"Well…" the Precence says before taking a moment. Appearing to think of the words he wants to say.
I look out over the ever expanding multitude of colours; a new born Universe.
Or would this be the Multiverse? Food for thought I suppose.
"Well I would like for you to add your touch as well." He says albeit somewhat vaguely.
"Hmm? My touch to what?" I respond absentmindedly.
"My creation of course." He tells me with a light hearted amused tone. Clearly taking some amount of enjoyment from the look that my faced morphed into.
I swear if I was still drinking tea it would be all over the floor and myself from spitting it out.
I turn towards him getting ready to ask what he meant before he answers my unasked question with another question.
"You haven't listened to the outside yet have you?"
"No, no I have not. Why would I? It was just a void. Just darkness." I tell him.
He laughs at my answer. "Don't let it hear you say that. It does has a temper."
Who in all hell is he talking about? Wasn't it just him before everything? Well him and me now. Was there someone else as well? God I wish I read the comics back then.
"To answer the multitude of questions that are probably running through that mind of yours. No I wasn't the first. It was. The Great Darkness. The so called void you mentioned. Then I came along, and lastly you."
The Old Man drops some bombshells on me. I just stare at him for a moment. Mind reeling from that information. I mean, it shouldn't be that surprising that the Darkness would also be sentient. This is the DCverse after all.
But if the Darkness was a living thing, why hadn't it made Itself known to me like the Presence had?
I asked that very question to the Old Man by my side.
"Well, I suppose it has something to do with your other half. Unlike myself, the Darkness does not have a physical form. So for you to interact with It, you would have to let welcome it yourself and your other half doesn't like that idea apparently." He told me with a slight bemused look. As if he himself didn't truly know if what he said was fact.
Which left me puzzled. Isn't he supposed to be omniscient? Or is it because of our unique existence, he can't see what goes on with me. Or maybe it's the fact that since I was born outside of the universe he created that he just doesn't have much knowledge of me at all and is just speculating.
I could see that since he is one of the highest intelligences in all of existence.
Taking a breath and ignoring the fact that the void outside is sentient as well. I turn back to the outside view and get ready to expand my senses beyond the confines of my home.
Taking another deep breath, along with giving the Old Man a sideways glance. I close my eyes and open myself up to the outside.
Pushing my senses past the walls of the Oldest House, the first thing I notice is the brushes of cosmic matter and gases flowing along the outside walls and moving around the building till they flow past and continue with the expansion of Creation.
Continuing onward, my mind keeps expanding, I can feel everything outside and around myself.
A feeling begins to bubble up inside me, instinctually, I know if I wanted to I could mold and shape all that is outside into what I want it to be.
I practically had to tie my metaphorical hands behind my back from messing with his creation in its infancy.
'Don't need to end all I know before I even get to experience it.' I think to myself with a chuckle.
As my senses go beyond what I even thought possible at this stage in my being; another part of me starts to cry…
It's silent.
Nothing out there is making any noise.
Now I know sound can't travel in a vacuum and that's not the kind I'm talking about.
I'm talking about the vibrations of gases forming up into nubulas, the movements on stars from the nuclear fusion in their cores, to the combining of galaxies and black holes.
The very vibration of matter is non existent for some reason.
It's almost like there is no….
Resonance.
I kept expanding my mind, looking for any anywhere in all of existence.
And I found none.
I felt tears running down my cheeks for some odd reason. I know it's sad but to the point of tears? But that's when it clicked for me. What He wanted me to add to His work.
A piece of myself so to speak.
I, my very existence as a Resonance Entity, the very first to be, is Resonance itself.
It all makes since now. I'm at the beginning of it all, and my existence is taking away something that the Precence has no control over since it's my domain and I am the source.
It is a mind blowing realization and also a sad one. Sad because without my will for it to make it so, the Universe has no voice. I'm sure He could find a work around but I don't believe it would fit into the tapestry of wonder He has put so much effort into.
To make it right, I open my eyes and stand up. Reaching out with both my hands, I get this feeling and like the pieces of a puzzle, it all starts falling into place.
Pulling at my very being, my body starts to change. Starting at my finger tips and working the way up my arms. Reminiscent of a kaleidoscope, my fingers fall in to them selfs before returning back to their original state, as does my arms. Rolling around, folding up and back out to the forms that make up a 3 dimensional being. The same happens to my chest, then my abdomen, neck, legs, feet, and the head. All rolling, folding, and blooming into and out of my being in the shape of a human.
Shimmers of grey shine like light reflecting off glass. As I pull harder, reaching further into myself, my form starts oscillating rapidly. The air right around me starts to hum. Following along with the frequencies that I'm putting out as if singing my song.
As the vibrations start to build the space starts to crack around me and I focus as my perception finally reaches the center of Creation.
I slowly pull my left arm inward. Placing my hand on my chest as I flip my right hand outwards in the direction of the center of Creation.
A pulse is sent out from my right hand and in an instant hits the center. Within a few moment the center starts to harmonize with me and I slowly close my right hand. While I take my left of my chest and hold it right in front of it while having my palm face down and with my fingers all together.
Soon, the Oldest House starts to vibrate as well. Amplify my on vibrations. Joining in with the harmonization of the Universe.
The oscillating starts to pick up, going so rapidly that if this was on a planet, the air around me would be set aflame.
The sound that once was noticeable is so high that no one could hear it even if they tried to. No one except me and The Precence.
It's truly beautiful. The music I'm making and adding to the Universe. Giving it its voice. It's Song.
As we reach the crescendo of my work. A massive shockwave blast out of me and by extension the Oldest House. At the same moment a shockwave emanates from the center of Creation as well. Rapidly moving towards each other.
My form goes back to normal as I breathlessly watch, along with The Precence, what's about to happen.
I hold my breath, and if I didn't know any better then so does He, as both shockwaves moves through space and without even having to blink, colliding with each other.
The next instant, space tore apart and from the seams of reality itself help birth more universes. All vibrating at a different frequency and I am the one who gave them life.
I couldn't help but have a massive smile and start laughing at the ridiculous notion of the fact the I, ME, Jesse Faden, brought the multiverse into existence.
We didn't say anything to each other as we simple watched new universes form and fade away as the vibrational frequencies of their respective matter that makes up their entirety help faze them out and they begin to settle into their respective spaces in the multiverse.
"That was simply wonderful Jesse. I couldn't of done it better myself." The old man said from the couch nonchalantly like what I just accomplished was a regular Tuesday for him. Come to think of it, it was.
"Why thank you Old Man. Truth be told I didn't know I had that in me." I said. Still a little breathless from the whole thing.
I make my way over to one of the armchairs and sit down. Still marvelling at the wonder that was still unfolding before my eyes.
"You'd be amazed at what people like us are capable of." He says while standing up. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go order my children around for a bit. There is so much work to be done now." He says before tipping his hat to me and vanishing as if he was never there.
I scoff at him leaving just after asking me to do such a monumental task but come to my surprise when I know exactly where he is in Creation.
"Well that's interesting." I mumbled to myself while starring at the spot he just stood.
I start to focus more on what I can feel and sense now that I'm not confining myself to the Oldest House anymore. Well mentally that is, and I start to notice certain things.
I first pay attention to where the Old Man went and watch him for a few and as I look around him I see those little Angels aka his children. Their light is no where near as bright as the Old Man but still bright enough to notice. Although one is definitely brighter than the rest.
'I wonder…' I think to myself.
I gaze at the brightest Angel to see if my guest is corrected. And lo and behold, I see a beautiful blonde haired Angel with magnificent white wings with a golden hue.
Not for from him is another Angel, not as bright, but still up there with th same face and everything.
Samael and Michael. The prodigal twins that will one day war against each other.
"It's such a sad thing when brothers fight. Don't you think so Ahti?" I say over my shoulder while watching them.
"It indeed is Jesse." He replies in that thick Finnish accent of his that I just love.
"I think I'll have a little fun." I say as I lock on to Samael and send him a telepathic message.
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(Samael POV)
After finishing His work creating his masterpiece, Father disappeared. Not telling either of us where he was going. Some of us tried to follow him but after reaching a certain point, they couldn't go any further. No matter how much they flapped their wings or teleport, they all stayed in the same place. It was as if space itself was refusing to bend to their Will and keeping them here.
Michael had to intervene and order them all to cease their actions. As it was going no where. He even tried to go after Father but it ended in the same result. Locked in place after a certain distance.
Why would Father not want us to go with him to wherever he has gone? We even lost sense of Him after awhile and the lower ranks began to panic causing us to have to pacify the lot of them. Ensuring that Father has not abandoned us as there is still work to be done.
Not long after Father left, I started hearing a noise. It was quiet at first but over time it started to pick up in pitch.
I looked around and sure enough, I was not the only one hearing it.
"What do you think it is Samael?" My twin, Michael asked me.
"I am unsure. But it must be the work of Father, yes?" I tell him in return.
"It must be so." He says in reply and not even a moment later the noise skyrocketed in frequency, blaring in my ears. No not my ears, my head. As if my very being was vibrating along with the space around us.
When a second sound was heard and this time it was coming from the origin of Father's Great Work; I knew something monumental was occurring.
Not long after, the moment came where both sources started harmonizing and right at the peak of sound; massive waves of energy burst forth from the Center of the Universe and a place that I can't even sense. The only tale tell sign that it was there was the music, for a lack of a better word, that emanated from its location.
Those two massive waves of vibrational energy moved so rapidly toward one another and at the instants of contact, space shuddered and ripped apart as new matter and energy was brought forth into being. All vibrating at a different frequency and shifting and fading into the background. Impossible to see with a mortals eye but to us. A multiversal event occurred. Give life to an infinite possibility and potential.
I couldn't help but marvel at the significance of this occasion. So much matter and materials to work with. Shape and give form to. I'm definitely going to be busy for the next thousand millennia.
As all of us were witnessing this event take place, a massive golden light flashed around us as Father returned. We all looked at him questioning. Waiting for him to explain what to place.
As he went on telling us about the work that must be done I felt something in my mind. Like a gentle caress that felt alien to me. As something like this has never happened before.
Just as I was about to squash this intrusion a voice rang out to me and me alone.
'Well hello there little Samael. It's a great pleasure to witness your existence so soon.' A sweet and warm feminine voice whispered to me as if right next to my ear. It sent a shiver down my back and my wings to twitch.
Michael looked over at me sensing my agitation but I told him it was nothing.
'Am I the only one to hear this?' I wonder to myself before that same voice responded with a smooth yes. There was even a hint of amusement to her reply.
'What do you want?' I ask back through the link I felt connected to my mind.
'Nothing right now. But in the future, when you gain a new name, do come meet me. I think we can have some fun together.' She replied to me with a bit of amusement.
Before I could even ask her what she meant by that, I felt the connection cut. The caressing sensation vanished as though it was never there in the first place.
Focusing back on Father, I listen to his orders on what must be done now that there is more universes to work on. Not realizing that he was watching me during the short exchange I had with that mysterious voice.
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(1st POV)
"That was a nice little exchange with little Samael. I can't wait to meet him. Now how long will it be till the War in Heaven?" I say to myself. Wanting to have some fun with the future Lucifer already. Alas, that won't happen for an extremely long time from the bits I remember of Christianity. If I knew I was gonna be what I am today, I would of paid way more attention in history class.
Oh well, given enough time, I'll figure out how to see the future. I have this feeling deep inside that I'm barely scratching the surface of my powers.
Don't get me wrong, what I have accomplished already was beyond my expectations but I feel like I can go even farther than just sensing the material world around me and connecting psychically to one of the most powerful Angels in existence. Which honest blew my mind I was able to do it in the first place.
"I'm going back to the Beach Ahti, do come get me if we have another guest show up. Taking in all this information has tired me out. I need to rest." I tell him as I vanish from the Observatory and appear in my gazebo on the Beach.
I cut off my connection to the outside world for now. Giving myself some time to recover from that draining ordeal.
Giving the multiverse its Song truly takes it out of ya.
Laying down on the bed I made, I let my mind rest as I sift through all the information I've accumulated over the short duration of having my senses cover the Universe.
You wouldn't think there was much to go through but you'd be surprised. That short instance showed me so me things. Ways to manipulate matter and energy, new understandings of how physics worked, even insight on the creation and destruction of matter.
So much to comprehend and understand from such a short instance of observation. It will take a long time to understand it all.
Just as I was going to close my eyes and let the sound of the crashing waves sing me to sleep, an idea popped into my head. With how everything comes naturally to me, why don't I try splitting my mind up and let my other half's go through the information will I sleep.
After all, I can't remember the last time I've slept. It's been quite a few cycles I believe.
Focusing, I feel my minds train of thought diverge, spiltting into two separate thought patterns, then three, then four, and all the way up to six.
Making a total of seven of me. Although calling them Me would be an exaggeration since they are more like computer programmes, just sifting through the data I've gathered and sorting it to understand from the knowledge and theories I have from my past life.
When I wake up, I'll start testing everything they learn. Now then, sing me to sleep you sweet crashing waves.
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(A/N)
HEYO!! I'm back! Apologies for taking so long but trying to write out what I was envisioning in my mind for Jesse to do and how her form would change was difficult for me. Like none of the ways I typed it out seemed right. So I hope it turned out good for y'all and it paints a good picture of what I was seeing.
So most likely one more chapter before jumping to Earth or maybe doing it next chapter after I introduce one or two more characters. I'll see how the writing flows when I start working on it.
Let me know what you guys think of this chapter and if you want Jesse to explore and experience something before Earth. Like another Civilization or something. We got a couple billion years to go and that'll a lot of time to play with.
Thanks for reading!!❤️