The Cylindrical Room (2)

This type of system is completely foreign to anyone of ordinary standing in the world. But in this Twin Mountains, and the other worlds adjacent to it, this is only a simple system.

Those who believe in the so called sacred book, and those who believe that Bathala is already the almighty creator isn't aware of the fact that there are hidden mightier realms than their ordinary uncontrollable world devoid of freedom. Yes, free will is an illusion for this ordinary world because everything is controlled by the higher beings, even the creators.

Tadeo slowly closed his eyes as what the verse on the special corner says,

and upon doing the cabinet, a book, a color of moss, bound in ornamented wood appeared within the cabinet, and waved itself out of where it's hidden and slowly landed on the man's chest, gluing itself to it, and as if with life, it slowly lifted the strong man and seated him in a cushioned seat adorned with emerald green linens and grandous decorations in the middle of the room.

Tadeo flinched but haven't woke. The book, still on his chest. The cabinet slowly closing and the environment swiftly changing in a completely different setting...

He's seated now on a wooden chair, completely awake, clearly seeing a woman preparing a fragrant drink she just filled out from a pot and slowly filling a wooden cup. She smiled and said, "Want me to smack you awake with this hot coffee or you'll get it yourself? Hey! I'm not your maid"

He chuckled, brushing off the urge to hug the person and taking in, painfully swallowing back his unshed tears.

Here she is, Maliya, his beloved. But he knows how this is only an apparition, a part of the special cylindrical room's function. He had been here countless times too.

All his built up memories with Maliya were now just stuck on this illusionary realm created by the book.

Indeed it gave out his desires. His desires to live peacefully with Maliya, to create more radiant memories with tranquility that the world or worlds do not offer.

This is his loftiest dream, his hopes, but he knows he just needs to stop now because he doesn't want to give himself false hopes. This won't ever happen because Maliya is already dead, killed with the cruelest way possible

Tadeo struggled to wake up. He can't bare the pain of wanting happiness despite having an apparent sadness.

"System in Mayhem!

Nightmare's what awaits

Those who struggles awake.

Finish the book!

Finish it in the nook!

For here you should stay!

Or suffer by going away!"