’I ought to have identified it. If a weapon could make three-dimensional projections of animals, seem within the mid-air and cease a working mammoth. Assembly the lifeless ancestors won’t be unimaginable.’ Alex thought.

The geezer stated that they are going to be bestowed with nice energy. And Alex was curious to know what it was.

Was it the identical energy the hunters displayed once they killed the mammoth? Or was it one thing completely completely different?

Many questions popped up in Alex’s head.

Both method, the one fact was that one thing mystical was about to occur. And he was able to undergo this ritual.

After ready for a second, the one-eyed pirate, Mupan went and took out a picket tray from a close-by desk. It had many small shiny black balls the scale of quail eggs positioned on it.

At look, it regarded like black paintballs. However Alex was certain that it was not that. Within the stone age, nobody would have sufficient time for leisure.

After taking one ball from the tray, Mupan handed it to the child close by.

“Maintain onto it. Wait till I say and eat it.” He stated. Whereas distributing it to all the youngsters.

‘Was it a tablet? A drug? One-eyed pirate distributing capsules. It needed to be medicine, proper? It makes good sense once we think about the truth that it may present us our lifeless ancestors. Solely a strong hallucinogen can try this.’ Alex who bought one of many capsules concluded after observing it carefully.

It was a strong, black tablet. The outer floor was clean and glossy. It had a polish that was unimaginable to make within the stone age.

So, the place did this come from? Did the Mupan actually make it?

‘The one-eyed pirate-like drug vendor was the mupan who made the medication to deal with his damaged arm. The identical drugs that despatched the poor soul of Meru into the afterlife. Will it kill a second time?’ Alex was involved.

Generally, even fashionable drugs can kill folks, a lot much less a tablet from an unknown supply.

‘Ahh…! Okay, I’ll eat it. If all these individuals are consuming it, it could have been examined earlier than. proper?’ He determined to eat the tablet.

“What you will have in your hand is a tablet made by Mupan. It’s made by mixing a whole bunch of herbs throughout a interval of twelve full moons. This drugs will enable you in your awakening. After taking the tablet, your physique will warmth up. You’ll hear and see many issues. However keep in mind, no matter or whoever you see, by no means look of their eyes.” After saying it ominously, the Mupan requested everybody to eat the tablet.

Wanting on the shiny black tablet, Alex contemplated for a second earlier than swallowing it entire. No matter occurs, he was prepared for it.

As quickly as he ate the tablet, the world went darkish. He misplaced all management of his physique and everybody considered one of his senses was blocked. He couldn’t see something. The frigid bone-chilling coldness of the winter additionally disappeared. There was no sound throughout him. However for causes unknown, he might really feel a presence round him.

This mysterious feeling held for a second earlier than he bought again his imaginative and prescient.

With out losing a second, he stood up in a panic.

There was nothing.

The entire world has turned black and every thing in it has disappeared. However even now, he might sense a presence round him. So, he all of a sudden turned in direction of it, guided by his six senses.

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The tribesmen waited till the youngsters ate the tablet.

Though the tablet was secure to eat, it had one small facet impact. It might elevate physique temperature radically. The physique temperature might sore as excessive as seventy to eighty-degree celsius if left untreated. However in winter, it could solely flare as much as fifty-degree celsius because of the pure cooling impact.

It was one of many explanation why the awakening ceremony was carried out through the winter season.

Nonetheless, fifty diploma celsius was nonetheless not one thing an untrained human might survive. Solely warriors might survive in these excessive circumstances. So, the tribesmen had a backup plan.

One after the other, folks got here to select up these youngsters. They carried them on their backs in direction of a big pond in the midst of the village.

The highest layer of the pond was frozen. However successful from the chieftain smashed the ice, breaking it up into smaller items.

They shortly eliminated the ice layer from the highest and commenced submerging the youngsters in icy water. This might offset their physique temperature and funky them. And it could additionally enhance the absorption charge of the medication.

In the meantime, Alex and the opposite youngsters who have been experiencing the imaginative and prescient had no thought about what was occurring within the outdoors world. All connections with their mortal our bodies have been severed at the moment.

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Alex who noticed the smoke-like determine shortly regarded down. He did not care if the determine had eyes or not. It was higher to observe the instruction and never take a look at the eyes.

From what he might see, the determine was fully made up of smoke and it was floating simply above the bottom. It was gray in color and swirled round barely even when there was no wind.

It was the one factor seen to Alex at the hours of darkness world.

‘It is a fairly convincing hallucination. Simply as I anticipated, The Mupan is a one-eyed pirate-like drug vendor.’ Alex thought.

Abruptly, the smokey determine started drifting to the facet. It swirled and churned releasing a path of smoke in its path.

‘What ought to I do now? Ought to I observe it?’ Alex who was perplexed determined to observe the smokey determine.

This was not the primary time he made abrupt choices in life.

“Howdy, ancestor?” He stated jovially to the smokey determine. However nobody replied.

‘Ancestors cannot speak.’ Alex took a psychological notice.

After drifting for an unknown period of time. Alex and the smokey determine stopped in entrance of a large cloud. It was huge and immeasurable. And with none signal, the smokey determine melded into the cloud and disappeared.

Alex lastly regarded as much as know what was taking place. However all he might see was a swirling smoke cloud in entrance of him. It had no eyes, however the centre of the swirl was attracting him like a moth in direction of the hearth.

Abruptly, a cool present was launched from his mind, waking him up from his daze. From the nook of his eyes, he might see the icon of the interdimensional farm lighting up and blinking when he was wanting on the cloud.

A notification shortly got here up masking his imaginative and prescient.

[Data stream found. Extracting data…]

With that, the swirling cloud of smoke turned agitated. As if dealing with a robust attracting power, the smoke was pulled in direction of Alex.

Like a black gap swallowing every thing round him, he absorbed it faster and faster with every passing second.