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Dimensional Travel: The Ageless Wanderer

Max Draven, a high school student, was tormented by his bully, Dany, the son of the city's top businessman, and his gang. The relentless bullying pushed Max to the brink of suicide, but he lacked the courage to follow through and didn’t want to worry his parents. One day, during another round of torment, Max accidentally fell from the roof of the school building. Miraculously, he survived but slipped into a coma. In the darkness of his subconscious, Max found himself in a vast, lightless space. Confused, he heard a voice from behind him: "This is inside your subconscious mind." Turning around, he saw a shadow of an old man with long hair and beard, his eyes glowing light blue and exuding a dominating presence. "Who are you?" Max asked. "I’m you, and you are me. We are one. Live with no regrets," the old man replied. As Max stared in confusion, his head began to hurt again. After four long months, Max finally woke up. His eyes glowed a light blue. As he began to wonder where he was, a sharp pain surged through his head. The nurse walked in and, seeing him in agony, called for the doctor in a panic. The doctor rushed in and administered an injection, slowly easing Max’s pain and lulling him into a deep slumber. After some time he woke up to see his mother by his side sleeping from exhaustion. "I'm back. Is this really true? What day is today?" he murmured. "June 6th, 2024. It’s only been four months then." With a perplexed look, Max pondered what was real and what was a dream. He knew that this was real; he had returned after what felt like 400 years of hell. He was glad. "Ha…" he sighed in relief. Thoughts of his bullies filled his mind, and his eyes glowed with a deadly rage and killing intent. "Every one of you will pay for what you did. I’ll make sure you do." During his coma, Max's consciousness had accidentally traveled to a world full of war and conflict, inhabited by cultivators and sects. He had endured 400 years of strife and hardship there, but in the real world, only four months had passed. Now, armed with the knowledge and strength from his otherworldly experience, Max was determined to seek vengeance on those who had tormented him. The bullies who had pushed him to the edge would soon face the consequences of their actions.

life_is_life_2681 · Fantasy
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35 Chs

Enlightenment in Darkness

 (Point of View: Max)

 

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"It's so cold. Where am I?" 

"Why is it so dark here?" 

 

In a dark space with nothingness—no light, no sound, no odors—Max floated like a cloud with nothing to support him. 

 

"What is this place..?" 

 

Suddenly, he felt something indescribable. His heart beat rapidly, like he had just run a marathon. 

 

"It's your spiritual mind, or you could say, your subconscious," said a voice. 

 

Max panicked. "W-who is it? Come out!" 

 

A dark shadow started to appear, its eyes glowing bright blue. Max was shocked by the sight. 

 

"Y-you..?" 

"Who are you?" 

"I'm you, and you're me." 

 

"You are me? What?" 

"Wait, are you a god?" 

 

"God is a single mighty entity who governs all. He is the law of everything. He has no shape. And I dare not claim to be a god." 

 

"What? So, God is real? Wait, but who are you then?" 

"As I said before, I'm you, and you are me." 

 

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"I know this might be complicated for you. Let me ask you something: if you could become the strongest in the world, what would you do?" 

 

"Well…" Max fell into deep thought. 'If I can become the strongest…'.

 

"There is no way that's possible. Now that I'm dead, what use is being the strongest?" 

"Do you regret the way you lived?" 

 

"Well, yeah… I don't have a girlfriend yet. I didn't manage to earn money or get a job. I thought I'd help my father retire from that hard labor job. The thing I regret the most is that those bastards get away with ease from every damn thing. They deserve to be punished for doing this to me. But I can't do anything to them. And the thing I regret most is that I can't clean this society of those scums." 

 

"I see... then live your life with no regrets." 

 

"Wait, are you going to send me to another world like those isekai novels with magic and kingdoms with systems?" 

 

"I might not be capable of doing that. There is only one life. And that's it." 

 

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'What's wrong with him? Where am I, and what am I doing?' 

 

"You don't have to be so confused. You aren't dead yet, to be exact. and you can go back anytime." 

 

"Really?" 

 

"Yes. And it seems like it's time. Remember, live your life with no regrets." 

 

"Wait…" 

 

Then the next second, he was gone. 

 

"Until the end, he didn't say who he was. Is he a ghost? Am I possessed?" 

 

Suddenly, his head started to hurt like hell again. He felt a slight warmth around him. 

 

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