Reincarnation of the Human Swordsman
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A long hallway was illuminated by lanterns on the wall. Rows of iron bars were seen at the end of the hallway as well as its residents who were staring with hateful gazes.
A young man in a black robe walked quietly, unguarded or watched by prison guards. This young man walked quietly until he finally arrived in front of the very end of the prison.
“For a long time no see, Ling Chen, Chi Ling,” the young man said with a faint smile. He glanced into the prison inhabited by the two men.
“Jian Lang?!” Ling Chen immediately got up and got closer to the iron bars, in contrast to Chi Ling who did not move in the slightest from where he was sitting.
Jian Lang, the young man who was in front of the prison, glanced around for a while, then replied, “Don't get too excited, Ling Chen.”
Ling Chen immediately understood the meaning of the warning, thus slowing down his voice. “Sorry .. I was not accidentally.”
“Not what.” Jian Lang smiled faintly.
“Are you here to free us?”
Upon hearing that, Jian Lang exhaled a long breath, then lowered his head. “I want to do it, but sorry ..” He clenched his right hand tightly.
“Ah, I understand. Of course it is not easy to do that, right ..” Ling Chen was unwilling to impose his will.
“I can't get you out of here, but ..” Jian Lang straightened his head back. “I want to tell you that Luo Xiao is still alive. He's on his way to save you. At that time, he and I will get you out of here.”
“Luo Xiao ... still alive?” Ling Chen's eyes were wide open, both of his hands tightly grasping the iron bars. The man looked like he was about to say something, but he held back.
“I came here just to say it.” Slowly Jian Lang turned around, walking away while waving his right hand. “Trust him and wait. He'll come save you both.”
...*** ...
I was still standing on the bridge where the second exam took place. As you can imagine, on the rail to my left, there was still Chi Ling who was all over her body—even her mouth, tightly bound. On the other hand, I saw an empty rail.
“You will soon face the next test,” said the voice, when a portal appeared in front of me again.
“Ya.” I immediately entered the portal. This time I don't want to guess where I'm going. Let's just take a look.
Different from before where I was outside, this time I was in a room that was not too narrow, having a bright lantern in the quiet as the only source of light. In front there are two doors, one is red, the other is blue. Should I choose again this time?
“Welcome to the third stage As Human Beings Qualification, Choice,” said the voice that came suddenly in my ear.
“Will this test my deductive ability or something?”
“Exposure will only be notified once, no questions answered.” When the voice said that line, Chi Ling was suddenly on my right. Of course this is not the real him, but rather an imitation. “Listen carefully.”
“In front there are two doors that each lead to two different places,” continued the voice. “Each door can only be entered by two people. You won't be able to bring anyone else in to that door any way.”
He really made me narrow down the choices. I'm sure the test this time must be about life or death. The choices I make will affect the outcome of this exam. Ah ... It seems I have guessed what the future flow will be like. This is not fun.
“Confirms no use, yes ...,” murmurs.
“Before the poisonous gas will fill this room,” continued the voice, ignoring my murmur, “ back then, you should choose to enter the red or blue door, please, and the person next to you will enter the door instead. The red door will take you to a place full of hot lava that will make anything burn in an instant, while the blue door will take you to a beautiful garden where you can be safe.”
In short, this test wants to see if I will sacrifice myself or sacrifice others, especially my closest friends. For me, the answer is clear. I don't have a strong reason to live anymore if I lose Ling Chen. However, the Ling Chen here was not the real Ling Chen.
“If in ten seconds from now you still have not chosen to go into which room,” said the voice, “you both will die by poison! Choose, Luo Xiao!”
Silent for a few moments. I lowered my head, exhaled a long breath, but did not yet move from where I stood.
“Kony!” I cried out loudly while holding my head up. My body was slowly coated by the power of energy, then the floor I stepped on cracked. “I will only destroy anyone who dares threaten me! Gods though I will destroy!”
The explosive energy force within me, seeping out made the walls of the room crack. From the beginning there was no right answer. Then I will destroy everything, make the new choice I want!
“No more negotiations!” I hit my right leg with all my might. In just one jolt, the room moved, then cracked. “I am a human being, but not a human being constrained by threats!”
I raised both hands, creating a huge sword of blue-colored energy power. Rules that restrain me, I will destroy with my own two hands.
“Man over animal!” I swung the large sword in both hands, straight forward vertically. In just one swing of the sword, the room that had been gloomy, instantly shattered into pieces. The ceiling is now collapsed, revealing a real blue sky.
The sword I had created with energy power, was slowly gone. For a moment I turned my gaze to the side, where the fake Ling Chen was standing. I could see that my best friend was smiling faintly, then disappearing.
“I hope this silly test ends soon!” I took a slow breath and exhaled it. The energy that was lining my body disappeared.
“Congratulations, you have already completed the third stage As Human Beings Qualification, Choice, Luo Xiao.”
“Ha? I graduate? Is this a joke?” I looked around, making sure that the third stage examination room had indeed been destroyed. “I still don't understand ...”
“There is no special characteristic of a human being to be human. Humans are imperfect creatures and never perfect. But ...,” the strange voice paused his sentence for a moment, “humans sometimes forget that they have freedom of choice. Wrong right is just an agreement between humans themselves.”
Ah .. I understand. Damn, in the end, whatever my choice in this exam is, I will always be right! Hid.
