Meiosis called to me, to us. The future to be. To replace me. A being one plus another.

Bubble Bath

Blue spanned my field of view. The cold breeze blended with the warmth of the sun. A sea of clouds shined in the distance. Above, a peculiar castle held its place in the sky.

Echo

Then, the earth shook, and something made itself apparent in the distance, at the end of the eternal hallway. A monster. Like the faceless corporate, it wore a suit. Half of its body was clocks. Massive fangs coated its jaws. It seemed to have the skull of an animal, but no muscles or skin to retain modesty. Even its hardened soul was exposed through its menacing expression. A symbol of impending life.

Excerpt from Chapter 25: Library of Chaos

Impending Life

I called out and my own voice returned, but distorted, deeper, higher, a whole cacophony of phonies spoke my words back at me. The faintest glimpse of colorful motion spazzed around as if to illuminate those voices.

Frantically, I ran through the garden of the void. Each stamp irradiated in a variety of colors that faded as fast as they were birthed. Pulsing echoes of each pounce of my foot slamming into the “ground” produced visible traces of warped space.

There was no time for this ominous bullshit. I still needed to investigate Archie. If it was him, it was the worst-case scenario, considering his connection to Arezo.

My sprint halted at the first sight of life: a human girl, sitting cross-legged, facing away.

“Hey!” I yelled.

“Hey. Hey? Hey! Hey?! Hey?? Hey!!” The alien echoes replied, growing deeper and slower with each iteration. Most unrecognizable to my own voice.

As I summoned myself before the queen of the void, her gaze met mine. It was… Sophy.

GÆJ

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