[Sci-fi · Interstellar · War · Cosmos · Dimensions · Stream of Consciousness]
Ye Chen dies on his first trip into space due to an accidental miscalculation. For some unknown reason, however, his consciousness survives and falls into a supermassive black hole. His consciousness is compressed and shattered, transforming into an unknown quantum particle. The energy released in the process propels his quantum consciousness, along with some quarks and atoms inside the black hole, outward. Yes, his quantum consciousness actually breaks free of the black hole’s gravity. After the heat death of the universe, countless years pass. Then, due to a quantum tide originating an unknown distance away, cosmic matter begins to gather and coalesce, once again becoming a cosmic singularity. Because of his unusually large mass, he too transforms into a quantum particle within a planet. Much later, he figures out a method of cultivation and begins to practice it.
In a universe after heat death, a singularity suddenly erupts, releasing boundless energy. Ye Chen, within this singularity, watches the birth and fusion of the universe without the slightest reaction.
Countless lives in this universe can be seen struggling and wailing as they are annihilated. Look closely, though, and their figures are pitch-black, like specters in a movie.
There may be a partner later in the story, but there doesn’t have to be one. It all depends on what readers ask for. Of course, this is a sci-fi novel, so later on it’s really about sharing the same ideals. A partner doesn’t necessarily have to be human; it could be another kind of life form.
