Drake Helkar's Point of View

Darkness, joy, pain, fear, rage, pleasure, and many other feelings hit my heart when I entered the baby's body.

Looks like I finally calmed down... I thought after crying intensely for several minutes. I don't think I've cried like that since the accident…

With fresh memories of everything that had happened, I decided to look around a bit. When I opened my eyes, I realized I was in a straw crib, and when I turned to the side, I saw a girl standing not far from me. Her intense gaze made me a bit uncomfortable.

But... Who is this girl? I don't remember seeing her in the shop before. The mysterious girl had shiny white hair that looked golden under the firelight from the shop's lamps, and she had beautiful eyes similar to Bernal's.

"Right? Little brother." She said suddenly, breaking my admiration as I stared at her. Wait... What did you say? 

"For now, rest, Drake, tomorrow will be a busy day." She said, gently stroking my head before going to the side of the shop to put away some things scattered on the ground.

So she's my sister. I wonder what her name is. I thought curiously. And she called me Drake, so... is that going to be my name in this world? I guess it's okay, it doesn't sound too bad.

That's right! Isn't this girl the hooded kid I saw before I was reborn? I thought, recalling the moments before my rebirth. That must be that, since they wore a hood covering their hair and face, I thought they were a boy. 

With that conclusion, other questions arose, but I ignored them due to the slight but sudden pain that came from above my heart.

This pain... Right, if the information Bernal gave me is correct, this pain must be caused by my mana heart. I thought as my body became a bit restless. Now that I think about it, this new organ that functions similarly to a heart is a bit weird.

I settled into the blankets I was on and quickly began to dive into myself to see exactly what was happening inside my mana heart.

According to Bernal, the baby died because its core didn't fully develop. I thought, remembering his instructions to fix it.

He also told me to repair it before the mana they gave me ran out. Do people in this world die if they run out of mana in their bodies? I wondered without expecting an answer.

Darkness started to take over me as my consciousness dove into my mana heart, causing me a strange warmth.

Thanks to everything Bernal told me, this will be a piece of cake. I thought happily about the help I had.

With my consciousness inside, I could see several transparent fragments scattered throughout the darkness of the place, like large broken crystals. Wow, being in here is like being in another dimension. 

The mana inside looked like a vast starry sky, similar to those shown in the anime from my past world. But among all the lights, one stood out for its intense brightness and size.

Surely that must be the Fragment of Bernal's Divine Spark. I thought before diving back into Bernal's information to investigate a bit more about it.

After searching for a while, I found some related information that managed to distract me from my goal. Ah… I know it's a priority to repair my core, but first, I need to solve these doubts.

A long, long time ago, a True God visited this world. This God liked this planet so much that he helped its inhabitants by organizing them and teaching them various things. Before leaving for space again, this God gave something to each leader of a race. This thing they were given became known as the Divine Spark. I thought without really understanding what I was saying in my head.

When looking for information about the Divine Spark, I discovered more interesting things. So, the Divine Spark allows you to use some of the Gods' abilities without your body getting destroyed in the process? Wait! Does that mean Gods actually exist?

Bernal was one of those leaders back then, so after that God left the planet, several wars broke out over the power of the sparks. Bernal had to split his Divine Spark into 10 fragments. Why? No idea. What I do know is that he hid 9 of those fragments in objects or living beings…

Shit! Now I get it! The Bernal I talked to wanted me to gather all the fragments of his spark! But why? Will he be revived or something if I do? I thought, puzzled by the lack of information.

Whatever, I don't care what he wanted exactly, because after all, he's already dead and can't force me to do it. I thought carelessly. Though, to be honest, I am curious about what will happen if I gather all the fragments, but for now, it's best to investigate that later.

Again, looking through my head, I found a bit more information. Apparently, Bernal gave one of the 10 fragments to his firstborn, along with some of his mana in case the Fragment of his Spark got lost.

Wait, does that mean the Bernal I talked to wasn't even the real one? Was he just mana? I thought, curious about the things they could do with mana in this world.

This Fragment of the Spark was passed down from firstborn to firstborn, becoming a tradition that lasted many generations. I thought before focusing back on my mana heart.

This world's history is a bit crazy. I thought as I slowly raised my hand.

All this reminds me of following a recipe for a dish. As long as I don't get sidetracked, everything will be fine… I thought optimistically.

The crystals scattered around the place were my mana core, so the first thing I set out to do was repair its structure.

Following a strange feeling in my memories, I began to gather and fuse them, right over Bernal's fragment. The whole process continued until after a few seconds, I thought I had enough crystals to start attracting the scattered mana.

Attracting them wasn't difficult because I just had to give them a fixed order with my will to control them.

As I continued with that process, I realized something that worried me to my core. Some pieces of my core started to gather at another point, causing the mana to have two options for fusion.

Damn it, I think it's because I started attracting the mana before gathering all the fragments. I'm such an idiot!

Not knowing how to stop everything, desperation began to overwhelm me as I watched the crystal pieces merge with the mana until two spheres of different colors formed.

The first sphere seemed to be filled with liquid gold, causing a small golden glow that made it stand out from the other. On the other hand, the second sphere was smaller, with a violet liquid and some black and red lines.

OK… I don't think that was supposed to happen. I reflected as the slight pain I felt at first started to decrease. In theory, each person has a core in their mana heart. This core purifies the external mana so that the mana heart can then pump it to the rest of the body. 

But… why do I see two cores right now? I thought as I looked at the two floating spheres in front of me. The fragment of Bernal is in the golden one, so I guess that's why it's bigger than the other.

Damn, I don't know what consequences this will have in the future. It's best to investigate it later. For now, I'll leave them as they are because they both seem stable. I thought before my consciousness returned to reality.

I opened my eyes only to find the shop's ceiling again. These last 24 hours were very tiring; now I can finally rest….

My young body, tired and sleepy, relaxed. But… I'm glad to have a second chance. This time… this time I'll take advantage of every moment…. I'll do what I couldn't in my past life, what I was too foolish to do due to fate.

After a few minutes of meditating and recalling some scenes from my past life, I slowly fell asleep.