Chapter 150 150 Plains of existence
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The basic structure of an area within the grand Worldline was created with the plains of existence as its base, the [Realities] enveloped these plains, becoming one singular structure that though separate, seemed nothing different from one another.
'Worlds' existed inside these realities and, these 'Worlds' were administered by the 'voices' of these specific words, or in broader terms, the realities were managed by the 'Voices of the World'.
However, the realities are just a blanket covering the plain of existence or 'realms' so, even the gods and higher beings who exist above these 'realities' see the 'realms' as places where an entity or 'element' of the Worldline exists in.
Everything fell under the only real thing, the Worldline, and the offsprings of the Worldline, the beings born by the wishes of the Worldline in order to maintain a certain [[( Law )]] or in simpler terms, the 'features' or different functions of the Worldline that ranged from any basic imaginable thing like 'being alive' or a complex concept like 'breathing'.
The offsprings were direct creations of the Worldline so they were partially 'real' as well, but the 'realities' where every other creation of the Worldline, the creations of the creations of the Worldline and their creations resided, were given a 'platform' where they could maintain and sustain their existence.
The Worldline is the Monarch existing above everything else and the offsprings are the crowned hairs of a 'system' that was created alongside their creator, The Worldline.
According to some very old philosophies, the world is 'beguiningless'.
There is no certain start and everything has been going on in a cycle of creation-destruction-creation-and destruction. Therefore, the notion that something existed before the Worldline is also believed to be true by many of skeptics, and the existence of the 'Ancient civilization' known to some beings of the current age, supports this claim even further.
There are beings in this world who seek the truth, the real truth about many different questions which ultimately leads them to question the existence of the Worldline and the System that is in place.
They gain power in their search for the truths and at each step of their lives where they achieve something, they are rewarded with even greater powers, resources, opportunities, and freedoms.
They slowly release the shackles binding them to the world they live in and at one crossroad of their life, they are presented with a choice to gain an even greater power that will put them into the ranks of the 'higher beings', the near-omniscient and omnipotent beings who are the epitome of what anyone could 'ever' achieve.
However, on the other hand of this path, they would be presented with another set of trials where though they will gain the same status as the other higher beings, different from them, they would be going against the existing structure of the world just to gain the answer of their [Question] that they had devoted their entire lives for.
They would be presented with many trials on this path by the system, the worlds they had lived in and the others, and the supreme Worldline, itself.
And, if they ever fail in their tasks or get entangled with the worlds and [Laws] and whatnot, if they fall victim to those who exist and operate within the system, they are punished one-sidedly and silenced for their blasphemous actions.
The choice one makes on this turning point is one of the major events of that entire 'World' or 'reality' that exists within a 'realm' so, unofficially, this divides the higher powers who operate within the major parts of the Worldline, the places where the [[( Exits )]] exists, into two major 'factions'.
Different from the actual [Factions] of different people with similar interests and goals present in the Worldline, this separation in the broadest possible sense includes the beings who choose to accept the 'finite' answer to their questions by the Worldline, the [[( <Inheritors> )]], and those who choose to go after the answers themselves even if they have to go against everything else that existed in this world, the [[( <Emissaries> )]].
One side who receives their answers gains a power so great that no mortal could ever fathom it, and the other side is presented with a clue that would help them walk forward towards a thorny path where they would face constant threats to their lives, and, in worse case scenarios, an eternal threat to their freedom and existence.
They would be stepping on the knife and putting their bloody feet on the sheets of white paper that they stand on, and go against the limitations of the very realities that they exist in. The very plains of existence that are limited, and finitely infinite.
They would still possess power, they could still have the same kind of authority as anyone else, however, the enemies they make would not be something undesirable when they have something to achieve, something to work toward, an answer they had relinquished everything for.
Their existence then becomes a threat to that world, that part of the worldline, and then, very rarely, the threat to the Worldline itself.
Everything else in the world tries its best to stop the threat and just keep it in its place even if they have to imprison this 'threat' in a separate plain of existence with nothing besides them. An empty place, an eternal prison that no one can come out of on their own even if they possessed powers far surpassing even theirs.
Among the higher beings, this specific method is considered the worst possible method to imprison any creature, none would even want their worst enemies to be subjected to this method of eternal torture…
Being imprisoned in a separate plain of existence with nothing besides them. A barbaric method that had only ever been used a few times to stop an Emissary in their paths.
It was complex and extremely difficult to put into words just how this method was so agonizing, absolute, and utterly disgusting, but, if even hundreds and thousands of higher beings of different parts of the Worldline had no choice but to resort to this specific method against that being, then it also showed just how unique and special and powerful these Emissaries must be.
The creation of a separate realm no one can interfere with, the extreme resources that would be spent for it, the unavoidable bloodshed and deaths, and ultimately, the losses on one side while dealing with the entities of the other side would undoubtedly be astronomical, at the cost of removal of a single threat, but…
What if the creatures that they had spent all these manpower and resources for the capture of are released from that place where nothing other than those creatures should have existed?
[ "Lucy… can you hear me?" ]
[ "I can… but I think there is something strange going on with me." ]
[ "With me as well… everything is black." ]
[ "Hmmmmmmmmm? What? No… everything is white." ]
[ "…" ]
[ "…" ]
[ "Lucy, I think…" ]
[ "Yeah. I think so as well…" ]
What if something other than them started existing there, and gave them the window of opportunity they had always wished for? What would happen if these creatures after freed from that jail after years of relentless suffering?
[ "You… what are you?" ]
Just the fact that they are released back into the world would cause an uproar among the higher beings, the worlds who had conspired to imprison these beings, and those who had helped them do it.
If the word that the realm that was created to imprison this one being is now empty gets out, there would be unprecedented consequences of it and not just the ones who had done that horrible thing to them would be threatened, but, the entirety of the <Inheritor> faction would be under a new dark cloud.
[ "How did you…?" ]
And that was when they merely escaped from this place on their own.
"Ummmm? Hello?"
What would happen if these creatures who had the eternal desire to chase after the answer to their [Question], to do whatever they could in order to fulfill what they could not before the one-sided imprisonment, to perhaps punish who did it, are united with someone else who held similar, no, even greater desires that aligned with theirs?
[ "Hmmmm, wait. What is that?" ]
"What is what?"
[ "That link… how can there be such a thing?" ]
What if two beings, so powerful and threatening that they had to be confined in an empty plain of existence, gain the superior knowledge and support of the ones who knew about the workings of the [System] better than anyone else in this world?
[ "How can you be connected with some other realm when there is nothing in this place to begin with?" ]
"What are you saying?"
[ "Wait." ]
What if El and Lucy, two beings unlike any other, were to know that the beings their souls resonated with the most, the beings who were to be their familiars and eternal partners, were, in fact, <Emissaries> who were once subjected to the harshest punishment possible?
[ "I knew it. That unique skill you have… it ignores origins." ]
-Snap!
-Crrrrrrrrrr!
[ "Ummmm? El? Something's happening here." ]
[ "I think the one on my end did something." ]
[ "You also have someone over there?" ]
[ "Someone or something. I don't know yet… but, looks like we will know soon." ]
[ "This is getting even more interesting…" ]
What if El and Lucy actually bond with these creatures and accept them as their familiars, helping them get out of this hell and achieve the answers they had been looking for all this time just like their Raz?
"Woah. Is that really what I think it is? An actual freaking 'window'?"
[ "How do you know what this is just by looking at it? Who are you…? And who is that person…?" ]
"My Lucy bastard."
[ "El? Is that you…? It is you!" ]
[ "Yup it's me, your mama. Who… what is that thing though?" ]
[ "I have the same question, but, what is that thing over there?" ]
They had been waiting to meet their familiars and now they stood in the realm with only them and the beings best suited to be their familiars, which, was absurd, but it was true.
[ "Fascinating…" ]
And since what they wanted to do ultimately was also find their own answers, the two before them would be of great help to them. More so since they looked absolutely amazing, pretty, and… mythical.
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