Journey Of A Legend

Seeing Greg's wry smile, everyone around the table looked at him without speaking. 

The story he just told them and the consequences he needed to bear after what happened just because of an unexpected incident, made all of them utterly speechless.

Just think about it. One day you wake up thinking that finally, you can be with your loved ones, but because of an unexpected event, all of them die, leaving only you alive with the unforgivable regret and thought that why didn't you were the one who died instead of them.

Living with that regret until your final day could be worse than death.

Emma next to Greg put her hand on his shoulder and said quietly, "I'm really sorry about what happened with you and your parents."

Greg looked at Emma and smiled as thanks, but didn't say anything.

Feeling the gloomy atmosphere around the table, Jonathan clapped lightly and said with a smile, "Come on guys, cheer up. Unfortunately what happened sadly has happened, so we can't do anything about it. Don't let it influence your mood or anything else. This also goes for you too Greg. I'm really sorry about your parents, but time still goes on. If you just stay still and think about what you were supposed to do to save them, it will just make things even worse. Just try to look at what is before you and one day everything will turn for the better, I guarantee it."

Hearing this, everyone around nodded in agreement and looked at Greg.

Seeing their gazes, Greg smiled slightly and said, "All of you. I really appreciate your kindness, but there are sometimes things that you can never forgive no matter how hard you try."

With that said Greg stood up and after putting the chair back to its place, he looked at the others and said, "It has been a pleasure, but if you excuse me I will go back. Tomorrow will be a long one."

As he said that, he bowed slightly and started to walk toward the elevator.

Seeing his lonely back, Sarah looked at Sandra angrily. Seeing her gaze, Sandra was surprised and said, "What? How was I supposed to know he had such a sad past?"

"That's why you need to think before asking.", said Juan, while he put a slice of meat into his mouth and started to chew on it slowly. 

Joe, Mila, and Emma looked at each other, but couldn't say anything. What Greg told them was just as surprising even for them as to anyone else.

"To think that he had such a deep secret until now...", murmured Joe and watched as the elevator's door closed behind Greg's back.

The following hours went smoothly. Everyone enjoyed their time with their friends and acquaintances, but around midnight, people slowly started to go back to their room one after another.

***

The next morning, Greg opened his heavy eyes slowly and looked at the time on the wall.

'5:48'

Sitting up, he looked down onto his body, only seeing that he was almost fully naked and the clothes he got from Joe were all over the floor.

As he looked around he touched his cheek, only to feel it somewhat wet. As he raised his fingers before his eyes he sighed and thought, "It seems I fell asleep after crying my head off. What a crybaby I am."

With that in mind, he stood up and started to pick up the clothing from the floor one by one and started to clear up the dirt in the room. After cleaning everything in the room, he walked into the bathroom and took a nice hot shower.

10 minutes later he walked out with the towel around his neck and suddenly noticed the card he won yesterday.

Thinking for a while he looked at the time and smiled.

"6:32. The tournament starts at 8, so I have almost an hour and a half. Let's change clothes and see what this card can do."

With that, he hurriedly put on his clothes and a pair of shoes and when everything was ready he walked to the card and picked it up.

"Let's see what you can give me.", as he said with a smile, he walked out of the room.

***

After walking for 15 minutes in the city and asking people about the location of the Soul Association, Greg finally found the building he was looking for.

"Well, it's definitely huge.", said with awe as he looked at the enormous edifice before him.

In height, it was about just as huge as the wall around the city. Its shape was circular, and the material it was made out of was unknown.

Greg touched the surface after the building and was a bit confused.

"This doesn't look like it's anything like metal or jade and it's definitely not normal rock. I have never seen anything like this."

Taking his hands away, he looked at the building for once more and walked inside.

As he stepped through the gate, he looked around with amazement.

Just like in Nexus city, the interior was as breathtaking as ever. However the ceiling instead of a sky filled with stars, it was space in itself. Planets, moons, stars, and meteorites with the different colored clouds all around them made anyone seeing this speechless.

However the most shocking thing wasn't just that, but the moment Greg looked down.

"Holy Cow!"

When he walked in he didn't notice it first, but the moment he looked down before him, his heart missed a beat.

Below his feet was just like above. Only the vast space is filled with different kinds and shaped objects.

"But...How?", thought Greg as he put his feet a centimeter forward seeing that what he was just seeing was really true.

When confirming that under his feet there was really solid ground, he sighed up and started to walk forward, while looking at the amazing sight all around him.

"How can I be onto your help Sir?"

Hearing the unfamiliar voice, Greg turned his gaze before him and saw a young-looking woman in a nice looking uniform similar to that of the stewardesses.

Greg after looking at the woman put his hand into his pocket and pulled out the Crystal Card.

"Can I use this now?"

The woman looked at the card in Greg's hand and in an instant, the smile froze on her face, and said, "Sir, please wait for a moment. I need to call my superi-."

"You don't need to."

Hearing the voice behind his back, Greg turned around, but the moment he did, his eyes turned extra wide. And it wasn't just him, but the woman who just wanted to finish her sentence.

Before him, a familiar-looking woman in a long white dress was standing calmly, while her amber eyes were looking at Greg with an expressionless face.

"Mistress of Fortune? Why is she here?", thought Greg with a shocked expression, but before he could say anything, the woman behind him said hurriedly, "M-my Milady. I can't do that. To use a Crystal Card one of my su-"

"As I said, I will be the one who helps him choose, so at this moment I'm your supervisor. Just show us the way."

The woman didn't know what to do, but after seeing the pair of sharp eyes on her skin, she gulped a big and nodded.

"Okay, I understood. Please, follow me."

Not knowing what was happening and why one of the most influential experts on earth came to help him, but still followed the woman from behind, while Mistress of Fortune walked beside him.

The woman showed the way toward an elevator, which surface was the same cosmos looking and after pushing a button the door opened up.

Stepping inside she looked at Greg and said, "Please hand over the card."

Greg did just as the woman said and handed her the Crystal Card and watched as she put the card inside a small hole.

With a strange light, suddenly the doors closed and a robotic voice sounded.

"Entry Accepted. Descending to Floor S."

With that, the elevator suddenly moved and Greg felt as they started to move downward.

After God knows how many seconds or minutes later, the elevator stopped moving and the doors slowly opened.

Greg wanted the woman to step out firstly, but she shook her head and while giving the card back to Greg she said, "This is where my help ends. From here on, the AI will show you the way, so be sure to follow whatever it says to you."

Hearing this, Greg nodded, and with Mistress of Fortune on his side, he stepped out of the elevator.

Just as his feet left the elevator, the door behind him closed, leaving him all alone with Mistress of Fortune.

As he looked around he started to get somewhat confused because all around him nothing could be seen, but just pitch-black darkness.

However, when he wanted to ask something, suddenly the same robotic voice sounded above his head.

"Entry Accepted. Welcome to Floor S."