e careful what you wish for; you just might get it.
One of many words of wisdom that never truly registered for me before.
I remember, back when I was younger, I used to daydream. I dreamt of magic and amazing power, of being unconstrained by society, existing as a force of nature that everyone had to account for and take care not to disturb. Such a cool guy, that is me, would also live in a world where ancient secrets, treasure, and interesting people could be found everywhere, under practically every rock.
Childhood fantasies, nothing more, and as one grows older, it becomes harder and harder to daydream about such things and extract real enjoyment out of them. You can feel only so much righteous fury about an imaginary battle against non-existent Sith Lords after all. You can only feel warm and fuzzy inside, imagining the adoration of a non-existent maiden for so long.
Still, in the back of my mind, there was always this silent hope. That maybe something 'magical' will happen in my life. Maybe aliens would turn out to be real, maybe god, the one from the Bible, can hear me when I sometimes address him. Maybe humanity will unlock faster-than-light travel during my life, and I will live to see a wild-west era of space exploration.
I know that at least some of my hopes must have been right. I am sure God was listening.
Because here I am. Born with power beyond humanity, immortal, in an alien world, living in a literal fantasy setting.
But as always, there is a twist.