On a wide meadow ringed by pine trees laid a man.
He was Andrew, a typical modern day teenager. Usually he would be out with friends, playing games, worrying about school or thinking about his crush, but now.... the only though in his head was 'Where the f*** am I?'
it has been a few minutes since he woke upin the meadow and although at first he thought he was kidnapped he was now sure he was not beacuse of a single reason; there was a weird, and cold, mechanical voice in his head and an interface in front of him, like one from a game.
[Welcome to the world of Clash, a place where individuals and guilds battle amongst each other for hegemony over the vast territory of the world]
"Did i transmigrate?" Andrew asked, full of doubt.
[Yes, you have left the mortal plane, Earth, and came to the higher plane, Clash]
"What do you mean higher plane?" He asked the weird voice, hoping for an answer.
[ Planes of existence are divided into levels according to their achievements, strength and glory. Usually your previous plane would have been classified as 'Unranked', due to the lack of spiritual energy, immortals and other things, but due to the technological advancements of the human race you were promoted to the 'Low' rank]
"What is the spiritual energy you just mentioned, is it like Ki in Dragon Ball, like spiritual energy in eastern fantasy novels or a whole new concept?" Feeling excited Andrew couldnt help but make assumptions and ask questions.
[It is all of the above, yet none of that. Spiritual energy is a special energy that allows living beings, and in extreme cases inanimate objects, the ability to transcend their limits and rise above the ordinary mortals and civilians. The Ki can strengthen humans yet cannot extend their lives and break the shackles that were set by their ancestors and their achievements. The spiritual energy in eastern fantasy can do both but is regarded as something necessery for the creation of life andfor the sake of sustaining life. Here spiritual energy has existed since time immemorial, yet the races of this world, and other higher worlds, have just scratched the surface of the benefits it can bring.]
"So that means that immortality and extreme strength are just the tip of the iceberg? What would happen if someone were to understand and do everything that spiritual energy is capable of, would he become God?" Confused by the enormous info dump given to him, Andrew asked the first thing that came to his mind.
[Spiritual energy has no limits, no one can understand it in its entirety, but I can tell you one more thing before i fully send you on your way, there are gods, but they are not the peak.]
Andrew was stunned. Just as he was about to ask questions the voice sounded again.
[Initiation period complete. Host has been given information in an appropirate manner. Proceeding to the removal of 'The Entity'.
'The Entity' has been removed. Providing host with the system....
13%
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System has been provided. Shuting off the AI function. AI function shut off.]
After the last sentence was finished the voice dissapeared and the interface moved towards his head and dissapeared between his brows, causing him to pass out. After he woke up he realized it was night time. He slept through the entire day.
The first thing he though of were of course the family and friends he left behind. Swallowed by sadness and a feeling of loss he sobbed, he sobbed for a long time before finnally remembering what the voice told him. If he could just understand a part of the use of spiritual energy he should be able to go home.
Determined, he got up and started walking through the trees looking for signs of a civilization, unaware of a pair of eyes that were trailing him.
He walked, and walked, and walked until finnally, after God knows how long, he saw a few buildings uo ahead.
After a short walk he came up to the buildings.
"Is anybody there?" He yelled.
There was no answer
Feeling intruiged he decided to search through the buildings. And to his surprise the dors were all unlocked. After going through all but one he didn't find anything. That was when he went to the last, and biggest building, in the surrounding area.
After opening the door he was immediately greeted by a surprise.