Operation Desert Storm <Void Quest — Gate in the Dunes>

[Enel]

Back on the road, I focus on summoning my own ‘Computer’. It isn’t long before I have my own screen and control-panel. I’d wished for something that let me search for information, and the first thing that pops up on the screen is a hot lady asking me what I want to know.

“Hmm. Tell me, ‘computer’-woman, what is the Omniverse?”

A list of underlined phrases pop up. I press my finger against the screen to access one and it flickers before changing, the background of the screen switching instantaneously from a welcoming blue to a forboding black.

I read. It’s some nutjob’s theories about Omni and the Omniverse. Holy Me, is this a cult?

Not a bad idea, actually.

Despite the religious tone, it’s got a helpful amount of information on the locations that the other gates in the place I arrived in lead to. Apparently, this ‘world’ is made up of many worlds, each with their own biomes and civilizations. And if this ‘Nealapph’ is to be believed, the Omniverse has existed for over a decade.

Well then. That settles it.

I’m up against a rival god.

I smirk. Of course, Omni would have been jealous of my powers. This world was a sucker-punch, a surprise attack. And from that, I can infer that in a real fight, I’d win.

Right now, I’m at a disadvantage. He’s made the world very difficult to escape. But not impossible. Not for me.

I wonder if Roland encountered Omni and found his own power wanting. To be sure, the Rival God has some power, if he was able to construct such a world. He’s also done a pretty good job of obscuring the limits of his strength. Truth be told, I don’t know what else he can do. But I’ll find out.

I consider writing an email to this ‘Nealapph’ individual before deciding against it. I don’t really like the idea of relying on someone else’s power, and by the sounds of it, this guy is trying to form a rival faction to mine. I mean sure, my faction so far only consists of myself, a bunch of jawas, and a town of redheads that may-or-may-not hate my guts, but it’s still way better than his, because it has a genuine God at the head. This guy acts like a God, but isn’t really.

Arrogant prick.

I spend a while reading from various sites about the Omniverse before I burn myself out. I lay back on my bed and shut my eyes.