In the valleys of the Himalayas, India...
A boy was standing a few meters away from the edge of the mountain covered in snow.
He had a big bag on his back which was bigger than his own body size. he lazily gazed at the breath taking scenery ahead as he scoffed. It was nothing new for him as he was sick of looking at the same scenery.
If someone were to see him there now, they would be greatly surprised and even question his existence as a human being.
because he was standing on the summit of the Earth's highest mountain above sea level.
The place was devoid of any life forms and extremely low temperature and very low oxygen level.
how can a human being survive at such a extreme place? while wearing such a thin robe?
The name of the place is ...
[Mount Everest]
With an astonishing height of 8,849 m, not many beings survive here.
low oxygen level, extreme temperature, and a high risk of avalanches. without proper equipment, humans can't survive here and will likely kick the bucket without proper arrangements.
But still!
There he was! The boy who wore a very thin Saffron-colored robe which can be easily mistaken for a old rag and wearing a pair of traditional wooden sandals. He stood there as he reminisce about his past as he gazed down the valley. He had dark brown eyes which looked like crystals and silky short ink black hair which had their own luster. he stood 159 cm tall, a little short but not too short to be considered a child.
His face could be best described as average As he didn't have facial features to be considered handsome or ugly.
He had a 'Tilak' on his forehead.
(Author: you can always search on google about tilak if you want to know how it looks )
His presence was very thin. if he roamed into crowded places he would be likely to be ignored as an everyday normal person.
The boy gazed ahead out of the valley with a deep profound look on his face. he looked like a monk gazing at the world who had attained enlightenment.
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until he-
"I fucking~ Did It!" -opened his mouth and ruined his previous image.
A Stupid expression came on his face as he swelled his nostrils like hippo and took deep breaths as puffs of warm air came out from his nostrils due the cold surroundings. he even drooled a little.
He looked like a drug addict who got his daily dose of some shady substance after a long time.
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after some time the boy regained his composure.
*sigh*
A sigh escaped the young-looking man's mouth as he felt little embarassed for losing composure so easily.
cough*
"The prana energy level on earth has deteriorated to this level already"
he shook his head as he felt the change in his surroundings.
'humans don't value what they get for free, what despicable beings they are' he thought
'Augh well I am also from the same species so, I can't complain through' the boy noticed his hypocritic thoughts.
'I can't break through my cultivation stage at this point as the prana level is insufficient. it's still a miracle I have reached this level breaking the mortal shackles of my body ' he stretched his body in a few weird positions as he thought about his plan.
After a few light exercises, he smiled ear to ear.
Now he was free..
he finally accomplished his long-awaited ambition.
his eyes sparkled like stars in Milkyway as he continued his train of thoughts.
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[A few moments earlier.]
[Inside pitch black dark closed room where nothing could be seen due to the eternal darkness]
At the center of the room , there was an old human statue sitting in Lotus position covered in mud and organic material it was evident that it had been eating dust for a very long time but today it was different as it suddenly started trembling...
hiss*
crack*
the mud and mould layer on the head of the statue cracked as chips of hard mud fell down.
revealing pale white skin. the cracks quickly spread thought the whole body as the remaining mould and mud layer fell down.
what remained in the place of statue was young boy who had pale white colored skin , who looked malnutritioned as his stomach was touching his backbone showing his ribs and thin arm and legs like sticks.
dispute his appearance his body was full of vetality like never before.
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I slowly opened my eyes after I felt the changes in my body
I was in the familiar dark room before I got into seclusion.
Hmm looks like I have been sitting in this position for too long. I sensed the changes in my body which was covered in a rock-like shell made up of mud and other organic matter.
*Sweeeeeeeeesh...*
I took a long and deep breath as the remaining shell covering my head cracked and fell down.
surrounding air started entering my lungs as my heart started beating again.
ba-damp* ba-damp*...
slowly feeling started returning to my body as my pale white skin turned into a healthy white colour.
**crack**crack**
I moved my hands a bit and stood up as the remaining mold covering my body crumbled.
A crackling sound came from my muscles and bones as I moved. truly I have been sitting in this position for too long almost a thousand years due to which my body is too stiff now.
After doing some stretching of my body My still stiff body slowly gained its flexibility.
I looked ahead I can see clear as day in this darkness due to enhancement in my vision.
*snap*
I snapped my fingers.
the whole place lit up as dormant mashaals started burning as fire lit up.
(Mashaals: light sticks made from wood or metal during ancient times)
A smile crept up on my face as I looked at my humble abode.
It was a cave...
it is located at the highest peak on earth where the density of prana energy is more than in any other place.
I found it by chance at the time when I was looking for a safe place for my samadhi cultivation as a minor disturbance can cause irreversible damage to my body and soul.
Despite my appearance as a young , handsome and intelligent guy...
I am 1000 years old,
before you start to call me a grandpa
first, hear my story...
My name is Aditya Shinde
I stumbled upon an ancient Veda grantha in a ruin while I was searching for medicinal plants in a forest and discovered an ancient yoga techniques and started cultivating them. At that time I was but a 14-year-old kid.
(grantha: a book)
I was a stubborn kid who liked the thrill in life and something do extreme things in search of my kick and find the purpose in my life. Therefore I trained and trained aimlessly.
finally, at the age of 15, I got into samadhi where my body stopped aging
thus after a thousand, I am still in the body of a 15-year-old.
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come on! I got into seclusion at an early age and didn't even experience any adult things!
as I was a introvert dispute my hoby I lived alone as I was an orphan.
Anyways I am still Young! and don't think that I am a country bumpkin who doesn't know about anything like technology and science as at the start of age 2000 I left my abode in my soul form using a technique
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[Astral Projection]
{user can leave his body in soul form. No one can see or harm the user unless that being is higher level than the user .user can't interact with physical objects and the living.}
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at the start of the year 2000, my body cultivation progress came to a halt as Prana energy level around the globe suddenly drooped by a huge margin. At that time I was but a few steps away from making a breakthrough to a higher rank.
out of pure curiosity, I used astral projection to leave my dwelling and was stunned by the technology and science that humans had developed.
I got hooked and explored the world in my soul form for 15 years.
and then...
I stumbled upon a guy who was reading something on the device called mobile
out of curiosity, I took a peek, and after I read the story on that device I was amazed at how creative a human mind could be
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it was something called a web novel or light novel. from then on I discovered anime, manga,...and other stuff
like this 5 years passed like in a blink of an eye.
And soon I became creature whom people call an 'Otaku'.
as the years continued to passed one day when I was reading a cultivation novel for reference. I discovered that my body finally broke after waiting for a long time.
I traveled to my body in excitement as I can roam this amazing world with my physical body!.
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I paced around as I couldn't control my excitement.
Ahh but first need put on some clothing as I am stark naked...
let's take the treasures that I saved before I got into seclusion.
It would be hard to live in this society without 'Money'
I put on my old cloth and packed my thing and ran to the exit with excitement as fast as I could
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[Present]
Ah, the fragrance of fresh air...
the warmth of the sunlight...
the boy hugged his own body while savoring the feeling but looked like pervert.
"HAhAhAhah I, Aditya shinde the great saint have returned~ " he laughed like a mad person.
"Now let's descend down this damn mountain! I am sick of it. I am still unable to teleport due to my low level but It's still better than the present human beings" Aditya thought aloud.
he stated descending down mount Everest while making his future plans.
*wistle~*
"hmm, First I should exchange money for gold I have, I am lucky~ gold is still used as a currency after that I should change my clothes-" he stopped as his ears perked up as he heard a familiar sound.
he had heard it when He was traveling through the world and thought it was a metal monster at first.
he turned around and was left dumbfounded by what he saw.
A huge truck the size of a building was descending the mountain at an astonishing speed and the weird thing was that it was in the middle of a snow-covered mountain without a road like it was flying or something!
Something is wrong!
This is against newton's law!
wait that's a 'Truck'! what hell it is doing in the middle of the Himalayan valley?
A feeling of dread came to his mind as he turned around and directly jumped from the valley without fear and started running against gravity on a still slope.
he smirked and turned around only to be stunned again.
There was the 'Tuck' tailing him on a vertical slope despite its weight like gravity didn't exist.
he blinked his eyes...
Then...
screamed on the top of his lungs.
"What the Fucking** hell!?"
" what bullshit** reality is this!! how can it run on the still slope!? I am running too but that's not the point!"
"Fuck** Don't you respect newton a little!? just fall down and stop chasing me!"
The 'Truck's speed increased.
"Ahhhh S-Stop!Stop !stopa ! TimeOver!!!" aditya shouted as he made a cross with his hands towards the Tuck that was chasing him.
The 'tuck' didn't stop and started horning its horn.
*pooom*pooom**...
"Aaaaaahhhhhhhh" he screamed but it was too late as the Tuck got behind him.
*Poom!*Poom!******
*Thum*Crash*
The 'tuck' hit with considerable momentum.
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At that moment the Man and Tuck vanished into thin air like they never existed.
This is how a Thousand years old cultivator who had returned to the world
vanished from the face of earth pitifully in the year 2022.