"AAAAAA!" Robert screamed as he was falling through another portal, though this time his fall was through a dark tunnel instead of a bright light, which did not fill him with confidence. So he was a bit concerned when he began to feel that his fall was speeding up.

  As his speed got to ridiculous levels, Robert began to feel something akin to motion sickness, which was something he didn't think was possible for a soul to feel. He began to see an end to the endless tunnel of eternal darkness. Robert spilled out of the tunnel's exit, just floating in the void of space for a moment as his blue candle flame body began to light up like a disco ball, which was as close as Robert could come to puking in his current form.

  Once he got a hold of himself, Robert began to look around at this new world of his, this world of wonders and the mad that Simon had told him about, a world of heroes and villains if what Simon had said was accurate. Which was something he didn't think possible, but, well, it was not the first impossible thing he's seen recently, and he guesses it won't be long before something else impossible appears next.

  "Well now, how do I get started?" Robert was wondering how to take his Atla form now that he had arrived in the new world. Especially considering he was starting in a hero world, which means there was probably something out in the cold vacuum of space he was floating in that he should be worried about.

  "Testing, testing 1, 2, 3, is this thing on?" Simon said, sounding like he was coming from a shotty radio. Surprising Robert, who didn't expect to hear from Simon ever again after leaving that strange game show stage dimension.

  "Simon, is that you?" Robert said with glee, happy he wasn't alone out in the void of space. He was curious how Simon could speak to him but also becoming rather ecstatic as he could ask Simon for help on how to take his Atla form, as he figured a strange interdimensional game show host was the one to ask about that, and it's not like he had anyone else to ask.

  "Of course it is, my dear contestant; your host Simon would make sure the sitcom portion starts out right; otherwise, my rating would bomb, and I can't be having that now, can I?" Simon asked in a sarcastic voice with a smirk coming through his voice despite the static and not being visible to Robert.

  "Great to hear, Simon. Well, I got into the new world, which I guess is the world you told me about. Can't really tell since I'm floating in space right now, not on the planet, watching the local supers go at it." Robert said giving Simon a rundown on his current situation.

  "You've arrived, my confused contestant. You're exactly where you need to be to start my sitcom portion." Simon said his smirk still coming through his voice despite the strange radio static, which was really starting to confuse Robert.

  "I'm still ignoring the whole sitcom thing you keep mentioning. Anyway, since you've confirmed I'm at the right spot. Can you help with the second step and tell me how I take my lesser Atla form because I'm still just a soul in the form of a candle flame, and I still have no idea how to change that? Robert said hopefully Simon could help him, and he could take his Atla form before anything made a move on him. Robert didn't figure he was safe as just a small candle flame.

  "Sure thing, my contestant. Just like how you spun my wheel, you'll be using your flames to forge yourself a new atla body, although instead of something else doing it for you, it'll be you doing it. Simply pull the outer part of your flame into your inner flame to compress it. While letting the pressure build up from the compression until it's unbearable, then let it go, and then your flames will explode outward, forming your new Atla body," Simon said in an excited voice, clearly interested in the last ght show that would be the formation of Robert's new body.

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  "Alright, I'll do it like you said. Wish me luck." Robert said nervously and excitedly. He begins to do what Simon had instructed him to do, and so he begins pulling the outer edges of himself into his innermost core, slowly gathering more and more of the outer part of his flame. Slowly building the pressure in his center as his flame was condensed into a solid core of fire. Robert tried to ignore the warning sensation that told him he was going to hurt himself as he continued to take the last of his outer flame into his inner core before he couldn't contain the pressure anymore, and Robert exploded in a flash of light.

  "Aaaaaaaa." Robert cries out in pain as the feeling of his soul being stretched out and it recoiling back hits him. Then, as the pain begins to dull before fading completely, Robert, for the first time in years, opens his eyes.

  "Hmmm, a rather intimidating look might boost our numbers with the edgy crowd but would scare away the family demographic." Simon said somehow taking in Robert's form as Robert himself was.

  "Yeah, I can't say I disagree, Simon." Robert said with a rather disturbing voice that sounded more like a screech while looking at his new hands. He had six blood-red talons for hands, and it seemed Robert hadn't completely lost his ability to see 360 degrees. He just didn't have the range his soul flame form had before, but he did have enough to see himself completely.

  He was now in a pulsing blood-red armor that was 9 feet 5 inches with 2 inch spikes scattered across his entire new body. He still had a humanoid shape of two arms, two legs, a torso, and a head, but now all of his limbs ended with talons instead of fingers or toes. Also, his teeth were now three-inch fangs, and to add insult to injury to his terrifying appearance, his eyes were now black voids.

  "I would say your voice leaves a little something to be desired, and your form screams death lord which isn't the most endearing thing to hear." Simon stated simply, sounding a bit nonplussed about Robert's new form. Which was rather intimidating and would have more than a few people running in fear at what would look like a demon of blood and fear.

  "You're kidding me, ight? I look like someone you sacrifice lambs to for God's sake. How are my games going to get an audience when one look at me would either send you running or have them attack me because I look like an ancient evil they need to fight to save the world?" Robert was rather stumped at the sudden roadblock in his new career.

  "Simple, my contestant, you simply need a mascot. If you want to make a good first impression. Something cute or ridiculous, preferably both, if you can swing it." Simon said with a hint of worry, knowing and agreeing with Robert that if he tried to introduce his game world with his new form as the face, he'd probably be attacked by the world's heroes as a world-ending crisis.

  "Okay, sounds like I'll just have to use a mascot to advertise and keep myself hidden then. Well, people came to play the game not knowing me, so it shouldn't be a problem, but now with that settled, I believe it's time for the real work to begin." Robert said with excitement.

  "Well then, let the show begin." Simon said with excitement as well at the stage that would be set, not that Robert knew that.