Chapter 5 (Fairy Tale)

"Yeah for sure," I say without thinking.

God damn it, God damn it, GOD DAMN IT.

What's the shitty system going to do? Why is everything fading again? Oh no its dark again.

"So, once upon a time the world was one and whole,"

Oh it's Lafia's voice! where is it coming from?

"We lived on a vast, infinite land filled with infinite possibilities. And on this land, the God Galel's children prospered."

In front of me I see a vast plane appears, with a man made of the Earth emerges from the ground, and his children start to multiply.

"Galel's children strive to reach every corner they could explore of this seemingly endless land, causing them to spread out and diversify over time."

The world around me rushes, as my perception zooms along the furthest reaches that the children have gone to. Galel's children all started as human, but as they reach the different expanses, they evolved into elves, orcs, and half-beasts. I experienced technologically advanced civilizations from the Dwarves, and was shown those live as one with nature like the Druids.

"But one day, the Demonic race found something in the corner of their world. It was a box, said to have tempt the demon race into opening it."

As I was zooming along the world, the world around me stopped at a volcanic habitat. Lava ran here as if it were water. A pretty cliche depiction of Hell if im being perfectly honest. My perception focuses onto a lone Demon boy. He looks like a human child, but with bluer skin, black eyes, and two small horns that protrude from the sides of his forehead. He reaches out for the inconspicuous box, before he is envelopeded by the darkness.

"The boy who opened the box knew little of the fact that he would unleash the ultimate danger to this world. Every demon touched by the darkness would transform into an unsightly beast, cursed with an insatiable hunger."

After the darkness fades, what was left was a wild beast, crawling on all fours.

"The darkness was quick, and it was quick to ravage the others too. Soon All of Galels children were targeted, then massacred."

A sinking dread dripped into my stomach.

'No, No, please don't please don't make me see this I don't want to see this anymore'

I begged. But it didn't help, and I knew what was coming.

I zoomed somewhere, seemingly world's away from where I just was. But it wasn't far enough.

I saw a woman laying the last dish on the table for her family. At the table were two brothers kicking and punching at eachother and a baby on a high seat next to the Father. The Father had a stern face, but laughed heartedly at the boys antics. Then then ever so subtlety, world around them slowly started to dim.

I don't know these people, but my heart had me screaming for them to run. But they couldn't hear me. And it happened in an instant.

As the Darkness consumed the room, the Father finally noticed something was off. But it was too late. Right where is two sons should be bickering, they vanished. And by the time he could even react, so did his head.

His wife, who unfortunately saw everything that just conspired, saw the torso of her now dead husband being chewed by an unimaginable beast, his body being ripped from his legs. Just as she was about to cry out, the darkness got her too.

I saw mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters being torn apart and ripped to shreds before they were consumed. What's left behind made me second guess if the happy families that were just there a second before were merely a false memory.

"Galel noticed this darkness that was ravaging his innocent children, and saw all the harm it has caused. So, He decided he must do something about it."

I wanted to throw up.

"He cried out for His children, his voice reaching ever corner of the world."

Why can't I end the cut scene? Who developed this crap?

"Children, come to me at once. Quickly, grab my arms, and I'll bring you to safety."

Please.

"Galel planted his feet into the infinite land, and started to grow like a tree. As he grew, he would extend his many arms towards his children and carry them away from the darkness."

Galel looked out towards his Children. He roared out a cry of pain, as his tears hit his feet. Suddenly, Vines grew out from his feet, coiled around his body, and quickly started growing for the sky. Massive roots tore through the earth as it made its way around the infinite expanse, searching for any survivors. The further the vine and roots went along, the more girth the base of the tree would gain, as tree slowly started to lift itself out of the darkness. Anyone who found themselves on the tree would slowly be lifted out of the darkness along with the tree.

"The beasts were still wary of Galel's powers, and found themselves unable to climb him, as he rejected the presence of the beasts. However, the beasts linger at the feet of his roots, waiting for the opportunity to seize the rest of Galels Children."

I tried paying the things around me no attention. But the tree continued to grow thicker and more vibrant despite me. and as the tree grew and prosper, so did the unbearable darkness. Darkness soon left the tree alone, and continued to expand throughout the infinite plains, racing Galel's roots in search of the rest of the children beyond the infinite plains.

It zooms in onto a a family, inhabiting a village in one of the farthest corners of the universe. Right before I could see them clearly, I can see a distinct darkness start to creep in on them.

No, no, not again.

Please, please stop it. Stop it.

I SAID -

"And that's pretty much how the story goes"

The world flashes and twists around until I'm brought back into my body. Before I can stop myself, the word rips it's way through my throat. Almost as a cry.

"STOP!"

The carraige stopped.

...

"Is everything okay?"

...

Fuck this system.