Chapter 66: W.O.T.
Chapter 66: W.O.T.
' So- huh?!! ' Suddenly Lucian noticed that the pill had turned into a liquid that was completely tasteless and as if it had a mind of its own, the liquid disappeared completely in the next moment.
He felt his head spinning continuously and almost as if he was pulled away from his own body, becoming nothing more than a spectator.
At least the process was not painful but it made him feel as if he had used several types of drugs at the same time and his body no longer belonged to him, while a cool sensation was moving all over his head.
Just a few seconds had passed but Lucian felt as if he had eaten the pill dozens of minutes ago.
It was a strange feeling his thoughts were so much faster, he had never felt this refreshed, this felt similar to how he felt after every training session his body became lighter and better, surpassing his own limits every time.
Just as the pill that the protagonist's master had left, which was meant to bring every physical aspect of the body to the peak, whether it be his voice, his strength, his agility or reflexes, the mind strengthening pill was quite similar to it, as it also functioned to bring Lucian's mind to its peak capabilities.
The peak of the entire human race, though that doesn't mean he is stronger or faster than the people who have been to the chasm.
All kinds of thoughts were currently going through his head, even the memories that he had long forgotten were coming back to him, as if he was living them again but all he could do was lie there and stare at the ceiling.
' Oh, the fan is gone. ' Lucian thought.
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' What the hell was that? It feels like I have been lying here for a few days now. ' Lucian thought as he finally came back to his senses, his head was still feeling quite strange.
[ It's not even been an hour, so it seems the pill worked perfectly fine, now your mind won't be destroyed as I bring you to the other side, though you might feel a slight headache. ]
' So which time exactly will I go back to? Is there a limit to how long I can stay there? And- '
[ Hold your questions for now, you will know everything once you go there, and no there is no such limit. However, I just have one thing to warn you about. ]
Even though it was just a text that appeared in his head, Lucian could feel the seriousness behind those words.
' Go on. ' he spoke in his head.
[ The rules of this planet are already messed up, to bring twists and turns to the story at every turn and to make sure that nothing goes wrong, changes keep occurring here and some of which are just too absurd.
So it was not that difficult for me to see the future and help you change the future but the other Earth is completely different from here, the rules there are much more strict and it would be difficult to do things as we have been doing here. ]
' Well, that's fine, we can come up with something useful there too. Anyway tell me, my fate won't chase me even to that place, right? I mean, death won't keep chasing me right? '
[ Yes, though you might experience some incidents of bad luck occasionally, though I'm sure you must already be used to them by now. Okay, it's time, let's meet on the other side. ]
' Sigh See you later... ' Lucian suddenly felt his head becoming heavy, and slowly his vision got darker, and soon he fell into the world of oblivion.
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Lucian felt as if he had been sleeping forever, his mind felt completely relaxed, but all of a sudden a surge of pain filled his brain, as if someone had just hit his head with a heavy object and this pain woke him up from his long slumber.
" Ughhh " Lucian released a painful groan as he rubbed his head, this pain by no means felt subtle, it was almost like his head had been split open.
A few seconds had passed and the pain slowly began to subside, only then was Lucian able to open his eyes, at first he felt confused and couldn't remember anything.
But soon his mind became more stable and he finally remembered that he had come to his original Earth, he looked around and found that he was in his classroom, sitting at his desk but for some reason, his vision felt a little blurry.
[ So how are you feeling? ]
' My head hurts like hell, I feel like vomiting and for some reason, my vision is blurry, except that I'm great. ' Lucian replied, soon the pain of his head had almost disappeared and he was able to think a bit more clearly.
[ Looks like you are perfectly fine, but I'm too exhausted so I'm going to sleep for a while, don't wake me up unless you are about to die. ]
"..."
While holding his forehead Lucian looked around and he saw so many familiar faces, he remembered all of them, some of whom he never had much interaction with, a few of them shared good memories with him and many of these were students whom Lucian hated quite a lot.
" Are you okay? " Someone called out to him, Lucian looked at the seat beside him and his gaze landed on his friend, Eric and seeing him Lucian finally felt that he was back to his shitty school.
Sometime after his father passed away, Lucian's uncles began to swallow all of their money and property, using illegal ways they were able to take almost everything that should have belonged to him.
And he was left with only a little bit of money in his account which was not even enough to pay the fees of his school, he tried to get a scholarship but even that was not given based on academic qualifications but instead based on their parent's connection and wealth.
So left with no other choice, he had to transfer schools and since he didn't manage to get into any of the good ones so the only few options left were the schools with the worst reputations.
W.O.T. was the name of the school Lucian was currently attending, and its reputation was especially at the bottom, it was mostly filled with the worst students or the ones who were too poor.
People even used to call that school the Worst of all Time, as their students were often found in all kinds of trouble, from fights to drugs, and only a very few were there who truly wished to study.
This was the final year of his school and in just a few more months, Lucian would finally be able to get out of this stinking hell hole, though at this place he met some nice and interesting people.
Two of them became his friends, first Eric who was financially even poorer than Lucian since his parents had a big loan over their head and they were barely managing their livelihood, so he came to this school.
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