I remember being born. It was the most exhilarating experience I’ve ever had in my young life. Radiating with endless energy, warmth, and light, I was thrust forth from the Sun by command of Boss. Twirling joyfully, I rocketed to my destination, Quarkopolis of the Zeroth Dimension.
Source: The Realm of Quarkopolis — Chapter 3 — Growing Up
This is the personal account of Lizo, a Quarkkid who is one of the main characters of the web novel ‘The Realm of Quarkopolis’. Let’s go see what the Quarkle scribes dealt with on the day of his birth.
The Quarkle Chronicles № 4
Millions of beings of light and energy were buzzing around, observing, recording, doing their assigned task with joyfulness, for the most part.
It was the Quarkle Scribes division of The Recording of Birthdays. One of the largest divisions of Scribes in the whole of Quarkopolis, it was also one of the busiest. Every day, past, present, and more than likely, future.
“Look at the brightness of that one.” One scribe said to another, “I haven’t seen anything that bright since, well, since a long time ago, anyway.”
“Yes, I agree,” the other scribe glanced over to see the birth while recording 453 others at the same time.
“There’s something very very special about this one.” said the first scribe, “Great things are in store for the future of Quarkopolis!”
It was the day of Lizo’s birth.
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