Prologue:
Oh how it burned! I had no idea what was happening to me but for endless hours, I roasted in the fiery depths of the unknown. My insides were ablaze, my skin was smoldering. I wanted to scream, cry out! But I didn't, couldn't. Something held me back. What it was the held me back I couldn't ever remember. I didn't remember anything. I didn't know anything. Who was I? Where was I? What was I? All I knew was that dreadful burning I was being forced to endure. Why didn't it stop? Would it ever stop? The fire must be put out! Why couldn't I just die? That's what I wanted, what my heart begged for: death. An end to this. Stop it! Extinguish it! Kill me! A groan escaped my lips. Suddenly, the fire began to dim slowly until it didn't exist at all. I opened my eyes to glimpse the new frightening world around me.