The darkness around Calvin thickened, swallowing him deeper into the void of sleep. But through the oppressive silence, a sound began to cut through—a voice, faint and distant, but unmistakable. It was Lizzie, calling his name, her voice filled with a frantic urgency that sent a jolt through his subconscious."Calvin! Calvin, wake up!"Her voice echoed through the void, distorted and faint as if coming from a great distance. Calvin’s heart pounded in his chest as he tried to respond, tried to move toward the sound. But his body felt impossibly heavy, like he was submerged in thick, suffocating tar. He struggled to open his eyes, to lift his limbs, but it was like trying to move mountains with his bare hands."Calvin! Please, wake up!" Lizzie’s voice grew more desperate, and Calvin could sense her panic, feel it like a knife twisting in his gut. He knew he had to wake up, had to get out of this dream. But the more he tried to pull himself to consciousness, the more the dream seemed to
Calvin floated aimlessly in the void, his screams echoing back at him in the silence. No matter how hard he tried to run, push, or pull himself forward, he only drifted through the oppressive nothingness. The shadows around him seemed to pulse and shift, mocking his futile attempts to break free. His heart pounded in his chest, fear gnawing at the edges of his mind as the realization of how trapped he was began to sink in.He tried everything—shouting until his throat felt raw, flailing his arms in an attempt to grasp something, anything, that might anchor him. But the space around him remained eerily empty, with no solid ground to stand on, no walls to push against. It was as if the world had become nothing more than a vast, endless sea of darkness, and he was a mere speck lost in its depths.His breath came in ragged gasps, each one echoing loudly in the silence. Panic started to take hold of him, tightening its grip on his chest. This wasn’t supposed to happen. He wasn’t supposed t
Calvin floated aimlessly in the void, the weight of his situation pressing down on him like an invisible force. The emptiness around him was suffocating, and the realization that his strength was ebbing away made every second feel like a countdown to his end. He couldn’t see his body, but the sensation of heaviness was undeniable. It was as though something was pulling him deeper into the abyss, draining his life force, and there was nothing he could do to stop it."System," Calvin called out, his voice quivering, though he forced himself to sound firm. "I need to get out. Now. I’m getting weaker."His words seemed to dissipate into the void, swallowed by the oppressive silence. A faint pulse of light flickered in the distance, but it was dim, erratic. The system was trying to respond, but something was wrong—he could sense it.There was a moment of eerie silence before the system’s distorted voice broke through, disjointed and fragmented.[Warning... given... Warning... given...]The
Calvin drifted through the black void, the sensation of free-falling still clinging to his mind. The faint sound of trickling water was his only anchor, his only hint that there might be a way out of this suffocating darkness. But as he focused on the sound, trying to draw closer to it, a voice—a soft, eerie whisper—cut through the silence."Fountain of Health..."The words echoed through the void, chilling Calvin to his core. His eyes widened in shock, even though the void around him remained empty, untouched by light. *Fountain of Health?* He knew that phrase. The Han Xin group had been searching for it—desperately. But how could it be here, in this strange, dream-like space? How could something so sought after be inside his own mind?A wave of confusion swept over him. How could the Fountain of Health be here? He thought, his mind racing. Is this real? Or is this just a trick of my subconscious?The whisper returned, soft but insistent, like a voice carried on the wind."Fountain o
Calvin pushed through the weight of the void with every ounce of strength he had left. The sound of the water was no longer distant but close, rushing like a river, beckoning him forward. He fought against the invisible force that seemed to tug at his limbs, slowing him down, but the closer he got, the more real the sound became.And then, suddenly, the darkness peeled away.Before him, bathed in a soft, ethereal light, was the *Fountain of Health*.It was breathtaking.The fountain towered high, carved from shimmering marble that glowed with an otherworldly radiance. Its surface reflected shades of gold and silver, as if the very stone itself were alive, pulsing gently with the rhythm of the universe. Water cascaded down its tiers in slow, graceful streams, crystal-clear and glittering as if infused with stardust. The water shimmered with hues of turquoise and emerald, catching the light in mesmerizing patterns as it pooled at the base in a circular basin made of pure obsidian.At th
Calvin’s breath hitched as a sudden flash of green light exploded in the void, cutting through the darkness and the oppressive pull of the fountain. The brilliance was so intense that for a moment, he couldn’t see anything but the blinding glow.Then, through the haze of light, he heard it—Lizzie’s voice.“Calvin, stop!” she screamed, her tone desperate and filled with urgency. “You’ll be trapped forever if you touch that fountain!”The words sliced through Calvin’s daze like a knife. He stumbled, his body still being pulled toward the fountain, but now with a growing sense of dread. Trapped forever? The idea sent chills down his spine, amplifying the alarm that the system had been trying to deliver.“Lizzie!” Calvin shouted, his voice strained with panic. “Lizzie, is that really you? I— I can’t stop! I’m being pulled in! Help me!”He twisted in the void, trying to locate her, but Lizzie wasn’t there. Only the swirling energy of the fountain and the ever-present darkness. Yet, her voi
Calvin’s breath was ragged as he stood in the void, his chest heaving from the exertion of breaking away from the fountain’s pull. He called out to the system, his voice trembling with both fear and urgency, like a man drowning in an ocean of shadows. “System... I need to get out of this dream. Now. I’m losing my grip on reality. This... this place is starting to feel too real."His words echoed in the endless space around him, swallowed by the darkness, leaving only the faint, steady pulse of the system in the background—a barely audible hum, like the beating of a distant heart. Calvin waited, each second stretching into what felt like an eternity, his pulse hammering in his ears as his mind spun, desperately trying to hold onto something solid.Then, finally, the system responded. Its voice was distorted, crackling with static, but beneath the robotic cadence was something Calvin had never heard before—a faint trace of... concern?[Reboot sequence initiated... attempt in progress...
Calvin lay still, his breath shallow, the weight of the dream world pressing down on him like a suffocating blanket. The cold ground beneath him seemed to pulse with the fading echo of the system's reboot message, but despite the promise of escape, his body felt heavier than before. Every muscle in his limbs refused to respond, as though they had surrendered to the dream's grasp.I need to wake up, he thought, but the thought was faint, more like a fading whisper than a command. He tried to move, to force his legs to push him upright, but it was like dragging himself through thick, viscous mud. His limbs felt like they were sinking, not into the ground, but into the very fabric of this reality.The fountain’s distant glow caught his eye again, shimmering with that otherworldly light that had beckoned him before. It no longer felt like a threat—it felt familiar, like an old friend calling him home. Why fight it? a voice in his head whispered. Maybe this is where you belong.Calvin’s he