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MZD hopped through space excitedly. Nan taught him how to jump through dimensions, just like her! He wanted to travel ALL OVER and see EVERYTHING RIGHT AWAY! If he focused hard enough, he would pass out and wake up somewhere completely different! It was random! A rush! He was 1000% sure this wasn't how it was intended to be used but WHO CARES it's FUN!
He had been traveling all sorts of places, seeing strange new things everywhere, until he reached a dimension that made him pause. It was a strange and unusual place, but it felt somewhat familiar at the same time. There was no light. No sound. Not even a single star or planet or sun as far as MZD could see (which is very far, according to him). As he looked around, he saw a figure in the distance. They looked shady, curled up in the darkness with their face hidden. They were also covered in snakes. Maybe they were a friend!
MZD quickly approached the figure. Another living being! He was so excited!
"HI!" Alya was shocked by a voice he had never heard before. He looked up from his rest in the endless void and was greeted by a child with a huge, menacing grin. He jumped back immediately, alarmed. "Who are you? How did you get in here?" What was going on out there…? The stranger wagged his tail and giggled. "I'm M-Z-D," he pronounced every letter with emphasis and grinned wider. "I passed out and woke up here! It's so dark and quiet and boring here… Don't you get bored?" His gaze was so wide, so innocent and pure. Alya envied him. "All the time," he muttered bitterly. He observed MZD for a bit. He had spiky black hair and a halo around his head. That was familiar. "...Are you related to Photon?" MZD's tail wagged furiously. "You know mommy??"
There was his answer. He was concerned for this kid. He needs to be careful with information around strangers. …But maybe this was his chance to learn something. "Do any of the other gods mention somebody named Alya…?" MZD pauses to think. Alya could practically see the gears in his head turning. It was a little amusing, actually. "OH! Sometimes they talk VERY QUIETLY about some god named Alya! But I hear them! They say he did something horrible and when I asked my dad about it he froze up and nobody tells me anything!"
Ah. Alya's heart dropped. His one lead into what others thought of him, and it didn't sound good at all. "Anyways I'm BORED I wanna play now so you have to play with me okay?? OKAY WE SHOULD PLAY CHASE!! OR FIGHT!!!" MZD lunges at Alya and tackles him. The snakes hissed and snapped at MZD as he spun Alya around. He didn't care. He continued rolling around with Alya in tow, giggling and cackling the whole time.
Alya was afraid. He struggled and fought against this strange child, but he was overpowered no matter what he did. Nothing he did stopped or deterred him. MZD was way stronger than Alya thought he was, and if this was just him playing he feared what he was like when fighting for real. Then again, considering who his parents are, maybe he should have expected this. MZD continued playing around with Alya, dragging him into all of his silly little games until he got bored.
"I'M BORED but I had so much fun! I wanna come back and play even more next time! I'll bring a friend with me and we can play together!!" MZD giggled and disappeared before Alya could say anything.
He later realized he never told MZD his own name.