PROLOGUE

As The Boy slowly falls asleep he feels his body is frozen and he can't move or wake up, like he's stuck in something he tries to say a few words but couldn't say it just then he sees a huge black hole and then suddenly he is falling in that same black hole he saw its all dark and black and it felt like it has no end and will go on forever at that moment the boy felt something that this is the end or this is the hell that he is going to go one day or the day has arrived because of his choices and bad actions he has done with his life and of others, he was feeling sudden pain in his whole body but he couldn't say, couldn't scream he was just falling then slowly and slowly his eyes shut like this is the end and there's nothing beyond it and this falling has no end.

SOMEWHERE BUT NOWHERE

The Boy eyes slowly opens and he's on the ground, he couldn’t understand anything that what is going on, he lost his consciousness before he then slowly remembered what happened and that black hole and his mouth goes dry while thinking about it but then he realizes he's in the middle of a road somewhere that he isn't aware of and he is not sure how did he ended up here. He then gets up and now he could finally speak and he said to himself “Where Am I? What in the world was that black hole? Am I Dreaming?.” Just then he sees something, that ahead there's a very big cemetery out there and it's quite dark, He sees no cars or anything so he decides to check the cemetery out to see if there's something there to know that where is he exactly. So he now slowly walks ahead, he has gained his old strength back but he felt he has lost some of his powers but still he is confident enough, while even if he didn't have any powers at all he would still not fear to face anybody but anyways he slowly walks ahead and then as he reaches to The Gate Of The Cemetery he's shocked to see that the gate is open, he thinks something in his mind but then anyway walks ahead and opens the gate full wide and goes inside as he goes inside he gets hit by something from behind it was fast and the sound of it! It is a Black Crow. He sees it instantly as it passes ahead of him after it hit him. He said to himself “Uh it hurts.” Then he continues to walk ahead then he sees all the buried people and their names there as he is looking and reading the names he hears something! He hears a breath of someone with his super hearing capability and as he looks back he sees a thick grey smoke. The smoke slowly fades away and then he sees a man. He's startled, the man looked old and is wearing a dull yellowish brown clothing with a pair of black pants and his hair is black even tho he seemed old, the aura coming from his body is something even the boy could feel. The man is holding a cigar in his hand and suddenly the man looks up to the boy and both stare at each other but the boy is looking at this strange man with amazed and confused expression in a sense but the man looked into the boys eyes with normal expression, like it is him who has called the boy here. Suddenly the silence is broken by the boy and he said “Who Are You? Are You The Caretaker of This Cemetery? Where Am I? You got a cellphone? Let me make a phone call?.” As the boy said this he saw the man still looking at him with normal expression and even after hearing the words of the boy and he did understand them and the hurried tone of the boy. He starts to smoke his cigar again. This made the boy angry and he said again “Are you deaf? Or couldn't understand what I said, where am I? You know? And do you have a cellphone?.” As he said, this time the man replied in his divine aura voice it felt like “So Many Questions? Huh? but Only One Answer that is Patience.” The boy replied “What? What are you even saying, do you understand what I said, I'm lost! And I don't know where am I and if you don't have cellphone, tell me that straight away and also tell me where am I exactly?.” The man kept his cigar aside and said “You have everything that it takes to become the next but you still lack two things, first is Patience and secondly mastery over your skills. But you seem to have that persistence that no one have but you are still heading in the wrong direction.” As words hits to the boy's ears he didn't understand who is this man and what is he talking about but as he heard the thing mastery over skills he had the feeling that he belonged to a certain cult and maybe The Bright Side. But then the man speaks again “You're still thinking in the wrong direction, I'm only in the side which has the right next candidate and you are one of them.” As he heard this The Boy is utterly shocked and said in his mind “This Man Can Even Read My Mind, Who is He Really.” The boy is now extra careful and looking at every move this man makes and he is prepared for any potential attacks on him. The Man then smiled a little and said “Answer My Questions will You and then I shall set you free.” The boy is shocked, then suddenly he laughs and said “Free? Free me? Do you even know who am I and what can I do.” He said while having an evil smile on his face but then suddenly he thought that killing this little old man won't do anything, he just felt he didn't want to kill him and then a thought came to his mind that just a few questions? I don't think it be that hard to answer let's just do it he thought but then just before he could speak, the old man said “It is not going to be that easy for you tonight.” the boy then said “Yeah whatever go ahead and ask me the questions you want to but not a lot of questions and after I have answered to all of them, you will give me your cellphone and will also tell me where are we right now.” The old man then said “Alright I will ask only 3 questions to you and you have to answer them to me and take all the time you need to think and answer these questions unless you will get nothing you have asked for above.” The boy then thinks in his mind “haha just 3 questions that be easy and fast and even if I can't answer I will get the cellphone by force after all what can a old man like him do to me?.” For the boy it is no big of a challenge because he's very smart and intelligent and knowledgeable on a lot of topics at such a young age so he is also kind of excited to see what will this old man even ask him. Then the old man said after a long pause “Ok, here is my first question: What is your Goal in Life.” The boy is shocked after hearing this kind of question from the man for a moment. He didn't know what to answer, he never expected that this man would ask such a question but then he said “Uh? This is your first question, I don't even know why am I answering this even but my goal is to find the answers to All My Questions, and don't ask what questions or answers I'm looking for because I'm not telling you anything about it so onto the next question now.” after hearing the boy's reply the man looked onto the boy's face for a moment before smiling, the boy is absolutely frustrated with this kind of reaction from the man he expected better but before he could say anything to insult him the man says “Alright onto my next question which is kind of related but you are bound to answer that is Have You Found Some Answers or All The Answers Of these questions you just mentioned?.” The boy is getting even more frustrated with these questions, but replies “Some answers yes but not all and the important ones not yet.” The man replied “I see but I think you're lying to me. Just answer me honestly about what I asked. Have you really found any answers yet?.” The boy is getting anxious now and replied “Alright! No! I didn't find anything that I have been looking for. That's what you wanted to hear? You got it now. Now onto the last question and let's end this.” The boy is losing his patience quickly. He’s thinking to just finish this man off and get the cellphone Outta of him quickly. The Man smiles and replied “I know, after all how will you find the answers if the question itself is wrong and answers and the purpose of your life is actually very different than you think.” The boy's eyes widened with anger and abit of shock about what this man was speaking about and then said “What do you think of yourself? Who are You even? I don't even know you and why are you asking these kinda questions and what do you mean by the question is wrong, do you even know what the question is?.” The man replied instantly with a smile on his face “How would I know? Really? Do you think I'm all-knowing? Omniscient personality? Really?.” Hearing this the boy has lost all control over his anger and he's now full in rage and now he walks forward to the man if he is just about to just finish him off but surprisingly the boy said, looking into the eyes of the man and said “I don't know who are you? what are you? Neither do I wish to, just give me your damn cellphone you understand what am I saying?.” His eyes now getting really sparkly and a sweet evil smile coming to his face, like a threat he said it to the man. But The Man without even a second thought replies “Hey? There’s still one question left and you said you will reply me about all three I asked with honestly and you did well in the first two and now it's time for the final question and you want to back out?.” A smile on his face appeared like he didn't care about the boy's threat and evil smile. This makes the boy extremely shocked and he thinks in his mind “Who is this man really? I met so many people but I have never seen a man like him. Is he not afraid at all? Of me and why is he smiling? for maybe the first time in my life some of his questions or words are confusing me that I don’t know what is right and what is not.” The boy wanted to just finish him off and get away but now his curiosity about the man increased a lot and also that what will be his final question. He has met many people who are powerful and yet those who control those powerful but never seen a man like him so much aura the boy could felt that this man is no ordinary person for some reason even though his appearance made him look like one but the boy inner self made him feel that he is not what he is pretending to be. The boy then said “Alright last question then it should be and then you will tell me everything about this place and also give the cellphone as promised.” The man then nodded in a yes and said “Yes I will but wait a minute I'm feeling very thirsty after talking so much, let me drink some water from the well right up there.” The boy looks around to see where the man pointed him and he sees a very old water fountain there and it seems it had dried up due to long ageing and it also appeared to be very old and the boy then said “I don't think that well will work it seems it's too old and dried up and no water is even flowing and so much rust also I don't even think it's safe to drink nor any water will come out.” And the man while walking to the water fountain said “This Fountain never gets dried up and don't worry about the rust I'm not going anywhere so quick if you think so, laughingly he said this.” but as the man got close to the water fountain the boy thought in his mind “Seriously will this fountain even work I don't think so but let's see.” The man tries to open the water tap with his hands but no water comes out of it and this makes the boy laugh and he said while laughing “hahaha see? I told you it will not work and do you not even bring some water with you?.” The man then looked at the boy and said in a serious tone but with a smile said “Don’t worry the water will come.” then as he just looks back at water tap he doesn't even touch it this time and he stares at the tap for a constant of 10 seconds then the water comes out in a flow and the water seemed so fresh like it is coming from a beautiful lake so clean it seemed and seeing this the boy is shocked like how did this happened? even if it did, how's the water so fresh? He didn't have any answer to this and he kept looking in a disbelief while the man is drinking the water. Then after the man is done he closed the tap and walked back and sits on one of the benches and said “Well that was some good freshwater.” The boy couldn't make a word. He is still in disbelief seeing this but then the man smiled and said “Hey? are you ready for the final question before I set you free?.” The boy then came back to his senses and said “Yes I’m ready.” For a moment the boy really thought that I just want to leave this place and like he felt this is some kind bad dream and he wants to wake up from it as quickly as possible and also that the man is right about freeing him from this because he kinda feels he’s really stuck The man then said and for first time that smile disappearing from his face and his sweet tone becomes to a serious one and he said “So is this all about Your Dad you think?.” The boy now completely in disbelief and his words couldn't come out of his mouth he said “My dad? what and how did?.” Before he could say anything further tears rolled out of his eyes and the man said “I already know but I'm telling you that you're looking in the wrong direction it's not what you think it is.” Before he could say anything further the boy shouts with anger and tears coming out, he said “STOP IT! Do you even know what happened? that day how my life was completely destroyed in a second and how powerless was I? That time, I couldn't do anything to save him! The boy falls down on the ground with tears coming out of his eyes and he thinks about what happened that day, that dark day of his life which he still carries to this day on his shoulder blaming himself about it.

THE DARK PAST

That evening the boy is 6years old he is playing with his toys and his mother preparing for the dinner and just then his dad comes Into hall where the boy is playing and his dad comes hugs the boy tightly and gives him kisses and hugs and the boy totally overwhelmed with this and said “Dad let go!.” Smiling and enjoying, then his mother came and said “Always you two making the house noisy ha?.” His dad then said “Nothing I can do! It's beyond my control how can I stop loving my little baby!.” Then she replied “Alright enough of that you can do that all day! But if he doesn't get the right nutrition and you don’t get your dinner then it's no good.” His dad then replied “What happened?.” She then said “I forgot to check we are short of cooking oil. You need to go to the market now to get it and also some potatoes.” Then he replied “Alright darling that's a no issue I go get it right away!.” But as he tried to go the boy stopped him from the back and said with his cute eyes “Dad Dad! I want to come with you too! Please Please take me with you.” his dad couldn't refuse his cute sparkly eyes and said “Alright Let's go!.” then 30 minutes later as they are returning to there home the boy is holding his dad’s hand and his dad holding his hand both talking having fun but just then a white van comes from nowhere at high-speed and breaks hard to stop and total 3 men comes out of the car and they have knife and one has a gun instantly one of them said to the boy’s dad “You Gotta Come with us right now!.” His dad replied and said “Clearly I told you I'm done working for you all then why are you still disturbing me?.” then one of them said “You know right what a refusal means for you and your family right? I see your little kid, he's so cute aww.” His dad replied “Don't you care and do you think you all are really capable of taking me by yourself? With a smile he said.” Then One of them said “Well honestly it's alright if you don't come with us because even if you did we were going to do this anyway so? Let's not waste time, we got clear orders to do it.” His dad then replied instantly “Do what?.” Just then that same guy takes out a gun and shoots two bullets at his stomach Bang! Bang! A roaring sound came just then The Boy couldn't believe what is happening and then all of them got back to the van ans disappeared quickly. Just then the boy’s dad fell to the ground, the boy standing shocked he couldn't do anything to protect his dad. His dad then said “Son you have to take care of your mother no matter what and pursue your dreams. I may stay or not stay but I do know that you are the brightest star among all.” The boy replied “Dad what’s happening this blood I won't let you.” His words felt short, his voice trembling to say the words he wanted to. His dad then smiles and touches the boy’s cheeks just then because of the loud noise of gun shot all the public gather fast to see what's is going on and they quickly call an ambulance. 15 minutes later an ambulance arrives and his dad has lost consciousness. They take him in and ask the boy's about his home or mother's phone number. That Day changed everything.

THE PRESENT

The boy looked at the man with sadness and tears and said “If you really know what happened you would have realized my pain and the grief I'm carrying to this day about that I was so powerless I couldn't do anything I was so useless and now that I have powers! I will find those who killed my dad and take my revenge no matter what, My dad he couldn't even see my sister be born, my mother wanted to give my dad a surprise about her pregnancy but this all happened.” Tears coming out of his eyes then The man replied after a long silence between them “Do you really think that this Is all that happened that day?.” The boy stands up finally and now even more angry and he said “What else happened you want to know!? My desire to live died that day and my happiness died that day and everything I lost everything that day nothing made happy after that day and I was just living for my mother but once my sister was born I thought I could live again but this thing that I couldn't save my dad destroyed me so much it is so hard to recover who can I tell! Do you think so? I kept crying alone in my room for years. This kept going on until one day I got an opportunity to join an organization that gave me something and me happy that I could live again and I did have purpose to live for that is to find my dad's killer maybe after that maybe! I could find peace again and Live my life again as a normal being.” Just then the man replied “You couldn't do anything at that age and mainly it is not your fault what could you have done and why you are crying for nothing.” The boy replied instantly “Are You Insane? I lost my dad! Why won't I cry and the reason I blame myself is because that day if I had these powers that I have now I could saved him maybe or that maybe I should also just gotten killed, It would been done right there why did I have live like this and that thing kept repeating in my mind like a scene of a movie which I can't stop to play but it does it hurts me everytime I see.” The man replied “You need someone My child and as I said why are you crying, I already said you’re looking at the wrong direction and your goal is much bigger, you’re one of the chosen one and about your dad that you crying, it's not your fault and he’s not even dead.” hearing this the boy is extremely shocked with disbelief he looks into the man’s eyes and said “What are you saying!? Alive Have you Gone Truly Insane? Now or you’re joking with me.” The man replied with a smile on his face and said “If he had really died where was his body, did you ever see it? Did that ambulance ever even reached the hospital?.” The boy replied “What are you even saying I don't understand but after hearing the news of incident and after few hours the death news was confirmed by the hospital and my mom was asked to take my dad body but my mom was is in so much shock that she couldn't make herself up for next 2days just then after 2 days she finally gets the courage and she dials the number she gets the news that my dad body is already burned because of some reason they never told surprisingly but my mom was so mad about this that she sued the hospital for damages in the court and we won the case and even got good compensation for it I remember but how unfortunate my mom couldn't even see my dad for one last time unlike me even makes my heart break even more.” The man replied with a smile on his face “Do You Really Think that body they burned was your dad’s? Those ashes they gave you were your dad’s? Smilingly he said.” Just then the boy looked again into the man's eyes and said “what are you saying? What?” But then he saw something THE MAN EYES HAS BECOME RED LIKE BLOOD and he starts hearing voices then as the boy looks around he sees hands coming out of all grave around him and making so much noise and even scaring the boy and just then the man said “That's enough 3 questions have been answered perfectly now as promised I shall set you free.” The boy then said “What are you saying with a trembling voice.” But just then he sees he’s losing consciousness and slowly he's seeing that everything is fading to all black but before he goes back the man said one thing that the boy saw and heard, he said “We Will Meet Soon Then he picks up his Cigar again.” The Boy then sees all faded away and a black darkness comes and he loses consciousness and JUST THEN We Hear TICK TOK TICK TOK TICK TOK and the boy wakes up.

(End Of Chapter) (What just happened? Did Time Just Stop Again? Or Was it a Dream and If not then who was this Man? and how did he knew so much? And what The Next Morning will be for The Boy? Find Out Next In One of the most mysterious and enjoyable web novel page turner out there!)

(Find Out in The Next Chapter) (Which shall be Releasing This October of 2022)