Darkness
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Darkness
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Darkness
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Abysmal Darkness
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Floating in the endless void, the darkest of black laid a wondering grain of consciousness. For how long this spark of intelligence floated within the void is unknowable, uncountable and un..
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Tangible...
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Could it had been any eternity or several? Or was it just a spli-
SHEEEEN!
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Somewhere in the recent past hidden within the rocky mountains of rural China, a palace of pristine wood and stone can be seen. One in which no wealth within a single lifetime can achieve and be built with.
Within the humble villa lies a husband and wife, whom can be seen holding hands next to each other as they prepare for the birth of their firstborn. With the help of a midwife from a local village, the anxiety and stress of their first childbirth experience has been tamed to a much more manageable level for the couple. After many hours are strenuous labor a child was finally birth forth into the world and a strong cry can be heard throughout the luxurious bedroom.
The the midwife quickly wrapped the crying child in a soft silky blanket before passing the child to the parents and congratulating them. "It's a beautiful baby boy" The midwife cheered as she passed over the child to the newly appointed father.
"Woah what a strong healthy boy." The father smiled as he held on to his firstborn. "For all the pain and work you had put your mother through, my son. I shall name you Shàng-Qì. For you shall be a strong and unmovable man. A great man to watch over and protect your family one day" A cheerful yet simple smile grew over the father's face as for the first time in his long years of living, he had created life instead of taking it.
"UGH!!" The newly appointed mother let out another cry of her countless screams of pain. She had just gotten a glimpse of her child when another contraction of pain was felt. However, this one was much more able to withstand compared to the ones prior.
"She's not done? Could you two be gifted with twins?" A breath of astonishment came from the midwife as she quickly move to help the mother. For the couple were only expecting one but had received twins, much to the surprise of everyone. Even more unexpected was how much faster this second delivery was.
The child was already out and wrapped in another silk cloth before the mother could let out one more of her many many screams of pain. "It's another healthy boy!" The midwife tried to calm herself down from the quick and unexpected second delivery. "let's hope no more comes out" She let out a soft giggle before handing the second child to the mother. She quickly left the two parents' side to grab some remedies to help the recovering mother.
"They're both so handsome and healthy" The mother let out a soft whimpering breath as she tries to reclaim her sense of stability and breathing. "What should we call this second one, my love?" She glace towards her husband with a weak but warm smile.
"I thought we had only came up with one name?" The husband let out a chuckle as he gently sway the firstborn in his arms. "Would it be too cheeky the name him soft and quick after how rapidly he came out?" The father laughed to his own joke as he look into the loving eyes of his wife.
"hmph. You and your childish humor husband. this is a serious matter." She couldn't help but cracked a smile as he had always had a charm that could make her fall in love over and over again. "Eerha!" The second child let out his first cry as he struggle to reach out of his blanket. While the firstborn had already started to drift to sleep the second born could be anything but restless.
"My lovely wife, what is that on his hand?" The father pointed out the strange marking on his newborn. On the back of the second child's tiny left fist a birth mark can be seen. It was that of a star or rather a web.
"Hmmm why my love, that looks like a spider web to me. Maybe he really was born to be named after your sense of humor." The mother let out a soft chuckle as she kisses the hand of her child.
"Well that makes it official then. He shall be called SīChóu Chù. A child as smooth and as gentle as silk but as great and strong as a web made from spiders." The father had a look of great accomplishment on his face as his wife had accepted the name. As the midwife return into the room with a pot warmed herbal tea, the humble villa proceeds to return to normal after the quick little celebration between the two new parents.
----Samuel's POV----
"What the fuck is that on my hand and why his everyone so big!! Hmmm it's so warm and bright after a being asleep for so long."
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But to everyone, all they could hear was the cries of a newborn and the gentle warm sensation of urine slowly dripping out of the silk cloth.