《Unlimited Phantasm》Volume 1 Chapter 0
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A normal life
A normal man
A normal home
A normal family
A normal world
That is what he is that is what he has but he never ceased to wonder "What is normal?"
Was he normal
Was his home normal
Was his family normal
Was his world normal
The answer was Yes.
Everything was normal.
Azrael first asked such questions when his parents died when he was 8.
"Why are they crying?" he asked his grandparents.
His grandmother cried harder and his grandfather said in a solemn voice.
"It's because your mom and dad went to heaven and won't come back so its normal for them to cry because we will miss them."
The people who heard this thought that he was just a boy who didn't understand what death meant but they were wrong he understood what it meant, he understands that his parents died that they left him forever but what he didn't understand is why they cried and he was not able too. He understood that it was normal to cry for love ones that died so for him who couldn't shed a tear for his parents in his view is abnormal. It is not like he never cried before or was emotionless, he cries when he got hurt or feel pain he can laugh and feel joy it was not that he didn't love his parents he loved them very much and he was sure that he would miss them and treasure their memories when their gone but he just couldn't cry. During that moment he thought he was abnormal.
As he lived his life he pondered about this question the more he learns and understand he figured out that he was not apathetic towards his parents death he was apathetic towards death itself. Day by day we experience death whether it was on the news or our daily stroll in the park we suffer death and every step we take is a step towards death so how can he feel something towards death if it is something as normal as breathing. When he found such an answer he really thought he was abnormal but as he observe more and more people he was not as abnormal as he thought because regardless of who they are whether be family, friend or stranger they have something that is damage and broken within them so him being apathetic towards death makes him as broken and as damage as everyone around him yet he still wonders "Would I cry over my own death?" a question unbeknownst to him will be answered this day.
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As he was about to go home after buying groceries for dinner the store came under attack by a robber armed with a gun. The robber who in this situation is obviously an amateur as he is visibly shaky in how he handles the firearm making the situation more volatile. Unfortunately for Azreal his phone rang in the tense situation causing the nervous robber to misfire his weapon towards him. After the gunshot was heard a loud scream erupted in the convenient store spooking the would be robber to flee. As he was laid in own pool of blood he was confronted with his death in his mind he thought.
“Hmm so this is what dying feels like.”
“Although it hurts quite a lot it’s not all that bad”
“It is quite warm actually like soaking in a warm bath”
“My consciousness is being fogged up I see”
(sigh)
“Huuffff”
And there he breathed his last
“System: Agent 24601 initiating transport to Supreme World”
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8 454Hell Jumper
(This is a sort of public first draft of the story. Constructive feedback is appreciated.) The year is 2510, and the world has gone to shit. Thanks to centuries of climate crisis and global instability, Amber is one of billions of people who lives out in the barren and dangerous wastes, struggling to survive day to day. Meanwhile, the elite live in utopian cities. Behind their steel walls, they want for nothing and their lives are that of luxury. For anyone unfortunate enough to be born outside of these paradises, they can undergo the Gilding Trials. A dangerous competition that can earn the winners a better life. Amber had always considered this a scam at worst, or a pipe dream at best. Fully believing that there would be no way the elite in the city of Aurum would let outsiders join. Despite her worries, her wife’s fatal injuries reveal a grim reality: there is only one place for her to get the care she needs. Aurum. And the only way to get in is to sign up for the Gilding Trials.
8 203The Game of Spirit
Game of Spirit, a hellish 'game' that occur only once every century. Many people from all over the world, fight to their death to win this game. The winner will be given a legendary artifact that could change the world . In a world where spirit, the soul of human and animal from the past can be summoned to this world. Rein, a young man who only wanted to live peacefully, dragged into the deadliest Game of Spirit in history by a series of unfortunate event. When all the greatest heroes and villain from the past hunt him down, when all the power in the world come to claim him, will he survive?
8 300Doctor in Immortal World
Han Cang, who used to follow the path of Daoism, and once belonged with the most remarkable warriors in upper class, an elite among his Daoist fellows, has now fallen into mortal world, namely, Earth. Since then, he enjoys his “retired life” quite a lot as being an alcohol retailer who owns a shop on the street, and gets used to live like a mortal, until a mysterious teen walks in his shop in another boring afternoon. The young girl who gets a pair of pink eyes comes for a little help that Han Cang should never respond, a transmigration to immortal world. Regardless of her inscrutable purposes, soon Han Cang finds his shop being under attack by people who possess the power from the other world to which he once belonged, and that leaves his perfectly peaceful ordinary life in ruin. To find out the truth and solve some pending issues left alone long ago, Han Cang returns to immortal world with the mysterious girl. This time, he will be known as a Doctor, to face the enemies whom he used to call brother and master, and even worse, the woman who once brought him peace and now hunts him to death. The great rebellion of one man against the entire universe of Dao has just begun…
8 73MYTHICAL DESCENDANT: Married to Mr. Fox
Jayden is a fox spirit who grew up on earth. His family lives on earth in order to find a human wife for him. Someone who had saved his life when he was a baby put a curse on him in exchange for his life when he was a baby. Every month, Jayden is affected by the curse he bore from birth. However, as he grows older, the curse he feels worsens and occurs more frequently, threatening his life. Jayden's parents advised him to marry and have a child in order to alleviate the curse. His parents proposed to a woman named Ember. She is a human. They think this woman is suitable for him. Firstly, he opposes this marriage because he wants to marry someone he loves. But because he didn't have a choice, he agreed to get married. Jayden married a woman who had just found out that her boyfriend had cheated on her. She is willing to marry anyone because of her frustration. Both of them decide to marry despite the fact that they don't love each other and have never met. Day by day, their love sprouts and they start to love each other until they have a child and everything starts to change in their lives. They will face numerous trials. They are fated to be together, but can they overcome the difficulties they face? The romance between the spirit world and the human world can they go through their romance? What awaits them in the future?
8 162A great change
Life of Aimen Sharif had been a great struggle, until she came across Abdul Rehan Asad, son of a rich business man. Her life totally gets changed. Will the change be a good one? To know more join Aimen in her life changing journey.
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