There were small lights gazing at him from somewhere in the absolute darkness. Edward wasn't sure if it was stars he was looking at, or something else entirely. To be completely truthful Edward wasn't sure of anything anymore. Just moments ago he'd been in his room reading when something heavy had collided with him. After that everything had been a kind of sleepy blur, and now here he was, floating through some strange kind of limbo. Oddly enough, he felt very calm and peaceful. Somehow he knew that there was nothing to be frightened of in this situation, and he should just be content with it, as there was nothing he could do to change it.
Was he dreaming? It definitely felt different from the other strange dreams he'd had. Usually those dreams were very vibrant and exhilarating, and he awoke with an adrenaline he couldn't explain. Never before had there been a dream like this one, gently floating through a dark nothingness. So then maybe it wasn't a dream. But then where was he?
Slowly he realized that there was another light, this one shining much brighter than the ominous white specks that scattered the dark void. This one was warm and bright, like sunlight. A golden glow flooded the dark void, filling Edward with a different kind of awareness.
"Wh-what?" Edward breathed, the light flooding his eyes and blinding him.
"Brother?" A voice rang out, and Edward could hear it ring out for ages in the darkness.
"Who are you?" Edward asked. He'd never heard this voice before. It was light and soft, and for whatever reason it made him feel like he was going to cry.
"What are you?" he asked.
"Brother? Brother!" The voice responded, seeming to become more desperate.
Suddenly, Edward was falling, fast. The blackness faded away until he was hurtling into a broad stream of light. He wanted to scream but a terrible roaring noise drowned out his voice, and for a split second he saw something fall past him, something he hadn't noticed before. Before he could see what it was though, it had disappeared.
"Brother!" The voice shouted once more, making Edward ears ring. And then he felt it. For a single moment, he felt everything. All of the feelings and thoughts of everything came blasting into his mind.
"Aghhh!" Edward screamed. The pain surely was going to split him in half. He felt like he was about to implode on himself. It was too much too quickly. But at the same time it was amazing, so many things he had never known, all of it filling him up and pressing at his seems.
"Too much!" Edward tried to yell, but another scream pushed past his words as the pain became unbearable.
"Brother!" The voice screamed again, only adding to the deafening roar.
And then it stopped. Everything was still and quiet, almost frighteningly so.
Edward felt soar and tired. Slowly he opened his eyes.
