"I hope you rot in hell, you bustard!!"
"Really?! Guess I'll be joining you then!"
"No! You can't leave us!!"
"Oni-san!!"
*****
Memories flooded Nexus' mind like a raging river. He awakened to the sound of chirping birds and the sunlight kissing his skin.
'A nightmare?' Nexus thought. 'That's the third time this week!'
He let out a sigh and stretched his hands, to the sound of his bones cracking. He rubbed his eyes, still feeling tired and sleepy.
'Maybe another hour or two?' Nexus pondered. 'Even if I wake up, I wouldn't have anything better to do anyways. So why not?'
He relaxed his body and kept his head back on the pillow, the soft and bouncy texture of the cotton inviting him to fall asleep.
He closed his eyes and let a small huff before turning to his left, his left hand sinking into the mattress.
But occasionally, a light, yet hot breeze would make contact with Nexus' face, annoying him.
He opened his eyes to see what was the cause of the hot breeze, and in front of him, a beautiful girl with dark purple coloured hair and magenta eyes was staring back at him.
"Good morning, Nex." She said, her voice kind and sweet.
Nexus instinctively jumped back, causing him to fall out of bed. Nexus let out a grunt as he sat up from the carpeted floor.
"You okay, Nex?" The same girl asked, her voice worried.
Nexus took a good look at the girl on his bed. She had long, dark purple coloured hair and eyes, along with a curvy face. She wore a purple, sleeveless night gown, along with a bracelet.
'Alicia Von Ashworth...' Haruto recalled the dormant memories of Nexus.
He let out another sigh and stood up, his body protesting against any and all movements.
"Morning, Alicia." Nexus replied, his voice etched with pain.
Alicia looked at Nexus with dismay. "Where's my nickname?" She asked.
Nexus was taken aback. 'Is this really the dominant and threatening Alicia Von Ashworth from the game?' Nexus asked himself.
"Which nickname?" Nexus asked, recalling the countless nicknames Nexus would tease his older sister with.
"Liss was my favourite," she replied. "It's both cute and actually sounds like my name." She spoke, getting off the bed.
"So how're you feeling?"
"Better. But falling off the bed didn't really help." Nexus replied in an annoyed tone
"Sorry~" Alicia said teasingly. "Anyway, dad told me to ask you if you think taking a stroll in the garden would make you feel better."
Nexus looked outside the window to see a beautiful landscape with greenery as far as he could see.
"Yeah, it could." He replied and turned to his sister.
"I'll tell him. In the meantime, get ready." Alicia said and turned to the door.
She walked out of the room, leaving Nexus behind. The boy looked around before opening his system.
'I wonder how I could improve my MP. It's too low for me to even use my basic skills. I'm basically a lake without water in it...' He thought.
Nexus dismissed the system and began getting ready to take a stroll in the Ashworth mansion's garden.
Later...
Nexus sat on his bed with his system opened in front of him, pondering what he could do to enlarge his Mana reserve when a sudden knock on the door startled him.
"Sir Nexus, your parents and siblings are waiting for you by the garden." The voice of an elderly man came through.
"Tell them I'll be with them shortly!" Nexus replied.
"Understood." The voice replied before going silent.
'I'll look into you later...' Nexus thought, almost like speaking with the system.
*****
Nexus stepped out of the mansion, fresh air kissing his skin. 'Hm... I forgot what fresh air felt like.' He told himself.
"Finally got off the bed?" A masculine voice spoke, breaking Nexus out of his thoughts.
In front of Nexus stood an older boy who had pink hair and purple coloured eyes, the complete opposite of both Nexus and Alicia.
Nexus shuddered at the boy's appearance. No, Haruto did. This was Khrys Von Ashworth, who, in Haruto's eyes, was one of the most terrifying villains from the game.
'After Nexus' death, while both Authur and Alicia vowed to destroy the house of Rosewood, Khrys separated himself from the world; making his fiancé, family, teachers, and classmates worry about him.
Later on, the player unravels that Khrys was spending time in a lab, surrounded by some of the most talented scientists who were in the kingdom.
They were trying to unravel the mysteries of one of the ancient techniques of Summoning magic: Necromancy, to apparently 'give people freedom from the fear of death', but Khrys' real goal was to bring Nexus back to life.
But it failed, leading to the birth of a non-elemental spirit in Nexus' body. The spirit was classed as Calamity-class and half of the royal army, and two of the great five generals had to intervene to defeat that monster.
But theories circulated that Khrys' magical power was so potent that the entire reason the spirit was defeated was because the spirit was born into Nexus' plagued body, which limited his physical abilities.'
Nexus looked straight at Khrys, who was unaware of what his destiny held for him.
'And the final sibling of the Ashworth family,' Nexus' gaze left Khrys and to the where soft footsteps were coming from.
In front of Nexus stood a short girl with a curvy face who had pink hair and eyes, similar to Khrys.
'Marissa Von Ashworth. The future saint and end of the entire house of Ashworth."