ΘΣ

Falling. That's all I knew. I was falling. Where was I? Who was I, no, who am I? I'm always falling, never stopping. I could feel the screams in my throat, the laughter in my lungs, the tears in my eyes. I could feel everything. I am everywhere. I was past, future, and present. I know everything.

I'm at the end. I'm at the beginning. I'm falling. Who am I?

I began to search out a hold in the vastness of my current existence. Who was I? I was Cara, I remembered. 'Not was,' I thought. "I am Cara." I thought to myself. I could feel my mind focus itself in the vastness of what I remembered to be the Time Vortex.

As I concentrated on the tiny existence that was me, I was able to get a feel for what the Time Vortex was. I felt myself focus on a single point in time as continued falling through nothingness.

Suddenly, I felt more solid. All the past knowledge that I had, had been drained from my head.

I opened my eyes to see that I was lying on the ground somewhere in a forest. I rolled as quickly as I could and kissed the ground. It felt like I hadn't been on solid ground in years. With the unpredictability of the Vortex, it very well could have been years.

Standing up was difficult as I felt my knees wobble. I tried walking, but my legs ended up giving out after the first step.

Sighing, I tried once more, and was able to successfully stand on my own. I began walking through the forest, trying to get my bearings as to where I was, when I heard a twig break behind me.

"Don't move."

I froze at the voice. "Who are you, and what business do you have here?" They said as they walked closer. "The Rift opened up here mere moments ago. I don't have time for foolishness. Who are you?"

I turned around and the man gasped. "Cara?"