Chapter 3

1447 continued to stand in the invisible room surrounded by the multicolored universes. The light shined through and only bounced off of their body along with the External in front of them, washing over each of them so that every square inch was a different color and shape.

“What is an External? I have read over every single book in The Library and have never heard of such a thing.” 1447 said.

“That’s because nobody knows I exist. The Librarians all see me as a deity that they pray to, but never see or hear from. You are the first person that I have ever shown my form to.” The External said with a charming smile.

“I…it’s…” 1447 suddenly dropped down to one knee, bowing their head.

“You don’t need to do that.” He replied with a soft chuckle.

1447 quickly got up and brushed their hair out of their face.

“I um…I have so many questions.” 1447 suddenly began to sound flustered and nervous.

The External continued to smirk and waved his hand.

The ground suddenly morphed into two chairs, pushing until 1447 sat down while he slowly lowered into his own. Both chairs were also clear, making it look as if they were sitting on nothing.

“Care for a drink?” The External asked.

“I…only if you…” 1447 stuttered.

“I don’t need drinks. I am a being that does not require food, drinks, or sleep.” The External replied, smiling at 1447.

1447 quickly collected their nerves and cleared their throat.

“So…what is an External?” 1447 asked.

The External sat silently for a few seconds before leaning forward.

“I am one of twelve Externals…which is the reason that your insignia is a twelve pointed star. We were the beings that existed before reality itself, so we created this multiverse. After a few failed attempts of course.” They said in a charismatic and charming way.

“Failed attempts?” Wildstar asked.

The External smirked and looked down through the clear floor, staring down into the multiverse with bubbles floating everywhere.

“Me and my…siblings are always fighting. None of us know how we came to be, but the first thing we did was create a universe. Problem was we couldn’t run it together. It went into pure chaos and was destroyed by our selfishness. So we tried again with each one of us having our own Universe. A Universe where we could each do anything we wanted. Problem again was we were greedy…power hungry even. We were at war with each other, not even thinking about the immeasurable number of lives we ended over sibling rivalries. Now, this Multiverse exists. None of us ever interfere, none of us doing anything but watch things unfold. Well…except for right now.” He said with a smirk.

“But…why are you here?” 1447 asked.

The External sighed and looked out through the clear wall, staring at the vast and infinite multiverse.

“There is…one Universe…that is going to cause issues. Issues that will continue on until everything is destroyed, the entire Multiverse included…maybe even me and my siblings.” The External said.

“How is that possible?” 1447 asked.

The External scratched his jawline softly.

“When we created the Multiverse…we learned that letting it run without any guidance was disastrous. The first few attempts were allowed to run wild. They ended within a few centuries. So every Universe was given a protector and watcher.” The External said.

“The Deities?” 1447 asked.

“That is correct. The Deities watched over each of their Universes.” The External replied.

“But…they’re all dead. How could that happen?” 1447 asked.

“A sibling dispute.” The External replied with a smile, as if the deaths of millions of beings were less than nothing.

“But…”

“There was one that survived though…one that continued to hold on and protect their Universe…until he succumbed to illness. Creating a being, a war, and then a species being born. A species that should not exist. A…glitch is the best way to describe it.” The External said.

1447’s head tilted to the side.

“There are no such things…if they existed then they would be in The Library.”

The External’s complexion changed to more sorrow and seriousness as he leaned forward, both of their seats moving across the floor to make them sit closer, nearly touching knees.

“This Library…doesn’t hold all of the knowledge there is. There are certain things that have been censored or outright erased. There are even things that are blatant lies.” He said.

1447’s eyes went wide as they sat silently.

“You may think you know everything…but you know very little.” The External said when his hand slowly moved from his thigh. It drew closer and closer to 1447’s face.

“But…you’re telling me…I must…”

The External’s index finger tapped right between 1447’s eyes.

Their eyes shut before suddenly opening.

1447 was laying down, staring at a bright blue sky with white clouds slowly floating around.

They sat up quickly, sitting alone in a field of tall grass and wheat. 1447 slowly stood up, dressed in their highly advanced armor. As they stood, the armor was suddenly morphing over their body and changing into torn and tattered clothing, exposing much of their body but covering the rest.

They could hear movement and quickly lifted their arm, the golden circles slowly appearing and hovering over their arm. The grass and wheat was being brushed around as 1447 stood, afraid and confused.

A person emerged and 1447 fired an energy blast that shot to the side, creating a path of scorched vegetation as 1447 fell back, like the recoil was more than they were expecting.

1447 looked down at the circles that were still floating around slowly.

A young woman was standing by 1447’s feet. She looked about late teenage age with long and straight blonde hair, a flannel tied around her waist, and sweat covering their body.

“What are you doing out here?” She asked in a thick Southern accent.

1447 didn’t respond at first.

“You okay there?” The girl asked again.

1447 swallowed hard, still staring with wide and panicked eyes.

“Whe…where am I?” 1447 asked.

“You’re in Marion, Kentucky.” The girl replied.

“Kentucky?” 1447 whispered under their breath.

“Can I help you up?” The woman asked, holding their hand out.

1447 reached out with the arm covered with the floating, golden rings. The woman didn’t seem freaked out, but was instead admiring the rings.

“Those look beautiful.” She said.

1447 got pulled to their feet before clearing their throat. The rings slowly disappeared as the woman pouted her lip.

“Well those were wonderful. Not sure what they were, but I like them.”

She said, then turned to look at the scorched path of wheat and grass.

“Fixing that will be a pain in the ***.” She said.

She started to walk through the pathway as 1447 hesitated, but then followed behind her.

They walked through miles of farmland before stepping out onto a long but empty pavement road. They both stared forward at a large, single story home sitting surrounded by gardening and farming tools.

“Who are you?” 1447 asked.

“The name is Ashley. What’s yours?” She quickly replied as she began to skip across the empty and cold road.

“Um…” 1447 didn't respond at first.

“What is it?” Ashley asked.

“Where I’m from…we have names…in a different way.” 1447 replied nervously.

“Well then, tell me what your name is back home.” Ashley responded.

“W-L-D-S-T-R-One-Four-Four-Seven.” They said.

Ashley stopped and thought for a few seconds, quietly repeating it in her head.

“Wildstar. I quite like that name, as long as it’s okay with you.” She said.

Wildstar stared back with a subtle smile.

“Yeah…that sounds nice.”

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