Chapter 1
It's a Tuesday afternoon, I'm alone. It's cold and damp where I am. I feel as the warm breeze flows through my hair, catching my attention. The large sea of clear blue was beyond me as the pale peach sky moved with time. I was alone in that world. I walked along the water into the stars as ships sailed beneath my feet. No sound came from those ships, it was quiet. I walked along the sea with my own thoughts floating around me:
"Go left." "Go right." "Stop."
Those were the only things I could hear in this desolate world. The stars rose from my feet and covered the cosmos with bright colors of white and blue. The tears of my dreams fell from my eyes. As I looked up I could see him, the one whom I fell in love with under this bright night. He was with another. I yelled.
"Stop! Don't let him deceive you!" I cried more as my tears turned from clear white to dark red, I choked with my words and suddenly; Black.
It was a Tuesday afternoon. I'm alone. The chains and shackles I was connected to pierced through my skin as I gasped in pain. Beneath my feet was a puddle of cold sweat and blood, my legs wet with regret. Looking down on me was a moldy ceiling with the flickering light I call my own. The tears fell from my eyes, they burned my fragile pale skin. I looked forward to see the black figure of my nightmares, removed from my shackles I was thrown to the floor. Slowly, my nightmare crept between my legs. I tried screaming but the dryness in my throat prevented me to do so.
"S-Stoo-" "L-Lee gooo-" Those were all I could make out from my mouth and I cried more. My nightmare leaned in and pushed himself in and whispered one single thing into my ear. "Shhh~" I couldn't move. I refused to move. Time and time again my nightmare pushed in creating a sense of darkness in my life. I didn't know who he was, or why he was, I didn't want to know. My world turned black again.
Here I am again. In this desolate world in the cosmos. The sound of the soft ocean crept into my ears. Walking along the shore I could see that my world has once again changed. Figures of children ran around on the ocean, they all had no faces. I looked into my reflection and saw no face either. Who was I exactly, am I really here. I walked more into this world. Colors of all kinds of palates could be seen, it was beautiful. This world was calm and relaxing I smiled with satisfaction.
"Comes this way." I turned as the voice flowed within the wind. "Follow my voice." I walked towards the wind and looked around for the voice. To my avail, I found nothing.
I awoke again. The shackles and chains were back on me. I was more bruised than before. I looked around with drowsy eyes, a syringe was sticking out of my arm, it must explain my drowsiness. Cold water was dripping from the ceiling. I looked up and opened my mouth, the cool feeling of water felt ecstatic in my throat. The bitter taste of semen and urine was removed from my taste buds. It was the only good situation that had happened to me in a long time. The door slammed open and 3 men came in. I looked up and thought I was saved.
"H-Help..m-me.." I was smacked on the face for talking by one of the men. My conscience was in and out and I could hardly think. They were discussing something, but I could only hear bits and pieces. "Transport-" "Get her papers-" "Sell-" That was all I heard before I blacked out again.
Awakened once more there was as man in front of me, I moved away from him. He had no face and was only a figure of white. His body was illuminated by the sun. He felt as pure as diamond.
"Do not be alarmed. I am here to help you." I moved closer and placed my hand on his face. My hand went right through, he was a body of pure light.
"My name is None. I'm here to guild you." He said sitting by my bedside. "How can you help me," I asked, "Does this world even exist." I hesitated with my words trying to find the ones that fit best. It was like a jigsaw puzzle waiting to be solved. Looking through the window the sea of angels flew past. They're fins were as graceful as lace falling from the sky.
"I want to know what has happened to me." I demanded as I looked at None. He crept up to my ear and whispered, "Shhh~"
I was in the back of a car by the time of my other awakening. I was in new clothes and all my bruises and scratches were covered with make up. I looked into the rear view mirror and for the first time in a long time I looked normal. As I looked out the window there was no sea angels, only pitch black. Turning back to the men in front they both wore suits, looking down I was I'm hand cuffs and my ankles were tied. "When we get to the port the boss will handle you as he pleases. " I looked down at my wrists, no amount of make up could cover up the bruises and scars I have obtained. I closed my eyes to preserve my energy, what was left of it at least.
Opening my eyes again I saw None. He was at the window gazing into the twinkling cosmos. I got up and walked over to him.
"If I let you help me, where would we be going?" I asked looking at him. None looked back and smiled, "To the end of course." I smiled faintly and looked back into the cosmos emotionless.
"Go." Was the only thing I said. The room flashed white and my eyes was blinded. I screamed in fear as my whole body and being was being consumed with light. When I awoke once more I was lying on water, the same ships from before were sailing beneath me. Looking up I saw None.
"I am the shiftier of worlds you see, my purpose to shift galaxies as I see fit. You my young lady are special." I was confused on what None was saying and stood up.
"I understand. My name is Y-" I choked on my name and threw up nails. None explained to me that in the world in which I reside in forbids the use of names. Only words could be used.
"Fine then," I started, "My name will be Key." I smiled at None and walked towards the shore. I turned back and saw as the nails were shifting to fish sinking into the water. I couldn't calculate how far None and I traveled. The world didn't seem to move around us as we walked. The stationary waves clashed within themselves, the setting sun was illuminated bright gold making it hard to look at.
"Where is the end None, is it toward my answer or is it towards something else." I asked. None looked at me and kept walking silently, I sighed at his reaction.
Awoken once more I was on a ship heading across the blackened night sea. The air was burning and my wounds ached from it. I was able to walk around since I couldn't really go anywhere. Looking out to the horizon the stars leaned down and kisses my eyes. I started to cry, I haven't seen the outside world in a long time. I was called over by my kidnapper. Obeying, I walked over.
"Yeea was it? My employer wishes to see you." I was escorted to the top deck and there he stood. The man to whom I fell in love with.
"You know you could have just said yes to me. Look at where you are now. All I need was a simple yes!" I stood my ground as he yelled furiously. His actions were in a rampage by the time he was done the room was a mess and I was on the floor beaten and lifeless. I sat up and wiped the blood off my face. I stood up hesitantly looking at my attacker. Later that day I was placed in my own room chained up to the bed like an animal. The shackles were less binding so it didn't hurt as much but frequent rubbing of leather on my wrists stung like fire. I cried at the stinging pain of it, I looked around my room and the scenery was much better than what I was in before. The light was eliminated by lamps , the bed felt of soft cotton, and the pillows of the softest silk. It was that only night I was actually able to get a proper sleep.
None and I were walking endlessly to no where, with each of our steps the world seemed to form around us. Towns, people, lives were being created and formed around us with every step. So elegantly the people moved with the wind, so weightless everything felt around me.
"None, why do these people seem so lifeless?" I asked looking at him. "The people here were created with no actual purpose. No purpose to love, no purpose to do anything. They were created here for you." None explained. I frowned at the thought of the lifeless people living in the lifeless town that was created for me. I wanted to help them. I wanted to reach out to them and tell them to live out there lives as why see fit. But I couldn't.
"The balance of the cosmos must not be disturbed, galaxy's from above will collapse to correct what you have disturbed." None warned as we kept walking. I looked down and watched as the ships sailed beneath me. Grey skies with flashing lights screamed beneath me. A storm was coming.