Neurolink System in the Modern World

It had been three days since I returned to Earth. During that time, I revisited familiar locations, reaffirming that this planet was truly my home.

The realization felt like getting poured cold water in the middle of winter.

'This sucks,' I sighed, reflecting on my frustration.

Two days ago, I flew into a rage and ended up destroying dozens of mountains .The impact of my outrage changed the entire topography of the area. The once lush green forest has now transformed into a deep canyon.

After that, I decided to calm down in my dream world, recreating scenes with my girls. But I was self-aware that they weren't real, so eventually, after enjoying myself, I decided wake up.

Now, I was feeling more level-headed.

"Status" I attempted to check my system again, but it still refused to reveal itself.

I wanted to vent my anger on it, but alas, I could only curse it repeatedly in every language I knew. Your next read awaits at empire

On the bright side, at least there was some good news.

My usual regeneration of Mind Power had returned to normal, and all my system skills were back after day 2, except for the five powers I had copied from the girls.

'If I just had those powers, I could turn things around,' I thought to myself, it wasn't just wishful thinking.

I was confident that with those five powers combined, I might just find a way to reverse time.

When I acquired all those powers, I was able to tap into godlike state and even created a small world of my own, after understanding the laws of each of those powers instinctively.

'Speaking of, maybe there still alive?' an idea come into mind .

Before I was devoured by that black hole, I sent them to my own small personal world , and made sure that they have enough resources there to keep on surviving .

Furthermore, I adjusted the passing of time in that place; it was much slower than on Earth. So, even if centuries passed here, it would only be around a century there.

Maybe, just maybe, they were still there.

After all, they were powerful individuals, so if they really wanted, they could find a way to stop the aging process entirely.

'Alright,' I closed my eyes and began to activate my Advance Map Tracker, What I had was the old 3D model of earth , but it would suffice for now.

My vision went black as I was pulled towards the black hole, and just like that, I found myself back on the exact coordinates of the island.

However, what greeted me was no longer a land surrounded by sea.

Instead, it was a vast desert stretching out in all directions.

"I'm sure it's around here," I landed in the desert and touched the sand, but now the issue was how I could access that dimension. I created that place using all five powers, and now I could not even access it.

'I can't feel it, ' I sat on the hot desert and contemplated.

Then another idea came to mind. "Japan."

Maybe I could get some answers and clues from that phoenix statue if it was still alive.

With that new plan in mind, I waited for the cool-down of my skill and then teleported towards Yuki's mansion, or what was left of it.

As expected, there was no mansion; in fact, there was nothing but water. Japan had submerged underwater.

'This is really depressing,' I sighed again.

Whatever happened to this world could have been prevented if I hadn't gone missing.

And even if there was a threat I couldn't handle, I'm confident I could have created a larger space and moved my loved ones there.

'Alright, time for a swim,' I said, flying downwards and submerging myself in the sea.

I used My Energy Projection to create a bubble of air so I wouldn't get wet from all this water.

When the water pressure increased, I also up the output of my power until I finally saw some semblance of the mansion.

As I looked around, the mansion appeared like a relic from the past, submerged for far too long.

Its structure was worn and decayed, covered in algae and seaweed. Broken windows and crumbling walls showed signs of extensive damage, some areas beyond recognition, lost to the sea's relentless force.

Venturing further into the mansion, I noticed scattered bones strewn across the chamber floor.

However, they were so old that I couldn't identify anyone, as the clothing had long decomposed.

Despite the eerie sight, I pressed on, driven by the faint hope of finding answers.

'It's still intact!' I exclaimed after seeing that the phoenix statue was still there.

"Hey! Are you still alive!" I screamed at it, hoping to elicit a response.

However—

There was no reply, and I could not feel any type of energy from the statue at all.

"So it's another dead end?" I sighed in defeat.

"Where did you go?" A familiar voice suddenly echoed in my mind, and the whole place turned gray as the statue's ability activated.

"You're still alive! What happened?" I hurriedly asked, eager for some answers.

"The world ended when you were gone," the phoenix replied with a sad tone.

"I could see that clearly. I want to know exactly what happened!"

The phoenix did not reply immediately, but I remained calm and waited for it to answer. It's not like I had anything better to do.

Finally, it replied, "I can't provide you with much information because I was trapped in this chamber when everything happened. However, I have something important to tell you."

"What is it?" I asked, knowing full well that any information was important at this point.

"I had a dream a few centuries ago," the phoenix began, "It was the first time I dreamed after turning into this. In that dream, I met a woman named Sung Hei. She told me that the future can be changed, and you will come back and find me. When that happens, she asked me to give you these." The phoenix explained and then directly sent the information into my mind after I allowed it.

"Sung Hei, you're a genius!," I chuckled aloud after receiving the information. It might have seemed like a bunch of random text to the phoenix, but I was able to decode it.