Chapter 734 Ambition reignited
Rudra was locked in a battle against his own self as he battles his inner heart demons.Having made the most of every single day after he reincarnated, Rudra never realised that his biggest heart demon was his old and lazy past self.
Reminded of his wasted life as he was forced to relive it in the time trial , Rudra was thrown into a coma as his past and present cluttered his mind.
To truly become a tier 5 powerhouse Rudra now needed to defeat his own heart demon so that it did not hamper his future growth. Although his consciousness was in a trans like state without the awareness that it had been in this floating abyss for over a month now, it realised that it needed to wake up as soon as possible as there was a lot for Rudra to do in real life.
Nonetheless scenes from Rudra's past life kept bothering him as he was forced to live through each and every one of his disgraceful moments once more.
Rudra saw his old self being spat on by Nitin Advani in a guild party as he tried to strike up a conversation with the upper brass. He saw the mocking expressions of the people around him and came face to face with his worst fears.
He had became accustomed to the reverant gazed of the elites and being treated like a bigshot hence seeing his past self suffer such humiliation Rudra felt his blood boil.
However he also realised that without hardwork and ambition this was the life he was destined to live. The only reason why he was able to achieve those reverant gazes in this life was because of his success and his accomplishments .
Rudra saw his girlfriend act all chummy with him as he realised that the bitch was nowhere near 1/20th as pretty as Naomi as he could see through her fake smile and overused makeup from a mile away now
He could not believe his old self who stole glances at this woman and acted coy. She was fat , she was thick and nothing like the type of woman that he fancied. However he himself looked like a 5/10 at best which made his self confidence so low that he liked such a common bitch.
At this moment Rudra realised how blessed he was to have Ruby and Naomi in his life as the two of them were truly the cream of the crop , however although he knew for sure that they had not fallen in love with him for his power and influence , had he been the same as his past life , those women would never would have spared him a second glance.
Rudra then saw his old self suggesting tactics to the party leader to show a better way of raiding the dungeon , however the party leader mocked Rudra saying " So dogs will now teach their masters on how to take a piss eh? What a interesting world we live in ".
The mastermind strategist that he prided himself in being was never given an opportunity to shine as the damn guild he was in did not value his talents.
Rudra saw how he got barely some silver coins at the end of that raid and compared to the times he had died and the equipment that had been damaged he took a huge loss.
In this life , Rudra spent hundereds of thousands of platinum as if it was water and nobody was there to question his decision or challenge his authority. He could claim not only any loot that he fancied but he could claim entire kingdoms as his own if he wanted to , it was again all thanx to the power and influence that he wielded.
Rudra saw how he repeatedly failed his parents and had to beg them for money to scrap by as his mother passed away from her illness and father was forced to live in the slums because of the debt collectors auctioning off their private Home.
He saw how the entire weight of the family fell on Max who became an academic genius and had the opportunity to be enrolled into Harvard at the age of only 13 , however could not because of the lack of financial capability of the Rajput family.
Compared to that , in this life Rudra helped his family live like kings as they lived in the safest and the most posh locality of earth inside the upside.
Not only were they untouchable inside the area , but they wielded great influence too.
They had luxury cars to drive and virtually unlimited money to spend. All because Ethan Grey was forced to value Rudra as his brother after Rudra showed him his worth.
Finally Rudra saw his old self being promoted to the post of a party leader and going on dungeon raids with his party , leading them to an amazing fastest clear with his unique strategy and earning a piece of epic rated equipment.
It was the happiest day in his life as he could sell the equipment for atleast a few thousand dollars and send money home for the first time , however in the guild party afterwards he was pushed down the stairs by his so called 'Friend' as tumbled to his death.
This time around however thousands bowed wherever he walked as he was not only the king of a kingdom , pope of a relegion and the strongest guild master of the number one guild in the game but also one of the candidate to lead humanity into the universal expansion!
He was potentially going to become the leader of a planet in the future and again it was all thanx to his accomplishments and power.
Although Rudra knew that all this was true and that he had achieved it fairly , deep down in the bottom of his heart there was always the old Rudra hidden who was a wastrel.
The old one seemed to mock the current Rudra as he said " Hahaha , you think you are better than me? But we are the same! "
It was a statement that Rudra dreaded the most , he hated to think that the old him ever existed as it disgusted him to see a weak and ambitionless man trying to scale the corporate ladder.
He did not want to beleive that all the accomplishments he had made were only before he had lucked out and reincarnated.
The arrogant boss Rudra could never accept such a reality as he had already transformed himself into the king of the elite kingdom.
Had Rudra not lost mama and papa Rajput in the second life, maybe he would have taken the words of his past self seriously and would not have been able to break past the illusion however with mama Rajput's death everything changed for him once more.
He came to terms with his own mortality as well as the mortality of his family , as his goal shifted from being super controlling of every single aspect of his life and just trying his best every single day to not waste this second chance that he had.
Smiling the current Rudra reaffirmed the old Rudra as he said " Yes , we are indeed the same. Without you going through all this , i would have never as strong as i am today.
Your suffering has made me strong , your pain has reminded me to push past my limits and your humiliation has taught me the value of my self esteem.
I understand the need for power and i also understand the need for kindness.
Rest assured Rudra, your death was not in vain
The new Rudra will not stop until he leaves his mark on the universe , you have my word. So rest in peace now my friend ".
As Rudra said this to his old self he saw his past self crying tears of joy as he waved the current him goodbye, the illusion fading away every passing second.
Rudra too finally felt a peace in his heart that he was seeking since a long time as his reliving his past life , his ambition had been reignited once more.
He had started to slow down on his hungry goal chasing in the past few months and became complacent however a trip down memory lane helped him come to terms with his true goal in life.
The heights he had achieved uptil this moment were good but they were nowhere near enough.
He needed to climb higher , he needed to make his old self proud , so that nobody could ever trample on his pride and the pride of those he protected ever again.
Waking up from his stupor , Rudra finally woke up to Omega after 31 days of isolated cultivation.
A system notification beeping infront of him, asking him to choose the rewards for reaching tier 5.
However little did Rudra know that his rewards had already been reaped , as there were astounding changes made to his body. He had now ascended above the ranks of the minor cultivators on the planet.