Journey of a Soul (1)

Death is not an end, it is a new beginning. Death is changing form from one to another.

Adam realized that verse as his soul hovered above his car, what remained of it that is.

'Did I just die?' He wondered in disbelief, looking at the meteor that had killed him made him almost laugh due to how ridiculous it seemed.

He observed his hands, they were see-through and ethereal.

'I am indeed a spirit now, The warning in the book actually held true. I should keep the last sentence in mind...'

Adam flew a little farther away, trying to see what he could do and understand everything he could regarding his new form.

The 1st thing he noticed was how his emotions were muted and much weaker than they should have been, the fear, shock, and panic were easily controlled. He felt like he was in absolute control.

He tried to look around and to his sudden shock, he saw everything in every direction. This made him feel confused and disoriented, he focused only on his front and his vision was fixed.

'It seems souls can see in every direction if they want...'

He observed his surroundings, everything had a soft blue tint, he somehow understood that he was observing the beingness of things, not light coming from them. The knowledge just came to him.

It was truly bizarre for him. He turned his sight to the sky and willed to soar, and soar he did. Will and imagination were all that were needed to make him fly.

He felt light as a feather and a strange sense of freedom overwhelmed him. Almost like a fish that had found its way to the ocean after being in the pond for years.

He flew above the clouds for a few minutes But suddenly he stopped.

He felt a powerful suction force, and a sense of unease developed in him.

He looked back and saw something resembling a wormhole forming, at the end of it he could see light but it was very dark otherwise. It looked like a tunnel.

'The book warned of this, it called this thing a trap. I should stay away...' He decided and flew away.

To his surprise, the wormhole followed him, this made him speed up, and the wormhole did so as well.

The suction force grew stronger.

He began to fly as fast as he could, resisting the force that tried to take him into the tunnel.

'Damn it! It's so strong... I need to get out of here somehow!' He thought and flew upwards.

He theorized that perhaps leaving the planet would help him.

And he realized that it worked a little, the higher he flew, the weaker the suction force became. He smirked inwardly as he sped up even more.

When he looked back, he could barely see the wormhole coming up, he was free.

Just as he was beginning to celebrate, he felt he hit something and looked up.

He saw a barrier of sorts, it stretched for as far as the eye could see in every direction, almost like a blanket, covering the whole world!

'Don't tell me... This is a net! The world is in a cage!!' He realized in horror as he looked down at the coming wormhole.

'So souls have no choice but to go into that? I don't want to find out what happens after entering it. It feels evil...' He thought and picked a random direction and flew.

'I don't believe they can cover a whole world like this, there must be a hole somewhere...'

He didn't know how long passed, he flew close to the barrier and kept his distance from the wormhole.

Eventually, he saw a pillar of light far ahead, without hesitation, he approached it.

When he looked up, he saw a hole in the barrier and discovered that the light came from that hole, making the illusion of a pillar.

He didn't linger and jumped into the hole, in a manner of seconds, he flew away from the planet and looked down.

Earth was truly beautiful, like a blue marble floating in space. He could see the barrier much better from there, there were many holes in it but it had covered most of the world.

He looked back into the space, and he was stunned by what he saw.

He was not greeted with darkness, he only saw light. A dazzling symphony of a million colors dancing together. It was magnificent.

'So this is the beingness of the universe? It looks beautiful...'

He was mesmerized for a long time...

Broken out of his trance by a voice to his side.

"Judging by this, you must have escaped, right?"

He vigilantly turned and saw a spirit like himself close by. It had no unique features, it was just a humanoid made of violet light.

He thought aloud, trying to communicate and it worked, "Yes..."

'I just figure out telepathy!' Adam was inwardly shocked by himself.

"I see, I am Elmond of the Northern Astral Star. Who are you, young soul?"

Adam thoughtfully paused and then replied but stopped mid-way, "I am Adam of..."

Elmond saw his pause and added, "Sol Terra, the name of your world."

Adam nodded, "I am Adam of Sol Terra."

He continued while looking at Sol Terra also known as Earth, "What is that barrier? What is the wormhole that chases souls? Just what is going on?!"

Elmond chuckled and began flying, "Follow me if you want answers..."

Adam hesitated for a while but eventually followed Elmond to the stars.