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Eternal Mortality: The Waltz of Despair and Futility

A tormented man flees through a cosmic void, haunted by fractured reflections of himself and the crushing weight of existence. After enduring starvation, terror, and physical agony (including being flayed alive), he reaches the Cathedral of Cosmos – a realm of terrifying, incomprehensible divinity governed by the Indomitable Magistrate. The Magistrate, a being of chilling indifference and cruel mockery, confronts the man. He resurrects the man’s greatest pain: the memory of his wife and child, incinerated in war. Forced to relive this trauma, the man is then compelled by the Magistrate to ritually flay his resurrected wife using a "Bayesian Blade," transforming her suffering into a perverse sacrament called the "Liturgy of the Flayed." Her final words affirm eternal hatred born of suffering. When the man attacks the Magistrate in rage, his defiance is effortlessly crushed. The Magistrate concludes with a musical performance underscoring the Cathedral’s core truth: all meaning is inverted. Pain is love, cruelty is compassion, and suffering is the only transcendent sacrament in a universe devoid of gods, hope, or redemption. The man’s journey ends not in salvation, but in the absolute acceptance of torment as his only reality. Protagonist: The Flayed Man/Reverend Agony Secondary Protagonist: The Flayed Woman/Matriarch Despair Tertiary Protagonist: Nikolai Rozhdestvensky - Unpractical Man/Ubermensch/Absurd Hero First Estate: The Clerics of Ineffable Domain: ■ Pope of Determinism ■ Cardinal of Relativity ■ Archbishop of Uncertainty ■ Bishop of Probability ■ Deacon of Decoherence 2nd Estate: The Suzerain of Abstract Domain: ■ Emperor of Origin, the suzerain of Logic, Concept and Comprehension ■ Archduke of Morality: the vassal of Good, Evil and Ethics ■ Duke of Chaos, the vassal of Distortion, Anarchy and Loophole ■ Marquis of Order, the vassal of Authority, Hierarchy and Assertion ■ Count of Pragmatism, the vassal of Rationality, Irrationality and Ambiguity ■ Viscount of Idealism, the vassal of Reform, Justice and Transformation ■ Baron of Reason, the vassal of Phenomenology, Epistemology and Ontology. ■ Baronet of Wisdom, the vassal of Experience, Potential and Insight ■ Provost of Instinct, the vassal of Impulse, Innateness and Intuition Third Estate: The Parliament of Irreducible Domain: ■ Indomitable Magistrates ■ Potentiate of Omnipresence ■ Sovereign of Omnipotence ■ Philosopher of Omniscience ■ Justiciar of Axioms ​ Genre: Metaphysical Cosmic Horror, Satire, Tragedy, Fusion of Classical and Post-Modern Literature, Graphic Violence, Politics and Science Fiction Warning: Contains cognitive hazard depiction of disturbing graphic violence, verbal and psychological abuse. Please, proceed with warning for not easily disturbed.
Jaschna · 3.3k Views

The Perfect Path To Insanity

Would you give up your humanity in exchange for power? To never die, a chance to be a god? Humans had lost all will to try. Their existence had been reduced to a single, self-destructive purpose: to entertain and please the cosmic gods, known as Forces, in hopes of gaining a 'favour'. After 7 years of these continuous deadly games that suddenly appeared, the Earth we know is no more. Now an apocalyptic playground for the Forces to enjoy. To survive in this ruined world, every single player is compelled to participate in these weekly deadly games. All to win prizes, be granted one of the four Paths designed for Awakeners— those who earned ‘their’ affection and favour. Until Fateless, a ‘humble’ wanted thief, stumbled upon a unique Force, one of the creators of the games. It was then he discovered the grim truth behind his name - 'Fateless' - deemed worthless and discarded at birth, exempt from all four Paths. Consumed by despair and hate, he took a risk and accepted a proposal from a shady cosmic god, granting him a fifth Path, giving him the ability to absorb human life essence to grow stronger, all for a small price. [ “I shall grant you the Fifth Path.” ] [ “The Path of Insanity.” ] [ “No mortal seeks forever without unraveling. Madness is the toll, the tariff paid at the gate.”] [ “You will no longer fear death. Nor die of age. Nor plague. Nor wounds that mortal hands deliver.” ] [ “But immortality is fed… not gifted.” ] [ “Just a tiny tithe. 10% of your humanity.” ] ‘What more is there to lose a bit of humanity, anyway? It only drags one down from their full potential. I could do just about anything without being bound to death. Anything… What a thrill it would be to spit on these cosmic slugs' faces.’
CrimsonJell0 · 3.5k Views