Chase's POV
The sky is completely white, no sun, nor clouds in sight, as far as the eye can see. The snow comes down in sheets, adding to the blanket which already covers the ground. The wind whips around me, threatening to pick me up. There is no horizon, the ground continues unto the sky, and the sky extends into the ground; a raging blizzard.
As the snow rains down in relentless sheets, my squinted eyes fall upon marks, paw prints. Slowly filling in with snow as the seconds go by. If a pup went this way, maybe it's the way out, at least i hope. I start out walking the zig-zag path, then as if it wanted to kill me, the snow fell faster, so i broke into a sprint. Following winding paw prints, until they filled in, becoming divits in the snow, until finally disappearing altogether. As i looked back i noticed my paw prints from the run had disappeared too, and the snow only fell harder.
My legs, exhausted from the run, slowly gave out, lowering me onto a pillow of snow. A rest will do me good, i'll need it if i want to find my way out of this storm. I closed my eyes and rested for a couple of minutes, catching my breath. Feeling a blanket of warmth envelope me. Soon i see the error of my ways, opening my eyes only to confirm my dread, the blanket is made of snow. Trapping me in a prison of snow, i can't move, is this it? Dying in a blizzard, becoming a pupsicle.
Out of my little window, in my snow prison, i see the snow has stopped, a unbroken sea of white. But even thought the snow has stopped, i feel my blanket growing heavier, sinking me closer to death. Did you ever hear about that myth, about how a mountain climber, right before freezing to death will experience a wave of heat overcome them? Yeah, i hope its true. I'd like to be warm again, one last time.
I savor my last breath, as the weight on my back pushes my muzzle into the snow, my neck too frozen to resist any longer. I can still see the white sky, as my vision darkens from the lack of oxygen. Right before my eyes close for the very last time, i see a streak of yellow flash in the sky, against the white backdrop.
This is a sneak peek of the upcoming chapter, as it is the last chapter in this little series. I've planned it to be 5,000 words and i have no clue when it'll be coming out, but i hope it'll come out soon. I won't spoil it for you guys but, i will say, it's not what you think. Till next time...