Chapter 11: Meeting Kojiro Again
After the sudden flash of light I was at that same field from that dream I've had for 14 years of my life, unlike the other times it was different as I saw Eldrin who's wounds were completely gone and seemed be back to his kind and fluffy self. They seemed to be sleeping on the soft grass that extended in this place endlessly. I quickly walked up to him but I felt something calling me, I looked at the golden tree ahead of us in the distance, its ivory blossom's continued to be in bloom and slowly drift into the air. I walked forward till I was standing before it recalling the first time I had this dream.
The day where I had met Kojiro, no the only time I met him was in that specific dream, the first dream I had in this place, ever since that day I've had the same dream without him making a single appearance.
I put my hand out touching the bark of the tree its familiar smooth texture oddly comforted me, in my gut I knew something called me here but what? I suddenly heard a familiar voice call out from above the tree, "Kim Taejune, seems your using the salvation system well.."
'No way?...'
I looked up, seeing a familiar face of a man slumped against the big branches of the tree, his features were the same just how I remembered him when I was 6, 'Kojiro?'
'Wait why cant I speak?'
*thud*
Kojiro jumped down next to me and answered my question, "Its because I do not have much time to speak with you, it is faster if you speak to me mentally Kim Taejune.." I stared at Kojiro confused and annoyed on why he showed up now after not appearing for 14 years...
Kojiro didn't say anything about why he showed up now and simply looked into the distance at the endless grassy fields and clear skies as he spoke, "Anyways now that you have unlocked the ability "to save calamities" I should tell you the truth about this place Kim Taejune."
'Wait what do you mean... isn't this some type of dream realm you control because your a god?'
Kojiro would chuckle for a moment, "Kim Taejune, you have read to much stories about heroes, I am no god, I am simply a big dreamer such as yourself, but your close enough about this place its called "The dream garden," a place where all dreams exist and reside here, this is a domain only I control..."
'Kojiro... are you human?'
Kojiro stayed silent for a moment then he muttered, "I used to be a human..." Kojiro quickly changed the subject and ignored any questions related to what he had said earlier, "This place is the perfect place where the calamities that "can" be saved can come, it has a unique attribute that nullifies the traits of calamities as long as you have enough SP you should be to save any calamities around your level..."
'Alright I think I understand... Wait what do you mean by "can" be saved? Are there ones that cannot?'
Kojiro answered my question and stared down and Eldrin who was still sleeping on the grassy field, "You are not at the level to be able save all calamities for now Kim Taejune... Having the right amount of SP wont cut it, focus on what's ahead of you Kim Taejune... Become a savior then you can focus E███-███ █#██ █O█@█."
Kojiro seemed annoyed at the sudden distortion of his words, "Seems, the censorship is returning... I don't have much time left Kim Taejune.."
'Wait what are you talking about, what censorship?'
Kojiro quickly answered, "You will learn about it when the time comes, Kim Taejune. Just know this is a place you can return to check on the calamities you save even if I am not here.. Until then please..."
Kojiro's voice became distorted as he spoke, "Become strong.. Kim Taejun# and █hen th# tim# com█s.. ple█se-███ ███ ███ my- *(Static)*
The salvation system appeared in front of me but the text on the screen was distorted yet, I could barely read some parts of it and as I struggled to piece the information together—until it clicked."
[Koj█r# t#e 7th "Fabl█d" cal█mi#y, ███████ of █████████ is c██eri█g y#█ on!]
'Kojiro is the 7th fabled calamity?.. what's.. that supposed to mean?-'
The moment I thought of those words my vision was transported to an unfamiliar large dark throne room, the only light source in the area being a massive familiar golden tree with ivory colored blossoms that filled the space behind the throne. When my eyes adjusted to the lighting I saw who was on the stone throne, a man that was chained to the throne by a mixture of crimson and golden chains with only certain parts of his body being visible such as his mouth. His long whitish sky-blue hair tangled among the chains, I stared at Kojiro who seemed to be asleep as he muttered in his sleep, as I heard what he had said my vision slowly faded into static and finally into darkness once again.
"Become strong, Kim Taejune and when the time comes, please... Find and save my physical body.."