《Musica》 Library of Music Prologue Chun Mo felt his life was quite wonderful. Just now he finished presenting Howard Shores Lord of the Rings Symphony in the grand plaza of the Kingdom of Sargon. Just a few weeks ago he was also called to perform Tchaikovskis Nutcracker in the Grand Duchy of Polona. While last month he finished playing Mozarts Requiem in the Holy Kingdom for their dead king. As an honest artist. Chun Mo had felt a bit of mixed feelings. He did not regret anything in his life because as far as he can see his life is almost perfect.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. If there''s any flaw then maybe its his bad habit of being too much of a gullible that he had tried to be rid of but failed. Well this situation right now started seven years ago. Chun Mo was just a fresh graduate from the Vienna Conservatory. He was just a pretty normal Chinese boy with no redeeming features. His dream was just to become well known as a musician and composer. Sadly he had lack of that talent in music. But he had never given up on his dream of becoming a well known artist that''s why he entered the conservatory in the first half place even though he lacked that talent. Maybe because of the accumulated stress he had a dream where he was in a strange library where all the scores that he had known was compiled and that every single one of them branded themselves to his brain resulting to unimaginable pain that eventually woke him up where he realized he was not in his room anymore. I became a servant?! Somewhere. The morning of the second day. At the grasslands, ChunMo, who had just woken up, was still wondering about the dream from last night. As he yawned, he looked on his surroundings so that he could get some information. Suddenly, he realized that there was a mark on his left palm which shaped like a Clef. It was clearly not that much likable to him. He tried as hard as he could to take it off, but it was to no avail. Not only that, but when he rubbed the surface of the mark, he was transferred back to that strange place again the only different this time is that the place is empty . Something where written on the floor beneath him. It said, ¡°Musica initialized. Your beginners package, ''Modern Classical songs is being prepared.''¡± Beginners package augmentation initialization completed! Following that, Chun Mo saw an alarming scene. The Library began to change. The shelves that was once empty now had some muc scores on it. Suddenly a collection of modern guitar solo pieces appeared in the library shelves. When he looked at the scores he does not even know some of them which is quite perplexing to Chun Mo He could not notice that slowly the library space is becoming smaller because he was too engrossed in reading those guitar pieces! What alarmed Chun Mo most is that all of his knowledge in other music piece is suddenly disappearing. Beethovens, Haydns, Mozarts, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and the other composers pieces is slowly disappearing! And the main thing was that the only pieces he now knew is those unknown guitar pieces in the libraries shelves! ¡°Oi!! What are you doing lying there?¡± "Maybe this guys dead? Bandits may have robbed and killed him already.¡± ¡°Fool! Dont you see his surroundings? Look at where he''s lying is there any blood? Most of all his body is quite clean you know.¡± ¡°Then why is he not responding yet? We''ve been trying to wake him for awhile now you know and his still sleeping like a log!.¡± ¡°Many people in the world has there oddities so maybe he''s one of them? Look at his clothes it doesn''t seem like he''s from around here. He also has black hair which is quite odd.¡± Chun Mo listened to their conversation in a state of shock. He still did not understand what had just happened. How did he forgot those classical and modern pieces he strived to memorize with his all? And is having black hair that rare? When was my clothes became oddities? And the library why did it become small? Where did my previous knowledge went to?! How could those guys think he''s weird? Could it be that that I stumbled upon a group of nut jobs? Was I sleeping that long? That can¡¯t be right. I was sleeping in my room in the first place! What sort of bullsh*t brought me here in the wilderness surrounded by idiots? Was it because I was so stressed lately that someone pranked me amd left me here in the wilderness? When and how the f*** did they carry me here. Chun Mo opened his eyes and immediately looked at the two weirdos. He saw them wearing some weird ass clothes that those people in the past wears.The two old men looked at him in surprise and wonder. Everything was quite green in the surroundings. No cement road cant be seen everywhere. Stone roads that can only fit 3 cars side by side can be seen, with rough pavement of course. And not only that he saw some carriages occasionally passing by the rough road, even the transportation here is weird. Grumble! Beginners package augmentation has been completed! Note: Your not in your own world anymore so don''t be too confused if you want to access your previous musical knowledge please increase the renown of music to this world. Chun Mo''s face went pale. He touched that strangers face out of curiosity. The feeling is quite real alright. Yesterday he had just graduated from college. But noe he''s thrown to this weird and scary situation.His close friends were now nonexistent, and also how could the changes in the surroundings be explained except through being transported like the library noted. Also, what was this mark on his hand? Had the mark really transferred him to this world? Chun Mo could not believe it, as he looked on one of the oldmen. The more he looked, the more frightened he became. It had changed! Everything had changed!Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author. There was no one in the world that weird wearing such an old class clothes that seems like the ones in the middle ages. The guy was wearing that weird monocle for god sakes! The world also has cars for the main means for transportation so why is there carriages driving to and fro? In the modern world there is also called the ''police'' so why are some strange men with armors and swords not being arrested? The existence of music is nil in here. Rachmaninoff''s piano pieces? The movie, ¡°50 Shades"? The talent show, ¡°The voice"? The famous painting, ¡°Mona Lisa¡±? They were all gone! Well 50 shades being gone is not really my concern. Seeing all of these things being nonexistent he wondered if the people here lived a good life. However, why was he chosen to be transferred here? And what sort of situation was this? Should he use his head to smash at a wall, causing him waking up from this dream? Of course, there were things that did not change. There are still humans I suppose?The facial features are still the same. They still wear clothes. A lot of things had not change. Was this the so-called ¡°randomness ¡±? Something supernatural had happened! What the heck had happened? At this moment, thumps were heard. One of the old guys knocked his head. The knocks were quite strong and were definitely done by hammering his head with a lot of strength! Chun Mo was awakened by the pain while screaming. After the person stopped knocking his head he was slapped to silence. Chun Mo looked at the person who knocked his head and slapped him. He was thinking that even though the world had changed, the peoples morals should not have degraded that much! A man in his fourties walked over. He looked quite young and handsome. Sometimes, the two words ¡°very handsome" were very hard to use in describing him. For example, he had clearly aged. His head was almost filled with white hair, but his handsomeness, which could make many woman cry, could not be concealed. His figure was exceptionally good. His skin¡¯s elasticity was clearly revealed and it appeared very sharp. However, one could only understand this handsome mans mean side through being in close contact with him for a few moments. He could be as venomous with his actions as you wanted. If not, how could he knocked ans slapped his face the first time they met? Just that violence of his surely made many unable to tolerate her! Seeing that Chun Mo was being quiet, the old man cleared his throat and laughed without a smile, ¡°Kid, are you trying to play games with me? Why did you not respond when we we''re trying to wake you up? Are you playing dead?¡± Chun Mo turned slightly awkward, ¡°Sorry sir, thanks for your concern" The old man conveniently sat down in the grasd. With a swishing sound, he stabbed a sword on the ground. Chun Mo for the first time had seen a legitimate sword being used, to threaten him no less. Previously, he just saw swords as antique products of the past but now it had changed into a new view that he had never thought of before. It even looked like guns are nonexistent in this world. ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell me why you just touched my face ? I¡¯m here to demand explanation!¡± His fingers tapped on the swords blade in a very well-versed fashion. ¡°You haven¡¯t even known us that well and you touched my face! Now tell me why did you touch my face! Did you do something to me? Just so you will know i will kill you if there''s something wrong going to happen to me. Also why are you sleeping here in the first place?¡± Chun Mo smiled wryly, ¡°Please forgive me in suddenly touching your face i was just confirming if I was dreaming so I unconsciously touched your face. Also I really don''t know why I''m here in the first place¡± The other old men suddenly interrupted , ¡°You dont know why your here?¡± Chun Mo pleaded, ¡°Yes sir please forgive me for not knowing, if you want sirs in exchange for your kindness I will gladly serve you sirs in exchange for my basic living necessities." The handsome old men glanced at him and, with contempt, said, ¡°You? Become our servant? Cut it out. With your looks and height, who would know if you even know how to do something? You even seem to not know how to fight! You think it¡¯s that easy to become our servants?! If you can become my servant then this old man will dare to act crazy in the public the nect day" Chun Mo said, ¡°Anyways, just give me a chance sir. I¡­¡± The handsome man ignored it, ¡°No way!¡± Chun Mo said, ¡°Don¡¯t you see that I haven¡¯t even eaten anythinh at all since i woke up sir? I really don¡¯t have a choice but be your servant¡± ¡°What do I have to do with you not eating? Eh?¡± The handsome old men said with an inhumane expression. After fussing for a long time, he managed to get the Other old man to accept. After about ten minutes, Old man who accepted, who went in his carriage, came back. He did not say anything and immediately tossed him something. Chun Mo thought the old man was playing tricks with him "Sir, you¡­¡± The old man just threw a breakfast set onto the him and with smiles said ¡°I couldn¡¯t eat it. Kid, you lucked out. Let me tell you. Even though jobs are not easy to get these days, you were still accepted by this old man; so don''t make me regret from hiring you kid¡± Chun Mo was surprised and quickly said, ¡°Thank you sir. I appreciate it.¡± The old man with his smiling face, left by ordering him to enter the carriage and follow him. Chin Mo felt his heart go warm. Looking at the bread and water given to him, it was still hot. Clearly, it was not low class from this old man. It was definitely something that he especially took out after he heard Chin Mo say that he had not eaten anything since he woke up. Chun Mo knew older that his master was someone who was warm on the inside, is also warm on the outside. He may not have the looks of a kind old man but he still cared about him. Actually, he also understood what the old man meant. However, Chun Mo was just a new existence to this world. So of course he knows nothinh in this world much more of having a job. As such, he had promised just now of repaying the old man for his kindness. Chun Mo went into his masters carriage. On the street, Chun Mo looked all around and when he arrived at the nearest town. He realized that the road was different and strange. There were no billboards with artist or commercial can be seen everywhere. Some business shops were displaying some odd merchandise. As he walked through this different and strange, street, he found it hard to adapt. He felt like he did not match with this world. Many things had changed. Or, it could be said that this was no longer the world from Chun Mo''s past. The air was hot and disturbing. It was not scientific! Really unscientific! Chun Mo was, after all, a graduate from a prestigious conservatory . Of course, he could not easily accept this reality. What day and age was this? It was no longer the same society where science exist, such as computers and traffic lights existed. Being ignorant of the things here only brought harm. This was something even elementary school kids knew. Everything boiled down to science. One had to firmly believe in the power of science. As such, Chun Mo''s eyes turned solemn. He pulled his pencil from his pocket respectfully and he threw it up in the air earnestly. ¡°If it shows the number of the pencil, then this explains that I was transported to another world which has really been changed by the library. If it does not, then it says that everything is fake.¡± Boog, roll... Roll... The pencil landed on the ground. It has a number on it! Chun Mo''s vision went black. It wasn¡¯t fake. Everything was real! The guitar and carpenter While traveling I learned that I''m in the Azroal Continent which is the only continent in this world. The technology of the world is the same as my previous worlds 17th century Europe. So it''s quite good if you ask me. Guns were now spreading as a weapon for warfare but due to the low supply of black powder knights are still around. I told everything about myself to my master. On how I came from the other world, where there are cars, cellphones, planes. Which led him to think that I''m a nut job. Why is it that when people speak honestly they are taken for a madman? Because of that I was asked to leave... He left me some money, food and cloths before leaving me though. When I looked inside the pouch there was 10 republican silver coins, 1 gold republican coin, and 100 republican copper coins. It was quite a lot for my understanding. Because if you convert 1 gold coin its equivalent to a 100 US dollars, every silver is also equivalent to 10 US dollars while 1 copper is equivalent to a dollar. From the information he had left me the worlds currency is segregated by their country and type. The republic being the highest valued coins. The type is further segregated to Gold, Silver, Copper, and iron. So I have some money right now to spend. Luckily I was near a small village perhaps I can stay here for awhile. When I entered the village it was pretty peaceful. Children run here and there, you can see some mothers doing laundry, some merchants screaming their wares, and some adult males doing labor work. Some children came to me and one of them asked "Mister why is your hair black?"before I can even answer one of the mothers came and said " Shush! Why are you asking such personal things to an unknown man! Go scram right now!" The children ran away out of fear of the womans anger. "Sorry for the trouble young man, so what made you cone to our village?" She asked. "Well I''m quite lost and it just so happens that I stumbled upon your village" I answered. Before she could even respond one of the men carrying some huge log came by. "Honey who is this?" The logger man said. "Well he''s just a traveler who has gotten lost darling no need to be wary" the wife responded. The man was quite tanned when I looked at him, quite tall and has a proper bodybuild. "Forgive me for forgetting in introducing myself, I''m Chun Mo by the way" "Chun Mo? What a perculiar name" the husband said. "My first name is Mo and surnamed Chun" I clarified to them. "Well nice to meet you young man, I''m Liza Fader and this is my husband Horace Fader a simple carpenter, and im just a simple housewife by the way" she responded.Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. "Oh! A carpenter? Then can I order something friend?" I requested Horace. I''m quite lucky that I met a carpenter here cause I need some guitars made badly."Well it depends on the request though" Horace responded. "Then I''ll leave you boys with your business chat cause I still need to dry some cloths" Liza interrupted. "Well thanks for the company miss Liza" i said to her while seeing her off. When she left I accompanied him to his workshop. While going there I ask him hows the life here and how''s his family life. According to him life here is quite peaceful, he and his wife have an amiable relationship. Their neighbors are kind and that everything is simple here. But surprisingly according to him there is something missing he just doesn''t know what. We arrived at his workshop and when I entered what greeted me was the scent of wood and the scene where logs lie here and there. Some woodcarving was displayed at a table. When we went inside he offered me some stool to sit upon. "Okay mr. Chun what do you want me to make?" He asked."Can i request you to make a guitar please?" When he heard my order he was quite lost then said "What''s a guitar?" Oh I remember that music is nonexistent here so of course instruments are unknown here. And so to dispel his confusion I requested some paper to draw the blueprint of a guitar. I also found out that some steel strings is available being sold by merchants albeit expensive. When Horace saw the blueprint he was quite amazed. At first he was amazed at my drawing and secondly on how detailed my drawing is. Thankfully this world knows the international metric system so it wasn''t quite hard to specify the requirements of the guitar. When he asked what the tool is for I just told him its a secret until the day that it''s finished. The request costed me a total of 25 copper coins including the steels string of course which is quite expensive. The first and most important step in guitar construction is wood selection. The choice of wood will directly affect the sound quality of the finished product. The wood must be free of flaws and have a straight, vertical grain. Since each section of the guitar uses different types of woods, the construction process varies from section to section. Following is a description of the manufacture of a typical acoustic guitar. And to prevent mishaps I accompanied him while making the guitar. I thought him the process of making it from bookmatching to tuning. And finally after 10 days the simple guitar was finished and when I went to the village center Horace and His wife followed me to see what the function if the thing that I requested to be made. In front of the carpenter and his wife I playedBach''s Bourr¨¦e in E Minor. The Bourr¨¦e in E Minor by Bach is one of those clich¨¦ pieces that is always associated with classical guitar. It is a fun and energetic dance from the Baroque era. And so when the first notes of the song came into being in this world. Children came in droves when they heard the music. The grass was swaying as if dancing to the tune and most of all the entire village was put into a trance. For a few minutes they experience the bliss of music further lighting the their already peaceful life. The happy and gleeful tune of the music led to the kids playing around while the parents listened to the wonderful notes. "What is this feeling? Why is the simple act of listening to this sound somehow fulfills me" Liza said. "Yeah, why is it listening to this sound makes me fulfilled. Liza are you happy listening to this ''music?''" He inquired to his wife. "Yes Horace I feel happy listening to this music" she responded. "Then I promise you I''ll learn how to play this instrument to make you happy. I hope mr. Chun does not mind though" he responded leading to the couples to have a good laugh. Learning is a pain It has been 2 days since I last played the guitar and since then tons of kids are asking me to teach them how to play. At first i was quite happy and quickly taught the kids however things does not turn how they''re planned. As I started the lessons I discovered that the kids don''t know anything basic like reading and writing which is quite important. When I inquired one of the adults why they said to me that "Only nobles and rich commoners have the right to learn you know?" I was quite perturbed at the fact that most of the people here does not even know how to read and write thats why with the consent of the villagers I established a little school to teach those kids and adults who want to learn reading and writing. At first they were quite weary that i may charge them astronomical amounts for the teaching service but I assured them that i will only charge them with foods and the likes I even told them that "I also accept bread and fruits as payments so please don''t worry about it" And with that my little school was built which was quite fast actually. Before i teach those kids about music I thought them how to read, write, and calculate first. Many children asked me why I''m not teaching them music first. Then I answered them "Before you can learn music you must learn how to read and write first. If you dont know the basics how can you even learn something complicated and besides reading, writing, and calculating can help you in life immensely you know? For example you need not ask for someone to read for you. You need not ask someone to write for you and that you dont need someone to calculate for you which will immensely decrease the chances of you being tricked or scammed of your money!" When the kids heard it they quickly understood even the adults had made a face of agreement. Day''s turned to weeks I kept teaching the students about the basics from reading to calculating simple math. Fortunately the language here is the same as my old worlds American English while the math is also still the same which made things much more convenient. By the thirr week a bit of a commotion happened. It seems like a merchant caravan has arrived bringing with them exotic wares and spices. With that i ended the class a bit early to let the adults and kids in my class do what they wanna do. In mu free time I took the guitar and played a piece for a bit cause i was quite bored at thr moment. I suddenly remembered to check the library when i checked the libraries contents it was still the same... All guitar pieces. When can i play other instruments i wonder? While i was skimming the pieces in the library i saw a perculiar piece. Its title was Le festin by Michael Giacchino. It was a simple guitar version of the song and while reading it i had the urge to play it. Even id my voice does not aound that good i''ll try to sing it. I stopped checking the library and tried to play it when i suddenly heard a grumble. It looks like my stomach was empty and by the looks of it it was already lunch time and so i went out and went to the square to get a grub.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. I went to some stalls set up by the merchants to try some of their meal and honestly it was quite delicious even though that spices is quite a luxury here it seems that with a bit of the cooks creativity he made some good flavored food that is still cheap for the masses. While i was eating my meal one of the merchants came to me. He was modestly dressed and quite handsome to. While thinking of such thoughts he suddenly introduced himself to me "Hello young lad may I ask what is that thing behind your back? I was quite intrigued by its shaped and oddity so please forgive me for my curiosity... Ah! Where are my manners i forgot to introduce myself im Fernando Daklam the head of the merchant convoy" . With the sudden conversation I was lost for a moment then i remembered his greetings so i replied back with the same courtesy and I also told him about the guitar. At first he was quite confuse on what i was talking about like whats music, whats it purpose and such when one of the kids that i was teaching suddenly told me to just play the guitar so that the man can understand and with the kids request the other also requested for me to play even the adults. The merchant group was quite curious though so they juat followed the villagers instruction and waited for me to play. With that i took the guitar out, tuned it and made sure it was in good condition. I decided to play Le festin just for fun. Even if the people here does not know french ill just sing it and worry later. When i started playinh the dirst notes Fernando was quite startles as the other travelling merchants while the villagers and kids was quite ecstatic. Then I started to sing the song.... Les r¨ºves des amoureux sont comm''(e) le bon vin Ils donn(ent) de la joie ou bien du chagrin Affaibli par la faim je suis malheureux Volant en chemin tout ce que je peux Car rien n''est gratuit dans la vie L''espoir est un plat bien trop vite consomm¨¦ A sauter les repas je suis habitu¨¦ Un voleur solitaire est triste ¨¤ nourrir A un jeu si amer je n''peux r¨¦ussir Car rien n''est gratuit dans¡­ La vie¡­ Jamais on ne me dira Que la course aux ¨¦toiles; ?a n¡¯est pas pour moi Laissez moi vous ¨¦merveiller et prendre mon envol Nous allons en fin nous r¨¦galer La f¨ºt(e) va enfin commencer Sortez les bouteilles; finis les ennuis Je dresse la table, de ma nouvell(e) vie Je suis heureux ¨¤ l''id¨¦e de ce nouveau destin Une vie ¨¤ me cacher et puis libre enfin Le festin est sur mon chemin Une vie ¨¤ me cacher et puis libre enfin Le festin est sur mon chemin And with that the lost note ended. Even though they did not understand the language the people was quite captures by the music that they still kept their silence even though the song is already done. The first to wake up from the stupor was the kids. They were clapping their hands and saying to me a lot of thanks and compliments. With the kids leading the adults also woke up from their stupor. The adults were quite appreciative and told me the muaic was good but they also inquired me on what the lurics meant so for them I wrote the english version of the song. The last one to wake up from the stupor was the metchants and when they woke up the flooded me with tons of questions and some even offered to by my guitar for a good price. They thought that just by owning the guitar thy can make the so called music but i burst their bubbles. I told them that the guitar is just an instrument and that humans are needed to make a good music. That its humans whos providing the emotion to provide a good music and that just having an instrument without having the skill is just the same as having a pile of trash. When the merchants heard it some were greatly dissappointed and immediately stopped their harrassment while some kept on disturbing me. Fernando was one of them of course he kept on pestering me on how to play and so under the conditions of him staying here for a few months i will teach him how to play the guitar with my all of my students. Little black dots A new day has come for the villagers. Adults you can see already awake preparing for the new day while the kids do their chores. On a certain outskirt of the village however a lazy man is being awaken by the children. He has black hair, is small in stature and that he gives you a sense of being an exotic creature. Yep he is our little protagonist Chun Mo. Quite lazy in the mornings to the point that the children still need to wake him up but even though he has a lazy disposithe was quite loved in the village. His breakfast was already prepared by one of his students mothers as payment for teaching thus he went to do his morning chores quite quickly. The classroom was cleaned the board was prepared and the seats were arranged and when all the arrangements were done he had his rest while waiting for his students. A moment later his students arrived yound and old alike. Everyone already knows the routine so they gave their greetings and slowly did their morning routine. After their morning routine Chun Mo checked their assignments and when he found that majority has given a satisfactory performance he decided to formally teach them music. He draw a single black dot on the board and asked his students what it meant. The students with curiosity answered in their own different understanding. Some answered that its just a simple black dot other say that its the beginning of a line some said that its used to end sentences then so on and so forth. When they finished their answers Chun Mo told them that "This little dot is the beginning of mans attempt to record music". With that Response the students were further confused. An old student asked "How can such thing be used to record something so complex?". And so Chun Mo replied that "With a simple dot something so complex can be simplified. Music is the same as life which is complicated, so many confusing things keep happening which always makes us tired of life. But life even though is complicated is at the same time quite simple. We just want to be happy, eat healthily and have a good relationship with our family, friends, and community. Music is the same even though its complex it is also simple just like this little dot. The dot tries to guide us on how to play the music we want to play. But it is us who makes the dots to record new musical pieces. It is us who has the final say in how to play, even though this dot may say that you must play it like this it is still you who must decide to play it like that or try something new. Who knows if you might discover something new or just concoct a disaster. Ahahaha sorry about that it looks like we strayed a bit too far from the meaning of this dot from music but if you listened wholeheartedly from my quite boring long winded explanation you might make some good music of your own"Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. And with that quite lengthy discussion he started to teach the students on how to read and write musical notes. Because of his early teaching of the basics it was quite easy for Chun Mo to teach the students. He just need to properly explain on what each note meant and do. He also presented a bit of demonstration on what each note sounds like to further help his students. Seconds turned to minutes as minutes turned to hours. When lunch time came all were exhausted by the lessons were happy and so they tidied up the place and prepared to eat their lunches. While the students were eating, their teacher prepared something for their assignments. The day was quite peaceful, the wind was warm. Suddenly a notice came up on Chun Mo accompanied by a box. "Congratulations you have unlocked the flute section of the library and as a bonus reward a gift will be given to you" Chun Mo was a little surprise and angry at the same time. In his fit if rage he looked at the sky and shouted "STOP NARRATING EVERYTHING I DO DAMN IT!!!!" And so our story come to a close. Thr narrator because in a fit of tantrum stop narrating Chun Mo''s story for 5 chapters much to the annoyance of Chun Mo. A Song of the Wind "Chun Mo what are you doing?" inquired by Horace. When I looked at Horace an then at the gift box I was quite blank for a moment. At first its because of that annoying voice who kept narrating since this morning secondly its because of the announcement and lastly because of the box. So many information (and annoyance) rendered me a bit confused for awhile. When I finally sorted things out I first assured Horace that i''m fine and finally opened the gift box given by the library. When I opened it i was not surprise to find a flute. Well if you ask why im not surprised its quite simple. Its all because of the unlock of the flute section that led me to guess that the gift is a flute. Quite stupid honestly but at least i can play another instrument again. I went outside nearby the fields with a tree and decided to play the flute for the first time. Scanning the library I found some interesting piece that i decided to play it.It''s title is called "A Field of Spring/ Hunter X Hunter (2011)". I''ve watched the anime and I found it quite interesting so for a bit of fun i decided to play it. The soothing sound of the flute gently flowed with the wind. The sound of the flute swayed with the grass creating a harmonious feeling. The peaceful atmosphere of the rural village is quite a relief for me. After learning the fact that I was just suddenly thrown into an unknown world really bothered me to the point of depression. I always think about my Mother and Father on how are they faring when they will find out that I disappeared. They will quite be shocked I supposed and sad of course. The sound of the flute traveled to the whole village. Gasp can be heard but i never minded that. I only immersed myself in my song. It might not be quite heart wrenching but it has the mixture of mellowness and happiness of life that my previous world has offered to me. The sadness of parting and the happiness of meeting such as how winter pass and spring comes. My students came gathering around me. Trying to listen to my music which flows with the wind. The gentleness of the earth accompanied by the smell of the grass made it all a paradise. Francis was tearing up, maybe he remembered his home like I do. The villagers who were working stop doing their work for a while to listen. The animals came gathering to hear. Ahhh Why am I crying? I know I miss home but even though I miss it I do not regret that I came here. Spreading what I love to the people while living a simple life. Human as we are we know that sometimes we wish for the ideal but always hindered by the real. We may request for something impossible to the point of absurdity but for me that what makes life move and turn. I know its impossible to combine my old world to this one. But I cant stop myself to hope. Like how winter cant become one with spring. When I finished the song I looked at my students and said to them "This is the essence of music" If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.The populace was quite in a hubhub after that but I did not mind it. People cane to me one after another asking what was the instrument I used and such. Horace even asked me on how to make them for he saw that it was made of wood. I quite liked the though of mass manufacturing the flutes to better teach the students but it was quite impossible if its only Horace making it though so i put it aside for now. The day resumed after that scene. The villagers were working again and I resumed my lessons. One of the students raised his hands and asked "Sir why did you said that the song you played was the essence of music? I dont quite understand it" with that I answered him as simple as possible "The essence of music is a rather philosophical concept with no real right or wrong, but for a musician to ask the question and find an answer that resonates personally can bring a different depth into the music created. You yourself must discover what is your own essence of music as i have found or made mine. Form music varies from person to person for music is made by humans so it has a bit of humanity within it to. We all know that every human is different from each other even twins and so do music. Even if the same piece is played by two different person different messages are conveyed which is for me is the essence of the players understanding of music" Many kids was still confused on what I meant when suddenly Francis told them "If you grow up then you might understand what teacher Mo is telling to you" and so the kinds were given peace of their mind. Honestly I kind of agree at the same time disagree with what Francis said. Music and growing up is not that much of a contrast as it is the same. Music came from children tend to be much more innocent albeit sloppily played and music came from adults tends to be much more refined but sometimes to constricted. If you look at the child playing the piano you can see him sway with every key he or she plays but when that kids slowly grows up you can only see him or her sway from every 16/16 to 8/8 to 4/4 beats. There you can see the Child from being enthusiastic to becoming refined music player. So growing up is really just maturing of ones own music not really finding your own essence but i suppose its still not time to teach them that and I should just teach them much more leisurely for now to not kill their enthusiasm in learning. With that the day ended everyone went back to their homes. I tidied everything up and went home to eat dinner by myself to finally end the day with a sleep or it should be when suddenly Francis came to me bearing a letter. In the letter it says that some members of the inquisition will be visiting the village to investigate an unknown source of power which cause great disturbance to the area. Francis was quite in a panic when he gave me the message its seems that according to his colleagues the whole country was in quite an uproar when they suddenly detected a great spike in energy in here that''s why the king immediately dispatched the investigators to find out whats going on here. I was quite confused on how it all relates to me. I was just playing music. I was just living a peaceful life here why am I experiencing this kind of trouble every time everything turns peaceful? This damned writer sure knows how to advance the plot to and put me in quite a pain *sigh Magic of Music Magic in this world is somewhat rare. Commoners even nobles don''t have it and only a select few from both classes sometimes have it. That is why magic is somewhat mysterious here to the point that people call it as a mysterious energy. Different kinds of magic has already been discovered like the light magic, dark magic, earth magic, water magic, fire magic, and wind magic. According to Francis even though those kinds of magic are already known sometimes exotic types came into being from time to time. Even those already known magic is not yet fully develop. For example not much is known about the function of light magic besides healing simple wounds and providing light. Much less is also known on the functions of dark magics, they just labeled it as "Dark Magic" on the sole reason that its the kind of magic that requires corpses of any kind. Surprisingly Dark magicians are not hated and ostracized because for the community they are quite useful. For dark magicians can drive away pest of any kind in exchange for a sacrifice of a single livestock, the type of livestock affects the effectiveness of the darm magic so sometimes for the sake of effectiveness farmers sacrifice their cows for the protection. But many years ago according to this worlds history. There was ones a man who was consumed by his own magic. According to the historical notes due to some unfortunate events that man was driven mad to the point of him destroying everything in his path. In exchange for the lives of every dead animals and plants life force he raised the dead to wreck havoc on the living. In order to prevent destruction. The various rulers agreed for a temporary peace and gathered every single magician and soldiers they have to prevent the undead from destroying the world. Every single one of those involved in the fighting was having a hard time. And to pay for the sins of their brethren the dark magicians sacrificed their lives to invoke a great silencing magic that prevented the dead from rising again and let the souls of those affected pass on in the afterlife. Because of the sacrifice of the dark magicians, their status as sinners were alleviated. The remaining charged to where the demonized magician and when they finally saw him they discovered that he was not the man he once was. Souls of various creatures chained him from his throne. From time to time faces of man and animals surface on his skin. His eyes were replaced by an empty socket. Worms crawl on his face. Various arms and legs pertrude out from his body, legs of cows, arms of bears, fingers of man here and there. While his torso was now unidentifiable for you can see horses legs pertruding from his torso and any other creatures. It was a nightmare according to the records the sight of the man who once was knew as the man of the people was now an abomination. Men of strength and valor did not last long and vomited in disgust on what they saw. When the abomination saw them it stood up which led to the magicians on guard of its magic but to their surprise instead of bombarding them with magic it charged at them.Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. In a split second men were trampled to paste. To the horror of the soldiers thet found our that swords and arrows were ineffective. In a fit of bravery the soldiers decided to hold the beast at bay giving the magicians the chance to bombard it with magic. Brave soldiers were trampled, torn apart and eaten by the abomination. Slowly everyone of them fell into despair. The damage of the magicians dealing were insignificant for the beast. For the army all hope is lost when suddenly inside the abomination a single dot of darkness came into being. Slowly it destroyed the beast by devouring it to the black void. The men were surprised at the same time happy at the development and so with new found hope and courage they rose up for the final charge. A battle of epic proportions happened then and there and with the help of the little black dot the abomination was slowly being pushed back. The sacrifices has been given. With the death of many soldiers and magicians they finally drove back the darkness. In order to prevent the same calamity from occurring again the rulers decided to establish an independent faction free from the clutches of the kingdoms. And with that the Inquisition is born, free frm the influences of the kingdoms they roam the known world to hunt for the unclean and protect the people from the coming of second darkness. In order to accomplish their goal they only accept people who are strong, zealous, and loyal to the cause. Magicians and soldiers are being accepted. Classes dont matter. Nobody give a damn if your a commoner or a noble as long as you do your job you will be respected. And now those said men are being sent here to investigate me. What the hell am i going to do? No matter where i go I''ll be hunted nonstop anyways so I decided to just wait for them and continue life as usual albeit fearful. The next day came and it seems like the villagers does not know that the inquisition is coming and so i decided to at least enjoy the remaining peace i have..... Leonardo Figeri POV I am Leonardo Figeri the vice head of the Inquisition. And in order to prevent any accidents in this investigation I was dispatched by the head of our order. All of this started when about a month ago we detected an extreme abnormalities in the energies near here. So all of the ruler we''re called in a council to discuss on what action we need to do. And not surprising all of them unanimously voted that the inquisition with some soldiers of the various kingdom to set forth and investigate the matter immediately. Ah i still remember the firsr darkness all those years ago. I was still a teenager during those times when I saw the horror. I hope that it wont happen again. With great speed we with my contingent of inquisitors and expeditionary soldiers we finally arrived at the village dictated in our files. With our arrival the residents were sent into panic immediately. It''s not surprising though that they will act like that when they see this many soldiers and magicians even I will panic if i was a common citizen. Looking around I discovered that everything is quite peaceful here to the point that I doubt that some energy abnormality happened here but i must not be complacent lest i will suffer later. I ordered everyone in the contingent to just encircle the village so that the villagers be put at ease. A man came to me and it seems like he''s the village head. He inquired me on the reasons of my visit and for the sake of confidentiality I just told him that we came here tp hunt a certain bandit, and so I ask him if there''s any stranger who just recently came here. Surprise he told me that there is a single man who just arrived a month ago and settled here, His information quite fit my bill and without even continuing to listen to the mans blabber i asked him to lead me where the stranger is right now. With him leading i arrived at the edge of the village and there I saw some children and adults surrounding a young lad with black hair. Before i can even approach I was suddenly stopped by a wonderful noice. In the prison Well it''s nice to spend my final moments in this village peacrfully. I should play something for them for one last time. After the lecture I told the students to go out to the fields for a special lesson. I took the flute out and playedVivaldis - Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 439 as a goodbye for them. The first notes started to drift. Pouring my all for this goodbye I wholeheartedly offered my best performance for them. Even though its only been a month since i lived here i still cherish every single one of the people of this village. The kids pranks i will truly miss. The villagers hospitality i will never forget. Ahhh my house who will keep you clean now? My poor students who will teach you now? Will you still be able to learn how to play even though i am gone? Horace my friend i hope you forgive me for I cannot keep my promise now but i hope you will learn how to play on your own. The piece continued to flow on. Everything became paradise. Drizzle of water poured down from the heavens. The beauty of the earth was enhanced by it''s splendor. A tear drop fell from my eyes. Ahh now I must say goodbye. Leonardo Figeri POV What sorcery is this?! The very fabric of energy is being split and formed by that man! He''s much more dangerous than the first abomination! "EVERYONE RALLY TO ME! ENCIRCLE THE DEMON!" With that call of mine every single magician and soldiers immediately gathered around me and encircled the man. But with the childrens and adults in his vicinity we cannot subjugate him immediately. While thinking on what we should do suddenly a bright light engulfed every single one of the children and adults around him. Before we could even react we found out that they were transferred into the village center. We had no time to think on how all of that happened but with the hostages removed we are free to subjugate the cayse of this all. While charging we saw the man with a piece of stick in his mouth making some sort of sound which is so beautiful it can pierce our soul.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. How can such a young lad be an abomination? I started to have my doubts but it is too late to stop the charge. Before we can even come close to him suddenly the tree behind him extended its branches to block our paths which cause a stampede to the charging infantrt and cavalry man. After that the sky suddenly drizzled with water even though there is no clouds and every person who was hit by thy single drop of water suddenly find out that the drizzled part suddenly being covered by ice rendering that part of there body useless. The most annoying thing is that the grass around him will suddenly entangle our feet rendering us immobile resulting to every single one of us captured by the abomination. Chun Mo POV When I opened my eyes i was suddenly surrounded by thousands of man on foot and on horseback. "Uhmm what happened?" Is all that I could say to them. "You beast! Release us and accept judgement!" One of the men entangled says. "Why do you ask me to free you? I am not the one who did this to you" i responded. "Lies! You beast while playing that cursed sound of yours this happened to us!" The man rebutted. His words shocked me a bit. My music did this to them? But how? I never intended for this to happen in the first place. Maybe I should release them first but I must assure my safety first though or ill be killed after i released them. "Whos your leader?" I asked. "Its me Im the Vice head of this contingency why is it that you need me for?" The man behind responded. "Uhmmm may i please know your name first?" I really dont like talking to someone while always referring that someone always with a "you". "I am known as Leonardo Figeri what are you called beast?" The rude man said. "Hmph why do you always call me beast? I have a name you know! Call me Chun Mo and Im only going to release you if you promise me that you wont harm me and if you break your promise i will curse you an your men is that agreeable with you" hehehe with this primitive minded people i bet they will believe that i can curse them, this is a world of magic anyways so its quite possible for curses to exist here. "I agree on your conditions now please free us Chun Mo" the leader said. I might be the one who hold the key to freeing them but how to i do it? Hmmm oh well ill just wing it. Maybe i should play The concerning Hobbits of Howard Shore on flute. The piece is quite well known and its fun, peaceful, and jumpy. And with the intention of freeing them i played the piece. I saw that the grass, ice, and branches slowly freeing them which surprised me greatly honestly. There are also some special effects to like some of their wounded were healed including the horses. As the music came to a close i was suddenly attacked by dizziness and with that i fell asleep for no reason. When I woke up i found myseld in an iron cage. And upfront I saw the the man named Leonardo. When the guards saw me woke up they immediately alarmed the whole contingent. I was encircled by rows upon rows of men. "Uhmmm sir can I ask where are my belongings?" I asked. "Chun Mo i brought your things dont worry!" A voiced suddenly said. When i looked around I saw my little merchant friend Fernando bringing my backpack along with him. While trying to thank him the old man named Leonardo came to my cage and asked "How do you want to be presented? Dead or Alive?" And with that I know im going to experience a one hell of a journey inside this cage. Melody of Adventure 3 days passed and all i did was eat, sleep, and relieve myself. Please dont ask me on how i relieved myself while caged its embarassing. Anyways with nothing to do i just wasted my time in here sometimes chatting with my guards even though they''re ignoring me. "Uhmm sir where am i going to be taken" i asked one of the guards but i didnt get any response. This is getting annoying honestly. Cant at least someone entertain me here!? "Oi! At least someone answer me or i''ll really start some mess if you dont!" After i said those words the whole contingency was put in a state of high alert. Bows, swords, spears, and wands were pointed to me. I may have said something stupid but i dont care im bored! "Make one wrong move and i swear ill end you even it will cause our deaths!" Leonardo said. "Hmph you were the ones being unbearable here! You never allowed me to take my business outside the cage, you took my items and instruments, fed me stinky food, and now i ask for some entertainment and someone to talk to you ignored me!? How am i not gonna be pissed?" After saying those words i was quite satisfied. "Hmph a beast like you dont have any right to request or ask for anything! So just shut up and stay put or die!" Leonardo said after turning his back. "Waaaa this is so unfair! What part of me is so beastly for you idiots! And i have a name you know? Its CHUN MO, surname Chun first name Mo!" I shouted back at him but i did not get any response and so the contingency continued on its journey while i sulk in the cage. While passing the forest some leaves fell inside my cage. I took it and notice it mets the requirement to be played as a leaflute. And so to relieve my boredom i played Amazing Grace because frankly im being treated badly right now. Even though im quite unfamiliar playing with a leaflute thanks for the skills given by the library i gradually improved my playing. While playing though i suddenly noticed that my surroundings are being bombarded by projectiles and when i stopped playing i noticed the whole contingency was being trapped again... WOHOO IM FREE!! Not minding the soldiers screaming at me i escaped at the blasted open cage and ran away. I saw Francis being tangled by a tree though so with great difficulty i tried to free him. "Your running?! Are you crazy?! those guys are going to hunt you hard you know?!" Francis said to me. "Well they started it! I was going with them willingly but look at how they treat me as trash! Its not cool you know!" I angrily said at him.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it Honestly the food was bad i cant properly take a shit! Then they treat me as air! Im quite pissed you know. I didnt even hurt anyone of them when they tried to capture me you know even though some were hurt by my accidental magic i still treated them and now they treat me like that no way im releasing them again. "Sigh... Alright you can tie them up but ill just stay here and release them when you have made your escape" Fernando said. "What about you are you not worried of being caught and tortured by them?" I asked. He just told me that i should not worry and that he has his ways. And so with reluctance i left for my safety. My friend i hope you know what your doing. I ran deep into the forest. I ran and ran without any specific direction. Here and there i picked some edible looking foods while looking for the closest water source. What is happening to me? Why is this happening to me? While thinking of such things i entered the library and there i saw a somewhat looking note. Dear librarian. Music that have been produced by you releases a certain type of energy that may vary according to the players circumstance. The energy released can greatly affect your surroundings and that your emotions when playing a music piece can greatly affect the strength of the energy. The magic activates depending on the players situation and intention so please be careful. In exchange for the activation of the energy the players stamina will be consumed. yours truly: the writer "What in the world is this" i expressed my real thoughts allowed. According to the library my magic or energy id quite random cause it all depends on my emotion so... What the hell is with this requirements! Sigh i dont want to think this anymore im tired ill just sort everything out after this predicament. Trees... Trees ... And more trees when is this going to end? While running i suddenly saw a person. Shes quite beautiful you know, white skin, tall, she has a blond hair and weirdly has a long ears. Hmmm... Eh? Elves exist here?! Hey dont join me with those men who goes crazy with elves ok? Im just quite suprise that i met one here well its no harm to ask for directions i suppose. While i slowly cmae near her she suddenly turner o ny direction and said "I know why you are here human" i was quite surprised by her statement honestly so with vigilance i asked her "How did you kniw and what are you going to do to me?". She just responded in a carefree manner that the trees told her about what happened to me and that she meant no harm and just want to help me. Still with cautiousness i ask for directions in which she replied that im currently in the southern part of the great forest of Grania and that if i want to go the closest human town i mist travel westward for 2 days on foot before i can reach it. She also suggested that i should stay at her home for the night to rest but due to my suspicions i did not accept and just thanked her for the information and resumed my journey. On my way i encountered a creek of clear water and so i finally had something to replenish my drinkables. While refilling and resting on the nearby cliff i saw in the corner of my vision a small hut and when i investigated further i suddenly saw the elf again who looked at me and smiled... This woman is creepy... How eagles learn to fly "Horace why was that man captured by those soldiers? Do you know anything about it?!" The village head asked me after Chun Mo was taken away. Well honestly even I was surprised about what just happened. In the middle of the class, thousands of men suddenly surrounded us and when we were starting to panic bright light suddenly enveloped us and poof! We were in the village square. All of us were accounted for except Chun Mo. When me and some others tried to go to where the school is some kind of transparent wall suddenly blocked our way preventing us from leaving the square. When we investigated the whole perimeter we discovered that the whole square was isolated from the outside world. The populace started to panic which led to chaos inside the square and to prevent the incoming disaster those who still maintain their calm tried to pacify their friends, neighbors, and family which is quite successful. When all where pacified a few minutes have passed and amidst our confusion we suddenly found out that the barrier has disappeared . Before we can even rejoice we suddenly saw Chun Mo being taken into a cage. The leader looking man went to where we are and announced that Chun Mo is a criminal that the capital is hunting. Many reacted and spit at Chun Mo saying thay he''s a manipulator and a scheming liar that''s aiming the riches of the village. I never believed their accusations though. I know Chun Mo he can''t really be a criminal cause he is too gullible and naive! How can such a man be a criminal? And that he''s to kind. I even saw him as a lonely kind of guys. One time i saw him outside his house during the night. He''s looking at the skies that night with a lonely air. Such a man is not a criminal but there''s nothing that i can do to help him which frustrates me greatly.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it In the midst of my guilt my wife suddenly came to me and gave me my guitar. With that I had the idea of playing music even without Chun Mo''s help. I know it will be hard but my guts tells me that if i learn how to play then i can redeem my friend and since then i started playing the guitar with great difficulty. SOMEWHERE NEAR THE CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SARGON... "So its him huh? The man does not look like the first abomination though. The first impression that i got from him is that he''s to gullible and naive to the point that it will cause him his death!" An old man said. "Father! You met the devil?! Why did you not tell me?!" The king said to his kindly looking father. "My king I already had a bad feeling when i first met the man. Did you know that he suddenly molded my face when me and your father tried to wake him up?! If it werent for your father taking a liking to him i would have already killed the beast then and there" the handsome old man said. "Hahahaha what kind of man is he to not have feared the great grand marshal Gion Barbarossa to the point of molding the marshalls face!" The king laughingly said but before the marshall could rebutt he faced his father and asked "Is he really dangerous father?". "No he is not my son albeit i bet that the inquisition is just blowing things out of proportion" his father responded with a serious expression. Before the king could even process what his father said a messenger suddenly entered and carrying a message that states that the target had escaped. "What were the previous kings words were? No?! He is not dangerous? What a joke then how could he have escaped those men from the inquisition eh? Retired King Robert Sargon" the marshall asked mockingly. "You damned bastard maybe the contingent is just incompetent and that they let him escape! That does not mean that he escaped that he''s dangerous!" The retired King responded. "Enough father, marshall. Instead of quarreling like lovers why not help me solve this problem?" The King intervened. "Well according to the information he escaped at the greatforests direction. So why not coordinate with the inquisition and just surround the forest then slowly scour the whole area to capture the guy?" The marshall suggested. "Well that plan is good so lets implement it as soon as possible. I really want to meet that man now i do hope though that he''s captured alive" the king decided.