"God. This is an awful place. Please let me outta here!"
[It wasn’t like this a while ago.]
[I don’t want to be in here]
[I don’t want to be alone]
[I – I wanna go home]
This, is my current state.
The current state of a 2nd year high school boy who was just merrily talking to his 'friends' about his favourite “topic” in class.
[Oh wait. I have no friends.]
Anyways, I'm trapped in an abyss of void with nothing to stand, hold, nor grip on.
Everything is black.
Everything is dark.
You’ll even hear your heartbeat ringing through your ears accompanied by a high pitch noise which originates from god knows where. It truly is a wonderful example of torture.
Sure, I may be curious on what’s the end of this tunnel-like prison, maybe there will be light and I’ll appear in front of the class like some sort of magician, but no. It isn’t like that.
This prison proved every expectation I have, a mere fantasy.
And I have nothing left.
[….hah.]
[Ha. Haha. Hahahah!]
[So now I’m doomed?]
[Is that it? This. This is really a nice joke eh?]
[Hehe. He.]
*sniff
I hugged my knees as water came flowing down my face. Rolling in air, like there’s no gravity. Ache sprouted within my chest and I clutched it.
[I want to go home]
*sob
[I miss them]
...
Pfft. Ha-hahhahahaaaaaaa! Y0u're s0 path3tic crying like a *bzzt* t0-t0-t0ddl3r th3r3! kikikiki
Suddenly, I heard a voice looming overhead. It was nearly incomprehensible as it talked with noises like a glitchy computer. I looked up and the once dark void was now pure white. No stain of black was left, except for a humanoid silhouette that wore a jacket with a fluffy collar. All of him was black. He had no eyes nor nose, but he had bright white teeth. It was the only thing different from his body.
Another thing that was crazy about this man was that, bits and parts of him was floating around him. Some of his body parts were blurred like a corrupted image and some were continuously lagging.
[W-what? Who are you? Do you know where I am?]
W0ah th3r3 y0u 'an0maly', *bzzt* n0t s0 fast! Didn't y0ur m-m-m0th3r t3ll y0u t0 always *bzzt* gr33t p0lit3ly?
Anyways, *bzzt* I'll first intr0duc3 mys3lf.
As this mysterious man talked to me, he walked then stood a few feet away from my spot. He put his right hand on his chest and talked again.
I am *bzzt* "Error". Th3 d3str0y3r 0f all things abn0rmal. Th3 0n3 wh0 wip3s 0ut th3 3xist3nc3 0f all glitch3s that c0rrupt th3 multiv3rs3! *bzzt* Hahahahahhaaaaaa
Error took a stance like that of an evil villain when laughing. Truly and utterly 'comical'.
N0w, y0u accid3nt *bzzt* sh0uld b3 w0nd3ring wh3r3 y0u ar3 n0w and-
[That was what I was asking]
Hush, d0n't sp3ak whil3 I talk. *bzzt* S3tting that asid3, y0u atypical isn't supp0s3d t0 b3-
Have I been not attentive, I would have not heard his constant name calling of me with either 'anomaly', 'accident' or 'atypical'. It sounds rude to the ears so I tried asking him why he calls me that since I've been irritated ever since he started doing that.
[Why do you keep calling me that? I'm no accident.]
0h? That? W3ll first 0f, *bzzt* Mr. D0n't wanna b3 call3d abn0rmal, I hav3-
[Will you stop that?]
-a qu3stion f0r y0u. W3ll, *bzzt* a s3t of qu3stions. Hav3 you 3v3r wond3r3d why *bzzt* y0u w3r3 always abus3d by your par3nts? Did s0m3on3 both3r t3lling y0u? 0f c0urs3, th3y must *bzzt* hav3 a re3son! 3v3rything has, lik3 all glitch3s do.
[N-no.]
Hav3 you 3v3r ask3d yours3lf why 3v3ryon3 was ignoring you? *bzzt* 3v3n if you tri3d your b3st talking to th3m? W3ll, you might hav3 alr3ady forgott3n this but *bzzt* wh3n you w3r3 young3r than you ar3 now, no on3 tri3d to play with you, as if you'r3 air. *bzzt*
[...]
T-that was right. I have never thought of it that way. Why do my parents despise me as if I'm a problem child? I always had high grades. I joined every extra-curricular and activities that may please them, but well, nothing did. Do they just hit me because they like to? Or were they just depressed and angry that they vent it out on me?
Emptiness sprouted within me.
“Well, prepar3 yours3lf of what I'm about to say but, you ar3 a glitch in that world.”
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[W-what?]
“Listen her3 kid, *bzzt* I brought you here because you were causing some 'major' effects that can chang3 that world. Well, mostly.
Mostly?
“*bzzt* Just your mer3 existence is like a big bould3r in the path of that world's future. I don't *bzzt* know why that is but, by bringing you h3re, I managed *bzzt* to save that world as per request of some guy.”
So that means, Error extracted me from that world to eliminate me?
[So, now you get to... to... kill me?]
“What? *bzzt* Pfft! No! I'm hardly so barbaric! *bzzt* And I don't place myself in the front lines kid, I pull the strings behind.”
As he said that, his smiling teeth became sinister and was grinning already. He held up his hands and dark strings attached to his fingers. These strings extended for over hundreds of miles upwards as far as I can see.
[I never thought God would be such a manipulative, glitchy computer.]
“Wha-? *bzzt* That is rude! I'm not your God but, I consider myself as one! *bzzt*”
[So, what am I gonna do now?]
“Now now, don't be in such a rush! *bzzt* Have you got an appointment? Of course not, Pfft. Your question *bzzt* , anomaly, will be answered here by ink!”
[I-ink?]
As I was confused, a silhouette of another man came into view. Instead of having pure black skin, he had white. But with him, follows a color of blackness to let anyone know he’s there.
HELLO THERE CHILD!
[I-uh...]
WHAT? CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE? HEHE. WELL, ANYWAYS, AS ERROR LENT ME THE STAGE TO TELL YOU WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU NOW, I MIGHT AS WELL TAKE ALL OF MY TIME EXPLAINING IT.
[...]
This ‘ink’ was unexpectedly loud and energetic.
WELL, MOVING ON, AS ERROR TOLD YOU, YOU ARE A GLITCH IN THAT WORLD. YOU WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE THERE. I'M RATHER CONFUSED MYSELF WHY WOULD YOUR GOD SEND YOU TO EARTH WHEN HE KNEW YOU'LL CAUSE TROUBLE. HEHE
SOOOOO, TO COMPENSATE YOUR 13 YEARS OF LIVING HARSHLY IN THAT WORLD, ERROR AND I TOOK YOU OUT OF THERE!
[...]
AND WE WILL SEND YOU TO ANOTHER WORLD WHERE YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT EFFECT ON IT BUT A CALAMITY WON'T OCCUR!
[What? So you mean, I'll be transported?]
NO. REINCARNATED SHOULD BE THE RIGHT TERM. BUT, YOU'LL RETAIN THAT WHITE HAIR OF YOURS. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HEHE
Reincarnation. From what I have read, this genre is popular among web novels in the internet. A character will die because of a god’s mistake and gets a cheat in the world where he’ll live in. I think they’ll give me some. Hopefully.
[Reincarnated? Like, back to being a baby? I'm fine with that but, will I retain my memories? Will you give me cheats?]
WOAH THERE YOU BRAT, YOU ALREADY HAD THE CHANCE TO LIVE AGAIN! WHY WOULD YOU REQUEST FOR A CHEAT? ISN'T LIFE MORE FUN WITH STRUGGLES?
Yeah, sure it is.
IN FACT, EVEN IF WE'RE WILLING TO GIVE YOU ONE, WE CAN'T.
[Why?]
“Well, 'cause we won't have our *bzzt* godly powers anymore. And also *bzzt* because we're selfish.”
With that, silence followed.
These guys are rather eccentric and comical but they don’t seem to be trustworthy. Like what my philosophy states, “Everyone’s a jerk”. I’m sure these ‘guardians’ have a trick up on their sleeves. I need to give them a condition first. Although I’m not in the position to even suggest one, I’ll gladly risk it.
THAT SORTS IT OUT. KID, YOU'LL NOW GO TO 'AOVIS'. THE NEW WORLD WHERE YOU'LL BE BORN. MAKE SURE TO LIVE A GREAT LIFE!
“Also don't go *bzzt* playing all hero and the like. People who pull the strings *bzzt* always get what they desire.”
[W-wait. How do I know you’re not lying to me?]
???
“Well kid, *bzzt* you’ll know.”
Error waved his hands and a rift opened up. On the other side of it was a blurred scenery of some sort. And when I tried to voice a complain, his strings caught me and tossed me inside the hole.
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“So. *bzzt* How did it go for the other atypical? *bzzt*”
IT WAS FUN. HE WAS A LOT LESS CALM THAN THIS ONE.
“Did he *bzzt* understand the point of this?”
I SURE HOPE SO.
“…”
WELL, WHEN THEY MEET, I’M SURE THIS ONE WILL EXPLAIN IT TO THE OTHER BRAT.
“Heh. *bzzt* you’re right.”
He waved his hand and the existing portal vanished.
“I’m sure they’ll be happy. *bzzt*”