Soul Ties
Chapter 0
In a world of emptiness and hollowness, where winds blow burdened with the malice of everyday life. Sobs and cries of emotional pain caused from the hatred of other people just echo within your spirit, reaching no one. But... there is a light. It is just a speck, but it illuminates the surrounding blackness. Embrace that light, that essence, and it will grow, so long as you persevere in maintaining that light. Stay strong in yourself, there is still hope in the world. Always a hope...
A harsh wind whined, the clouds circling the sky like voracious vultures. Leaves were being dragged off the trees, the storm acting like some demented child popping the legs off a beetle. The area was shaded; the only available source of light being the clearing between the tangle of branches above the forestry. Underneath the clearing stood alone figure, features hidden by the enshrouding darkness. A crack of violent thunder lit up the scene for a split second, revealing the silhouette to be donning a hooded robe.
Rain spattered down, large droplets occasionally plummeting as the canopy eventually couldn't support the water any longer. Another bolt of thunder was exerted by the clouds, lightning up a black and white monument. The silhouette approached and kneeled at the base of the circular statue, setting down several bowls with items to the sides of it. "Oh gracious powers of the earth, I have come to do what is right. For centuries, corruption and lack of justice have plagued our planet, plunging it into a life of hostility." The shaded character preached, his voice that of a male teenager, head bowed before the monument. "It is why I have come. I know you span time, space and dimensions, for they are your manifestations. What I am about to do will not only liberate the human race, but will also liberate the other dimensions that are of similarity to ours." Another boom of thunder bathed the area in temporary light. The enshrouded teen then reached into the bowls, revealing a chunk of carved obsidian in the shape of a curved semi sphere and what looked like a silver amulet of a comparable shape engraved with Latin lettering. He slowly stood up, staring at two slots hollowed into the stone, one on each half.
The figure placed the obsidian in first, the volcanic glass glowing once it had been secured with an audible 'click'. "With these objects you will reclaim the authority you once had, regain control over the elements of this world you owned." With that the young man placed the silver amulet in the second slot. The two white and black halves of the statue glowed briefly, before a low rumbling sound came from the area. A shattering sound pierced the ears of the shadowed boy as the obsidian shattered, and the amulet distorted in its place before feebly dropping to the ground with a light 'clink'. He stood back, eyes widening in shock as the shards of what was left vaporised before him. "Wha-!" Suddenly, the whole statue began the glow, light swallowing up the area. The teenager ran as the two halves shattered into pebbles, the worst mistake that would haunt him for years to come. As the grey light began to grasp at his robe, something clicked in his brain. What had he done? The beam burst through the canopy, lighting up the pitch black night before retreating back to its origin.
Meanwhile, in a corresponding world, a civilisation of four legged mammals was oblivious to what was happening...