Between Realities

Searching for the cause

(M) Galaxy POV:

A sharp and sudden shiver went up my back after only a few moments of searching. Something's happened... But not in this world. I should search, but this feels more important. I tried to grasp the strange feeling, to follow its lead, but it led me to nothing. Nothing but emptiness and a feeling of absolute dread. The similar reality- it's gone!! The other Sabre has been destroyed... but how? The only answer, I realized, was that he had destroyed his reality, and, therefore, himself.

I suddenly felt more strange chills, and I felt the urge to check once more on my other worlds. Except I couldn't. All of them are gone!! What in the multiverse is happening here?! Whatever's happening to the other realities, I decided, is linked to what's happening in The Answer's reality. There's no other explanation. I have to get to the bottom of this!

I cleared my mind and tried, once more, to pinpoint the source of the time fracture. But before I could, something- or someone- pulled me to them in a flurry of lightning. I soon found myself standing face-to-face with the sworn enemy of all realities. A monster feared by even the ones who do not know his name. The only person strong enough to get in my way.

"First Curse," I practically spat, infuriated that he even thought to talk to me.

"As friendly as always, I see," he said calmly, his purple eyes glowing with caution.

"What do you want from me?"

"The same thing I always want. For you to stay away from things you can't understand."

"...So you're the one behind this, then?"

"Of course," he said with his eerie calmness. "Who else would it be?"

I felt my fury rising up, stronger than before. Don't lose it, Galaxy. You remember what happened the last time you lashed out... "What could you possibly gain from destroying realities? Last time I checked, you needed them to survive."

"I wouldn't say I'm 'destroying' them. I'd say... containing."

Containing? What could he mean by that? The realities he attacked are gone from existence... so how could that mean "containing"?

The First Curse stared at me for a few moments, considering something, then gave a bone-chilling smile. "I suppose if you won't get out of my way, then I'll have to put you out of my way."

Before I could even register what was happening, his power shot at me with an uncanny speed. His strength was much greater than I remembered. Lightning pulsed angrily around me until I was in a world of nothingness. There was no ground, no sky, no trees, nothing. Just an empty canvas of a world. A pocket dimension, I corrected myself. No biggie- I'll just teleport away. However, when I tried to do so, I felt no power surging through me, no energy filling my fingertips.

"Ah, crud," I muttered to myself. I guess I'll be here a while...