Death... and me

Back at that time, Rana was nothing more than three and some years old. It made sense that she couldn't remember much about her past, especially since she rarely saw the twins. However, Harmalia and Turen were obviously always with her, so she could remember their names.

Some tears began to stream down from Rana's eyes as she nodded. "Hehehe...when was the last time I cried? It was probably over two hundred years ago." She then looked at Rean and Roan and said, "You called me little sister, but you are, in fact, some descendants of my family, right?"

Rean and Roan were taken aback to hear that. "Over three hundred years?! That doesn't make sense..."

Rean wanted to talk more, but Roan stopped him. 'Look around. There are way too many eyes right now. Don't talk about the fact we came from the Mortal Realm just yet.'

Roan then looked at Rana before asking, "Can we have a private talk?"

Rana wiped the tears in her eyes and nodded. "Sure, sure...I always wanted to know what my previous life was like. These few memories will finally make some sense to me."

"But..." Sea wanted to stop them, afraid that something might happen to Hana. After all, Rana had been seriously injured recently. One must remember how she gave her blessing to Ludio of the Vistrue Clan.

"There is no need for you to worry," Rana told her, not allowing Sea to continue. "I'm not weak to the point that I would lose to some Soul Transformation Realm weaklings. Take everyone out as I want to talk with the descendants of my previous life's family."

Sea could only sigh in response and comply with the queen's orders. "Very well. Everyone, come with me." All the fairies then left the room after that.

"Now then, can you tell me more about the conditions of my previous life?" Rana asked after the others were gone.

Roan then glanced at Rean and nodded. Only then did Rean begin to talk about their previous life, including the fact that they came from the Mortal Realm. "Then, we met Sienna, who told us about the karma thread connecting you and us."

However, Rana narrowed her eyes when she heard that. "So you really are my brothers...weird...that doesn't make sense."

Roan knew what she was talking about. "Indeed. Two things don't match here. First is the time difference. Second, you died during the explosion of Sunkan Planet. Everyone did. Even if your soul was preserved, you should have been sent to the Underworld of the Mortal Realm."

Rean also understood from where they were coming. "I also think it to be strange. Rana said it herself. Because of Divine Energy, you might be able to preserve your memories from a past life. The Mortal Realm doesn't have Divine Energy, though."

One must not misunderstand. It's possible to reincarnate while keeping one's memories in the Mortal Realm. Back then, Rean and Roan were considered to be reincarnations when they were young due to their knowledge and behavior. However, it was completely different from Rana's case. That's because for one to keep their memories in the Mortal Realm, one had to have the necessary cultivation to seal the memories in one's mind. Obviously, Rana, who was only three years old back then, couldn't do such a thing.

Here in the Realm of Gods, due to Divine Energy, even someone without cultivation might get that privilege. Of course, it was extremely, extremely rare. It was already impressive that in a place as 'small' as Yukirrom Region, with just a few hundred trillion lives, someone like Rana had appeared. However, that didn't resolve the issue.

Rean continued, "If Divine Energy is the only thing capable of making you retain your memories without any cultivation, then you must have come to the Realm of Gods first. Or at least, your soul did."

Roan and Rana nodded, and Rana didn't doubt the twins. It went further than just trusting them. It was just that her connection with them through their karma thread made it easy for her to tell whether they were lying or not. In fact, even Rean and Roan could feel the same. There wasn't even a need to use Roan's abilities as a lie detector.

They couldn't help but wonder after that. "How exactly did Rana end in this place then?"

Naturally, the twins turned to Sister Orb. 'Do you know anything, Sister Orb?'

[Not really. However, as you know, the Soul Gem System only gives me access to information that it considers necessary for you to know. That said, I don't doubt that the system might have something to do with it.] Sister Orb explained.

The twins nodded in response. Such a thing happened a few times in the past, so they weren't surprised by it.

Roan then looked at Rana and told her, "There's also the second issue. Rean and I were much older than you back then. How come you're several hundred years older than us now? Let's not forget your cultivation as well. It's so high that I don't know what realm it's called."

It wasn't Rana who answered this one, though. [Oh, this part I can answer. When you were transferred to the Realm of Gods, you passed through the demon beasts' spacetime portal. However, that thing was pretty much in shambles, and Rean knows it very well. It's not surprising that a small shift in time happened during that time.]

Rean was even afraid to ask, but he decided to do so again. 'And why haven't you told us this?'

[First, as far as I know, there wasn't supposed to be anyone you know in the Realm of Gods. The same shift in time that happened for you happened for Qia, Calina, and everyone else that used that portal. So, for your bunch, it matters not whether it happened or not. You're still the same age as one another.]

Rean and Roan had to admit that Sister Orb was right this time. If Calina and the others had the same shift, then it simply didn't matter. It's not like the Realm of Gods from a few hundred years ago would change anything for them as it was now.

[The second reason was that I wasn't certain if it had happened at all. Rana was the first proof I found that the shift took place. In any case, that's why.]