Rebirth

The pod and the man immediately reappeared in what seemed to be a small laboratory.

In the middle was another pod in which a golden glistening liquid was flowing calmly even though there was no force from outside causing the movement.

Even the pod was unique. It was an Egyptian casket, with the god Horus on the lid. The lid was laid to the side. The whole casket was 10 foot long and 4 foot wide.

The Castellan immediately flicked his finger twice, making Lance float into the casket with the first flick and sealing the casket with the lid with the second.

Lance was presently dreaming about running behind sheep. He had wanted to count the sheep to fall asleep, as he felt very tired in the place he was in. But, the sheep from his head had popped out and started running away.

Suddenly, he felt a golden radiance covering his body inside the dream. This was a different shade of gold from the ball in his dantian. The latter was a dazzling gold whereas the former looked more like molten gold.

After it completely covered him, he found himself back in his body. He could feel a numbness throughout which felt comforting. Scared, he checked his dantian to see a dim block of energy. The good news was that it seemed to be recovering at a visible pace.

Somewhy, he felt that this was the feeling one would have if they were in their mother's womb. His whole body was being rebuilt, tissue by tissue and fibre by fibre.

After just 30 minutes, he found himself gaining back control and full sensation of his body.

All the fat was gone. Although he couldn't see himself, he knew it was so. He could somehow accurately envision himself in his mind.

His body was now that of an elite martial artist's. His favorite martial artist back on earth had always been Bruce Lee, but he had always thought that a little more muscle would have looked better. Well, that was his body now. There were no bulging muscles, but each and every inch of his body was detailed as if it were sculpted by the hand of a godly sculptor.

The body looked like it had both the explosive power of a tiger pouncing on its prey but also the agility of a cheetah chasing the galloping gazelle.

Without even testing it, he knew that he had grown many times stronger.

Even his brain seemed to be functioning faster than it had been before.

He felt himself being truly reborn, both in body and mind.

Before he could revel in the feeling, Lance felt himself being lifted up from the liquid as the lid automatically opened. He took in his first breath in what felt like years.

Now that he was outside and breathing, he wondered how he had been breathing inside the solution.

A broad back came into his view as he was set standing on the ground. The back seemed as if it carried unfathomable weight but still stood strong and straight.

"Get dressed and then we can talk.", a deep voice said.

Lance hastily covered his private parts with his hands as he realized he was naked.