1 CHAPTER 1

My name is...

Giovanni Leblanc , I am 28 years old , half french half Italian , you probably have already noticed that from my name.

I teach philosophy at uni , I can draw , play 3 instruments , piano , guitar and violin . I can speak 6 languages perfectly , and I am excellent at sports. Basically , I am good at everything . I am the ideal man of the 21st century, and I am pretty sure deep down you want to be me , or at least you want us to have a similar lifestyle .

Quite the introduction right ? You might think I am some kind of sociopath or a narcissistic person full of himself , a bloody fool wearing high heels.

Honestly I am not , I respect everyone , and I don't want you to be me.

You might think that my life is perfect , but it isn't. I have achieved so many things in life but I have never achieved self satisfaction, happiness and dopamine.

I was the most pessimistic man on earth , I was drowned in melancholy and depression , even though I looked perfect from the outside , on the other hand I was rotten from the inside with sadness and the outside was a shell that is gonna break sooner or later.

One night , I went to a bar , I kept drinking for 3 hours , I have never been drunk this much in my whole life.

My body basically became a container of pure alcohol.I started causing trouble in the bar and they kicked me out .

The streets were too cold and pitch dark. I was too drunk to see anything in front of me.

I started walking my way home , everything was normal until I felt the presence of a being watching me , I thought it was just my imagination at first , but then suddenly someone caught me from behind and put a knife on my throat and shouted

"GIVE ME YOUR MONEY OR ELSE"

I brusquely tackled him , dodged the first stab and ran , as fast as I could .

For as far I can recall , I ran for like 5 mins , caught my breath and ran for another 5 mins.

The streets were darker than my thoughts , I was tired but I was so close to the door of my home , Only 3 steps away , 2 steps , 1 step...

I suddenly fell in the ground , and I felt an unimaginable amount of pain in my heart , as if my heart wanted to break my thorax and jump free .

I was seeing it coming , it was a heart attack...A hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

I started suffocating on my saliva and making weird noises because of the pain. I was sure I was going to die , I had many flashbacks of my life in those brief moments , flashbacks and memories full of regrets . I was so influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche and Arthur Schopenhauer in my life , I was blindfolded from the real meaning of life , being happy and having fun , being adventurous, enjoying the company of other humans , travel , not focusing on the small details and getting anxious...

I was drowned in regrets , describing this feeling , as if I was paralyzed and I was surrounded by quicksand , drowning slowly , and nobody was there to help me. I felt helpless and lonely , and I wish I had the chance to live again and enjoy life to the most.

But , I didn't believe in miracles nor did I believe in mythical creatures such as god. I accepted my fate , closed my eyes and waited for death to consume me.

Suddenly , time stopped , I started seeing lights , and I thought , this is it , its time to swim into an eternal sea of unconsciousness, embrace the void. Suddenly , I felt the presence of something holy , of something celestial , but I thought this was just some banal illusion caused by the chemicals in my brain. Then I heard a voice

"Stand up Giovanni , look at me"

The moment I looked at him , my heart felt warm , I was shocked by his extravagant form , he was a human being, no ,something even greater.

Then I stated

"Who are you? And where am I"

He then responded

"I am what you call Mother Nature, the balancer, the all Mighty , the creator and other names... But you can call me Idir , and to answer your second question, you are in a place between life and death , where there's nothing , oblivion , null ."

Then I ejaculated " Then , whats the honor of this unexpected visit?"

" Well , I was bored , and looks like you're in a complicated situation , and I thought I might take advantage of this to have fun a bit."

He stopped talking for three second and then continued

" ah and yes ! I forgot to tell you , this is not my real form , you are just seeing a human version of me that you think is perfect and suits a "God" "

"Doesn't matter , Idir , now , let's talk about business , What are you gonna do with me?"

"Yes , the fun part , first thing you need to know is that the vastness of the universe is infinite , there are infinite dimensions , and infinite parallel universes, where your basic physic laws do not apply , and I am gonna send you to one , reincarnated , and I hope you do not disappoint me this time , and you enjoy the little details in life even if you struggle , but first, you need to pass a test."

" interesting , what kind of test ? A game chess?" I said

" Amazing, you are already thinking of 20 different possibilities to defeat me , and no it's not a chess game ,it's boring because I win every time" He answered

"Then what is it? Some kind of test to see if I am a good or a bad person?"

"Not at all Giovanni , I don't care if you're good or evil , I am neutral . I am interested in you , and you look entertaining , maybe you will be able to extinguish my eternal boredom."

"Alright , fair enough Idir , you won't be disappointed, I shall rule the world you're sending me to"

"See you later LeBlanc " are the last words I heard before I lost consciousness.