5th Outcome
The 5th Outcome lies on the essence of possibility, unpredictability, predictability, and the evergrowing existence of the infinite amount of "paths" something can take, for example a coin could land on heads or tails, do it 4 times and statistically speaking heads should land 50% of the time, and tails should land 50% of the time. 2 Heads and 2 Tails, now tell me, what happens when you flip the coin a 5th time? What should it land on? No clue right? It could not even land on a side at all, it could land straight up, it could land spinning, it could land hitting a surface hard enough to land on one side and flip to another, or land on one side, bounce up, and land on the same side again. This is the most comprehensive example of the 5th Outcome one can give.
When a creature reaches the 5th Outcome, it usually happens when they are in a place outside most restraints of the basic planes of reality, such as being in the 4th Dimension which some entities come from the 5th Outcome once something inside of the 5th Outcome is provided with an "Answer", remember the coin example from before? Every time we have an answer, it will create into a new existence of an Eldritch beings dreams that becomes the 4th Dimension and 3 Worlds.
However, should someone enter this realm, there are some things to know, especially since entering can have severe consequences for the unprepared..
One of the easiest way to enter is to challenge an Eldritch Outer God or Abomination to a game, a game that can reach a 5th Round, with both sides requiring winning 2 rounds each (should it be something as simple as a coin toss which is how one of the first creatures to enter the 5th Outcome in the first place.), then enter the 5th round without giving an "answer" to the outcome of the round, using the coin example this would be by flipping the coin without guessing which it will land on, both sides would need to avoid this thought to create the true opening of the 5th Outcomes mystery and possible nature. The game does not need to actually last up to 5 rounds just so long as it can end in a tie and provide a mystery to whom the winner or result may be.
5th Outcome Trials
Upon entering the 5th Outcome, you will have found yourself in a neutral state in a vast otherworldly space containing countless Fragments. These Fragments or "Shards", even the smallest of them each contain an infinite amount of timelines with an infinite amount of possibilities, entering the 5th Outcome in this sense is the same as witnessing the Multiverse from an outside perspective. Upon first entering the entity that appears has no control over how their surroundings appear
Most Fragments have a great briliance to them. A Fragment can become cracked and break apart by a higher power, changing the fate within that timeline. Putting the Fragment back together will however show a different future if it doesn't perfectly repair it.
Touching a single fragment will flood the persons consciousness with the infinite possibilities, progressively forcing them to live out each and every timeline where they are everything they love, hate, who they are, what they do even if the only thing that changes is them waking up 0.01 seconds earlier/later with everything else remaining the same or completely different, they could also be born thousands of years apart from where they originated, or be a completely different species entirely!
Upon touching a fragment the entity becomes a "Reader" and gains the "Reader Authority" which if they do not die from living in infinite timelines, they have a much easier time touching the other fragments and can then move them.
It is at this point where the one within the 5th Outcome still having infinite choices, is bound to do one of two things.
1. Either they will decide to sit down somewhere and watch from "afar" different timelines go down as if reading a book or watching a show.
2. A reader will begin to discover the way to ascend further and either go back to 1 or proceed to keep moving the fragments/shards.
The goal of the 5th Outcome is to move the fragments into a "complete puzzle", how that puzzle looks is different for every person. For some it paints a picture of their soul, for others it may be a picture of their face with a colorful hue background. It could even look like a weird shape or a item that was significant to the source of the Readers timeline, a keepsake to help keep them grounded.
Should the entity fail to handle the burden of a single shard however, their counciouness may shatter completely, spreading out throughout the infinite timelines and turning into even more shards for the next version of them that enters to try again. This is of course not the only possibility, they may also return to their original world or position they were in before entering should a Player watching over them allow them to return. They may also find themselves forever stuck inside of the 5th Outcome unable to do anything but wander forever driven mad by touching a fragment in a desperate attempt to escape, the only thing they can do is break their mind further or watch the shards pass by as their timelines play out.
Completing the Puzzle
Upon the completion of the Puzzle of Shards, a Reader is then promoted to a "Player" or "Writer" or "Author" Authority. This is when the Player gains control over all of the shards and are able to mess with them as they wish, making them a different picture, changing reality entirely, or return with the ability to control what happens around them.
They can also at this point, personalize and customize their "writing area" in the 5th Outcome
A special bonus of this authority however is to then make other worlds, more shards, more souls, they are the story writer now. I suppose it would be silly to say that they are just like you, reading this sentence right here. Hiii, yeah I see you. You can easily make a story yourself you know, it doesn't have to be perfect, just have fun. It doesn't even have to be a story, it could just be a character you enjoy, an "oc" if you will. You will be promoted from Reader Status to Player status too! Who knows, maybe the Player that controls you will have you make something you really like! There's always another Player that controls another Player. Usually anyway.
Ah right back to the dimension explaining, closing the 4th wall again. Bye bye!
Once a player makes a shard of their own, it doesn't have to be based around them anymore, they can create life itself, their own 4th Dimension and 3 Worlds, or create a being in the 4th Dimension that will dream up the 3 Worlds to provide as a source of entertainment.
What the player does next is up to them, they can even make stories about 2 worlds fighting each other, or a world that doesn't grow past the planet their story revolves around. The possibilities are like the 5th Outcome itself, endless.
Should the Player wish to attempt to ascend further however, they would notice that their personalized area they have does have some form of limit eventually, which will lead to the next dimension.
The Contradiction of Infinity
Well congratulations you realized that there is a contradiction with Infinite Possibilities, that is, having truly Infinite Possibilities also contains a possibility that shuts down every other Infinite Possibility, and that is in itself also a Possibility in the 5th Outcome. To counteract this I am here to tell you that obviously yes there are more than a single 5th Outcome. There are beyond Infinite amounts of 5th Outcomes, 1 for every entity and existence within a Universe, even what you would consider "background characters" have their own 5th Outcomes. They just most likely don't know of it. Each 5th Outcome contains many amounts of its own sets of Infinite Possibilities as there is a puzzle for everything and everyone. These Puzzles are said to reveal your true soul even if the puzzle is something as simple as a cube.
But if you didn't think about the contradiction of Infinity, hey maybe you learned something new such as the Infinite Possibility Paradox. You don't really need to worry about it.
Failure but survival of the trials can lead to insanity instead