In Danmachi as A Self-Annihilator
Chapter 1: Once and again.
Part 1
"As a mortal dies, their soul ascends to heaven to get judged, then, the paradise will welcome them should they be worthy for the good they did or fall into the depths of nothingness for punishment throughout eternity. But how, this extremely unfortunate soul, able to escape this divine process. A soul transcending into a realm no mortal should ever have the right to walk lest they are something more, become something less, or something else."
The vast emptiness of the abyssal void embraces a lone soul, drifting amongst the unimaginable. A plane of existence that which not a mortal should cross nor travel into. The anomaly, whose consciousness is lacking, attracted the gaze of beings whose sole purpose is to be bound to a path THEY could not betray. Powerful beyond belief and authority towards the entirety of the universe unquestionable.
Aeons. Transcended beings of godlike capabilities who are the embodiment of philosophy through which the universe and all life may take form. Curious upon the lone soul drifting across the infinite realm of THEIR own, some cast THEIR attention for a brief moment, others studied and pondered, and one had a nice laugh on this mockery of THEIR reality.
Not all however brought THEIR attention to this outlier of the natural order. A single being ignored the anomalous existence. Why should it cast THEIR gaze unto something that which will eventually disappear, as would the entire universe and everything else? The action would be pointless, meaningless, and too much trouble.
By cosmic coincidence, the lone soul was dragged unto inevitability and be on a collision course towards this location, this being. This phenomenon caused the soul to be influenced by the sheer presence, regardless of the state of being this soul have. An impossible event that shaped the very outline and nature of a pure spirit.
For a short time that stretched out infinitely, THEY basked the soul with its aura of nothingness, blotching the pure white with abyssal black. Before being completely consumed, however, loud laughter erupted once more in this space of the higher realm, but this time THEY did not stop after a glance. Complete and utter, guttural of a laugh that shook the space itself from THEIR influence.
An enigmatic Aeon, perhaps the most dangerous and unpredictable of all. Aha the Elation is having fun of this utter defiance of THEIR authority. Perhaps THEY do not have a solid grasp of this realm as with the mortal one after all. Snatching the poor soul from The Nihility's space of influence, Aha could not help but set THEIR full attention upon it. Perhaps this one could give THEM an even better entertainment than desecrating their divine realm.
Travelling once into the Tree of Existence was a chore, but for Aha's genius plan, nothing but the highest branch of this wretched tree should do. Arriving in the same branch that THEY once saw a baby fall to the ground and laughed at the bleak fate of the universe, that triggered THEIR ascension to Aeonhood. THEY let themselves get lost for a while in humorous nostalgia before remembering the true purpose of this visit.
Bouncing in excitement, Aha could not contain their laughter anymore and laughed harder that THEY normally would at just the thought of his plan. A plan that hinges the fate of the poor soul, powerless and without peace even after its demise.
"Now then, the stars are aligned, the void of the universe is watching, adjust the angle a little bit to achieve maximum performance, AND YEET!" After manifesting hands and gripping the soul tightly, AHA did the best thing that all beings should try to do once in their life. Yeeting a soul out of the universe. Truly, the very peak of entertainment! The once laughter of the Elation that reverberates through the cold universe to this day, doubled in intensity.
"That was a great! Now what else to do?", Aha took a thinking pose while still staring out into the abyss where THEY threw the soul. "What if I blow up Akivili's train?! Wouldn't that be funny?" HAHAHAHAHAHA
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Part 2
After a long time of traversing the sea of space between and beyond the bubble worlds and universes, the soul finally collided with one peculiar universe. Piercing through its natural order and adapting with the help of its ungodly nature, the soul was finally in the grasp of a better, more reliable hands that resides in this strange new place.
"What's this little one doing here?" one figure of divine aura pondered as she looked deep into the outline of the little soul, widening her eyes a little as she saw a very interesting piece of its nature. "Did it just come from the outside?"
Although they were gods with unparalleled knowledge and wisdom, the territory outside Tenkai is relatively unknown. After all, investigating an infinite number of universes, each with an infinite number of worlds, can be very exhausting and time-consuming. Time that gods with domains that needs tending to as well as a reincarnation system to focus on could not afford to waste on further research.
The only thing that all deities could agree on is that the 'outside' is a dangerous and unknown place. Whether this danger is a threat or a challenge, it would depend on the god themselves.
"Did you say 'outside'?!" another divine questioned as they peak from the right shoulder of the female deity.
"Get rid of it!" and another interjected from the left.
The good thing would be to heed the warning of her companions. A soul outside the reincarnation cycle of Genkai would be a disaster and chaos just waiting to happen, to both the inhabitants of Genkai and Tenkai. The soul is also half corrupted, who knows what influences and unpredictability in the world it would bring. The gods that descended and left their jobs are already doing that, one more would just be adding fuel to the fire.
A mischievous thought ran through her head. The thought of causing trouble for the people and gods of that world is very appealing, and a little crazy. Through the cursed nature of the soul in her hands, the inscrutable changes in its nature, and the unpredictability of its fate, all of these factors can greatly contribute in the reshaping of the future of that world. A world where chaos run rampant.
"Or… we could make life down there a little more interesting~" the first one said. After all, gods can only descend once, and she happened to be one of them, at least she used to. Being gravely injured in their sealed state, whose capabilities are that of a normal human, can lead to them being brought back to Tenkai. Never to be able to descend again.
"You're right!" the other divine added.
"That would be fun!" and another did the same.
Grinning at the positive replies of her companions, the divine god gripped her hand tightly around the soul, took aim, and threw. As they looked at the soul in its journey towards the world of the dungeon, excitement builds up within them at the prospect of entertainment in their mundane and boring work as gods. A whim that she knew could spell doom to the mortals and gods down there.
For the second time since its demise, the soul was once again thrown out by a divine being, streaking towards the earth like a bright, beautiful, and dangerous falling star.