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"Casey, this is stupid." Finn remarked, shaking his head.

Casey fumed, "Finn, I'm being serious here, you idiot! I swear, you are a weird college kid that is so... detached from anything with the internet."

Finn scowled, "Never a fan of social media, Case. I'm mostly using it for doing homework, browsing through news, and playing video games."

Finn is telling the truth. He actually tried using Facebook and Twitter during high school when they were the trend, but he just never clicked with them. He's just a very private person, and he never saw the point of sharing anything about his life there.

Even worse were the comment threads. Finn tends to just go with the flow. Sure, he got his own opinions, but he just knew it's not something he preferred to do in the meantime. Might just be unlucky, but seeing other users complaining about every single thing possible just sucked out the joy from him after being exposed to the negativity. Sure, there were some logical arguments there, but Finn wanted to relax, not getting heated up over online arguments.

Casey sighed, "Well, you're lucky your best friend here is keeping you up-to-date with this, you caveman! Just trust me about that taboo. Promise me, Finn!"

Finn waved his hand, "Right, I'm sooooooo grateful. Look, Casey, I'm sure this is just a myth, similar to that letter spam or whatever where you will get cursed if you don't send it to 10 other users or whatever."

Casey argued, "No, Finn, I swear! Why do you think all the electronic devices would ban the use of the word "literally," then? I don't think it's just a taboo at this point."

"What? It's banned? But mine works just fine, see?" Finn said as he just typed the word "literally" after finally logging into his Reddit account on a random bot thread. "Nothing happened. Told you, Case." He smirked.

Casey froze for some time, she stuttered, "B-b-but how? That's impossible! Where did you get this computer?"

Finn laughed, "Oh, this? Got a great deal from one of the electronic sellers downtown. It was really old and very cheap, but I found that the components can be easily replaced. Soooo, I decided to buy this bad boy, tinkered it up, and look at that... good as new! Hell, it should compete to the newer products now," he smirked.

"That's crazy! I thought all electronic devices made before the ban was placed have been destroyed. Finn, you just randomly discovered an old relic here!" Casey marvelled, forgetting all about the anger she has on the taboo.

Flowing with confidence over Casey's reaction on his work, Finn declared, "Soooooo, how about I test that taboo now? Since this one can bypass the restriction. Maybe that will make you feel very silly about it once I prove it wrong!"

Casey was stunned as she saw Finn started typing something rapidly. "Finn, no, stop!" It was too late, Finn had clicked enter before she could grab his arm. She saw what was typed on the Reddit comment.

"I literally am a minotaur called Asterion who lives in a massive labyrinth all to myself, filled with all the food and facilities! The place is fully secured too, so no one even knows where it's at."

Casey slapped her head, "Finn, what the fuck?"

Finn laughed, "See? I told you it's... Wait, what's going on?"

Everything happened so fast. The computer melted into nothingness, everything suddenly looked blurry, and Finn disappeared.

Casey was left there, standing in a now empty apartment room. Blinking as if she just woke up from a trance, she mumbled, "Wait, what am I doing here? What was I doing?"

.....................................

Finn opened his eyes. His surroundings were... off. He could swear that it looked like an empty cave at first, and then the whole area started distorting, growing into tunnels going towards different directions, with some sorts of symbols engraved on its walls.

Finn screamed, "Hello? Casey? Are you there? What.... NGHHH." It appeared that its not just his surroundings are changing. He fell onto all fours as he felt his body is on fire. Muscles bulging and bones reforming, and white fur started growing all over his body.

The poor college student grunted as he felt his ears getting longer, a tail forming, and a snout growing on his face with a... ring suddenly appearing his noses. He felt two nubs on his head, slowly growing into horns. As the transformation ended, Finn involuntarily mooed. He came back to his senses when he felt something on his hand. He balked when he saw he's holding a giant axe.

"Oh, no no no, that taboo is actually real!?" Finn panicked, and tried to calm down. "W-wait, i did type facilities in that comment, so... maybe..."

The bull sprinted across the tunnels, realizing that it has became a massive labyrinth that is surprisingly cool. "Must have something to do with how I requested how the labyrinth would look like," he grunted. "This is crazy!"

An understandable reaction from Finn, considering what he discovered. All the areas in the labyrinth seemed to fulfill Finn's orders. Finn's music playlists were played on shuffle from the speakers, and Finn can easily change the settings by ordering it, either just visualizing it in his mind or saying it out loud. To his surprise, he could easily adjust the room temperature as well.

An intricate security room monitoring all the areas in the labyrinth. Some of the monitors are shown to have unlimited storage, so the minotaur would have no need to clear up some data. He saw that the labyrinth is located in its own space, and protected by some sort of force field surrounding the area that only allowed the minotaur to get access.

A massive kitchen space with all the appliances possible. Finn decided to grab some snacks from the fridge, and figured out that the inside is instantly refilled. He chuckled, "Well, at least I don't need to buy for groceries, heh."

A room connecting the gym with a variety of fitness equipment for the minotaur to keep himself in shape, and it's connecting to another space containing a massive pool with a golden minotaur statue at the center of it, acting as a fountain.

A gorgeous bedroom where Finn can change the view of the ceiling as he wanted. The minotaur mooed as he felt the softness of the double bed in the middle. He jolted a bit when a monitor popped up as he laid on the bed giving him access to all the possible mangas, novels, and much more. Right next to the bedroom is the bathroom, with everything in it created with materials that would make Finn think twice before using the facilities. A massive collection of bath products were showcased on the shelf, with some brands he hadn't heard before that are apparently made for minotaurs.

Last but not least, a grand living room with all the console games Finn had dreamed of, and a huge TV to play them all with. Next to it is an arcade room and a home theater. What Finn was looking for, though, was the gaming PC located right next on the TV. The bull contemplated, "I need to go back! Or do I? W-whatever, let's check for some information first!" Finn booted up the computer and discovered that the labyrinth had its own Wi-Fi, "AsterionLabyrinth." He snorted over this name, reminding himself that he will change it to a more secure name. Wait, what? No! He can't stay!

The bull's expression became grim as he google for his accounts. None of them existed. The man named Finn Thompson never existed. "T-that's not possible! That means... My family, my friends, Casey... Wait, maybe I can undo all this?" He went straight into Reddit, and typed the word "literally" once more. "Fuck! No, no, no, nooo." He cursed as a message prompt popped up.

"Hello, Finn Thompson, or should I say, Asterion? We discovered a change in the atmosphere the moment you typed that prompt. We apologize for not being thorough enough on disposing all of the devices, and in order to balance out the changes, we had to eradicate everything about your existence as human."

"However, we know that it is very cruel for us to just leave you there alone, although we have to admit, you are lucky that your prompt is a very sufficient one, not to mention that a minotaur is immortal too. Lucky you! As compensation, we grant you the money needed to order anything online, and a surprise waiting for you in the bedroom."

Finn sighed. There's no going back. Sure, he had made a great deal out of it. A strong body, unlimited food, all the technologies he wanted, AND he got free money to order stuff now? He knew though that even with all this, he will slowly become insane from the loneliness. Dejected, the minotaur walked into his bedroom and saw...

A portal. A giant portal right next to the bed, and a letter in front of it. He opened the letter and he heard the letter's contents in his mind.

"Hello again, Finn, or Asterion. So, this is the other part of the compensation. Since you won't be able to change back into a human, and we know everyone needs some company from time to time, here you go! This portal can teleport you to other worlds, many, many places where folks like you exist! Listed here are the instructions you need to use it. We'll contact you again soon. Enjoy the facilities, bull."

After contemplating about his new living situation for some time on the bed, the bull chuckled. "Well, I'm glad I didn't type something stupid on that comment." He stretched, "Oh well, time to enjoy my new life! Seems like I got some adventuring too if I wanted."

On this day, a new minotaur has established his place in the world. Asterion decided to have a blast for the rest of his life making companions with other living beings through the portal. From werewolves, chimeras, behemoths, mermaids, fairies, and many, many more.

In his labyrinth? Well, let's just say that the bull discovered that he can order products from these other worlds as well, and he had a lot of fun figuring out how each of these artifacts work, slowly mastering the use of magic as well. Finn still regretted that he was not able to say goodbye to his acquaintances in the past, but even after all this time, he thanked Casey for telling him about this taboo that ended up changing his life for the better.