Season 1
Episode 6: The Astral Phenomenal
Arc : Genesis
Location : Suburban Neighborhood - The Smith Residence
Time: 06:40 a.m
"Ugh not now mom!"
Those words would be mumbled by Neo under his breath signaling that he doesn't want to wake up nor go to school today but his mother would grab the blankets that he was hiding under then pulled them open. He would get hit by the sunlight that was shining through his windows , he would place his hands in front of his face thus screaming like a vampire getting exposed to the sun while it's getting fried.
Location : Suburban Neighborhood - Streets
Time: 07:00 a.m
He would be seen standing near Nthekeng's house , as he would be looking at his wristwatch , knowing that he's going to be late as his school began at 07:30. Few minutes later , Nthekeng and Olebogeng would arrive then they would rush towards the highway as a Uber would stop then they got in. It would begin by dropping off Olebogeng because his school was the closest , then Nthekeng , following by Neo as his school was a little outside the city.
Location : Kopanong Secondary School
Time : 07:45 a.m
He would sneak passed the opened fence that protected the school then started sneaking around until he arrived at his class. Noticing that the teacher was already inside he would start panicking but then a voice would be heard , "Sir ! I forgot to tell you that the deputy principal wanted to see you , sorry that I only remembered that now" , without any hesitation the teacher would go to attend that errand quickly , that opportunity opened and the young man seized it with open hands.
"That's my way of saying thanks for not telling my parents the truth , you nerd now we even!"
He would know that voice without even trying to look at who's uttering those words , as he sat down , wiped the sweat off his face then blended in. During the lesson ,his mind would be stuck in Dimensions V - Earth , but his body would be on the original planet earth. He would remember this vividly , the red eyes , sharp elf-like ears , etc. The first long break bell would rang and that would trigger a valuable clue to all of this
"You don't have to be dead , you just went through a phenomenal called astral--"
Those words , those very same words would hold so much information he is yet to discover. He would be spotted with his hand on his chin , repeating those words , again and again in his mind. He would get a quick idea then started approaching Jennifer , knowing that phones are not allowed at the school but she's the known rule breaker and troublemaker , surely she has the device on her.
"Jennifer , can you borrow me your phone? I need it to search for something real quick"
"You want to search porn using my phone ?! that's a big No dude and beside I don't have any data or airtime on this phone"
Jennifer would say as she removed some of the hair strains that were blocking her view. Neo would look at his hand , just near were the wristwatch is located , a circular dark line would be spotted as he would tap it twice , revealing holographic images , then he would tap into his account , "Which internet service provider , do you use?" he would ask calmly as he got responded "Umm Vodacom? why?". Jennifer's phone would ring a bit , as she saw the notification saying that data and airtime was transferred into her phone.
"Now can I use it? I'll leave some data and airtime at your disposal"
The phone would get handed to him as he would compress the hologram back into the circular mark on his arm. This device was a chip that was implanted into everyone during the 2030 , 10 years after the world was ensalved by the mighty "coronavirus" also known as COVID-19. This chip runs in our bloodstreams and with it , a person's location , health , financial documents and their identity is stored inside that little atomic sized chip , it's our access card to everything,without it , cannot access anything in this cybernetic world.
He would quickly start by searching the term "astral" as he would get about 900+ results from the browser . After reading the definition he would break it down that the word astral comes hand in hand with the soul , in which the soul is intangible. The question would be , how is it possible that he hit his head and got hurt while he was running away in that universe ? it remained a mystery since he was in a soul form yet got hurt.
He would come across the term "astral projection" then he started skimming across many webpages , his mind capturing every words without a hassle then he handed back Jennifer her phone as the bell rang. He couldn't concentrate the whole day because his mind was working on decoding this puzzle into pieces then putting them back together.
Location: Park
Time: 14:50 p.m
He would be walking while deep in his thoughts , then suddenly he would get kicked from behind landing him on the ground. He immediately knew that , this were the bullies that hanged around the park , as he got up he would be sent back to the ground with a punch on his face. He would spit the blood that was in his mouth as the bullies came towards him then grabbed his hand where the chip was located , double tapped theirs then tried to do the same on Neo but it didn't open. A holographic message would appear "Wrong Fingerprints....Try Again", they would look at the young man that seemed to be doing fine ,not showing any sign of suffering from pain whatsoever.
He would immediately kick the leg of the person that was manhandling him as he would roll himself backward , simultaneously landing a kick towards that person's chin. He would stand up then immediately start running around the park as the rest chased after him.
Location: Suburban Neighborhood - The Smith Residence
Time: 17:28 p.m
He would open the door , with his school clothes trashed , then rushed upstairs to avoid his parents questioning him. He would aid his own bruises whilst staring towards the mirror with a blank emotionless face. Dinner would occur as usual with his parents but this time he would take his food to eat it in his bedroom.
After finishing his plate of food , he would start meditating while playing music in the background for about 10 to 15 minutes thus he would set two separate alarms as he wanted to go to that place again. He would close his eyes yet nothing happened as he fell asleep. The alarm would be heard ringing as he woke up the checked the time , it was 00:00 a.m in the morning , one more alarm to go. He fell asleep yet again and the 02:00 a.m alarm rang.
"I quit , this constant waking up will make me more tired than I am already"
He would mumble those words as he slept , he would close his eyes as he felt the vibration on his body , remember this feeling . His body was resting but his mind was still awake , aware of what is happening , he would end up opening his eyes as he witnessed a large cooperations building in front of him as he stood up , seeing all people of his age group walking inside it while chatting and laughing. Then he would notice something
"Elf-like ears , dark blue with light blue eyes , is this where I think I'm at?!"
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