The Month of Nets, 25th Day, 1850, Frank opened his eyes, taking his hands down away from the front of his face as he blinked over and over again, his eyes adjusting to his surroundings. He looked around, he could see the overcast sky and dark clouds above him, even though he was just in a building. His feet, he could hear sand crunch underneath them, despite recently standing on a dirty linoleum floor. He was outside, a beach, but he never stepped outside the building. And yet, here he was, in an area, he was not familiar with. After a year of searching, traveling the globe, always one step forward and two steps back, he had done it; he was in another world, another plane of existence.

Frank felt like a toddler just beginning to walk, his legs like jelly as he took each step as if he expected his surroundings to swallow him up. Eventually, he was able to pick up the pace until he was finally comfortable enough to walk normally as he stared at the sea in the distance. Frank kept walking until he stopped in his tracks, turning around to get a better view of everything. He could see buildings in the distance, black smoke billowing from chimneys as sounds resembling bells and whistles could be heard all around. Frank decided it was probably best to start moving forward and explore, besides, the area he was in didn't smell the best, although something told him the city in front of him didn't fare any better either.

But what would he do once he got there, who would he even look for, and how could he find them. His goal, help people going through special circumstances, how would he know where to find such a person. Then he remembered, Todd. Todd had given him information about the cities throughout Gristol, maybe Todd had more information regarding people of importance throughout Dunwall.

"Todd, can you tell me who the person of highest power in Dunwall is?"

"Searching: Dunwall is ruled over by Empress Emily Drexel Lela Kaldwin the First, successor to Jessamine Kaldwin, of the Kaldwin Family"

Frank skimmed over the information presented through text on the screen, facts about how Jessamine Kaldwin was murdered, and how her bodyguard, Corvo Attano, was framed for murder. He didn't go over all of it, but the story seemed intriguing. Who better to start his new, career, for lack of a better word, than with an all powerful Empress who endured and overcame so much.

"Any idea where she is located?"

"Searching: Dunwall Tower"

"Thanks"

"There is no need to thank me"

"Well, okay then. I'm heading there now"

Frank headed off the beach and into the city. When he arrived, it was a sight to take in. He was right about the smell, but smell aside, the city somewhat resembled art. It had an old feel to it, resembling nineteenth-century London, but with a hint of steampunk. Electric rails carrying carts and baggage went back and forth on the ground, through giant steel doors with what resembled massive watchtowers in the distance beyond them. People dressed casually in suits, dress shirts, and slacks walked past him, most likely working men and women. Hopefully, he wasn't too out of place, although it seemed everyone was too busy working to pay attention to him. He thought he was in the clear, only to gain the attention of someone else, and it wasn't a working man. Two burly men with steel plate helmets and swords in their sheaths came out of an alleyway, they spotted Frank and approached him.

"Hey, you! Stop right there! You don't look like you belong in the Distillery District. What are you doing around here? State your business"

Frank tried not to appear too shaken up. He figured the men were some kind of police. If he could explain where he came from and what he wanted, maybe things would go over smoothly.

"Hi uh, officers? Right? Uh, I was wondering if you could direct me to Dunwall Tower"

"What business do you have there?"

One of the guards raised an eyebrow.

"I'd like to talk to your Empress"

The guards looked at each other, they were puzzled, was this guy serious.

"The Empress?"

"Yes"

"And why would we let you see her?"

"Well, um, you see…I'm from another, place…far away…"

"The City Watch didn't receive any announcements of anyone arriving on ship"

"What, no I, I didn't sail in I'm, okay so, alright this is a little complicated, so bear with me. Okay so, let's say uh, okay, you have two houses, and they're divided by a fence. But you can't climb over the fence because you can't see it, so, so you have to, make a, a, path"

Frank felt foolish in hindsight for thinking that explanation would go over well.

"Okay forget that, um, you know what this is gonna sound weird. So, okay, outside of this, reality, exist other realities, and I come from one of, those, realities, um, does this make sense?"

Frank could tell by the guards expressions that he was not winning them over.

"You're from the Void?"

"What no, I don't even know what the Void is"

Todd decided to chime in.

"Searching: The Void is a dimension that exists beyond the physical realm of this world but exists solely in this universe, it is occupied by…"

Frank interrupted Todd.

"Shut up!"

"Excuse me!?"

Frank cut off Todd, only to realize the guards thought he was talking to them.

"No! No no no no no not you! I'm talking to the voice in my head!"

Frank panicked, he knew he had put his foot in his mouth.

"That doesn't sound right! Okay look, let's start over…"

The guards unsheathed their swords, pointing them at Frank.

"You need to come with us, now"

Frank realized he had screwed up, he had to think fast. He had an idea, it worked, usually, given the circumstances, it was worth a try.

"Alright look, obviously there's been a misunderstanding and…"

Frank looked past the guards and shouted.

"…what the hell!?"

Both guards turned around, Frank used the distraction to run in the opposite direction, the guards trailing behind him as he managed to outrun them. He ran past building after building, as he saw a blockade of soldiers off in the distance, he went running into a nearby building.

CRASH! Frank busted down the door, running through as it's occupants let out gasps of surprise. Frank stood up and darted forward, only to come to a screeching halt as two guards kicked down the back door and blocked his path, forcing him to run up some nearby stairs. An open window was in clear view of the stairs as Frank hopped through it and onto a nearby ledge, sliding down a gutter pole as he darted into an alleyway. Hiding behind a dumpster, Frank's chest was on fire and his heart was beating a mile a minute. Frank continued to hide while trying to catch his breath when suddenly it dawned on him, he could use Todd to help him escape.

"Todd, get us out of here, take me back to my time"

"I cannot do that"

"What?"

"I am unable to currently transport us back to your universe"

"Why!?"

"Transporting matter requires energy by manipulating the atoms present in between dimensions, afterward I am put on standby to recharge before I can repeat the process"

"How much time do we have?"

"Calculating: Twenty four hours"

"Twenty four, twenty-four hours!?"

"Correct"

"Can't you speed it up?"

"Negative"

"Great"

Frank was panicking, the situation had gone from bad to worse, but he had to keep moving. As he darted for the exit of the alley, he thought he was in the clear, only for a guard, a woman in red, to be waiting at the end of the alley. Frank skidded to a halt, the guard pointing a pistol at him as the other two guards, along with two more had caught up to him. With his hands in the air, Frank hoped he could still salvage the mess he made and resolve everything peacefully.

"Alright alright, I'm surrendering, let's just, keep ca…"

Before Frank could let out one more word, the guard punched him in the gut, causing him to crumble and hit the ground. As Frank struggled to breathe the guards picked him up and began dragging him off; all he could think was, besides the fact that Todd could most likely read his thoughts, was that this was the single best, and worst day of his entire life.