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Ditto Principle

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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1: Can You?

Year 2025, India is on the verge of separation again.

India is discriminated against based on the financial state and class of the family. Generally known as 'The Upper State' and 'The Lower State'. But who knows This discrimination will soon turn into separation.

The boy Rohan Sharma, age 15, receives an invitation from his uncle to his house in the Lower State. After arriving, his uncle says to him,

"What I am about to tell you will surely be a roundabout for you, little one."

Even though Rohan is a bit annoyed by his uncle's behavior, he still listens.

"And what is it, Uncle?"

His uncle simply replies, "Come!" and starts walking toward a large farm until he reaches a strange door.

"Behind this door... will change your life FOREVER!" his uncle says, his face distraught. He opens the gate.

A library filled with hundreds—no, thousands—of strange, ancient-looking books greets them, the bookish smell wafting through the air.

"What even is this?" Rohan exclaims, his excitement palpable.

"This, Rohan... is my collection... This is an absolute law... THIS IS MYYY..." his uncle exclaims.

Rohan is taken aback by his uncle's behavior but remains steadfast.

"No, NO... Not my... So Rohan, you know about Nalanda University?" his uncle asks softly.

"That's quite a change in subject," Rohan replies, visibly weirded out.

"Just answer the question."

"Well, yeah, I do. It's the famous university that got burned down by Bakhtiyar Khilji, one of the assholes of the Khilji Dynasty," Rohan says, thinking it's just general knowledge.

"Yes, it has been said that every book was burned from there, and YES, THAT DID HAPPEN... BUT!!! One of the scholars from Nalanda survived. He was the sole survivor. You and I are even descendants of that scholar," his uncle declares, his expression serious.

"WAIT!! D…DO you mean—"

"YES!!!!" his uncle interrupts.

"That scholar was no ordinary man. He had hyperthymesia like you and me. He basically remembered every event in his life." His uncle suddenly calms. "And that includes ALL... THE... BOOKS!!!"

"Do you mean this library?" Rohan asks, incredulously.

"Well, yes, Rohan," his uncle replies. "This library is filled with ALL the knowledge that Nalanda University ever had to offer!"

His uncle becomes distressed again. "AND YOU HAVE TO PROMISE ME THIS, ROHAN: THAT IN THESE FIVE YEARS YOU WILL ABSORB EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE BOOKS!" He grips Rohan tightly, his distress palpable. "ONLY YOU CAN DO IT, ROHAN, ONLY YOU. THE ONLY ONE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE WILL BE YOU... Please restore my beloved country."

His uncle finally lets go and calms down.

After 5 years...

Rohan Sharma, now 20 years old, has absorbed every single piece of knowledge from the ancient books and awakened a power called 'Ditto.' He has finally become a 'Man.'