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The inspiration for this story originally came from a dream.
In the dream, for some reason, I stood hesitating at a crossroads for a long time. Finally, I decided to throw a stone to determine my path, choosing the road to the left.
The path I chose led to a dark riverside, strewn with gravel and devoid of any vegetation. The surrounding mist blurred my vision, but I could faintly see many people by the riverbank, some sitting and others standing, all mourning and weeping.
At first glance, I thought someone must have drowned here or taken their own life, and that their family was performing a soul-calling ritual by the river.
However, there were no sounds of priests chanting or bells ringing... Although I found it strange, I felt no curiosity to approach them. Instead, feeling a sense of taboo, I turned and walked toward the less crowded side, trying to distance myself from the weeping group.
I stood alone by the riverbank for quite some time, pondering why I had come to this place... Suddenly, a small boat appeared through the misty river, slowly approaching me before finally docking in front of me.
The person on the boat glanced at me and asked casually, "Do you want to take a ride?"
"Where is this going?" I asked curiously.
"Do you have any money?" they replied without answering my question.
I looked down and patted my empty pockets, shaking my head at them. "No..."
"This is the ferry of the River of Souls; you can't board without money," they said coldly.
"Oh..." I didn't quite understand what they meant at that moment but responded nonetheless. "Then what should I do now?"
"Stay here," the other person replied succinctly.
"Oh," I obediently sat down in place and began to daydream.
To be honest, at that moment, all I could think was: great, finally I have the chance to daydream to my heart's content!
After all, there are just too many trivial matters in reality that prevent one from fully immersing themselves in their own fantasies and wandering freely.
Now I could finally be alone with my thoughts without the fear of being disturbed! Hooray!
However, unfortunately, reality is cruel...
As with any dream, eventually one must wake up.
Because this was not some so-called near-death experience; it was just an ordinary dream... Orz
After waking up, I felt that this dream was quite special, so I made sure to jot it down.
Later, on a day when I had nothing to do and was reviewing my years of recorded "Dream Notes," I stumbled upon this entry and suddenly felt inspired. I thought it could serve as a foundation for developing a story...
Thus, this piece of work was born~~
To be honest, initially I thought this would be quite an obscure topic with low reader acceptance, so I had mentally prepared myself for it to be ignored. To my surprise... the outcome actually astonished me!
Compared to other works that were carefully crafted yet went unnoticed in the past, the feedback on this casual piece has truly taken me by surprise and reignited my confidence in my writing.
I sincerely thank all the readers who enjoyed this work!
Although I felt that the final outcome diverged somewhat from my initial vision, I am glad that I was able to bring it to a conclusion!
There are two endings because I simply couldn't choose between them, so I decided to write both.
I hope everyone will enjoy them.
See you in the next piece!
BY Soul Resurrection
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