It's been a few hours yet I'm still in the same position. I should feel horrible, I should be having muscle cramps, but truth be told I don't feel anything. No, more like I'm feeling at peace? Now that I'm calm, I think about what happened.

I died.

...

It's really hard to process, but I died, I got shot and died in the bank. I can still feel that phantom pain, as if the bullet were still in my chest. It happened so fast, so quickly, I didn't even realize that it happened. By the time that I was on the floor, I was already bleeding out and dying... I close my eyes and try to think of something else, if not, I feel like I will lose my mind.

"I'm sorry Martin."

"I'm sorry that it had to be like this."

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The magic ball vibrates and I can move again.

"What...what did you do to me? I haven't felt like this in months, I haven't felt in control of my own thoughts for so long...."

"Your soul was damaged Martin. something went wrong with the data transfer and from there everything spiraled out of control."

"My soul was damaged? Not my mind?"

"Everything is connected Martin. Your soul is connected to your mind, and your mind is connected to your body, and thus you came to be."

"I'm sorry I don't follow, but thanks for healing me magic ball."

"Don't be, it was my responsibility in the first place."

"Still, thanks for that."

"Hmm my time is running out and even I, with all my powers cannot keep you here any longer, it's time to go Martin, my servant will explain the rest. Take care, Martin, and I'm sorry for the pain you had to suffer."

Before I can reply the world starts to disintegrate, and the white is replaced with a black void. I can see stars in the distance and I realize that I'm floating in space. What?…This doesn't make any sense. As I freak out, I see a red sun far off in the distance with little dots surrounding it. Are those? Are those planets?Even though I'm so far away the sun, it's still gigantic, my mind fails to understand what's happening. It's...it's too much, I can't! My brain!! Ugh, How am I able to see this? I'm really floating in space? What's going on!?!?!

Before I can continue my train of thought, I see an outline of something behind the sun, as if something were holding the sun in its hands. That was the last thing I saw.