"Ah?" I woke up finding myself covered in a blanket, for a moment I wondered what happened? did I overslept? was I too exhausted after performing my dance? then my memory clicked, I had met them, the ancient Pillars.
"And then the idol Sera wondered, where is this place that holds the 5 Pillars" said a feminine voice, her eyes red her hair white, long those vampire Remnants, she was quite small to say the least, but her face was familiar.
"Who?"
"Member of the once famous Aurelion's Party, second in command Gaby Mochizuki, it's nice to meet you Sera" she gave me a slight smile, her 2 fangs showing from her mouth, a legend of the past, during the era of "Change"
There existed countless famous factions besides The Pillars, which include The Silentium, the Coalition of Remnants, The Sovereign Flame, the Children of Sa, Agnia and Aurelion's Party was one of said factions, a smaller faction.
When the leader Aurelion Vireth was asked what inspire him "It reminded me of Himmel" was his answer, a name that once resonated in the hearts of many in the 2000th era, before Fiction bled to reality
"Ah." as someone who was a big fan of The Pillars, I've studied extensively on their connections or at least what was available publicly, it was said that during the Era of Change, they became the core witness of what would later be known as the 'Karmic Contract'
"Your reaction tells me you must've done your research on us, well that's rather rare for the people of this era, most of us disappeared for a very long time after all." Gaby gave a meaningful look, like she was reminiscing of the past
"Most?"
"Some of us are still rather famous even today, albeit no longer as active, The Omniscient Ray Grisha, Detective R, "
"Hoh~? What made you guys bring a human onto your home?" That arrogant voice, one full of curiosity, full of confidence, one of the key members who build the now famous intergalactic gaming company known as 'When Fiction Bleeds'
"Well, someone who was brought by the other me must've done something worthy of attention that's for sure" Gaby Mochizuki said as she looked at Herta, I couldn't exactly tell what she was thinking, but she gave her a smile
"Well then Sera, I hope you really are as interesting as you seem~" she said before leaving through one of the doors
"This used to be our house, but now, most of our friends also stay here in their own rooms, whether it be to avoid the crowd or to have a safe haven, so it's more like a shared house now I guess?"
"I see-?" still quite confused after looking at a famous figure, I was curious what she meant when she said many famous figures live here
"Detective R, Ray Grisha, Acheron, Lawrence Lim, Cael Lucian, Herta, HustinoJoseph and CharAz, well 'living' together is a slight stretch I guess, we live in our own places, but we can visit each other whenever we want? It's technically top secret information though"
My mind went blank, I was just an ordinary Idol who had started gaining fame and performed a little dance, and yet here I am, living in the house of living legends and**—**Ah? for some reason I felt like I was thinking of something but my thoughts disappeared
[It has been a very long time since a new person step on this house] The voice of a dragon could be heard, his tone sounded wise like he had lived for a long time, his green eyes seemed to glisten every so slightly
"Well, the fact that she'd accept you is quite surprising" The man wearing a a Victorian style attire that was popular in the 1800's to the 1900's it was the Pillar of Deviation, Lord of Mysteries Klein Moretti, his black eyes didn't move as he looked at me
"Did you know? out of the 5 Pillars, Conclusion is the hardest to persuade~?" Elysia the Pillar of Recollection said as she gave me a warm smile, beside her The Pillar of Continuation was looking at me like I was some interesting gadget
"Well, I'm gonna continue to roam the world now, Klein?"
Creakkkk
An illusory door appeared as The Pillar of Continuation, Cohesion and Recollection soon stepped through it, but not before saying some lines
"See you~ I'll come visit sometimes~"
"I hope you stay interesting~"
"I shall bring you some souvenirs!"
Before they finally disappeared as the illusory door finally closed and disappeared from my sight, suddenly I heard some foot steps before
"Damn, it's you?!?!"
"Huh?" 2 figures I couldn't recognized
"Dude there's no way she'd recognize us like this"
"Ah true, nice to meet you, HustinoJoseph and this is my partner"
"CharAz" said the smaller man as he extended his hand
"Ah?" CharAz and HustinoJoseph, they were 2 famous streamers in this day and age, often seen streaming the many gamemodes When Fiction Bleeds had to offer, I've also seen some of their other video titles which included :
[Island Survival with the Boys], [Diving in the Mariana Trench], [Who can eat the most amount of Mac n Cheese in one go?] [When Fiction Bleeds : Cael Lucian's Arc], [Replaying old games (RE, RDR, GTA)] they were rather popular due to the diverse content they churned.
"Well, we should collab once in a while, it would be great if you decided to open a Ttube channel, my Letschat! number is XXXX-XXXX-XXXX, see ya" said the man who claimed to be HustinoJoseph as he left through another door
"Well, this was supposed to be a introduction but I suppose you've gotten the general gist of it?" Gaby Mochizuki finally spoke after what felt like a very long time
"I think so… yeah?"
"Great, you're an idol, so surely you know a good amount of stuff about fashion yes?"
"Uh Huh?"
"Have you ever experience shopping in earth?"
"No, I lived I was born in Mars and lived there, this was the first time I came to earth for a performance"
"Well, guess you're about to experience it soon, tell us when your free, let's have a Girl's shopping spree~"
"Uh Huh." Hm? hm? HmmmmmmMMMM? while my mind was still busy processing those words, the world seemed to spun around for a second and when I finally opened my eyes, I was back at my home
"I must be dreaming…."
Pinch
"Ouch. It wasn't a dream?"
[Call Request from Manager] [Take Call?] [Accept] [Decline]
[SERA?!?!? WHERE DID YOU GO??? WE COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF YOUR LOCATION FOR 5 HOURS STRAIGHT???]
"Manager, what's my schedule for the month?"
[Ah? hold up—Well you're supposed to be free the whole week next week why?]
"Well, I'm going to go out with some friends during that time, is that fine?"
[I don't see a reason why that's not Ok? I'll let the company know then]
"Thanks"
Beep.
I ended the call, and lay on my bed my thoughts still slightly delirious and slow, was it a dream? I didn't know, I'll just sleep and maybe I'll wake up right before my performance… yeah let's just take a quick nap.
— And out of no where, when I just finished putting on some make up and clothes, an illusory door appeared infront of my room and as it opened I was brought back into the house
"Hello…"
"There's no need to bow down now, this is suppose to be a family trip after all~" Gaby Mochizuki stopped be from completely bowing down,
"Gaby is it fine if we stream this?"
"I don't mind, just blur the face and voices of those that don't want to appear public"
"Alrighttt, see ya"
A gigantic cast, The Pillar of Conclusion, Deviation, Recollection and Cohesion were here, along with it countless famous figures, Ray Grisha, Acheron, Cael Lucian, Bronya Zaychik and many others that I couldn't recognize
"I'm Shiina Mahiru nice to meet youu" A girl with caramel eyes and blond hair she looked soft and innocent, for a second I thought I saw some angel wings coming from her back but perhaps that was just my imagination?
"Misaka Mikoto, nice to meet you" "Ellen Joe" "I'm Hoshino Ruby~" "Han Yo-Il" "Lee Ru-Ha" "Firefly" "Nicole" "Evelyn~" Many Humans and Remnants alike greeted me, some I recognized , Han Yo-Il and Lee Ru-Ha were rather famous idols in the human community
"Well, it is a huge family trip after all, we'll be taking a picture before we split up" Gaby Mochizuki said as she held my hands and gave me a small smile
There were many groups I'd say? one of boys and a snake girl?, the other for the adults? I could've sworn I saw Herta, Bronya is that Rimuru??? along with many others
"Seraa~ Hugggggg" Once again the Pillar of Recollection gave me a rather tight hug, leaving me barely out of breath but this time she released her hug before I started suffocating
"Ahem—Now then, enjoy yourselves everyone, and stay safe, if someones starts a conflict, you may retalliate" The voice of an aged man, his eyes amber as he gave a fatherly smile
"So? where should we go?"
"Well, we could always start with shopping? Shall we~?" The Pillar of Recollection gave a wink as the Pillar of Deviation created countless illusory doors thus the boys went somewhere, so did the 'adults' and soon we walked.
—
"The clothing's here are rather…" That was my first thought as I looked at the fashion senses on earth, they were rather traditional, completely different from most modern high tech style clothing outside of earth
"Unique is it not? well it's definitely different from your daily clothes in Mars or outer space" said Gaby as we were looking around
"They're quite old fashioned, we learned these fashion styles used to be popular back in the 2000s before the population exploded."
"Where is this again?"
"Hongdae, Korea"
Truth to be told, the fashion sense of the people here on earth were different, in outer space no matter how fashionable you'd want to be, there exist a common restriction, you'd have to be fully enclosed, for most humans and remnants, space is still as deadly as ever
—
"Say, how different is Mars compared to here?"
"Well, from where I live, the rich live in huge domes that's supposed to simulate the conditions on earth, the middle class lives in smaller domes that would be like a single room here?"
"And the poor?"
"The poor can't exactly afford housing with their own air system, so their whole lives are tied to their space suit, well unless your a Remnant who doesn't mind the vacuum of space"
"Huh. "
"That's really different from earth huh?" Han Yo-Il asked, her beautiful figure contrasted greatly with her rather tomboyish and rough tone
"Well, ever since humanity achieved immortality and the ever growing Remnant and Human population along with the declining death rate, here we are I guess, those that were 'born' and 'transported' early could at least still enjoy earth"
"And those that aren't had to live their lives outside of earth"
"Well, you can't solve everything, whether you like it or not new problems will emerge, that's just how it is, you solve war, and you get overpopulation, you solve housing, now you got air problems and it'll go on and on,"
"Such, is the way of life~ right Kiana?" Elysia gave a smirk as the voice of another Pillar could be heard
"Mhm." When did she get here? I didn't know, I didn't feel anything, yet the others didn't even react, like it was a common occurrence
"Oh hey Kiana" Pop Ellen Joe said in a tired voice, her shark tail swaying back and forth as her bubble gum just popped
"Hello~" For a moment, I couldn't believe my eyes and ears, the Pillar of Conclusion just sounded so full of emotion, so unrestrained and undignified, I could've sworn I thought I was inside a Genjutsu for a moment
"Other me, you shouldn't scare her like that y'know" Gaby said as she gave Kiana a slight bonk before puffing her face slightly
"… My bad."
"Good, so why are you here?"
"You said you wanted to 'doll' me up did you not?"
For a moment, Gaby was silent, then she gave a huge smile,
"Let's goooooo~"
"Mhm."
"Also, Sera, just exploreeeee with the othersss, we'll be paying for your expenses~ See youuuuu"
SWOOSH
she said as she held Kiana's hand and dragged her away, I could barely see her silhouette before she finally disappeared into thin air???
"Sera am I right?" A voice, one that sounded mature, as I looked behind her, she looked like she was a mix of Korean and American blood, her blonde hair cascading past her back as she gave me an alluring smile
"Yes, and you are?"
"Evelyn, Cael Lucian's wife, or you can call me Eve~ I hope we get along well~"