A Decaying World - Interlude

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Interlude

 A lone figure clad in white stood in a world devoid of darkness. Its light stretched into infinity, unhindered by obstacles it would have encountered in the physical realm. But despite being a world the darkness cannot touch it is far from being a paradise. It's merely an endless plane without features, a place where you wouldn't even realize that you're moving forward as everything looks the same. More importantly, it's also a place without life, at least the kind of life you're accustomed to. The white-robed man remained silent for what seemed like an eternity, deep in thought since the moment he arrived as he felt that something was off. His eyes were closed and he seemed to be straining his ears although there were no sounds he could have listened to.

“You wanted to talk?” booming voices resounded through the empty world, cutting through the silence.

“Something seems to be wrong. Everything is proceeding in a similar fashion but if the changes continue to accumulate then everything could have been in vain. Especially since he is already stirring.”

“...” a gloomy silence filled the air, even worse than when the white-robed man had entered this realm.

“I've never seen this possibility. I tried so hard to find it among all the noise but it simply doesn't exist! How am I supposed to help him under these circumstances?”

“Something has changed – something that might have ruined everything, but it was the only choice we had,” sadness reverberated throughout the world.

“But why can't I see the deviation?”

“Because it would have endangered our entire existence!”

“You'd rather waste everything I've done than take a risk?” the man's voice was filled with anger.

“...”

“I need to see...” he was desperate now.

“This might be the last time we speak to each other...please, don't let it end like this...”

The world lit up in single flash of light and a sphere of pure energy surrounded the white-robed figure. He fell to his knees, pressed his hands onto his head and began to scream while the realm changed.

The brightness faded away, leaving behind nothing but a muddy gray, and the air itself seemed to ripple, slowly intensifying till a loud crack echoed through the world. The darkness had finally found a way inside...