A Journey Into Unknown

by Aditya Kumar

  "How..." Mark asked, "You said that Soul world is only linked with matter-multiverse?"

  Creator smiled and said, "Definitely your path will pass through matter-universe, but you can't stop there... You would not be in your control and end up in Soul world. I know this is just like some fantasy stories, but what can I say... sometimes your powers and ability amaze me too."

  Mark felt a little relieved as Creator is the first one who answered all his question without saying that he doesn't need to know or he is not ready.

  "I may seem a little rude, but I really want to ask this... Do you even care about our world," Mark asked.

  Creator smiled and said, "No, I don't care. It's your world and you are supposed to protect it. I just made it and my job is over... I thought like that when I made it. But today deep down I see this world full of possibilities. It's not a play... I didn't care about anything when I was busy in making it, but today I am proud of my creation."

  "Shouldn't you say... you are proud of our suffering," Mark said, "And if you wouldn't got satisfied with it, then you created a monster like Ypritte to end the everything," Mark said.

  "Ypritte is not my creation... and you know that. He existed before this world and he liked it that way. But my creation made him so angry. Even after creation, I offered him and others like him a place and moment where he can feel like their home, yet they are not satisfied and now he wants to make everything as it was," Creator replied.

  "Then why don't you take out their home," Mark asked, "There will be no war then."

  "No... I can't do that," Creator said, "That is part of your universe... and if I dissolve their home, it will alter the fabric of space-time itself. That huge un-stability will not only destroy your multiverse, but its impact can go beyond this."

  "Ok... but can I ask you that why you made antimatter at first place," Mark asked.

  Creator said smiling and quietly, "What do you think... how did I make your multiverse from nothing. Do you think that whatever you see around appeared magically? There is no magic... Mark. Everything is constant. To make a matter... I had to make antimatter. So that everything could be originated from nothing. But I had to arrange a way to keep both apart. So... I made that strange wall, but I had to make that Key which is the negative form of that wall. But it was the most difficult task... so there is only one wall for all the moment. This is independent of time."

  "But why don't you help us if you want to save it," Mark asked.

  "I made this world," Creator told, "I am not everything. There is someone above all of us. They are little closer to me than you. But you can't have any number which you can subtract from infinity to make a finite number. I can't reach to them ever. No one can reach them... never. You call them God. Some of you believe and some do not and I am a believer."

  "Just help us. We can still save it... It's not too late," Mark requested.

  Creator said, "It's not too late, but it's not my job to intervene the ordered flow of your world. If I will come to save it, you all will end up worse."

  "Every creature is going to be destroyed," Mark said, "What worse can happen?"

  "You will not understand even if I will tell you. But when I was making this multiverse, then a small defect completely changed the fabric of space-time and made that moment most vulnerable where creature from different realm can come. I was able to correct it. But if because of my intervention, that defects aroused again... you can't imagine its effect. You don't know the creatures that lives beyond your multiverse... Ypritte is nothing in front of them. However, to make this almost impossible we Creators agreed to make a common space which would be shared by all the realms to make it more stable and we would have more control... but yet worse thing can happen if I will intervene. However, I can guide you... but only you can save your world."

  "How can you guide me... or what can I do now since nothing exists anymore," Mark asked.

  "No... there is something exists yet," Creator said.

  "What..." Mark asked with a new hope.

  "Did you ever think why Ypritte didn't go to that time again knowing everything. He could have got the key there... Instead he worked hard to make a time loop and also he had to plan a lot of conditions."

  "No..." Mark said after thinking a bit, "He can travel to any moment in time. Then why he didn't go to that moment?"

  "Because he can't. That moment is very much sacred and so it needed a protection. It is getting protected by a huge time force lead by a brave girl Wanka. No time-traveler can reach to that moment... travelling the path to that moment is almost impossible. Ypritte tried to go to that moment, but after many failed attempts, he understood that it was not possible for him to go there."

  Mark asked, "How this information would be helpful to me now?"

  "First you need to know a little more about you," Creator said, "So you need to go to a specific part of the multiverse which doesn't work in normal way. There, time exist, but that is stand still... time is fixed there, yet people capable of having different ability like you lives there in a normal way to protect that moment to protect the Key of destruction. That is most sacred part of your multiverse. You will have to go to that moment because that is and will remain intact even without wall," Creator said, "Only she can help you."

  "Who you are kidding..." Mark said, "I am trapped in some unknown thing. I can't even go to my own universe... and you are saying me to go to that sacred forbidden moment."

  "Yes, because you can only go to your own universe by going to that moment. There is only two weak point that is common and same to all the multiverse. That weakness was my fault. I tried to correct that, but I couldn't. That weakness in space-time leads different creature from unknown place to reach into the universes in which you live. That is one of those moment and weaker between those two... far weaker."

  Mark asked, "What is other weak point?"

  "That is the point in time, when Ypritte started time loop," Creator continued, "So, you will go to that fixed moment which is around 5 billion years ago according to your multiverse time... "

  Mark asked, "How can I go there?"

  "Just follow my lead," Creator said with a little smile, "And one more thing... un-stabilizing this wall is just a first step for Ypritte. Because these antimatters will erase your world in the time, but universe will still exist before that fixed moment. So, he had some more plans."

  "What are that," Mark asked.

  "You will know everything there... Can you see that 3-D whole? That is your path to go back to that fixed moment."

  As Mark started to go there, he suddenly stopped, "Wait... I have one more thing to ask. What Ypritte meant when he told me not to open the wall?"

  Creator said, "Ypritte wanted to open the wall in the moment when time would be most unstable. As time was going to reset. So, opening the wall at that moment would have destroyed even that fixed moment that would have created the condition like that was before big-bang. But you made the two Black Hole to collide... not any two Black Hole, but you converted the whole galaxy into Black Hole and you made that to collide with its own supermassive Black Hole that is on its center. It not just produced enormous amount of energy, but also created a chain reaction. The impact was so huge that its energy wave didn't only destroyed the matter of multiverse, but it destroyed time also for that moment. So, there was nothing left to reset... so he told you to leave the wall as it is."

  Mark asked, "So... as you said that without wall antimatter creature would be dissolved into the matter to form nothing... and it will be rippled throughout time. What will happen to that... now?"

  "It would still happen," Creator said, "But the process got very slow... and now you have much more opportunity against Ypritte."

  "But even if I kill Ypritte and his followers, we have already lost our multiverse," Mark said, "This antimatter-universe contains negative time and it dissolved with time to form nothing. So, now time will not able to recreate itself and I will not have the moment agai
n that I lived because time will not proceed any more from that fixed moment."

  "In a way... you are right," Creator said, "But you can restore everything. You know information never gets lost. There is a place where all the information about this space and time exist as back-up. If you will able to provide me that information, I will restore your multiverse. But first you need to kill Ypritte because if he is alive then even after restoration of multiverse, he will keep destroying it. So, it wouldn't make any sense to restore."

  Mark asked, "Will I have to encounter Acouch again there... as he said that he fought with Tecton?"

  "No... that all was a lie. Acouch is just destined to be killed by you in almost all the iteration. He was given a back story by Ypritte. Whatever you faced in time loop... that wasn't a reality. All evil creature was a set-up of Ypritte," Creator continued, "I understand that I did wrong thing... I have a confession to make. When I found the weakness in fabric of space-time, then I tried to correct it because I didn't want Key of destruction of appear there. So, I planned an impossible set of rules for Key of destruction to appear there... First someone had to create time-loop and then anyone who got birth specifically in that time-loop had to kill Acouch and almost indestructible Crayton... yet you did it. In a way, you are reason of this whole upcoming destruction... but I understand your suffering that Ypritte caused by manipulating Acouch and Crayton... and so I can't even think to blame you."

  "So why Ypritte manipulated them," Mark asked.

  "To force creature like Tecton to take an initiative and create you," Creator asked.

  "You said... everything inside time-loop was a lie, but Emily wasn't," Mark said.

  "She is more than just a lie... She didn't even exist in real world. Every people you saw inside time-loop is real person, but she wasn't," Creator said.

  "And what about me," Mark asked with a little anger.

  "I can't exactly tell about you... You are neither a lie, nor a truth," Creator said.

  "Well... it doesn't matter to me that what I am or who she is," Mark said, "Because I believe that she is destined to me... our path will cross again... and I know that we will end up together."

  "I always talk of only two anomalies in your multiverse, but you might be third one," Creator said, "Maybe you are right... just keep trust in yourself. Maybe she will come back to you."

  "But... one thing I don't understand," Mark asked, "You made this multiverse and if you didn't want the Key of destruction to appear, then didn't you have any other option."

  "Don't consider me as everything," Creator said, "I also have to follow the flow of nature."

  "Why..." Mark asked.

  "Because I am not only one... and your multiverse is not the only one realm. Even I have many realms like your multiverse... and there are infinitely many other Creators like me," Creator said, "And they all have to follow all the criteria during making of any multiverse."

  Mark asked, "So if you had to set the powers of Acouch and Crayton, then you could have made them infinitely more powerful, but... "

  Creator interrupted, "Let me stop you there... I already told you that we have to follow many guidelines... and I did the best that I could have done. Now please don't ask me that what is need for us to make a new multiverse... understanding that is impossible for you," Creator said getting a little bit irritated, "Now... you should go to that fixed moment which they say Glacor.

  Mark agreed... not to ask any more question and got ready to go through that wormhole which Creator made for him. Creator gave him a device and told, "You can call me through this, but you can use it only once. So just call me when you will kill Ypritte... I will tell you how you can restore your multiverse. Now... I have to go. There are many other things I have to do."

  Then Creator disappeared leaving the place as dark as it was earlier, but with a small difference. There is one wormhole that is still there waiting for Mark. He entered in that wormhole to escape from antimatter-universe and fulfil his purpose.

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  CHAPTER 35

  In the Glacor

  Mark went into that wormhole made by Creator specially for him... to find a new path, and show everyone the meaning of light. He went to participate in war that was never his. He has already fulfilled his purpose, but that isn't all for him. There is one more thing left to do... actually two. He has to kill Ypritte and then he has to restore the whole multiverse. This is his purpose now. He was given a huge responsibility by Creator himself.

  He came out of that wormhole... in a new world... in a new time... to see everything, to understand everything. To know the working of nature closely... how lives exist, and then it disappears. Death is a huge event for any being, but what about those creatures. They feed on death. Livings are their enemy. They don't understand this because they have never tasted death. They don't know the meaning and implication of death... because they are not a living.

  Ypritte himself told Mark through message that he existed before big-bang... and so Creator is his enemy, because he took out their home without giving any choice. Yet Ypritte never understood the meaning of compromise... he never tried to know the other's desire. He just stayed on his own desire... and tried to achieve that at any cost. In a way, Mark can understand Ypritte's anger and knows that he wants to take revenge, but he is being so reasonable because Creator provided them their home. Moreover, it doesn't matter who is right or wrong because neither of them has any choice now... and this war is inevitable.

  "I knew you will make it through," Xoguar said on seeing Mark, "When I saw that wormhole, I knew that it would be you."

  Mark said nothing... instead he just smiled. But he was delighted because everyone he knew, was there. Still he wanted to meet Emily. He asked about her... but Xoguar said, "We know that she is here, but we couldn't able to find her. This is a complete vast universe... and when Emily returned back, she wasn't connected with Ernica anymore."

  "What do you mean," Mark asked.

  Xoguar took Mark to meet their organization. He introduced Mark to Wanka, the leader of their organization as well as of time force... also he introduced Mark to Ernica and said, "She will able to tell more about her... as Emily is related to Ernica in almost similar way as you are related to Tecton."

  "We are quite sure that she is here... but this place is vast and it's not easier for us to search her... it is a complete universe... but in only a single moment of time."

  "Don't worry... if she is here, I will find her. I need something to ask," Mark said.

  "Sure..." Ernica allowed him to ask about her.

  "Can you tell me what was your purpose behind Emily," Mark asked, "What you really wanted to do through her."

  Ernica replied, "I have seen you many times... in each loop. We worked hard to make you a perfect person. So, we let you suffer on Earth until you touched your 18 years mark. Initially we thought that it will make you understand what the suffering really means and you will understand the importance of getting an opportunity to eradicate the suffering. But we were wrong. We tried to make you sensitive and tough, but that pain and initial failure broke you to your soul. You needed someone to show your path," After a bit of pause, Ernica continued, "We just wanted you to have a life there... even in that hell. We just wanted you to feel that you have to protect her... you have to protect everything, because you want this... you want a better life... not only for you, but for everyone and Emily made it happen. I never believed in love, but I think she did a wonderful job."

  "So… everything that I felt about her... all the thing Emily did, had you told her to do," Mark asked with broken heart.

  "No..." Ernica said, "I just sent her there... then you two had to write your own story."

  "So... Is that it? So, can you tell me that what you did to find her," Mark asked controlling his feeling.

  "I don't think it's necessary anymore," Ernica said, "She has already done what she had to."

  "So, you didn't even try to find her," Mark asked.
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  "No..." Ernica said after thinking that hiding this is not important anymore.

  "You are right..." Mark said with anger in his voice, "She has already done what she had to, but now she will do what she wants to." And then he tried to go away, but Ernica stopped him.

  "Listen Mark... let me tell you something that you don't know," Ernica said, "You too have already done what you were supposed to. We never thought to save you from the collapse of universe because we don't need you, yet Xoguar thought that we will need you. But I know he is wrong... we all are wrong if we think if we have even a chance against that lunatic Ypritte and the others like him. We are almost done here."

  "What... what are you even talking about," Mark couldn't believe as he understood that all his struggle still meant nothing... yet he asked, "then what was the meaning of all this that I did?"

  "Her only wish was to stop suffering of the people in that time loop," Xena said talking about Ernica's plan.

  "If that was your plan, then why didn't you help Ypritte to fulfil his desire," Mark couldn't understand anything and said to burn the heart of Ernica for her coward and unexpected behavior, "You would also have gotten a part of Ypritte's victory. Then I wouldn't have to do anything."

  Then Xena explained everything, "We wanted time loop to be broken... and Ypritte too wanted the same. Our goal was same, yet there was a huge difference. Ypritte wanted to break the time loop, because he needed the Key of Destruction. He wanted to merge matter and antimatter to form nothing. He is determined for his mission and for that he has our respect, yet undoubtedly we hate him because he wants to destroy the whole universe."

  "If you are with him, then why didn't you give him the Key earlier," Mark said, "There wouldn't be anything to get hurt then."

  "When Tecton had chance, he believed that he can protect the Key. So, he made the key lost, in some unknown dimension which no one could access ever," After a moment, Xena continued, "He never thought that Ypritte would do something like this. However, that key was made to destroy the universe in the time of need and so there wasn't any way to made the key destroyed or lost forever. There was a way to regain that key... and Ypritte found that. He found an anomaly in the fabric of space-time and used its flaw to initiate a time loop... and there was only one way to break that time loop, to kill the artificially created Crayton by someone who got born in that time loop."