Without hesitation, both Sols disappeared and appeared in front of each other. Their movements wasted no time, as their speed can only be described as "infinite." However, this did not stop the ringing from sounding while they fenced. The first blow was from right to left, the Clains' swords colliding right in front of their faces. Suddenly letting his opponent's to move forward and ducking, alternative universe Sol threw his sword upward, thereby hitting original universe Sol's sword and launching his own Unity into a spinning flight. In addition, immediately after this, he folded his hands, palms facing each other, and, directing them towards his opponent, released a flash of light.
This threw original universe Sol away, but he more or less kept his balance and, braking his feet on the ice, stopped. He didn't drop Unity, so he was ready to attack again... but alternative universe Sol didn't want that, so he flew into the sky and raised his left arm up. The heavens rumbled.
–Paradise Lost! – shouted alternative universe Sol.
Matter-destroying rays of light fell from the heavens... but Sol was prepared for it. Moving between the beams that targeted him each time, original universe Sol made his way closer to his opponent and finally soared into the sky. Gravity didn't matter, so they continued their battle here, well above the icy ground.
When another ray of light came from the sky, original universe Sol caught it with his left hand and, using the magic that his mother taught him, redirected this attack directly to his opponent. Alternative universe Sol grabbed his sword, which happened to be at his height at that moment, and deflected the beam of light with it. After this, original universe Sol was surrounded by purple flames, creating the shape of a ball, which began to sharply close. This was not a problem, because from within this sphere, another fires made their way through.
The purple fire suddenly dissipated, and with it, all of alternative Sol's doubts disappeared. One single angelic wing, which was previously behind the left shoulder of original universe Sol, began to resemble elongated beams of light that stretched from the back, only vaguely resembling the shape of a wing... and black flames emanated from the right side of the back. It did not have the shape of a wing, as his father had, but only went in several thick lines, rounding at the ends.
–Clain Family's Special Spell – Emotional Turbulence: Legacy, – said Saul from the original universe.
Nodding, Alternative universe Sol decided to stop fighting with his abilities, because now everything supernatural will be dispelled upon contact with the flames of Hate, and switch to pure fencing. Spinning the sword in his hand, he flapped his wings and flew towards original universe Sol. Having covered the distance in literally no time, he initiated close combat. The sound of metal colliding with metal began to sound again. Clains crossed their blades, but now they both refused to back down and tried to overpower each other... and this time they had a clear winner.
Original universe Sol knocked his opponent back with a forceful swing of his sword, which he now held with both hands. When alternative universe Sol lost his balance, his original version, needing no support, flew towards him, even without the aid of wings. At this speed, he thrust his blade forward, aiming for his opponent's heart. Of course, neither of them had the goal of killing the other... and they both understood that they would not kill each other this way.
Having grabbed the blade of the original universe Sol's sword with his left hand, the alternative universe Sol now lunged himself... and that blade was grabbed by the original universe Sol's hand. Both of them, having invested a huge amount of strength into this, pulled each other's swords towards themselves, snatching Unity from the hands of their true owners. Now each of them held the sword of his opponent. Quickly grabbing the sword in their right hands, they clashed their blades again, but this time the force from the blow knocked the swords out of their hands, and both Unities spun and flew higher. Without wasting a second, the Clains flew up and, having caught up with the swords, each grabbed his own blade.
However, Original universe Sol was faster. Taking his weapon first, he dealt a crushing downward blow. Alternative universe Sol barely managed to block it, and it flew down at immeasurable speed, hitting the icy ground and creating a crater. Now the Temple of Origin, which apparently could not be destroyed by physical damage, hung in the air, because this entire icy wasteland had become significantly lower due to the impact of the blow.
While alternative universe Sol was slammed into the ground, the original universe Sol flew at him and was about to deliver the final blow, but his opponent was already on his feet and parried his opponent's attack by leading his sword down. Suddenly, they simultaneously turned their gaze to the south – thousands of kilometers away, beyond the horizon, a black rift appeared in the sky. Judging by the calculations that were instantly made in the mind of original universe Sol, it was right above the capital of Arai, however...
–Let's finish our fight and go there, – said original universe Sol.
–My thoughts exactly, – alternative universe Sol answered.
~*~
The "carriage," moving at high hypersonic speed, traveled thousands of kilometers south in just a few minutes... and ended up right next to the capital of Arai. Oliver Clain was the first to emerge from it, which provoked a stormy ovation from the huge crowd that was behind the open gates. Sean followed him out, and then everyone else. When Ludwig, who was the last to leave the carriage, came out, another wave of thunderous applause followed... these were cries of support in the language of the Northern Empire. The people of his Empire were also here... it was difficult to believe that the capital of Arai contained, in addition to its inhabitants, all the residents of the capital and the adjacent 2-3 thousand kilometers of cities and villages of the Empire... but it was so. Of course, this negated any logic to the size of the Arai capital... but logic mattered little to Clains. Joy overwhelmed the heroes who returned back. Now the journey is truly over. Oliver looked at Ludwig and said:
–Well, let's go. We still need to draw up documents to provide funds and people to restore the land and buildings.
The 2 rulers went to the capital, and the people made way for them. Sean and Martha and Marren followed them... but suddenly, these five turned around. Shubby came running towards them from the very northern end of the continent on her own two feet.
–Shubby, hello! How is it, did Sol do it? – Marren asked.
–Yes, he returned the Sphere, but... they are fighting now! Sol and... well... the other Sol! It seems that now they want to sort things out one last time, – Shubby replied, wiping the sweat from her forehead.
–Of course, they can't just not perform the final duel... well, I support both of them! – Oliver said and laughed. – Come on, join us, Shubby. We will wait together for the return of your prince in shining armor.
Shubby joined the heroes and walked next to them... not forgetting to exchange glances with Sean. The two still looked at each other without much sympathy. When Ludwig, Martha, Marren, Oliver, Sean and Shubby were in the middle of the city square, just outside the gates, king of Arai suddenly glanced at the sky and, although there was nothing there, shouted:
–Quickly, everyone, evacuate from the capital!
Thanks to magic, his voice was heard by absolutely everyone who was now in the capital of Arai. Panic arose, however, following the herd instinct and the words of Oliver, the crowd began to run out of the city gates, almost without interfering with each other.
–What's happening?! – Sean asked.
–I don't know, but I feel... something is coming, – Oliver replied.
And he was right. Very soon, black cracks appeared in the sky, as if the sky were a glass dome. Realizing that there was no time for evacuation, Oliver snapped his fingers and absolutely everyone except the heroes, as well as Oliver, Shubby and Sean, disappeared, now being several kilometers from the capital. Suddenly, a rift appeared in the sky. It didn't look like a portal; its edges were jagged and irregular. The sky was filled with huge eyes and mouths flying in the air. They were two-dimensional, like projections. Immediately, the six remaining in the capital prepared for battle.
Something appeared from the rift. It was difficult to describe in words, but it looked something like a huge worm, part of which was still behind the rift. From the "mouth" of the worm came a long humanoid body, many pairs of arms of which were located along its body. Its head was smooth, because it didn't even have a face. In place of the face were iridescent light and dark tones of blue, reminiscent of outer space. This huge creature spread out over the capital and descended, placing several pairs of its hands on different borders of the capital. Thousands of eyes flying in the air focused their gaze on the six who were still there... and from thousands of mouths came laughter so loud that the heroes covered their ears.
–This world, this pathetic fanfic... I have already destroyed your original and countless other versions... now it's your turn, world 136.141.5792! - said the mouths hanging in the air.
None of those present knew what kind of monster it was, but it was clear that it was something that must be destroyed. Oliver immediately materialized his black wings and soared into the air, Martha created several portals and fired rays of energy from them, Marren directed all the diseases known to him at the strange monster, Ludwig called an orbital cannon into the sky, which immediately released a destructive laser, while even not covering the entire body of the monster, and Sean and Shubby ran in different directions, soon climbing onto the colossal arms of this monster.
However, the monster did not just wait for them to start killing it – with one swing of one of his hands, he demolished the upper floors of all the houses of the capital, forcing the heroes to duck. The currents of wind raised by this swing carried Sean and Shubby to the ground. Undoubtedly, if not for their high survivability, they would have died simply from the rising wind. All the attacks fired at the colossal body had no effect, causing a second wave of laughter to come from the two-dimensional mouths. Having destroyed almost all of the buildings in the Arai capital, the monster raised his other hand and slammed it down hard on the spot where most of the heroes were standing... or he tried to. A white flash came from somewhere in the city center... and it became clear that it was Cirael, who, like her husband, remained guarding the capital. Cirael Clain somehow held the hand of the unknown monster with both hands, eventually somehow throwing it away.
–Oliver, who do you think I am?! Why did you try to teleport me from here too?! – she shouted, but Oliver had no time to answer now.
He repeated his chant again and created a huge sphere of red and purple energy above his hand. This time it was several times larger than before. When he sent it down... the creature raised its head up and this sphere of energy disappeared, ceased to exist. Oliver winced. Even powerful magicians capable of bending reality could not easily dispel or erase this attack... but this monster did it without any problems. After that, the monster raised one of his hands up and a black ball appeared on his palm, in which there were white dots, like stars in the night sky.
While all the heroes were focused on their unsuccessful attacks, the creature clenched its fist, crushing the sphere. The cracks that ran across the sky extended and caused the sky to break in yet another place. From this rift, energy resembling a comet began to descend into the sky. Oliver and Cirael immediately flew towards her, flapping their wings... but even their attacks could not harm this meteor... but someone else could.
Black energy flashed before the heroes' eyes. From the sky, cutting this comet in two, causing it to dissipate, someone who looked like a child descended. Sean, who had already run to the others, immediately recognized him as Gehessikait.
–I told you that if the world goes to shit, I'll at least try to do something... but we're still not friends with you all! – he shouted to everyone present, after which he turned to the colossal monster.
Like Sean Brown, Gehessikait held a black scythe in his hands, but even those who do not understand the energy of Hate could immediately understand that the powers of these two were not even close to each other. Gehessikait was many times more powerful than Sean. Suddenly, he said again:
–Wait. Very soon we will have a chance. Then we will have to act... ahem, as a team, – it was noticeable that Gehessikait had to squeeze out the last phrase out of his mouth. – In the meantime, focus on defense if you don't wanna die!
When he finished saying this, a wave of energy of indescribable color washed over the capital. Oliver and Cirael, as well as Shubby, who had just arrived, put up a barrier on the side from which this energy was coming. The creature from beyond the rift seemed to be bored – it rested one of its many hands with its elbow on the ground and laid its cheek on the fist of this hand. At this time, the remaining hands were raised up. Magic circles of different colors appeared around each of them, which meant that the creature's attack was far from over.
When the wave of energy dried up, Sean abruptly stopped time and pulled everyone else 30 meters to the side – from the sky to the ground in the place where the heroes had stood before, a beam of energy fell, burning the earth to the core of the planet. This energy even burned the magma. Until an eruption occurred right here in the capital, Shubby hit the ground, causing a layer of earth to collapse and close this hole. But this was not the end. The sky was filled with small beams of energy that rushed towards the heroes in an instant, but Sean and Gehessikait created a ball of Hate energy that protected them and the rest of the heroes. After this, the creature's patience ran out.
One of the monster's hands rushed into the sky and, pulling down, stretched the fabric of space and time, opening another rift... but this rift was somehow different. The wave of energy emanating from it destroyed even the barrier of Hate, as well as what Oliver, Cirael and Shubby could create. But now help has come to them... from where they did not expect it at all. A person in a dark gray cloak with a hood appeared in front of the heroes. Only long light green hair was visible from under the hood. The unknown person looked up, and this wave of energy simply disappeared. The creature from beyond the rift formed one of its hands into a fist again and, now actually putting force into the blow, unleashed its overwhelming strength on the heroes... but the hand stopped a few meters away from the cloaked man. An invisible barrier blocked this attack. What was more important, having encountered such resistance, the creature lost its balance and became slightly staggered. A woman's voice was heard from under the stranger's hood:
–Now! Attack now! Attack the Story Devourer!
Immediately after this, the stranger disappeared. But it didn't matter. All the heroes resumed their attacks.
–Slay all... – said Gehessikait and the entire capital was covered with a black dome.
When the black dome disappeared, Gehessikait was already in the air behind the creature's body. He has already struck, although no time has passed. Everyone else didn't wait behind either. Sean and Shubby, running up by two arms on which this monster was leaning, ran up onto its body and attacked its head from both sides – Shubby hit with her fist, and Sean made a vertical slash with his scythe. Martha teleported Marren onto a worm-like body, right next to the rift, after which he began to float slightly above this body, and green energy began to emanate from him. Ludwig again had the orbital cannon fire a laser into the creature's body slightly closer to the rift than Marren was. Oliver and Cirael flew into the sky in unison and took one sword together. Holding one weapon, they flew straight at this monster and plunged the blade into its head.
Lights appeared on the monster's body. Is it really a victory? All the heroes came back together as beams of light began to shoot out from the creature. There was a flash that obscured their vision.
~*~
Meanwhile, at the other end of the continent, an equally fierce battle continued. After another clash where their swords deflected each other, both Sols jumped back and raised their blades up. Energy began to fill their swords. Of course, the alternative universe Sol couldn't use True Slash because he couldn't move outside of the Narrative... but he could try to guess how the blow would go.
A second later, they both disappeared and appeared behind each other... both unharmed. But then their swords flew out of their hands and, flying away, stuck into the ground. Original universe Sol ran for his sword, but alternative universe Sol intercepted him and punched him in the face. Original universe Sol flew away a great distance, and his opponent, not missing the opportunity, caught up with flying Clain and, grabbing him by the face, hit him on the ground. This impact caused the layers of earth behind them to rise, creating a new mountain several times larger than any previously existing in this world. But this was not enough.
While lying on the ground, original universe Sol made a sweep, causing his opponent to fall. After that, he flipped over, now standing above a version of himself from this world. Raising his fist, he struck with his right hand, but the alternative universe Sol moved his head to the right, so that original universe Sol missed and only hit the ground. This impact caused the newly created mountain to collapse, creating an even larger crater. Immediately after this, alternative universe Sol grabbed his original by the throat and shouted:
–Heavenly Sol Buster!
Soaring into the sky on his wings, he turned over and flew back, trying to destroy his opponent, smashing him to the ground. But this was not destined to happen. Original universe Sol broke free from the grip and punched alternative universe Sol in the side. They both fell in different places, creating new elements of the landscape with the impact of the fall. As they stood up, they both disappeared and appeared next to their swords stuck in the ground. Raising their versions of Unity, the Clains raised their blades into the sky once more.
–Let's finish this! – original universe Sol shouted.
Again they disappeared and appeared behind each other. But this time, although no wounds appeared on their bodies, they both dropped their swords and fell on their backs. Now they lay side by side, looking up... and laughing.
–Haah... that was fun, – said alternative universe Sol.
–Yes. When we become stronger, let's duel again,– answered original universe Sol.
–Well, then will you go to the capital now? I need to rest a little.
–I'm afraid I'm also exhausted from all this damage.
–Then... I'll just give you what little stamina I have left.
Light energy began to flow from alternative universe Sol's body into original universe Sol's body. The latter felt a surge of strength and, taking his sword and leaning on it, stood up. Waving his hand, he stretched and ran towards Arai. Alternative universe Sol continued to lie on his back and closed his eyes.
–It seems that I can finally rest...
~*~
Lights appeared on the monster's body. Is it really a victory? All the heroes came back together as beams of light began to shoot out from the creature. There was a flash that obscured their vision. Almost all of them were scattered in different directions, only Gehessikait remained on his feet. When the bright light disappeared, the huge body, as well as the endless eyes and mouths in the air, were no longer there, but cracks and spatial rifts in the sky remained. In front of the heroes, in the air, a creature of normal size for a human was flying. Although it resembled a human in silhouette, its disproportionate limbs and body, the color of outer space, made it clear that it was something else. Instead of a face, the creature had only a mouth and one perfectly round eye.
–What a pity, my beautiful shell was destroyed... but don't you know that only Paradox can cause damage to Story Devourer... and Paradox is dead! Oliver from the original universe was Paradox, and now he's gone! So go see him! – said Story Devourer, now with his mouth.
A black hole appeared above the creature's head. It did not suck anything into itself, but the light could not be reflected from it. This object continued to grow and grow. The heroes tried every possible attack... but when their attacks were about to reach Story Devourer, the surroundings became inverted colors and the attack simply ceased to exist.
–Well... it was nice meeting you... but it seems this world has come to an end, – Sean said, turning to the others.
–No... No! All this was in vain?! – Ludwig shouted.
–No, – Shubby answered, smiling. – It was not.
Everything was divided. A horizontal line running through the center of the black hole created by Story Devourer divided the world into black and white. The blinding flash of these two colors blocked everyone's view. But when it ran out, the black hole above the Story Devourer was no longer there. Standing at his side, his eyes closed and the sword of Unity lowered, stood Sol Clain. Black and white energy flowed from his right and left shoulders respectively. He turned to the Story Devourer and opened his eyes.
–I have no idea who you are... but after everything I've done to save this world, I won't let it be destroyed so easily, – Sol said, opening his eyes and pointing Unity at Devourer.
–Oh, here you are! I knew someone had gotten away from the original universe! How many worlds have I erased just to find you... but it's okay, Sol, soon you will join your parents! – Story Devourer shouted.
–So you are that "Story Devourer" thing? – Sol asked and immediately changed his face. – You made a big mistake by coming here.
–Do not make me laugh! Only Paradox can harm me! You can't even get close...
Story Devourer began to say this, but Sol's fist sent him flying. Braking on the ground, the creature touched its "cheek," if you could call it that, where the blow landed.
–What... is this?... – said Story Devourer.
–I'm surprised you don't know. All this time, you've been looking for me, you say? So, all this time you were looking for someone who could kill you.
The black wing became many times larger than the white one, and Sol himself ran at Story Devourer and, hitting it from below with the guard of his sword, threw it high into the sky. Story Devourer felt pain for the first time in his existence. It could not comprehend it, which is why it did not even resist. Even so, no one except Paradox would be able to attack it due its passive defenses... but Sol was just that. Clain put his sword up and began to collect energy into the blade. When Story Devourer, falling, approached the ground, Sol disappeared, because he was already behind him.
Story Devourer's single eye spun around like crazy as the lower half of its body disappeared. Sol, following all the laws of pretentious swordsmen from Asian comics, slowly sheathed his sword while Story Devourer disappeared behind him. It screamed heart-rendingly, jerked his arms, twisted his only eye... but it could not move. After all, it is no longer in the Narrative. Countless souls burst out of its belly... and for a second, Sol saw Oliver and Cirael, the ones from his home world. Maybe these were just mirages, but when he saw them, he smiled. When Sol completely sheathed Unity, Story Devourer ceased to exist altogether. Taking a deep breath, he turned to everyone else.
–Now... this is the end.
The cracks and fissures in the sky were healing. Everyone present, except perhaps Gehessikait, ran up to Sol.
–You... what was that all about just now?! – Ludwig asked.
–That was so cool, Sol! – Shubby said.
–I had no doubt about Oliver's son, – Sean said.
–I agree, it was quite PogChamp. Maybe even Poggers, – Saul said.
–Who are these Poggers of yours?! Now you say KEKW, then Pepega, now also Poggers? What the hell are you talking about?! – Ludwig shouted.
–I doubt that you will understand such a high morale things, Ludwig, – Sol said, which caused laughter from Shubby, Martha and Sean.
–What... what happened to Sol from this world? – Oliver suddenly asked. –Where is my son?
–Well... we fought with him and ended up in a draw. We were both exhausted, and he gave me the remnants of his strength, saying that now he wanted to rest.
When Sol said this, Oliver and Cirael shuddered and cried... exactly until they heard a familiar voice behind them.
–What? When I said I wanted to rest, I meant exactly that. Without any pompous deaths.
Turning around, everyone saw another Sol, whose hair was turning black at the ends. It was Sol from this world, and his parents immediately ran to hug him.
–And... what will you do now? – Ludwig asked.
–Me? Well I do not know. I will probably go to some interdimensional world and from there I will provide services for the destruction of multiverse threats. It will, of course, be difficult to receive calls from all over the Narrative layer... Actually, I will probably help everyone, on all Narrative layers, both lower and higher... it will be even more of a pain to keep track of all this and... – Sol began, but Shubby interrupted him.
–Then you will need a secretary, right? Well, I'll be your secretary! Maybe, sometimes I'll go with you on missions to destroy all sorts of powerful creatures, if you need help, hehe.
–Do what you like. I think some extra company won't hurt me. By the way, Shubby, he, – Sol pointed to his version from this world, – said that he thinks that you have some feelings for me, besides purely teammate ones. This is true?
Shubby blushed and turned away.
–You really are an idiot! I told you, you don't know how to talk to girls!
–Wait, seriously? – Ludwig asked, looking between Shubby and Sol.
–What's strange about this? I thought you had noticed that a long time ago, – Martha said, spreading her hands.
–Well... then good luck! – said Marren.
Oliver and Cirael released their son and turned to original universe Sol.
–Wait! Are you sure you don't want to celebrate with us? We prepared a huge celebration this for the return of the heroes... – said Oliver, and then turned his gaze to the destroyed castle. – Although, I believe, all the dishes were irretrievably lost.
–Well, I guess I could stay a couple of days... – Sol said.
~*~
–So this is how this story ends? – asked the man in a black cloak.
The unknown person was sitting on the edge of the roof of a skyscraper in some destroyed and abandoned world. Under the hood it was impossible to see who it was. However, another unknown person, also in a cloak with light green hair sticking out from under it, knew perfectly well who it was. The second unknown person sat down next to him and said in a female voice:
–No, Kai. This story is not over yet... you already know what will happen next.
–That's right, Gerda. You will ask Sol to kill me, and we will fight in the last battle. Whichever one of us wins... that will be the true end of this story.
–Tell me, why did you save him? You could have let Sol die there, at the hands of alternative universe Sol... but you came and gave him the strength to fight on. You knew he would get in your way. So why?
–Oh, Gerda... you still don't understand. It's fine, when the time comes, you will realize everything. Now I think it's time for you to leave. Get ready to witness the most beautiful battle of your life... on the pages of your book.
The writer's avatar disappeared, leaving Kai alone. Sighing, he jumped down and disappeared mid-air.
~*~
Several weeks had passed since the erasure of Story Devourer, although in this place the time was difficult to determine. Sol has already left that world. He was sitting in an office chair with his feet up on the desk. There were photographs of him defeating various monsters on the walls. Shubby sat next to him, smiling. Suddenly, the landline phone on the table in front of them rang. Shubby picked up the phone.
–Uh-huh... okay... I understand... – she said and hung up. – World 174.122.139763, this Narrative layer. Threat at the level of the multiverse of higher dimensions.
Sol shrugged and stood up from his chair, smiling. He took the Unity sword in its sheath, which lay at the exit of this small room, and the camera. When he touched the door, the gap between the door and the door frame glowed. After that, he opened the door, which now led to another world. When he left, he knew what awaited him. Another "deity" that threatens the existence of another universe, or maybe multiple universes. For Sol, this had already become a routine.
–You stupid CFW... – said the monster who stood in front of him, but then stuttered – What is its name there?
–It's Clain Family World Danger Elimination Agency. CFWDE Agency, for short, – Sol answered, drawing his sword from its sheath.
–Who even came up with such an idiotic name?...
–Actually, it was me.
–Oh. Well, it doesn't matter. Cough cough. You stupid CFWDY Agency weakling! You're planning to stop me! I'm God!
–Yes, it sounded good, but maybe you could change your voice? It's very human.
–Are we even going to fight or what?!
–I thought that you wanted to do an epic monologue first... well, okay, let's get this over with.
The battle did not last long. Sol dealt with this multidimensional deity in an instant, after which he snapped his fingers. A door appeared in front of him and he entered. Behind it, his Agency and Shubby were already waiting for him, who, joyful, ran up and hugged him.
–It was easy, right?
–Of course. Were there new requests?
–No, surprisingly, no one else called today.
–Then I hope you have prepared lunch?
Shubby winced and smiled awkwardly.
–Umm... I forgot, haha!...
–I see, then I'll go there again for lunch.–
–Okay, come home sooner! I'll be waiting!
Having let go of Sol, Shubby sat down again, waiting for calls, while Clain, touching the door, went out into another world. Or rather, it was not a full-fledged world. Now he was in a bar where the most bizarre creatures sat at the tables. Behind the bar stood a man with medium-length black hair and brown eyes. He wore a black sweatshirt over a light blue shirt.
–Bartender, as usual for me. 2 glasses of water and a fresh steak of nordjyord meat.
The bartender disappeared to the back of the bar, but soon returned with everything Sol had ordered on a tray. Clain began to eat.
–Come on, it's always "bartender" this and "bartender" that... I actually have a name, you know, – said the man behind the bar.
–Yeah. I've been coming here for several weeks now, and you still haven't told me your name, smart-ass, – Sol answered.
–My name is Author. Just Author.
–A bit suspicious, don't you think?
–It's just my online nickname, nothing special.
–Still kinda sus.
–What will you do to me? Eject me from my bar? There is not outer space outside, so you won't be able to make that game reference.
–Whatever you say... it doesn't really matter to me, even if you are a creature from the higher layers of Narrative.
Having finished, Sol left the bar, immediately finding himself in his agency. And that is how his days were passing by. Request, killing a deity, returning to Shubby, talking with her, perhaps going somewhere together, request, killing a deity... but right now it's time for this to change. There was nothing outside his agency building, since space-time didn't exist outside... however, somebody knocked on the front door.