Life Before Becoming an Omniverse Entity

"Ugh," Renan grunted as he woke up from sleep in the same place that he had been staying in for two months now.

Just as he opened his eyes, he saw the same ceiling he had been staring at every morning, almost used to this place by now. The familiarity of it no longer felt as strange as it did the first time he arrived here.

'Huh, it's already been two months since I came here… this place, which is Elaris' home… or more like the core of her,' he thought as he slowly began to sit up. However, just as he tried, he felt a slight movement on his left shoulder. Curious, he turned his head to look.

There, peacefully clinging to his side, was Elaris. She was sleeping soundly, her head resting gently on his shoulder, her expression serene and beautiful even in her slumber. The way her silver-white hair framed her face only enhanced her ethereal beauty.

"Hmm," Elaris hummed softly in her sleep, shifting slightly as she nestled even closer to him, her body pressing against his.

"Huh," Renan muttered in confusion before sighing and slowly leaning back against the bed, careful not to wake her up.

His eyes drifted back to the ceiling as thoughts filled his mind. 'It's been two weeks since she started coming to sleep with me,' he mused, recalling the events that led to this peculiar change in their relationship.

'It all started on that day when she thought I killed her rabbit…' he remembered with amusement. After clearing up that misunderstanding, she had observed him carefully for an entire month, watching his every move with keen interest. Then, after a full month of silent observation, she began asking him questions—about his family, his past, his likes and dislikes. She had grown more curious, more engaged in learning about him.

And then, seemingly out of nowhere, she started sleeping next to him.

'Well, only sleeping. Nothing more than that, fortunately… or unfortunately,' Renan thought, a mix of emotions swirling in his mind.

Slowly, his gaze fell from the ceiling to her sleeping face. His eyes traced her delicate features, and for a brief moment, he found himself captivated. 'And it's been really painful…' he admitted to himself.

Not painful because she was bothering him by sleeping beside him—but painful because of the struggle to suppress the very natural reaction her presence triggered in him every night.

'Every morning, I wake up with a damn boner, and I have to act like nothing is happening. And I'm seriously considering stopping myself from suppressing it. I mean… she's the one coming to me every night, not the other way around. So, why should I have to keep hiding it?' he reasoned, feeling the warmth of her soft body pressed against him.

'Besides, it's obvious she's interested in me. Or at the very least, she's trying to make me her partner. Living with her for the past two months—even though it's not that long—I've learned enough about her character to know she's not the type to act like this with just anyone. So, why me? Does she like me? Or… is there something else she wants from me?' Renan pondered, his mind racing in circles, trying to decipher her true intentions.

Before he could overthink things any further, Elaris stirred beside him.

"Mhm," she mumbled softly as she slowly woke up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Then, still lying against him, she tilted her head slightly to look up, her golden eyes meeting his golden-red eyes.

A gentle smile spread across her lips. "Good morning, Renan," she greeted him warmly.

The simple gesture, combined with her soft expression, wiped away all of Renan's overthinking thoughts.

'Maybe I really am just overthinking this. Maybe she does like me after all…' he thought to himself.

"Good morning to you too, Elaris," he replied, offering a small smile of his own.

Elaris nodded in satisfaction before slowly sitting up from his side. She stretched her arms slightly, arching her back in a way that only accentuated the natural curves of her body.

Renan, whose eyes were still on Elaris, couldn't help but stare. The sight of her stretching somehow looked quite alluring to him, especially as the gentle morning sunlight filtered through the small hut, highlighting her silhouette. Her chest moved subtly with each breath, and the graceful motion of her arms made it difficult for him to look away.

Elaris, who could clearly feel his gaze lingering on her, smirked slightly. 'Hmm, good. It's working,' she thought to herself, pleased that her plan was taking effect.

And so, she slowly got off the bed, making sure Renan's eyes followed her movements.

After standing up, she glanced back at him, still lying there, and asked with a cheerful smile, "Are you hungry? If you are, I can cook something for you."

Renan, still slightly dazed, was brought back to reality by her voice. He blinked and nodded. "Yeah, I am," he answered simply.

"Okay," Elaris said, then walked out of the room gracefully.

Renan lay there for a few more moments, letting out a long exhale. 'Damn… this woman is going to be the death of me,' he thought before finally getting up and following her outside.

Stepping out of the hut, he saw Elaris sitting a bit away, already tending to a fire, cooking meat from some unknown animal.

"Renan, come here. The food is ready," she called out, gesturing for him to sit beside her.

Renan nodded and walked up to her, taking a seat next to her by the fire. The two of them ate in silence, neither feeling the need to speak. But the silence wasn't awkward—it was a comfortable, natural quiet, where both of them simply enjoyed each other's presence.

After finishing their meal, Renan suddenly spoke up, breaking the peaceful stillness.

"Elaris," he said, his tone soft yet firm.

'Huh?' Elaris, who had been lost in thought, was momentarily surprised.

Her heart suddenly started beating a little faster. 'Wait… is my hard work finally paying off? Is he going to ask me out on a date? And then after that… marriage?! And then children?!' Her thoughts ran wild, getting ahead of her as she imagined every possible romantic scenario.

'Well children might be hard to have but we would work it out somehow,'

However, her fantasies came to a crashing halt the moment Renan finished his sentence.

"Why don't we spar?" he asked with a completely straight face.

"Huh?" Elaris blinked, her mind going blank for a moment.

She sat there, stunned. All her grand dreams of romance and a confession flew right out the window. She had been expecting something completely different, something much more meaningful, something—

"You want to spar?" she repeated dumbly, still processing his words.

Renan nodded, stretching his arms slightly. "Yeah. We've been sitting around too much lately. I need to move my body a bit and also I need to test just how strong I have became," he said casually, as if he hadn't just crushed all of her expectations.

Elaris stared at him for a moment longer before sighing. Then, a smirk slowly formed on her lips.

"Alright, fine," she said, standing up. "But don't blame me if you end up flat on the ground."

Renan chuckled, standing up as well. "We'll see about that."

And with that, the peaceful morning took a turn, and their sparring session began.