The Prism''s infinite refractions cast Daryl''s essence into limitless multiverse possibilities.


    He visited many worlds—engaging in romances and adventures and experiencing absolute horror to indescribable bliss.


    With the timer set for 24 hours, The Prism returned him to his ordinary existence.


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    On his last return, Daryl saw his laboratory ransacked with documents scattered across the floor and a note stuck to a wall:


    "This is the end, Daryl. I''ve received a bounty to take over your life. Did you think others wouldn''t have the same technology?"


    Though fed daily, Daryl never escaped the forcefield-cage surrounding his Prism lab.