I rose and sat down clutching my head which rang with pain 

What the fuck was happening to me ??

 

I was in heaven now, right? 

Or was this hell??

The last thing I remembered was the pink fog like an aura surrounding me and the child and his solid punch...

I looked down and noticed the silver ring on my hands

it was burning hot I could feel it and then... oh god my tongue started to go numb, My eyes glazed over and then everything went blurry 

I started to get nauseous and tried to scream but my throat had swollen to such an extent that I was unable to do so.

I was still confused and I had an insane urge to bang my head off the wall.

Why did I have such a bad headache 

I touched my face and found it tender and fresh

Was I not dead? But how??

I was panicking I felt my chest tighten I wanted to cry 

Then someone placed its hand on my forehead and brought me back to reality

"Welcome back my boy, you scared me good" it was sam the ghost

I looked at him in relief  "am I dead, I mean what is going on"

"I'm not sure of that boy, I think that you just went through a new form of consciousness"

Sam took back his hands began to poke and prod all over me 

"I don't see any physical injury but 

 you can be injured internally if you haven't healed from before, it would make sense that you are injured in some way" he explained

He picked himself up  and sat in front of me

he placed both his hands on my chest and a cold feeling began resonating throughout my chest 

my acupoints opened up and the cold energy became a cool energy pulsating throughout my body calming me 

"Look within yourself," sam said

I closed my eyes to do that

it was an old trick same had taught me 

it was basically a visualizing technique where I thought of myself as a piece of a tiny object  flowing through my bloodstream 

it allowed me to see my internal body without spiritual sense 

and I did just my entire was completely done as far I could except the burn mark on my index finger where I wore Granny Yu's ring 

and that type of injury was nothing to me 

I opened my eyes before I could say anything I heard a very concerned voice 

"hey, kid are you okay?

I looked towards sam who's face was inches away from me 

I saw confusion written in his features

I was confused myself too

After what felt like hours I finally found my voice and spoke

" What happened to me?"

Sam was the only person I could ask and he seemed pretty lucid to me right now 

I was hoping he could give me some answers 

but to my great disappointment 

Sam just shook his head sadly at me 

"I don't know kid"

"one eminent you were sleeping peacefully like you usually do then the next you were thrashing and screaming madly"

"you did that for hours before becoming completely still I had thought you had died"

he said crossing his arms over his chest 

It took all I had not to burst into tears in front of Sam

This was not good

this was really not good 

"you have no idea what happened to me," I asked in a desperate tone 

Sam just looked t me with pity apparent on his ghostly features 

"no kid I do not but whatever happened to you was related to this ring it began to glow before you began thrashing"

he said as he removed the ring from my hands 

examining it 

wait a second how was he able to hold it when he was a ghost 

I mean he had no physical body 

how could he even touch it

that made me wonder

Sam noticed that I was staring at him intently 

he gave me a warm smile 

"This is no ordinary ring kid "

He handed me the ring

"what does this even mean" I muttered 

"look inside and you will see what I see," he said calmly

I still had a headache which soon on its way to become a migraine I was in no mood for good dammed riddles 

so I angrily shoved  it back

"No! I don't want it!"

"look inside and you'll understand kid I promise "

he insisted

"what does that even mean?"

Sam just smiled at me 

I was getting angry 

"listen Sam if don't want me to punch the shit out of you  

 I'm gonna need more explanation here"

Sam sighed and nodded

"the ring you wear has properties that are beyond comprehension according to my knowledge this ring is a soul artefact"

"You're serious right?"

Sam nodded again and I continued

"Okay so let me get this straight"

Sam raised an eyebrow at me

"You think this ring is a soul ring and you want me to see inside it..?"

Sam shrugged

"it is the most logical conclusion at this point in time yes "

I wanted to beat him so badly but I controlled myself 

"Sam," I said with a calm voice 

"what do you mean see inside it?

Sam gave an affirmative nod 

okay time to punch him 

but before I could do that my headache worsened 

my head felt like  it would split open

I couldn't even blink I was struggling to breathe and I was sweating

I clutched and pulled my hair in hopes it would lessen the pressure in my head

Sam's worried features began to look more worried than ever 

"Kid, can you hear me?

What's going on?"

But the voice sounded far away as if he was underwater

My pain in my head intensified I felt like I was going to pass out

I felt an overwhelming sense of loss

Sam looked concerned  and  I could see him pale 

I could see his hands trembling 

I felt myself being picked up 

I felt as if some was clawing at the back of my head 

Soon I couldn't hear anything I felt my vision blur and darkness enveloped me 

I was starting to panic 

And then I felt it, a warm embrace engulf me

  my head stopped hurting and I felt a tingling sensation in my body 

I felt better than I had felt in years 

And suddenly I felt warm and cosy

Then

I heard a familiar voice

The sweet melodious intoxicating voice 

I was in a daze.

The fuck 

I felt my vision return 

I looked up and it was her the woman who was my mother in my dream 

The high priestess 

"Let it come you, my son don't fight it"

my heart raced

I heard her voice again I felt her touch again 

This was heavenly 

I relaxed then the pain returned with a vengeance 

But this time I let it go I focused on the warm soft and safe embrace I hadn't felt like this in years now 

The pain lasted for a long time 

But I didn't notice it that much 

But then just like a gust of wind, everything vanished the pain as well as the warm and safe embrace 

I felt myself float back to reality 

Sam was shaking me with gusto 

"Kid what's wrong........David can you hear..........please don't die........."

I stared blankly at him

"what the hell are you talking about ?"

"David......"

"Are you okay" 

He asked me with a concerned face

"I feel great but what the hell was that"

Sam burst out laughing

"what the hell is that!"

"oh my god that was you"

I just stared at him in shock

"where the hell have you been kid you were glowing with a golden light"

I tried to speak

but my throat was dry 

"Quickly enter your sea of consciousness"

"My what now?" I asked feeling more confused than ever 

"The lake you idiot quickly enter it," Sam said shaking me violently 

I sat down cross-legged and began to visualise 

I concentrated on entering my sea of consciousness

it was like I was being pulled in a Hurricane 

When I entered the lake 

I stumbled and fell on the ground and pain lanced through my head.

My vision was still blurry I tried to make out my surroundings

The feeling of happiness and relaxation was still there 

But I was also aware of the pain.

But why was it there  I never felt pain before in the lake 

Even when I died there was no pain

I could still feel the warmth and safety of the lake 

As well as the taste of the bitter yet sweet pain

I looked around me trying to figure out what was going on 

Then I saw it 

I giant golden laughing buddha statue at the edge of the lake 

and more importantly, sitting next to the statue 

Was a golden orchid flower 

I looked at the flower sitting next to the Buddha statue

it was gorgeous in the purest of white

Like the idea of the Buddha was inside the flower 

I stood up feeling a weight lift from me 

I walked up to the buddha 

As I was going up to the giant buddha

My vision cleared up and I could see the statue more clearly 

The golden laughing buddha was towering over the lake 

it was smiling with one ear cocked to the side 

The Buddha was very beautiful 

He had translucent skin and facial features

like a laughing buddha should 

And a golden lustre that gave it an ethereal look 

the closer I got  to the orchid the stronger the feelings of peace and tranquillity came rushing back to me

I approached the orchid and sat beside it

feeling and bathing in the sense of utter relief and peace 

then I began to hear some murmuring

like some was changing something 

it was quiet and soft in the beginning but the longer it went the louder it grew 

soon the sound grew deafening it was painful

it was coming from the buddha statue

 the chants  became louder and louder

soon

Then they turned into screams 

They screamed so loudly it caused me immense pain

The pain was very intense

God how I fucking hated pain 

And suddenly I was standing next to the statue looking down at the orchid that rested by the water

Suddenly it started to shine brighter

Like the sunlight

That deafening chant was still blasting on 

I tried to cover my ears in an attempt  to block the sound of the chants

But that wasn't working

Every single sound was hitting me like waves hitting the shore

I couldn't move my body or make a sound

I was rooted to place unable to move

I hated feeling powerless 

but I could not nothing once fucking again 

So I just stood there waiting for the end, 

to just die

to feel nothing else

I did not know what was happening 

suddenly the bright golden light engulfed me 

I felt a sense of great reverence and fear toward the statue I wanted to bow and kneel to  worship it

I almost kneeled down before a blinding rage came across me not allowing me to bow down 

a red aura with a tint of black began surrounding my feet and then it surrounded my entire body

I took a deep breath inhaling the air

It smelled so fresh and so pure.

I closed my eyes and embraced the aura embracing me.

I felt a surge of power flowing in my veins

An empowering strength flowed in my blood

A wave of euphoria and ecstasy filled my whole body

I opened my eyes and gazed at the statue

A golden light enveloped me and clashes with the red-black aura and I felt a rush of pleasure 

I felt powerful.

And I knew I was the greatest warrior

I felt invincible, indestructible and unstoppable.

I smiled with satisfaction

I looked at the statue with a mocking smile

and  for some reason the chant the priestess spoke echoed in my mind

I began to parrot the chant 

"My soul is shackled"

"The key is my mind"

"Through peace, I will gain enlightenment"

"Through enlightenment, I will free my will"

"My will shall awaken my mind"

" and my mind shall break my shackles"

" allowing my soul to break free from this prison"

" allowing my will to rule my soul giving me control over my desires and emotions"

and just because I was giddy and high on power I added the line 

"my  is eternal my"

" will is the force that destroys 

 all things"

"my will is supreme" 

I continued chanting and soon I noticed I wasn't alone

I heard people around me chanting in unison and they were singing my song and the chant I heard earlier came from them

And I felt their presence

I looked around and saw hundreds of monks walking around me chanting my verse

And they chanted in unison their chants clashing with the chants of the statue

I was a little confused 

 they weren't there a moment ago 

I didn't know where they came from or how they were in my lake 

but I didn't care  I continued to chant like a mad man 

I imagined the red aura devouring the golden buddha 

and in front of me, the golden buddha statue began to turn dark red 

I felt excited I was winning 

but soon I noticed something the peace and tranquil was disappearing leaving only rage and hatred 

I started to chant even harder

and the chanting intensified the more I chanted the hate and anger I felt inside me grew

I began to grow sacred the words of the priestess came to my 

"There is no peace without love and compassion"

I couldn't contain it anymore

I suddenly stopped 

it was like something inside me exploded

I felt a massive burst of energy

I was flying away from the lake away from the staue 

the group of monks disappeared 

with a big bang, I crashed into the lake 

jolting me out of my lake or my sea of consciousness 

I opened my eyes to see Sam staring at me intently with concern

"kid are you alright? Did you get hit by anything?" he asked me with a worried expression

"no Sam, I'm fine I am ok," I said smiling at him trying to reassure him

"Are you sure? You don't look so good"

he said eyeing me suspiciously

"I am ok Sam"

I rolled my eyes at his worry

"come kid don't lie to me, but I do think you need some rest"

He chuckled then stood up holding out his hand to help me up

"Thanks, Sam"

"No problem"

but I didn't want to go and rest I had so many questions 

then I heard sam 

"so tell me what happened kid"

I was silent thinking how much I should reveal

After taking a deep breath I decided to just start talking

"well, Sam...........

I began to tell him everything about my nightmare the orgy, the guy who looked exactly like Pollux with pink hair the golden laughing buddha 

and what happened with it and my rage and hatred as well about my life experience of this life 

so basically I told everything except the fact that I came from another world 

because as far I was concerned reincarnation was completely useless in my situation

 why did I even have the dammed memories I thought  

after I had finished both sam I were silent for a long time 

Sam's face was full of shock 

"wow.. that's.....that's..." he stammered 

"yeah," I said

"ummmm... well......you know.."

Sam was obviously struggling to say a

what he was going to say but couldn't find any words

"Yeah, I know," I thought 

after some time sam finally calmed down and began to speak 

"I am so sorry kid"

so am I man

"well I can tell you that man wasn't Pollux 

for one he doesn't have pink hair he has white hair"

"but he and his kin do call themselves as brothers of light maybe there is a deep connection with your pink-haired man"

Sam visibly cringed as he paused

"as for the dream I don't what it was or why you saw it the only thing I could say with certainty is was no ordinary dream"

no shit Sherlock 

I controlled my irritation and anger 

"what of the laughing buddha in my sea of consciousness"

he gave relived smile 

"I think that is a soul relic both your ring and that statue are very rare if the news ever got out that you have those every single cultivator in the world will come for you"

I gulped nervously at that 

I did not want to be a prey running and hiding  from all the world

I needed to become stronger I felt as if I was running out of time 

"The statue must be a Buddhist relic which must contain many chants"

"This is great news for you they will aid you immensely" 

I looked at him confused 

"what can chants do for me?"

"you know-how  cultivators meditate and gather Chi to cultivate"

I nodded 

"well just like that the Buddhist monks chant all their power originate from these chants and this will be a great boon for your soul cultivation as these chants will aid in your practice making it smother"

no fucking way I felt excited such a pie just fell from the sky 

I began to think about it I need to go back to my lake and study that statue more closely 

but I had another question before that 

"What did you mean when you said I need to see inside the ring"

Sam looked confused at that 

"exactly that you need to see inside it"

okay not helpful at dipshit 

time change the question

"okay how do I do that, I asked"

Sam looked shocked and then an embarrassed smile appeared on his face 

"you will need the spiritual sense to gain access to the ring"

that made sense

"then how do I gain spiritual sense"

Sam lost his embarrassment some and gained his serious expression 

"for you, there are only two ways one open the sport he is in your body and the second is to meter  your mind root with your soul root"

fuck me 

"and how do I do any of that," I asked rubbing my temples 

as I waited for the answer 

dreading at what the answer might be

"easy I will teach you we have very little time before you are sent to the mines"

I looked at him in surprise 

how the fuck did this guy know to do that

 I mean the soul and mind technique was developed by meng Zhang and according to old bu no one knew much about them

maybe Sam saw the disbelief on my face maybe he just wanted to gloat I don't know 

"don't worry kid I have my own secrets and powers"

bloody hell