Remicon's Sky

The sky is mine now

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Thanks for Reading!

Thank you guys so much for reading this little story I put together. It may have been my first attempt at story telling, but I think it came out pretty good! 178 entries, and about a year of run time. Remicon’s Sky is my greatest achievement. And there’s more stories to come too. You can check out my main blog by clicking this link, or by clicking “main blog” up in the header.

There’s still plenty of things coming here to! Little extras like detailed character refs and pages for worldbuilding are coming too, so keep a look out for those!

See ya!

-Remicon

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Log Entry 178 - The End

I remember everything.

Oh my god. This is a lot to take in. I’m uh...

...

Nada, if you can see this (and if I did this right, you can), then you were right the whole time. The universe IS a simulation. My simulation.

I made everything in there.

Uh, hold on, let me see if I can get a picture of here...

There we go. That’s my room. Now how do I explain all this...

Let’s take it from the top. I’m a god. A god in the literal sense. There are a lot of us. I... I tried to do something that no one has really done to any degree of success. Instead of using our own willpower and energy to create a universe, I tried to make one from code alone. Seeing as to how you all exist, I can safely say my attempt was a success.

The code itself is... self perpetuating. And not in the way I intended. It was supposed to allow each and every one of you to have your own lives and free will to do as you wish, nothing more. It does do all of that, but it seems like it’s... updating itself as well. Adding new things to the simulation.

...That’s what that feeling I got earlier was. The program has released a new update recently. Hm... I won’t spoil it, but expect quite a few surprises in the coming months.

To be honest, I never thought it would work so well. Programming is something I’m really good at. It’s practically my job. But to think I had this kind of success... it’s truly remarkable.

That tank in the back was a way for me to enter your universe easily. But... how did I forget everything the way I did? It shouldn’t have...

Wait. I see, a cable’s frayed. Are you kidding me? I was stuck in there for 18 years because of a frayed cable. That might be a drop in the bucket for me, but it’s still embarrassing...

Still, it does explain a lot. Everything that’s happened. The reason my whole journey was so smooth, the way I picked up languages so quickly, no need for sleep, or eating, all of it. My memories, and my powers had started to come back to me, and I was unconsciously exerting them on the world around me.

Atlas... it must have known. I think it wanted that power for itself. Funny, it would have never been able to handle it anyway. Still I should do something about its... behavior. I think I can fix that in a few days. Maybe, there’s so much new code to look through...

Well, know you all know how you exist. Because I tried to do something new and succeeded. Now isn’t that food for thought? 

Don’t worry, I’m not going to do anything to endanger any of you, nor am I leaving forever. You’ll still see me around from time to time. And besides, someone has to run maintenance around here. It wouldn’t do for something to break now would it?

Well, this is goodbye, for now at least.

-Log End

-THE END

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Log Entry 177 - The Center

I’ve done it, I reach the center. Finally, the answers to my questions are within my reach.

My ship broke apart on entry, it doesn’t matter anymore, I’ve reached my destination, and the vacuum of space does not bother me. The center is... beautiful. There’s an orb here, it’s me. A part of me, long forgotten. It’s warmth is... soothing.

It’s a wondrous feeling. I want it with me. The feeling it gives me is indescribable, yet familiar. It will be reunited with me once more.

As i reached towards it, I felt a... pressure on my mind, it was slight, but I recognized it.

Atlas.

One more try, one more try to take me over, to take what is rightfully mine. It never stood a chance. I shut it out with barely any effort, and grabbed the orb.

This feeling... I remember...

I remember e͙̯̯ͭ̿̒v̊̃͌͘e̔͑ͨ͛̎̏ͅr̷̦̟̤̻̰͆ͫy̬̞͚̖̹̹̟̿̓̚t͇̤̲͋̽̽͡h̸̖̹͓̆̊ͪͅͅí̼͉ņ̩̌̍̿͐̚ğ̫ͦ̄ͨ̅͠.

-Log End

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Log Entry 176 - The Breach

I’m... I can see it. The center. But... I can’t reach it.

The stars, they just... stop. There’s nothing between my and the center now. I tried to jump, but I can’t even target it. It’s like it isn’t there.

No, no... that’s not it. Something’s keeping me from targeting it. Some kind of interference.

Maybe... I can break through it. If I overcharge my hyperdrive, I might be able to close the gap, and with manual targeting, I can guide it there. I’ll need to be precise, I only get one shot and then my ship will be completely fried.

It’s a chance I’ll have to take.

-Log End

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Log Entry 175 - 1,000

1,000 light years left to go.

I can see a light, a bright one. It’s... the center. I just know it is, nothing else could be that bright.

I feel so hot. The closer I get, the more my body feels like it’s burning. I had to undo my suit a little bit so to breathe easy.

I took this with the dash camera. The markings have spread all over. I can see... symbols on them. An eye, and a heart. I feel like I should know what they mean, but I don’t. No matter how much I rack my brain, the answer just won’t come to me.

The center has to have the answers. To everything. It will, I just know it.

-Log End

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Log Entry 174 - 10,000

Less than 10,000 light years left to go. I’m getting so close I can feel it, taste it even.

Civilization is starting to become incredibly sparse. I’ve only seen maybe two or three systems with functioning stations, but they look so... neglected. Most systems aren’t even that lucky, most of them just have some bare bones structure on wiring of half finished stations long abandoned. Some of them don’t have any, and are completely void of all life. It’s strange, I’m so used to seeing ships buzzing about. It all looks so... dead out here.

Surprisingly enough, I rand into Nada and Polo out here. I landed in their station to run a quick maintenance check. When they saw me they freaked out, thought I was dying. It’s quite to opposite really, I’ve never felt so alive. It took a little while to convince them that I’m alright.

The markings have spread all over my face, and I’m sure my torso looks the same. My suit is starting to feel... itchy, and restrictive. But I don’t have anything on underneath this thing unfortunately.

I’m almost there, I’m almost home.

-Log End

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Log Entry 173 - 15,000

I’ve cut the distance down to 15,000 light years. I’m getting close.

I think I’ve figured out why I didn’t make the full 100,000. I think, because Of the strange properties of FTL travel, I’m creating stretches and folds in space-time. So even though I did travel 100,000 light years, the stretches created from creating folds to shorten the distance created large areas where I don’t actually travel very far at all in reality.

Black holes seems to ignore this phenomenon. Likely because they are creating holes instead folds in space-time, no stretches in the fabric of reality are made, meaning that the 2,000 odd light years I travel are well and truly 2,000 light years.

At least, I think that’s how it works. I don’t think anyone knows for sure.

-Log End

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Log Entry 172 - Moving Out

I’m finally moving again. With around 110 warp cells, I should be able to clear the rest of the distance. I hope so at least.

I also noticed the markings on my face are spreading. I almost didn’t catch it, and only noticed on the reflection of my ship’s windshield. 

It looks... freaky, but I think that’s supposed to happen. It’s good, I think.

...I don’t know for the life of me how I’m so sure that this is supposed to be happening. It’s like I’m... remembering things. Remembering half memories that are mine, but they shouldn’t be. I’ve never heard of anything like this before. But I have heard of it before.

Where? Why do I know this is all supposed to be happening?

I suppose I’ll find out when I get to where I need to go.

-Log End

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Log Entry 171 - Shifting Tides

I felt a... shift.

Something changed. But what? I don’t know. I don’t know how I know, I just know that I should know. This is all very confusing. The answers are at the center, I just know it.

I have almost have enough cells, I’ll be on the move again soon enough. It’s a good thing too, I got a transmission earlier. They’re close, I need to get moving before they find out my exact location.

-Log End

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Log Entry 170 - Falling Short

I’m. So. Pissed!

I fell short. HOW DID I FALL SHORT! HOW!

80,000 light years to go, 100,000 light years of fuel, yet I have 31,000 light years left to go.

Why? I don’t... I don’t get it.

It should have been enough!

What’s going on? It’s like something is holding me back.

No matter, I’ll just make more cells. No one has any clue where I am, so I have plenty of time to stop to stock up.

I need to be quick about it, I have to get to the center.

-Log End

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Log Entry 169 - Alone

I’m getting closer. But I’ve noticed... something. It seems that there are less and less people about. I just passed through a few systems that had no stations.

I spoke to someone in a station I managed to find. Apparently this whole area has... strange properties. There have been numerous attempts to expand out here, but every attempt has failed. Everyone who tried would just... give up. Even the most enthusiastic quit partway through building the station. It’s... strange.

I wonder why they give up. Oh well, that doesn’t concern me. I just have to keep moving forward.

-Log End

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Log Entry 168 - Escape

I managed to get away from them, got lucky and found a black hole that was right on my path.

I jumped through three more just to be safe. It’ll take a long time for them to find out where I am now.

I’ve stopped in a station a few jumps away from where I landed. I need to run maintenance on my ship. Three black holes in a row can’t be good for the systems.

-Log End

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Log Entry 167 - Followed

I was right, I’m being followed.

I picked up a hostile scan earlier. I traced it back, it’s coming from right behind me.

Darn it, why can’t they just leave me be? I have to do this. I have to get there.

There’s no black hole withing a reasonable distance that isn’t too far out of the way. I can’t take any detours, I have to make every jump count.

I’ll just need to be faster than they are.

-Log End

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Log Entry 166 - Out

I... I got out.

I was waiting for the right moment... likely tonight, when most of the hospital staff would be asleep, but just a few hours ago the door to my room just... opened on it’s own. The security camera in the corner of my room blew up and fell off the stand too. I just... walked out.

I don’t... I don’t understand how that happened. Why it happened. But it’s good for me. Thankfully they didn’t take me outside the university, or I’d have to walk quite a bit. I doubt I could have made it the ten miles without being spotted by someone.

The marks on my face are... still there. That’s... good. I think. It’s not too late.

I’d imagine they probably know I’m gone now. I have to hurry and get there. To the center. I’m sure they can track my rail, but if I move fast enough... stay one step ahead of them... maybe even get to a black hole...

I might be able to shake them. If not, I’ll just have to move faster than they can.

-Log End

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Log Entry 165 - Awake

Hi... I just woke up.

I can’t really remember what happened. I read the last few logs and... I really passed out? Thank goodness Herlitil found me.

I still feel really hot, but it’s not really bothering me now. The doctors said something about me being 115 degrees? I don’t really feel that hot... a little warm yes, but not burning.

I... i need to go. I gotta go, but they won’t let me leave. I feel fine now! Why won’t they let me go? I’m not... I’m not sick. I just...

I really gotta go. I need to get out of here.

-Log End

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Log Entry 164 - Okay

It’s Herlitil again, we got to a hospital. A teacher saw our message and helped us out. the doctors, they don’t know what’s happening either. I’m starting to get worried...

Everett’s... what’s the word for it... sibling? She came by earlier, she looked really upset. She asked us if we knew what was wrong but... none of us have seen anything like this. Not even Ubcherem knows what this is, and they know more than any of us!

I’m really scared... we already lost Tise, I don’t want to lose another friend... I hope he’ll be okay...

-Log End

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Log Entry 163 - Help!

Hello? This is Herlitil, we have an emergency over here!

It’s Everett, I found him slumped over his desk, and when I moved to touch him he was burning. I got the others and moved him to his bed, but none of us can figure out what’s wrong with him!

None of us have seen anything like this before, and we can’t think of what to do to help, and his eyes, their glowing. Are eyes supposed to do that? Is... is this some kind of puberty thing?

None of us know to coordinates for Earth, so we can’t get him to anyone who might know what’s happening. Please, if anyone is reading this, you need to tell us so we can get him to a Hospital!

Please hurry!

-Log End