A New Tale

John hadn't expected this at all. He was devastated. He cried and cried for hours in front of the grave. Mrs Vincent was looking from the entrance of the gate. She was at least thirty metres away from the grave but she could hear the crying of John. She was devastated to see him crying. She was sad as well as shocked.

The image of his fight with Seto was repeatedly flashing in front of John's eyes. He saw something flash in front of his eyes while on the brink of death during his fight with Seto. What he saw was the future. The future of him holding the dead body of a shadowy figure named Pica. John saw himself crying over Pica's dead body and expressing his gratitude towards him. He was able to physically feel time at that moment. Now, while crying in front of his dad's grave, he was able to physically feel the time too.

Suddenly John started shouting. Mrs Vincent was shocked. She came running towards John.

"What's wrong John?", she shouted.

"Aaaaaaaaaaagghhh!!!!!!!!!!!!".

Mrs Vincent was frightened. She ran as fast as she could towards John. John started blacking out. Mysteriously John disappeared before Mrs Vincent could reach him.

Mrs Vincent's eyes were wide open and her jaw was dropping. She kneeled on the ground. She couldn't process what was going on. She had a fear in her mind that she has to lose her son now too. She was afraid that she has to be all alone now.

A cold wind blew through the graveyard.

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David Vincent's death. Seto's introduction. The mysterious Pica. Did John disappear from existence? How is John connected with Pica? What was the meaning of the future he saw?

A tale going beyond the realm of time itself now begins...........

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In an unknown location.

The location looked different. The sky looked reddish and pink. There was a weird smell in the environment. The smell was similar to the smell of burned tyre. There were weirdly constructed skyscrapers. Though it looked like an advanced city, there was an absurd amount of greenery. Plants were even growing from the skyscrapers. Inside the top floor of the tallest skyscraper, there was a meeting going on. The creatures inside the building didn't look like humans. The world itself didn't look like the world of humans.

One of the creatures came and kneeled in front of the creature who seemed like a king.

"Lord Picollo, Seto accomplished his mission.", the creature kneeling on the ground reported.

He was short and chubby. His skin was green and felt like the skin of a reptile. He was a reporter of the castle. His name was Bek. On the other hand, Picollo was a tall and muscular creature. He was bald and had a very deep and robust voice. His skin was reddish and like the skin of reptiles. He was the king.

"My son was giving me a lot of trouble. That damn Pica. Finally, I am happy. He should have just surrendered to us. If someone breaks the rule of our country, he/she will be punished. I don't even care if it is my son.", Picollo replied in a deep and robust voice. He sighed.

"Bek. Keep sending me the reports from Seto. I am seeing a little troublesome future.", said Picollo again.

"As you wish, Lord Picollo.", replied Bek.

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In a familiar wood. There was a young boy lying on his stomach. He was unconscious. The boy slowly opened his eyes. He was none other than John. He quickly stood up as he saw the wood. The wood was familiar. He slowly started walking. As he walked, he realized the woods looked extremely similar to the wood he saw when he went back in time. It took him a little while to realize he was in the past once again. He was exhausted but he kept walking with no particular destination. The forest felt similar but different too. There were a few more trees than he saw before. The cold wind passed through him. Meanwhile, the rays of the sun were falling on his skin. He felt relaxed and relieved.

After a little while of slow walking, he realized he was slowly becoming weak. He lost his consciousness slowly.

He fell on the ground.

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After an hour, John woke up in somewhat a familiar room. But he wasn't quite sure where he was. He slowly woke up and tried to get out of the bed. He was looking at the ceiling. He was quite sure he had seen the ceiling somewhere.

Suddenly, he heard a familiar but young male noise.

"Oh, you are awake."

John looked up towards the man. He was none other than his dad, David Vincent. John felt like crying out loud and hugging his dad. But he thought of controlling himself for he knew he was in the past.

"Oh, you are awake.", Mrs Vincent entered the room. She came with some medicine.

"We found you lying in the woods. The thing is we were coming home from the hospital. We just today got the news that Sarah is pregnant. I wanted to pee so I got out of the car and headed towards the woods and there I found you.", said Mr Vincent.