Part 1 – Zero and the Madman Title: The Secret in the Delirium Story World – Netophera: A sky speckled with lines of code, a sun flickering like a broken light bulb, roads formed from old website links, and smoke rising from failed projects… A digital world, yet more “human” than reality itself. --- "Zero" sat on a sidewalk made of corrupted code in a digital neighborhood known as "Extint"—a place that appears only to those thinking of permanently leaving the internet. In front of him, his old computer emitted a broken whine… The project he had worked on for months—a platform for teaching art using AI—had failed spectacularly. No views. No donations. No comments. > “Maybe… I really am just a Zero, just like I named myself.” He looked up to the sky, where ads for rival projects hovered like drones, bombing him with feelings of inadequacy. Suddenly, a strange man appeared… wearing a tattered coat made from HTML code and glasses with one broken lens, revealing only one eye. The madman said: > “You see the ashes… but I see the embers.” Zero took a cautious step back and asked: > “Who are you?” “I’m the Madman… or at least that’s what they call me here. But I’m the only one who sees the future.” He pulled a shattered mirror from his pocket and held it up to Zero’s face. > “Look!” In the mirror, Zero saw the impossible—a future version of himself, wealthy, laughing among children who were learning, sipping coffee in his own private digital space, with likes and comments pouring down like rain from his followers. Zero shut his eyes. > “This is just a hallucination. A reflection of my desires, not my reality.” The madman laughed and said: > “And you think reality is what you’re seeing now? Reality, Zero, is something you create… with just one step.” Zero smirked with disbelief and turned away. But as he tried to leave "Extint", he found the gate locked. In front of it, a digital code read: > “You will not exit until you believe.” He sat in silence. Minutes passed… maybe hours. Then suddenly, he stood up, approached the mirror, and stared into the eyes of his reflection. > “I will believe—even if you think I’m mad.” The moment he spoke the words, the digital ground beneath him trembled. The gate opened… and the madman vanished. --- End of Part One: Zero is about to embark on the adventure: The Million Journey. It begins in the district of “Server of Hope”, where he will receive the first message from a new mysterious character… Should I continue writing the story?