The next thing I saw was darkness. A big, black void filled with, well, nothing. 'Is this what death is like? I'd always imagined it'd be… Brighter.'
Suddenly, I felt like I wasn't alone. I'd always been a bit more sensitive to my surroundings than others. Have you ever gotten that little itch on the back of your neck when you're being watched? I had that feeling right now. I got up the courage to speak, "Who's there?"
Suddenly, echoing voices reached my ears. "He is a simple person. What difference could he make?"
"A right person in the right place can make all the difference in the world."
"He is able to hear us."
"Then perhaps we should make ourselves known..."
I felt four presences around me, now. I can't quite explain it... I just knew they were there. I asked again, "Who are you? And can I have some part in the discussion about me, if you don't mind?"
A man's voice spoke. "I am Sol."
Next, a woman's voice, "I am Lithia."
Another, darker male voice, "I am Zone."
Finally, a second female voice, "And I am Felicity."
"We are the four." They all spoke at the same time, now.
I nodded and said, "I assume you already know who I am, by the way you were talking about me." I crossed my arms, and leaned on one leg, relaxing as much as I could with four beings deciding my fate.
The one named Lithia said, "We are aware of who you are. The question is, are you worthy of the task we have laid out for you?"
Task? When I questioned what they meant, at first there was no answer to me, only soft whispers in between them. Then I could hear what they were saying again.
Zone spoke first, "How can you be sure? He is but a child."
"As were we, at a time." Lithia responded. She acted as a voice of reason.
"I shall take him under my watch, if it is necessary." Sol spoke above them both, "Remember the Seer's message. 'The rushing waters and the mighty flames shall be one.'" Felicity finished, "'and their search for the seven quickly be over, and done...' What Sol speaks is true." She looked at me and spoke, "He is the one we seek."
"Then let him prove it. Send him." Zone obviously wasn't happy, but now I was confused by what they said. 'Rushing waters'? 'Search for the seven'? Sounded like an interesting time, for sure.
"Alright, I'll help you. But what do you mean by 'the one you seek'? It sounds like you've been waiting for this." I saw a faint outline around where Lithia was. A light green… The closest thing I could describe it as was something similar to a comic I'd seen before... Where…?
"The road ahead of you may be rough, but do not falter."Lithia smiled.
Sol moved towards me, and I saw him clearly. A walking, fiery orange… tiger? He held a staff in his hands, the end of which, he slammed to the ground and called, "Wake!"
And they were gone.
Lithia and Zone belong to Sinbreaker, and Felicity belongs to Starbomb.
Oh, and to those of you wondering when the real action's going to start, you're in luck. The next chapter's when the REAL story starts.
