Chapter 6 - 5: Beyond Death
Everything was darkness.
An absolute void where nothing existed, above or below, time or form. No mundane concept was accepted. There, in that same unfathomable abyss, floated a nameless soul, without memories... barely a faint flicker of existence about to disappear.
Around it, nebulous shadows began to form.
Like wisps of smoke, they swirled, revealing glimpses of something... fleeting scenes, impossible to understand.
A man.
His body covered in scars, dancing with a bloodstained sword.
His lips whispered promises that were carried away by the wind.
And finally, the cold steel that pierced him again and again.
He did not know who he was. He did not know what he was. He just existed there, trapped in that silent limbo.
Then, something shattered.
—...ven...
A soft voice slipped through the void, delicately caressing what little was left of its consciousness.