As the blazing sun spread its rays across the land, Lynn Cooper slowly pushed his motorcycle to the nearest gas station. He was trying to save some money on gas earlier in the day, but unfortunately, he had to push the forsaken motorcycle in the end. He doubted he could continue on the path he was taking.
For two months, he had been searching for the damn crystal the fortune teller told him about after he bumped into her by accident. He had searched the mounds in all the oak forest in the Haken village but to no avail. Instead of the shining crystal he was told about, all he could find was an obsidian shard of no value. If only he could find what he was looking for, then he would have all the money he ever needed and live a better life.
When he thought of all the things he would buy for his mother, he could only shake his head in resignation. Even his girlfriend would come back to him. If only he could find the bloody crystal. He was just about to put the nozzle inside the fuel thank when he heard a loud shout to his left.
"Fire!"
"Hmm?" Lynn turned around and saw the driver of the blue bus screaming, then realized the gas pump was on fire! "Fire!"
The drivers of the nearby vehicles got out and fled the gas station. But before they had time to run far enough, they heard a loud banging sound behind them.
Lynn felt his body shake as the shock wave mixed with the debris fell on him. He opened his mouth wide and screamed, but he could not hear his own voice. The surrounding scenery became increasingly blurry before his eyes, as if in slow motion. He saw a corpse not far from him, and another body slowly flying forward in his direction. The limbs moved in slow circles in the air.
The man flew farther than he could imagine, flapping slowly. Based on his clothing, Lynn knew he was the bus driver.
The flame from the explosion roiled around, gradually engulfing everyone present.
His eyes were suddenly blurred by a flash of light. Slowly, the light of the fire became brighter, and Lynn, blinded by this strong white light, could no longer open his eyes.
Is this the way I'll die? Lynn slowly brought his hand to his eye and then stretched it out in front of him, trying to grab something in front of him. But there was nothing there, only endless white light.
After a few seconds, his body slowly flew towards the white light. Before he knew it, everything had changed to nothing. And his consciousness gradually disappeared.
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He didn't know how long he had been unconscious for, but he realized it had been for a while. Perhaps a longer time had passed.
While he was thinking, his confused mind suddenly sensed a strange but powerful energy. He felt as if there was a force field around him, crushing his body to death. He felt like he was being held in a death like choke-hold.
Where am I? Am I dead? Is this heaven or hell? Lynn asked himself curiously. He tried to open his eyes to look around him, but he couldn't open them. Instinctively, he took deep breaths and tried to calm himself, but realized he couldn't breathe at all.
He was shocked and confused and began to struggle, but his arms and legs seemed to be tied to something around him. They still couldn't stretch out. While he was struggling, he vaguely heard a voice. The voice sounded so close and yet so far away. He was really shocked beyond words.
After several long minutes, his mind gradually calmed down, and he gradually gave up the fight. He unconsciously moved forward, looking in the direction of the vague voice.
He tried to move forward, thinking that if he could break free, he would be able to see what was happening. If he hadn't died, maybe he would go and find his girlfriend and the two of them would have a great time drinking together.
As he gradually regained consciousness, Lynn suddenly thought of the explosion at the gas station and the bloody looking corpses flying in the air.
Did he die in that explosion? What are these sticky things sticking around? Is it blood or fat? He kept wondering if he was dead or insane. He tried to scream several times, but could not open his mouth. He couldn't help but feel greatly uneasy. It was as if his body or perhaps his soul, was being transformed in a terrible manner.
He struggled for a while, until suddenly, his body became light. It was as if he had escaped from the deepest part of the Amazonian jungle.
He immediately reached out his hand and tried to grab something, but he caught hold of nothing. Opening his mouth, he spat out some of the liquid which appeared to be blocking his throat. He immediately coughed violently and finally realized he could open his mouth. He couldn't resist taking a greedy breath of what seemed to be fresh air. He tried his best to open his eyes, but couldn't open them. A vague voice reached his ears, but Lynn couldn't hear it clearly.
He gave up his struggles because his mind was a little tired. He had to try to open his eyes to see who was helping him. He didn't know how long it took, but Lynn felt that his eyes were finally able to open a little. Through this gap, Lynn could only see the gray surroundings. He couldn't see anything clearly, but he could still see something moving.
Once again, the vague voice reached his ears, but he still couldn't hear what or who it was.
Was it the voice of a paramedic? Lynn wanted to scream, but something seemed to be stuck in his throat and he could only made a muttering sound. After some difficulty, Lynn finally realized that his eyes were open. He couldn't help shaking his hands right before his eyes. Now he could see clearly. He was cheering in his mind when he suddenly stopped. He raised his hands up again and saw that they were nearly transparent. What was happening?
"At long last." Then the voice in his ears became clearer and clearer. "Welcome to the unbound realm, mortal."
"Who are you?""Who am I? I'm the remnant of the forgotten one. Even my name is so old that many couldn't remember it. There's no need to recall it since it's been so long when it was last mentioned. Anyway, you can call me the Remnant."The Remnant? Lynn couldn't help but smile in his heart. It might all have been a hallucination. On the other hand, it might be real as things were pointing out. So he thought, if he could exist in this world, what would be the possibility of this remnant actually existing under its present circumstances? Slowly, he said. "How is this even possible?""Your ignorance knows no bound, mortal." The Remnant, couldn't help but scolded.Lynn suddenly stuck out his tongue using his own imagination. He just needed to think about it, since this old man could see his thoughts. You're just part of my imagination. I can simply blink you away since this is not real."Are you deliberately seeking death?""Death? Of course not. I was only joking." He already died once
The cold groundwater slowly condensed into water droplets on the tip of the stalactite, and then slipped decisively, mercilessly hitting a young boy's face, making a swirling sound.This was a cave full of stalactites. The cave was sealed and pitch black. Only the turquoise light dots on the stone wall flickered, emitting a dim light.At the center of the cave was a puddle of several square meters in size. Beside it, a woman and a young boy were laying on their backs on a flat boulder.The woman was soaked all over her body. Her hair was tangled in strands on the stone surface, her face was beautiful, but her complexion was unusually pale. It looked as if there were no traces of blood on her face. She lay stiffly on the boulder, apparently dead for a long time.The cold water drops fell on Lynn's forehead, one after another. His clothes were half-dried by his body temperature. The emerald on his waist belt and the green light spot on the stone wall complemented each other, both emitti
Lynn discovered a medium sized hole at the middle of the cave, and in addition to the puddle in the middle, there was a hole above the cave, the size should be enough for a person to squeeze through.He knelt down in front of Kiara again and said softly, "Mother, please forgive me for doing this, but I have to take your body with me, even if its just ashes. Then I'll bury you along with father when I bring you back to the tribe."After that, Lynn checked his mother's storage bag and brought out a funeral Pyro. He tapped it and placed it on his mother's body. Within seconds, the whole body was caught up in flames. Before long, it had turned to ashes. Safely stored inside a urn, he placed it in his storage bag."Remnant. The Remnant." Lynn tried to contact The Remnant, and even called him several times, but he didn't receive any reply in return. He was very surprised by this development, but shrugged it off. Anyway, he must find an exit first. He didn't know where this cave was. He had
From a distance, Lynn saw what seemed to be a dark shadow at the center of the cave, standing there upright. From the vague outline, he felt that it should be a giant tree. But how could a tree grow in a dark hole? Even if a tree happened to grow there, It couldn't be this big, could it?With the luminescence faint green light, he carefully climbed to the bottom of the cave along the stone wall. While crawling down, he carefully remove the bugs laying on the stone wall. Fortunately, these bugs were just clinging to the stone wall and were not aggressive, otherwise, he would have been assailed from all sides.Coming to the bottom of the cave, it brought another feeling to him. On the stone wall just now, he only felt as if he was standing at the centre of the universe, and there were shining stars all around his body.And now, standing at the bottom of the cave, he couldn't help but think of the night sky in his previous life. There were few such glowing bugs at the bottom of the cave,
"What have you done?""Hm?" Lynn shuddered in surprise and anxiousness, not because of the discovery just now, but the voice that spoke now was not his. He asked slowly. "The Remnant, is that you?"The voice of The Remnant suddenly came into his mind. "Yes."Lynn was happy. "I was trying to contact you.""Yes, I know." The Remnant replied and let out a mild breath. "Your oath of vengeance is now bound to your soul, and to some extent, mine. If you don't fulfill the oath, your soul will dissipate into nothingness, and you'll find yourself in the hall of Hades.""Huh?""Yes, and your soul will be filled with regrets. So, you'll have to take it seriously from now on. But most importantly, only seek revenge when you're strong enough. It's never too late for a warrior to take revenge, even if it takes longer than necessary.""Yes. I understand, The Remnant. This enemy has thrown down the gauntlet, and when I'm ready, I will have to settle the accounts with him.""It's good you understood.
Because the dragonstone was quite large, Lynn had to put it on the ground beside the stone table, and said at the same time. "Remnant, there are two booklets here, let me take them out to see."There was nothing extraordinary about the booklets, they were just the kind of journals or memoirs which could be seen everywhere. On the covers of one of the two books, was the caption "A Gift to The Fated", and the other was labeled "Secrets of Light Magic."Lynn opened the first book, only to see the first page read. "Whoever sees this book is the destined soul."Lynn blinked his eyes and couldn't help but read on. Starting from the second page, there were some notes written by the person who left the book. It read as follows:"I am Auren, the Divine Archmage of the Kingdom of Enders. I'm a light mage, and a good one at that. One day, a dragonstone suddenly appeared in the kingdom, and I was extremely happy. It wasn't just any dragonstone, but that of a golden dragon.Back then, I was a high
Back at the water pool in the small hole, Lynn took a deep breath and plunged down. After diving for more than twenty meters, the water pool stretched out. There was a bright spot in the distance, which should be the entrance of the cave.After swimming for a time, the bright spot opened up in front of him. Exit was getting nearer, so he continued. He didn't get drowned because of his deep essence he had harnessed.Realizing he was at the bank of the water, he quickly rushed out of the water and took a few breaths of fresh air. The rumbling sound of the waterfall in his ears told him that this was the deep pool under the waterfall.The Remnant's voice sounded again. "Child, I've already used my divine sense to investigate your surroundings. There is no danger around."Lynn thanked his spirit guide and looked up at the high cliff, recalling everything that happened before in this world. His father, mother and sister, all died tragically in the hands of the antherions. Sadly at this tim
Along with other able-bodied clansmen, Lynn gathered the bodies of all the fallen clansmen together in a heap, and cremated the bodies. He was busy throughout the night until the sky was brightly lit by the sun, and all the dead clansmen had been cremated.After doing all this, Lynn did not leave, but waited for a few days instructing the clansmen to pack everything that could be termed as useful.Before long, all the valuables that the tribe had accumulated over the years, such as food, clothing, weapons, and the rest, were piled up at the central square of the village.In the early morning of the fourth day, Lynn gathered the surviving clansmen at the village square. Seeing the mountain-like objects piled up in front of him, he was overwhelmed. "Uncle Callor, all these?""Yes, Lynn. Everything useful is here. The rest were left behind." Callor didn't rest well these days due to the amount of work that he had been doing. The two dark circles under his eyes were evidences of his lack