The living being within 300 km of the explosion witnessed a huge flash that instantly blinded them. Some started running and some didn't move an inch.
The stronger creatures were able to recover their vision only to witness a huge explosion In the distance. The shockwave pushed the trees out of the earth and made them fly. Rocks and pebbles became deadly projectiles that pierced unfortunate beings.
The blast then proceeded to raze everything to the ground. The smoke ascending to the sky is visible from thousands of kilometers of distance.
...
Inside an old and dusty room lay a man on a bed. He seemed to be sleeping peacefully. The only thing that was out of the common was the lack of a lower body and the fact that 80% of the remaining skin has been burned and his organs were barely functioning.
Only half of his face remained untouched as the other was completely burned showing only a bit of muscle tissue and bones showing.
His remaining eyelids seemed to twitch as they departed to make way for his eye to see. Slowly, it rolled to one side, looked at the room, and understood one thing: "I am not in heaven anymore".
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4 days later and I managed to fully recover my lower body. Finally able to walk normally without leaving blood trails behind. Looking around this place I long noticed that this was the mortal realm.
Weirdly this place looks like an apartment from the 1990s. I started looking around more closely and understood that it was not even the same planet I was on before ascending to the higher realm.
This is a world that appears to not have used magic at all. More likely it was entirely built upon using basic technology.A primitive one at that too.
The place I was teleported to looks to be a locked room inside an apartment complex. I began rummaging through the shelves and drawers to see if I could find some distinctive features of this world.
Finding some newspapers turned out to be the best choice since after skimming through them I understood that this world had a similar state to my past one in the year 1990.
Technology was still in its infant stage and scientist was still uncovering secrets every day about the world around them. I looked through the windows and witnessed cars going on the street as pedestrians moved towards their work.
A very normal occurrence for a developed country in the 90s.I tried and concluded that my powers were limited here. Only about 50% of my strength was usable since the energy in the air was much poorer than even the last planet.
I then decided that exploring this world wouldn't be so bad.
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On a sunny beach, lay a man on a chair, sipping lemonade.
"This country has no signs of a person using a type of magical power, next."
And with a flicker, he disappeared.
In freezing cold weather where the streets were covered in snow and the people were wearing thick clothing a man wearing a Hawaiian shirt and shorts was walking on the street.
"This country seems to also be lacking any magical users."
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"After looking through 30 nations none seemed to have any relation to magic. Some had myths but no concrete evidence about its existence."
Shaking his head the man walked through a forest, seemingly bored until he saw a lake. Normally, in the middle of the night, a lake would reflect the sky but this one seemed to be constantly moving.
Feeling magical fluctuations I moved closer and closer until it got next to me. The strange movement was a very primitive version of an energy-gathering array.
It seems that someone visited this planet long ago and left some information about the higher realm. This country is a very poorly developed one, and thinking logically this is the best place to study and practice any type of paranormal activity.
Extending my senses I was able to perceive a town that had a lot of magic fluctuation coming from it. A place where they gather perhaps?
I started strolling towards the village to see what security measures they might have employed.
After 20 minutes I started getting close, and a strange mist started appearing and covering the whole area where I was. Studying this fog I understood that it was a defensive array that was part of a bigger formation.
This was also a very basic application of the array and extremely ineffective upon anyone above the mortal realm. After continuous walking, I got to the entrance.
2 individuals were guarding the entrance. One was a figure covered by a cloak and the other was a human with a strange mask that resembled a crying woman.
-Stop! Who are you and how did you discover this place?
Both of them got into combat posture as their hands were resting on the sword hilt.
Skipping the details I killed both of them and entered the village. The houses were in poor condition and the streets were empty. Getting to the square I noticed that a crowd was surrounding a strangely clothed woman. She was wearing a long, white robe that had purple petals.
She was looking like the typical depiction of a god.I took a seat on a nearby chair and a teacup appeared in my hand.
-Oh, goddess, bless our poor souls and give us the gift of being able to use your holy power.
The people kneeled and begged the woman. She looked at them with pity and told them in a mesmerizing voice.
-Oh, you pitiful beings, you are too weak and cannot handle my power. Go and use the scripture I gave you to strengthen your body and then the blessing will come by itself.
When the people heard that, they started to change. From pleads, their tones got louder and their voice hoarser. They went from pleading to ordering that the goddess gives the blessing they wanted.
-Goddess, we gave you offers and completed all your requests. Are you not too arrogant to make us wait even longer?
They started asking more and more questions, doubts were beginning to appear in their hearts.
"We gave you so much and yet you want more?"
Those thoughts appeared in more and more people as their voices grew louder and the situation degraded further and further. Yet the woman remained unyielding, she calmly listened and with a frozen tone she repeated her previous statement, adding
-If you wish to have power then you will also have to do the work for it.
As the situation was degenerating further I stood up and started walking towards the crowd.