What the hell is this...? 5

Ian hadn't lost consciousness. On the contrary, his mind was clearer than ever before. Suddenly, his ears felt clogged. He experienced a bizarre sensation of falling endlessly while simultaneously soaring. 0

The next moment, a sea of stars unfolded before his eyes. The universe stretched out endlessly. Ian was falling into its midst, yet also rising. Ian realized then that his physical body no longer existed. 2

Only his consciousness was falling into the middle of the universe, flowing at an incredible speed. Planets drew near then, in the next instant, became distant. It was a mesmerizing yet terrifying sight. It wasn't much different from what he had seen in documentaries or movies, but the realism was incomparable.0

Whatever this is, it's fucking amazing.  12

Ian couldn't turn his gaze away or close his eyes; he just faced it all. The distant twinkling stars turned into colorful lines that filled his vision and swept away. Ian realized he was accelerating more and more, endlessly. 0

Straight lines became curves, and at one moment, when he could no longer tell exactly what he was seeing, all the lines suddenly disappeared. 0

Instead, Ian's vision was filled with rings of light that undulated silently. Rings of light that held darkness within them. Ian realized that it closely resembled something he had seen...0