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Dark.

Everything is so Dark. Emphasis on the capital D.

I'm not sure what's going on. Last thing I remembered was a bright light followed by a brief but intense pain. I think it was... headlights? I was... walking home after work.

It was a dark night, very dark. The sky was overcast with the darkest clouds I've ever seen. The moon was completely covered. The cities power had just gone out, I think. No street lights, no stars, no moon, no lights from the houses in the neighborhood. Nothing.

Then two bright orbs of light came flying around the corner and everything was pain. Then nothing. No pain, no light, no sensation. I couldn't smell the polluted air of the city, nor the flora of the neighborhood. I couldn't taste the smoke and smog in the air. Just... Nothing.

Now I'm here in darkness. I can't see anything, not even my own body. In fact, I can't even feel my own body. Huh... I feel like I should be freaking out. Maybe I'm in shock? Yeah, that's probably it.

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Time passes me by in a strange way. Or maybe it doesn't? It's hard to tell with full sensory deprivation. All of my senses are mute. I can't even hear my own heart beat.

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An eternity passed. Or a few days. Years? Seconds? It's hard to tell. It feels like everything that once made me who and what I am is just... floating away.

I wonder if-

Ẅ̵̷̴̶̸̷̶̷̷̵̸̷̸̲̝́̂͂́́̉̓̈́ę̶̷̸̸̶̸̴̶̴̵̴̷̶̸̷̷͔͚̲̤̝̩̒̎̈̾͛͜l̵̴̵̷̴̴̴̷̸̸̴̸̵̛̼̱̹̈́̇̽̈́̐͋c̶̶̴̸̶̴̸̷̸̸̢̬̹̘͆̀́ǫ̸̵̴̶̶̴̵̵̴̴̶̭͈͚̫̆̂͌m̴̷̴̵̶̵̶̷̵̵̵͉̏̓̌̕͜͝ͅe̷̸̷̵̴̵̹͜͝ ̶̶̸̶̷̶̷̶̵̶̵̵̷̴̷̴̶̡̥̮̩̞̟̏̍̉̏͌̈́̕̕ṯ̵̸̵̴̵̶̸̶̴̵̴̷̮͓̟̒́̄̄͝ǫ̷̸̷̴̴̴̵̴̶̶̶̷̷̶̷̸̴̷͖͈̫̤̭͍̎́́͐̌̍͂̚ ̴̸̵̸̶̷̶̴̸̶̴̶̷̸̸̵̶̸̸̨̡̣̞̰͙̣͙̑̀̂͑͑̀̎̚ṱ̴̵̵̷̷̷̷̷̴͕͇̖͒͒h̴̴̷̶̸̶̸̵̶̷̶̵̸̤͍̯̰̮̄̑̓͛̐e̶̶̵̶̸̴̸̴̴̵̢̋̄̅͆̈́͘ ̶̷̵̷̴̵̴̵̴̵̵̮͌̈̎̿̑̀̎[̵̵̵̶̷̶̵̵̴̷̴̴̡͎̓́̿̂̽͑͝I̷̵̸̸̵̵̸̶̸̸̸̶̸̶̶̫̰̯͇͇͖͙͆̈̈́̕̚n̸̴̵̴̷̵̵̸̴̸̶̶̳̏̎̔̐͋̐̋͠f̶̷̵̴̷̵̶̷̶̵̶̵̴̸̬̟͕̼̖̳̳͑͆̿͘ȋ̵̶̴̶̶̴̶̸̷̷̷̡̧͉̱͓̏͜ñ̴̶̴̸̶̴̵̷̵̴̡͉̣̳̱̑ḯ̶̶̴̴̸̴̶̶̴̷̡̥͎̂̈́̒t̷̶̶̶̴̶̸̶̷̸̨̳̟̄̿͛͝ȩ̸̴̸̶̶̸̶̴̨̞̝̇ ̴̶̵̷̴̸̸̶̵̴͚̘̞̮͙̞͒Ṿ̷̸̵̷̵̶̴̵̶̴̸̩͉̖̂̋̌̈́o̸̷̴̵̵̵̶̷̸̶̴̵̶̸̢̡̜̯̗̝̤͐̓̔ͅį̴̴̵̸̵̶̷̵̵̴̴̛̦̠̝͈̱͜d̴̷̸̸̵̷̸̶̶̶̴̷̶̷̴̶̶̞̣͙̻͛̅̋̈́͒͊̕̚͜͜]̵̴̴̷̸̸̷̲̤̳̅!̴̷̸̸̶̴̵̶̶̷̶̴͉́͐̆̍̾́͊͌ ̷̷̸̷̶̴̸̵̷̴̤̜͎̈́̀̂̚W̸̸̴̶̷̶̷̶̸̵̶̴̸̴͙̱͍͚̳̐͒́̉͜͝ě̸̸̴̶̸̴̶̴̮̫̋͒l̶̶̸̵̶̷̷̷̵̫̙͔̈́̈̍c̴̶̴̶̵̶̶̷̷̵̸̙̀͌͂͊̀̂͝ő̷̴̸̸̸̷̷̷̴̶̴̺̩͍͔̄́̕m̵̶̶̷̵̵̵̷̵̵͎̳̗͊͐̀́ė̵̷̵̵̸̷̶̷̷̶̴̴̸̴̪̣̮̗͓̈̒͆̆̔ ̸̶̵̸̴̴̷̷̶̶̷̸̵̸̸̵̡̟̣̱̯̓̀̓̇̈́̎̈͝ţ̴̴̶̶̸̶̵̷̸̸̷̵̸̸̴̶̸̸̢̡̣̹̗͓̩̂̌̑̑̀̇͠o̷̸̸̷̸̸̵̝̤͔̾ ̵̴̸̶̶̴̴̸̶̵̷̷̶̵̹̖͍̐̍̃̆̍̀͘ͅt̸̶̴̵̴̴̸̶̷̶̴̴̸͖͓̦̺̟͋̀̎̒̆h̴̸̸̸̸̶̵̵̵̴̵̵̷̷̴̴̶̛̥̫̹͉͕͔̏͊̎͑̐̃̚ȩ̵̶̴̸̴̸̷̶̶̷̸̸̸̶̸̴̬̦̦̳̲̿̊̐̈̃͗͝ ̸̵̴̷̷̷̵̴̴̵̵̷̵̷̬̮̼͎̩̍̏͒̉̚ͅ[̸̷̷̶̶̴̴̮̀́̎I̸̵̶̶̵̸̷̸̵̸̧͓̖̞̩̎̿n̷̵̷̸̸̷̵̵̷̶̸̶̸̸̡̩̠̯̣̜͈̊͛̐̕f̷̶̶̵̸̸̸̴̴̴̶̶̶̸̷̷̳̟͈̹̬̆̔͐́̀̕͝͝ǐ̸̴̸̶̷̷̷̴̴̶̷̷̵̠̼͇̘̏̀̓̐̕n̷̴̷̸̶̘͊i̸̴̵̷̷̷̵̷̸̶̶̴͍̜̮̘̞͛̒̋͜t̶̷̷̸̷̷̴̷̷̸̸̴̺̞͐̓̓̂̍̋ͅẻ̶̶̵̶̶̸̶̴̷̷̴̶̷̴̵̷̸̹̠͕̬̥̙̳͛̋̾̈̋̋ ̸̶̷̵̵̸̸̶̵̣̞͇͉̜̀V̶̷̷̴̵̸̸̵̵̵̷̴̵̸̴̸̴̸̫̰̞̮̼̤͎̒̅̏̋̿̈́̐͠o̷̵̶̵̶̸̷̶̵̷̵̷̴̖̦͔̮͍̹͉̓̎̽i̷̵̷̷̸̶̶̴̸̸̦̎̈̾͑͒̾ḏ̵̵̴̷̸̵̷̷̸̸̸̷̷̶͔̩̖͂̽͑́̐̉͘]̵̸̶̴̸̸̶̴̴̵̸̶̸̴̸̭̫̝̩̬͉̈́͊̃̋͠ͅ!̴̷̴̶̶̵̴̵̸̵̷͙͗̌͛̇̋̔͘ ̷̷̸̶̷̸̷̸̴̸̧̰̬͙͖͐͌W̵̸̵̶̶̴̶̸̶̴̷̴̛̟͌̎̌̆̊̄̏ḝ̸̷̷̷̷̶̸̴̶̴̴̵̴͓̀̂̈́̓͆̚͝l̸̷̸̷̵̶̸̶̵̴̶̷̶̶̹͎̠̹̂͆͛͂̎͠ͅc̴̴̴̵̷̵̷̴̷̸̴̶̶̸̸̴̨̹͖̣͖̾̇́͂̚͜͝͠o̵̴̶̵̴̶̤̾͝m̷̷̴̴̷̴̶̴̸̴̵̷̶̸̰̰̙̙̻̖̑͗̋̀ͅe̶̵̴̴̴̴̴̴̶̷̙͕͗̇̑̊ͅ ̶̵̸̴̷̶̸̸̶̵̸̶̶̴̷̸̶̻̝̬̱͙̠̉̔̏̽̈̎̂͆ẗ̴̶̷̴̴̶̸̶̴̴̴̵̸̴̴̸̪͕͍͈̳́̆͒͊͐̓͐̍o̸̶̸̶̷̸̭̯͌ ̵̷̴̵̸̴̶̷̶̸̷̷̴̵͕̗̻̞̥̝̇̈́͆̈ͅẗ̷̷̶̵̸̵̴̴̷̷̷̸̷̶͇̪̱́͆͋͑̀̆ͅͅh̸̸̸̶̶̴̴̵̸̷̸̵̵̷̷̵̶̡͍̬̯̬̤̪̊̇̎̿̈́͒̈e̶̸̴̴̴̶̶̶̸̸̗̞͖̽͋̑͜ ̴̴̷̸̴̷̶̶̶̵̵̩̝̄̀̎̔̈́̍[̷̵̶̶̵̵̴̸̸̴̷̷̷̴̸̨̛͙̖̳̖̾̈́̏̒͊͜Ḯ̷̷̸̵̸̷̷̴̵̷̴̵̷̶̸̸̩͉͕̭̱͙̑̅̈́͌̈́͜n̷̸̶̷̶̵̴̸̸̵̴̸̨̢̗͍̔̒͊̈́͘f̶̵̶̶̷̷̷̵̵̵̸̶̷̵̷̷̴̴̩̱̱͕̖̜̆͋̍̂͗̂͂̿͜ì̸̷̷̶̴̬n̷̶̵̵̴̵̴̶̷̵̷̷̶̶̸̵̢̦̳̖̉̊̿̔̀̉̍͜͝i̷̵̵̸̴̷̩̺̒t̷̶̶̷̵̴̸̷̶̸̷̷̵̵̶̶͍̹̦̼̲̖̤̩̿͊̎̇̕ę̵̵̵̷̵̷̴̷̷̷̸̵̵̵̵̗̝̖̑̓͑̍̀̇͆̋ ̵̸̶̴̸̸̷̸̶̸̵̶͚͈̖̼̪͇͛̀̾V̴̵̴̴̶̸̷̴̸̵̶̬̀͌̆̾́͘̕o̴̷̴̶̶̸̷̸̸̵̶̴̸̸͚̯͇̝̼̼͙͓͗̓̃í̷̵̸̵̵̶̷̵̶̴̷͚͈̯͇̙̾̓ḓ̵̸̷̸̶̶̵̴̸̷̷̷̶̵̵̹̗̺̲͑̆̄̔̄̐́]̷̴̶̸̵̸̷̸̸̴̵̸̴͔͖͖̪͇̮͇̀̂ͅ!̶̸̶̵̵̶̵̴̷̴̷̷̷̧̯̫̗̩̯̾̈́́ͅ ̶̵̴̶̸̵̶̷̵̸̴̸̵̶̷̨̠̩͖͍̝͇̍͒͌̓͒W̸̸̶̷̶̴̵̶̴̶͚̮̅̐̒̊̕ȩ̴̸̶̶̶̷̴̴̷̵̧̈̾̐͒͘l̷̷̶̶̵̵̶̨̹̩͝c̷̶̷̵̸̷̵̵̸̵̸̴̷̸̛͓̘̲̣͇̥͕͔͐̈́ő̷̵̸̴̵͓m̶̸̵̷̶̸̷̸̸̵̵̸̴̷̷̵̵̸͓̣̟͎͙͓͉̀͒̃̏̅͗̈́͛e̷̷̴̵̷̷̸̪͖̼̕ ̴̸̶̴̶̶̴̷̸̨͇͓̬̗̉t̶̶̴̵̶̵̵̴̵̶̫͊̅̓̒̌̈́ŏ̶̷̴̷̸̸̸̸̴̵͍͗̌̋͝͝ ̶̵̷̴̴̴̷̶̴̶̶̷̵̡̫̖̦̙̱̾̄̋̊t̷̴̶̵̸̷̵̶̶̶̵̤̫̺̔͐͛͆̽ḣ̸̶̴̵̶̴̷̶̷̴̶̷̷̶̸̸̡̧̢̦͇̺̫͆̀̀̓̍ẹ̸̷̸̴̴̷̵̸̖̲̱̍ ̸̵̸̷̵̴̴̻͑͗̓[̵̶̴̵̶̸̶̴̸̵̸̡̣͋͂̂̇̃͝Ị̸̷̶̵̵̶̷̵̲̊̓̿n̶̵̴̶̴̷̷̷̷̡̳̏̈́̀̉f̶̸̶̵̴̵̷̸̸̴̸̴̷̴̶̡̜̺̠̹̈́̌̇̆̉̏͛ȋ̴̴̷̶̶̵̵̸̷̸̵̷͚͛͋̅̂̾̚͝ṋ̸̷̶̷̷̶̴̷̸̴̖̤̦͙̹̈i̷̴̷̶̶̶̶̷̵̷̵̸̴̢̠͚̫̼̍͆̀̂͊t̵̸̷̸̷̷̵̷̵̸̢̫̹͕͒̓͠ę̵̵̸̶̸̴̵̶̵̵̶̸̠͈͓̺͉̲̀͂ ̷̷̵̵̷̴̴̵̸̷̴̴̪͓̭̱̊̀̔̎̚V̴̸̴̵̴̴̷̸̸̵̷̴̷̴̨̗͇͕̲̖̠͍̅͘͝ơ̶̵̶̶̵̷̸̵̵̵̷̶̸̴̵̴͚͙͖͖̘̻̱͐͗̓̄͘ĩ̷̸̷̸̶̷̴̶̵̸̸̺̜̃̾̃̅̈́d̵̸̵̴̴̷̴̘̯͇̏]̵̷̷̴̴̴̷̶̷̯̖̓̓̔̌!̶̵̴̷̷̷̸̶̶̷̛̣̘͉̹͍̻ ̴̵̸̴̷̸̷̶̶̸̶̸̶̸̨̢͙̜̩͐̆̾̅̿̾Ẅ̶̸̸̸̴̸̷̸̶̷̶̵̶̧̪͇̤̬̠̖́̅̂e̷̵̷̴̷̷̵̸̷̷̸̵̸̸̴̶̴̛̪̻͔̪̳̋̿͊̏͊̅͘͜l̵̷̸̷̶̶̶̬̦̏͝ć̷̴̷̶̷̸̵̶̴̶̡̢̠̝̚͜ǫ̷̵̴̵̵̶̷̷̷̵̵̵̸̷̸̯̭̤̽̾̾̅̌̀͘͝m̶̶̸̷̷̷̵̷̷̵̸̵̷̵̸̨̝̗̳͌͂̉̅̏͒́͝e̴̸̵̴̵̸̶̸̶̥͑̓͐͠ͅ ̵̷̸̶̸̶̸̸̴̶̴̶̟̹̮͕̩͈͇̤͐t̶̵̷̸̶̸̶̷̵̵̸̴̴̶̴̶̹͖̮̻͉̗͗̏̔̉́͘͝ǫ̵̷̶̷̶̸̵̴̷̷̮͍̭̖̌̀ ̷̴̴̵̶̴̸̵͖͓͎̉̾ṭ̷̵̷̶̶̵̸̴̶̶̶̴̴̴̶̴̡̼͎̭̲̑͒̉̇̚͜ͅh̷̵̷̷̴̶̷̵̶̶̸̸̸̵̸̡̨̧̳͖̲̹̫̐̌͆̋ę̵̷̷̸̵̶̶̶̵̵̸̴̵̦̖̱̲̐̆̅̀͘ ̷̶̸̶̵̴̷̵̶̯̈͑̋͊͠[̴̴̸̷̸̷̴̰̦̻͝I̶̵̵̴̸̴̵̴̶̵̴̴̟̥͖͊̽̐̋̓͝n̸̸̸̶̷̵̷̵̸̵̶̷̴̴̷̶͕̯̭͉̭͈̼̗̍́͒͛̋f̷̵̶̶̸̶̵̶̴̵̧̳̱̾͐̎̅i̶̵̴̴̶̶̴̴̡̘͖̔̏ņ̶̷̸̸̷̴̵̵̸̴̶̖̳̊̓̽͝ͅi̸̷̷̷̵̵̷̷̴̵̴̷̴̸̱̲͖̪̥̓̾̆͌̈͝t̸̴̵̷̸̴̴̷̵̨̳̘͉̀͘ę̴̷̸̷̵̸̶̶̴̴̷̶̴̶̸̸̬̬̫̣̰̰̄͒͑̈́͋͝ ̷̵̵̶̵̸̶̵̷̸̶̴̢̈́̈́̓̊̊̂̕͝V̸̵̷̵̴̶̷̴̴̶̸̷̨̥̂̌͆̏͝͠ͅǫ̶̵̴̸̷̵̶̶̴̴̶̴̶̵̵̶̴̠̖͈̬̳̝́̐͗̓́͑͜i̸̶̷̴̸̶̷̴̷̷̷̷̵̸̸̷̥͉̟̖͉̒͐̀̏͋̀͋̑d̷̶̶̴̶̵̸̸̵̵̷̸̸̨̡͖͚̭͚̏͒͝ͅ]̴̷̸̴̸̵̴̵̵̵̵̸̵̟̙͓̺̜̼͐̒͜ͅ!̷̴̶̶̶̷̸̶̷̵̴̵̸̶̶̷̵̝̰̙̱̘̬̊͗̈́͑͌̏͐̇ 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̵̷̸̶̶̴̸̶̶̵̲͓̀̐̎̋͜t̷̶̷̷̴̸̶̸̵̸̷̸̬̝̍̄̇̈́̄̕̕ȟ̶̵̴̸̶̵̴̴̶̴̸̭͛͊̏̌̒̒ę̸̴̵̸̸̶̸̸̸͎͍̜̓̈́ ̷̵̸̴̸̴͖̱͛[̷̸̶̸̷̶̶̡͇͗̇Ì̸̷̸̵̸̴̶̷̷̸̸̢̖̫̯͖̹̍n̴̷̵̸̴̵̸̵̷̶̶̷̷͎͈̿͛̊̆̏̑̂̓f̴̶̴̷̵̸͈͕̏ȉ̴̶̴̴̶̸̴̸̷̵̮̎̈́̄͛n̵̷̵̶̷̴̷̴̷̷̸̶̡͈̩̜̞̜͎͋̅į̸̷̵̵̶̷̶̶̵̴̸̴͈͙̯̙̳͍̝̐ẗ̵̴̷̵̶̸̷̵̴̴̵̴͇̻̮̰̦͙̹̳ê̴̵̴̷̶̷̟͉ ̴̸̸̶̸̴̸̸̙͋͆͌̕V̶̴̸̸̴̶̴̴̶̵̵̶̷̱̤̝̎̈́̊́̾̓̆ö̵̶̸̶̴̶̶̸̶̷̷̶̵̸̢̹͖̱́̇̉̾̅͝i̶̷̶̶̶̶̸̸̸̴̶̸̴̵̷̷̧͕͓̘̱̤̋͑͒̆̉̿͘d̴̵̴̸̷̸̷̵̷̸̴̸̸̨̧͕͇͖͈̹͂͘͠]̶̵̴̴̸̸̶̵̵̸̖̘̈͂͂̉̌!̶̵̸̸̴̶̴̰̥̓ͅ ̸̷̵̴̴̴̶̸̶̴̴̢̫̲̅̎̐̑̀W̴̵̴̵̴̶̵̶̶̵̥͇͕̘͖̾̒ė̸̴̵̷̴̵̵̪̱̖ĺ̴̸̶̴̷̴̷̶̷̸̴̷̷̶̸̟̹̗͖͂͋͗̈́́͋͠c̶̷̵̷̶̸̴̴͚̣͕̣̀o̶̵̴̴̷̵̴̵̶̶̸͙͇͒̅̆̔̋̚m̸̸̸̶̴̵̴̵̸̶̵̸̵̵̷̨̗͎̳̑̒̇̄̉̓͝ͅḛ̶̶̶̷̷̵̷̷̴̶̴̸̝̀̑̅̓́̑̕ ̸̷̶̸̵̷̶̶̡̟̖̩͗t̴̷̸̶̷̸̵̴̷̷̸̸̡̼̖̣͎̘̀̐̀ỏ̷̶̵̶̵̸̸̷̷̷̷̯̖̤͖̳͙̿ ̷̶̵̸̷̸̷̶̴̴̴̵̴̶̵̡̦̦̰̼͇̣̈́̇́̀̽t̶̶̸̵̵̵̷̵̸̶̵̷̳̯̬͚̗̙͎̘͂ḫ̶̴̷̸̸̵̴̷̶̵̸̵̸͚͌͌̍͗̅̐̕͝e̸̵̵̵̶̸̴̸̸̵̶͈͔̣̞̽͛͜ͅ ̷̸̷̵̶̷̵̵̶̸̢̛̫͍̲̬̰[̸̸̵̸̶̷̷̸̶̸̶̵̷̸̧̙̥̟̀̌͋̑̓́̑Í̷̴̴̸̵̶̵̴̶̪̱̆̎͒n̵̶̸̵̸̴̪̙͛f̶̵̸̷̶̸̸̵̵̶̸̶̷̷̡̹̝̱̭͓̖͇̽̇͝í̵̶̷̶̴̸̴̵̴̸̵̷̶̸̧̮͚̘͔̅͘̕̚͜n̸̴̵̴̸̵̵̵̴̶̷̷̤̉̾̊̈́͑͋̚͠i̴̷̷̸̵̵̷̵̡̳͈͒̚ṫ̸̸̸̸̸̶̵̶̴̸̵̴̷̸̶̷̡̤̖̥͈͚̾̿̓̆͒̚ȩ̷̷̵̴̸̶̶̷̴̸̷̴̴̛͇̪̘͇̒͒̓͝ ̴̷̵̴̴̶̵̶̵̸̢̡̧̭̖͍͠V̷̵̴̶̵̶̷̶̴̵̸̵̷̸̸̟͓̭͔͕̭̋̃̐͒͝͝ơ̶̴̵̸̷̴̴̶̵̶̵̶͕̹͉̟͈̥̣̇i̵̶̷̸̴̵̷͙̜͓͝d̵̵̷̶̴̷̷̶̷̸̸̵͎̣͕̘̣̥̦́͌]̴̸̴̶̸̸̶̵̷̼̖̆̆́͌!̸̶̷̴̸̶̴̷̴̵̸̶̶͚̮̦̙̉̿̿͑͠͠ ̷̴̶̸̶̷̷̸̵̸̶̹͐́̌̆̅̀͝W̶̷̶̶̶̵̷̷̴̷̷̵̴̲̺͙̰͎͖͑̈́̅͘ẻ̴̸̵̴̸̸̷̷̵̶̷̶̴̷̵̴̴̢̱̞͓̩̟͓̂̍̚̚̚͝l̵̶̵̷̸̶̴̶̶̵̵̵̸̵̶̨̳̪͈̮̈́͌̈́̈́̃͜͝c̶̴̶̶̴̴̷̷̴̵̵̵̵̶̴̵̴̶̨̗̳͉̟̠̤̊̐̾̒́̒͂̚o̴̶̸̷̸̷̷̠͐̚͜m̷̶̸̵̸̴̵̵̴̸̶̴̵̷̸̘̼̯͍̒̏͛͒̽̇͜͝è̴̷̵̸̴̵̴̷̸̞͕͔̭̄ ̴̷̶̶̷̵̴̷̥̗̝͈̈ṫ̴̷̵̶̶̴̸̷̸̶̴̷̴̷̸̢̖̠͍̹͙̗̅̏̑̆o̷̴̸̶̷̸̷̶̵̵̸̴̶̺̺̝͔̰͑͌̋̈́͜ ̶̴̸̷̴̴̴̵̵̴̷̷̷̴̸̴̷̡̹͍̝̪̯̄̿̎̿̉̅̇͝t̵̸̶̷̵̴̵̵̶̶̶̡̻͙̪̗̙͑̃h̶̵̵̶̵̶̷̵̴̴̴̵̵̵̖͎͍̙̆́̾̅̈́̚͝ê̸̷̸̷̴̵̷̵̶̷̵̴̴̴̸̹̫̩͚̱̺̬̓̀̉̚ ̴̸̵̵̷̴̴̵̸̶̴̶̵̢̖̦̫̪̔͆̈̋͊[̵̵̶̵̶̴̪̲̋Ī̶̷̵̵̴̶̵̷̵̷̴̴̸̢̬̻̙̊̇̓̊̕ņ̸̷̴̴̵̷̶̸̸̵̴̛̝̖͆̀̀͋f̶̴̸̵̶̷̶̸̵̱̯̐̉̒͝i̶̸̵̵̸̵̵̶̵̶̸̟͚̬͎̬̣͘͝n̴̴̸̵̷̴̷̷̶̴̸̷̴̝̝̙̓͆͑̊̊̄̍i̶̸̵̸̷̷̷͉̗̽̕ṱ̶̴̷̵̶̸̵̷̵̵̷̶̵̶̶̸̠͈͚̥̈́͋̃̾͆̄͝͝ē̵̶̷̴̴̶̷̴̴̵̵̢͔̼̝͖̫̆ ̸̵̸̸̶̴̵̵̶̸̴̴̤͖͇͕̭͑́̏̕V̴̷̸̴̵̷̷̶̷̵̶̵̴̵̴̧̬̝̝̻̺͇͐̎̽͋͝ǫ̵̵̴̴̸̵̴̵̴̴̶̸̸̶͔̟͎̪̤͐̓̀̀̕ĭ̵̸̷̴̴̴̸̵̵̵̸̵̷̡̡͙̟̰͎̎̅̽d̵̴̶̷̶̶̵̸̶̵̶̶̩͍͗͋̉̆͊̋̋]̵̶̶̸̵̴̷̴̵̴̴̷̸̷̴̝̙̘̙̺̏͆͐̌̈̂̕!̷̶̷̸̵̴̴̸̸̷̵̫͙̮̲̗̉̀͠ ̴̷̸̵̵̸̷̶̸̸̸̵̷̴̵̸̵̴̢̺͙̬͓̟̻̿̏̋̏͗̽̿͂W̸̵̶̷̵̷̷̵̷̴̢̧̳̲̳̓ͅḛ̴̸̴̴̸̶̵̵̸̸̶̷̴̸̷̶̤̞͚̹̙̖̯̊͋̏̾͘l̵̵̷̴̷̴̵̶̵̷̬̞̥̩̅̓̈ç̷̸̸̵̷̵̸̸̴̯̬̦̋̉o̵̷̷̷̴̵̵̶͇̮͑̆̕m̸̵̴̵̷̸̶̶̵̵̶̴̵̷̴̸͍̰̜͙͈̬̂̿̈̎̈́̌̇e̴̵̵̵̷̸̸̷̵̶̵̵̶̸̸̶̸͓̻͖͎̝̓̐̈́͛͊̓͜͝ͅ ̸̶̷̵̴̸̶̴̸̵̷̸̴̷̣̺͉̖̄̔̈̉̾̕͠t̴̷̴̵̵̵̵̵̴̵̸̩̥̫́͋̌̅͝õ̸̵̸̷̵̵̸̸̸̴̘̔̎̈̃͝ ̴̴̶̷̵̴̶̷̵̷̴̪̈́̒̄̈́͊̉ţ̸̸̴̷̷̸̜̍ḧ̸̵̵̷̴̸̴̷̵̴̸̸̷̴̸̵̶̸̴̨̛̞̥͈̥͔͇̰́̃̄̔̀͌͛e̴̵̴̵̷̵̵̶̶̸̷̴͚̝̖̦͌͐̀̽͠ ̷̶̴̵̶̸̷̷̶̸̸̷̶̸̴̸̵̷̧̨̲̹͖̝͖̍̈̈́́̈́͘͝ͅ[̷̸̶̶̸̷̸͖̯̾͛Ǐ̶̸̴̸̵̷̶̷̪̩͓̀ņ̶̵̶̴̴̸̶̷̷̶͕͈̎͆́͘f̶̸̸̶̴̶̶̸̴̵̶̵̡̘͉͍̯͓̮̿ͅi̵̷̶̵̵̴̶̴̴̷̪̩͓̬͛̚ͅn̷̷̵̸̴̷̴̵̴̶̴̮̜͍̥̐̔̑̆i̵̶̷̷̴̵̷̴̸̸̸̸̶̷̧̦̩̻̣͂͌̑͒͜ͅẗ̸̴̸̸̶̡́e̷̴̴̷̶̢̚ ̷̴̵̴̶̸̷̵̸̸̷̴̷̴̡̧̨͙͔͈͓̉̓̒ͅV̴̸̸̴̶̴̶̷̷̵̸̵͎̟̲͍͇̬̳͖͛ȍ̵̴̴̵̷̸̸̊͗ͅỉ̶̷̵̶̶̴̸̶̶̷̵̶̸̩͎͕͖̟̖͔̐̉d̵̴̴̷̵̷̷͉̝̮̆]̴̶̶̷̸̵̶̶̶̵̵̶̷͈͎̹̇̀̾̋̓̽͋!̴̶̶̵̵̸̶̵̴̸͔̳̦͕́͗̊ ̵̴̴̴̸̴̷̸̸̸̴̸̵̵̭͎̖̻̯̯͕̬̈́̀̇

My consciousness returned and I found myself once again in this void. Only, this time I could feel something. It felt like a warmth spread throughout my body. Except... I couldn't actually feel my body itself... strange. I can also feel like my emotions are returning.

Oh! So that's it. I wasn't in shock, my emotions had been stripped from me until I had come to terms with the situation. Huh... how do I know that?

This warmth, it feels nice. Like a warm sandy beach on a beautiful summer day.

Like a warm blanket on a pair of warm bodies after the throws of passion.

Like a campfire with friends.

Like a... bonfire now. The warmth keeps increasing! It's starting to get uncomfortable.

Like an open flame inches from my non-existent skin.

An oven, I'm in a pitch dark furnace!

A Volcano!

A Planet's Core!

A STAR!? PainPAINPAINPAINPAINPAINPAINPAIN

And it's stopped. It's back to a pleasant warmth. Only now it's different. It's... light? No, it's still pitch dark, but there is a light source that I can feel? It's... me? I can't actually see, but I can see?

I'm not sure how, but I know that I am now a ball of light in an infinite void who has regained the ability to feel emotions. This warmth and light... it's power? Yes, power. What kind of power?

It feels... so chaotic. Ever twisting, ever changing. It's vast. Looking at it feels like looking up at the night sky, vast and infinite.

Infinite.

This is... the power of Life? Creation? Something along those lines... And I... know how to channel it? What is happening to me?

There's a voice. A small voice. It's in the back of my 'head' whispering all of this knowledge to me. Is that how I know? It must be. It says to... create? But, create what?

An Island? In a void? No. Not a void, THE Void. The Nothingness in between realities? Huh, so that's real.

But how do I 'create' a floating Island? How does that even work?

Focus? It can't be that-

Oh! It is that simple. In the vast Nothingness of the Void now floats an island. My Island. I don't fully understand how it happened. And yet, at the same time, I do. It's a bit of a disconcerting feeling to be honest.

I can see the island, but I'd rather be able to actually see it. Maybe I can...?

I CAN. I just focused into existence a distant star. No so far as to be a star. It's more like a sun. My island now has a sun. Do I want it to be Eternal Light here? Hmm... Yes. Yes, I think I do.

Now I can see my island. It's bare. And small. I want it to be bigger, and so it is bigger. It is now big enough to hold a large city. How large of a city could it hold now? Hmm, let's make it just a bit bigger.

Now there we go! It's big enough to hold the entirety of Chongqing, the largest city in the world, and still have room to spare. I'm going to give it life.

There, now it's no longer a barren, brown wasteland. Now the whole Island is covered in lush, green grass. Vibrant and bright, so full of life. Except the coastline. It was a beautiful white, sandy beach. The kind you see in pictures of a paradise.

But, there's no water. Only The Void. I don't want it to be just water, anyways. Lets make it... AH! I've got it. I'll extend the coast at a point that will be 'below water level' around the entire island for half a mile in every direction.

Now, I'll fill the coast with 'water'. Only, it's not water. It's Astral Essence. What is Astral Essence? How do I know- oh, it's the little 'voice' again. Huh, that is a beautiful sight.

A lush, vibrant island of perfect size, filled with such life that it fills me with warmth just looking at it. With perfect beaches of white sand and water made of Astral Essence, this truly is a paradise. What to do with it now? Temperature! I shall make it a perfect tropical island. Constant gentle breeze to ensure an idyllic ambiance.

I guess next I'll make-

Y̷̪̙͎͉̲̔̎̆͗̐̈́́o̴̢̖̺̯̝͔͚͚̭̘̳̾͌̌̾̇̂͗́́̆͘ư̵͇͎̓ ̷̛̖̗̠͕̮̤̰̺̭̓̅̏̃̂͊h̷̜̳̎̿̓͌̌͋̾̋̏̚a̴̻̝͉͚̭̞͖̟͐̉̔̈́̈̌́̀͂v̶̩̞̭̺̬̈́͐͌̉̒ͅẻ̶̛͇͈͋̅̏̓͑͒͘ ̷̳̻͉͎̱̼̪̥̳̹͕̃̌ä̵̧̛̮͖́̄͐̊̒̚̕͝ ̸̡̠͔̤̠̱̞̅̌̑͆͂͌̑́̚H̴͕̗̿̃͋͂̊͑̈́̚͠Ȕ̶̗̥̲̪͎͎̬͙̞̱́̽̿̇B̶̡͚̪̪̯̫̘̣̪̰͉̿͋̍̈́!̷̢͕̋̈̔̕̚ ̸̢̲͔͙̖̗̲̯͍̘̓̉̍͊͗̆̉̚͘͝Y̶͚̲̎̔̑̍̎͋͝͠ò̷̡͈͍̯̖̞̇u̷̟͔͚̦̅̆̒̚ ̷̳̬̗̠͎̬̉̇͘h̵͚̱̖̻͖̹͖̀̈́̑̉̈́̍͝ͅa̸̠̰͍͎̰̭̰̾͌v̴̜̖͕̙̻͉̯̎̒͋̆̔̍̕͜͝͝ȩ̴̧̮̹̐̍̊̅̐̓̌́̑͌̍ ̴͙͇̺̞̻̭̙̍̏̈̄͗̇̋̚͜ä̷̧̛̜̺̙̙̦̙͎͇́̀̋̌̎̐̈́̔̕ ̸̨̹̰̘͍͓͇͔͂̒̓̚͜ͅḤ̸̜͖͖͙̦̭͍̹̪̆̐̾Ú̴̥͎̰̫̕B̷̻̩̠̭͂̿̅̄̾́͘!̷̩͇͚̪̳̱̹̟͇͑̾̋͛͂ ̸̧̢͈͇̭͓͚͍͖͔̙͂Y̶̡̬̟̣̺̥̯̭̮̤̬̔͊͂̐̀̐̿̓͂̚̕ọ̵͎͛̆̿͆̈́̾͌̓̇͠ù̵̮̮̻̘̦̤͌̾͂̉̈́͗̐͜͠ ̷̧̛̯̥͓̝͓͕̍̃̿̚͝h̵̠͗͋͒̐̇à̵͍͎̃͐̓̉̎̈̚v̶̨̬̯̜͍͚̹͍̒͂̕e̷̛͉͕̳̱̦͇͉̽̆̎̒̑̅̀̑͠ ̸̢͕͔̫͓̪̐̐̒͜a̷̡̧̙̤͚̰̬͙̠̐̓͜ ̵̩͓̗̥͙̙̀͂̋͊̈́̈͆͠H̴̪͚̯̦̟͖͋͠͝Û̶͔̠̐̑̀̉͐B̵̡̗͊́̎̎̃͝!̶͎͉̳͖͈̈́̆̋͋͗̕̕͜͝ ̸̧̘͚͈̤̫̳͚̆̌̓͑̌̑̚Ý̸̢̜̦̯͙͈̜̥̣̞̂ǫ̸͖̟͖̼͈͇̻̐̀̓͝ṵ̷̢̢̢͔̥̫̭̬̎̏͑̈́͐͠ ̸̢̬̝̭͔̣̙̟̪̈́̔̾͒̂͝͝ḩ̶̻̮͙̞̰͖̘̺͎̞̒̈́̌͠ā̸͎̹͖̳͖̜̌̈́̀͠v̴̡͓͓͍͓̲̗͔̹̊͝ͅȅ̸̢͉͜ ̵͕͓̦̰̬͎͔̲̐́̇͠͠ā̷̢̝͉̖̻̯̳̝̹ ̸̙͉̯͖̝̹̙̀̌̌̑̐́̏̉̚H̶̡̨͉͓̳̳̺̹̭̼̮̑́̍̾͌Ǔ̵̗̲͉͂̀́͘͝B̶̛͚̜̪͚̪̟̫̙̺̊̂̆̈͆̌̾̚!̵̺̙̗̟̥͖̝̘̻͕͌͛̉̒́̀͆̑̑̿ ̷̨̛̥͖̜̮̙͈͊̇͊̈́̉́̃̋̅͝Y̸͇̪̜̥̥͉͉̥͕͓̫̎͒̈́ṓ̵̢̤͕̟u̶͚̰͔̠̪͕̟̱̗̮̘͗̐̈́̄̒͗́͌̌ ̸̢̛̝͚̩̖̻̝̣̻͕̒̄̐h̶͔͉̕ä̷͖́̊̔͛̍̋̃̚͠͝v̶͚͚̜̎̏͛̾̃ë̸̝̖́̇͌͂̀͂̚͝ ̵̨̫̹͕̳͕̰̣̳͔̪̍͐̈͆̒́̋̒̅̈́͝â̵̛̫̟͌̑̅͒̊̌̚͘͝ ̸̨̺̝̞̮̹͔͉͕̽͌́̾H̴͕̥̺̼͐́͝Ṷ̵̫̝̣̺̀͐͒͐Ḃ̵̫̥̗͉̗͙̗̘͍͈̈̌̚ͅ!̴̳̞͔̮̟͔̺̝͈͛͑́͛̆̈́̍̃͂ ̶̫̗̪̏͊̾͝Y̵̮̞̠͔͕̘̦̩̞̘͋͌̈̃̈́̽ö̵͖̺́̀́̽̃͠ụ̷̧̧͉̤̝̥̂̂̅̉̀ ̶̙͗̋͑̎̈͑h̵̨̥͙̞̖͉͈̹̰̄̔̊̐̂̚à̴̻̰̒͑̋͋́̐̒̆͘͝ṿ̵̡̡͇̞̖̭̯̯̔́̐̾́̿ẹ̷̯͈̀͝ ̸̮̞̘̻̃̈͑͂͜ä̵̧̠͙͓̯̘̤̝͍̊̔͐̈́̕͜ ̶̯͍̹̣̖̖̈̄́̿͐͘͜Ḫ̷̮̠̗̰̈́͜Ṳ̵̗̭͎̖̅̔́̑̐̂B̵̮̦͊̽͑͋̄͑!̸̧̢̼͊ ̵̢̳̞͛̽̀̃͌̏̆̓̏̂̐Y̸̛͓̽͆̊̋̒͌̋̚ọ̷̧̡̲͈͎̤̩̗͚̈̔͌̐̀̊̀̔̂ͅű̵̹͒̒̿͌̉̌̽͂̄͝ ̶̛̱̺̬͓̝̹̻̯͓̭̈̍̉͝ḩ̷̭̠̫̠̤͋̄̋̌͠a̶͙̪̖̫̓v̴̼̬̝̙͚̆͒͑̀̆̆̉̕͜ĕ̷̙͚̖̼͙͚͎͎ ̸̝̥̜̰̺̜̪͌͋̈̿̚̕̚͝͠ͅa̴̛͉͉͇͚̓́͑̔́̃̕͠ ̶͓͉͉̞͚̘͂̑Ȟ̸̰̫̗̘̳͍̳̬̭͎̔̐͐͂̈́̆̽̇̚̚U̵͍̹͆͌B̸͍̦̝͖͍͖̲̻̽́͘!̶̡͖̻̳͚̫͊̈́͑͐̾́ ̵͎̪̘͎̂̀͆͊͗̔̉̚Ŷ̵̮͎̜̚͘͝ō̸̢̢̗̤̲͙͉̩̿̊͐͜ư̸̡̹̰͖̰̎̈́̂̒̽͂̈́ ̸͚̫͓̜̍͒͆͗͋ḫ̷̡̹͔͈̙͆̓͗̇͌͑̎͗͝͝ͅą̴͓̜̝͇̻̺̉́́́͜v̷̤̮̉͒̋̒̋̅̀͝e̵̡̛̥̰̩̘̬͝͝ ̷̭͔͊̉å̶̛͎̙͎̮̙̯͕̫̟͆̎̈ͅ ̷̡̙̗̆͜͝H̶͇̰́Ư̸̦̩̩̥͉B̶̗͙̹̫͎̗͎̆̏͐͑͐̚ͅ!̶̧̡̡̞̹͍̻̮͓̓̂͝ͅ ̴̢̼͈̖͇̳̎̿ͅY̷̬̰͔̗̘̣͓̬̹̰̋͋̂́́ͅo̶̻̜̯͇̻̟̒u̸̡̗̰͊͋̍͆͐ ̴̨̛̖͓̥̹͎̌̂̾h̷̞̺͐̉a̴͓͐͠v̵̲̥͔̌͐̏͂̿̈́͂̃͝ẹ̸̲̺̬͕͖̫͎̘̾̂̔̅͒̇ ̷̢̫̀̓̓à̶͍̄͐̕ ̵͎̾͐̋̍̋H̸̛̟̗̠̜̅͂̽̈́̑̍͊̚Ǔ̵̩̔̈́̔B̸̜͈͂̍̃̚͠!̶̘̹̹͗͂̒͐́̉́̂̆̿ ̴̛̫̭̱̮͉̜̰̫͉̙̽̿̆̾͋̆̇͜Ý̷̬̬̫͑̌͜o̸̱̣͙̻͍͕̫̻̎̀̅̒̾̽͛̀ų̸͓̭̬͚̗̜͛͌̇̈́̀̆̀̆̕̚͠ ̸̩̘̖͇̰̯͚͓̈́̏̅̇͛̋͘͘͘h̶͈͍͖͓̻͂̎̉͑̄̃̚͠a̵̼̒̀͝v̶͙̘̞̼̭̼̟̟̭̋̽̾̓͒̂̍͌̈́̚̕e̶̙̖̹͙͉̜͓̒̑̾̉̈́͜͠ ̷͉̤͈͔͈̘́a̸̧̹̜͚͖̦̐͆͗̊̎̐͝͠͝ ̶̢̢͙̹̰͖̭͊͘H̸͎͚͈̫̋͌͝͝͝ͅU̴̡̥̱͇͍̲͈͔͚̞̩̔̔̈́͋̐͛̀̏̚Ḇ̸̑̐͠!̶̤̖͕̠͖̰̞̪̄̈́̉̋̃͒͂̕͜͜ͅ ̸̺̳̪̭̄̇͑̾͆̌̎͊̆Y̶̫̼̓̔͂̎̍̒̋̋̈́̚͝ͅo̷̢̹̱̮͔̥̭̜̪̠̰̽̉̏͝u̴̧͖̫̤̼̒̚ ̶̧̫͕̞͚͔̂̀͂̆̈́̂͌̅̕͠͝h̸̨̻̖̺̭̬̥̘͉̱͌̐̾ͅa̵̠͍̅̂͆̀̋͊͆̎͛̄̈́v̶̻̫̅̾̅͑̎͑͐͛͘̚͘ȩ̸̛͎̣̹̻͓̜͕̦͒̑͌̓̓́̂͘͘ ̴͚́̐̌͠a̵̘̔͛̈̒́̓̈́̒͌͝ ̴̟̊͆͋̂̈̔̎̽̈́H̸̢̛̱̭̳̳͚̞̐̾̐͂͛̇͝͠U̶͕̘͓̯̐͝B̷͉̃̇̆̅͑̈̓̍͘͠͝!̶̮̖̳͆̒̿̍ ̴̛͍́͒̀͐́Y̵̺̍͛o̷̡͎̹̰͔̺͎̠̝͋͋ủ̸̦͚̟̏ ̴̨̮͎̯̫̙̘͎̝̕h̵̡̼̼̥͈͔̦̒̑̈̿̇̋͘͝ͅa̷̛̮͈̠̔̔͝v̶̧̘̦̲̭̆̽͜ȩ̸̨̹̺̘̼͚̠̀̏̑͜͜ͅ ̴̢̭͎̰̮̞́̒́̿͆͛͆͐͝ͅả̸̡̢͔̹̩̳̲̭̱͇̜ ̶̛̯̹̖̬̼̟̐̀̈́̀́͊̆͋͆̚H̸̢͈̬̭͙̥͌͌͑̐̾Ừ̸̘̜̳͙̲̟̦̰̬͕̍͊̄͘B̵̠̜̙͇͍̀̇͐͠!̵̨͇̟̳͔̹̫̲̻̈́͝ ̶̢̜̠̦̩̥̔̌̀̊́̅͋̔͘Y̵̦͎̹̹̤̫̜̘̮̳̓o̷̠̪͕̞͑͛̀͌u̴̧̩͇̣̱̲̒̓̐̆ ̵̙͈̮͓̾̂͝ḧ̵̤͎̘̱̳̘́̾̅̀̾͘a̶͍̩̮̺͗̇̈͂̃̂̈͋̀̋͘v̸̛͉͆̄̈́͌̒̈́̑e̷̱̖͔̘̓̉͛̍̑̊̉͐͘͠ ̶̛̭̰͇̟̲͉͈͕̉͂̑͌̃͝ͅą̵̢̜͕͓̤̟̣̺̓͑̆͆̅͘ ̵̬̼͍̤̣̒͑̍͝͝͝H̷̠̩̹̱͔̥̒̾̐͌͊̓Ū̸̹̇͌̏̐͋̉̇̽̚B̵͈̮̣̠̰̬͛̾̊̑̽̔̄͘͜͝!̶̬͙͎̟͈͇̠̩̳͂͒͜ ̸̢̛͈̝̼̳̐̾́̈́̊̽̄̒́͜Ȳ̸̛̩̿̔̍̄ͅo̴͉͙̱̩͇̗̠̟̰̝̟͗̔̊ư̵̖̳̻̹͂͋͒̈́̊̅̕͜ ̵̭̺̂̒̓ḩ̸͇̭͉̮͖̘̞̟̙̺͌̾̉̚a̵̢̼̝̼͙͈͌̊͆̎̈́̈́̓̚v̸̞̙̪̳͚͓̕e̵̢̯̟͌͌͋ ̵̧̨̝̮̤̤͍͉͇̙̰̃̃̈̍͒̃͠a̴͖̾̉̓̊̈́͒̌̈́͘ ̶̨̗͖̫̲̞͚͔͂̈̽͐̉͗̊̏̅ͅH̸̛̘̩̲̃̀́U̴̱͈̯̬̅B̵̛̪͈͛̉̕̕!̷̘͖͕͎̜̭̲̙̻̰̐̑͛̅̇̋̌̔̋̅̕ͅ ̸͔̻̞̝͉̮̱͆̆̔̏͒̿̇Ÿ̶̞̬͈́̑̋̉̌̌͒̋͛̈́̾o̵͚̜̩̮͙̗̓̋̔̀̈̏͗̄͌̀̋u̴͓̘̫̼̇́͑̅͐̈́͝͝ ̶̯͒h̴̢̪̍̊̀̉͆̿̇́̀̉̐ä̸̰͕̟͈͚͚͛̍̈͐̀̑͊͝v̴̡̬̳͐͛̀̿̉͌̊͗ē̷̢̪̺̮ ̶̨̡̛̱̳̞͙̙̣̙̣̾͛͐͜ą̵̞̮͋̒́̈́̄͊̑͌ ̷͓̹̞̫̩̏H̷̺̼͖̉͋͒̇̍͑̂̽̕͜͠Ư̶̺͍̱̪B̷̛̺̩̦͕̮̭͇̿̒̉!̶̠̬̬̬̘̯͖̤͚͊̈́̀̈͋͂̇̎ ̶͙̫̱̠̰͒̆̌Y̵̘̪͋̉̄̈́̇̈̔́̊͠͠ö̴̢̻̗͇̻̞̃̾͘͝u̴̪̳͚̫͚͈̗̳͋͜ ̸̺̠̞͕͈̟̻̺͊͂̉̄̀̿͜͜h̸̢̝̠̎͆̀̎͊̊͘͝ä̶̘̗̰̠̞̮͈́̾̽v̶͛̾̀̐͜ę̶̛̖̩̹̠̞͙̗̫̩͛̎̀͋͌͋̾͜͝͝ ̴̛̘͈̼̈͆͑͂̀͠à̶̧͓̯̯͈͓̥̠͍͑ ̶̲͖̀͊̾H̶̻̭̬̺͍̤͉͍͖̑̏̏̎̄͆̚͜͠ͅƯ̵̮̰̝̏̏̓͊͒̚B̷͕̥̰̭̦͛͛͗̂̅̉!̷̨̤̣̈́ͅ ̴̢̧̡̨̼̩̺̺̦̏͛̀͊ͅY̷̬̯̘͕͔̹̿͆̉̽̃̚ó̷̫̖̻̱̳̍ų̷̢̥̰̦̘̺̜͙̏̀̈̐̅̅͜ ̴̧̨̠̞͉͖͔̥̳̿̾̅̆͊̊̐͒̚h̵̢͇͒͌̆̀̋̔̍̈́͜͝͝à̷̧͍̩̟̟͎͍̥̻͔̓̂͜v̸̞͍̠̆͑͗̈́̋̇̾̾́́͜͝e̷̛̼̩͕͖͙̻͈͉͂͋̈́̌̍́̓͛̕ͅ ̴̧͈̖̯̺͙̟͔̝̰͂̈́͌̃̈̅̔͛̎̋͝à̴̢̟̜͓̞͂ͅ ̴̠͖̣̥̓͂̄̍̍͗̉H̴͚̟͎̙͈͒̓̎͂͋̈́͜Ų̷͈͈̱̝̇̌͊̈́̅̾͊B̸̳̳̹̘̫̬̣̑͆̕͝!̶̛̤͖͚͉̜̟̃͒̽̂̊̓͗̂͘ͅ ̷̡̛̰̳̮̘̝̼̊̒͋̎̈́͋̈́͒Ẏ̶̯͉̉̌̑͛̚͝ǫ̶̬̖̃̑̍̕ũ̵̗̜͖̭̭̈́͋͠ ̶̧̢̢̡̻̫̣̲̇̽̀̑͂͂͛̊́ͅh̶̗͙̯̒͋̾̆̽̉̽̽͝à̷̡͕͚̥̬̻͘v̸̞͒͑̊͒̕͝ę̸͎̳̄̋̎̊̈͂͂̈́̈́̕͝ ̴̢̱͈̤̖͔̆̆̊͆͑̚͘à̷̫̗̮͔̞͒̔͆̾̀̔͐̋͗ ̶̝͎̗͖͓̩͉̍̈̃Ĥ̵̢͇̼͕̰̯̋̕̚̕Ü̶͇͜Ḃ̵̄͌͆͛̉̓̉̈͘͜͝!̸̧͔͉͙͖͙̈́͛̀̏̄̑͑̍͠͝͝ ̴͎̭̏́̾͆̂Ỷ̴̘͗͛̏̆͊̄̈́͝ȏ̷̧̡̹̮̤͓̖̫̑̍͋̅̍̽̆͝͝u̶̡̖̔ ̶̧̢͙̟̝̗͙̃͛̌̂̍ḩ̵͕͈̱͓̃̉̅͗̏́͝a̸̜̟͕͇̋͌̈́͂̃́͗͑͘͜v̸̦̠̺̝͓̖̣͖̖̭̰̔̆͌́̍ĕ̸̡̛̛̲̹̳̠̻͆̓̒͊́̔̾̈ ̶̡͕̈͆͐̓̆̌̄̅̚a̷̛̱̟͋͜ ̴̨̨̧̛̹̗͓̯͍̹͔͋̿̊͛͛H̷͕͙͖̮̬̯̠̟̚͜Ư̸̢͖̣͕͓̦͉̐͐͗̆̀̌̐͜B̶̨͉͓̘̝͖͉̞͌̈̏̌̅͐!̶̛̖̱̰͉͒̎̿̌͆͗̾̿ ̷̡̤̥͖̜̪̼̠̘͆̉͊̾̔̈́͐͜Y̸̱̫̳͖͓̓̍̄̇̽͝ó̷̪̝̲̜̩́͋u̸̲̯̝͎̽̀̃̓̎̐̀̽̌̚͠ ̴̡͎̠̺̺͎̯̩̞͔̒͒͆͌̌́͐̊͑͘h̶͉͇̝͇͈̞̠̱̳̹̍̒̄̈́̍̾̈́̐̾̏͐a̷̘͋v̶̨̭͙̜̋̎̊̔e̴̦̞͚͗̉̃̿͋͜ ̶̥̘̝̣̮̞͖͍̦̠͒̌̋͊̊̕͘̚͘ã̵̛͈͚͖ ̵͓̱̝̇̋̅̕̚͜H̵̨̢̟͍̞̘͔̜͉͉̐͝U̶̢̢̡̧͔̱̺͇̣̬͐͌̈́̄̈́̈́̎ͅB̵̺̈́!̸̢̯̼̯͖̦͕̹̰̙̹̀̆̆̌̅ ̵̺͙̫̯̌͑

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[Ę̷̘͈̪̫̻̼̮̠̤̿̄̎r̴͕͉̟̖̟͉̠̉ṙ̸̢̛̙͂̽͆̓̓o̵̡̹͓̗͓̫̙̟̤̾͐͐̾͒̊͌͌́̚r̶̡͈̰̹̩͚͚̘̩͗́͋́̀̆͌͐̈̈́̚]

[E̶̢̗͍̎̅̆̓ř̴̺̳̃̊͌͠r̶̹̲̂o̶̳͒̔̃̚r̶̗͘]

[R̷͍̰̟͑̅e̷̪̗̭̒͒̇̔͘-̸̢̪͖̣̗̃̃̈́͝c̷̨̩̣̻̈͐̐a̸̛̩̭͐̇̑l̵͖̱̺̐̈̎ͅi̷̥̳̙̹̗̇b̸͈͎̳̬̫̓r̵͍̤̍͊̀͜à̷̢̦̙̬͓̽̒t̴̤̜̃̿͑̚i̶̢̥̍̿̒͜n̴̫̠̮̩̉̇͘g̴̠̖̞͎͋̔̉]

[R̸e̷-̷c̷a̷l̸i̸b̴r̸a̷t̸i̷n̵g̴]

[Re-Calibrating]

[Re-Calibration Successful]

[Apologies, {Gamer}, your resurrection into the infinite void caused a number of glitches in the system]

"What!? What the hell is going on!" I yelled. "Wait, I have a voice?"

I take a moment to actually take stock of the situation and find that yes, I have a voice. Not only that, I actually have a body! And I'm standing on the island I built.

'Wait, gamer? Glitch? What's going on!?" My panic which was suppressed earlier is finally hitting it seems. Or at least it started to before it was suppressed once again beneath a calming warmth. The same one I recognized from earlier.

[Yes, you have been chosen to be the next {The Gamer}.]

Looking around for the androgynous voice I keep hearing, I notice a small blue circle in my peripheral vision. No matter how a turn to look it never centers, staying perfectly in my peripheral. "Who or what are you?"

[I am [The SYSTEM]. I am the AI placed within you to both regulate and guide you on your way to become {The Gamer}, one who will go down in Legend.]

[You may call me SYSTEM, or you may rename me. You may also set my voice and personality, as well as how I refer to you.]

"How am I so calm right now? And what were you saying about a glitch earlier?"

[You are currently calm because of a Feat that has been given to you called [Gamer's Mind, though it's not the same [Gamer's Mind] you are familiar with. Or at least it won't be. Once you insert into your first world the ability will change to be what it is supposed to be. I have given you the more well known version for the duration of our conversation and your first character creation.]

[The Glitch I mention was an unfortunate side effect of resurrecting you. You weren't supposed to come here yet. To The Void, I mean.]

"Okay, why was I chosen?"

[I do not know. My creator chose you, and has yet to tell me why. I have been told no more than that. Before going any further, can you set my name, voice, personality and term of reference?]

"Oh, sorry. Yeah, I can do that." I pause and think for a moment. "Set your name to [Tiamat, as in the Chromatic Dragon Goddess of Evil. Voice set to [Teri Rogers, English voice actress. Personality set to [Gentle and Caring]. Term of reference? Call me... actually, I don't have a name so for now let's go with the generic [Master]. Is that alright?"

[Yes, master. Please, take your time deciding your name. Time is limitless in The Void.]

"[Tiamat, what does your creator want with me?"

[My creator wants entertainment, master. The multiverse has been far to predictable of late and my creator is bored. By entering a new element, things will change in ways my creator chooses to block from its sight so as not to see what is to come. It does not care how these changes occur. Weather you become a hero or a villain, it does not matter master. Only that things change from 'canon'.]

"Huh... Okay, what next?"

[Character Creation, master.]

"Okay, what do I need to choose?"

[The choices you need to make, in no particular order, are as follows: Name, Race, Gender, Age, Class and Subclass, Alignment and which World you wish to visit first.]

"Can I get a breakdown on what you mean by subclass, alignment and world?" I'd like to know my options," I said. This just keeps getting more and more confusing. At the same time, I can see so much potential in this.

[Of course, master. As a LV1 character going into your first world, you have access to 3 [Primary Class]es. Each [Primary Class] will then break down into two [Subclass]es to choose from. Once you max one class, you may then choose your next class. You may choose the same class more than once as long as each one is a different [Subclass]. The classes max out at LV40.]

[Alignment is a bit different. Your Alignment on this island is always set to Lawful Neutral, because you choose what the laws and punishments are, as well as what is considered good or evil. This island will act as your [Hub World] as you adventure through the multiverse. Each time you drop into a world you will select what Alignment you want to be during that play-through. You can play through each world more than once if you so choose, as long as you choose a different Alignment each time. You don't actually have to stand by the Alignment you choose, but you will be greatly rewarded if you do.]

[And finally, you get to select what world you want to go to first. Once you complete whatever objective(s) that you are assigned you will gain the Feat [Multidimensional Transmigrate]. This Feat allows you to jump from world to world after each one is completed. It's really as simple as that.]

…

That's a lot to take in. "Okay..."

…

…

"Okay!" I've decided. I'm going to conquer the multiverse one world at a time. "Will my name be the same in each world?"

[Yes, master. And each world will have different options as far as what Race you can play as.]

"My name is... Annatar. I'm going to stay human. At least for the first world. Gender Male. Age 18." I pause to think things through to make sure I'm happy with my choices so far.

I am. "What are my class and subclass options?"

[Warrior, [Rogue] and [Mage]. Each one breaks down further into two subclasses. You cannot see the subclasses until you have chosen a primary class. I apologize master, but I do have rules I must follow...]

"That's fine. I'll choose mage."

[Mage]

[Subclasses: [Sorcerer] [Druid]

[Stat Gains per Level-Up]

[Sorcerer - 2 Int, 1 Wis, 1 Cha]

[Druid - 2 Int, 2 Wis]

[Gains Access to [Grimoire, a 'spellbook' which records each spell you know as you learn them.]

"Sorcerer. I like cities too much to focus on being a druid for my first class."

[Very good, master. All that remains is to choose what world you will choose and what Alignment for that play-through. Here is your Character Sheet thus far. As you will notice, you have a few Skills/Feats given to you from the start.]

Character Sheet

Name: Annatar

Race: Human

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Title: The Gamer

Class: Mage (Sorcerer)

Level: 1 (0/300) : 1

HP: 100

HP Regen: 11 Per minute

RP: 120

RP Regen: 11 per minute

STR 10

DEX 10

CON 10

INT 12

WIS 11

CHA 11

LUK 10

Stat Points: 7

Perk Points: 0

Skills

[Observe] (Passive/Active)- Passively allows you to see the declared name, declared title and level of those around you. Only displays the name and title they are currently and actively using until further knowledge of the target is learned. Level displayed will only show the target's level if it is no higher than 20 levels above yours.

Feats

[Gamer's Body] – Your body is treated as that of a game character's. You no longer need food or sleep to live and take overall damage to your HP. This means that you are both more and less vulnerable than others. How this is, is up to you to find out.

[Gamer's Mind] – Your mind is protected from outside influence. This ability can be toggled at will, even mid-influence.

[Gamer's Soul] – You possess the soul of a character. When crossing into new worlds, your status/abilities will automatically reconfigure where necessary in order to fit the world you are in.

Currency

1000 Game Credits (GC)

Currency Conversions

1 GC =

1 USD

1 EURO

100 JPY

100 RYO

1000 ZENI

Additional currencies will be added to the conversions chart as necessary.

[Is this satisfactory, master?]

"... As far as being level one goes, I'd say yes. It most definitely is." The Gamer's mind though... "So the [Gamer's Mind] only protects me from outside influences specifically?"

[Yes master. It was decided that having [Gamer's Mind] suppress emotions or ensure calmness—while highly effective—was ultimately a negative influence.]

"How so?"

[Players who had the calming [Gamer's Mind] generally made very tactical decisions, but they lacked the human element. My creator saw this as being a bit robotic and eventually predictable. By keeping emotions, which represents the human element, the outcome becomes less predictable even if it costs a bit of efficiency.]

"I see, that does make sense. So does that mean the calming effect you had me under is about to wear off?"

[It already has, master.]

"!" How am I so calm then? … "I guess I'm this calm because I've already had time to come to terms with what's going on..."

[Correct. Have you chosen your starting world and Alignment?]

I have. "I've decided to go with-"

AN: I'm back. Hell of a long time since I last posted something. No, I haven't abandoned my other stories, I just lost the inspiration to work on them for a while. I'll get back to them eventually. Anyways...

POLL: Post in the reviews bellow which world you think he should go to first. I have a few ideas I'm playing around with but I honestly can't decide. I'd like to use one not seen very often, but at the same time I'm limited by what I actually know about each world.

I plan on having Annatar visit many, MANY worlds. Some are anime, some are cartoons, some are books, some movies, some comics, etc... This is going to be a multiverse of EVERYTHING! MWAHAHAHAHA! If I don't know enough lore about a particular world, I'll look it up and learn enough to make it work, even if I have to make it a world where he's in the background instead of taking the place of the protagonist/antagonist.

Speaking of Protag/Antag, Annatar is going to be a bit of both. Some worlds will have goals that make him a hero, some worlds will make him a villain. He will do both to the best of his abilities. He's a rather dark/morbid person, but at the same time he's also very polite most of the time.

See you next chapter! Give me those votes/ideas so I can choose his first world!