Chapter 1: The Beginning |
[My Diary to Divinity]
In a remote mountain village, there were only a dozen households, living off farming and hunting.
At this moment, the setting sun dyed the sky red, and the sounds of birds echoed through the mountains and forests. Smoke rose from the village chimneys, accompanied by the crowing of roosters and barking of dogs.
"Little Dog, stop daydreaming on the field ridge and come back for dinner!"
"Woof woof woof~"
A large, brown dog named "Big Dog" wagged its tail excitedly, circling around a three-year-old child.
The child, in a sweet, childish voice, shouted, "Got it!"
Then he muttered softly, "My name is Su Hao, I've told you not to call me Little Dog."
He patted the dust off his pants, got up, and swaggered back home.
A village woman, with a baby strapped to her back, was busily moving in and out of the house. After setting up dinner, she glanced outside, saw Su Hao’s figure, and immediately smiled.
The village woman was Su Hao's mother, and the baby on her back was Su Hao's younger sister.
At the head of the table sat a burly man puffing on his pipe, his features bearing a striking resemblance to Su Hao’s. This was Su Hao's father in this life.
But Su Hao was no ordinary child. In fact, he wasn’t even supposed to be here. He had been reincarnated into this world after an unimaginable twist of fate.
Calling it a coincidence would not even begin to describe it.
After quitting his job, Su Hao had planned to travel across the country in his car. The freedom of the open road had beckoned to him.
He drove on the highway for an hour without seeing another vehicle; the entire road was deserted except for his car.
In the spur of the moment, his foot pressed hard on the accelerator and his speed quickly soared to 160 km/h, and continued to climb as he indulged in the thrill.
However, accidents always happen when you least expect them.
His car skidded on a patch of water and crashed uncontrollably into the mountainside, turning both the vehicle and himself into a crumpled wreck.
That was when the true coincidence occurred.
A tiny wormhole appeared, and Su Hao’s consciousness, shaken loose by the crash, drifted into it. Inside, a mysterious transformation began, and slowly, his consciousness and the wormhole began to merge.
The wormhole disappeared as quickly as it had appeared, carrying Su Hao’s consciousness to the unfathomable depths of the universe. Like a Tiny piece of marble, it wandered alone through the vast cosmos, carrying all the information from Su Hao’s conception to his death in the car crash.
This marble-like wormhole would blink in and out of existence in diffrent locations, drifting freely through bizarre dimensions, while Su Hao remained unconscious.
While his consciousness resided in the wormhole, it merely preserved all of Su Hao's information without providing a vessel for thought, so during the long wandering, Su Hao had no awareness.
It was impossible to tell how much time had passed—perhaps an instant, perhaps millions of years—until Su Hao once again regained the ability to think.
Once Su Hao could think, he could connect faintly with the wormhole, and he was able to look through the information stored in the wormhole.
He realized that his current existence as a human child was because the wormhole had inadvertently collided with a young boy, and that child's brain had become the vessel for Su Hao’s consciousness.
Though it seemed as if Su Hao had transmigrated into the child, but in essence, the truth was far more complex.
His Consciousness still resided in the wormhole; he merely used the boy’s brain as a medium to think.
Outwardly, he appeared no different from a normal person.
At first, he thought he had transmigrated. It wasn’t until he sifted through the wormhole’s information that he learned the truth.
If he wished, he could even observe how he developed from a fertilized egg into childhood.
"This is a miracle."
That was Su Hao's sentiment upon learning everything, and he dubbed the wormhole the "Marble Space."
"Bang bang bang~"
Suddenly, urgent Screams echoed through the small village,ccompanied by the frantic barking of dogs.
Su Hao’s father and mother turned pale, and their expressions changed greatly.
"Find a place to hide Quickly. I'll go take a look." Before Su Hao could fully comprehend the situation, his father tossed his bowl and chopsticks aside, gave a quick instruction, and rushed out, grabbing the hunting bow and machete from the wall on his way.
Su Hao, bewildered, looked to his mother for answers.
However, his mother seemed oblivious, her face filled with anxiety as she grabbed Su Hao in one hand and moved around the room, searching for a suitable hiding spot.
Sensing danger, Su Hao didn't ask questions; he just let his mother carry him quietly.
Outside, the sounds of shouting, fighting, and desperate cries were drawing closer, mixed with the wild laughter of men.
In desperation, Su Hao's mother moved aside some firewood, placing Su Hao and his sleeping sister underneath, then covered them tightly with the firewood.
Su Hao stayed quiet, not making a sound.
"Don’t make a sound, Little Dog," she whispered, her voice shaking. "Stay hidden, no matter what happens."
With those final words, Su Hao’s mother grabbed a kitchen knife and rushed outside.
However, she was immediately forced back as soon as she stepped outside.
Two burly men with exposed chests and ragged clothing barged in after her.
"Third Brother, come quick! Look what we found, a young little missy, hehehe!"
"Don't rush. Capture her first."
Upon hearing this, Su Hao's mother knew what awaited her.
As a woman, she knew that if she complied, she might survive. But with her two children hiding inside, their lives would be in grave danger if discovered. She had to get these bandits to leave quickly.
Without hesitation, she raised the kitchen knife and slashed it across her throat, blood spraying everywhere as she collapsed to the ground.
The two bandits tried to stop her, but it was already too late.
"Damn it, running into this kind of bitch, what bad luck!"
As she fell, Su Hao's mother caught a glimpse of the firewood stack, thinking of her two children. They must survive.
Carrying this hope, the light from her eyes faded away.
Hidden by the firewood, Su Hao couldn’t see, but from the sounds, he knew what had happened. Anger and grief surged within him, but he was powerless.
The two bandits ignored the dead woman, ransacked the food, and were about to leave.
"Waaah waaah~"
The noise from the rummaging woke Su Hao’s sister, who immediately burst into tears when she didn't see their mother.
'Damn it!' Su Hao thought to himself. It was too late to comfort his sister now.
The firewood was quickly tossed aside by the two bandits.
Seeing the two burly men with blood-stained blades, Su Hao could only stretch out his arms, standing protectively in front of his sister.
"Third Brother, do we take them or…?"
"Kill them! Crying kids are too annoying."
"Swish~" A blade flashed.
Su Hao fell into a pool of blood.
"Swish~" Another slash.
The crying stopped abruptly.
"So… is this the end of my new life? I’m dying just like this?..."
As his consciousness faded, Su Hao felt unwilling. He was filled with curious about this new world and had already planned his future. He wanted to leave the village in the future and explore this vast, unfamiliar world.
Instead, he died at less than three years of age!
Su Hao lost consciousness.
The Marble Space carried his now-stalled consciousness onward.
It continued drifting through the boundless cosmos, influenced by various forces—attraction, repulsion, acceleration, deceleration—moving deeper into unknown regions.
....
Time passed, and after an unknown period, Su Hao opened his eyes and regained consciousness once more.
By examining the Marble Space’s records, he understood that he had traveled an unknowable distance and arrived in a new world.
His body now belonged to a two-year-old boy.
Since two-year-olds had not yet developed a strong sense of self, Su Hao could easily take over as the vessel for his Consciousness. If it were an adult, his consciousness would be repelled, unable to occupy the body. This was the reason why both times he awoke, each time as a young child.
This realization made Su Hao aware of how miraculous the Marble Space was.
The universe was so vast, yet the Marble Space had managed to take him on a seemingly aimless journey twice, both times landing successfully in the body of a two-year-old.
How lucky was that!
“This time, I must cherish my chance and live a grand life,” he vowed. "Who knows if I’ll get another opportunity?"
But fate was cruel. At the age of three, a plague swept through his village, claiming his life yet again.
Once more, the Marble Space carried him onward into the unknown.
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