things about Legaia and had to deal with Serge’s depression, anger, and mood swings.

“Jedo.”

“Lord Strafe?”

“Terra is currently talking to Arya through soul communication. The real Arya Blaze, the one in Dyne’s homeworld, Earth, is in the soul of Arya Blaze.

“What? I don’t understand.”

“There are two Arya Blazes in that body. The host soul is the one we found in the Cultivation World. But inside her is a dying soul. The soul of the real Arya Blaze that Dyne had a crush on during his youth!”

“How is that possible?”

“From their talk, it seems that the soul of Arya was brought into the Cultivation world roughly the same time that I brought Dyne in…”

“What does that mean?”

“It means that my enemies did try to go into the world of Basileus Basileon! That’s the only explanation. Let me link you with him. I don’t want to tell Dyne right now. Because this Arya Blaze… actually likes Dyne. You could even say that both have mutual feelings toward each other!”

“What?!” Jedo was shocked. They had planned to hinder Dyne’s love life as a way to get back at him for his very vexing treatment of them.

“It’s very annoying that despite his luck and talent, his love life is about to turn into another lucky streak! He will get the girls he actually likes! And what’s more, he can get two Aryas in this life!”

Jedo was all for the plan. Dyne was a genius but a rather annoying man of how he had always made Jedo weep.

“The only way we can get back at him is through his poor luck with girls, and now it's shifting to his advantage?!” Jedo cursed.

“We’ll make a plan to stop this. For now, listen to our talks. We need to understand how and why Basileus Basileon allowed her to be sent here.” Strafe turned to Terra while linking Jedo with him. But Dyne was kept out of the loop.

“Terra.” Strafe called out.

“Lord Tieg?!”

“Link me to Arya.”

“As you wish. Arya, Lord Tieg wants to talk to the Arya inside you.”

“Tieg?” Arya asked.

“The God who created this world and, Dyne’s master.”

“The God?!” The two Aryas exclaimed.

“Arya. I am Strafe. I am called Tieg in Legaia, my creation. I was the one who went into your world and brought Dyne here.”

“Really? A God? Are you the same kind of God as that beautiful woman with the rainbow emerald eyes that brought me here?”

“Rainbow Emerald?! You met the soul of Master?!” Strafe exclaimed.

Terra and Jedo were shocked. If their creator called someone Master, then how powerful must this be?

“Your master?”

“There is only one cultivator in this world with the Rainbow Emerald Eyes. A Rainbow Emerald eyes mean that they have seen the power of True Creation. The Power that Created Eternity is the highest power source that all cultivators seek. That is also one of the things my enemies are after!”

“Wow. That woman was pretty strong then.”

“Where did you see her?”

“On Earth. She appeared and saw us.”

“Us?”

“Erm… I was with two other girls when we saw her. She appeared out of the side and had a strange attire. She also had some strange wounds. But when she appeared, she said that her mission was complete and she is finally being called to heaven to her Lord.”

Strafe had many questions but now confirmed that his master was serving Basileus Basileon. Her reward was to be in the universe of the Basileus Basileon.

“Master… I am happy that you have found peace.” Strafe couldn’t help but smile. All his life, he had seen the wearied and burdened work of his master, and they and all the Disciples of the Weaver wished nothing more but peace and calmness for their Master.

“What did she say when she sent you?”

“She wanted to give peace to those who were cursed. And that’s when she sent us into the Cultivation world. But the moment we got out, we saw an army. There were humans and strange beasts and even dragons!”

“Those were my enemies.” Strafe identified the army as the ones who were chasing him.

“I understand now. They were trying to go over to my world… They were looking for you!”

“Yes. What happened when you got out? How did you travel all the way to that planet?”

“We were caught, and our souls were being interrogated. It was… scary. But as they did, those people discovered that my friends had souls that had unique constitutions. So I was the only one being tortured to find out where the Disciple is and about our world. They… did...something to me. I felt like my soul… was being… ripped apart piece by piece…” Arya began to tremble as her soul released such sadness.

Arya found herself crying from the painful experience of Arya within her.

"This happened for more than a month," Arya revealed.

Strafe was angry. Such abuse for a month would usually make even the strongest cultivator wish for death.

"They... they had no use of me since they couldn't find anything important and decided that my two companions wouldn't know since we were old classmates. They were about to kill me when my friends... pleaded. Another woman appeared and said to throw me over as we were passing by the planet where Arya is. As my soul is the reverse of hers, this woman suggested having me live the rest of my time here... And that's how I met Arya."

“Lady Arya… To think you had such…” Arya couldn’t believe it. She thought that her life was cursed. But the experience of this Arya was much more painful.

Strafe was silent. He knew how painful such methods would be and was rather impressed at Arya’s ability to withstand such horrors or even have the will to live.

“Soul Scour. They invaded your soul and searched your memories. It is the evilest technique. To a woman, it cannot even be compared to the feeling of being raped. The tainting of the soul is something that changes a person. This is also the reason why your soul is dying.” Strafe explained.

“Lord Strafe. Terra said that she can be saved?” Arya asked.

“Yes. You are lucky that you met Dyne. His Elemental Constitution and his ability to also wield darkness can thoroughly restore your soul. Likewise, the Genesis Tree will replenish you, and his power can save you.”

“Lord Strafe. I want to ask. Why did the Rainbow Emerald-Eyed Woman send me here? Did she know what waited outside?” Arya wept.

Strafe couldn’t answer. He didn’t know why her master did that.

“My Master is dead. What you saw was more or less her dissipating soul.” Strafe answered.

“She said that she was being called to heaven by the Basileus Basileon, right? I am sorry for what happened to you. But my master must not have known what awaited outside…” Strafe didn’t want to say it. But Strafe knew that the Basileus Basileon allowed the tragedy.

“Why did she send me? Why not just send my two companions? Even Dyne is so amazing here! He’s done so many amazing things! Yet why is my soul worthless? I was worthless on Earth, and even here I am… My friends are always of value! My best friend and that- that other idiot! Why do good things happen to them but not to me?!” Arya asked.

“Lady Arya. If I may…” Jedo began.

“There are no worthless souls. You say that Master Dyne is amazing. Then did you know that he always liked you?”

“…?” Arya paused.

Strafe sighed. He knew what Jedo was doing. Although the two of them planned to make it difficult for Dyne to have a decent love life as part of their pact, the life and experience of Arya were just too much that they could not ignore it. Especially Jedo, whose purpose in life was to be with Yami.

“Master Dyne has always liked you. But it’s clear in his memory that he didn’t know of everything you were going through. But he did. He was so awkward and embarrassed whenever you were with him and was such a geek that he could never tell you. But the truth is he was practically head over heels for you.”

“You’re lying…” Arya shook his head. Arya just couldn’t believe it. She had made several attempts to talk to Dyne, but she was more certain that Dyne had no interest in her.

“Oh, Am I? Here are some of Dyne’s memories. When he would meditate and show me things, some of his thoughts would drift and show me these fun scenes. And many of them involve you.” Jedo began.

“Involve me?” Arya was curious.

“Yes. Trust me. Dyne really likes you!”

“I don’t believe you.”

“Lord Strafe. I know it will use up some of your lifespans. But… think about it. We can show Dyne’s crush his thoughts.”

“Oh…?” The temptation of Jedo was so strong that it somehow awakened the dead spirit energy of Strafe that allowed him to prolong his lifespan for another three days.

“That is a very interesting proposal, Jedo. Let’s do it! Let’s show Arya, Dyne’s memory of her!” Strafe began to laugh with a mad and crazed expression.

Up ahead, Dyne and Serge continued to talk, and Dyne could hear Strafe’s strange laugh.

“What a weirdo. He is dying, and he still has time to laugh like that?” Dyne shook his head, turned his attention to Serge, and talked about Legaia and Chrono Cross.