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"Hu Fei, an orphan, was taken in by a prominent family and spent his childhood with them, but one day a passing Elder of a reputable Sect noticed his unique physique and took him in as a disciple. Years later he tried contacting his family, only to find out about its extermination..."

P.S: The physique can be anything as long as it works with the rest of your story, use your imagination even if it gets extra wild and weird.

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“ hu! “ yeon hyung called.

…

bzzt...

what?..

…

the little kids looked at me skeptically, i looked at them, glaring, giving them a mind-your-own-business look.

“hu?!” hyung called again, more impatiently.

…

bzzt...

***what..? w-where…. ***

…

“coming!” i yelled. disturbed by the… wait… what was it again?.. i don't remember… anyway…

i dressed quickly, wearing my best clothes, and ran down to meet yeon hyung’s needs.

as i almost reached the bottom of the stairs, i stopped running and started walking, to make it look like i wasn’t rushing to his needs.

“ yes, hyung? “ i called politely, bowing to the guests in front of me.

“ ah! hu fei! i have some great news! “ he chirped, making me curious about what he would tell me.

“ you’re getting adopted! “ the two people in the back said very cheerfully.

….

adopted? i’m an orphan..?

….

i was so happy that i cried. yes. not very manly, but i cried. they took me into their arms, comforting me, telling me it was okay and that i would live a great life.

“so… we’re the hu family. “ they said cheerfully as we rode away on their chariot.

“ mnh... “ i answered, rubbing my red puffy eyes.

wait… the hu family?! they chuckled as they watched the realization dawn on me.

…

the who family?..

…

“ y-you’re the real, and i mean really popular family! right?! “ i asked, my eyes big in excitement and curiosity.

“yep! “ they say as we near the humongous house.

whoa… so this is what money can buy you

as we neared the entrance of the home, the doors opened to show two young children.

it must be their kids…

…

***they look bratty… ***

bzzt

…

“ hello! “ i say, extending my hand for them to shake.

they look at me like i was some kind of piece of trash, and ignore me to go welcome their parents home.

“mom! “ they both exclaim as they hug her.

“what about me?” mr. hu says.

the two children chuckle and hug their father, smiling brightly.

“ah! this is your new brother, emily, and john.”

they looked me up and down, judging me with their little beady eyes. they ‘smiled’ at me, just to satisfy their parent's needs, and walked into the house, leaving me to carry the bags.

and at that moment, we were sworn, enemies.

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4.23.2080

( i should go to the market today… ) i thought as i began grabbing things that i needed.

…

market? where am i? the middle ages?

…

“mrs.- i mean mom! i’m going to go to the market!” i told my adoptive mother.

“okay! be careful! “ she answered as she began preparing breakfast.

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a young boy was slowly making his way down the street, looking closely at the very beautiful fruits and vegetables.

“excuse me... little boy. “ an elder said, approaching him with nothing but a cane in hand.

“hm? oh hello… sir. “ he said, his eyes black and red.

“your eyes… they’re beautiful! “ the older one exclaimed as he gave the young man a card. “here, take this, show them to your parents. “

…

**bzzt! **

***my eyes?.. what’s… oh i have heterochromia... ***

…

“ah! um... sir! may i know your name? “ he asked nervously, putting the package into his bag.

“ my name is shei fu. i am grandmaster fu. and who are you? “ shei said, smiling.

“oh! i am hu fei! “ hu said, sharing a smile. looking down, he checks his watch, checking the time. “ah! i’ve got to go! see you later, mr. shei! “

as the young man got ready to leave the market, the old man gave him another gift. a blessing.

“may you always find your path, no matter where you go, no matter how deep or shallow you are, you shall always find your way back to your roots.”

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5 months later...

it’s been three weeks since my family, or the people i considered family, was sentenced to death. i have now been staying with mr. shei for the current period.

“follow me, young man! “ mr. shei said, motioning the younger to follow him.

as the two walked, mr. shei began to… grow taller? he began becoming younger and younger the further we went in.

we reached a door, a big white one. at this point, mr. shei went from 5’ 5’’ to… 5’ 11’’?

as he began pushing the door open, i noticed that it wasn’t even mr. shei anymore. he was replaced with a young man, in his twenties.

‘mr. shei’ turned around, flashing a big, white, toothy smile, and said:

“welcome to the future, hu fei. “

bzzt!

it’s louder now… it’s so black too… where am i? who.. am i?

**bzzzzzt! **

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“ hu! “ yeon hyung called.

***… i-i’m back? ***

the little kids looked at me skeptically, i looked at them, glaring, giving them a mind-your-own-business look.

“hu?!” hyung called again, more impatiently.

d-didn’t… this happen already?...

“c-coming!” i yelled.

“... hu?! are you okay?! “ yeon hyung responded... sounding awfully... scared... of something?

i dressed quickly, wearing my best clothes, and ran down to meet yeon hyung’s needs.

as i almost reached the bottom of the stairs, i stopped running and started walking, to make it look like i wasn’t rush- no. this isn’t right. i need to find out what happened.

instead of following the past, which was now the present, i ran past the family, and to the market.

“ ah! hu fei! “ hyung yelled as i ran out the door.

“i need to go somewhere! “ i yelled back.

as i walked away, i looked back, and saw… hyung’s face… was glitching... i closed my eyes and looked back again, he looked normal?

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there! i thought as i quickly walked toward ‘mr. shei’, grabbing his shoulder. as he turned around, i saw it again; the glitching. and then, everything went black.

“b-but?! sir?! h-he still has his mem-”

“does it look like i care?! send him back!!”

“yes sir!”

and then… i was back. back to the orphanage, back to square one. but i was determined to make a change this time.

this time, i didn’t wait. i didn’t wait for yeon to call my name instead, i ran down, three minutes before he was supposed to call me.

“what?! “ i screamed as i saw what was before me.

there was this… black portal thing, showing this… laboratory? there were these people in white coats, watching monitors. as i screamed, they looked at me, frightened at the sudden appearance of… a player.

“how is this possible?! “ someone squealed as everyone began bustling and furiously typing.

the portal began closing, and i panicked. i quickly ran through, trying to get out of this forever hellhole.

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4.23.2080

**gasp **

i woke up, my legs and arms attached to different monitors that tracked my heart rate and breathing rate.

i’m back! i thought, quickly grabbing my cords and ripping them off of me.

i looked around to see what the date was and then i saw it.

***i-i... need to get out of here!! ***

i urgently began to run toward the door, my limbs not helping with my need to leave.

the security is pretty bad… i thought as i grabbed a card that was on a table.

i swiped a card that was left and immediately ran to the nearest door that showed any source of light.

i’m free!!

my mind raced as i pushed open the doors… to a… broken world…

the trees were burning, smoke was everywhere, cars and planes were in the ground.

as i began walking the streets of new york, i began seeing things i hadn’t seen in years. the playground i used to take walks in with my mom, the home i used to-

***wait! my home?! ***

i looked closely, noticing the light on inside, i ran into the home, to be met with my mother and father, smiling softly.

“mom?! dad?!” i said, running into their arms.

“my son…” my father said, coughing profusely.

“why are you here?..” my mother asked, caressing my face.

“t-the government… what happened to the world?! “ i asked, my voice shaking.

“hu fei… my son… you need to go back… “ father said, pushing me slowly toward the door.

“o-okay… b-bye!”

as i began walking back, i heard a boom. i looked back, and tears began filling my eyes. my home… just blew up… i quickly ran back to the building where i was being held captive. as i opened the doors, a group of maids welcomed me, like... this has happened before?

“ah… hu fei! please don’t run away again! your short-term memory loss would be a very big problem if you run away again! “ a maid said, putting a blanket around me.

***short-term memory loss?... ***

“b-but my parents!..” i said, trying to reason with them.

and they… they all chuckled at me.? what?!

“what's so funny!?” i yelled.

“ah! mr. hu fei! you need to wake up! “ they said, all in unison.

***wake… up? ***

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beep! beep! beep!

i sat up in my bed, my king-size bed.

as i thought back on my dreams last night, i remembered that… that i have a gift… a very special gift. my dreams can tell me about the future, i can see what will happen when it will happen, but i cannot see how it will happen unless, of course, someone tells me.

my mansion is as lively as ever. i thought as my butler gave me my morning coffee.

“how was your good night's rest, master?” my butler asked.

“hm… weird, but… fun!” i responded. looking out the window into my garden.

“hm. today’s date is 4.23.2080, the time is currently 6:30 am.” he told me.

wait… 2080?... that’s when… the government takes over the world… that’s when.. oh no!

“hm? sir?.. is everything alright?” butler asked me, touching my forehead.

“i’m okay… just startled..” i said, giving him a reassuring smile.

aish… here we go again…

sorry, some of it was so spaced out, i copy and pasted it from google docs.

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