"Hello?"

Void, nothingness. Here, in this non-place, there exists not matter, not meaning, not thought.

"Hello? Is anyone there?"

This is the absence of absence. True, absolute void.

"You! You there! You can hear me, right?"

So how the hell is someone talking to me?

Not seconds ago was I drifting: drifting as I had for all of time. Then, the voice. Everything came. Perception. Memories.

Consciousness.

Existence.

Yes, that's right.

I am alive. I was alive.

"Well, I suppose you can keep ignoring me if it suits you, but listen up."

I wanted to talk to her. To scream at her. I am human. I remember that I am human. Please, talk to me. Let me talk.

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"I have to send you back!"

Back? Back where? No, please. Please, don't send me away. I need to talk to you. There's something I remember. Something I needed to tell you. Please.

"Look, you and your brother really messed things up for me down there. The balance, all screwed up! Seriously, it's a lot of paperwork! So instead, I'm sending you back. And I need you to be the opposite."

Help me. It hurts. I remember everything. Make me forget again. Erase me. Please, spare me from it. Don't make me go back. Please, don't make me feel again.

"Be the bad guy this time. And there's a lot of bad to be done, seriously!"

I loved her so much. So, so much.

"Anyway, I know you'll want to be good again, so I included a few incentives. I'm sure you'll figure it out. And hey, if you don't, don't sweat it. Your soul will be erased - for good this time - and I'll send in some other chump."

Don't send me back. No.

"See ya!"

DON'T SEND ME BACK. NO NO NO NO NO