Imagine if you will, a world where everyone is as powerful as Superman, but Clark Kent is a normal human being with no special ability whatsoever. Because this was the case for Thorburn Tranter, unlike his name, doesn't have any ability that could kill or defend himself.
This world was a world where everyone had the gift of cultivation, a gift to be stronger than everyone, a gift to ascend to godhood, and most importantly a gift to use qi. Thorburn however couldn't use qi. Ever since he was a baby he was already deemed as the weakest, since every other normal baby could absorb qi automatically and gain strength.
But he didn't get shunned by the public or abandoned by his parents. His parents were very committed to giving Thorburn the best life anyone could ever ask for. Ever since people found out about Thorburn's incident he was treated like a fragile glass that could be broken with a single touch. The government immediately sent bodyguards to ensure the safety of Thorburn. They deemed Thorburn as a national treasure since they have not seen or heard of a human that is unable to cultivate.
The feeling of being useless and being an object made Thorburn extremely depressed. This leads him to take his own life. He had tried taking his life on multiple occasions, but he was stopped by the bodyguards that were sent to protect him, but this time he succeeded, he took his own life by slitting his throat. However, he wasn't meant to die, and no matter what you do to avoid your destiny, sometimes your future has already been predetermined.
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In another world...
"A very impressive physique there by Daniel Newman! Very balanced body symmetry with a perfect v taper, great legs, huge back, unbelievable chest, and of course those hammer-like biceps! The only bodybuilder with a body better than this is Alex, it's shocking to see Daniel Newman being almost as good as Alex! He is one hundred percent going to win this year Mr. Olympia. What do you think Jake?" A commentator for a Mr.Olympia bodybuilding competition asked.
"Well, Paul... I 100% agree with you that Daniel Newman is going to be the next Mr.Olympia, he has obviously worked hard for this moment, and finally, the year has come where Alex has retired from bodybuilding to further his career in MMA, boxing, and kickboxing, Alex has always been a mountain that Daniel Newman has struggled to even climb, and now that Alex is out of the way, Daniel Newman will have a smooth career and maybe a smooth streak in winning Mr.Olympia." Another commentator added.
Daniel Newman stood out from the other bodybuilders, outshining everyone on stage, just like Alex did in the previous years.
Daniel Newman was posing from basic bodybuilding pose like the Front Double bicep pose to the iconic Steve Reeves pose.
'I have worked so hard for this moment. And now with that annoying idiot out of the way, I will win. I will no matter what.' Daniel Newman thought while posing.
Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his heart. But he wasn't gonna stop right now. He has worked extremely hard through blood sweat and tears and he isn't gonna let some pain get in the way of his victory. So he continued posing.
Now he had trouble breathing, but he pushed on. Shortly afterward he felt as if his body became numb but he kept fighting. His vision suddenly became extremely blurry.
'That's it, I give up. I'm gonna ask for help.' Daniel thought.
But as he was on his way to ask for help he suddenly fell to his knees and lost his vision completely, while being unable to breathe.
'What's happening to me??' Daniel thought while he was completely panicking.
A light flashed and he woke up.
He was lying on the floor with clothes on which confused Daniel since he was posing with only his undies on stage. But at least he felt better. he could now breathe normally, his vision was way better than before. And he felt light, suspiciously light. As he stood up he realized he felt smaller, not in height but in size.
"Where...Where are my muscles???? Ahhhh!!!" Daniel screamed in panic.
This alerted the bodyguards outside the room and they immediately barged into the room to see what was happening.
"Thorburn! Are you alright?" One of the guards asked anxiously as they see Thorburn's neck bleeding.
"Thorburn? Who is Thorburn?" Daniel asked as the guards looked at him anxiously.
Daniel felt something wet on his neck as he touched it.
"Why is there blood on my neck..." Daniel asked as he was going to faint.
Daniel turned towards the guards.
"Why are guys calling me Thorburn, what happened to my muscles? Answer me now." Daniel asked.
The guards immediately thought that Thorburn has lost his mind speaking nonsense.
The situation was too much for Daniel to handle and he fainted.
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Daniel woke up in a comfortable bed.
"So it was all just a nonsensical dream...whooo" Alex sighed in relief.
"Thor! You're okay!" A middle-aged lady stood up and immediately hugged Daniel.
"Wait, who are you?"Daniel stopped the emotional lady.
The lady cried. "I'm your mother, Thor..."
"That's not my name..." Daniel replied.
The doctor came into the room.
"Maam sadly, Thorburn here is experiencing memory loss." The doctor stated.
"But why? He is receiving the best treatment and the best foods, why is he experiencing this kind of thing?" The lady asked.
"Might be because of depression and immense pressure, he is lucky to not go insane ." The doctor added.
"Oh, my poor boy!" The lady ran back to Daniel and hugged him tightly while crying loudly.
'Oh no.Not again.' Alex thought.
"Maam I think it's best you give him some space for now. We'll see what we can do to help Thorburn. "The doctor stated.
The lady stopped hugging Daniel but still continued crying.
'What the actual heck is happening to me???' Alex thought.