'Is that Guy?' I thought as I looked around the white void surrounding us. I had just been drinking some tea before I instantly appeared here. Wherever here is.
"Alex?" Guy said as he looked over at me. After looking me over, he scanned the void. He looked like he was in a haze.
"Where is this? I was just drinking some tea. Then I blinked and just showed up here," he said as his eyes started darting around the white void.
Huh, isn't that a coincidence? "Surprisingly, the EXACT same thing happened to me. I guess we're gonna get reincarnated or something?" I said as I walked a bit closer to him, once again taking a gander at my surroundings. The void wasn't getting any whiter, at least.
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Welcome to the Magic Lab!
The magic lab is the state of a universe before anything is put inside of it. Both of you have been chosen as the curators of this new universe. Get to making magic and making the world!
✔ Make elements (0/5)
✔ Make 2 spells or magics per element (0/10)
✔ Make a planet (0/1)
✔ Make creatures
✔ Make and assign lesser gods to their domains (By preference)
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"Well, that's exciting," I said as I looked at the pitch-black text floating in the middle of the white void. I looked at Guy, who also seemed surprisingly calm. It was probably an effect of the void.
"This is fucking awesome, bro!" Guy said, grinning at me.
I grinned back. This is actually awesome. But I do wonder how we're supposed to make spells and stuff. Is there a guidebook? Do we imagine it?
As if answering my question, a book appeared in my hands. It was titled The Repository.
Another copy of the book appeared in Guy's hands as well. I flipped the book open and started reading.
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Instructions from The Repository:
Think about what you wish to make and open the book. The respective section will open automatically (e.g., Creature, Spell, Element).
After the section opens, you will write a name and description of the item, magic, creature, etc.
Once you've written about what you wish to make, it is woven into the world and now exists.
The next page provides an example for better understanding.
Have fun! Make a wonderful world :]
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I looked over at Guy, who had finished reading at the same time I did. I nodded at him and went back to looking at the book as I flipped to the example page.
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Example Entry - Spell Section
✔ Name: Summon Flame
✔ Import element: Fire
The user will use the incantation "Astidea Al Lahab".
After reciting the incantation, an orb or torrent of flame will be summoned (depends on the user's mental image).
Explosiveness scales with mana by 15%
Size scales with mana by 25%
Distance is fixed to 50 meters
Minimum mana required: 5
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This was pretty intricate. But this was also really fucking lit.
I looked over to Guy and saw his eyes genuinely glowing. "Bro, this is like a fucking dream come true. This is actually fucking amazing. Imagine the shit we could make. This is actually straight-up writing shit into existence. I'm gonna make 2 elements, you make 2 as well, since I guess fire is pre-included?" I said/explained/ordered.
Guy gave me a thumbs up and said, "I'll make water and wind, you could do earth and lightning or something. Actually, why bother doing only two? Let's make four each. Not like there's a limit."
I smiled even wider. I like the way this guy thinks.
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