The Remaining

The Remaining

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By:  SaizenOngoing
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This story revolves around the lovestory of a couple who had an unfortunate fate, where the man dies, and the girl lost all their memories; with the man's unyielding passion his soul travels through time and space, reincarnated in the near future, but everything has been changed. The world turns into a nightmare, and chaos spread all over. Come and let's unravel the mysteries of the unknown world. Engage yourself with THE REMAINING.

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Chapter 1

0. 1- Origin

Though everything was change

i dunno why

but in this new world

ill try to find you and

be with you all over again

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*TRICYCLE (PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION*

 it all starts from a single of message of MJ

“Who the hec* is that MJ?!”

“it nothing okay”

“Mary Ann for real! who is that MJ!?”

“Nothing, John Carl! just don’t mind him! please!”

“No, I saw your conversations with him on messenger.”

“I said its nothing! Carl.”

“How come noth-?!”

my vision spins like a tornado and the tricycle slams to something!

*IIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!*

“WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!”

“SSSSSIIIIIIRRRRRRR!!!!!!”

*BOOOOOGGGG!!*

--------------------

*WWWWIIIIWWOOOOONGGGG!!!* WWWWIIIIWWWOOOOOOOOOOONNNGG!!!*

“EMERGENCY!!!”

“MOVE, MOVE!!!”

“THE GIRL IS STILL BREATHING!!”

“THE PULSE OF THE BOY IS WEAK!!”

MAKE IT FAST! PUT THEM IN THE AMBULANCE!!

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*TING.....*

“What is the name of this boy?”

“Doc according to the details, his name is John Carl”

“Estimated time of death 02:58 pm Nov 4, when his relative came, tell them what happened.”

“Yes doc”

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John Carl POV

“What happened? Why... Why... Why do I see my body is lying there?!”

I tried to hold my body but my hand just pass-through

“No... Am I already a ghost?! this can’t be happening!”

 as I continue to approach my body nothing is change, it can’t be happening!

“Estimated time of death 2:58 pm”- ? a sudden figure appears behind me

“Who are you!?”

this person is wearing a long black jacket and a mysterious black hat,  though he looks scary it approaches me

“You die too early man”- ?, his tone was so passive, it feels like he did something like this many times before

“What? what dead?! I’m just sleeping!" as I keep protesting, I point myself in the bed

The doctor slowly covered my face with a blanket, everything that I want to believe suddenly lost, no please no!

“No!!! don’t cover it!!! no!!! no!!!”

I rushed to the doctor to stop him but I just pass-through; I try it again but nothing happened, as i try too many times the result was the same

as my confusions slowly eating me away, I look at the person who talks to me and  slowly, my eyes are shaking and my entire body feels like a bucket of ice poured me

“What’s happening to me!? who are you!?”. anger and confusion are dwelling in my heart

the figure only glints its eyes and furrowed its forehead

“umhh... I can only say that you can call me Grim Reaper.” - Grim Reaper

and the truth seemed to slap me, I feel like heaven fell on me and it stunned me for a long time 

 What do i do from now on, I don’t want to die this very soon! fear, confusion and unfairness envelop my heart

“No...”

“But you died too early boy, I supposed to pick you up on Dec 25 because some assailant will kill you. “- Grim Reaper said to me but it feels like he was happy doing this now!

ha? what is this guy trying to say to me

“What will happen to me now?”

“Do you want to come with me to the afterlife?” - Grim Reaper

 the afterlife... 

is this really the end of me, the emotions in my are flooding like a river, and slowly, seconds by seconds, I’m accepting my destiny but

“Wait! where’s my girlfriend?!” I yelled at him

with a confident smile, he answered me

“Oh, the girl in the accident, ummmhh okay, follow me.”

the Grim Reaper walked towards the wall and passed through it, talking nothing else

“huh? wait you can pass through walls!?”

like an irritating teen anger, he comes back

“bahh! You can also do it , let’s go.”

I slowly followed the Grim Reaper and surprisingly I could penetrate the wall without being hit by anything I encountered, there are too many people in this hospital and I saw a lot of Grim Reaper that guiding souls to the afterlife

And we suddenly stopped in a room with a woman sleeping soundly. She is the most beautiful woman in my heart; she was like a sleeping princess, dying after all, for the love of my life is not bad at all

“Mary Ann...”

she has wounds all over her body, it’s heartbreaking that I can’t even hold her hands now, not to talk about hugging her

“Grim Reaper, how is she?! she probably didn’t die, right?!”

 using its charming face, the Grim Reapers malicious smile is not believable!

though there was a saying that a handsome man smile is like a snake in disguise

“She was lucky because she’s not that hurt by the accident but” - Grim Reaper

“but what?”

 “she doesn’t remember anything that happens to her this past 2years” - Grim Reaper

2years! no, it can't be!

“wait, why as if it is our all memories together? we’ve known each other for almost 2 years! so she will not remember any of it!”

 the Grim Reaper nods it head many times

“seems like that but-“- Grim Reaper recalled something

“what?! can i do something?!”

“because you died so early, I can give you a chance to help her to regain her lost memories “- Grim Reaper

 with this statement all the tense of my body lessen

“Really??? How!?”, My excitement is showing in my eyes, I can't just die here!

“But... when she remembers you she will be hurt again, do you think that will be much better if she doesn’t remember you? “- Grim Reaper

Like cold water pouring down on my whole being, I think it’s right if she doesn’t remember me, she wont feel pain from losing me.

 the Grim Reaper suddenly brings out a clock from its pocket

“You choose, I’ll give you a week before your scheduled death so you can be with Mary Ann, or you will come with me right now?”- Grim Reaper

its an extremely hard question though the answer is just yes or no, I can’t answer now

“Can I think about this?”

 he merrily answered to me

“Sure, once you have made a decision, just call my name everywhere and I can hear you already.”- Grim Reaper

I slowly approached and tried to touch Mary Ann’s face again. Even though I can’t feel it, I think what’s important is that I can see her.

I’m so confused, I love you so much and I don’t want you to forget everything but at the same time as you remember me, it also coincides with the pain that I am gone.

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Grim Reaper’s POV

He died too early, not because God wants him to be dead already, but because he was the one who shared the death that should belong to the woman with him.

If his soul was not so desperate to save that woman maybe he is alive now and the woman is dead

but the world is not that easy because of the LAW OF EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE, their destiny just exchange.

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John Carl POV

Days passed and this time I went home first and look for my mom. She already has my body.

it really breaks my heart to see my mother crying because of my death.

I want to hug her ... I want to tell her how much I love her.... but it’s too late

the weird thing about this is that you can see your body inside the coffin, then it is even weirder when you attend your own funeral

I can see my friends crying, my former classmates, and finally, my ex over there crying because of my loss

“John Carl why did you die suddenly? I will help you rank up on Mobile Legends, right!?”-David (crying)

I’m stronger than you!

“Poor you. I know stupid people like you die easily but it’s too early.” - Phil 

“Sorry !!! sorry John Carl !! I know you were hurt when I turned you down but I hope you let me apologize first!!- Dessa (crying)

Dessa it’s embarrassing, don’t say that

“John Carl get up! We’ll still play! We’ll still dance, right?!”- Jhon Jhon Achacoso

 my dance partner, well we still have a new dance, it’s shameful that I go ahead very soon

“anya nya nyu nyaaaa , nggguuu ngumangon a nyan!!”- Jestino (crying)

 wtf! what are you saying, Jestino!

“I love you!! take over my entire body! Rape me! Please wake up!”- Elijah (crying)

I’m happy, knowing that lots of people really love me, but I was in shock of what Elijah said. My God!! we’re both men!.

And while I was there, I saw my brothers and my sister coming home and they were crying over my loss; they were carrying a cellphone that I wanted and they seemed to offer it to the side of my coffin.

I want to cry… mix emotion, happiness, and sadness. I hope I appreciated you all more when I was alive. I want to cry badly, why your offering that cellphone at my funeral I can’t use it! Why you guys don’t buy it when I was alive!

The last day of my funeral came everyone was crying, I wanted to shout at them to say that I was here! I can hear you all! I want to say goodbye to them.

but even a single noise they cant here me

After my funeral I followed mom, she was with my brother and sister who are still crying

I feel sorry for my mom, but what can I do? I’m already dead, it is true that repentance is always late

Thank you to my sister and brothers are there to help mom to move on

and this time I wondered if Mary Ann should still remember me..

She will only get hurt ...

I think it will be good if I go with Grim Reaper and forget about Mary Ann forever.

“Grim...”

suddenly my mother shout!

“JOHN CARL!!!”

Even before I called Grim Reaper I heard mom shout and I run back to my grave.

“John Carl !!! thank you for being my child !! I will never forget you, son !!! if you can hear me I will always love you for the rest of my life remember that, so don’t worry about me here. I’ll be okay” - Mama (crying)

and because of what mom said, I immediately ran towards her crying.

“Mom!!! I’M SORRYY!!!!”

I hope that I’ve become an obedient child when I was alive, and now all I can do is to cry

******

Dec 1---

I watched my mom for a few days until she recovered. Thanks to them, my siblings.

now I will go to Mary Ann.

Mary Ann has returned to their house, and she seems okay

she can smile now, and her best friend Janella is always visiting her

“Bestie, how’s your feeling?” - Janella

“I’m okay bestie. I just can’t really remember what happened to me last year, but I’m okay, thank you bestie.”- Mary Ann

“Can you remember John Carl bestie?”- Janella

 I can see that her best friend is trying to check her situation

“Who’s that?”- Mary Ann

“U-uhm nothing haha he’s just someone I know.”- Janella

So, she doesn’t really remember me. I’m still confused if I want her to remember me. She’s really living her normal life.

Every day I was with Mary Ann even though she did not know that I was with her. Just having her in my side, my heart is at ease.

Dec 9---

but today was different from her always cheerful face is slowly becoming dull, and the emotions of her are looking pale

“Bestie, why do you look sad? “- Janella

“Me? What, I’m okay, I’m fine” - Mary Ann (smiling)

“You’re spacing out, you seem to think. I think it’s about men.” - Janella

“What? no, its nothing.”- Mary Ann

but no one knows that deep inside she is feeling something is missing from her. She did not know why, but the only answer to it was the memories that she couldn’t remember.

“Bestie, can you tell me something I did last year?” - Mary Ann

“U-uh, he.. he... nothing to be worth mentioning hehe he? let’s go.”-Janella

ha? tell me about her why you’re holding back Janella!

“O-okay...”- Mary Ann

***Flashback days ago***

“Janella, is it okay for you not to remind Mary Ann of her lost memories?” - Mary Ann’s mother

“but why aunt? - Janella

“Because I don’t want to hurt Mary Ann, I don’t want her to remember anything that will hurt her, right now it’s okay when she is like that.” - Mary Ann’s mother

“but it seems unfair to her aunt.”- Janella

“As a parent, I only do this because for me it is the best for my child” - Mary Ann’s mother

“but ..” - Janella

“Can you promise me Janella as my daughter’s best friend?” - Mary Ann’s mother

“All right, aunt, I promise.”- Janella

***Present***

“Come on, bestie, let’s go in, we might get late.” - Janella

“Okay, let’s go, bestie, your right we’re going to be late.” - Mary Ann

Every day, this is the routine of my life I just watch the woman I love the most but I can see the questions in her eyes, and because of that she is sad

should i...

but if she does not remember, it will be better for her.

Dec 16---

I’m here now in Mary Ann’s room and likewise, i’ve been watching her

she is just staring at the ceiling and not saying anything nor doing anything

“My GF is really cute”

I want to touch her cheeks badly but my hand is just passing through her

then out of nowhere Mary Ann’s tears suddenly flowed

“My God... why do my tears fall suddenly?”- Mary Ann

“why ... why did she cry suddenly, are you okay Mary Ann?”

She immediately stood up and wiped away her tears

“Why do I look so sad ...” - Mary Ann

“I don’t want you to be sad”

“Why!?”

“Do you want to know?”- ?

“HUWAAA!!!”

I was shocked and look for the one who talks suddenly

“You scared me! I thought someone can hear me!” as gasped the air around me

“Do you know the reason why your gf suddenly cried?” - Grim Reaper, his tone now was so serious

“Uh, no. Why did it happen?” I asked him

“Because only her brain forgets, but her heart did not.” - Grim Reaper

“So, Mary Ann’s heart still remembers, but she will always be like that?” my whole body starts to tremble

“Yes, because of the emptiness in her heart. There is a part of her that was longing for you but her brain can’t remember it and it makes a sudden dilemma and sooner or later this emptiness will absorb her and maybe she will become a vessel that doesn’t know what is the feeling of being loved - Grim Reaper

with this sudden revelation, my whole being shakes!

“Can I do anything?!”

and with a mischievous smile, he answered me

“Yes, that is if she remembers you.”- Grim Reaper

“but ... when she finds out I’m dead she’ll be hurt more ...”

“The day of your appearance with her is tomorrow, will you continue or will you come with me” - Grim Reaper

“...”

I don’t want to see her sad ...

but that emptiness in her heart can consume her I don’t want that 

“remember human being is as frail as the glass they can easily break but it was always part of moving on”- Grim Reaper

what if...

I will help her remember and make her think that I am her ex bf, along with reminding her of the memories of the lost years!

“All right, let me use this 1 week to make her remember again!”

“Okay, but...”- Grim Reaper

“What is it again?!”

“There are conditions.”- Grim Reaper answered me merrily.

-You will materialize every 6 am and will become a ghost again after 12mn

-You only materialize when you are with him within 20meters around her

-You are not allowed to tell her anything about me

-You are not allowed to go to anyone other than Mary Ann

-At exact 12 midnight, you will come with me in the afterlife

“”Okay I’ll remember all of that"

“Last advice remember all actions have exchange whether you want to or not” - Grim Reaper

“Huh? what does that mean?”

and suddenly Grim Reaper disappeared without any trace

“Wait wait!!! hey!!”

****

From now on I need to focus on how to get rid of the sadness of the person I love

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ADISAX
I love the plot... keep up the good wirk
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Ishabella
Unique plot and excellent narrative style good work.
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Please enjoy my novel :)
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67 Chapters
0. 1- Origin
Though everything was changei dunno whybut in this new worldill try to find you andbe with you all over again-----------------------------*TRICYCLE (PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION* it all starts from a single of message of MJ“Who the hec* is that MJ?!”“it nothing okay”“Mary Ann for real! who is that MJ!?”“Nothing, John Carl! just don’t mind him! please!”“No, I saw your conversations with him on messenger.”“I said its nothing! Carl.”“How come noth-?!”my vision spins like a tornado and the tricycle slams to something!*IIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!*“WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!”“SSSSSIIIIIIRRRRRRR!!!!!!”*BOOOOOGGGG!!*--------------------*WWWWIIIIWWOOOOONGGGG!!!* WWWWIIIIWWWOOOOOOOOOOONNNGG!!!*“EMERGENCY!!!”“MOVE, MOVE!!!”“THE GIRL IS STILL BREATHING!!”“THE PULSE OF THE BOY IS WEAK!!”MAKE IT FAST! PUT THEM IN THE AMBULANCE!!-------------*TING.....*“What is the name of this boy?”“Doc according to the details, his name is John Carl”“Estimated time of death 02:58 p
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0.2- Origin
-Dec 17-I am currently outside of Mary Ann's house, 30 meters away so I do not materialize suddenlyI am panicking what should I do?!"How can I talk to her if she doesn't know me?!"It's 9 am, but I'm still outside. How can I do this!will this day be wasted ...They also have a Christmas break, right? Will she come out?hayy... will she ever comeout...and miraculously their door openedandMary Ann's came out!"Mom, I'm leaving. I just have something to buy at the SM "- Mary Ann"Is it okay for you to go alone? without Janella?" - Mary Ann's mother"I'm fine, mom. I just have something to buy and maybe some of my memories will come back if I do things all by myself."- Mary Ann"As long as you don't stay up late okay" - Mary Ann's mother, with total care in her tone"Yes, mom. Bye, love you." - Mary Annokay it's my chance, I will join herand when I was about to accompany her, my body slowly materialized."RUDE!!!!"- Random Woman"eeeww!!! GROSS!!! a man is walking in the street wi
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0.3- Origin
Mary Ann POVthese past few days I slowly gather some memories of my pastI feel like I’m always with him, but I can’t remember him...Who are you...-----------Dec 193rd day but until now I have no planshow can I get her out of the house !!!3:00 amI’m here now in Mary Ann’s room. While watching her face I was thinking of an idea.She’s cute ... when I disappear forever, can I still see your smiles? ... can I still hear your voices? ... I don’t want to disappear ... I don’t want to leave you ...And suddenly tears dripped down to my cheeks. Now that my days are near, it sinks even deeper into me; I am dead.I love you...8:20 amFrom a distance of more than 20meters, I sat at the bench near the door of Mary Ann’s house in case a miracle happens and she came outand it was as if the heavens had opened, and the Lord had heard my requestMary Ann left the house !!!wait wait ... maybe she’ll mistake me for being a stalker if I suddenly show up to her right now!and I came up with a g
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0.4- Origin
--------Dec 23Me Ann and I have a date !!because yesterday I saw her, she invited me to accompany her to buy a gift for her BFF.and of course, I will not miss this opportunity to be with her !!We went to SM Val we looked for something she could give as a giftwe went around and it seems like I was the only one who got tired, on the contrary, she should get tired more easily!!“ummmm...Carl do you have any suggestions on what Janella will like?”- Mary Ann“Just buy a matchy shirt.”“Good idea! Let’s find a shirt that we can wear together!” - Mary Ann, it enlightens her face and runs towards the shirt storelike a child, she ran in the Hyper Market, and like a rat, she went to every corner to find clothes that suit themand I’m like a dog that every time she turns, I follow, but it’s okay she’s holding my hand, there’s still a romantic excitement even though I’m tired: DI’m just a little nervous because we’re here in the undergarments section right now and she is buying a pair of u
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1- Who Is That?
ARC 1- THE BEGINNING**************************************************************************************************I cried, I cried too hardthis is not trueeverything was a lieJohn Carl was alive i knew itbut...but...as tears fell down to my face every memory sink in within me, I cried again, repeatedlytime passed by and I hear some noise in our living room through our house is not that Big I can hear clearly the noise where is it coming from“What is that!?”- Dad“I don't know hon, let's go get Mary Ann!”- Mom######exactly 12 MNthere was a strange phenomenon happening all over the world. There was this PURPLE FOG covering the entire earth and everyone is falling unconscious one by one #####“Mary Ann my daughter!”- Mom my mom rushes to me, and she is so worried that makes me confused“Mom, what happen!?”- Mary Ann. I ask her with worry and confusion in my face“We don’t know, but we should stick together!”. Mom tone was a little weird as if something scary was happeni
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2- Reincarnation
my body slowly disintegrates...what will happen to me from now on...will I go to heaven? maybe hell perhaps...all I can see is darkness...where am i...I try to move my hands*tug*there was something blocking my hands from moving forwardI check my foot and try to kick but there was this wood that is blocking me*tug* tug*I try to exert more energy in my arms trying to break this wood in front of me*tuuggg* tuggg* ttuugg**krikkk**I successfully put a hole on this wood but when I try to push it away it is blocked again by something that is harderbut now I have a better vision, there was a small ray of light near the top of my headI tried to block those small dots of light coming from, but after touching where the lights came from, it was hard, like a rock but I feel that I can move itwhere am I...I tried to destroy the rock by pushing it many timesit takes hours but the rock is slowly pushing awayand in a final push*crack*"HHUUPPP!!!"*BAG*I slowly crawl out and witnes
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3- System
I observe the movement of the zombie at the back and wait for the moment where it looks at the backnot even a wink can stop my focus, seconds by seconds and the zombie is slowly movingand it turns back!without wasting a moment I suddenly move forward to the hordebut*rrrooaarr!!!*there is a zombie in front of me!!!I didn't notice it due to I was too focused on the back zombie"I can't stop my momentum now!!!"- John Carlthe zombie is attacking now!using a grabbing motion it is planning to take me down"no!"- John Carlusing my reflexes I smash sideways the zombie*rrroooaarrr!!!*the zombie smash sideways but the hoard hears the commotion and now their moving closer to me in fast motiongripping to my accumulated courage, I shout!"batman I trust you!!!!!"- John CarlI run towards the zombies, in the moment of collisionI block the zombie's neck using my long stick, I manage to block the 4 zombies that are approaching mebut there is one missing!!this zombie is smaller than the
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4- Special Zombie
David's face looks like questioning due to my answer to them"system status the one that you get after killing a zombie"- David while me I'm in deep confusion to what they are telling me"I don't know that"- John Carl. I was shocked and sweating badly to their questions to me Dessa too looks at me like I'm an alien here!"ha? you don't kill any zombies along the way?"- Dessa. as she openly staring at me"it's already 5days since the apocalypse, how come you still don't know that?"- Kaye"yes after killing a zombie, you can gain access to this system, you don't have any companion? especially that system is can be seen only by you except, if you share it with other"- Christian. he proudly explains it to me while planting his feet in wide stance"yes unless you let someone view it with your permission"- David they talking about this system but I don't have any clue about this!"I can't get what you are saying!"- John Carl. I shake head my vigorouslythey raise their eyebrows like they
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5- 1st Day
 "it all starts when the PURPLE FOG came from out of nowhere"- Dessa   Dessa POV11:58 PM Dec 24 we are very merry waiting for the Christmas eve along with my father and little brother "Papa its 2mins before Christmas!"- Dessa "yes, Sister woooohhh!! I cant wait to eat!"- John Marwell (aka JM) "just a minute wait until then ahaha"- Bobby due to our friend's yearly group tradition, I am preparing the foods that I am bringing outside "were going to have an exchange food outside after celebrating Christmas here with you Papa, I can't wait to brag my special carbonara!"- Dessa "I'll bring some coffee jelly and tell them that I'm the one who makes it hahahah" -JM with his loving tone, my father is reminding us
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6- Dark Crystal
Our house now is full of people we already have Ms. Silva the sole survivor of the 1st floor but I remember again the scene before we go back all the zombies chase him and turn left at the court and after a second the zombies scatter even though i don't saw what happen it was very clear that Phil is already been eaten and already one of them my tears fall, it is so hard that every minute by now one of my friends are one by one becoming a zombie my brother saw me crying so it went beside me "Sister, what you saw outside?"- JM "It was like a hell there are too many zombies at the roads and..."- Dessa "and?"- JM I cant say it so that I covered my eyes and cry again "Phil is gone, we saw him outside, he was chased by the zombie"- Bobby
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