It was a day like any other.

I walked down the street, careless, and happy.

The summer break just started, and everyone around me was talking about everything they were going to do, except, of course, for me.

I was always a loner, never really caring for what others did or didn't do. I had my own things to do always.

I had a mother, father and a little sister.

I was considered diligent, I aced most of my tests, but besides that I wasn't really good in anything else.

At this fateful day, my lack of strength was my downfall.

It was about 17:20 when I returned home after getting some ingredients from the store that my mother forgot to buy.

My little sister was caught in an argument against two teenagers, probably 16-17, and I, the good brother that I am rushed to see what was going on.

Eventually, the argument turned into a fight, and apparently they were very trigger happy, as one of them had a kitchen knife, that found it's way into my heart. Literally.

So here I am, bleeding on the floor. I hope my sister is fine, I thought, as my consciousness faded away.

And then the world turned black.

Darkness, darkness and more darkness.

It's boring.

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I thought in death you feel nothing and think nothing, or at the very least go to some realm of the dead like heaven or hell. This is boring.

"what should i do now?..." I think out loud.

Hold on a minute. Out loud? Does this mean... Wait.

I try to move around. Nothing happened.

I sigh.

I "sit" there and think for a moment.

what the hell am I supposed to do? I can somehow talk but I don't think I have a body... Or do I?

Several "minutes" later I get bored again. why is it all so... Plain? I mean if I'm going to be here in this void forever shouldn't I at least have something to look at? I think.

Then, something happens. The void changes to be blue, just like the sky of earth.

Hold on a minute...

I think about space. Mainly, Stars.

Then, the void changes black, but there are small lights in different colors now.

Although it seems I cannot get closer or further away from them.

Are they just decorative? I think.

I then try to imagine the stars from my universe mainly the sun.

Soon, the many stars change to match the images in my head.

It worked! That's a good start. what's next then?

Hmm..... Well, it seems that the stars work even without physics, but I do need to make physics a rule that apply to everything, so I don't have to set it up for each new thing I create.

After much trial and error, I think I did it well. I hope I did.

well, if that doesn't work I'll fix the problems as I find them.

Next on the metaphorical list, planets, black holes... Actually scratch that, no black holes, too complicated, let's make the centers of galaxies massive neutron stars instead, that can't go wrong right?

Several "minutes" later

Why Is it all going wrong?!, and why are the stars collapsing into themselves?! We're but a few of the complaints that made up that hour.

Several more "minutes" later

okay, I fixed it. Somehow. When your imagination is the limit, it's not like I need to think about the science behind it.

Speaking of, my first living creatures are a thing! Celestial guardians. They are the ones instructed to make sure nothing becomes too bad in the mess of a universe I made.

Several "seconds" later

Well then. It seems as if I give someone the job of, you know, making sure all is right, I should give them the powers to, well make sure all goes alright.

But it's a decent start to my universe at least. I think this is the start of something beautiful!