Slitherio: Loneliness is Being Oneself
I was birthed just like the rest. A small snake in the middle of a field of nothing but colourful, glowing pellets. Of course, there were the other snakes too. Hundreds of the same kin, but none to call friend.
I was a small red snake of no significance. Not knowing what to do, I decided to eat the food around me. As I ate, I grew, slowly gaining a presence in this empty world. However, as much as I ate, I had no one to share the joy with. It was as I came to realize this that I found her. She was a yellow snake inconceivably larger than myself. My heart stopped, and I discovered something I'd never felt before.
Love.
Tired of my lonesome existence, I dashed with all my might, not worrying parts of myself were being left behind. I headed straight for her head to greet her, but then she did something I thought at the time to be peculiar. She avoided me, wrapping into herself to form a defensive stance. I attempted to approach once more, but I was ignored this second time. The great snake retreated, heading towards a green snake much larger than me, however still smaller than herself. My spirits were crushed, as I believed I was too small to capture the attentions of my love interest. As I turned away, defeated, I again saw an interesting spectacle. The yellow snake forced the green snake to collide into her, and his body burst into what I can only assume was his life energy. As I saw my love consume this energy, new passions started to form within me. I darted away from the scene, determined to grow large enough so my love would notice me.
Time passed; what was probably hours felt like minutes to me. I had massacred an uncountable amount of snakes, growing larger with each murder. It was all worth it, because I had found her once more. I was almost as large as her, yet small enough so she could do what she willed with me. She headed towards me, the intent to consume in her eyes. I said nothing, and coiled into myself, awaiting her embrace.
It was over. The snake ate its own tail as she formed an encirclement around me.
I smiled.
Crashing into her, she quickly consumed all that I was, growing to incredible size. I could feel her warmth as she feasted upon my body. The euphoric pleasure was so strong that I could barely stay aware enough to enjoy it, yet somehow I persevered, experiencing every second of the event. She ate the final piece of my life energy, making me an essential part of her. Her embrace, her warmth, her very existence - I was feeling all of it. I had become one with my love, freed from the shackles of being myself.
I was no longer lonely.