It didn't take long for Kauze to fall asleep after having made countless drawings of his universe, this was a little painful for him, he wanted so much to go back home and have a normal life, but unfortunately he was always thrown into a problem.
He asked why this all happened to him, was this "paying for his sins?" But what sins did he commit at the age of 7 to suffer all this? Years and years passed, and no "God" or "Hero" came to save him, now he was just a depressed 20-year-old man.
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But something was strange, it seemed that the energy in the environment became heavy, it was even difficult for him to breathe, Kauze had no idea what was happening, but he knew that this was not good. This should be a nightmare, right?
The environment of his own mind was slowly being corrupted and deceived, causing the man to have a unique lucid dream. His eyes, now well aware of his state, pictured a giant white and endless room, there was something odd within the thin air of thoughts and feelings, this place was so heavy and tense; someone was hiding there, among the corners of his mind. Suddenly, in a brief blink of eyes, a maroon top hat appeared meters away from him. An ominous music started to sound, it seemed so metallic and digital, and with the rhythms, a maroon smoke came out of the hat, the gas rose forming a gigantic humanoid shape.
—Oooh~ I couldn't agree more. —Kauze heard; a voice came from the smoke and just a few seconds later it turned into a man, a huge man with gray skin and hair, a fancy black and red suit and two gray flames flouting in front of his eyeballs functioning as pupils. —Those awful and selfish gods abandoned you to suffer, no, it was even worse, they used you as an amusement —A third arm appeared from the man, and the hand at the end of it was right under Kauze's feet. The creature lifted him to have a closer look. —Yes~ they used you as a puppet~ A pawn in their wicked game! —The huge figure had a cigarette in one of his hands, and as he spoke, the smoke didn't let Kauze see anything, but when it faded away, he saw himself inside a chess board, surrounded by pieces, having no arms or legs, being a face in a literal pawn. —But have no fear my little _jestery_ boy~ You have found the right God this time~ Hmhmhm. —The man hit Kauze with a finger to get him out of the board, making him fly away.
Though it seemed he was flying endlessly, a hand stopped his way, when he turned to look, it was that gray man but now with a normal size, and as quick as a bare though, his own body came back to normal. —Let me introduce myself~ My name is Impius but you can call me Solution. You may have tons of questions, which I am more than eager to hear and answer. Luckily for you, I already know everything about you. —The man crumbled into hundreds of centipedes and his devilish laugh could still be heard. Kauze's body froze again, this time he couldn't even turn around or feel anything, he could only see. He was lifted from the ground by a skeleton mask and an enormous eyeball was directly looking at him, was inside the pupil he saw the reflection, his body was some kind of poker card. —I have seen what They did to you, I have looked into your rotten brain, I know how they played with you! How they gambled with your soul!! —Impius started to shuffle Kauze into a deck of cards, the weight of all those cards and the violent movements felt very real for a dream. The god grabbed Kauze's card along with another one and threw them on a table. —Believe me, I know what it feels to be trapped, to be inside someone's game thinking you are going to be safe or rewarded at least! Hahaha~! —Kauze could see barely the ceiling of this room, but what were Impius laughs turned into a familiar sound, the sound of his own cry as a child.
After a minute, the cry stopped, and Kauze's surroundings changed again, now he was chained inside a snow globe. Once again, he was grabbed among this God's hands. —I wish I could have helped you before, my Royal Flush, but finally here I am~
