In a white spaced void Ethan's charred body floated as his watch glowed and also surprisingly the remain of the book he burner coalesced together.
They both then surprisingly took on human forms.Both looking like being from our of this universe as they slowly gazed at each other.The being from the watch looking like an combination of watches and metal that melded together with a human that had golden eyes.Whilst the other being looked to be totally human except for the 16 black wings on his back and the red glow reflecting of his dark pupiled eyes.
Suddenly the watch man opened his mouth or hole supposed to be a mouth as he spoke in a clanky voice that almost sounded like the ticking of a watch,"Time, a river that winds through the labyrinth of existence, grants you passage through its veiled currents. As I release the threads of your essence, the echoes of moments distant shall become your symphony. Traverse the ebb and flow of ages, but remember, the shadows you cast may ripple into the tapestry of futures yet unspun."
Immediately after the man spoke the other one with the dark wings spoke, "Parallel wanderer of the twilight path, heed the whispers carried on the winds of our shared journey. The choices etched upon the tapestry of time resonate, a haunting melody of divergence. In the shadow's embrace, before you tread the precipice, consider the weight of a choice unchosen. For even the bearer of light knows the depth of darkness, and in the reflection of my fall, find the echo of caution. The road you carve holds secrets I've come to fathom, but perhaps, in the labyrinth of fates, your steps may forge a different myth, a verse untold."
With their verses told they gazed upon each other as they nodded whilst reciting the same sentence,"We accept you as our apostle"
And with that they both disappeared.
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Amidst the cloying tendrils of a blood-red mist, Ethan found himself on a hell-like landscape that seemed to defy all reason. Jagged rocks jutted from the ground, their surfaces scorched and cracked, while the sky above churned with inky clouds that writhed like living creatures. His heart pounded as the oppressive air bore down on him, and a sense of unease settled deep within his core.
From the shadows emerged grotesque figures, twisted amalgamations of his darkest thoughts and memories. Regret took form in contorted faces, and guilt manifested as gnarled limbs that stretched towards him. His past mistakes, like a legion of haunting specters, converged to torture his sanity.
The air echoed with a cacophony of his own voice, recounting every choice that had led him astray. As if caught in a never-ending loop, he was forced to relive his moments of weakness, his ambitions twisted into chains that bound him to his tormentors. They whispered his failures, etching them into his consciousness like fiery brands.
Pain and despair became his companions, as lashes of self-recrimination tore at his psyche. Time seemed to stretch and contract in unpredictable waves, disorienting his senses. He tried to escape, to fight back against the relentless onslaught, but the landscape itself seemed to thwart his efforts, morphing and shifting to ensnare him further.
As the ordeal persisted, the line between his past and present blurred, and he could no longer distinguish reality from the distorted realm he was trapped within. His very identity seemed to fray, memories blending with nightmares until he was no longer certain of who he was.
And then, just as he felt his will shatter under the weight of his regrets, a voice emerged from the abyss. It whispered a single phrase: "Embrace the truth within."
Summoning the last vestiges of his strength, Ethan mustered the courage to face his own demons. He confronted each mistake, acknowledging the lessons they held. With each acknowledgment, the figures before him wavered, their forms losing their grip on reality. As he accepted his imperfections, the landscape began to shift, the red mist dissipating to reveal a horizon bathed in soft hues of dawn.
With a final surge of willpower, Ethan confronted the shadow of his greatest regret—a choice that had forever altered his life and the lives of countless others. And as he faced it head-on, the figure before him dissolved into smoke, vanquished by his newfound understanding.
With a gasping breath, Ethan's eyes fluttered open...sweat formed on his forehead as his eyes swam across the room. He found himself lying on a worn bed, his surroundings familiar yet distant. It was the place he had lived ten years ago, before the game that had changed everything. The room, unchanged from his memories, was a bittersweet comfort.
"Is this really real?"Ethan said as tears threatened to fall from his pale blue eyes and wetten his already dirt brown skin.
Slowly getting off his bed the bed creaked show casing how old it is,slowly sliding his feet into his dinosaur slippers he slowly moved his way to where he remembered the bathroom was,opening one or two doors by mistake before he remembered where it was.
Walking on the hexagonal tiles he opened the bathroom door and walked to where the mirror was right above sink.
Looking in the mirror he saw something he long forgot , a young man in his twenties with pale blue eyes and long dreads reaching his neck. By this world's standard he was considered to be handsome.
But what he was paying attention to was the missing scars and welting,"They're not there "He said feeling his face as he suddenly stopped what he was doing a flash of realisation running through him as he ran back to his room grabbing his beat up Nokia flip phone as he made his way to his contacts.
[Mom]
839 373 9290
Looking at this contact he got nervous as he pressed it and it rang.
"Hello"He heard a voice which he thought he would never hear ago resound from the phone.
"Hello!" Feeling the tears threatening to fall from his eyes as he heard her voice
"Are you alright son, I'm going to come now if you don't answer"
Hearing this Ethan heart suddenly beated in panic knowing full well that his mom would drive to another city in the middle of the night to come check up on him if he didn't answer,"H...Hi Mom...I just called so I could hear your voice".
"Really....Really!Said the child that said once he left home he would never phone us or ask us of something...I wonder what you Dad would say of he heard this from his son"His mom said in a voice that sounded ashamed even though he knew she was happy for him to phone home after so long.
"Mom I just wanted ya'll to know that I love you guys very much and I'll be visiting soon"Ethan said trying to remember the fragmented memories of his cozy home with his family.
"While then come soon we have been waiting!"His mom said as she hang up on him.
Looking at the ended call Ethan's tears dropped on his pajamas,"I...I don't care weither this is fake or real...to me this should be the only reality"He said as his eyes gained a certain type of determination to them.
Going out of his contacts he made his way into his banking app to check his bank balance.
Mr.Bane
Available:672$
Looking at the balance he thanked his past self for being frugal with his money as he now had 500$ for the headgear and the rest was enough for food as his rent was taken care of by his parents.
Sitting down on his bed he suddenly realised that whilst he may have enough money for it he may not get it due to limited stock as when the game first released they only had 100 copies per store for those who hadn't pre-ordered.
Remembering this detail he checked the time.*20:13*Knowing that it would be released Tommorow he wasn't worried about the time but rather the time people would start camping the doors to the store.Sighing he made his way to the bathroom knowing it would be a long night.