The Traveler (Vampyre Tales Vol. I) (ePub)
He ponders a world that is in a permanent state of change, and that eagerly discards old values in exchange for new ones.
A world that hasn't really felt like...
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As Tetsuya impatiently waits for the train to reach Ozuka station, he reminisces about his life.
He ponders a world that is in a permanent state of change, and that eagerly discards old values in exchange for new ones.
A world that hasn't really felt like it was his for a long time.
Things were easier when Tetsuya was young, but then his life changed one fateful morning, long ago.
Nothing would be the same.
Everything was lost.
Eternity was gained.
But at what price?
Keiko is a young Japanese woman who has just finished her shift at a fashion boutique.
She gets on the train and thinks of her apartment in Ozuka, where a warm shower and bed are waiting for her.
She barely takes notice of the strange man who sits just a few feet from her.
Why does he carry an ice box?
She doesn't know.
Yet.
The train speeds on, bringing Tetsuya and his prey closer to their final destination.
Q: You can take one item with you to a deserted island. What is it?
SvB: A boat.
Q: Why?
SvB: Well, it's an island. I assume it's surrounded by water.
Q: You can't get off the island. The point of the question is to find out what you'd take with you if you had to stay there permanently.
SvB: A gun.
Q: You would shoot yourself?
SvB: Evidently. I mean, the island is deserted. Who else am I going to shoot? Rick James? Oh wait, he's already dead. Now, I didn't know him personally, but I think the cocaine might have had something to do with it. It's a hell of a drug.
Q: If you could have dinner with one famous person from history, who would it be?
SvB: Einstein, Hitler, Aristotle... all such obvious choices, so I must say 'no' to them. Plus, I'd want to have some fun... so I guess I'd have dinner with Jesus.
Q: Jesus? How is that fun?
SvB: He had a fondness for wine and his wife was a hooker. Use your imagination.
Q: Why do you write so much about death?
SvB: It fascinates me. We all get to experience it, no matter who we are. Death is the one constant thing in our lives, time and space mean nothing to it. It comes to us all.
And yet, no one has lived to tell the rest of us about it... what's it like? I for one believe that we simply cease to exist, but the concept of not being at some point in time when I am clearly here right now is difficult to grasp, and maybe a bit scary.
I guess I'll just have to live forever.
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Sascha von Bornheim was born in Bonn, Germany in 1978 and resides in Montreal, Canada. He is a member of the International High IQ Society and The Brights.
- Autor: Sascha von Bornheim
- 2018, Englisch
- Verlag: Sascha von Bornheim
- ISBN-10: 0463816242
- ISBN-13: 9780463816240
- Erscheinungsdatum: 23.12.2018
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