3 { Down another road?}

Dan was confused, it felt so familiar yet so distant-like dejavu , something that he experienced but couldn't find the memory at all.

And in that instant he opened his eyes and jumped out of bed.

"What the hell"

'Isn't this the old room, that's my tablet? I haven't seen that thing for decades or is it centuries.'

Dan was still muddle headed. He couldn't understand why he would appear in his room after he died.

[Ding. Integration is delayed because of planer laws. Initial estimates suggest that the chaotic system will be fully integrated In 17.56.37 hrs.]

Booooom, it hit him at that moment.

"This is so dejavu like"

"Am i dreaming or is this real"

Befuddlement overcame Dan's face.

As soon as realization came to him, he instantly started inspecting his surroundings.

And he couldn't help but come to a realization after recalling the memory of centuries ago, before the big change of the world started, and the event that happened and helped him survive for so many years.

Countless thoughts came to his mind.

"Is this rebirth?"

"Have I been reborn?"

"Is this a second chance for me?"

"Well, If that is so, than great "

'It doesn't matter how it happened, now that i am here no need to waist energy thinking about what just happened, best to move forward and make sure such a future never exists'

'With all the experience I have from that past, or future life, I will change everything.'

Thought Dan to himself with a big grin on his face as if he just won the jackpot for the first time, and he couldn't believe it was real.

"And the first thing to do is to get this body of mine in shape."

Dan said aloud

After training Dan could barely walk to the shower, and he was very disappointed in his body, he had totally forgotten how out of shape he was.

Dan's schedule was to end with the accumulation of one thousand push ups, ten kilometre run,3 thousands squats, five hundred pull ups, and so on.

For a normal grown man it was the norm of the future , but for his current bodily conditions, he was barely able to do one of them.

And he only managed to do one tent of the training thanks to the willpower he forged through the years and all those battles.

If it wasn't because of his will power he couldn't even succeed to train that much. Going way beyond his current limit, which was barely one thirtieth of that.

'Damn i have had forgotten how week i was in the past, i need to have my mind readjust with my current capabilities or else i might get into a bad accident if i face something that this week body cant handle'

After exhausting his body to the limits, Dan had a meal to fill his energy and took a short nap.

Three hrs later Dan woke up , put on a track suit and called a taxi.

He couldn't wait to see his family again. But since he was given a second chance he had to put all efforts into growing stronger than ever .

That's why he trained first.

It was 4:30pm now and Dan had arrived at the other side of Nothnesst Town at his mothers house.

Dan rang the bell .

Ring ring ring!!

Half a minute later someone answered the door

'Hey bro was't up '

Came his sister to the door and opened for him

When he saw his sister, who is four years younger than him, Dan was overcome with emotion, almost bursting into a cry, and he almost jumped to hug her.

Catalina was taken by surprise all of a sudden.

'What the hell , usually it's a peck on the cheek and a pat on the back. The last time I got a hug was…. Somewhere way back , and can't even remember such a tight hug ever getting from him'

"Ow yeah, you haven't visited for weeks, but now u came and think i'll just forgive u for just a hug?"

Dan instantly calmed down as much as possible. With a straight face he said.

"Realy ,what if I tell your mother about you smoking weed, will you still not forgive me ?"

Said Dan wit a teasing smile to his sister

"Hey you do as well"

"Yeah , but she already knows"

Instantly, Calm overcame Catalina's face and she looked straight into her brother's eyes, and said in a mild loud voice.

"Dear brother how have you been, come in, come in, why are you standing outside like a stranger, your family! "

Dan came close to his sisters ears and whispered

"Why aren't you an actress"

And started laughing his ass off.

Dan went into the house with his sister and found his mother doing laundry in the back.

Ana was happy to see her son again after a few weeks.

"Hey sweety, about time u visit us, what? Finally miss us?"

Dan felt a tinge of pain when he saw his mother whom he missed for all these years. But he covered it well and did not reveal it on his face.

He smiled and spoke

"Hehe sorry mom , you know me, laze as always."

"Any way, any plans today ? we can go out for a bite, my treat,

I will take you to the Euphorian Plates restaurant, didn't you always want to go there?. "

His sister jumped in with a beaming smile and sparkling watery eyes.

"Ohh really ? Has god finally heard my prayer and is fulfilling it through you?."

Said his sister with saliva finally dropping from the corner of her mouth.

His mother chimed in. with a worried look.

"Ohh my, dear u don't have to, that place is too expensive and you have been doing a good job saving some money for the future, there is no point in wasting it for just a moment of fun."

Dan felt like pulling his sister's leg for the comment that came out of her mouth.

"Yes indeed, I have heard your prayers, such a devoted believer, even burning some incense in the evening with your prayer, hmmm what was it ? I think I smelled some purple haze last night, and what was last week white widow?"

His sister instantly stood in her place stiff with a cringing smile, because those are names of cannabis strains not some friken incense.

She didn't want her mother to find out, because if she did then she would constantly worry and repeat the same nagging every time which nobody wants to hear on repeat.

She glanced with the corner of her eye at her mother which seemed to give a blind eye to what her brother was saying as if it was just siblings jabbering at each other.

Even though it appeared that the siblings were talking in code and they thought that nobody understood , they underestimated their mother since she could read between the lines but didn't expose them and kept smiling inside her heart.

She was glad to see her children so close.

A second later Dan diverted the conversation quietly and naturally that his sis felt grateful thinking how she got so riled up, resentment glimmered in her eyes as she thought of revenge.

"Mom, I made the reservation for 8pm tonight so there's no point in arguing, you have enough time to prepare as well, until then do you need some help around the house ?"

Ana answered with a serene smile on her face

"Ok dear, how can i say no to my son wanting to spend time with me and take us out for dinner "

"As for help around the house , there is nothing left to do now, so go ahead and take a rest. It's Saturday and now that I'm done with laundry and dont need to cook dinner I'll take a nap and then get ready for tonight's dinner ."

In the next 2 hrs Dan didn't stay still around the house , his sister was busy going through her wardrobe and preparing herself to look nice so he wasn't needed,

Instead he decided to get rid of some of his plans.

He went to buy some tools and a couple of pairs of climbing equipment and some black hoodies and clothes for night camouflage.

As if preparing to be equipped for sneaking around in the shadows.

Anything a thief would need.

He got only 2 hrs of time which didn't seem much time to acquire all of this but thanks to the internet, on the way here, in the taxi, Dan had already ordered some of the tools and equipment online after setting the restaurant reservation.

Dan just made sure to check if there is anything else he can get.He only had around 8 thousand saved up and with the 3 thousand he just spent he will have to be careful to get only what he needs in the following days and plan out everything when he gets his hands on more capital.

The gear and tools he ordered online were delivered to a dispensary close by his mother's house not more than about a 30 minutes drive there and back.

This time he didn't need to take the taxi.

He got into his mother's car and drove alone .

On the way he had a few minutes and this is when he finally started to pay attention to the chaotic system.

It's thanks to this mysterious chaotic system that has an unknown background that he managed to survive all that time and it's thanks to the assistance that the chaotic system provided to help acquire deeper knowledge of this universe and help in the evolution of mankind and other species .

What Dan wasn't aware of at the moment, is that his memories are currently jumbled up and haven't fully integrated with his younger self or else he would experience some memories that will bring him agony over the fact that he lost on the rewards, after-all there was a time where Dan had spent years trying to trigger the conditions for the reword function and failing in the end, making him suppressing those memories over time as he got older.

Dan had a thought and the chaotic system popped up in his mind and field of vision

[Ding. Integration is delayed because of planer laws. Initial estimates suggest that the chaotic system will be fully integrated In 11.06.27 hrs.]

"That's right, The chaotic system needs to integrate with our dimensions lows before it starts functioning, hmm….. "

Dan was left in thought, pondering his next steps.

'In the past I was one of the early ones to get the chaotic system's assistance, but I couldn't put it to full use, since I didn't know much information of what's happening , but now I have the information advantage. It will be very helpful since I know the locations of a few treasures. And knowing ahead of times what kind of events will be taking place Will allow me to take advantage of them so that I can increase my strength much more than what it used to be before, but i wonder when the dungeons will appear?'

Dan was currently driving closer to his destination

While in deep heavy thought of the feature and the butterfly effects he will cause.

Dan felt a heavy weight on his chest, he released a deep sigh as if the world was squashing the breath out of him.