To Drink the Self

Your existence and death are not the ultimate truths, Eldric.

What lies beyond death?" Eldric asked. Then what is the ultimate truth? Professor Loenov.

True life begins only after death. Death is not the end, something far greater awaits you. The universe is vast and wondrous.

What lies after death?

You can witness and experience it yourself. Do you wish to?" prof. Asked.

But Professor? That's not possible. People say death is the ultimate truth. No one knows what lies beyond.

Who are these people? A crowd of fools. At least you understand that no one has made any great effort to find out. They’re afraid. They lie just to gain something petty here.

Maybe you're lying too, Professor...?

Maybe. But don’t you see? Something beyond life and death is possible in this universe.

Maybe. But no one knows the truth behind the mystery.

That mystery is you. And only you can unveil it.

Me? How?

The blood flowing in your veins is the most mysterious substance, it can lead you to that ultimate truth.

I don’t understand, Professor.

When you empty your body of its blood, you will enter a great energy cycle, and you’ll become part of the universe’s immense power.

Professor Loenov, I don’t understand. Please explain simply, will it be heaven that I’ll become a part of?

No. Something greater than heaven. And even that won’t be the end, it will just be the beginning of your journey.

So, will I become immortal, Professor?

No. You’ll gain power even greater than immortality.

Then will only my soul travel through the universe? Since the soul is eternal.

No. There is no such thing as a soul.

Then how does death happen if the soul doesn’t exist?

Death doesn’t happen. Only the body changes. And the so-called 'soul' is not something inside the body, it’s something else. Think of it as a kind of energy that creates thoughts, consciousness, emotions, and memories within every living being. Everything happens under a controlled process, and after a certain time, this energy merges back into the universe. And we call that death.

Do you know what that energy is, Professor?

No. But you can find out. I’ve seen signs in you, signs that will set you free and lead you on a great journey through the universe, where every answer awaits you.

Why can't you go, Professor?

Because I want to send you. Only a few people have the right combination of consciousness and energy to survive this journey. You are worthy.

What do I have to do for this?

It's simple. You have to extract your blood and drink it. That’s the only way you can witness and feel your journey as a conscious observer.

"What?? Professor, this is stupid. I’m not doing that.

Trust me. You won’t die from it. It’s just a small process.

Sometime later, Eldric lies on the ground in a semi-conscious state. The professor walked over to him and said.

Congratulations —Your journey is about to begin very soon.