Null Dimension. Sky's house.
Concerned by Mr X's words, Sky is trying to open a portal to the Afterworld with Flash, his sword that can act as a simple dimensional connector. But no matter how many times he tried, he is unable to open a stable portal that is able to pass through.
"Ah... He is right, we are unable to access to the Afterworld now. But seriously? I thought Terrence was supposed to be blocking the link between Kingdom HQ, Null Dimension and Kapis Dimension. But the Afterworld? Just why?" said Sky, rather confused.
"Mmm... We are able to travel from Kapis to Null Dimension without any problems, but not Afterworld. This is weird, even Ai-chan is having problems opening the portal for the Afterworld." said Maria.
"Hmm... This is actually quite suspicious, I really doubt if Terrence would make such an obvious mistake. But anyway, right now let's just focus on how we could get to the Afterworld." said Sky.
"Uhm... Actually..." Ai is trying to say something but somehow hesitated.
"What is it? Ai-chan." Maria asked.
"Let me guess, you know an alternative way to enter the Afterworld without needing to use the portal or dimensional link?" Sky asked.
Ai nodded.
"That will be great! Please tell us everything you know." said Sky.
"Well, I don't know how relevant this information would be but... I believe both of you know that soul of a coreless being can easily enter the Afterworld for reincarnation purposes even without the help from the Soul Reapers from the Afterworld... Right?" Ai asked.
"Ah... I can't say I totally don't know about that, to be honest, I had heard about that once from Chris and another time from Lord Enma. But never really get in any deeper into it." said Sky, slightly thoughtful.
"Hmm... I kind of remember about that but... I seriously don't think it has anything to do with us since it's only for the coreless being with easily detachable souls." said Maria.
"Well, Maria, you are right but not entirely right. There is actually a way that makes it possible for us." said Sky, after a short thought.
"Hey?" Maria is confused by that statement from Sky.
"Perhaps you still remember about 'Dreamland'." said Sky.
"Of course I do, the last time we went to Dreamland is not even more than ten years ago." said Maria.
"Good, I guess you still remember how did things work in Dreamland huh?" Sky asked.
"Yes, we can go there by falling asleep and entering the Dreamland through dreaming." said Maria.
"Ah... I guess we are having some misunderstanding here. Instead of 'dreaming' it's actually through our 'consciousness' during a half-sleeping state, which means while our body is still sleeping, our consciousness is awake. Through that 'dreaming' process in a half-asleep state, our consciousness will be able to temporarily leave our body and enter the Dreamland with our consciousness. For your information, our consciousness here is having a similar concept to the soul of the coreless being, furthermore, it is a really common case where coreless beings accidentally entered the Afterworld in their 'dream', which means that there is actually a way to enter the Afterworld through Dreamland. Thus, if we are able to find the way to Afterworld from the Dreamland, we will be able to get to the Afterworld without the need of a dimensional portal." said Sky who is obviously explaining everything to Ai instead of Maria.
"Although I don't understand most of it but does that mean we can get into the Afterworld through dreaming?" Maria asked, as blunt as always.
"Uh-huh... If that's what you understand then... Nevermind. Anyway, Ai, do you have any thoughts on what I told you just now?" said Sky.
"Hmm... Despite I have only gone to Dreamland once accidentally, but what you said just now actually makes sense, it's worth trying... Do you have a way to get us all to the Dreamland without all the lousy and uncertain processes and factors like sleeping and dreaming?" Ai asked, stating her concern.
"Well, I understand your concern, usually we can only enter the Dreamland through pure coincidence, but Chris has somehow developed a cheating method. Although it's usually done by Chris but I can do it as well, just that I need some preparation for that. Might take about an hour." said Sky
Ai nodded while Maria is as oblivious as always...
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Meanwhile, Kapis Dimension. Lost kingdom forest.
Despite saying that they will just burn down the whole forest and leave, Chris and Ben continue to explore and investigate the lost kingdom covered by the forest in detail. After a short search, they finally found the entrance to the castle that is totally blocked by some strong woody plants.
"Ah... We really should have burned the whole place after all." said Chris.
"Mmm... This is just too troublesome." said Ben.
Then, both of them observed the woody plants in n detail hoping to find some clues on how to get rid of them from the castle entrance. After a short observation, Chris realised that the surface of the plants is constantly moving, showing that the woody plants are somehow 'alive' just as the other aggressive and assaultive plants in the forest. With that, Chris suddenly has a crazy thought. Without saying anything, he placed his hand on the woody plants. Surprisingly, the plants did not attack him and slowly retracted after a minute. In about thirty minutes, all the wooden plants cleared up and opened a path for them.
However, Chris did not immediately enter the castle through the opened path, he continues to stare at the wooden plants with a thoughtful look...
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*Something out of the story
Sky: "Dear readers."
Chris: "Hmm?"
Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."
Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."
Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."
Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."
Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."
Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.
Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might cause the writer to stop writing."
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