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Chapter 3 - Volume 1 Chapter 3 - The Mysterious Sphere

In the turbulent waters of the river floated a child's body with torn clothes on its chest. Sometimes it bumped against the rapids or surfaced momentarily. Surprisingly, it still had a heart beating in it..... Thankfully, at his age, he had a strong enough body that it had already managed to stop the blood. But how long it lasted was unknown....

"Doo-dum!" - Suddenly opening his eyes, Kai saw a completely dark space in front of him. Rising up with the feeling of a severe headache, he began to look around. Everywhere he looked, there was darkness everywhere, whether it was under his feet or in the sky. He couldn't understand at all what had happened to him....

"Am I dead?" - That was the first thing Kai thought.

Checking his chest, he realized that there was only smooth skin there. Rubbing it, he realized that there was no wound anymore!

- Hmm, that's really weird... I distinctly remember falling into the river bloody. - Kai started to panic a bit, but then quickly got himself under control and kept looking around.

Suddenly he saw a faint glow in the distance.... He couldn't explain to himself what exactly it was. It was as if there was a light, but it was also dark.... Kai cautiously began to approach the object, slowly shifting his feet.

After a few minutes, he approached the glow, and saw a strange orb near him. It looked like it was made of some dark material. Kai had never seen anything like it... It wasn't like stone or glass or even metal. Looking at the sphere, he had the feeling that it was consuming his soul and body. He immediately began to feel dizzy and became more and more unaware of what was going on here....

At this moment, under the influence of a strange desire, he reached out his hand and with trembling fingers began to approach the sphere. This feeling, as in a stupefaction beckoned him! Consciousness fought against it as he realized that something strange was happening. Kai tried to resist, but at the same time, he slowly continued the movement of his hand.

A touch...

"Boom!" - There was such an incredible rumbling sound, as if it was a heavenly bell ringing! Kai felt as if a melody unparalleled to any other began to penetrate his soul!

It sounded as if strings created from all things were being played. Some sounds were like birds chirping, others felt like epic explosions, others were blissful like a bubbling hot spring. He was experiencing such a spectrum of feelings he had never even heard of!

It was starting to make Kai's head hurt. It seemed that his mind was incapable of comprehending everything that was happening. Kai felt as if there were hot needles being inserted into his brain. His heart was unbelievably clenching and going off rhythm, and his stomach felt very sick! From something like this, he immediately collapsed to his knees!

Suddenly, throughout the space, it was as if sounds began to unite and sounded rumbling. Kai couldn't explain what he just felt. That epic sound had no words, but he clearly recognized its meaning.... It was as if the information itself was imprinted on his soul and heart, this meaning seemed to flow through his entire body!

- The intangibility of Time and Space, is law one. Elusive and unrecognizable, it seems that it was before everything and will be after.

- The causelessness of Fortune, is law two. It is impossible to grasp the causes and effects of the manifestations of the Universe, as if everything is solved by throwing a dice with an infinity of edges, which gives birth to the most incredible regularities.

- The eternity of the Will, is the third law. All living and non-living things have the Will, it is like an immaterial essence that sets in motion all the laws of existence.

- Life and Death, is the fourth law. The fruit of creation of the highest triad of laws, time-space, luck and will. Luck and will to develop in the infinity of time, give birth to entities and take them into non-existence.

- The Law of the Flesh, there is a fifth law. Everything begins with flesh, flesh animate and inanimate, flesh material and spiritual, even the manifestations of nature have flesh.

- The Law of Energy is the sixth law. The development and activity of everything gives birth to myriads of variations of energy, its combinations and kinds.

- The Law of Spirit, is the seventh law. With sufficient time, everything receives its spirit, and its consciousness, which is the manifestation of the highest form of being.

Breathing heavily, and trying to bring his consciousness to order, he wiped away the sweat and thought about what had been said. These words struck his mind incredibly. He began to repeat these laws in a trance and reasoned in his voice.

- The Law of Time and Space, everything in our world is subject to the flow of time.....

- The Law of causeless luck... Indeed, luck has saved me from getting knocked around many times. But also, due to bad luck, my shelter is now destroyed....

- The Law of Eternal Will. Only the strong in this world can survive, and to get to the top you need an iron will to overcome all obstacles, even such as I happened to live today.

- The Law of Life and Death... Heh, indeed I have observed it so many times in nature, when the death of an animal becomes fertilizer for plants, and plants become food for humans... Even the life of my siblings turned into death in an instant... - Kai sighed heavily.

- Next we had...

- The Law of Flesh... Everything has flesh, even inanimate things have flesh? - Kai said doubtfully.

It was incomprehensible to Kai.... But he decided to memorize all the laws he heard. It seemed to him that it was something incredibly important!

Except Kai didn't even notice that his way of thinking had changed slightly. It was as if these laws had become one with him, lending his mind a piece of their wisdom....

- The Law of Energy? Hmm, is this about the energy felt by masters in the legends? I too must understand it to become stronger. Then I can destroy the scum who killed my loved ones. Even though death replaces life, it doesn't mean I have to forget about those bastards.

- And the last one was... The Law of the Spirit... Is it like my thoughts? When I think, is that the law of the spirit?

- Time and Space, Fortune, Will, Life and Death, Flesh, Energy and Spirit! I must never forget that, no matter what happens! - Firmly said Kai.

At that instant, there was a bright flash, completely blinding Kai!

Kai coughed really hard, spitting up water. He started to open his eyes... With incredible surprise and dismay, he realized that he was lying on a rock near the riverbank. His chest was ripped open and it hurt to even move.