Post by Nightvision on Jul 3, 2011 2:14:28 GMT -5
The man in green hovered in the Nothingness. In the distance, a literally unmeasureable distance, he watched a hand open. From the hand sprung forth a star, then more stars, then enough stars to form a galaxy. One galaxy became two, two became four.
The man in green sensed the probes sent by the renegade Guardian Krona. He didn’t care. He knew that he was invisible to Krona’s sensors. Let the little immortal try to find out how the universe was born. It made no difference at all to the man in green.
„I like it here,“ he said. „It’s quiet. I can think.“ He turned his head and looked at the pale man who had just arrived. „Nice mask.“
The pale man ignored what the man in green said. He just glowered at him.
„Oh, come on,“ the man in green said amicably. „You can drop that whole wrath of god routine. This is me, remember? You should know better than anyone that I don’t scare.“
„If you attempt this, I will stop you,“ the pale man said. “You know that.”
“And you will fail.”
“You don’t know that,” the man in green replied. “Actually, the fact that you exist at all implies that I won’t be defeated.” He sighed. For a moment, he looked very tired. “I can’t be defeated,” he said. “You know that better than anyone else. Or should, anyway. I’m not sure how much your master has brainwashed you. In your heart, you know I’m right. In your heart, you know that you need to let me do this. I’m not going to hurt anyone, you know that.”
“You don’t want to, I know that. But you will.”
“But it doesn’t matter, don’t you see? Even if I happen to hurt someone along the way, when I’m done, I’ll have made it right again. That’s all I want, and you know it: make things right. All the things that have gone wrong, all the things that your master probably insists are part of his plan.” The man in green was getting increasingly agitated as he spoke. “Well, I have a newsflash for you. Your master, he’s one cruel bastard. When I’m done, the people will see what the universe, what life, can be like.”
“And they will worship you. Is that it? You will be their new god?”
“Don’t be silly, you know better than that. No, I’ll be just one more normal man, living a happy life. Just like everyone else is going to be. Everyone will be happy. There will be no more crime, there will be no more disease, there will be no more mad gods trying to destroy or conquer the universe. There will only be peace and harmony and happiness.”
“But woe to anyone who stands in your way, right?” the pale man had an audible sneer in his voice.
“Yes.” The green man’s eyes became steely. “I know what you’re thinking, my friend,” he said. “You’re thinking to stop me. But you can’t. You can only stop me by killing me, and if you kill me, you will never exist.”
“Don’t be so sure about that,” the pale man replied. He faded away, leaving the man in green alone at the birth of the universe. The man in green turned back to watch the hand generate more stars and galaxies. But his mind was no longer at peace.
“This is all screwed up,” he said. “But I’m going to make it right.”
The man in green sensed the probes sent by the renegade Guardian Krona. He didn’t care. He knew that he was invisible to Krona’s sensors. Let the little immortal try to find out how the universe was born. It made no difference at all to the man in green.
„I like it here,“ he said. „It’s quiet. I can think.“ He turned his head and looked at the pale man who had just arrived. „Nice mask.“
The pale man ignored what the man in green said. He just glowered at him.
„Oh, come on,“ the man in green said amicably. „You can drop that whole wrath of god routine. This is me, remember? You should know better than anyone that I don’t scare.“
„If you attempt this, I will stop you,“ the pale man said. “You know that.”
“And you will fail.”
“You don’t know that,” the man in green replied. “Actually, the fact that you exist at all implies that I won’t be defeated.” He sighed. For a moment, he looked very tired. “I can’t be defeated,” he said. “You know that better than anyone else. Or should, anyway. I’m not sure how much your master has brainwashed you. In your heart, you know I’m right. In your heart, you know that you need to let me do this. I’m not going to hurt anyone, you know that.”
“You don’t want to, I know that. But you will.”
“But it doesn’t matter, don’t you see? Even if I happen to hurt someone along the way, when I’m done, I’ll have made it right again. That’s all I want, and you know it: make things right. All the things that have gone wrong, all the things that your master probably insists are part of his plan.” The man in green was getting increasingly agitated as he spoke. “Well, I have a newsflash for you. Your master, he’s one cruel bastard. When I’m done, the people will see what the universe, what life, can be like.”
“And they will worship you. Is that it? You will be their new god?”
“Don’t be silly, you know better than that. No, I’ll be just one more normal man, living a happy life. Just like everyone else is going to be. Everyone will be happy. There will be no more crime, there will be no more disease, there will be no more mad gods trying to destroy or conquer the universe. There will only be peace and harmony and happiness.”
“But woe to anyone who stands in your way, right?” the pale man had an audible sneer in his voice.
“Yes.” The green man’s eyes became steely. “I know what you’re thinking, my friend,” he said. “You’re thinking to stop me. But you can’t. You can only stop me by killing me, and if you kill me, you will never exist.”
“Don’t be so sure about that,” the pale man replied. He faded away, leaving the man in green alone at the birth of the universe. The man in green turned back to watch the hand generate more stars and galaxies. But his mind was no longer at peace.
“This is all screwed up,” he said. “But I’m going to make it right.”