As the Gu family was discussing and daydreaming about the future, Li Chen made his way to his small bedroom that was located in the basent.
As soon as he locked the door and sat on his small wooden stool. The husky voice of God of War sounded in his head.
"That is how you deal with those kinds of people!"
"But you just got us in trouble. I have nothing on my na and if they kick us out, we will be holess"
"What is your story with that beautiful wife of yours? Her eyes only have hatred for you"
"Don’t look at my wife like that!"
"I am inhabiting your body so I see whatever you see"
"Let’s not talk about this for now, you will know everything eventually right?"
"But I still need you to brief , I don’t know how long it will take for our mories to rge"
Li Chen sighed inwardly and started narrating the sad story of his life from his first mories.
He knew it was ti to share the darkest Chapters of his life, a story that had haunted him for as long as he could rember.
"I never knew my parents," Li Chen began, his voice trembling with emotion. "My parents died when I was just two months old. All I have is a single faded photograph of them that my aunt showed once. She was the only link to my father’s family, but she never spoke much about them."
Li Chen’s eyes glistened with unshed tears as he continued, "From the mont I can rember, life was a never-ending struggle. My mother’s relatives, the ones who raised , treated like I was worthless. They reminded every day that I was a burden, a reminder of my parents’ untily death."
He paused, taking a deep breath to steady himself, his hands clenched into fists. "I endured years of neglect and abuse," he admitted, his voice quivering. "They took away my self-esteem, my hope, and my belief in myself. I felt like garbage in my own ho, and the pain was unbearable."
"One day, I couldn’t take it anymore," he confessed, his voice breaking. "I ran away from that house of tornt and found refuge in an orphanage. It was the only place I felt safe, even though it was far from perfect."
Tears finally spilled from Li Chen’s eyes, and he wiped them away with the back of his hand. "I thought my life would change at the orphanage, but I carried the scars of my past with ," he said, his voice filled with a mixture of sadness and determination. "I never thought I’d escape the pain and humiliation that plagued my childhood."
As Li Chen shared his painful history with the God of War, he felt a strange sense of relief wash over him. It was as if a heavy weight had been lifted from his shoulders, and he knew that he was no longer alone in his struggle. Besides Old Madam Gu, he had never shared the story of his life with anyone else and now he was sharing it with a 2 thousand year old soul that occupied his body.
"So you have been nothing and no one from the day your parents died?" God of War asked with his tone changing slightly. As a God of War in an era that only knew bloodshed, he had never experienced love and he felt sohow connected to his host.
"Yes! And that is the story of my sad life... It got better a little when I t Old Madam Gu but after her death..." Li Chen paused and closed his eyes.
"So how in the hell did you beco a live-in son-in-law? You know in my era this was the biggest disgrace to a man"
"That hasn’t changed even after two thousand years... it is still a disgrace..." Li Chen took a deep breath before telling God of War of how he t Old Madam Gu to a point where he married into the Gu family.
"You are still a disgrace" God of War said with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
"I know, stop reminding about it... Now tell about you... Almighty God of War... What is your na for starters"
"I was born into an era of relentless bloodshed," he started, his voice distant as he recalled a ti long gone. "My father was a brilliant war strategist, and my mother, a compassionate doctor. You see, my mother’s choice to practice dicine was quite unusual back then, especially for a woman. Many protested, but they couldn’t deny her skills, and they respected her for her family’s reputation."
"My given na was Yang Rui," he continued. "I grew up witnessing the horrors of war from a young age. At fifteen, I took up arms and ventured onto the battlefield. Despite my youth, I quickly gained the respect of my comrades for my strategic mind and my unwavering determination."
As he spoke, the God of War’s voice grew intense, reflecting the fire that had burned within him during those turbulent years. "By the ti I was twenty," he continued, "I had earned the title of God of War. It was a na bestowed upon by those who had seen lead countless battles to victory."
"My father," he said, his voice tinged with regret, "he trained relentlessly. He had lost his right leg in battle and had been unable to fulfill his own dreams. He saw in the opportunity to achieve what he never could."
"Ever since then, I preferred being called God of War."
"You haven’t gotten to the part of your unresolved issues and how you died," Li Chen said.
"Well... My years of power obviously brought thousands of enemies."
"I already figured that out... How did you die?"
"Obviously my enemies killed "
"But why are you here then?"
"You see during my years of being feared and respected, I travelled a lot. And I t soone... A woman"
"You fell in love?" Li Chen was astonished because he couldn’t imagine it.
"Love.. Hell no. What do you take for?"
"Can you get to the point already"
"You see when you are powerful won throw themselves at you.. Obviously sothing that you wouldn’t understand."
Li Chen coughed slightly in embarrassnt.
"I t a woman and we did the thing but when I didn’t want to marry her, she cast a spell at ."
"A spell!?" Li Chen couldn’t contain his shock and he said the words directly with his mouth.
"You don’t have to talk to like that, I am in your head"
"I know... But can you explain the spell part?"
"You will know once our mories rge, for now that is all I can share"
"Fine... So what now?"
"I don’t know either, I still have to figure out how to coexist with your soul while you do the sa. But your body is too weak, that I can not accept. We will start training soon"
"Training... What type of training?"
"In my ti, we had swords and martial arts, not sure if that is how you people fight in this era. But that is what I will be training your body with"
"Well people fight differently these days, and they now use guns instead of swords"
"Guns? What does that do?"
"You can kill soone who is tres away from you with it"
"That is cowardly. You are supposed to face a man head on"
Li Chen chuckled and said, "You still have a lot to learn in this era"
"Tell about it" God of War’s voice now carried a hint of excitent. He wanted to know about the era and Li Chen wasted no ti and dived straight into it.
"Imagine," he began, "a small device called a cellphone. It’s a magical gadget that fits in the palm of your hand. With it, you can talk to soone on the other side of the world as if they were right next to you. You can send ssages, pictures, and even video calls. It’s like having a piece of the future in your pocket."
He went on, "And then there are computers. These machines can perform complex calculations and store vast amounts of information. They’re used for work, entertainnt, and even for connecting with people from all over the globe. You can learn, create, and explore the world without ever leaving your room."
Li Chen’s voice carried excitent as he described other technological wonders. "We have television," he said, "a box that brings moving images and sounds into your ho. It’s a window to the world, showing news, stories, and even live events as they happen. People watch it for entertainnt and to stay inford."
His voice took on a more serious tone as he broached the topic of wealth and opportunity. "In this era," he explained, "people can use these technologies to beco rich. There’s sothing called the stock market, where you can buy and sell shares of companies. If you make the right decisions, you can make a lot of money."
Li Chen’s attempt to describe the intricacies of the stock market to the God of War was t with a mixture of curiosity and bewildernt. He knew that explaining the complexities of modern finance would be a challenge, but he was determined to share as much as he could about the world.
With each revelation about the 21st century, Li Chen hoped to open a window for the God of War, showing him a world of endless possibilities and the boundless potential of human innovation and progress.
"Oh and we also travel in cars"
"What are those?"
"A simple thing that is in the shape of a large box, has wheels but doesn’t need horses to move."
"How does it move then without horses?" God of War asked in confusion.
"You will know in due ti. It would take the whole day and night to explain the science behind it"
"Science? What is that"
"You see! I told you you wouldn’t understand"
Li Chen spent hours having a conversation with the soul that now resided in his body and he felt like he had found a friend. Soone he could just talk to anyti. Soone who had no choice but to listen to him.
************************************************************************
AUTHOR’S NOTE:
If you have read till this far, thank you very much and I hope you are enjoying the story so far.
Just wanted to make you guys note this so you won’t be confused.
Li Chen and God of War’s conversation are written in a different font (italic) that is to make sure that you can tell the difference.
Just like how these two sentences are written.
If you are wondering about the mories part... I am sorry but you will have to continue reading but that ti will co eventually.
Once again... Thank you the support!
Reviews
All reviews (0)