' It's dark.. and quiet. '
' I can't move.. no… it's not that..
I can't feel it. Not my movements, not my surroundings, and not emotions.. I'm not ...raid, I don't feel pain, I don't feel.. but why? '
' Where am I.. and why am I here? '
' I'm sure I died.. is this what death is like? '
Lost in his endless spiral of questions and curiosity, he drifted through the darkness that enveloped me. Hours? Days? Months? He could have been drifting for years for all he knew, yet he couldn't care less. He never grew tired or hungry, he didn't feel fear either. That means that unfortunately he also didn't feel such emotions as happiness or bliss, he wasn't at peace.. merely existing... if you could even consider it to be that. His thoughts were all he had left to prove that he existed.. and those were beginning to lessen the longer he drifted.
' Am I.. falling? '
' Floating perhaps..? '
Surrounded by darkness so thick that he couldn't tell whether or not his eyes were open. Not being able to feel anything didn't make it easier to tell it seemed as if there was no end to the darkness that surrounded me. Maybe there truly wasn't.
Thrrrk
' Huh..? '
In the deafening silence that surrounded him. An unfamiliar sound resided. Echoing throughout the darkness.
Thum , Thum
' Strange.. am I going crazy after drifting for so long in the darkness? '
He began to believe that being alone and in the dark, he had begun making himself believe that there were sounds. Any sound, something to distract him from his thoughts even for a moment, something.. anything. Since he couldn't move, or rather... he couldn't feel his movements. Every second it became more and more as if his body didn't exist. Even his thoughts were beginning to fade faster and he began forgetting.
' Why am I here? '
' Where am I? '
' How did I get here? Or why did I come here? '
' Who… am I? '
Crack , crrik
' Huh— '
Before he could even react, a blinding light pierced the thick void around him. Like glass, shards of the darkness fell from above him, watched with squinted eyes as the shards fell and a huge spider web crack started spreading throughout the darkness, pure white light seeped in through the darkness and then a hand reached through.
***
After waiting for so long for the opportunity... I thought I would finally be able to help you. To save you. But I was too late.
Pita , Pita
Water began falling from the sides of my face but I didn't care. As the hot tears began pouring down, all I could do was despair.
"Fucking pathetic.."
I cursed as I felt a whirlpool of emotion swirling inside of me.
'What good is it.. to be so powerful and yet so powerless.'
Pita , Pita
"No.. this isn't the time."
' Huuu , shaaah '
Taking multiple deep breaths and gathering the remaining strength I had. I began to concentrate my mana into my body.
' I need to use my remaining power.. I can't let you die. '
"Like hell, I will.."
Drip , Drip
As the mana circulated inside of my body, I ignored the sweat forming on my skin and blood falling. Feeling the warmth of my body being enveloped, I focused all of my thoughts and then prepared. I only had one chance to do this if it's going to work.
Shaaa , Shaaa
The aura surrounding me began to grow in its thick intensity. A bright Golden light began to shine more intensely as my golden eyes began to glow like two bright suns. White light-like blood began forming and falling from my eyes and down my cheeks like honey falling from its comb as I continued gathering my power to unleash my attack. Taking another deep breath and glaring sharply at the massive void, I spoke. A deep voice loudly made its way out.
"Spear of the celestial Gale !"
With that, over 30 colossal spears formed above my head. Each Spear was as big as a skyscraper, white with a golden vine-like design going down each spear to the tips. Each spear had a massive wind gale enveloping them and in the wind, you could see snow and snowflakes swirling around.
' I.. Won't let you! '
" Devour My Prophet! !"
With one final yell, The spears all simultaneously projected toward the void and struck it. Each spear that hit left behind a residue of ice and frost. The first few spears that hit didn't even cause a dent. But I didn't give up, even as my sight became blurry because of the blood dripping and blocking my vision. Even as I started losing consciousness, I bit my tongue and refused to lose consciousness as I looked in front of me at the void. My spears continued pouring down on the void like a violent hailstorm of ice and sharp winds. Soon, the void began to crack and by the time the last spear had hit the vail, the void barrier broke and shattered like gods as the spear disappeared leaving a massive hole that I was able to reach into and grab the young boy. Pulling him out.
***
In front of him, after being pulled from the depths of the abyss, he was blinded by the light, brighter than anything he had ever experienced before. After a few moments, his eyes slowly began adjusting and he was able to see.
'W-woah..'
"An angel..? N-no.. a God?"
In front of him was the most beautiful person he had ever seen. An androgynous humanoid figure with pale skin so clear that it could be compared to glass, long flowing hair that perfectly cascaded down their body like a silky white and gold sheet. Sharp piercing golden eyes that looked like liquid gold, or pools of energy straight from the sun but somehow brighter and just as intense as they peered at me with long beautiful white eyelashes. Small rosey pink lips, a sharp jawline and delicate yet defined features.
Their body, though visibly injured, were beautiful, slender, and had well-defined muscles and long limbs. Even while having huge Black chains on their neck and around their arms and legs, they didn't seem afraid or weak at all. Despite being injured, they looked as intimidating as they were beautiful, the pressure just from being in front of them was so intense that even though he died he felt as if he might die again if he angered them even a little. He couldn't help but feel a mixture of emotions after seeing them.
' Amazing.. '
That's all he could think when looking at them. Swallowing dry saliva as he looked at them. Somehow despite him feeling their intense pressure and instinctively being frightened, no.. frightened seems to be an understatement, his body was trembling so much and his legs felt like glass and yet they were glued to the ground as he stood in his position and all he could do was stare. He didn't panic. If anything, his thoughts, unlike his body, seemed more interested in getting a closer look at the being in front of him.
' I knew it..'
Breaking him out of his thoughts was a deep voice that sounded smooth and soft, full of an intense affection that made one completely lower their guard and want to melt on the spot.
' come closer. '
Without even realizing it, as if his body had a mind completely of its own, his legs began moving as if obeying the entity in front of him, his body didn't stop moving until he was so close to them that he could feel their breath on his face as they looked down at him. Their long white and gold hair lightly draped over their shoulder as they moved forward to get a closer look at him. Their expression was stoic and yet there was a sense of warmth and affection. They spoke to him, and he could hear their powerful voice despite them never opening their mouth.
' Yu-Bin Choi .. I'm sorry. '
The beautiful entity spoke in a somber tone as white honey-like light dripped from their eyes down their cheeks and fell into the white void surrounding us blending in perfectly.
' H-How did they know my name? Why are they sorry.. and why are they here alone and injured.. and chained— '
' I know you have a lot of questions but there isn't much time. That's why.. '
As the entity spoke, they slowly began to move closer, bending down slightly and lowering their head until their forehead touched his, it was cold as Ice. No.. it was colder than any ice, so cold that it felt painful, he couldn't move and yet at the same time couldn't stop his body from shaking. They closed their eyes slowly and suddenly a warm golden light started to embrace his body, the coldness began to fade and it was replaced with a warmth he had never felt and yet was familiar with. As the warmth and light seeped into his body, the entity began to slowly grow more and more stiff. It was only when white cracks like lightning or spiderwebs began to make their way over his jaw and cheek that he could tell that they were giving me their life.
'N-no—'
The boy tried to speak, he tried to move, but he couldn't do anything, his body wouldn't listen to him as he widened his eyes and could only look at the entity as their skin which once shone like the clearest glass was now like one of those polished white god statues. Even their golden eyes that looked at him warmly became glazed over and cloudy white and the cracks moved up to their eye and slowly pieces of their body began falling and withering away like ash in the wind, a bright golden light poured out from the cracks as they withered away, like the sun had turned into a liquid and began pouring out of them like honey.
' W- why are you doing this- '
' Live.. '
' No! I.. I don't want to live. Not like this! Please don't send me back.. I- I hated it! '
'"Pita , Pita
He hated living. Every day was like torture. The pain of living while being hated and isolated by everyone, even his own mother. Abandoned and left to die because of some unknown disease that ate away at his life slowly and painfully. He hated it. He hated the world for abandoning him, and he hated himself for hating the world. He didn't want to go back. His only joy was from reading that novel but he hated the ending that the characters got, especially the main character Ren. Most importantly of all..he hated..
' I hated being alone..! '
'"Pfft-
' H-huh..? '
Looking up, he saw that the entity had a new expression, the lips of the statue were slightly curled up and their sharp eyes were now curled into soft-looking crescents. They were smiling. It was such a beautiful sight that it made his breath catch in his throat.
' Don't worry.. you won't be alone anymore. '
' Liar- '
' No.. I never lie.. or rather.. I can't lie. You.. will not be alone. And we will reunite. I promise. '
Shuuuuaaaa
Breaking the attention away from each other, was the loud guttural sound of the chains shaking as they seemingly began to come alive, coiling around the entity, squeezing tightly like a snake around its prey. The black chains started glowing with a thick eerie black light as red veiny strands pulsed through them. To make matters worse, the entity began crumbling even faster as now huge chunks of their body began cracking and shattering like glass as the chains squeezed, their torso was ripped apart and crumbled, disappearing into nothingness.
'Uurk-'
'There's no more time. Please.. live..'
At the entity's words, a white warm light enveloped his body and seemed to consume the boy. His body began falling, and as he fell back, he could see the entity, even as a statue he could see it looking directly at him as it fully faded away and he heard it speaking to him, but before he could make out what they were saying, his surroundings were erased, replaced with blinding light.