Suddenly, there was nothing but silence—a vast expanse of darkness. Jacob struggled to discern the boundaries of his own body, lost in the inky void. He saw nothing, only an all-encompassing darkness. He grappled with the question of whether he was dead. "Am I in purgatory? Why do my thoughts persist? Is this death? Where is heaven? Or is this... Hell? Please, God, don't condemn me to eternal damnation," he beseeched within his mind. He screamed internally, seeking any semblance of reason in this inexplicable situation. Suddenly, a faint light appeared amid the darkness. The light, a brilliant, almost white hue, pulsed rhythmically, sending shockwaves through the abyss. Jacob was immediately convinced that this was his passage to heaven, and jubilation surged within him.

Then, a voice echoed, "It is not your time." The words seemed implanted directly into his thoughts, an ethereal resonance that felt both ancient and divine. Did God just communicate with me? Jacob wondered. His very core was shaken by the voice. It brought him comfort, yet an intense fear was gripping him, making him realize that without a doubt, the speaker held the power to extinguish him effortlessly.

The pulsations ceased, plunging him once more into darkness. Suddenly, a screen materialized within the void with the words;

"Earth's amalgamation is commencing."

NOTE - The AI-Assisted Content is me using AI for strictly grammar correcting purposes. Which I go through again to make sure it reflects my ideologies. Also I am using RR to post a rough drafted version of the book, so I can use the feedback to further correct before I take the finished book through a editor's process.