RECIPE FOR THE BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE: THE BIG BANG

Submitted into Contest #270 in response to: Write a story in the form of a recipe.... view prompt

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Warning: This recipe is not for the faint of heart. Once created, it cannot be undone. Proceed with extreme caution.


Ingredients:


  • 1 Void of Absolute Darkness

Note: This isn’t a simple absence of light. This Void is a suffocating, consuming emptiness, devoid of warmth, sound, and existence itself. Found lurking in the cracks between dimensions, it clings like a predator. Handle it with care. It will stick to you like cold, wet death; pulling yourself free might be impossible.


  • 1 Single Point of Infinite Density and Heat (handle delicately)

Note: This singularity holds the weight of the entire universe, vibrating with the energy of a trillion suns. It’s a bound force, unstable and restless, waiting for release. Found in collapsing stars, it’s a ticking bomb of cosmic proportions. Touch it for too long, and you’ll be crushed into nothingness.


  • 1 Surge of Relentless, Uncontained Energy

Note: Pure, wild energy is the essence of all power. It strains the seams of space and time, waiting for the smallest crack to burst. Once unleashed, chaos will reign, and there is no control, only destruction and rebirth.


  • A measureless amount of Fire and Fury

Note: Not gentle flame, but the rage of dying stars and collapsing suns. This fire burns with madness, consuming everything in its path. Handle carefully; found in the cores of supernovae, its fury will reduce worlds to ash.


  • 10 billion degrees of Raw, seeing Heat


Note: This is no ordinary heat; it’s a cosmic force alive with the pulse of a newborn star. It twists space, warps time, and melts reality. Be cautious when gathering it; this heat devours all in its path.


  • Unquantifiable amounts of Dark Matter and Dark Energy

Note: invisible forces. They hold the universe together and tear it apart at the same time. Dark Matter is the glue that binds galaxies; Dark Energy is the force that pulls them apart. Found in the coldest, most desolate reaches of space, it whispers the forgotten secrets of dying stars.


  • 1 Colossal Explosion of Light and Sound

Note: The grand entrance. This explosion; triggered at the right moment, will light up the universe, birthing stars and galaxies in a single violent moment. The roar of its birth will echo through eternity.


  • Time, forced into existence

Note: Time must be torn into being. It will resist, bending under the weight of creation, fragile and unyielding. Once set in motion, it cannot be reversed.


  • Space is rapidly expanding.

Note: Space will explode into existence, stretching in every direction, uncontrolled and vast. It will push the universe outward at terrifying speeds, expanding in a frenzy.


  • Chaos, endless and unchecked

Note: Chaos is the thread that ties all forces together, the foundation of creation and destruction. It lurks in the singularity, the fire, and the darkness. Once unleashed, chaos will spiral uncontrollably.




Instructions:


1. Prepare the Void

Step Instructions:

Summon the Void of absolute darkness. Allow it to swallow light, the very essence of warmth and hope. It presses in like a predator stalking prey, the silence thickening around you, gnawing at your senses.


What Could Go Wrong?

If even a spark of warmth remains, the Void will turn on you. It will crush your lungs, snuff your breath, and pull you into its cold embrace. Your body will implode, leaving you nothing but a forgotten memory.


2. Drop in the Singularity

Step Instructions:

Gently, ever so carefully, place the point of infinite density and heat into the Void. It trembles with unspeakable tension, vibrating like a beast that knows it cannot be caged. Time will hesitate, waiting for the inevitable release.


What Could Go Wrong?

Mishandling the singularity will spell your doom. The crushing gravity will pull your bones through your skin, your body imploding under its unrelenting weight. You will become nothing more than a red mist in the darkness.


3. Unleash the Surge of Energy

Step Instructions:

Without hesitation, release the surge of energy into the singularity. The Void will be torn apart, unable to contain the explosion, and the universe will roar into existence with deafening sound and blinding light.


What Could Go Wrong?

If the energy is released too early, it will rip through you, flaying your skin and shredding muscle. You’ll be nothing more than a mist of red particles scattered in the vacuum of space.


4. Ignite the Fire and Fury

Step Instructions:

Carefully introduce the Fire and Fury. The universe will tremble under its power. The explosion will melt reality, bending time and space and pulling existence into a fiery, chaotic spiral.


What Could Go Wrong?

Too much fury and you’ll be turned into a living pyre. Your skin will char, blood will boil in your veins, and bones will crack like smoldering wood until you are nothing more than ashes scattered through space.


5. Introduce the Unbearable Heat

Step Instructions:

Crank the heat up to 10 billion degrees. Particles will begin their violent dance, colliding, tearing apart, and reforming in a brutal cycle of destruction and rebirth.


What Could Go Wrong?

If you let the heat rise too high, your insides will vaporize in a blinding flash. Bone, blood, and flesh will melt, leaving only a searing memory.


6. Add Dark Matter and Dark Energy

Step Instructions:

Sprinkle in the dark matter and dark energy with precision. These invisible forces will shape and stretch the universe, binding galaxies and driving expansion at terrifying speeds.


What Could Go Wrong?

Too much dark matter will crush you, the weight of unseen forces collapsing your lungs. Too much dark energy and you’ll be torn apart, veins and tendons snapping as your body is flung across space in pieces.


7. Trigger the Explosion of Light and Sound

Step Instructions:

Trigger the massive explosion. Stars will ignite, galaxies will form, and space will tremble with the shockwaves of creation. The roar of the birth of the universe will echo through eternity.


What Could Go Wrong?

If you’re too close, the force of the explosion will incinerate you. Light will char your flesh, sound will crush your bones, and you will be reduced to nothing but a bloodied smear on the edge of reality.


8. Let Space Expand

Step Instructions:

Allow space to expand, stretching in every direction, rapidly and uncontrollably. The universe will tear apart as it pushes outward, a hungry, ravenous beast.


What Could Go Wrong?

If you try to contain it, the expansion will rip you apart. Skin will tear, blood will burst, and organs will scatter in the violent explosion expanding beyond control.



Final Notes


Your universe is now born, a living, breathing entity of chaos, fire, and fury. It will never rest, never slow. The cosmic furnace you’ve ignited will burn eternally, stars writhing and exploding in an endless cycle of birth and destruction.


Watch galaxies collide like titans, tearing solar systems apart in their cosmic dance. Black holes will consume everything in their path, erasing the memory of existence itself. But from the ashes of destruction, life will emerge, and the universe will grow, expanding and fraying at the edges like an ancient fabric stretched too far.


One day, perhaps, the universe will collapse, pulled back into the Void from which it came. But until that day, let your creation rage on, a universe born not just of fire but of hunger, a cosmos that devours itself in a relentless cycle of creation and destruction.


Serve it hot, furious, and endless.

September 27, 2024 16:49

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11 comments

Martha Kowalski
16:12 Oct 07, 2024

truly in love with this story, amazingly creative

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Darvico Ulmeli
18:29 Oct 07, 2024

Thank you, Martha. This was for my wife (she is a Witch - I have my suspicions). Hahaha.... Not kidding. Thanks for reading.

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Kim Olson
12:37 Oct 05, 2024

So wildly creative! Perfect way to handle the prompt.

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Darvico Ulmeli
12:52 Oct 05, 2024

Thank you.

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Trudy Jas
12:20 Oct 05, 2024

A true witch's brew.

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Darvico Ulmeli
12:54 Oct 05, 2024

That's what my wife said. I told her that she is witch. She told me: "Why do you think you married me?" Still a little scared. 😅

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Trudy Jas
12:59 Oct 05, 2024

LOL Smart man.

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Helen A Smith
10:03 Sep 30, 2024

A truly terrifying recipe. So well described. Loved the originality of the piece.

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Darvico Ulmeli
10:27 Sep 30, 2024

Thank you. Idea pop up in a second.

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09:37 Sep 30, 2024

So clever, Darvico!

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Darvico Ulmeli
10:28 Sep 30, 2024

Pretty thanks.

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