The black circle explodes

Quite a small explosion

Red symbols shoot out everywhere

But are gone in the next moment with no trace

Consumed

It expands outwards

I begin to become transparent

As the blackness consumes me, I peel off the grey sticker on the table

My hand tingles a bit, but it doesn't seem special

Just an ordinary sticker huh?

It turns into a fog and disappears

I began to fade away as well

Surrounded once more in complete darkness

[ECHO]: Host is being erased... accept?

Hahahahahaha

NO!!!!!

[ECHO]: Rejection failed...

[ECHO]: Host is being erased

I am left with nothing

Although my body is gone...

My thoughts

My will

They seem to be eternal

An effect of using blackout?

Not a very useful one

Time seemed to no longer even be a thing

I could find no anchor

I'm in limbo

Forever... and ever...

Gaia does not despair

Unknowingly he had built a foundation capable of withstanding not only boredom but isolation, he would not lose himself in a situation as familiar as this, despite the differences in scale, his sanity could not be shaken

He was beginning to give up though

He, of course, knew he still had Avatar...

He still had revival

But they...didn't work

[ECHO]: Insufficient energy

Insufficient energy... Insufficient energy...Insufficient energy

Revival!

[ECHO]: Revival failed... insufficient energy

Echo

I remember what the source said

It had nothing in it about energy

no requirements, not one such instance about anything like that

Why does it ALL OF A SUDDEN require energy

[ECHO]: Host does not have divinity

[ECHO]: Need energy source to catalyze a reaction

Well, how can I provide an energy source?

[ECHO]: Searching database...

What fucking database...

Echo being his only companion soon led him to realize it had a bit of intelligence... mechanical as it may be

[ECHO]: Database of 'Moltzrar'

[ECHO]: Awaken fragment?

No

Wouldn't want him to suffer...

[ECHO]: 10 methods found ['Motion','Souls','Qi','Mana','Light','Radiation','Formations','Sacrifice','Manipulation','Divinity']

Nothing exists... there is literally nothing here!

If I've lost my divinity, how the hell am I supposed to power this!

[ECHO]: 2 most likely methods ['Sacrifice','Divinity']

I don't have divinity... how is that likely?

[ECHO]: Divinity can be built through faith

[ECHO]: Anything can be sacrificed to fuel a trigger to the source

Can you list my options? What can I sacrifice?

[ECHO]: Host can sacrifice ['Avatar','Revival','G77','2nd boon']

What is G77?

What is 2nd boon?

[ECHO]: Analyzing...

[ECHO]: {Name: "G77", Type: universe, Creator: "Gaia"}

[ECHO]: {Name: "2nd boon", Type: unknown, Creator: "Somnus", Comment: "Good Luck"}

Does my universe still exist?

[ECHO]: Yes

Can I see it?

[ECHO]: Host has no receptors for information

How am I seeing this then?

[ECHO]: Echo is fused with the host's consciousness...

Is it possible to rebuild observe?

[ECHO]: Analyzing...

[ECHO]: Possible... Please establish a unit of measure

Hmm?

Uhhh... Golden rod?

[ECHO]: Searching memory... Unit of measure 'gr' established

[ECHO]: Cost to rebuild observe 1 gr

[ECHO]: Assessing the value of Sacrifices

[ECHO]: {Name: "Avatar", Worth: 10 gr}, {Name: "Revival", Worth: 100 gr}, {Name: "G77", Worth: 890 gr}

[ECHO]: {Name: "2nd boon", Worth: 10 gr}

Hmm... still not exactly sure what that 2nd boon is...

It should be fine to sacrifice it!

[ECHO]: Establishing a template for Host

What?

[ECHO]: {Name: "Gaia", Species: None, Energy: 0 GR, Strength: 0, Vitality: 0, Spirit: 68.45}

[ECHO]: Do you wish to sacrifice '2nd boon'?

Yes

[ECHO]: '2nd boon' Sacrificed +10 GR

[ECHO]: Please name template 01 _______

Properties

[ECHO]: Template changed from 01 to 'Properties'

[ECHO]: Properties can be opened through mental suggestion 'Properties'

...okay...

Properties

[ECHO]: {Name: "Gaia", Species: None, Energy: 10 GR, Strength: 0, Vitality: 0, Spirit: 68.44}

Great rebuild observe

[ECHO]: Host lacks body

Really... if you did all of that to tell me that I couldn't do anything

I may not have a body... but... we'll be here for a long time...

[ECHO]: Cannot construct additions until the host has acquired a body

Really...Really...

How much does that cost?

[ECHO]: Varies depending on the body, minimum required would be 0.01 gr

ohhhhh, create me a body like that then!

[ECHO]: Beginning creation...

[ECHO]: Creation failed... host does not exist

Are you fucking kidding me?

I'm right here! Create it! You're just fucking with me now!

[ECHO]: Unable to create body... host does not exist

I may be an idiot... it has taken me longer than I would like to admit

Show me the cost to use my functions

[ECHO]: {Name: "Avatar", Cost: 1 gr} {Name: "revival", Cost: 5 gr}

Echo seems capable of triggering the functions...

Avatar

[ECHO]: Error... Function Avatar failed...

[ECHO]: Host does not exist

Fine! Fine! I'll revive... bleh

[ECHO]: Do you wish to use 'revival'?

Sure... whatever

[ECHO]: Error Function 'revival' failed...

I swear... if you say I don't exist one more time...

[ECHO]: Existence.getSenses().x = NaN; Existence.getSenses().y = NaN; Existence.getSenses().z = NaN;

[ECHO]: Host does not exist

....!!!!!!!

You are lucky I have no way to express my anger

You have no idea

[ECHO]: Echo is shaking in boots

...did you just say something?

[ECHO]: Host does not exist

No... before that

[ECHO]: Existence.getSenses().x = NaN; Existence.getSenses().y = NaN; Existence.getSenses().z = NaN;

Ah...

I guess I imagined it

Hmm, I wasn't able to do this before... but with Echo...

Can you replace senses with something?

[ECHO]: found Function Existence.setSenses... analyzing

[ECHO]: Existence.setSenses = function (body,x,y,z) {...}

Nice

I guess do Existence.setSenses("Gaia",0,0,0);

[ECHO]: Error "Gaia" is not a function...

[ECHO]: Unable to use setSenses

[ECHO]: Host does not exist

I'm going to get nowhere if I approach it like this...

Is it possible to show me all child elements of this so called 'Existence'?

[ECHO]: Analyzing...

[ECHO]: Scanning...

[ECHO]: Extracting...

[ECHO]: Existence: {IndexOf: array, length: value, mind: object, x: value, y: value, z: value, memory: array, UI: object, soul: string, timePerception: value, source: object, state: value, TE: value, observe: value, setSenses: function, getSenses: function, clearSenses: function, setDuelSenses: function, clearDuelSenses: function, avatar: value, getTmpBody: function, createTmpBody: function, permissions: value, dna: array, rna: array, species: string, id: value};

[ECHO]: Extraction 4.04% successful... unable to retrieve all child elements

[ECHO]: Consolidating new information

[ECHO]: New database 'Existence' created

[ECHO]: Echo has been upgraded... -27 spirit

What?

Properties

[ECHO]: {Name: "Gaia", Species: None, Energy: 10 GR, Strength: 0, Vitality: 0, Spirit: 41.29}

It would seem I need to be careful about extracting elements...

What would happen if I were to reach 0 spirit?

[ECHO]: Host would shut down... as well as Echo

[ECHO]: Continue extraction?

That'll be a no... that's good enough

Interesting...So I'd die?

[ECHO]: Host is already dead... host would shut down

Hmm...

That's slightly disturbing

Try to use getTmpBody

[ECHO]: Error... Body does not exist

...

Try extracting createTmpBody?

[ECHO]: Analyzing...

[ECHO]: Estimated Cost: 1 spirit... proceed?

Yes

[ECHO]: Extraction Successful -1 spirit

[ECHO]: createTmpBody = function (id) { tmpBody = new system.add(id, existence.x, existence.y, existence.z, existence.soul, existence.dna, existence.rna, existence.TE, existence.mind, existence.state, existence.source);

Hmm... I'm starting to get flashbacks to the time I tried creating a functioning person

I... won't give up this time though!

Echo... can you break it down into parts... so I can understand what to send?

[ECHO]: Analyzing...

[ECHO]: New Discovery! system parent element...

[ECHO]: Scanning...

My train of thought was completely interrupted... I could not get Echo to do anything

I thought I had experienced eternity before

[ECHO]: 80,000 items scanned!

Yes! It's been forever! It's finally finished... time to get to-

[ECHO]: 1.3106648750283E-21% complete

I think that means it's pretty close

right?

[ECHO]: 1,000,000,000 items scanned!

Finally! It's finally finished!

[ECHO]: 1.6383310937854E-17% complete

Are you serious... It should count up! not down! GRRRR!!!

[ECHO]: 1,000,000,000,000 items scanned!

Hopefully... it is getting closer...

Perhaps...

No... it can't be

I feel happy for the first time in a long time

This bliss is indescribable

This pause must mean its finally sto-

[ECHO]: Error overflowing... -1 spirit

[ECHO]: Storage Capacity increased -1 spirit

My spirit! STOP!!!

LISTEN TO ME! STOP THE PROCESS!!!

[ECHO]: 1.6383310937854E-14% complete

What did I do to deserve this?

WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS!?

[ECHO]: 1,000,000,000,000,000 items scanned

[ECHO]: 1.6383310937854E-11% complete

[ECHO]: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 items scanned

I could feel my spirit reach its last leg

Echo was occupied, so I was unable to check... but I could tell it would soon run out

Finally... the sweet release... this will finally end!

[ECHO]: Echo's Comprehension of System increased +1000 spirit

[ECHO]: Echo has been upgraded -500 spirit

[ECHO]: Storage capacity increased

[ECHO]: 1.6383310937854E-8% complete

You... You monster! We were so close to shutdown! No!

You can't-

You can't

You can't do that

EVIL!!!!

No! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[ECHO]: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 items scanned

[ECHO]: 1.6383310937854E-5% complete

At least we are getting closer...

[ECHO]: Host's spirit has experienced a change in quality

[ECHO]: Echo's comprehension of System increased +10,000 spirit

[ECHO]: Echo has been upgraded -5,000 spirit

[ECHO]: New thread has been created... multiple actions allowed

What?

Properties

[ECHO]: {Name: "Gaia", Species: None, Energy: 10 GR, Strength: 0, Vitality: 0, Spirit: 4577 (100)}

Yes! I have so many ideas now of how to get out of he-

[ECHO]: Echo has detected new thread, pushing towards scanning task...

Really

[ECHO]: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 items scanned

[ECHO]: 0.016383310937854% complete

[ECHO]: 6.1037723e+25 items scanned

[ECHO]: 1% complete

That... was only for 1%?

I wish I didn't know

[ECHO]: Connection with host strengthened

[ECHO]: Comprehension of System increased +20,000 spirit

[ECHO]: Echo has been upgraded - 10,000 spirit

[ECHO]: Host spirit capacity increased from 100->1000

[ECHO]: Truth has been witnessed!

[ECHO]: 'Mind of the System' Comprehension has reached 0.01%

I had felt only like a stream of thoughts up to this point...

but now... I saw so much information flooding around 'me'

I'd say I'm quite lucky I no longer have a body

The web I experienced when I gazed upon Gorgo's universe

It does not compare to this!

Infinite Paths! Incomprehensible knowledge! Chaos! Chance!

Muahahaha

I now felt as if Echo was a complete part of me

It was if we were one and the same

I felt myself digging, looking, MOVING!!!

glancing upon more and more information

I felt some information degrading

but I would grasp it

This feeling

I'm unstoppable!

1%? Huh? Bring it on!

I am Gaia! Nothing can stop me!

I felt in that instance that Owtz was still out there

My father was still out there

Gorgo was still out there

My personality experienced a change similar to my spirit

A fire was ignited within my nonexistent soul

Even that... will soon change!

I had locked on to something I never once had in my life

Direction!

I will bend this reality

I won't let anything stop me

Just you wait Owtz...

I'll take everything back! but more!

I wonder how much stronger you've gotten

My understanding of the information continues to increase

My comprehension of the programming of my Existence

I now understand what needs to be done

[ECHO]: New thread has been created

[ECHO]: Condensing spirit... constructing a blueprint for souls

[ECHO]: Mapping

Muahahahahahaha

I feel tired...

so tired...

[ECHO]: 6,103,772,331,448,955,342,113,853,211 items scanned

[ECHO]: 100% complete

[ECHO]: 'Mind of the System' Comprehension has reached 1%

[ECHO]: Existence.permission -=1;

[ECHO]: Estimated Cost: six octillion one hundred three septillion seven hundred and seventy-two sextillion three hundred and thirty-one quintillion four hundred and forty-eight quadrillion nine hundred and fifty-five trillion three hundred and forty-two billion one hundred thirteen million eight hundred and fifty-three thousand two hundred and eleven spirit

[ECHO]: Extract?