"There is no need for stitches but he needs to rest for a week. I will give you some medicine. I will also prescribe you a painkiller. You are fine but be careful next time."
The doctor was very cooperative. Axel was relieved that he didn't have any serious injuries.
Axel's father had already told his mother that she didn't need to come here. It was not a serious case and it was already night.
After this, they directly went home. His father said that they would file a case tomorrow with the police.
His mother had already made him some food. After eating it he went to sleep.
Before sleeping, his father told him to exercise and be healthy. He also told Axel to meditate for 20 minutes a day. This was a normal thing. His father always told him to do such kind of things.
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Axel was not married. In an Asian household, a daughter would stay with mother and father till they are married and the son would live with them till the end.
He had a good-paying job and he worked in a bank. He didn't have any girlfriends and his mother was trying to arrange his marriage. However, he always felt some kind of void with him.
After he woke up, he had finally decided to exercise and meditate. He went to jog in the morning and meditated after it. 20 minutes of meditation.
Normally, he would give up in 5 minutes but his time he was able to meditate for 2 hours. He could have still gone for longer hours but it was already time for lunch.
He had mailed to his office about the incident and told them that he would be on leave for a week.
Tring.. Tring.. Tring.. Tring..
"Hello, brother. How are you now? I heard that you had an accident."
"Yes, somehow I fainted on the street. For the life of me, I cannot remember why."
"What did the doctors say?"
"That I am perfectly okay. Do you think that I should go see another doctor?"
"Nah, you look fine to me. I think it is better to not remember. Why don't I come to your house today and we will just watch some movies."
"Yes, that is a good idea. When will you be coming? Should I tell Mother to cook for you too?"
"No, it is okay. I will be there in 2 hours."
This was his cousin's brother Rohit. They were close and they loved to watch animes during their childhood.
After 2 hours, Rohit came and they were just browsing through the new movies.
"None of them are good. Have you seen the new season of Pokemon?", asked Axel.
"Nah, but I have heard that it is really bad. Ash is not in the new season. There is a new kid who is the hero. Do you really want to watch it?"
"Yes, let's give it a try."
They started to watch the new season. They got bored of it and started to watch the first season of Pokemon.
Somehow Axel felt that he knew Charizard on a deeper level. Like he had seen it in real life. When Axel saw a Shedinja in the series, he knew that something was wrong with him.
He felt that Shedinja was very close to it. Like a friend. He then looked at the note and then his head started to ring again.
"AHHHHH"
"Hey, dude what happened?"
He started to scream out loud and suddenly he fainted.
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Blink.. Blink…
Axel slowly started to open his eyes. His whole body was feeling very heavy. He realized that he was sleeping in a hospital bed.
Rohit was near him.
"Aunty, Axel woke up!!!", shouted Rohit.
"How are you buddy?", asked Rohit.
"What happened?"
"You started to shout out loud and then you fainted. The doctor said that you are all okay."
"How is that all okay?"
"The doctor will come and explain it to you."
After some time, his mother, father, and the doctor came inside.
"So, what is the problem here doctor?", asked his father.
"It seemed like the mugging was a traumatic experience for him. His brain had blocked it out and he could not remember it. He started to remember it and then he fainted.
Don't worry, this is normal. I would recommend him for psychic therapy. Once a week. I also believe that meditation would help you to clear out your mind. Just take ample rest. You are fine."
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Axel started to meet this doctor lady for therapy. She would just talk to him and ask him some questions.
The doctor had said that he was remembering the mugging and then he fainted cause his brain was trying to block it.
But he knew that it was not true. Axel realized that something was going on here and he could not figure it out.
The lady doctor also told him to meditate and clear his mind. For some reason, he could meditate for hours which confused the lady doctor. A normal person could not do that.
Axel realized that he needed to find out what was happening and for some reason, he felt that meditation was the key.
Things went on like this and very soon a month had passed. His mother and father could see that Axel was getting normal and they were relieved.
Meanwhile, Axel would meditate for 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the evening. The lady doctor had also said that Axel was okay now.
When he started to meditate, he started to remember some of the things that he had written in the note. At first, he thought that it was just a hoax or a bad dream but slowly he started to realize that this new information might be true.
Even though he was confused, he wrote all the new information down in the note. He didn't tell this to his mother or father cause he didn't want them to think that he was crazy.
His mother could feel that something was troubling her son so she wanted to do something for him.
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"Axel come to my room.", said his mother one day and entered.
He could see a black and white colored dog wagging its tail and looking at him.
"Who is this?"
"Did you forget? This is Marcus. We had a dog when you were younger and we didn't have time to care for it. So, we took it to one of our friends who happily accepted it.
I just thought that you missed it. So I brought it back."
The dog clearly remembered Axel and it ran towards him. It started to lick Axel. It looked very happy.
"Oh hey, Marcus. How are you, buddy?"
Axel started to pat its head. His head was going into overdrive. He knew that Marcus meant more than this dog. But what was it?
"Mom, it is my meditation time. I will be back in a few hours.", said Axel and went to his room.
"Why is this kid so serious about meditation nowadays.", said his mom.
He started to meditate. This time he meditated for 5 hours and even missed his office.
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Ding!
The host has learned a new technique, 'Clear mind'
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After 2 days,
It was 6 p.m. and his father had come home from the office.
"He didn't go to office today?"
"Yes, he said that he wanted to meditate. I didn't disturb him."
"It's okay. I believe that he is getting better."
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After an hour,
"Axel, come down for dinner.", shouted his mother from the kitchen.
He started to slowly walk down the stairs. His father could say that something was troubling his son.
He slowly sat on the chair. His mother had already served him the food. He looked at his father and his mother for a long time.
"What happened? The food is ready. Eat up.", said his mother.
"Mother, father, I have something to say to you.", said Axel.
"Go on. What happened?", asked his father.
"Let me first complete it and please don't disturb me while I am talking 'cause it is very important and I might forget about it.", said Axel while looking at his mother.
His mother had a bad habit of interrupting him when he was talking. He never got angry due to it but today was different.
"I believe that I am in an illusion.", said Axel.
"What do you mean?", asked his mother.
"Axel just told you to not interrupt. Tell me, son, what do you mean by that.", said his father.
He started to speak but for some reason, he could not. He opened his mouth but words were not coming out of it. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
He closed his eyes and started to meditate. Slowly he felt that his body was in his control.
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Ding!
Clear mind had leveled up to 4
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"I believe that the whole world is an illusion including you and Mother. I feel that I am trapped here by some kind of magic."
His mother and father didn't say anything. They were just listening to him.
"When I woke up and found myself in the street. For a minute or two, I had different memories. I had a memory of a different world. I thought that it was just a bad dream and chose to forget it.
When my cousin came to my room, I revisited that memory and then I fainted. I was not thinking about the mugging like the doctor said. I didn't think about it cause it had never happened.
This got me thinking and I started to meditate a lot. When I started to meditate, I started to remember these memories. At first, I thought that it was just a hoax or a bad dream but slowly I started to realize that these were not bad dreams. These were my memories and this whole world was a hoax."
"So, you are saying that I and your mom are just an illusion? That we don't even exist. That you were never our son.", said his father.
"No, I was your son but I died in a car accident. For some reason, I came here and this is all an illusion. Mother brought Marcus to me. Marcus was born when I was a kid. I am 30 years old now. I got Marcus when I was 5 years old. How can a dog live for 25 years? It is simply not possible."
"Do you have any other proof?", asked his father.
For some reason, his father was not calling him crazy. His mother was looking at her son thinking that her son had gone crazy but not his father.
"Yes, I have the proof.
System, show my status to him", said Axel, and suddenly a light flashed and his father could see something that he could not believe.
There was a hologram. Blue color and there was some information that he could not recognize.
"What is this?"
"This is the system that I acquired in the other world. It had come here with me cause it is a part of my soul."
His mother was also able to see it and now they were confused. If what Axel said was true then they were just an illusion and they didn't exist. That was very scary.
"When did you know for certain that you were in an illusion?", asked his father.
"2 days ago."
"Then why didn't you tell us 2 days ago."
"Cause I knew that if I told you this, I would disappear from this world and I would never be able to see you guys again."
Tears were coming from his eyes. His mother was also crying and he could see a hint of tear from his father's eyes too.
"Tell me what you remember of us.", said his father.
Axel started to tell him, when he was born and why was he named Axel. He told all about his childhood and how he had a dog called Marcus. He told them what he did how he got a good job in finance and how he died in a car accident.
"So, do you have the power to get out of here?", asked his father.
"I do. I can break this illusion."
"Why do you have to go? You can just stay here with us.", said his mother.
"No, this is not his world. He had already died here. After he is gone, maybe we will also disappear or we will remember how our son died. This is not his world now.", said his father.
Axel hugged his mother and father. Even though they were just an illusion, they were his mother and father and he could never see them again.
Axel started to slowly fade away now.
"Remember son, even though you died and have been reborn in another world, you are still our son. I am proud to have a son like you.", said his father and this was the last thing he could remember before he woke up again.
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"Sir,.. Sir… are you okay?"
Axel could hear a voice. His vision was starting to become more clear. He then finally remembered all of it in an instant.
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Ding!
Clear mind has leveled up to 5…
Clear mind has leveled up to 6.
Clear mind….
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Clear mind has leveled up to 30
Ding!
Host psychic stat has increased to 1000
Ding!
Host aura stat has increased to 2400.
Ding!
Identify has leveled up to 20.
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