What If I Don’t Want to Ascend?

The path to the immortal realm is nearly impossible, and he died just before its gates—only to be reborn with a new body after what felt like a thousand-year dream. When he opens his eyes, the seas have become cities, iron birds cross the sky, towering buildings fill the land, and strange devices place the whole world at his fingertips. In this unfamiliar modern age, warmth, companionship, and the woman across the shore may prove more precious than immortality itself.