PORTAL
Phantom remembers darkness. He remembers wandering aimlessly with no direction, no purpose. He was just there. Something that existed, but was never alive.
He doesn't know how long he was like, just that one day - all of a sudden - there's an opening. He heard rumors here and there about openings. Tears ripped between where he is and where he used to be. Chances to get away from what is now and who he is. Chances to become something else - someone else. Chances to develop who you are.
Portals - that is what the others called it.
He goes toward it. He remembers that part. Or maybe he was sucked into it and he had no choice in the matter.
And all of a sudden for the first time he can ever recall, he feels pain.
Excruciating pain.
Warmth.
He breathes - and he screams.