chpater 37--The Birth of the Deadly Silence
Unknown was surprised.
He turned to look at the majestic man,
but...
there was no one there.
Unknown began to look to the right, to the left, above, below, and in all directions—
he couldn't find the majestic man.
Then,
something strange happened to Unknown.
His point of view started to split in two.
One of these perspectives (we'll refer to it as 1)
was pulled away to a certain place.
While the other (2) remained inside Unknown's body.
Unknown's body fell to the ground.
After an unknown amount of time,
Unknown opened his eyes.
The first thing he saw was the galaxy's spiral arm and stars everywhere.
He muttered with a smile:
"Very beautiful..."
Unknown remained like that until he noticed something strange.
Wait a second... where am I?!!
He began to look around.
There were several notable things in this place:
A forest, a lake, a desert, a city, and a place full of fog and... clouds?!
How is that even possible?
Unknown was puzzled and kept looking around until he gazed up at the stars and the galaxy's arm once more.
He scratched his head in confusion:
What was I doing, anyway?!
I was on my way home after staying late playing at Adam's house...
In another place,
Unknown 1 was watching all of this unfold, his mouth open:
What nonsense is this… that other me is saying...
He turned toward someone nearby.
It was the majestic man.
When the majestic man heard that, he said:
"I decided to give you a gift that will benefit you on your journey.
And this is my gift: I will make you master the Deadly Silence state.
It's a great starting state—especially for someone with weak willpower like you."
For some reason, the majestic man was smiling wickedly.
Unknown frowned and said:
"What's happening? First of all, why am I here? Second, why is there another version of me?
Third... why does it seem like that version of me didn't go through what I did?
From what he's saying, he only remembers up until when I was heading home—before I entered the alley?!!"
The majestic man looked at Unknown and replied seriously:
"I've split what you could call your consciousness into two.
The reason is simple: if this state were applied to you in your current level
without having another version of you not affected by what's about to happen to version 2...
You'd die."
His voice turned cold as he continued:
"This state—especially at your current level—is something you can't handle.
This state is not meant for someone who wants to live."
Unknown's frown deepened as he heard the majestic man's words,
especially the last sentence.
Unknown asked with a tense tone:
"What do you mean by 'not meant for someone who wants to live'?!"
Upon hearing that,
the majestic man smiled and said:
"You'll understand after watching."
Let's go back to Unknown 2.
Unknown 2 began to feel extreme fear.
He was still young, after all.
Sure, he was more mature than most people over 20,
but he still lacked experience.
Unknown 2 encouraged himself and went toward the city—
it was supposed to be where other people would be, right?
Right?!!
Unknown started wandering around the city.
There wasn't anything particularly strange...
except for one thing.
He asked loudly:
"Why is this place so empty?!!"
He began to shout:
"Is anyone here?!"
No one responded to Unknown.
He frowned at that.
To make things worse, he began to feel hungry.
Unknown went to a place that looked like a police station.
Sure enough, there was a sign that read: "Police Office."
Unknown entered.
Strangely, no one stopped him.
Unknown began to recall what his uncle Ibrahim had told him about the police.
Ibrahim once said to Unknown in a serious voice:
"The police—especially the police centers—are very trustworthy people.
If you ever get into trouble, go to a police officer immediately.
And if there's no officer nearby, go to a police center.
You'll recognize it by the sign that says 'Police Center.'
Remember—don't go in immediately.
There's a camera connected to artificial intelligence that will respond instantly to anyone near the center,
and someone from the police will come to you right away.
That's even if the entrance guard team didn't see you—
they're a squad spread throughout all police centers.
Ask for their help, and they'll help you immediately."
Unknown remembered that well—
it was one of those things that could save his life.
But...
this time...
What is going on here?!!
Unknown waited for half an hour,
but no one came to check on him.
So, Unknown simply decided to enter—
since there was no one at the entrance,
surely someone would be inside...
But the result left Unknown disappointed.
There was no one inside the police center.