Chapter 2

W-L-D-S-T-R-1-4-4-7 sat alone, sitting on the edge of a piece of rubble floating aimlessly in the center of everything. Their mask was covering their entire head while the rest of the armor covered their entire body. The mask perfectly reflected the millions and millions of universes, sitting in bubbles that all floated around. Wherever two universes were touching, massive blinding lights shot out in every direction. W-L-D-S-T-R-1-4-4-7 continued to sit, looking around at the infinite expanse of the multiverse. All of existence in every direction that they looked, going on forever and ever.

W-L-D-S-T-R-1-4-4-7 turned to look back at the massive building behind them. The white material resembling marble with the massive windows reflecting the multiverse off of them. W-L-D-S-T-R-1-4-4-7 got to their feet and very slowly and silently made their way back to the massive doors. They opened very slowly as W-L-D-S-T-R-1-4-4-7 stepped back inside, looking back through the expanse of stairs, walkways, and bookcases.

Another figure was making their way over in identical armor, their entire body covered until the two stood face to face.

“One-Four-Four-Seven.” The figure said in a more masculine voice.

“Two-Three-Three-Six.” 1447 responded.

Both of their masks suddenly shifted and disappeared from their faces. 1447 had a smirk on their face while 2336 had a slightly more masculine face, but much like the others it wasn’t leaning towards either end of the spectrum. Their head was bald and there was a very small amount of stubble along their defined jawline.

“Do you have any missions lined up?” 2336 asked.

“That depends.” 1447 replied.

“On what?” 2336 asked.

“Are you trying to ask me out…again?” 1447 asked.

2336 chuckled and looked away, but then quickly snapped into an attention position, head up and everything straight and rigid.

1447 quickly did the same as the two turned slightly to the side.

A very slender being was making their way over wearing massive white robes that dragged across the ground. On the chest of the robe was a large golden twelve pointed star, identical to the ones that 1447 and 2336 had on their chests. The robes were very thin and flowing as the being moved. Their skin was bright gray and their neck was long and thin, connecting to a massive head that was disproportionate to the rest of the body. Their eyes were large and completely black. Their nose was two small slits in the face along with a small mouth that barely opened.

“Soldiers.” The being said.

“Librarian.” They both quickly responded in unison.

“How are the two of you doing?” The Librarian asked.

The two looked at each other to see who would respond first.

“I am feeling fine. No complaints.” 1447 replied.

The Librarian turned to look at the other soldier.

“And you?” They asked.

“I am doing well Librarian.” 2336 responded.

“That is good to hear. You are dismissed Two-Three-Three-Six.” The Librarian said as they turned to lock eyes.

2336 looked nervous but nodded and began to jog away.

“And me?” 1447 asked.

“I wanted to update you on that creature you captured and brought here.”

1447 smiled when The Librarian waved their long and slender hand. 1447’s arms went away from her back and down their side.

The Librarian began to walk as 1447 followed.

“You are one of our top Soldiers we have One-One-Four-Seven. You’re the only one left in the single thousand range.” The Librarian said.

1447 smirked and continued to walk as they looked forward.

As they both continued to walk, everything around them moved and shifted seamlessly. The walkways rose and lowered as the bookcases all moved around side to side. The infinite expanse was constantly moving when a flight of stairs moved and attached to the end of their walkway. As they climbed the steps, the staircase suddenly floated through the air and twisted around until they were walking upside down, the case attaching to another walkway as they stopped at a specific bookcase.

The Librarian and 1447 both stopped as they looked over a few of the blank white books. The Librarian moved their finger over, the titles all appearing in bright blue text before it quickly faded after a few seconds. The Librarian stopped and pulled out one of the books.

“We haven’t come up with a name. We think the person who discovered it should have the honor.” The Librarian smiled and held the book out to 1447. They took it and held it in their hands, closing their eyes as they were deep in thought.

The spine of the book suddenly began to form bright blue letters.

“Scioxinz.” 1447 said.

The Librarian’s held tilted to the side as 1447 opened their eyes.

“Any particular reason you decided on that name?” The Librarian asked.

“Universe Two-Thirteen has interesting languages. I pulled Orgozeti and Yotsashi from the worlds there.” 1447 stepped back as the book finished forming, the text bright blue burned into the spine as The Librarian held it.

“You have done quite a lot of studying.” The Librarian said with a smile as they placed the book in between the others.

“Living for billions of years…I have read nearly every book in this library. I mean…this place…this holds all knowledge that the multiverse can possibly possess.” 1447 looked around as the library was continuing to move and shift around. The Librarian began to walk, the walkway shifting around when 1447 quickly followed.

“I was discussing with The One. We have a very highly important mission. A mission that is of the highest classification possible.” The Librarian said as the walkway began to float straight up, above everything else.

“Of course, but what did The Court say?” 1447 asked.

“All of the other departments have been uninformed of this mission. Think of this as an executive decision.” The Librarian said.

“But…that’s not how we do things here.” 1447 quickly responded.

The Librarian turned to look at them as the walkway stopped, a single door sitting in a part of the Library that nobody had ever gone to before.

“The Board, The Council, The Court, and The Committee will all be informed once you are successful with the mission.” The Librarian said.

“But…what if…if I’m not successful?” 1447 asked.

The Librarian didn’t respond.

The single door suddenly opened, and the walkway apart from where 1447 was standing drifted back down. 1447 swallowed hard as they stared through the doorway, filled with nothing but blinding light. 1447 took a deep breath, then stepped through the doorway, disappearing into the light until the door slowly closed behind them.

The room was a blinding white, impossible to see anything around as 1447 continued to walk forward.

The light suddenly began to dim very rapidly until the room seemed to disappear. It was as if the room was made entirely out of glass, able to see the expansive multiverse in every direction as 1447 continued to look around. There wasn’t anything inside the room, just a large invisible box for them to look around.

As 1447 continued to stand and look around, the far end of the room began to warp, as if the room was merging with the outside space containing the multiverse. The fabric of reality was warping, suddenly splitting open. 1447 jumped back in fear at what was about to happen next.

A being very slowly and calmly stepped out, appearing human as they wore a skin tight outfit similar to 1447 that slowly morphed into a black robe at the bottom. There were golden lines going every direction to create a massively intricate pattern throughout, but at the chest was a twelve pointed star that was identical to all of the Soldiers and Librarians.

“Who…who are you?” 1447 asked, the golden rings beginning to appear over their arm.

The being was hidden completely by shadow, only the light pouring out from the torn fabric of reality lighting them from behind, creating a silhouette.

The being raised their arm and waved it, the golden rings suddenly disappearing before 1447’s armor completely changed into thin and flowing black robes, the twelve point star staying on the chest.

The torn fabric suddenly sealed as the figure stepped forward.

The infinite collection of multiverses were the only source of light, filling the clear room with every possible color.

“What I am is something that is easy to explain, yet will take many words…” A voice came from the being, right in the middle in terms of pitch and inflection. The being continued to step forward until the light perfectly bounced off their face with every shade visible in small sections, every part of his face a different color, like it was being seen through a kaleidoscope.

“But in a single word…External.”

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