The Reign of a Thousand Truths

While the sun was still rising, Tristan was preparing himself inside his room since his first love will come to his house. Because of this, he left the entrance door open. Moreover, he just turned 17 yesterday, that's why he decided to confess his love for his classmate. While Tristan was buttoning his shirt using both hands, the girl was about to open the entrance door as soon as she arrived, but-- A huge light spread onto the earth that made every living being close their eyes, including them.

When Tristan opened his eyes, his eyes got big while his jaw dropped a bit. 'W-Where am I?' he stuttered while starting to move his eyes along with his head to see his surroundings. That's when Tristan saw himself sitting on the water. However, the water was different because Tristan didn't get wet, which made him curious. He also found himself in the middle of nowhere, a place where he can't see the end. Therefore, he thought that he was in a different dimension because he only sees the clear blue skies and water on the ground. This dimension has no environment and structures such as trees, buildings, cities, mountains, rivers, and many more. In addition, this place is spotless.

He was about to stand when he heard a low voice that made him stop.

"Hi, Tristan,"

"Who's there?!" Tristan higher his voice while getting in a fighting stance and rushingly looks at his right, left, down, and up. It is common for him to react this way because he is famous in his world as a gifted martial artist at such a young age.

"You can't see me, so it's useless to find me," 

And once again, the unknown low voice was heard by Tristan. "Who are ya? What d'ya want from me?" Tristan asked.

"I don't need anything from thee. Whereas you're the one who needs me," The mysterious voice answered.

"What are ya talkin' about?" Tristan confusedly asked with his eyes and eyebrows joined together. He felt ignored because 12 gemstones suddenly appeared in front of him. He glanced at it with a questioned face.

"There are 12 gemstones in front of thee," The mysterious voice started, "you'll reincarnate once you touched one of those, and each of those represents--"

Tristan carelessly touches one of those using his right hand. "I choose this--" Before Tristan could finish his sentence, he suddenly disappeared, leaving the mysterious voice saying something but in a different language.

"O Álfa eíche érthei ..."