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So what is this story about? Existential dread about free will being real or is an illusion type thing?

It isn't an illusion. From what I've read so far, it's about a creator of a story where the story became reality. The creator of the story is also known as an Author and he currently lives in his story. Authors know what will happen in their story, what is happening and what has already happened . This gives birth to the three self's of an Author. which are the past, present and future self. The past self acts as the creator of that reality as he has a recollection of what has already happened. The present self is currently a refreshed version of the past self as he knows nothing of the past nor future and is currently Micheal. Also the past self created other authors who then created gods, but the authors choose to live as regular humans and protect their realms.

so I think it'd be your first point