A jackass Writer who can't ever finish his damn books dies from a heart attack and is left in the void. he isn't alone. Making a deal with a bored collective consciousness, he is sent out of the Void, and it soon comes to his attention that he may n...
I sigh, as I lean against a tree after a good day of walking. I rub my head as I feel the sun beating down on me. I glare up at the giant ball of plasma and blink as it dims rapidly. I look around as the void surges.
[Dreamer, I'm sending you to a 'Tutorial' world to get you started. Remnant will still be your 'first' world, but this will be your 'Hub world', of sorts. I'll give more leniency in this world... but after this? none."]
I panic as a Void fissure opens under me, and I fall inside it, sinking through the energy and nothingness.
I try not to scream, as the Void floods my nose and ears, and fail miserably. I hear a horrid wailing, and soon realize it's my screams, in the snowy air. I cough and gag on the foul, frozen air as I look around, and then up.
My. heart. Stops. For a second, anyway.
A ringed planet and a 'moon' are in the night sky, glowing white even as the sun rises. Worse yet? I see a VERY familiar spire.
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"...No wonder the air is so shit-" I cough again, and mutter "Status, specifically what's this air doing to me?"
[For intuiting an aspect of the system (Specifics), +1 point]
[The air on Copper-9 is toxic to all lifeforms! It is 25% Oxygen, 70% Nitrogen, 5% Argon. Currently burning up your lungs. Reduces Sp & Hp regen to 1. all actual 'Fatal' effects and Cancer-causing effects negated by [Awakened Tenno Body]. However, the Dreamer will still feel weak when breathing unfiltered air.] [You're welcome!]
I sigh and look around. "Thanks. So..." I blink, my memory of the plot fading from my mind. 'wait, did I just forget Murder Drone's plot?'
[Yes! Because it's boring otherwise. I just replaced all the memories of 90% of all series's plots with Void Energy, just to make it equivalent.]
I roll my eyes, and take a step, before yelping as I kick something hard under the snow. I jump back, clutching at my foot, before looking down at what I kicked.
"...Thank you?"
[No problem :p]
"...crazy diety. Not a bad thing, though. All the best are." I grin at what I see under the snow.
Under around 2 feet of ice and snow is an Excalibur Warframe. Very damaged, missing its upper armor, and worn down from too much time separate from Void Energy, but still intact in the end.
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I grin, as I wrap my arms under its shoulders, and promptly realize how FREAKING heavy it is. I sigh, and think about-
[Let me help. New skill learned: Transference: 1/100 0%: The Dreamer can project his consciousness into a Warframe or other viable host. The level of the skill dictates what can be an 'other viable host'. The skill level partly dictates skill cost. Costs 50 Mp/m when holding the Dreamer. Cost increases with distance.]
I smile and think of the skill name. I feel my mind fade, and everything goes black. When it all comes back, I'm lying down, and someone's arms are wrapped- wait...I did it? Is it just that simple? I sit up, Excalibur's chassis squealing in protest as the worn-down Warframe slowly comes back. I look down and would deadpan if I had a face.
"...I'm a fucking Schnee-"
[Nope~]
"Phew." I grin, as I pick up my sleeping body, having to strain a tiny bit as the old warframe's biomechanical muscles slowly come back to a functional state. Like always, I choose a direction and walk. I have to walk slowly, as my body is kinda heavy and my Warframe is still 'waking up' and being slowly melded by the void energy. The warframe's body passes through the snow easily, sinking down to its knees and treading across the ice and rock below it. I see the moon and planet setting in the sky, as I walk towards a hill in the snow. As I walk, I decide to assign my point to Arcane, raising it to 21, making it regenerate just BARELY more than [Transference] costs me.
I walk all day, finding that it's honestly not even exhausting. Sure, I can feel my Warframe's muscles ache from being used for the first time since it was last used (a long time ago), and I am conscious inside it, but...my sleeping body seems to be keeping my mind refreshed and the sore aching doesn't feel like mine, so I can just...keep walking. I look around at the snowy hills and the desolate, frozen buildings, cars, and skeletons. Sad, how everyone just...died. Just like that, they just...flash froze and died. Shame, that these people could create sentient, sapient Androids/Drones that could do ANYTHING and they just...used and abused them until... until...fuck, memory blank spot. I sigh as I come across an ice cave on my way to the giant snow-covered hill. I look at the now-setting sun and decide it isn't worth it to risk a disassembly drone for the potential extra walking distance. I walk into the ice cave and walk to the very back of it. My Warframe's night vision kicks in, revealing the rather smooth walls and the snowy ground. I kneel and cradle my body in my arms. I let [Transference] end for the day, and I conk out, drained by the mental exhaustion that built up in the back of my mind.
I dream of the void and the Man in the Wall. They float in front of me, smiling eerily as they tilt their head. "Having fun, Dreamer? I hope so. It's interesting to see you making your way across the snowy fields."
I nod, and yawn in my dream, as the Indifference leaves me to float adrift, in a comforting dream of Home the Void. I see the blue cosmic energy floating in the darkness like a PC screensaver, and honestly, it's relaxing. I fade into a calm, peaceful quiet... until I blink awake. The sun's rays hit my eyes, and I almost go snow-blind before I use [Transference]. My mind fades, and all goes black.
I snap back to consciousness and stand up as my Warframe, carrying my body in my arms. I walk out of the ice cave and continue my way towards the snowy hill. I look up, and notice the sun is already mostly through the sky. 'I slept through most of the day? damn.' I look back toward my destination, and I can barely make out the shape of something at the base of the rather giant hill. like a way smaller hill, or an enormous outcrop of rock. I make note of that, as I keep on walking. I notice that there is a drone-corpse spire near that hill, and it makes me feel a bit of Deja-Vu. Perhaps this hill is important to the plot? meh. If it is, i'll figure it out.
'What do I remember from this world...all I can remember is...is some purple-haired Drone named...damn, I forgot even more of this 'verse. I remember that Drone, the Dissasembly Drones, and...and some sort of symbol? like a tri-pointed shuriken but yellow. meh. I'll find out eventually.' as I walk, I see the sun begin to set. I look around, and my heart sinks. no caves, no outcrops, nothing but open snow. I'm in what must have been a park once, but the once (likely) beautiful place is now a trap for me. no places to hide. no places to settle in for the night. welp. might as well just keep walking. Hopefully, no Dissasembly drones find me.
