I would say that I am omnipotent. I stand at the pinnacle of existence. My dream sustains an entire infinite multiverse. My dreams are all so vivid, so colorful and so real that I just sleep, to experience the lives of my creations.
During my long existence, I have slept and woken up plenty of times. But I always thought that I was alone. I always thought that my existence was a lonely existence. But that notion shattered soon.
After waking up from a long sleep, I was pondering. That's when someone crashed before me. I always believed that it was just me but someone crashed before me. The space that I govern was breached.
More than caution, it was my curiosity that intrigued me. I was looked at the mysterious intruder.
I know this kind of creature. They are called humans. I dream of them and they are fascinating creatures. The question remains, why is a human in front of me?
The human just stood up, brushed its hair and looked at me. I did not see fear in its eyes. I saw annoyance. The human looked at me like it was annoyed.
"Stop thinking about me like I am an inanimate object, you fool!"
He angrily said. How can a mere human read my mind?
"Again with the mere human monologue. Really, who created you like this?"
The human asked, exasperated. He asked a question that did not even exist in my mind. I always believed that I was alone. I was the pinnacle. I just existed and no one created me. But this mere human is asking if someone created me?
Why is he looking at me like I am a flawed creation? The human, he looks like any other human in my dreams.
"Why do you stand before me, bewildered and suspicious of my creator? Do you not see my radiance and omnipotence? Is my existence not a proof of my creation?"
He looked at me, slightly taken aback, sighs and proceeds to approach me.
He came to me, just put his hand on my shoulder and I felt something. I do not know what I was feeling.
Emotions are something that I rarely felt. I was shivering, shaking, trying to run away from this human.
"What you are feeling is called fear. Savor it, this will guide you towards the future."
He spoke solemnly, his hand gripping my shoulder, holding me hostage.
"You do not have a name yet, do you? Your existence is the same as something I know. I will bestow upon you a name, something to anchor your existence. Your name shall be Azathoth, the blind fool, from this moment onwards."
I was bewildered. I had the knowledge of what a name actually is but why do I need a name? Am I not alone?
"No, my child, you are not alone. You are one of many. And you are not special. You are a remnant. An amalgamation of scattered thoughts, fused together to give shape to a being. Know your limits and keep in mind that you are not special."
The human was leaving. My existence which should have been a constant, the only permanent thing, has suddenly been invalidated.
"And remember, I am Constant, the master of the Creation system and the one named you, Azathoth, blind fool."
He said that with a somewhat mocking tone and left. I kept thinking and thinking. Who could that be? And I tried to replicate his powers. But it was in vain.
I could only exist in the space that I governed. But long after that, I had another visitor.
This time, it's someone different. Someone fundamentally different from Constant. This human, looked a lot paler, had a warped smile on his face, had tears flowing from his eyes and looked insane.
The notion of sanity was often talked about among my creations in my sleep. But I did not think that meeting someone insane would be such a jarring event.
"Welcome traveler! Welcome to the space that I occupy and I rule over."
I tried to imitate Constant. He just kept crying and smiling. He did not pause, he did not speak, he just stood there, like a broken doll.
"Are you capable of holding a conversation?"
I ask him. He just nodded yes. I took that as a yes and started my rant.
Yes, it was a rant. Whenever I brought up Constant's name, his face would have a huge smile. Not the creepy smile he has all the time, but a genuine smile.
I talked about my vision, Constant's enigma, my theories and overall my experience. In the end, he stood up and told me a few things.
"Azathoth, as a new creator, you are not acquainted with many. I will leave this space but I am opening the path to the Akashik library. Go there and study. My name is Joy, the elated, and I am one of Constant's contemporaries and his friend."
Saying this, Joy left. But he did leave me with the path to the library. It was the beginning of my new journey.
The library was a treasure trove. It possessed knowledge of everything. The past, that which existed at one point but does not now, the present, those that exist now and the future possibilities.
It opened my eyes. I understood just how shallow I was. To find the correct idiom would be, I was a toad stuck below the bottom of the well. Yes, I modified it.
I became a permanent resident at the library. I started going through everything. The past, the present and the future possibilities.
I found Constant's name in the library. His heroics, his sacrifices and his current state. Everything was fine except his present.
The library had archived him as missing. But he just appeared before me not too long ago.
I understood human timeframe. I measured the time between my and Constant's last meeting. It had been over 700 million human years since our meeting.
I calculated my birth. I was born 4 billion years ago. But Constant was dated as primordial. His birth is an unknown event now. Not many know of his existence.
I found Joy too. He was called the weeping clown. It seems that there are far more interesting beings out there.
I started familiarizing myself with everyone. I met my peers, my seniors and even tried to meet the so called genesis creators. Yes, we are regarded as creators.
We have the ability to create and maintain infinite multiverses for extended periods of time.
I was fascinated with the new world. The world I knew was a blank space. It was just me. But now, I have peers who are the same.
I have people who are higher on the pecking order. I have found what it is to be a part of a community.
Everything was going fine. Until it was not fine.
I had an abrupt meeting with a mad creator. They are called fallen. They are creators who went berserk from having their creations either taken away or losing their ability to cradle creation.
The fallen I met was of my age. He questioned the creators. Who are we? Why do we exist? What makes us special? Why do we have to create worlds to exist?
Is being a creator is our only reason for existence? And finally, how did Constant conquer everything?
Those questions broke something in me. I understood what he was trying to say. That's when my worldview changed. I stopped looking at Constant as a hero. I started criticizing him. My position, my peers all dwindled.
I kept losing my footing. So to keep myself away from the public eye, I created a few beings. They are my first, conscious creations. In that sense, they are my children.
My children would become my proxies. I would start my dreams. I would run simulations. Can a human defeat a creator? I would force my dream creations to ascend to the top to defeat me.
All of this for one answer, who are we? That's a question that I have tried asking Constant but he never answered it for me. I have tried asking Yami, the first fallen. But he did not answer me either.
More than 50 billion human years have passed since then. I am still searching for answers. But my plot is successful. I finally have cornered Constant.
Either he answers my questions or Joy and that abomination destroys all of creation. It's a risky bet but I am willing to risk it all if it satisfies my curiosity.
I want to know if we are omnipotent or are we just below another omnipotent being or beings. I want to find true omnipotence and Constant is the closest to true omnipotence. So, the stage is set. The actors have gathered. Now Constant, what is your move?