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Chapter 231: World after the fall (3)

Chapter 231: World after the fall (3)

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It had been 2 weeks since Jaehwan returned to his 10-year-old body. Jaehwan was now able to realize where he had come back to and in what era.

This was the Earth in 2008, 10 years before the Tower of Nightmare appeared.

This was strange. He came to a place where the [Nightmare of Beginning] was supposed to be, but why was he back on Earth?

'Did go back in time? That is impossible.'

Even with the power of the 'Transcended' ones that could control time and space, even with the power of Big Brother, it was impossible to rewind time. Beastlain once said to him that there was no way for a being to return to the past.

'Is it an illusion then?'

Jaehwan then remembered the [Stone of Nightmare] at the Tower of Nightmares. Maybe all of this was an illusion. As far as Jaehwan knew, there was no 'dream' that could trap him. Even if it was the [Nightmare of the Beginning], there was no way to fool him.

'What is this place?'

It went nowhere however long he had thought about it. The only thing Jaehwan could do was think. Everything he could've done had no power here anymore.

[Suspicion]

[Understand]

[Forget]

[Theory]

[Proof]

[Edit]

All of his powers had no use in this place. Not only that, he did not have his unique world, and he had lost his Settings such as [Fall] or [Naked]. Not to mention, he did not have any of his equipment either.

The only thing left in him were uncertain memories, answers without proof, and his weak 10-year-old body.

"Haha, Jaehwan. It's only natural. This is 'reality'."

The doctor seemed to be very happy that Jaehwan was beginning to think.

"You might not know because you are young, but there's a clash between your imagination and your conscious within you. It's very normal for you to have such thoughts. I even want to congratulate you."

The memories calmed down during the past two weeks and the shattered memories went back to their respective places. However, Jaehwan still couldn't find his real self. Rather, it was the opposite. As he became his self more, he was considered 'not his self.' Jaehwan couldn't accept the doctor's explanation.

A delusion? All those memories were just an imagination? All of those memories and all of those times were just a creation of his imagination?

Jaehwan sometimes had a seizure, he sometimes tried to fight with the doctor, and he became violent. But the doctor did not panic and easily pressed Jaehwan down and whispered to him.

"Jaehwan. Your 'world' does not exist."

Jaehwan heard the doctor's hand pressing him down against a cold linoleum surface.

"Think about your mother. You must return to reality."

Another two weeks passed by and the doctor changed his methods as Jaehwan didn't seem to be getting any better. The doctor raised his both arms and declared, "Good, Jaehwan. I understand how unfair it feels to you. Let's change the perspective."

The doctor walked around Jaehwan's chair and brought up a whiteboard at the back of the room and began drawing something on it. It was the tree that Jaehwan had drawn the first time.