Lifthrasir's Scald: Saga Anew
In the vast space of Nothingness, given form, 9 humanoid figures emitting the only Light in this vast emptiness moved through The Nothingness, seemingly trying to find something, anything. They moved together as a group. The Light they emitted came in waves, sometimes so bright that it filled up The Nothingness, with its splendor and beauty. Other times, the Light was so faint that Nothingness seemed ready to swallow up these figures and grind them into Nothing. This cycle of Light and Nothingness continued as the figures moved through Nothing in search of something. The Light continued to fight for survival, as consciousness wishes to exist; it cannot allow itself to not be, to not feel, to not remember, to not witness. And The Nothingness continued to try to consume these figures to fix itself back to normalcy. How could Nothing produce something? How could Nothing have a destination? How could Nothing hold Light and consciousness? How could Nothing wish for anything? How could Nothing comprehend Something? Light and Nothingness continued their struggle as they consumed one another, Learning from the other, combining and dissolving. This fight seemed endless as light was born from Nothing, but also fizzled out into Nothingness. For the first time in eons of untold time, Nothingness began to want something. It Awoke and it started to Learn.
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It watched as the figures refused to join The Nothingness. They continued to struggle in vain for the faint hope of survival. Consciousness refused to cease as they moved through its Domain. It learned about the concepts of ownership, desire, and the wish to exist. It learned from their movements to struggle, to want, to grow. It knew their struggle was in vain. No matter where they reach, how long they run, the atomic concepts they are made up of will eventually return to nothingness. nothing was safe from nothing. But in its semi-sentient state, it lacked the patience to wait. It grew bored of just waiting for the somethings in the universe to end their struggle and break away into nothingness again. So it began to fight. It began to destroy concepts, ending eons of struggle against its reach. It started a war against everything and itself, and it liked those odds. For too long, the universe resisted against [ME]!