Nous

Change of POV

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"Where's this?" a voice calls out within the dark

"Hello!! Is anyone here?" the voice called out again.

"Where the fuck is this?... Am I dead again?"

"Great, I am finally to be set free and you kill me, are you even a god?... I don't blame you, you have the power so why not" the voice spoke with great sorrow in its tone.

"You are not dead, young one" another voice was heard as the area slowly began to light up to reveal the foggy environment.

With the new light, the owner of the voice was revealed. It was a young man, a human who could be seen sitting on the floor. Maxwell

"Who's there?" Maxwell asked as he stood up with renewed hope.

He was tired of being used. He had no idea what the thoughts of the being who put him within this world was but even an idiot would have figured that it was either an honest mistake or he was here for their entertainment.

Someone who had the power to effortlessly transfer another person from one universe to another usually had omnipotent power so mistakes weren't a thing so the truth may be just be that.

Following the voice, he heard Maxwell began walking only to come upon a shadowy figure but a very familiar one.

"Zax?" Maxwell asked.

"Hello Maxwell" The being replied as it flashed a toothy grin.

"I thought you were dead… Oh Yeah, that's true I'm dead as well" Maxwell said before finally flashing a smile of his own.

"Technically Yes but no?" Zax replied

"What do you mean?"

"We brought you here?" Zax replied as the fog lifted to reveal what looked like an army of Zax's people.

"Telepaths, hmph" Maxwell said as he chuckled

He didn't need some genius to explain what was going to him now.

While the consciousness transfer was going on, he was in between life and death.

Which was a good way for Zax and his people to reach beyond death to contact him.

"Let me guess, due to the nature of your race, death is not the end but an ascension of sorts"

"You can say that but our souls are tied to the great Nous, it is not an ascension but a release" Zax explained

"First since I kind of didn't have the chance to do so earlier, I am sorry for killing you, had to do what I had to do to survive, I think you very much understand that"

"I do understand but I never thought that your true form would be so vulnerable, fighting you even when badly damaged I assumed you to be some invincible being trapped within the demon"

"Yeah, that was millions of years of watching death can do to a man, also I assume you've seen your daughter" Maxwell asked

"I have, thanks to you"

"Bruh"

"Your language is truly expressive"

"Thank you but I think this isn't why you called me here"

"Yes, it isn't, it's about you, what you are doing will connect you to Nous and through that, us" Zax said

"I don't understand, who's Nous?"

"Not a who or a What, Nous is all… You stand within her realm and she holds our minds and soul" Zax explained as his eyes lit up.