Chapter 2

As he said it. Everything turned white.

And suddenly he saw a lion with its mouth wide open towards his face. His eyes widen and all he can do is close his eyes and block it.

But suddenly he heard a loud thud.

With his eyes still closed. He falls to the ground butt first and remained sitting.

His arms are still up as if to block the lion's jaw from mawing his face.

As he slowly opens his eyes. He saw the lion blown back a few meters away. He sees in front of him a transparent thing. He tried to poke it and it is pretty solid. He looked around himself with it surrounding him.

"A barrier?"

"What the hell?"

"Why is a barrier here? How am I supposed to get out of here?"

He tried to walk and it follows him. Keeping him inside. But he saw that the lion is currently getting back up.

As the lion got back up. It dashes towards him at an incredible speed. Almost instantaneous.

"The hell!?"

It pounds on the barrier. Which blown him away.

The lion then tried to strike the barrier with its paws.

"How much strength do lions have!?"

A few more strikes and scratches from it and broke the barrier.

But as he is scared for his life another barrier shows up but the lion didn't get blown up like before since it is not in the range it activated.

But each blow is sending him back. He looked behind and apparently that behind him resides the cliff.

"If this continues... But wait. Why am I supposed to be concerned about my life here? This is just like the dre–

"Wait."

"What?"

"Yeah. Like the dream! But this is not a dream I know. I didn't fall asleep. I was eating. This is not a dream!"

But his barrier is broken again. But quickly got replaced.

Thankfully the lion got blown away again. Which gives him time to calm and deduce everything.

"When I was afraid for my life. I'm seeking protection."

"Wait."

"Does that mean this is from my imagination?"

"My will?"

"So if a want him to be blown away then I had to just imagine a thing to blow him away then I hope this wor–"

But before he could do it. The lion straight up dashed towards him and pushed him flying towards the cliff.

The barrier is gone as he is pushed. Much like it deactivated than destroyed.

But as he is falling. He thought.

I don't wanna die. I'm not still sure if this is a dream or not. I had to take this seriously. What if this is not a dream but actually real? I don't wanna die yet. I want to get out of here. If only I could f–

Suddenly he floated. And he is able to fly now without a problem. And he is able to control where he wanted to go.

"It's real!"

"I just had to use my will and imagination!"

He quickly got above the surface and flew above the lion.

"Thank you. But I think you gave me a hard time there."

While smiling. He cast a barrier on the lion and he then used his newfound powers once again to create a fire that toasted the lion to his death.

As he watches that the lion is all burned up. He slowly descends.

"Wow. It's all burned up."

He then felt a little bit hungry.

"I turned it into a completely burned meat. I couldn't eat that. What the hell?"

He then tried if he could generate food. But sadly he couldn't. "This is no good. But I guess I could have some fun for now right?"

He then thought about generating water and he succeeds. He generated a ball of clear water suspended in the air. He put his hand and it is quite cold. He used his hand then to drink from it.

"Tastes good. This is better than mineral water actually."

He then proceeds to fly around and eventually finding some wild chickens. He thought about using the barrier and bring 3 of them back.

As he flew back he saw that the sun is setting. He built a house with rocks. He then lit a fire and took one of the chickens and readied it to be cooked. He proceeds to slice the chicken's head using wind and took all feathers out using wind too. He then cooked it. He barely catches one of the feathers.

After cooking it. He gave it a taste.

"Hmm... Quite good. Even without seasonings."

He built a stone cage and put the other chickens right there.

After eating he then thinks about things happening right now.

"Hmm... Apparently. I can use any elements of my bidding. By using my will and imagination I can do it. But still. I don't know it this is psychic abilities or not. Maybe I should call it magic I guess? Also. I haven't even seen any inhabitants. Well. I'm in the middle of a mountain after all. It is truly unthinkable of somebody here besides me."

He got up and go inside the stone house he made. He makes a cold wind flow inside the house.

"It will be hard if I slept without any mattress."

He tried to think of an element that can be slept on.

"Can I use plants to make a place to sleep on?"

He tried and he is able to make vines to come around and act as a mattress.

He then had a comfortable thing to sleep on now.

"Still. Is this a dream?"

"I said something before getting here."

He then lied down.

"I wanted to be in a different world."

"I guess?"

The world turned white once more.

And there is again. Back to when he is looking at Aki and her friends.

"Whoa."

He then smiled as if truly satisfied.

Well. From my observations. When I am in the other world. The other one is stopped until I get back is that right?

He then looked at his left hand. Which should be empty right now. But he saw one of the feathers he catches before he got back.

He silently mumbles to himself.

"Wow."