Rafael's POV:
All around me was pure and utter darkness, the void encompasses me like cocoon. I do not know how long it has been since I died but I do know this, I feel a pull not on my body, but my soul. I felt it pulling and pulling and thus I followed the pull
As I open my eyes and allow them to adjust to the serene lighting to the surrounding, I could finally take in the scene before me.
The general area looked like one those fantasy bar keeps, but a touch of modern architecture.
But the most unusual thing in this barkeep is the weird gaseous entity behind the bar. It had plain porcelain mask with two eye holes and a smiling mouth hole, it wore the usual bar attendant clothing but of a higher grade.
Then it spoke... just like those calamities but more divine?
"๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐." it spoke with such nobility and grace, but it's voice did not transfer through the air but directly into my mind.ย
And me being myself, I walked towards the bar and took my seat.
"Sooooooooo, who are you? and where the fuck am I? Plus shouldn't I be deadddddd????" I spoke with my usual playful and childish tone, and the movement according to the tone of my voice.
It chuckled, which somehow unnerved me, the chuckle sounded alien, to alien, breaching into that uncanny valley type... I really want who this is.
"๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐'๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐." It spoke again with the aforementioned grace and nobility.
But atleast I know who I am talking to right now... A literal breathing God... you must be fucking kidding me....
"Pleased to meet you, I hope the those whispers were accurate because I am Rafael. Anyways what's a being like you want to discuss wwith me?" I spoke once more with my playful and childish tone.
It chuckled again.... urgh...
"๐ฌ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ด ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐."
Eh? This literal god is asking me for help in something beyond him? What makes him think I can do it, if he(?) can't!?!?!?!?!?? This is just outrageous?!!??!?
"So..... how am I suppose to help you? If you can't do it, what makes you think that'll I'll able to do any better?" Rafael spoke with uncertainty within his voice.
"๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ '๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐."ย
'Hmm, these is quite suspicious, what would make a Divine Throne of all beings say that their too strong for a task?' I thought, as I listened to Cael'tharis speak. But then I asked "Well, what's the task that made an almighty Divine Throne, say their too powerful for? And, this is a bar right?"
"๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐." He(?) spoke with conviction and grace. But hearing this, I could not do anything but laugh. After all, the existence of an another world, that would be just ridiculous, that would mean that the Multiverse Theory would be true! Which it is not, as we have proven it not to be true 46 years ago!ย
"Preposterous, there ain't no way, in heaven's sake, that another world exists, there's no way" my mind was in shambles, as what I knew may be wrong, everything may be wrong, all the understanding my world has made may be wrong. I could not grasp..... no comprehend and accept such outrageous claim. But it is from a divine entity, further the fifth strongest of them all..... I did not know respond.
"๐ฌ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐." He(?) spoke with such grace and fluidity, as if explaining to a child. His(?) voice reverberating all around the bar(?).ย
What did he(?) mean? My worlds science and knowledge are too rigid? "Wait.... What? What do you mean my worlds scientists were being to rigid with their knowledge and conduct?" I spoke in total confusion and said confusion was evident within my eyes.
"๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐; ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ด๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐." He(?) said once again with that melodic and harmonic tone.
"But then, if that is true. This all leads back to my original question. What is the task you said you're unable to do?"
"๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ด ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐."
"....what? Could you repeat that? But can you stop talking in such sophisticated way? I can't really understand you well my guy."
"๐ด ๐๐๐. ๐ด๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?"
"Yeah, that will do fine. At least now I can understand what you are trying to say to me. So can you repeat the task you need me to do?"
"๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐."
"And why should I accept this outrageous offer?"
"๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐."
"I see...." I don't see at all... this god is really asking me to do the impossible eh?
"Fine, I accept this offer of yours but not without a condition."
"๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?"
ย "Yup, a condition."
"๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐?"
"I want free will of my own actions, no puppeteer strings or manipulations of my actions to suit your interest, I want to do everything on my own validation, not of a god's validation."
"๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐?"
"Designs?... Oh you mean plans for me and that world..... what plans? And yeah, I want to know the name of the world, can't really keep calling it 'that world' can I?"ย
"๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐."
"....Dou-what?"
"๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐"
"...Doufu Continent?"
Cael'tharis his hand to his mask in disappointment before saying in a much more slower speed of speech "๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐"
"Ohhhhhhh, Doulun Continent"
Cael'tharis left eye on his mask twitched in annoyance, "๐น๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐"
"Dou-luo Continent?" I spoke with uncertainty
"๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ด'๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐."
"What do you mean? Are you telling I only get to know the name of the DAMN WORLD I AM REINCARNATING IN?!!?!?" I groaned to this knowledge that I'll have to learn everything about this new world on my fucking own. Oh great heavens. "Can you atleast tell me the power system in this world or anything in that sorts?"
"๐น๐"
"Why not!?!? Please come on man, don't just sent me there with zero information, atleast tell me the language that they speak there!"
"๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐."
".....you really aren't going to give me any information are you?"
"๐๐๐โฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐."
"Fuck you."ย
"๐ด๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐." He spoke as reaches his hand out for a hand shake
I hesitated for the moment, contemplating whether or not I should accept their deal. Then their voice spoke out once more. "๐ธ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐รฉ๐รฉ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐."
"Damn bro, give me some time to think." After a few more moments of contemplation, I clasp their hands. "Fine, I accept this deal of yours, but you better give me something to help me out you hear me?"ย
"๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐รฉ๐รฉ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐."
After they said that my vision started to blur and everything went to dark again, but right before I fully lost consciousness I heard their voice again. "๐ธ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐รฉ๐รฉ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐."
And everything fades into darkness....
