"I guess… I guess it's over." - I muttered, my voice echoing through the void. As people expect, I was born, I studied, I married ...well, except for the marriage part.

I was walking along the icy sidewalk in the evening-my usual routine-when I slipped, fell and planted my head onto an iron pin carefully left lying around by our utilities. Now, here I am hanging (or dangling?) in an endless emptiness and trying to figure out what comes next.

"God, if you exist, answer me to one question: why did you create this world? This is hell... what is it all for?! God?! Answer me!"

For what felt like an eternity, I was met only with silence. And then...there was a voice from the void.

"There is no God. I am its replacement."

"Oh…and who are you?" - I called into the void, unsuccessfully trying to at least see something in the space around me.

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"Me?” - A pause, as if the unknown voice was contemplating something. - “.. Let's just say I am a Being of the highest order, whose greatness your primitive mind is simply unable to perceive."

"Yeah? And what is being want from me?"

"Do not be brazen" - declared the ethereal voice, in which I could feel a note of irritation. - "To put it simply, I looked at your life, and decided that you are suitable for me. You will be a pawn in my game."

"What does that even mean? And why would I…? Your proposal is not interesting. I refuse to be a part of whatever game you’re playing!"

"I do not require consent. I will take your soul and place into my figure. Then you shall act on your own."

"On my own? What do I need to do?"

"What to do? You must overcome! Proudly and mercilessly! I believe that you can succeed in such an endeavor."

At that moment, our dialogue ended, and my mind was covered by darkness.