1 Prologue: New Beginnings

I died...

Where am I?.... Who am I?... Such questions raced through my mind as the darkness enveloped me. I expected myself to scream, but there was only silence...

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Weird... I could feel it, the time, it was flowing slowly. I could sense it, flittering in my palm.... slightly ticklish I would say.....

It is marvelous.. the place I am in, the darkness, it cools me... wraps around me like a soft comfy quilt. I like the peace and quiet..... or maybe Its just lunacy... Who knows? I guess if you really were trapped in unending darkness and ever-shifting shadows... you would go slightly crazy.... hehehe...

Time is my only companion. A world with no sights to see, not even whispers escape my lips, but I can feel it, moving through time, its a weird feeling... How do I know what it is?... I can't explain... I don't know what to call it... I lie lazily in this abyss, an inch away from deep slumber.... Where am i?.... Who am I?....

and so the cycle continues....

But today was a peculiar day, A slight glint of light creeps into my eyes, it was a bright and almost painful sensation. A rude awakening I might say... I quite liked my time in the abyss.... yeah that's what I call it now... Look at me... talking to myself.... hahaha... I guess years in the abyss had more of an effect than I thought.

As I was finished with this crazy monologue in my head, I looked around but something was weird.... Everything was so... large. What was this, some sort of giant garden?

The trees, the bushes, the sheer size was kind of scary. I felt dwarfed by my surroundings, I tried to walk but my legs felt weak, slowly as the air slipped into my lungs, a weird sensation took over my body....

Wait? my body?.... What the hell is this!... I drop as I go weak in the knees, panting, I stare at my hands but they look so... small? My mind was shocked, I don't know how but it seemed as if I was in the body of a 6 year old. Fuck, what the hell happened. Why am I a child.

My eyes grow hazy as I try to lift myself off the ground, seems like my brain is still too busy trying to adapt to this new.... lets just say feeble vessel.... wow that seemed like a much better word in my head... Now I just sound edgy.

Stumbling on my own feet, I caressed the grass with my back and slowly looked up. My eyes could see it all, the sky, the clouds, the light and so much more. I did not understand why I knew all of this. But for the first time in my life, I felt something in my chest.

*Ba dump.... Ba dump...*

This is... my heart beat? My fingers gnawed at my chest, with every breath a mouthful of air flushed my lungs, a heated pulse through my veins. I felt warm, I felt alive...

I don't know where I was, but for now I was safe. As I had thought, being alive felt amazing, but it was too much of shock for my brain. After all, having not controlled my own body for ages, suddenly being thrust into life was not ideal.

Glancing at the maroon sky, the sun was merely a wisp of its former self, dusk would engulf the horizon soon. I needed to move before everything turned dim. Although I didn't mind the dark, it wasn't wise to wait in the open, considering I was only a child and basically defenseless.. for now at least.

I was in no rush to get to safety, considering the fact that I knew nothing of my surroundings, no place was truly safe at all. It was more logical to formulate a plan after gaining some knowledge and I had a lot to learn.

The first step was to get used to my body, no matter how smart I was, it was of no use if I couldn't even act according to my thoughts.... I don't know who gave me this second chance, but I planned to make the best of it.

I sprang up and dusted myself off, I still wasn't in perfect control of this body, but I could definitely say I was stronger than a normal 6 year old. I could feel it when I clenched my fist, a grip strength impossible for a child of this age. Something had affected me one way or another. A mysterious force? Could it be the abyss? No that seemed far too unlikely. In the first place, the abyss wasn't a force, it was a dimension of sorts.

For now there was no need to be so curious, I felt that my questions would be answered one way or another. Don't ask how, it was a hunch. Just my intuition. Although, I suppose you wouldn't really want to trust someone who talked to himself.

Don't worry, these are just my thoughts.... I don't know who you are, perhaps just a figment of my imagination, but I know you're watching me, just another hunch of mine...

I don't mind you watching, might as well have you see how I plan to live. I don't remember much, but I felt like I wasted my last life. So this time I am gonna live like I want. Sounds adventurous, I know. But I feel like this life is not gonna be so boring after all.... How do I know?... just another hunch of mine.