You are suddenly lying in a giant bed, on a planet unknown to any other human, in what seems to be a completely new universe. You are dizzy, confused, as your senses are overloading in ways you never thought they could. The bed is in the middle of a sprawling field of bright purple a, with mountains in the distance that stretch beyond the clouds. It is early morning, as you see a giant red sun rising behind you. Although, who knows how time works here? There is a glowing white river running throughout the field, as well as tall twisting trees. It smells like a new car mixed with a Sharpie. You are both amazed and terrified at the same time. This has to be a dream…but everything here is so vivid!
You close your eyes, hoping to wake up….you count…
1…2..3. You feel a sudden burst of light around you, and then…
You’re still standing right beside the bed in this fantastical mysterious land, only the sky is brighter. This is too real to actually be a dream. It becomes clear to you that in this world, all your normal senses and perceptions are heightened. You hear a deep echoing voice…no, not necessarily hear…you feel this voice, in the depths of your unconscious mind. The voice says “Walk towards the great mountains. It is there you will find clarity in this stable but chaotic reality.” A shiver goes down your spine, even though the temperature is now warmer. Almost without choice or free will you begin to confidently walk toward the mountains.
After getting closer, all of a sudden a four-headed llama-pegasus hybrid comes flying down from the sky and lands close to you. It says, “Do not trust the voices in your head! This world is not what it seems. The true nature of this place is incomprehensible to any human being. Your mind is only turning it into something that resembles human imagination, to keep you from complete insanity. I have come to save you from this manipulative land!!” A giant staircase appears, ascending way beyond the sky. “Follow me as I fly. Go up the stairs, quickly!”
But the lore of the mountains and the unconscious voice is too strong. You politely decline and continue your confident stride. After what felt like an hour you now come across an ordinary boat. You know it will take you into the jagged, eerie cave at the entrance to the mountains, down the glowing white river. It suddenly became dusk as you got closer to the boat, without you noticing, and now it’s night. You feel complete unease bordering terror at this point, but you can’t stop yourself; you feel like you are in a trance with no free will whatsoever. You get in the boat and it moves on its own into darkness.
Suddenly, the trance breaks for a split second, and you have to act…you leap into the glowing white water, and sink down, down…
But you didn’t act fast enough. Now you feel nothing but the will of a greater power. The light gets brighter, way brighter. There is a giant waterfall up ahead! Right before you go down, you suddenly see a wormhole open on the high ceiling of the cave. It feels like two greater powers are fighting for you. Which one do you give in to?
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