I don't know how long I was suffering those pain but suddenly the pain faded away. I tried to open my eyes slowly. What I see is slum with a lot of garbage everyone. Sensing the around me.
" Hey don't run away!" A kid shout.
"Blehh come here you dog" a small and agile looking kid shout. The small kid Ran while looking back.
However because the kid wasn't looking straight. He forgot that there is mountain of garbage is his front.
"Ahh" the kid shout and hit on the garbage.
"Augh… shit I got a lot of dirt. We don't have water to take a bath and wash clothes. I'm afraid I'm going t wear smelly clothes these nextt days." The small kid complain.
"Hahhah see that what happened on weaklings. Thats it, you dumb."the other kid laugh and said loudly.
The small slowly stood up from the garbage. Before standing, while bending he patted his clothes roughly to remove the first.
After cleaning his clothes. He straighten his posture however he was enterupted by a little rough smack in his head.
"You damn brat! Don't play here and play somewhere. People are working here so go away." A old man smack him and shout with annoying face.
"Geezer!" the small kid shout and ran.
"hahahhahahh" the surrounding people laugh.
" Sign.. those damn kids don't come back
here" the old man shout angrily.
Turn and continue finding can and plastic bottles.
The kid ran to the alley with his friends.
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What the man see are kids running around and some even playing to mud and dirt. Some people is picking the garbage. ' I find this place familiar' the man murmured.
Suddenly he hear a cans and bottles falling to ground. He saw a kid in a black messy hair and narrow eyes which anyone can tell Asian.stumble and fall to ground with his chest first to hit the floor.
"Augh…ouch" the kid who obviously hurt said faintly.
"Ah.. my money" the kid shout. He referred to the cans and plastic bottles.
" Hey Aeric take it easy. Don't hurt yourself. Our body is our top priority." A middle age man shout.
" Yeah, Aeric follow your elders advise." A man added.
" Ok, thank you for your concern uncle." Aeric said thankfully with a little bow.
"Sign… such a good kid." Other middle age man said while looking to Aeric.
"Such a poor kid. At such a young age he work to feed himself." Another old man said with a sullen look.
....
He knows this kid. He know it really much cause this kid was him when he was kid. The kid force himself to stood up. And pick the cans and plastic bottles in the ground.
He continue to watch the younger self. He was confuse. The last thing he remembered is that he died and he got a strange. He think that power is my chance to survive. I guess it was just my hallucination.
After all people says that a after die or a person is dying. They will see's or saw strange thing and even there past life. Of course there is no scientific explanation but still here I am looking to my young self.
I guess I was already dead and the strange power is nothing but a imagination. After all those novel thing are just fantasy. He continue to look to his younger self while thinking.
My name is aeric. I grew up in slums. The moment I born or the moment I began to think or knows my surrounding. I am already alone. I even envy those kids around me who had father and mother.
When I was kid in order to survive and has to collect cans and plastic bottles for me to have something to eat.
The country I live is only third rate country so thing like orphanage here is rare so almost all kid who don'thave parents or abandoned goes to slums.
"ahh" younger Aeric groan. Younger aeric hide it so no one can found but the older Aeric who was watching know, because this time. The strange disseas that Aeric suffer already start showing symptoms. Thinking about it he had sign in his heart after all he suffer so much since he was kid.
Younger Aeric endure the pain and pic the sack full of cans and bottles. He walked straing to another alley.
'From what I remembered I was going to sell those things to get money" older Aeric thought in his mind. While looking at the back of his younger self.
A flash of light suddenly hit his eyes. He got blinded for a couple of seconds. After a while he slowly open but this the scene change.
He look around trying to find familiar that might help him remember. He saw an 18 year old teen with black hair and narrow eyes. Having white face and good physique which can be regarded as handsome especially those that kind of facial shape.
"hiek…." The teen was sobbing.
However the teen was crying and smiling at the same time. Aeric know this teenage man.
This is him when he was in teenage years. Aeric look around and found that inside a old house.
This house was the the house he stay when since he was kid until he graduated high school. He continue to scan around. He saw an old man and old lady.
He feels nolstalgic while remember those days. This two are the only people help him and cares for him. These two accepted me as their own grandson.
The reason I work hard since kid even though these two help me. They are already old and I can't bear to look at them working hard, so I help at least at bit.
They teach me moral and how to be human. They let me feel familial love.
I remember that this time I win college scholarship in an big University in a foreign country.
"Aeric , remember you must work hard there." The old lady said
"Your grandma is right Aeric. Don't forgot to take of yourself." The old man said
"But what about you grandpa and grandma? I can't bear to leave you two." Teenage Aeric said while looking at the two with said face. Crying.
"Aeric this is your chance in life grab it. Don't worry about us." Old man said seriously.
"Don't forget to get find lovely wife hahhaahh" the old lady said and laugh.
"hahahha " the man laugh.
"but..? Ok I'll go." Teenage Aeric said still reluctant.
The older Aeric watch the scene with sad face in his eyes. He misses grandpa and grandma so much. He remembers after he graduated in his college years he visited his two Grandparents.
However because he need to work he still need to left them. Year of year work when he just received a call that these two left the world. He cry day and night that day. He was so sad and heartbroken till the next days.
He wanted to hug them and talk to the but he can't. He wanted to tell them what he experience in his life. He wanted to apologise.
" Grandpa and grandma , sorry I didn't manage to bring in-laws while you guys still alive. And here I am still didn't have until I dies." He said with a bow and apologize.
But the scene change again. This time he is in a big University. Student from left to right are running while holding books.
" The prince was here." Someone shouted.
" So handsome" a girl said blushing.
" quick take pictures." A girl scream while trying to get his phone.
"Aughh… hey ask his number" someone said nervously.
Suddenly the all the crowd look in one direction as if an celebrity have walk.
Aeric know the reason or should I he is reason why this happened. He turn his head and look at man walking.
" ahmm.. can I add you? A woman asked nervously with blush in his cheek.
He has black hair with sharp. White face but mature and good physique but a little bit muscular this time.
The handsome turn around and look at the woman. The woman was afraid after all she was afraid to that man might get angry.
"yeah …sure" the handsome man said and smile kindly like a bright sun pour into the woman eyes.
This was Aeric when he was 2 year in his unvisity life. He was campus prince. Being a handsome and having a good grades makes him the dreams of countless women.
"hmmm… thank you." the woman said while tightly holding her phone.
"Welcome" said with smile.
The university student Aeric turn around and continue to walk. The gazes of womens follow him and also man but a little bit weird.
Jealousy and hatred can be seen in those mens eyes. If those eye can kill I'm afraid he died countless times.
The scene continue to change and change. It shows his unvisity life. Scene while having lectures. Scene in his dorm with his dorm mates. Studying with each other.
The scene changes in front of him change again.
He was in front of a big building. This is his company building.
He sign. Thinking how far he made it from having nothing to what it was now.
Suddenly a lot of black suit walk out in the building. They were higher up in the company. Followed by company workers.
A black car park in the front of the building. The door open and a walk out the car.
He was wearing formal back. Having great body and matured white face. A narrow eyes with long lashes. A black pupil that supports his handsome but also makes him trict and domineering.
"Even I have suffering pain because of strange disseas. The disseas didn't affect or damage my body. It only give me pain."
Murmured to himself and continue watching.
His gaze fall unto the higher ups and company worker. Those gazing eyes makes their body tremble. They slowly form a line and how.
"Welcome sir" all bow and said together.
The entire place become silent and no one moves until their boss said so. Respect, admiration and afraid are what they feel to they're boss.
A young man makes the entire company from small to a billion net worth.
" it's okay. Everyone can take it easy." He said
This word made lessen their tension. But they still maintain their order.
"sir, please" one of higher ups said.
"Ok, let's go" nodded and walk.
The scene changes again. Showing the interior of the building. A magnificent and beautiful with great order.
Aeric keep watching the scene changes. He can't help be emotional. His life was shown toughout this journey. From being abandoned child in slums to a big boss in a company.
He keep thing I go through a lot just to get where I am but still nothing change that I dead. All this things will be left. Even though I reluctant, I can't change a anything at all.
Sign…
Unfortunately because of my strange disease I already made a plan. After I die, all my asset and money will be divided. It will be distributed to different charity.
It will help the poor, cancer patients, poor students and etc.
Maybe these scenes is shown to me so that I keep let go and move on. He sign in his heart and accept everything.
Suddenly a cold and mechanical voice echoes in his head.
[Host soul and supreme power is now complete combined.
[Host soul arrive at target destination
]
'huh' aeric was confused.
The scene suddenly shuttered.