"What do you mean.... move backwards?"

  Alexander's voice came out raspy as he voiced the question.

  "Move backwards where exactly ?!"

  ||move backwards in time|| the voice answered.

  "Is that even possible ?" he uttered warily.

  Alexander has experienced this being's prowess firsthand. As he was so effortlessly relocated from two different locations, several kilometers apart.

  The experience had registered as unreal and fantastical. Like pages from the novels Grace had gifted him.

  Still, he wasn't delusional to think himself anything special.

  And on multiple occasions during the st twenty-four hours, he pondered if he was in fact still in a dream or he was finally losing his mind.

  But the reality of Grace's cold tombstone, id to rest any further doubts of his lucidness or sanity.

  "Tell me.... Is it really possible to go back in time..... before this all began ?"

  ||Yes||

  "Lets do it then.... lets do it right now!"

  Alexander voiced impatiently. His dull blue eyes igniting with newfound passion.

  ||Its not that easy||

  "why ?!"

  ||Think back. How did you arrive at the meadow ?||

  Alexander was taken aback by the sudden question. But he soon calmed himself and offered an answer.

  "You 'moved' me right ?"

  ||Correct. And what happened after ?||

  "After..... i was very exhausted."

  ||And why was that ?||

  Alexander paused for a bit before responding. "You said you used my energy "

  ||Correct. And ?||

  A slight frown took form on Alexander's brow as he came to a realization.

  "Energy !" he muttered.

  "You use my energy to do what you do!"

  ||Correct||

  "I see."

  "And how much energy.... would I need to travel back in time, to before all this began ?"

  Alexander closed his eyes. Already dreading the answer to his question.

  ||Beyond what a mortal can provide||

  "Beyond what a mortal can provide" Alexander repeated. trying to grasp the full weight of the statement.

  "So .... Someone beyond mortal"

  ".....You mean a god ?"

  ||Yes.||

  ||Something like that. Or close||

  "So..... i have to become something akin to a god, inorder to provide you with enough energy, to take me back in time ?"

  ||Yes||

  The fleeting bit of ignited hope, that Alexander had allowed himself, was instantly doused.

  "I don't know where you are from.... but this is the real world. Not some fantastical world from books with gods and immortals"

  || Why don't we just go there then ?||

  A pause. Alexander tilted his head.

  "go where ?"

  ||To one of those fantastical worlds you've read about||

  ||Ones with systems powerful enough to nurture a true god||

  ||Or something close||

  "The worlds from the books i read ?"

  ||Yes||

  "Is that even possible ?"

  "Aren't they fictional ?"

  ||It doesn't matter if they are or not.||

  ||All conceptualized thoughts, are multiversal or dimensional truths.||

  "Who are you ?" Alexander suddenly asked. His tone carrying a sharp edge.

  The entity lounging inside him, just spoke of multiverses and dimensions like it's every day knowledge.

  And he's been getting a feeling they are progressively sounding more human. He is now bothered about the origins of this supernatural being.

  ||who i am does not matter||

  "yes it does."

  "At first i thought you just a construct I made up in my head... then i thought maybe i was still dreaming..... but you are definitely real."

  "Who or what are you... and what do you gain out of all of this ?"

  ||Nothing||

  "what do you mean by nothing ?"

  ||Its exactly what it means. I gain nothing, because...||

  ||I am you||

  "...."

  "You are me ?"

  ||Yes||

  "How ?" Alexander didn't know how, but he could tell this entity was not lying. Which only made the situation more confusing.

  "Where even are you ?"

  "Are you in my brain ?"

  ||No. Your soul||

  "You are in my soul ?"

  ||No. I am your soul||

  "...."

  "Give me a minute " Alexander muttered as he massaged his temples, taking a break to guage the consequences of what he heard.

  "You are my soul ?"

  ||Yes and No.... I am a part of your soul||

  "Hmm...."

  "If you are me, and you are part of my soul... how do you have all these knowledge."

  "I thought you were some kind of system to be honest.... like the ones from the books I've read."

  "And most importantly....why did you let me nguish in prison for forty years .... Which led to Grace's death as well."

  "You could have just moved me out there immediately right ?" Alexander voiced calmly. But you could see his white beard twitch slightly, as he tried his best to hold back the hurt he was feeling.

  ||I only awakened sentience at the exact moment i first spoke to you||

  ||And all the knowledge I have, came with said awakening||

  "Is that so...."

  "You mentioned you can reach worlds inside the books i've read ?"

  ||Yes||

  "Mind expining how. ?"

  ||I can 'move' you to any pce you've seen. pereceived. imagined. or felt.||

  ||As long as there's enough energy||

  "I see....so, the pn is for me to 'move' to one of these fantastical worlds.

  Become as powerful as a god or something close enough.

  Then return to this world to turn back time"

  ||Correct||

  "Fair enough."

  "Now i have to become a god..... or die trying"

  "speaking of dying.... i don't have that much time left to live"

  "But there is a way to fix that .....I just have to get there first."

  "Wait a moment..... If you require such an exhorbitant amount of energy to get me back in time.... wouldn't you require just as much to get me to a different world?"

  ||You are corect. Energy is required to move you to a different world. But not as much||

  ||Moving to a different world, is manifesting in the time stream of that world or universe||

  ||However, going back in time, is reversing the time stream of a world, and every celetial body anchored to that time stream.||

  "So.... how much energy is required to move to a different world. ?"

  ||Depends on the location of the world itself||

  ||However, it's nothing too outrageous||

  ||Just Something close to what that ball up there is currently emitting||

  "What ball ?" Alexander was confused as he looked up for a ball but found none.

  it was already day time, and he could see some people moving about in the distance.

  "I don't see any ball... what are you talking about ?"

  ||The yellow ball.... look up||

  "Wait..... "

  "You mean.... the sun ?!"

  ||Yes. That ball||

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