Good Bye

That deep methodic voice. This pitch black abyss. I must be in the dimension of the Creator.

"It seems you have eradicated the demon race. How pleased I am with your success."

Oh yeah, I killed all of the demons. I defeated the armies, massacred the women, and slaughtered the children to save the world. No, that isn't right...

It all came flooding back into my head. Everything I had learned after having fought them. How they didn't plan to destroy the world, but instead try and live peacefully. I murdered a peaceful race.

"Yes my child, you did. Tell me, how did it feel to commit genocide against an innocent race?"

Wait, you knew they were innocent? Why did you have me kill them!? They wouldn't have done anything wrong! They just wanted peaceful lives, yet you tricked me into killing them! Why!?

"Why?"

The creator stopped for a moment as if to consider his answer.

"I did it because they would have changed the world for the better. A better world wouldn't be as interesting, don't you think?"

What? You had me murder a race because they would make things less interesting? You're a monster!

"No my child. You are. After all, it was you who killed them. It was you who remained emotionless as you slaughtered them while listening to them beg for their lives. It was you who massacred them even after hearing the truth. It was you."

No, t-that's not true! Y-you tricked me!

"It was you who was a fool. You never figured out the truth behind everything before the end."

The truth? About what?

"Why about the blind prophet and the puppeteer of course."

The blind prophet and the puppeteer? It's true that I thought they were connected somehow, but I just didn't know how.

"Why the answer is obvious. I was both the blind prophet and the puppeteer."

You were? You mean you are the one who proclaimed that I would save the world and the one who tried to control a city? Why!?

"I proclaimed you as a hero as a way to force you into the role of killing the demons, which worked splendidly. You killed them all so magnificently well."

...

"As for why I controlled a city? I did that because I like controlling things. I am after all the creator. Controlling things gives me purpose. If you had joined me then when I had offered, things might be going much differently then they are now."

I don't understand. You're flipping my world upside down like it's nothing! Why are you doing this to me!?

"My child, you are mistaken. I did not do this to you. You did this to yourself. I merely brought you to this world and gave you a task. It was you who completed it."

This is... All my fault?

"Yes my child. You brought all of this upon yourself. As a reward for finishing your quest, I shall give you thing you wanted most while in that world."

With that, the creator entered my soul, searching and exploring its depths for my greatest desire. It took a mere moment before he finished, exiting my soul.

"I see, so you wish to have a quiet place the most. Very well. For your hard work, I shall grant you a quiet place. Because you finished the job so... thoroughly, I'll throw in an extra reward as well. I shall call upon you again when I require your services. This is good bye for now."

Suddenly, I was no longer in the dark empty void. Instead, I stood just outside a small house on top of a small hill. Looking around me, all there was was a blank landscape. The color white surrounded me instead of mountains, grass, hills, and skies.

It's so... quiet. No birds chirping, no bugs squirming, no rabbits hopping, and no people talking. There was only silence.

I hate it.

I hate it so much!

This isn't what I wanted! I wanted a quiet place yes, but not a completely isolated one! There is no one here! Who will I talk to when I'm sad!? Who will comfort me when I need it!?

Who will distract me from what I've done!?!?

Noise?

A noise came from this house in front of me. It sounded like the clanging of pots and pans. Who's there?

I slowly and cautiously walked up to the front door and opened it, letting myself inside. The door opened into a small living room where an Elf sat distressed on the floor. She was picking up the pots and pans she had accidently dropped on the floor.

"Elizabeth?"

Elizabeth turned to look at me after having heard me spoke. At first she was slightly surprised, but it was quickly replaced with a small smile on her lips and a happy look in her eyes.

"Darling, your home! I've missed you so much!"

Elizabeth shot up from the floor and rushed over to me, her arms stretched out. She stopped just short of me, however, her face flushed a deep red as she averted her eyes and lowered her arms.

Is she embarrassed?

I then walked over to her and put my arms around her instead, which caused her face to light up with delight. Then, out of nowhere, her hand reached up to my face as her lips approached mine. In a flash, we were both entertained, kissing each other where we stood.

At first it was slow, but it quickly sped up and became more intense until we were both gasping for breath while tightly holding each other.

Her lips were small and fit perfectly within mine. Her saliva was sickly sweet, making it addicting. The way she looked into my eyes made my heart pound harder for her.

As much as I want this to be real, I know that something isn't right.

The landscape doesn't exist. The outside sounds don't exist. This small simple world was created to be quiet, but it was created. It was created along with Elizabeth. This isn't the girl I fell in love with. This is merely a copy made to love me as much as I love her.

None of this is real.

I can't breathe. I want to so desperately, but knowing that this world is fake sucked the air out of my chest.

None of this is real!

Her feelings, her touch, her taste, her smell, none of it exists!

NONE OF THIS IS REAL!

Suddenly, my world split and cracked all around, before shattering just before my eyes, again returning to the black void.

This is real.

This is quiet.

All I have now are my thoughts. My regrets. I'm a monster.

Maybe I deserve this.

I accept this fate.

I'll just spend an eternity in the silence to make up for my sins. No one needed me anyways. All I did was cause problems in the first place. I hope the world is better without me.

Good bye.