A red-armored girl was kneeling in a pitch black scenery. She'd see nothing, but the faint shape of what seemed to be a person, though somehow, it didn't felt like a human nor a reploid. For whatever reason, that figure was grinning while staring at Ciel, not saying a word.
The scientist attempted to talk to it instead, but found so to be futile, as her voice didn't seem to be coming out. She was confused and also very scared. She felt powerless, especially when in front of such a thing. Ciel had long given up the idea that whatever it was, it surely was not your average, common being.
“W-what's going to happen now…” thought Ciel, standing still as the grinning figure kept on staring silently at her. Her eyes were shaking slightly, as the young scientist was starting to let herself be victim to the pressure.
Out of a sudden, however, the strange being had the silence cut short when they began to talk. “My name is Omni. This is not the world you know. This is the Omniverse. You interest me, so I have made you part of it. The Omniverse is a place that reflects the wishes of those who are part of it. But! There are rules. I will explain them only once, so listen carefully.”
Their voice was masculine and rather imposing, which only served to increase Ciel’s fear of the current situation. Interest him? Omniverse? The scientist immediately thought that this thing surely sounded like some sort of god or crazy strong being.
Before continuing, Omni, or at least how the figure identified himself as, handed a little, glimmering sphere. It had a perfect, round shape and it glew with different colors simultaneously; Ciel couldn't just not admit that the item was extremely beautiful, not the most beautiful thing she has ever seen though, but it was pretty high on the ladder. Then, she raised her head to stare again at Omni, who resumed his explanation.
“This is Omnilium. It’s what ties the Omniverse together. Without it, you are nothing. With it, anything you desire can be yours. But you will need more than this. If you desire it enough, you will find it. You will find that using it comes naturally. Just think of what you desire most.
“You will not be alone in the Omniverse. There are others. Of course, they, too desire Omnilium. Do not fear death. For as long as you interest me, you will be reborn.
“That’s all you need to know right now. You’ll figure out the rest soon enough. I’ll be watching … and waiting.”
“D-death? Did I misheard you? Hey!”
Sadly, Ciel wouldn't have her doubt cleared anytime soon. When she came to herself, the scientist immediately realised that she wasn't in the black void anymore. No, instead, she was standing in an elevator whose shape was similar to the one found on the resistance base. Upon looking around her, and judging by the sound the machine was making, it seems that she was moving down, however, it was impossible for her to know where the ground was.
This new area was if a deep white, contrasting with the darkness of the pitch black void. Also, unlike the void, light illuminated the place, though it was unknown for the girl where this brightness came from, as no sun nor artificial source of light seemed to be present anywhere. No other color could be seen anywhere, if it wasn't by several gates set on the distance, which looked very small, but recognizable enough.
“I wonder for how long will this go d—” Almost as if it was waiting on Ciel to ask, the elevator made a sound and then stopped, only to turn off afterwards. Albeit strange, the scientist figured that it was only an one-way travel with no chance of going back the way she came. Gulping a bit at this fact, the scientist moved out of the elevator and onto the infinite whiteness.
Ciel looked scared and unsure, walking slowly and with one of her hands pressed tightly against her chest. She looked around, but unlike previous times, there were humans donning all kinds of clothes and armor, robots of varying models, and even animals standing in their two legs. This last fact surprised her, though, as she had never seen animals do something like that before. “Maybe all animals could do it when they used to exist?” wondered the blond scientist while staring at these miracles of nature—how she referred to them—from afar. However, when one of these “miracles” shot a stare back at her, Ciel averted her eyes and decided to stop looking at them, as it surely was disrespectful.
Not sure about what to do now, the young scientist figured that the best course of action was to actually ask someone else. So, gathering some courage, Ciel moved towards one of these many strangers—a nameless guy—and proceeded with her questions.
After a quick Q&A session, Ciel received plenty of information about the area she was in now. The place was named Nexus and its purpose was to serve as a point of connection between the Verses, worlds that compose the majority, if not all, of the Omniverse. However, this passerby could give her answers about the nature of the white canvas, but nothing more. So, having most of her doubts cleared off, Ciel gave him thanks and bid farewell to this stranger.
“Alright, but knowing more about this place didn't give me an idea of what to do now…” Ciel sighed and then drew the rainbow-colored sphere out. The scientist stared sadly at it, while she could only wonder, “If I desire it enough, will this item let me see you again…?” The image of a red-armored guy holding a green, hardlight sword flashed in her memory for a second, only to vanish into nothing shortly after. “Zero…” Letting out a sigh, Ciel began to think—again—in what would be her next step to take. “I think that it would be better if I had something to sit on.”
Almost as if could read her thoughts, the ball she was holding shone with a warm light. Ciel felt she should be shocked, but the current situation somehow felt familiar and thus she just stared at the light for as long it was necessary, awaiting for something to happen. It took a few minutes, probably, but the light finally died down and in front of the scientist was now a chair. It was green in color, covered with a soft, green fabric on the seat and was kept in place with a thin arm joined to a tripod.
“I see, it was like he said—this object will grant all my desires, but why it didn't glow when I wished to see Zero?” she wondered. Ciel then kept on staring at the chair for a while, before she finally sat on it. It was unbelievably comfy, much more than anything she had sit on before.
“It's no use to keep thinking about that, time to figure out my next step, there must be something I could do here.” That said, the scientist bopped her face twice with open palms, as the grim expression that she had on her face became slightly more bright. Although she probably won’t admit it, Ciel was hoping that someone would come and led her a helping her.
The scientist attempted to talk to it instead, but found so to be futile, as her voice didn't seem to be coming out. She was confused and also very scared. She felt powerless, especially when in front of such a thing. Ciel had long given up the idea that whatever it was, it surely was not your average, common being.
“W-what's going to happen now…” thought Ciel, standing still as the grinning figure kept on staring silently at her. Her eyes were shaking slightly, as the young scientist was starting to let herself be victim to the pressure.
Out of a sudden, however, the strange being had the silence cut short when they began to talk. “My name is Omni. This is not the world you know. This is the Omniverse. You interest me, so I have made you part of it. The Omniverse is a place that reflects the wishes of those who are part of it. But! There are rules. I will explain them only once, so listen carefully.”
Their voice was masculine and rather imposing, which only served to increase Ciel’s fear of the current situation. Interest him? Omniverse? The scientist immediately thought that this thing surely sounded like some sort of god or crazy strong being.
Before continuing, Omni, or at least how the figure identified himself as, handed a little, glimmering sphere. It had a perfect, round shape and it glew with different colors simultaneously; Ciel couldn't just not admit that the item was extremely beautiful, not the most beautiful thing she has ever seen though, but it was pretty high on the ladder. Then, she raised her head to stare again at Omni, who resumed his explanation.
“This is Omnilium. It’s what ties the Omniverse together. Without it, you are nothing. With it, anything you desire can be yours. But you will need more than this. If you desire it enough, you will find it. You will find that using it comes naturally. Just think of what you desire most.
“You will not be alone in the Omniverse. There are others. Of course, they, too desire Omnilium. Do not fear death. For as long as you interest me, you will be reborn.
“That’s all you need to know right now. You’ll figure out the rest soon enough. I’ll be watching … and waiting.”
“D-death? Did I misheard you? Hey!”
Sadly, Ciel wouldn't have her doubt cleared anytime soon. When she came to herself, the scientist immediately realised that she wasn't in the black void anymore. No, instead, she was standing in an elevator whose shape was similar to the one found on the resistance base. Upon looking around her, and judging by the sound the machine was making, it seems that she was moving down, however, it was impossible for her to know where the ground was.
This new area was if a deep white, contrasting with the darkness of the pitch black void. Also, unlike the void, light illuminated the place, though it was unknown for the girl where this brightness came from, as no sun nor artificial source of light seemed to be present anywhere. No other color could be seen anywhere, if it wasn't by several gates set on the distance, which looked very small, but recognizable enough.
“I wonder for how long will this go d—” Almost as if it was waiting on Ciel to ask, the elevator made a sound and then stopped, only to turn off afterwards. Albeit strange, the scientist figured that it was only an one-way travel with no chance of going back the way she came. Gulping a bit at this fact, the scientist moved out of the elevator and onto the infinite whiteness.
Ciel looked scared and unsure, walking slowly and with one of her hands pressed tightly against her chest. She looked around, but unlike previous times, there were humans donning all kinds of clothes and armor, robots of varying models, and even animals standing in their two legs. This last fact surprised her, though, as she had never seen animals do something like that before. “Maybe all animals could do it when they used to exist?” wondered the blond scientist while staring at these miracles of nature—how she referred to them—from afar. However, when one of these “miracles” shot a stare back at her, Ciel averted her eyes and decided to stop looking at them, as it surely was disrespectful.
Not sure about what to do now, the young scientist figured that the best course of action was to actually ask someone else. So, gathering some courage, Ciel moved towards one of these many strangers—a nameless guy—and proceeded with her questions.
After a quick Q&A session, Ciel received plenty of information about the area she was in now. The place was named Nexus and its purpose was to serve as a point of connection between the Verses, worlds that compose the majority, if not all, of the Omniverse. However, this passerby could give her answers about the nature of the white canvas, but nothing more. So, having most of her doubts cleared off, Ciel gave him thanks and bid farewell to this stranger.
“Alright, but knowing more about this place didn't give me an idea of what to do now…” Ciel sighed and then drew the rainbow-colored sphere out. The scientist stared sadly at it, while she could only wonder, “If I desire it enough, will this item let me see you again…?” The image of a red-armored guy holding a green, hardlight sword flashed in her memory for a second, only to vanish into nothing shortly after. “Zero…” Letting out a sigh, Ciel began to think—again—in what would be her next step to take. “I think that it would be better if I had something to sit on.”
Almost as if could read her thoughts, the ball she was holding shone with a warm light. Ciel felt she should be shocked, but the current situation somehow felt familiar and thus she just stared at the light for as long it was necessary, awaiting for something to happen. It took a few minutes, probably, but the light finally died down and in front of the scientist was now a chair. It was green in color, covered with a soft, green fabric on the seat and was kept in place with a thin arm joined to a tripod.
“I see, it was like he said—this object will grant all my desires, but why it didn't glow when I wished to see Zero?” she wondered. Ciel then kept on staring at the chair for a while, before she finally sat on it. It was unbelievably comfy, much more than anything she had sit on before.
“It's no use to keep thinking about that, time to figure out my next step, there must be something I could do here.” That said, the scientist bopped her face twice with open palms, as the grim expression that she had on her face became slightly more bright. Although she probably won’t admit it, Ciel was hoping that someone would come and led her a helping her.