Diverse Solverse Origins[]
Honorable Mention | Infinity Labs Community Short Fiction Writing Track (Solana Scribes Hackathon)
Prologue – The Solverse[]
Tell us about the Solverse, Aunt. Nimone! “Two young boys, sat before the fire, one of them uninterested, but the younger one obviously had a mind that was filled with great enthusiasm.
He sat before the fire with his neck 160 towards His right looking earnestly at His mother, knitting a coat.
I already told you last night, but nonetheless, I’ll tell you again “The young woman said”.
Oh, no! “A voice muttered”. He had already heard the story a million times. It’s like She wants us to believe this funny fiction, “He thought”.
The young woman paused and gave the boys a funny look. You both believe Christmas and you don’t believe in Solana?..... “She said”.
We do, mother “The boys said, in unison”…. They wouldn’t want to upset their mother.
Oh well, in this timeline, we had a powerful being called Hakon, He was your father. He had powers that no one could comprehend “The young woman said”.
Really? “The boy said”, as He stared at His mom.
Yes, my dear “She said”, He was loved by everyone in this timeline.
You said timeline twice, why? “He said”
Well you see, there are different timelines in the Solverse; 8 to be precise. They all have their distinct properties and only a powerful anomaly is able to communicate and move between timelines.
Your dad was one of them, He had great power “The young woman said”.
If He did, He won’t be dead “The uninterested brother suddenly seemed irritated by His mother’s statement”.
Hakon, daddy gave himself to save us “His brother said”… He’s not dead “He added, with balls off tears forming up in His eyes”.
He wiped His face with His overflowing gown.
It’s okay, dear “The young woman said”. If your father was dead, both of you would manifest your powers.
Hot tears fell off Hakon’s eyes, as He stood to His feet and prepared to leave the room.
His mother stood up and ran after Him; Hakon, Hakon!!! “She said”.
Leave me alone!!!.... “Hakon said with such intensity, it shook the house”.
Suddenly, there was silence.
Chapter 1: A Brief Intro[]
Boom!!!..... A loud bang was heard just below Lemont’s floor.
“Maybe it was a car accident”, I thought.
I ran down the stairs of my mini duplex, I could’ve sworn it happened at my backyard…. “It wouldn’t be the first”.
I was a popular being, highly beloved by the citizens of my planet, everyone seemed to always want to get my attention; some, through unfathomable means.
A maniac (that’s literally what we are called in our planet, “maniacs”, we are from mania) took a machine gun and shot my gatekeeper several times; I ran outside with my protective gear, and a machete as I called “$@R”, my planet’s emergency bol.
Hey!... What’s going on!..... What the heck do you think you’re doing? I said angrily as I walked with an intent to murder. Why didn’t I use my shotgun?
Well, I didn’t want to leave him lifeless just yet, the machete was sufficient to inflict as much pain as death would.
I got shot on the forehead.
Holy sh*t!.... He’s awake!!!... “My murderer said”, as He mused maniacally.
Well, this has been the life I have lived in this present age of Gen Zs. Back in the days, I would get the respect I deserve for living for as I have. But now, everyone seems to want to get “a piece of me”.
Anyways, without further suspense, I am Lemont. I have lived since the creation of life, in my universe. There are several universe in existence, my brother’s name is Hakon, an extraterrestrial anomaly.
He had powers that no one could comprehend, that’s how I know so much about other worlds outside our universe. His powers were legendary; He once destroyed a universe because of it was “inconsequential” (whatever that means).
That got Him detention with “the unknown force”. No mortal knew about it, of course, but I’ve been free ever since. Several civilizations have tried to make use of my immortality for as long as I have lived, and I have loathed maniacs for that.
But I have been able to obtain a good level of peace ever since the maniac right act came up.
Chapter 2: The Catalyst[]
My world is much larger than a few planets, a universe and “life behind bars”. My planet has been living in fear ever since the “mergers” decided to force us to sign a treaty.
We have been under constant monitoring by their operatives, and the only reason why I’ve had some peace is also because of this daily routine of theirs. They destroyed a planet because the mergers had a hunch that there was an anomaly amongst them.
Boom!!!..... Ah!, not again! “Lemont said”, as He took His machete and prepared to run down the stairs.
A purple mist found it’s way into the room, He recognized what it meant, and immediately prepared to take His secret escape route, “the window”.
A portal suddenly opened behind Him and He was pulled in by the vacuum.
Huh?.... What’s going on?... I said.
I saw some beings, they weren’t like people from mania, they were aliens.
They all ad their unique appearance, but all had fore limbs and hind limbs except for one of them, “it” looked like it had three limbs.
Who’re you calling it?.... “The three limbed being said”.
He could hear me?.... I sat on the floor, shocked as I saw a group of beings conversing in one corner of the….. room?.... passage?... It looked too difficult to describe.
Yes, I am a telepath, and this place is called the “Solana gateway”, it’s the gateway to the eight timelines…. Oh, seven, now. Your brother destroyed one of em’.
What?... You guys are novai, aren’t you?... “Lemont said”, as He tried to give the telepath very little room to read His mind.
The meeting at the corner came to a halt, and they all gathered around me in a blink of an eye.’
Hello, Lemont. We are not Novia “a tall thin creature with the head of a bird said”. We are sorry with the manner with which we met, but we were able to save you from “the mergers” in just nick of time “The being with a female figure said”. She seemed to be the leader.
The mergers?.... “Lemont was confused”, He was sure he’d sworn to the maniac leaders to live a serene life; to live off the radar in exchange for their loyalty.
Everything was according to plan, what seemed to have caught their interest?.... “Lemont thought”, He wasn’t an anomaly with powers like the others, He could only live forever, well, as long as the nova exists.
The nova was the source of all living beings, including the mergers, who seem to be up to something ever since the “GREAT WIPEOUT”.
Well, you have every right to be curious “the telepath said”. By the way, I am Hakon “He said”.
Lemont’s eyes shone with a glimmer of hope, something He had been void of ever since He lost His “beloved”.
Nah!.... I’m not your brother. How can I be?.... He was legendary!.... But just for your information, your whole world is about to change “The telepath said”.