The Void
Emptiness. That's all i feel right now as i float across this endless chasm. I see nothing, I hear nothing. I try to recall how i find myself in this situation. Most of my memories are still blurry, but what i do know is I'm probably dead. I can vaguely remember that this emptiness i feel isn't new to me. Ah, it's all coming back to me now. I lived quite a pathetic life, whiling away at a corporate job trying to make ends meet and paying off debts. The only source of entertainment being Anime, Manga and Light novels. But that too stopped being entertaining. I lived this monotonous life hoping for a miracle to bring some sort of meaning to my life. But I guess that never came my way after all I'm not a Shounen Manga Protagonist with plot armor or a wuxia novel MC whose luck is practically shitting rainbows. I wonder how my Parents are feeling right now. I wasn't really a great son to them. I wasted away most of my life being lazy. I kinda regret it now. What I would do to get a reset button. It feels pointless to reminisce when I think about my situation right now. How long have I been drifting like this. There doesn't seem to be any concept of time here, it might have been a few hours or maybe even years. I guess I'll just keep drifting and see what happens.
Fuck this shit! I've been having that same see what happens passive attitude all my life and see where that's got me. I need get out of here or at least find something. I scream out hoping for someone to notice. But, there is no sound that comes out. I keep at it for a while until I stop to feel my surroundings. Nothing. It's the same emptiness. I feel like fate is mocking me, I always thought I'd be fine on my own and that I don't really need people in my life. It's just a hassle to have to deal with people every day. And now what I'd give to have anyone or anything notice me. Panic! Desperation! Anxiety! I don't know how to stop this feeling. I'm spiraling down this road of no return. And then it's all gone in an instant. I see the light. I'm not talking about some moment of enlightenment where I suddenly know what to do or it all makes sense now kinda thing. There's literally a blob of white light coming towards me. I feel relieved, hopefully I can get out of here. Anyplace would be better than this.
I stop and wait, I can feel the anticipation that maybe I'll be like those MC's from the plethora of fanfics I've read and get some wishes and travel to a fictional world of my choice. The white light is getting closer and closer and then it just goes past me completely ignoring my existence. Now I'm wondering what the fuck just happened? Wasn't that my way out of here. Maybe or maybe not but at least it was something. Uhh, I got greedy thinking all my problems are going to fix itself. Fuck my passive thinking. Now I chase behind that thing. Damn that thing is fast. I keep chasing and after what felt like forever it finally stops. I get closer hoping it doesn't run away this time and hopefully I'll get some answers to get out of here. As I get closer I hear a creepy laughter. Wait, how am I hearing anything in this place?
"Hehe. Well that was fun kid. I couldn't help but tease you when I heard your thoughts about wishes and world travel."
Ugh. This evil bastard, how could he put me through that. Wait did he say he could read my thoughts? And I just abused him. Crap. Sorry. Please just get me out.
"Fufu. Fine. apology accepted. Now let's change the scenery shall we."
I suddenly find myself in a white room seated in front of Morgan Freeman. This looks just like a scene from Bruce Almighty. I seem to be in my old body but it feels weird somehow.
"It's perfectly normal to feel weird, this is after all your Astral form." The Morgan Freeman lookalike explains to me.
"So, what do I call you? And what is going to happen to me now?" – MC
"You can call me Morgan or ROB or whatever you feel like. It's not like it matters to me. As for what now for you? I'm not sure to be honest. I cannot send you back to your original world since your soul has traces of the Void from your time here. It looks like some random omnipotent being played a prank on you to show what true loneliness feels like since you were going all Emo with your 'I don't need anybody' thing going on." – Morgan
"Seriously, how long was I in here? And who the hell has that much time on their hands to just spy on some nobody like me?" – MC
"You were in here for a thousand years or so I think. The guy who sent you in here forgot about you, you're lucky I saw you when I felt an anomaly. Enough about that let's talk about your current predicament" – Morgan
It's baffling how he just wrote off something like trapping me in here for a thousand years like it's a trivial thing that happens every day, I sighed. "So, what now?" – MC
"Well, let's go with what you were hoping for when I came across you. I won't be giving you wishes but I'll let you go to a world of your choosing." – Morgan
"What do you mean by a world of your choosing? Like can I really go to these anime worlds? Do they really exist?" – MC
"Well. There are a multitude of worlds in the multiverse. Haven't you heard of the multiverse theory? It's like this any choice made by an individual creates an alternate reality. There would be other realities where different choices are made and different paths are followed by the same person." – Morgan
"So, does that make my original reality something like a Prime world where everything originates from?" – MC
"Yes, something like that. Enough about that, now do you want to go or not?" – Morgan asks in annoyance.
"Yes. Please. But most of these worlds are like dangerous, can I not have a Goldfinger or some cheat of my own?" – MC
"Damn Brat. Fine I'll give you a system where you can get abilities and what not just like those novels I see from your memories." – Morgan
"Haha. Thank You. Thank You. Then send me off to Against the Gods world please." – MC
"Sure. Let's see. Ah, there it is. That's a messed up world you want to go to. You'd probably die at the hands of those young masters or their ancestors and grand ancestors. They really do come one after another in that world. The system is called an ATG system specifically for this Profound Energy thing they have there. Well, let me send you off kid. You will wake up after the system adapts to your soul." – Morgan
"Wait. Which planet will I be born in exactly?" – MC
"Don't Care. That's not part of what I said I'll give you." – Morgan snaps his finger and sends away the soul for rebirth.
"Hmm. Let's see ATG, now to make sure the soul enters into the world cycle." – Morgan
"Morgan where the fuck are you?" He hears an angry woman's shout from behind him.
Quickly fumbling and finishing things up in a panic he makes a mistake and sends the soul to a completely different world.
"Oh Shit! Well, let's just make some minor adjustments and be done with this" – Morgan