Chance.

The Outsider knew today was going to be an uneventful day...

He had been watching over the worlds around the Void... Watching the stories begin and end... But that was just the norm for him... He knew he had summoned the creators around the world to impress him with their creativity... He wanted to see what they were capable of... He knew all of them had a beautiful brilliance in them... And he was more than willing to see their stories... He could even, if he wanted, twist the plot and make the story his own... No... He wasn't worried about the writers... He was worried for the worlds themselves... He had reasons to.

He knew humans were stupid... Numerous encounters with them had taught the Outsider humans were completely oblivious... They ignored the big picture and simply decided to act selfishly... He had seen worlds end due to their stupidity... Good stories that deserved more than the nothingness of the Void... He had seen heroes created by the writers die in painful screams... Dying knowing they could have done so much more... Humans were stupid... And this new threat was no different.

Not all the humans were as weak as he believed they were... He had met several outstanding individuals worth his time and attention... Some of the even bore his mark and were allowed to use his powers... But he had met some others he wished he could kill... Humans that could tear away the natural order of things, twist the fate and destroy everything the Outsider had worked for...

They were the Mages.

Magicians, mages, magus, magis... They had many names... But all of them were the same for the Outsider... Stupid fools who couldn't see anything at all... They knew the Outsider was watching them, and those humans had done the impossible to stop him... The Outsider had never seen a race fight like them... They were humans after all... War was in their blood.

But they have recently changed... They have become clever... Even deadly... Not for the Outsider, of course... They have destroyed many wonderful worlds... They have killed many amusing individuals... They have...

The Outsider could stop them... He knew he could slaughter those foolish humans with a single blink... But he wouldn't... Because those mages were a story... 'A story worth telling' as he had claimed... He couldn't just kill those mages... No... He had to play the rules he imposed himself... Watch, give, bargain, change... But never erase... He could watch the events in a story... He could give powers to others... He could make deals with the protagonist... He could allow other entities inside of the story... But he couldn't eliminate something he didn't like... He could try... He could send a powerful entity to kill those idiotic humans... But at what cost... Such entity could also destroy the story... And he would only watch... It was frustrating... But he was fine with it.

The outsider sighed tiredly as he walked through the mist... He wished there could be something to distract him from the recent events... But he had no idea what could possibly happen in the Void...

...

Sobbing...

Someone was crying in the distance...

Weird...

There was no one in the Void but him and the Arclight... And the Arclight was in a perpetual sleep so it was impossible for him to cry right now... His soul was far away... Fighting a war that wasn't his... Then who? Who was in the Void without the Outsider knowing it?

He walked until he came across a shivering and small form in the mist...

It was a child...

The child felt the presence of the Outsider and lifted its head...

The child had a light brown hair, cut just above the shoulders, crimson ruby eyes, and pale skin, wearing what seemed a long-sleeved green sweater with a single yellow stripe across it.

The eyes of the child were filled with tears... But there was something else in them... The Outsider couldn't really tell what it was... But he was sure of one thing... Whatever it was, it was making his body shiver in anticipation.

"Hello...?" The child greeted carefully, the child was a girl apparently.

"Hello there, young one" The Outsider returned with a slight nod "I see you have found yourself in quite the predicament, huh?"

"Where is this?" The girl asked looking around "Where am I?"

"This is the Void, child."

"The Void?"

"Yes... A place between worlds and between dimensions."

"I... I don't understand..."

"Think of it as a hallway with a lot of doors leading to other rooms."

"Oh... I see... Why am I here?"

"That is a good question, indeed. Why are you here?"

"I don't know... I don't remember how I got here..."

'Curious' Thought the Outsider... This wasn't the first time something like this happened... He knew why this could happen... He knew that out there in the infinite multiverse, lived individuals capable of crossing the border between dimensions... But that wasn't especial... He knew millions of them... But among those millions, there were only a handful of individuals who could cross dimensions... And stay in the middle... They could stay in the Void.

It was a rare event since most of them died upon entering the Void, consumed by the corrupted energy... This child managed to land at the core of the Void in his domain... There a few before her... But those were oddballs that possessed overpowered abilities or tools... To booth, all of them were crazy.

But this one...

This was a small girl... A child that hadn't even lived long enough to even enjoy the true meaning of life... Young Emily Kaldwin was already a proper lady when she first stepped in the Void... The Valliere maiden was a teen... No... This was a child... A child filled with something that made the Outsider shiver in delight... Perhaps this was worth his time after all.

"Would you like to walk with me?" The Outsider said as he offered his hand.

The child looked at him with her teary eyes, she then nodded and got up, dusted her sweater and grabbed his hand.

"Aren't you afraid of this place?" The Outsider asked as they began walking.

"No... It feels... Peaceful... As if... There is nothing in here... Nothing but the white mist" The girl explained as she watched the mist.

"You are correct, child... There is nothing here, that's why it is called the Void."

"It's a good name, then" The girl giggled quietly.

The Outsider found himself smiling at her innocent laugh. They continued walking until they reached a cliff, beneath, the white mist covered the abyss.

"I have to say... You are quite pleasant, young girl" The Outsider commented, the girl blushed and smiled at him "But I have to ask... I haven't seen anything like you in ages... Just... What kind of MONSTER are you?"

The girl seemed shocked at his question... But the Outsider was watching far ahead... He was watching inside her eyes... He was gazing into her soul... He had finally found what was making him eager... He knew there was something especial about the girl... Something familiar...

POWER

DIVINITY

WILL

It had many names... He had felt the same thing in Chaosses... In the Titan of the Dark Star... In Zilean... In himself... The primal beings... The four of them were in the beginning of everything... They witnessed as Chaosses created and shaped the multiverse... They watched as the Titan destroyed everything...

Four of them... Only four of them...

The princess was an outstanding individual, capable of fighting against the Outsider on equal terms... But she was a voidling... She was created by Chaosses... Her story was twisted by the Supreme Arclight... She wasn't like him or the other three... But this girl... This young child wasn't created by Chaosses... This girl was like him... She could see the power shine in her eyes... The ability to create worlds... The ability to twist the plot... The ability to become something else...

They ability to erase everything...

The Outsider could feel his smile... It wasn't like his usual small smiles... No... He wasn't amused... He wasn't content... No...

The Outsider was happy... His face was twisted with an excited smile only two beings had seen in the past... Chaosses and Vel'Koz... He was happy, he was having fun...

He had found something he believed impossible...

He had found another name for the power he and his fellow comrades wielded... A power only Vel'Koz could destroy...

DETERMINATION

"I am a HUMAN." The young girl answered with resolve.

But the Outsider knew better... He knew she had answered his question marvelously... Truly... Humans were terrifying monsters.

"I see... Tell me, young child. Is there something waiting for you behind?" The Outsider asked smiling.

"No... There is nothing for me back there... I am alone" She answered sadly.

"Child, would you like another chance?"

"What?"

"You see... I have already told you this place is like a hallway with many doors that lead to many rooms... Each room is a world... I am offering you a chance to forget your past... I am offering you a chance to begin again... I am offering a world to do as you please with it."

The girl looked at him surprised... But there was more inside those ruby eyes... There was something lurking inside her soul... The Outsider wondered how long would it take until those crimson eyes turned as dark as his own...

"Can I... ERASE it? Can I KILL everyone? Can I DESTROY everything?" She asked with a wicked smile.

"That is for you to decided" The Outsider answered as he picked the girl in his arms and held her beneath the abyss "You will be free to do as you please with your story, you will be free to change the tides of destiny at WILL, You will be free to become a goddess or a devil... You will be FREE.

The young child was looking at his dark eyes... Not afraid... Not terrified... She was looking at him in wonder and excitement... She was ready...

"You never told me your name, sir," She said softly.

"I am the Outsider, child, what is your name?"

"I don't know... I have forgotten... And I believe 'THEY' will change it... 'THEY' will name me... 'THEY' will play my story..."

"I see..." The Outsider said thoughtfully "Then... You shall be named CHARA"

"It's... It's a beautiful name!" Chara commented with a giggle "Thank you, Outsider."

The Outsider smiled one last time before he let go... Chara fell into the mist with a peaceful smile on her face... She watched as the Outsider disappeared in the mist before she closed her eyes and waited... For a new world to conquer... And ERASE.

The Outsider watched the place where Chara fell for a long time... He could feel the boundaries opening for him to watch the beginning and the end of her story...

But not this time...

"Blind run is always the best," He said to himself "Wouldn't you agree, dear reader?"