Chapter 1

[Void]

—Void

At this place where light or anything living doesn't exist.

A tiny wisp of light is floating.

Like lone firefly in a dark forest.

In this nothingness where darkness and stillness only exist.

This tiny wisp of light is floating like a curious child looking everywhere to seek fun.

A day?

Or a month?

A year?

Decades?

Nobody knows.

The wisp of light, is actually a soul.

In this seemingly endless void and darkness.

This soul is just a speck of dust here.

This soul has an appearance of man on his early 20's.

Black hair and brown eyes, along with the pointy nose and sharp jawline. A fine build of body that isn't bulk but in a slender type.

He curiously travelled this void.

But nothing happens or nothing to see.

So he just sat there, bored at this endless nothingness.

But he enjoyed this peace and quiet environment.

Not until he felt like he is here for eternity and imagine that this will be his new home since he died.

The silence, is deafening.

The stillness of this place, is suffocating.

Since life doesn't exist here aside from him being a soul.

He didn't know the time.

Decades?

Hundreds?

Thousand of years?

Eternity?

He knew nothing.

Little by little, his soul is flickering.

Like a candle that is about to be blown by winds.

His identity is slowly getting eroded by time(?)

Or rather, the void is consuming his existence and identity little by little.

Suddenly—

The void shook.

But how?

He didn't knew.

But one thing is on his mind.

He needs to know what is going on!

He is bored to death by this void, so he run at the fastest speed he can muster towards where the shaking is.

He didn't know how far he run but he kept running in this endless void.

Suddenly, something shone on the void. Like two Suns, it is bright and he started to melt.

His soul is melting in the presence of the suns.

He can just stare blankly at the sun that is melting him.

It is painful, but, atleast he felt another feeling aside from boredom in this place.

His already fading and flickering soul shone brighter than ever before.

He felt alive.

Like a candle that burns brighter, the faster it will also die.

But when the expected outcome didn't come. He looks baffled, he's suppose to 'die', but how come he is healing at rapid rate?

The flickering soul start showing signs of regaining it's light.

He looked at the two suns, puzzled.

He squint his eyes but he can only see the 'sun'.

It went off and backed again.

Startled, he focus his eyes once more at the sun. He definitely felt it blink!

"I'm not crazy, am I?" He muttered dumbfoundedly.

The sun 'blinked' again. As if saying: catch me if you can.

"The fuck is happening in this shit place?!" He cursed under his breath as he watch the sun 'blink'.

"Sheesh, this void is crazy not me!" He shouted at the top of his lungs towards the sun.

The suns slowly dim as if it was eyes closing. The void regain it's calmness again.

Then an old man made an entrance from the darkness. As if he just come out of darkness, he is still exuding the aura of blackness around his body.

His back was hunch, he hold a cane on his right to support his walking while wearing a white clean and neat robe made from finest threads.

But the most noticable thing is his eyes.

When he look at this old man's eyes, he felt as if he will get sucked into it.

His whole existence will be devoured in his seemingly deep abyssal eyes.

He got scared but the old man didn't do anything aside from looking at him with happy eyes.

"So...who are you old man?"

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"I can't understand you."

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"Are you insulting me?"

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"No?"

The old man shook his head and put the index finger of his on the forehead of him.

And once he did. Knowledge pour out on his mind(soul).

He can now understand what he is saying and converse with him also.

"@?$!$"(Who are you old man?) He asked using the language the old man taught him.

(A/N: They're still using the language the old man used.)

"Old man? Hm.. I suppose, you can call me old..."

The old man muttered as if he didn't know and his appearance isn't old.

Speechless, he can just look at this old man wordlessly.

"Gah, how can you look at me that way."

"Do you want me to look at you like how pedophiles look at childrens?"

"Ah! Are you crazy young man!?"

The old man shivered at the thought of being look that way.

"Old man."

"Hm?"

"Why am I here?"

"I don't know?"

"But aren't you supposed to be so strong. How come you don't know."

He asked the old man while squinting his eyes at him.

"Then what are 'you'?"

"Hahaha! Kids this days sure are bold!"

"..."

"Kid, do you want to live again?"

The jovial atmosphere he had vanished, replaced by an aura of the most noble and supreme that he had an urge to bow in front of the old man.

But he didn't answer his question but rather grumbled.

"I suicide because I don't want to live anymore and you want me to live again!? Ahh!!!"

"..."

"You don't want to?"

"I don't."

"But what if I stuff you in the world of reality and living? What can you do?"

"Son of a—"

"SHUT IT."

"..."

His mouth didn't open even if he want to, he can just think of the possible insults he can think of.

"Now, now, don't be a drama queen. You suicide because you perceive life as nothing. Let's change that.

"In your last life, you don't have anything good memories to cherish or even entertainment to pass.

"What if you had that in your next life?

"If you truly don't want to live anymore, decline my offer and you'll rest eternally.

"I will annihilate you to nihilism.

"No one will disturb you anymore.

"Give it a chance, kid. Enjoy your next life to the fullest. How about it?"

He can't answer as he is correct. Then the old man spoke again.

"Hm... Martial World? That's a good world. Let's go with that. And... Hm. Since I'm generous, I'll give you three wishes."

The old man didn't even let him think about it and give him a world to go to.

But the old man is generous enough to gave him three wishes.

"Grandpa void, what is the limit of the wishes?"

He asked naturally as if he done this always. But it put a smile on the old man's face.

"Grandpa void? Huh. You gave rather a strange nickname but i like it. Anyway, the wishes can be anything."

"Anything?"

"Yeah?"

"Then I want cosmic manipulation."

Bang!

The old man slap the back of his head and it made a big bump on his head.

"Ouch! What was that for!"

"There is a fly, i just swath it."

"..."

"Ehem, you can't wish for the things that gave you power immediately like cosmic manipulation.

"You need to obtain that power yourself."

"Hmm...."

He contemplated a bit as various thoughts crossed in his mind regarding anime, novels, movies, comics and manhua/manhwa/manga.

"What's the limit?"

"I don't know?"

'This is the third time he answered the same way, and if he answered that sentence means he won't divulge anything.' he thought as a frown appeared on his face.

"The three divine objects, the cube, the card—"

"Not possible."

He cluck his tongue when he was cut off. He frowned again and continue to think, 'I'm going to martial world and that world is dangerous af. If i make a mistake regarding my wish I'll fucked up.'

Then a smile formed on his lips when he thought of 'that' possible wish.

His lips curled up and said. "I want—

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