Red Orb [5]

The Orb pulsed before me. 

It throbbed like the beat of a heart. 

I stood motionless, staring at it with a blank mind. The world outside seemed to freeze. I knew this wasn't the case and the world was flowing at the same speed. 

It was just that my thoughts were running so fast that the world outside appeared to freeze. 

"...." 

In the darkness, I stood before the orb. 

Throb! Throb...! 

With each throb, the orb grew brighter and brighter. 

The darkness that embraced it faded, replaced by a dim red glow. 

I stood in a trance, my eyes tracing over the Orb that shrank and became the size of a football. 

The sight made my blood boil. 

"Hooo." 

I drew in a cold breath as I looked at my hands. 

As if I had some sort of X-ray vision, I was able to see the veins inside of my body. They throbbed in the same rhythm as the Red Orb that stood before me. 

Throb! Throb!