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Johnson opened the letter that he received in the mail. The letter was handwritten. Inside was a single sentence, written in bold letters. After reading the sentence, Johnson felt a chill run down his spine. He tried to contact Jack and Mark, but their phones were disconnected. Then only he heard a sound behind him. He turned around and saw a shadow pointing a gun toward him.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQrwZ3Ygzy
A FEW DAYS AGO259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QHeQvN3UV
Johnson, who was a detective, had been investigating the murder of a local businessman for weeks but had made no progress. The case was getting to him, and he was desperate for a break.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gwxlXPEZl
One evening, as he was heading home from the station, he stopped by a diner for a cup of coffee. As he was sipping his coffee, he overheard two people sitting at the next table discussing the murder of the same businessman.
Intrigued, he turned to them and asked, "Excuse me, I couldn't help but overhear your conversation. Do you know about this case?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJv8Yiril6
The two people, both in their late forties, introduced themselves as Jack and Mark.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHofydk3S7L
"You also seem interested in this case," Mark said.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuoJHo6Une
"Yes, I am investigating this case, that's why," Johnson smiled.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgAMx7oHXA
Jack and Mark looked at each other and didn't say anything for a few minutes.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFGu4rFbfq
"Don't worry. I won't do anything to you unless you are the culprits," Johnson laughed.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTuydFPHNO
Jack smiled and said, "I don't know if you will believe us or not."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqwwzUylct
"Try me," Johnson said.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRV2ST0T01
After a brief pause, Mark said, "Have you ever heard of the parallel universe?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDiox4KNK1
"Parallel universe?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7MIK94p7H
"Imagine there's an infinite number of universes," Jack said, "Each one slightly different from the last. In one universe, you might be a rich man, but in another, you might be a poor man. Every possibility exists in a parallel universe."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURcfcJ0Q9l
Mark leaned forward and said, "Well, what if I told you that we have discovered a way to travel between parallel universes?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGGm14m38e
Johnson's curiosity was piqued, "What? How is that possible?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMMM3ewItg
Jack pulled out a small device from his pocket. "This is a dimensional portal generator. We've been working on it for years, and we've finally got it working."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOi3JuoBi9i
Mark said, "We can take you to a parallel universe where the businessman you're looking for was not murdered. You can question him, and maybe find some leads."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbE4DL1fxnH
Johnson was hesitant, but he was also desperate. He decided to take the risk and go with them.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgo6w5tSaq5
The duo activated the portal generator, and Johnson felt himself being pulled into a vortex of light. When he emerged on the other side, he found himself in a world that was almost identical to his own.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dcoTws9vY
Upon investigation, he found that the businessman was a truck driver in this universe and was killed in a road accident. Other than this, Johnson didn't find anything useful. He couldn't shake off the feeling of unease that came with his trip to the parallel universe. The idea that there were infinite versions of himself and his world out there was both thrilling and terrifying. He decided to do some research on the topic and couldn't help but wonder what his alternate selves were up to. Did they share the same career path, or had their lives taken a completely different turn? Were they happy, or struggling with their problems? The thought of it all was overwhelming, and he soon found himself consumed by it.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8rJPz86kE
One day, as he was sitting in his office, Jack came running to meet him.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyCH3AX530
"Detective, I need your help," Jack said, looking worried, "Something's gone wrong. Mark was doing an experiment when a portal opened and someone pulled him inside the portal and disappeared."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStcdXJlp0o
Johnson agreed to help and the two of them set out to find Mark. They began their search. They traveled to various universes and finally found Mark in a universe that was vastly different from their own. The sky was a deep shade of red, and the buildings were made of a strange, shimmering material. Johnson couldn't help but feel disoriented as he stepped out of the portal generator. But there was no time to waste. They took Mark and came back to their universe.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSjGzrGShC
"What are you two doing and where am I?" Mark shouted.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAZ0tDWd6h
"We are saving you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdTazVdYAS
"I was going to the hospital to treat a patient," Mark shouted again.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVx9PbKN7Np
"Hospital?" Johnson said in wonder.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEY4TuA1CrH
"Yes, I am a doctor."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSTrBQ85y5
Jack and Johnson looked at each other in shock and Jack said softly, "I think we brought Mark of that universe to our universe."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyPtWVXr95
"So, our Mark is still in that universe," Johnson replied softly.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JKOdQZGx3
They grabbed Mark and journeyed back to his universe. They left Mark there and started searching for their Mark again. After some hours, they found Mark unconscious in an abandoned lane. They grabbed him and came back to their universe.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGd2TFC7yF
"Mark, tell us what happened there?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjxcQQQgxv
"A masked man grabbed me and took me to that universe. I tried to fight with him but he beat me until I was unconscious," Mark said after coming to consciousness.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9fqNB37V1
"Who was this masked person?" Johnson thought.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCISZWOEbzc
"Should we travel to this universe? Let's call our universe number one and this other universe number two to clear the confusion," Jack said.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk95u6W08F
"Let's do it."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1qY77uYk3
Mark, Jack, and Johnson traveled to universe two and spent some time there. They saw their versions there. In universe two, Mark was a doctor, Jack was a beggar and Johnson was a movie maker. Other than this, they didn't find anything useful there and came back to their universe.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRb3IRRs4Jj
"I think we did a lot for a day. It's better if we all go home and take a rest," Johnson said while grabbing his head. Mark and Jack agreed and left for their homes.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJXbsGYDSF
Johnson took a bottle of beer and started drinking it. Then only he received a letter in the mail. The letter was handwritten, and it was addressed to him personally. Inside was a single sentence, written in bold letters. After reading the sentence, Johnson felt a chill run down his spine. He tried to contact Jack and Mark, but their phones were disconnected. Then only he heard a sound behind him. He turned around and saw a portal opening. He got terrified and fell to the ground. A shadow emerged out of the portal pointing a gun toward him and Johnson shouted after watching the face.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEvmR1xI7S
The shadow came closer to Johnson and smiled, "Hello, Johnson. Don't be scared. I am you from the other universe."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lyZFmQAMV
"But you don't look like the movie maker I saw."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWtIBjfStw
"Movie maker?" Johnson laughed, "I am not a movie maker."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL9nvk9nCg
"Not a movie maker? So, is he from any third universe?" Johnson thought.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcM6nr1FGM
"What should I call you? J3? Johnson from the third universe?" Johnson said in a confused tone.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6QXCRYAg4
"J3? Cool! You can call me that."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhphOnLpDiE
J3 took out a gun from his pocket and asked Johnson to bring Jack and Mark to him.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiZPVfEhUu
"I tried calling them but I am unable to connect with them."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kNRRNWt4C
J3 laughed. 259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rfMlgg5R4
"What happened?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiC5Uj8oXK
"You are such a fool, Johnson. It's sad to see that my version of this universe can be fooled so easily," J3 continued laughing.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZnYCcuZO8
Then only a portal opened behind J3. He turned back and pointed the gun toward the portal. Mark and Jack come out of the portal with guns in their hand pointed toward J3.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChaptXH3uO
"What the hell? Where are you coming from?" Johnson shouted at both of them.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnuBvlv3yb
Jack and Mark ignored Johnson and kept eye contact with J3.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WWKWrNI2t
"If I am not wrong then they are coming from my universe," J3 laughed.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXejS4xzer
"But why would they go to your universe?" Johnson asked in a confused tone.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxp6PLrTVqY
J3 laughed continuously and stopped after some minutes. He took a deep breath and said, "They went to my universe to kill me. It's as simple as that."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjQ7V2L1wx
"What the hell? You two went to kill my version of the other verse? But why?" Johnson shouted.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZvFUttCWQ
Mark shot Johnson in the knee. Johnson fell to the ground and screamed. Jack said in an angry tone, "We don't have time for your bullshit."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADI2fCU5Jn
J3 smiled and said, "You think you will do all this and no one will do anything to you?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88Iwc86Hcr
A portal opened behind Mark and Jack. A shadow came out of the portal and shot both Mark and Jack in the head, killing them instantly.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDtX8q1E6m
Johnson is again shocked to see the person who shot Mark and Jack. It was his version of the second universe which was a movie maker. 259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTvprSH14E
J3 smiled, "Nice work, Striker."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qCCTwt4na
"But you were a movie maker?" Johnson asked.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vzEsY2mi4
"That's only for the rest of the world," Striker laughed.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ol0Dxuik3
"Then, what's all this?" Johnson asked in pain while grabbing his leg.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaVSVL0NJu
J3 smiled, "Mr. Detective, please calm down. He is Striker. When I came to know what Mark and Jack could do, I asked for his help. By the way, nice timing Striker," J3 laughed loudly.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgNzbdAKgl
"What the hell is going on? Please tell me," Johnson said in a painful tone.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJTFDhn444
J3 looked at Johnson and said, "Let me make it clear to you. Your culprit is in front of you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8wCBFdH3X
"What are you saying? Wait for a second! Are you saying that……"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymUQYgALDv
J3 interrupted, "...that I killed the businessman of your universe."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoSVbcXgA5
"What the hell?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjfr9wMU6w
"Mark and Jack came to my universe to ask me to kill the businessman of your universe. That businessman was not any small businessman but a billionaire running a drug empire here and was also using the dimensional portal generator. He was running a drug empire in this universe and other universes also. Mark and Jack came to me and gave me a contract to kill him. They both are the head of a rival drug empire that wants to get rid of Mortal, the businessman. I came to this universe along with them and killed the businessman. I asked for my reward but they asked for some time. I waited but they never came. I was the one who kidnapped Mark and took him to another universe but I had to leave him there as I had urgent business to do. Later on, I threatened to expose their plans. I sent them a letter…"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLp0gjL8wQ
Johnson interrupted, "That letter reached me."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCBGjVgm48
J3 continued, "I asked the Striker to deliver it to Mark's residence but he delivered it to you. I think he made a mistake. So, where was I? Yes, I threatened to kill them, and to stop me they went to my universe when I came to you when you said that you were unable to contact them." 259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIUxhhbxwF
"What the actual fuck is going on here?" Johnson grabbed his head.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxanVByrw1a
J3 laughed and rubbed his head.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaO2atv1ZB
"If Mark and Jack were the ones who arranged the murder then why did they involve me? Why did they introduce me to these dimensions and universe shit?" Johnson asked in an angry tone.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgctcLKuMXx
"Listen to me carefully, I am a contract killer and I have done a lot of assignments like this where I traveled from one universe to another to do the killing. Everyone comes to me from various verses to give me contracts. No one has seen my face as I act as a shadow and I am a normal shopkeeper according to the people of my universe. Mark and Jack were playing a big game but they failed. They involved you because they wanted to know each and every part of the investigation. It becomes easy for them to work if they know every move of the police. They would have killed you also but lucky for you I was here," J3 laughed.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjbExAXXQ0
"They would have claimed to you that they made the device but it was me who invented this device ten years ago. I traveled in this universe when I met Mark by accident. He told me that he was a scientist and then I made a mistake. I told him about the device. He stole the device from me and made copies of it. I stole a device and came back to my universe but this Mark started chaos in the multiverse," Striker said in a low tone.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWOcdN1k5h
"Their business kept growing in billions and then came Mortal who was his biggest rival. Jack, who was Mark's partner, came to me in my universe to give the bounty of Mortal. After killing Mortal, they showed their real faces when they didn't give me what they offered. Also, I came to know about Striker's story and I decided to help him too as our motives were the same to kill Jack and Mark," J3 said.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdSmtCpKGS
Johnson took out his gun, pointed it toward J3, and said, "I still am unable to understand all the motives but right now I will not let you go. You are a murderer."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEWIzLGrNQ
"What will you do, kill me? There's a whole big game going on outside. You don't know what will come. And yes, regarding your case. If you want to do police work, you can tell your department that you killed both the murderers as they tried to shoot at you. They will accept that Jack and Mark did this but they won't believe that your version of another universe did all this," J3 continued laughing.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc8ETcebf6
J3 pressed a button and a portal opened behind him. He looked at Johnson, smiled, and started walking toward the portal. Striker kept looking at Johnson till J3 left through the portal.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglEooqsnx3
"It will not feel good to kill your version of another universe. Keep hun to yourself and enjoy the simple life that you were enjoying," Striker said while pressing the button.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgV6l85KgD
A portal opened and Striker said, "Now, you are also involved in all this shit. Keep yourself safe. Anyone can come to attack you. You play lowkey."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVQ8Kej2Rc
"Very nice. I did nothing and now I am involved in all this?," Johnson laughed and then started crying.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCZWaEtYBe
Striker smiled and left through the portal. Alone in the room, Johnson kept laughing while lying on the floor259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUylpOKaPPA
