Within darkness a single soul floated upwards into interstellar space overlooking the Earth as if being drawn by a magnetic force defying the so called laws of physics that men of science held so tightly
Ethereal in nature blurry and naked it opened its eyes to see this sight from above the Earth was filled with a beauty that could only be described as chaotic having the stars as it's backdrop
Suddenly everything began to move away with tremendous speeds stars once great now seemed like flickers of a lighter compared to the great fire it once was space bent and contorted until it simply broke making no sound
From the souls perspective it could not process this information but something was clear the celestial bodies weren't the ones being pulled further away but itself, the world it saw was of endless colour overlapping each other
Perfect three demensional shapes appeared as the colours took form separating from one another space contorted into a vortex around the soul leading into a black and white static like space an orchestra of vibration and frequency where past present and future the sounds of every living thing that was and will be the sound of every atom and smaller is heard overlapping each other in a symphony no living beings flesh could survive
Then realities curtains once again opened the soul found itself in a black void ofcourse this soul was long knocked out moving off pure instinct as if in a state of hypnosis if it wasn't for the power guiding it this soul would of long been erased instead of freely moving through realities borders
Sometime later a single soul would awaken In a illusory world other than it's face arms and legs the rest of it's body seemed undefined covered in white clouds or simply pure white this wandering Soul was clearly Zagreus he was currently kneeling
His head in pain as though someone in his previous life had walked up to a certain dead corpse and shot another bullet to the head his memories fragmented and in disarray pain festered taking over his mind
To distract from this pain Zagreus took a look at his surroundings only to see the floor was made of what could only be described as one solid calm Ocean after taking a closer look beneath this seamlessly calm sea bookshelves could be seen covered in plant vines filled with ancient tomes some surrounded by chains releasing a sinister glow some more alluring than others
These bookshelves seemed never ending each having its own place they seemed to be on each side and on top of each other while still having enough space it seemed to be built like a maze surrounding the open space was a thick darkness within it an Ocean of monsters the abyss looked back the sight of these unspeakable horrors caused the soul to snap out of it's trance looking up
The realm seemed to be full of an endless white light in a constant state of summer day something thick surrounded the air and took the appearance of clouds where an endless library seemed to exist bookshelves would move up and left to right switching positions with one another without making a sound lights that seemed like stars could be seen eminating from the skies
Millions no endless Pillars of cloud shot up to infinity never ending it seemed to be somewhat of a transparent tank within contained Galaxies no universes stacked utop one another when one focused on each individual one there thoughts would be pulled in and all they could see was one planet as if the entire universe was simply a backdrop for its existence
Zagreus honed in as a figure appeared in his line of site lieing on a Throne similar to china's majestic Emporers it resembled ancient Aztec architecture and a modern 2 seater couch and was made of pure green jade it seemed to be perfectly sculpted from stone not assembled
On it a man had his two feet seated ontop while it's one right arm gently carresed the arm rest while it's torso leaned backwards he had long black straight hair a pale light skin tone and a tall figure he had a long chiseled face and a feminine feel his left hand had an empty metalic cup that seemed to indicate that he had drunk alcohol he wore a transparent sleeping gown resembling an ancient Chinese wedding dress dark red in colour it parted ways at the chest to round about the pelvis area revealing a well built frame of muscular abbs that transcended greek statues his pants white and baggy with a black sash surrounding his waist
The two locked eyes Zagreus still in a daise saw multiple stacked illusions of the same entity What are you he demanded as his mind began to repair are you God he exclaimed
The man with deep red irises and deep black pupils dark eyebrows and a phoenix symbol on his forehead replied with a deep but inquisitive voice in a calm manner seeming amused
God ..... I guess a being like you would think me such a thing do you recognize our standing mortal Zagreus replied is there a God the man looked at him sternly and said sometimes I wonder does the world need a God only for the answer to lie squarely at my feet
The real Question is if that God exists is it your God and why should he help you but just to show how merciful I am the man Said with a dark tone in his voice the answer is yes I can bet my existence on it and I've lived for billions don't you know although I've never met him in person
But his followers nag me of his existence so he must exist anyway what's your name boy
As Zagreus looked to his captor in thought he knew something was off as he tried to blurt out his name nothing came out he couldn't remember
The man grinned Oh ! that's right your name is whatever I say it is from now on your mine your going to be apart of me the one formerly named Zagreus remembered how helpless he was in his previous life felt sadness swell up as If to shed tears but not a single shred came out
What are you he said a demon here to take my last shred of dignity Send me to heaven send me to hell anywhere but here send me where my parents my sister is he said with the passion of a man who's Los it all
The man looked and said hell you don't want to go there he quipped childishly you give yourself the choice heaven or hell hoping I choose mercifully making such assumptions will get you killed oh wait he laughed how naive as for what I am I've been given many names God's executioner of worlds ,the selector of Destiny ,the Ultimate magician ,keeper of the ancient library, the 12th horn of the apocalypse ,the rift between worlds
Do not think yourself special mortal for I did not choose you ,you are a mere vessel my replacement successor to join the collective don't worry we were once weak like you now strength beyond your wildest imagination is all that's left it's a great honor you know
As the one formerly named Zagreus heard those words he remembered his father and said I want to live I don't care for your power I will work for my own and kick your ass hahaha the man laughed you've brought me a high spirited one this time he seemed in thought common boy in the real world you will find nothing but pain and the desire to kill yourself let me eat you now so your pain can end
A light appeared in the one formerly called Zagreus eyes so you can't eat me without my permission the man smirked cheeky but no I'm just being courteous What about this let's make a deal me and you ,it all ends with us becoming one anyway individuality and it's strength has its limits you know
I will bring you back in return grow connections with the world around you gain experience mystical knowledge and become the ultimate magician one that fools reality refuse and I consume you right here
The one formerly named Zagreus smirked clenching his fists what's the catch the man replied simple you will not die even if you desire to and if those objectives are not met up to the age of 1 thousand after that I will consume you
All the one formerly named Zagreus could think of is his individuality and how it was the last thing he owned himself he refused to cave into the pressure I accept he said ! The man slowly stood up from his seat rose and began to walk forward a sinister Aura eminating with each step that caused the one formerly known as Zagreus to fall on his back
As he arrived closer a blade of gold and silver with emeralds adorned on its hilt materialized in his hand the boy formerly known as Zagreus exclaimed what are you doing the man replied I've always wanted to knight someone into existence now bow he said with a stern voice forcing the other to kneel like a servant as if his instincts had been subjugated
He took the blade with the servant following the blades every move as it was slightly tapped on top of his shoulders suddenly the man bent down grabbed the side of the servants neck as a blade slowly stabbed through on the servants chest a look of betrayal plastered on Zagreus face once more while a smirk had lighted on the man's face as he pulled the corpses head and mumbled words that could not be described at that time
At the edge of a village attop a great hills cliff lies a great castle within it a baby is born