( the story is writien by android 21 and gotten edited by VIP BLAT )
One day, a child was born. The family was overwhelmed with happiness, crying without restraint, as if the child had filled something empty inside them.
That night, the mother and father placed the child alone in a room. Their voices faded behind a closed door, leaving the house quiet… too quiet.
While they were distracted, a thief entered. He did not hesitate. He took the child without a sound. No one noticed. No one came.
The child remained asleep.
As the thief ran through the darkness, something sudden and unreal happened. A car appeared out of nowhere and struck him. The impact was violent… and then, just as suddenly, the car vanished. As if it had never existed.
The thief lay there, dying.
The child did not wake.
Morning came.
When the child opened his eyes, the world had already changed. In front of him stood something unnatural. A creature. A monster. Not something that merely resembled fear… but something that was fear.
It moved closer.
There was no hesitation in it. No emotion. Only intent.
And yet… it stopped.
The monster looked at the child, as if seeing something it could not understand. Something unfamiliar.
Then it spoke
From now on, you are my child, and I will be with you
The place the child was taken to was not normal. It felt wrong. The air itself carried a quiet pressure, like something unseen was always watching. It was terrifying.
And yet… there was food. Water. Not rotten. Not broken. Perfect. Almost too perfect. As if it did not belong in such a place.
Time passed.
The child grew. Seven. Maybe eight. Time had no meaning there, only change.
One day, the monster spoke again
You have to study
The child stared at it, confused
I don't have any friends. How can I study
The monster responded without pause
I will teach you
The child hesitated
Do you even know how to teach me
The monster answered
Yes
But that answer was empty.
The monster only understood one thing — fighting. To it, knowledge and survival were the same.
Teaching meant power.
The monster turned away
Go. Play. I will find a book
The child left, alone again.
The monster entered a library. Endless shelves. Silent. Untouched. As if waiting.
Then he found it.
A book titled The Deep Cosmos.
Something about it felt… wrong.
Still, he took it.
He called the child.
The child came quickly
Yes, father… what is that book
The monster looked at it briefly
A book to teach you how to fight. I will read it. You will follow
The child nodded
Okay… teach me
The moment the book opened, something moved.
A shadow slipped out from the pages. Not light. Not darkness. Something in between. Something that did not belong.
The monster did not see it.
But the child did.
Fear appeared instantly.
The monster noticed
Why are you scared I will not hurt you
The child's voice trembled
Something came out of the book
The monster paused, then spoke calmly
Did you sleep well tonight
The child shook his head
No… only three hours
The monster turned away from the thought
Then you are imagining things. Sleep better next time. Now… we begin
And so they read.
And trained.
And changed.
Years passed.
The child was no longer a child.
Fifteen.
The monster remained the same. Unmoving. Unchanging. Like time had no effect on it.
But the boy had changed.
The monster called out
Hey You are going too far Come back
The boy ran toward him, but there was something different in his eyes. Something sharper.
He stopped in front of the monster
Look what I have learned
Without waiting, he jumped.
Higher.
Higher than anything before.
Even beyond the clouds.
For a moment, he disappeared.
Then he came back down.
The monster stared
Who taught you that I do not think it was me
The boy smiled slightly
I read the book myself. I saw it. I learned it. Thank you for teaching me how to read
The monster was silent for a moment
No problem… but do not do that again without asking me
The boy looked at him… not as a child would look at a parent.
Something had changed.
He spoke quietly
Come on… I am not the same kid I used to be