Cold...that's the first thing I felt when I woke up in this abyss where time seemed irrelevant, and the worst of all was that the only thing I had to keep me company were my thoughts.
The first thing I tried to remember was my life before appearing here, but most of my memories have gaps, the only thing I am clear about is that before being transported here I was in my room playing a game that hooked me since its release, GenshinImpact.
Most the memories that are whole are related to this game so I guess my old self really liked it and that says a lot about how shitty my life must have been for it to have been so easy for me to forget.
Well, where was I going?
That's right! I was talking about how time seemed irrelevant here, I don't know how long my consciousness has been floating in the void, but I suppose it's been quite a while.
How can I tell?
I can't, that's why I said 'I suppose'
"Great, now I'm talking to myself" I said
I don't know how much longer I can survive like this, boredom is killing me
Another eternity later and I'm still here, floating, and bored.
Another eternity, and as always, nothing changes.
Another eternity, and as always, nothing changes, except that light I see in the distance...
Wait...
"A light? Here?" I asked myself confused, and rightly so, since I have been in this void for a long time and this is the first time this has happened.
{Go to the light}
A voice echoed in my head, I was confused but I've also been bored since I got here, so out of curiosity I followed the mysterious voice's instructions and approached the light...well 'approached' isn't exactly the term I'd use, since I don't have a body, but oh well.
The light wasn't that bright from a distance but as soon as my consciousness got closer the light exploded, blinding me. (I'm pretty sure that last one shouldn't be possible, but I try not to think about it)
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When I opened my eyes again I was no longer in the void instead I was in...another void?...Well, even though I said that, the truth is that the two voids are very different, while the old one was all darkness, this one was an immensity that extended everywhere, And there are what appear to be stars? No, something tells me they are more than that.
There is also a square platform (on which I am standing) and on each side there are stairs that seem to have no end.
And now I realize that I have physical form, something that makes me very happy on one hand and confuses me a lot on the other, It seems that not having been in physical shape for so long has affected me, but nothing I can't ignore.
My physical shape is pretty normal, just a little different from what I remembered, black hair, normal height, I'm not incredibly attractive but I'm not that bad either.
After contemplating my physical body I continued analyzing the space in which I find myself, I turned around and saw it...
"Whoa" I said completly mesmerized by the sight before me
I saw a light, not much different in intensity than the one from the void, but the feeling It gives is completly different.
It is an authority, a force that should not exist in this world even someone like me can understand that much, instinctively I knew that the being that is sleeping in that light was an existence much greater than me, greater than everyone.
{Host, touch that light}
It was that same voice from the void.
"Who are you? And why should I trust you?" I said, confused about the voice, not really scared since most of my emotions were lost in that void.
The more time I spent in that place, the more I realized that my emotions were being replaced by a strong apathy towards everything.
{There is no time for introductions, if you want to survive touch that light before 'they' perceive your presence in this place}
I was more confused by that response, Who where 'they'? but since that voice had already saved me once I chose to trust once again.
I reached for that light
{The system just absorbed an outside power, evolution in progress}
{Evolution failed due to a foreign entity, the system has stored the soul of said entity in the 'inventory'}
{Attempting evolution...}
{The Evolution has succeded, 'Archon system' has evolved into 'the heavenly principle system'}
Notifications appeared in the form of a golden screen in front of me, but I'm quite busy processing the transformation I'm undergoing at this moment, every part of my body seems to be on fire from within, I feel my body changing and a power I've never had before surging from within me 'I feel like when I looked into that light, only now it's like looking into a mirror'
Now I understood what that light was, the supreme being of this world 'my world', teyvat 'ex supreme being, I remembered'
Now I know where I am and I know everything about this world, not only because I was a fanatic in my past life but because now I am the physical representation of it, now I am "the heavenly principle", My personality has also changed, being a representation of this world I also reflect its emotions and authority, meaning I feel more strongly than the rest and my strength is equivalent to that of this whole world together, every being of this world could fight me and I would still win.
With that line of thought came a self pride and a confidence I had never felt in my entire life.
My body has changed too, I have grown in height reaching about...my hair is now white, my eyes have turned a piercing orange color with a star pattern, meaning I've gone from being average to very attractive.
Using my authority I have been able to check what moment of the story I am at, the traveler is in Natlan, it seems he has just arrived... interesting, that means I can have a lot of fun.
{Host, 'they' are coming}
"the shades, almost forgot about them with all this information being dropped on me" I said calmly and without fear, in the end he was their new lord, Of course, if one of them doesn't accept it, we'll have to...appoint a new shade.
The 'they' the system has been talking about all this time are the shades of the past heavenly principle, they where made to uphold 'the heavenly principle' in all it's forms.
Space°Asmoday
Time°Istaroth
Life°Naberius
Death°Ronova
Tap, Tap
I heard steps, but I already knew who it was even without turning around, one of the many good things about being one with the world is that it's very difficult to hide from my gaze, I can be in several places at the same time, even in the past and future, but that's not something that's easy to control so I haven't tried it yet, although I know I can do it, I can do anything if I'm in teyvat.
I turned around and there she was, one of the 4 shades, Istaroth 'the shade of time'.