Chapter 3: FAKE IDOL

Let's start this in another universe…

Kim Ji-yoo is in a bar as she taps her index finger on the counter.

“Again” she commanded the bartender as she put her empty glass

“You know you're not welcome here” he said “you're not welcome anywhere”

“Now get the f███ out of my bar”

“Just one more drink pretty boy~” she said with her voice slurring a little. “Then I'll leave”

“That's not how it works, ma'am”

Then her car which is parked in the parking lot..she then heard it producing a noise enough to annoy the entire building.

She stood up as she took her black trench coat and wore it.

“Hey, you didn't pay for your drink!” the bartender shouted at her.

Kim took out some coins in her trench coat as she threw it at the counter and used a duplication spell.

“That will do it” she smiled as she leaves the building

At the parking lot

“My back”  “My back” the guy wearing a British khaki trench coat groaned as he just fell in the roof of the car then through the floor

“Hey! What did you do to my car?!” Kim said as she looked at the roof with panic in her eyes

“I'm sorry” he said, apologizing for damaging her car.

“S██! S██! S███!” She said while panicking “How am I supposed to get this back at the rental shop!”

“Who are you?! and why did you destroyed my rented car!” she lashed at the guy

“I'm sorry, okay!” he said as he tried to stand “Ouch!”

“My name is Arth…I am what's called the Space-Time Voyager and I'm looking for someone”

“Space-Time what?! Are you joking with me right now!” She said “You wanted to taste my knuckle sandwich?!”

“I already told you, I fell in a portal and got dropped at the roof of your car” he genuinely said “I'm really sorry but I came to a different place, I don't even know where I am right now!”

Kim took a breath to relax..

“I have too much to drink this night” she said in her breath

“Alright, Arth The Space-Time Voyager” she said his name with sarcasm on it “Who are you looking for, maybe I can help you”

“I'm looking for The Saint of Last Resorts”

Kim's face became more vigilant and serious when she heard who he was looking for.

“Oh, I do know where to find her” she smiled

“So she's just nearby?” he said as he held his chin “Maybe she can help me with my current case”

“Yeah! Yeah! Maybe she does” she jokingly said and points at the bar “She's currently at that bar right now”

“Thanks for the help, Miss…” he said asking for her name

“Kim Ji-yoo~” she said as she deviously smiled

“I'll be on my way now, Thank you” he said as he smiled

As Arth turned his back on her…

She hit him with an empty bottle she took at the bar.

The bartender from earlier saw what Kim did as he looked at her terrified…

“Don't worry, he's alive!” She said but Arth's head is currently bleeding right now "Is this secret safe with you, pretty boy~"

At some place…

Arth opened his eyes, waking up in an unfamiliar place.

“Where am I?” He said as he felt the pain in his head “What happened last night?”

His eyes widened as he remembered the events that transpired last night.

“That woman hit me!” He shouted as he tried to move but he was unable to as he was tied up in a boxing sand bag.

“Nuh uh, you can't move right now~” she said

“You!” Arth growled at her “Why did you hit me with a bottle!”

“I could've died if you hit me too hard!”

“Yeah, I know but that the only thing I'm holding at that moment that can incapacitate you” she said as she pushed the sandbag swinging it

“Now, I have some questions to ask” she said as she caught the bag with ease “If you'll be a good boy maybe I'll give you something”

She winks at him…

“Question number 2, are you a fan that is stalking me?”

“What? First of all, why did you start with number two, aren't you supposed to start with one?” he said

“I'm the one asking the questions here now, speak” she said in a serious tone

“No, I'm not a stalker or fan, are you a Idol or something?”

“I was, thanks for answering question number 2” she said as she took a deep breath “Now, why are you looking for me? Did somebody send you to look for me? Only my enemies do that”

“What are you even talking about?” Arth said “I'm looking for The Saint of Last Resorts, because she might help me”

"That's quite funny" she replied as she started giggling “Because the person you're looking for is the one who tied you up on that sandbag”

“Then release me now since you already have all the information you need!” Arth demanded for his freedom as he moves swinging the bag holding him.

“But who sent you to look for me?” Kim asked him.

“This will get complicated for a second” Arth groaned as he started on explaining his case and why is he looking for The Saints of Last Resorts.

Kim snapped her fingers releasing Arth in his restraints as he told her that the one who sent him here to look for her is himself.

“So, another you summoned you here to look for me” she said as she held her head “This is so f████ complicated”

“I'm really sorry if my other self  you roped into this mess” he said as he took out the cube given to him by those two men in black.

“Where did you get this Cosmic Hexahedron?” She said as she took the cube out of Arth's hand.

“It was given to me by him” he said but it doesn't illuminate the same color it did before.

“It's dead for your information” she said as she looked at it

“You seem knowledgeable about this kind of stuff, are you Kim?” he said trying to lighten up the mood of the room.

“Don't get comfortable with me, you'll regret it” she said

“Well we can't do anything if this little junk is dead” she then throws it back at him.

“Maybe I can reactivate it again using the password” he suggested to her as she looked at him.

"Then what are you waiting for? Try it" Kim stated

“QWER-1MA-T3-1324897” he put the password into the cube but instead of reactivating it the cube said something.

“All information is already transferred to the recipient” the cube said

“What's that supposed to mean?” He said in confusion as he tried to press the cube again

“It means whatever inside of that cube before is already gone” she said “It said all the information is already transferred to the recipient”

“Maybe you're the recipient, Arth”

“But how do I access that information, I don't remember how?”

Kim smiles at him and she said “I know how”

Sometimes Later…

“Does every spell of yours include me tied up?” Arth complained as he was tied up on a chair

“This one is” she said reading a book as she closed it “Memory Refreshing Spell on a reboot scale and might cause some trouble to the one getting their memories refreshed”

“Think about this restarting you slow and outdated PC”

“Like a computer?” He asked

"Yep, just like a computer and think about your brain as the CPU and your memories as the codes but before we get started...." She asked “Have you experienced it before?” she asked to him

“I did but the first one is the worst one as I fell in the floor, I thought I'm gonna die”

“Good to know, now bear the pain for a while” she said whispering in his ears

“Oh god of information and truth,
Give this humble man your power.
You, a god who has many ears and many eyes.
Lend me your eyes to open his.”
Kim chanted as her eyes glowed as she stood up.

She walks to the tied up Arth as she holds his forehead.

“Open your eyes, Open your mind!” she chanted once more and repeated it.

“Arghhhh!!!” Arth screamed as he sees his memories again overflowing.

“Bear with it, Arth!” She said and continued chanting

Arth was trying to escape his restraints but Kim used her other hand to firmly hold him in his place..

The whole room is shaking as Arth's abilities are going rampant as the bookshelf besides Kim starts to fall into her.

She let go of Arth's forehead as she tried to block it with a force field but it was destroyed easily since she hasn't recovered yet.
Her eyes were full of horror as the bookshelf fell into her.
Or was it? Arth's abilities activate for the first time as time stops in his command.

“I stopped time” he stated as his entire environment is engulfed with the color grey.

With the time stopped he took the opportunity to get Kim out of the bookshelf before it fell into her.

“Time moves as normal again” he said

As the bookshelf fell and Kim’s eyes closed accepting her fate but she opened it and she sees that she's pretty much alive.

“How?” She asked and look at Arth

“I guess it's one of my ability” he stated "The ability to manipulate time"

“You're living up to your name now, Arth” she smiled “Space-Time Voyager~”

“Let's not get ahead of ourselves, we still have some work to do” he said “When you opened my memories…”

“What?” Kim raised her eyebrows out of curiosity.

“I saw someone” this revelation shook Kim's interest as she listened more “Not anyone I've met before.. maybe she knows something”

“Give a description” Kim ordered him to give her all the necessary information on this mysterious woman.

After sometime later

Arth and Kim are in a local library as Kim takes out a huge book.

“So what does this mystery person look like?” She asked

“She have a black hair and two different kind of eye color” he stated "She have a face of an angel or a princess but her aura doesn't agree otherwise and she have heterochromic eyes one is magenta and the other one is red"

“I'll look into it now” she said as she flipped on the book gaining all the necessary information she need from him.

“So how did you learn magic? Are you born into it? You're so good at it” he said

“Nope, I didn't” she said flipping through the pages of the huge book “I learned magic later on my lifetime”

“Oh, so who teached you?”

“It was someone from The Philippines” she said “You know I don't like opening up with a lot of people, so stop”

“And I'm good at talking to people, so I'll continue” Arth bantered with her.

She just smiled and replied “So consistent”

“What motivates you to help me, I accidentally destroyed your car”

“I'm trying to repent for my sins, you wouldn't wanna go down the rabbit hole that is Kim Ji-yoo, The Saint of Last Resorts”

“Oh but I wanted to” he said

“Your choice then” she flipped on another page “I don't have any interest on becoming an idol on the first place, you know”

“My parents kinda forced me to become one because I have the good looks and the talent but I don't have the motivation, but I wasn't accepted into any entertainment company in Seoul so they went into Plan B, to the Philippines”

“I'm really sorry that you have a s███ty parents”

“It's in the past now, so i have to continue” she flipped on the other page “I was an imported artist from South Korea to the Philippines, it was good for a while until that day…”

Arth's eyes glowed into a greenish color as he saw Kim's past in his eyes..

It was in a concert but something terrible happened…he saw a younger Kim Ji-yoo paralyzed in fear as she was covered in blood as she's in front of the demon who caused all these carnage at the music festival. The bastard demon smiled as he left the scene leaving a traumatized Kim alone to pick up the pieces of the event.

“That concert back in a Province at the Philippines right?” He said "Fourteen degrees, seventeen minutes north, one hundred twenty-one degrees, twenty-five minutes east.”

Kim looked at Arth when he mentioned a certain coordinates on a certain place she doesn't want to return again.

“How did you know about that—” as she looked at Arth's eyes as it was glowing as she just look away and back to the giant book in front of her.

“You may know my past and future” she said as she flipped on the other page “But you don't know me personally”

Arth then hugged her in behind as she stopped flipping through the pages of the book.

“You're right, I don't know you” he said “But I know that you're trying your best to be a good person”

“All those who walked with me, are either gonna die or gonna get cursed” she said “There's no in between”

“I know that, Kim” he said “And I'm know you're trying your best to prevent that even if it's not enough”

As tears began to fall in the pages of the huge book that she took.

“But my best isn't enough! It's always a failure! A failure! I'm a failure!” she said letting go her tough attitude for the first time

“I'm so sick and tired of acting strong! Can I be vulnerable for a while?! I'm a human too!”

“Now calm down, Kim” he said “I know you goes through a lot but I know you will overcome it”

Kim was bursting in tears crying and letting all of her emotions getting better of her for the first time in her life.

“Maybe we should take a break for a while” he said “How do you like your coffee?”

Arth gave Kim her coffee as she finally calmed down..

“I'm really sorry if I decided to ask those things about you” he said

“It's alright, I've been carrying a lot of burden for a while” Kim stated as she is finally mellowing out.

“Let's not talk about that anymore” Arth stated not wanting to engage that topic anymore.

“How do you manage to be a good person even if the world isn't even?”

“I guess I was just born that way, being a good person is a gift on itself’

“Your parents and everyone around you are glad to have you” she said

Arth gulps when she mentioned that…

“I actually don't know if I have any family members, my life is so vague” he said “It might not well just existed”

“Don't say that! You're a good person” she said “Everyone would be lucky to have you”

Arth smiled at her…

“It's not that I like you or something…but you're a good person” she said

Arth smiled again…

“On the other hand, I found the one you're looking for” she said as she stopped him from smiling.

She used a projection spell to show the exact features that Arth describes the person he's looking for.

“Malgeum” she chanted as the image became more clear, redefining some minor details in Arth’s memories.

“That's her” he said “She's the one from my memories!”

“Then it's bad news” she said as Arth looked at her in confusion

“Why?” He asked

“She's the Celestial Witch Sera” Kim said "I'll fill you some information later"

Meanwhile, in a place way different than a typical world in the multiverse. The chaotic seas of the cosmos is raging while it's water illuminated the celestial bodies of the dimensions below. This is the abode of The Celestial Witch as she was enjoying her sleep after a long day of developing and improving her magics. She heard a voice from the lower dimensions mentioning her name as she opened her eyes and smiled.

"You couldn't live with your own failure. Where did that bring you, back to me, Arth~" she said as her heterochronic eyes illuminated the dark room she was currently residing in.

Chapter 3: FAKE IDOL End