It felt empty as the darkness encased its body. Around a vast and ominous emptiness were now forming. Unable to process but simple thoughts. What it was or where it was.
The creature's body was flawed and weak, a hateful existence that brought agony upon its degenerated mind.
Not like this, I am not meant like this.
An eternity seemed to have come to pass as the misshapen one continued to drift in nothingness. Where was it supposed to go? It had no light for guidance. It could faintly remember fragments of memories now, when its existence were more than this. Unsuccessful it tried to grasp for more. It strived to remember and yearned to once again to exist, to belong.
I don't want this...please...I want to live!
In the darkness a faint light began to humbly shimmer. It felt warm and serene to the flawed creature, a feeling it had forgotten, but was now eager to explore. It drifted towards the light so generously offered its warmth and kindness.
As it came closer to the light the vast darkness started to dissipate until it had almost seemed to vanish. Now the light shone brighter and instead of an emptiness the creature were surrounded by a realm of light. Instead of dread and agony it felt calm and at peace.
Ever so slowly the light seemed to change and take form, until the flawed being was surrounded by creatures of pure light that gathered near him. They shone more brightly than a thousands suns, it was overwhelming for the weak creature, which shuddered at the luminosity.
The beings of light sensed its fear and reassured that it was alright and started to dim their appearances, to make it easier for the creature to adjust to the sight of them. The flawed creature recognized their true forms as something it thought to have known once. The word ”equine” came to its mind.
The equine creatures came closer to the weak, misshapen husk of existence. It felt their light touches with their muzzles on its body. They told it that it were safe now and that there was no need to be afraid.
The creature wept inside its own mind. It had no eyes which to break down into tears with, nevertheless it wept. It couldn't comprehend the kindness it were shown. What had it done to deserve such a treatment? It had after all just made a selfish wish to exist once more.
As it also sported deficient ears, the divine beings of light spoke into its mind.
A low humming thought telegraphed itself into his head. ”Fear not little one. We have heard your wish and taken it upon ourselves to bestow you a new life.”
The warped creature couldn't believe what they whispered into its deformed mind. It sounded too good to be true. What had it accomplished to deserve their grace?
The equine beings chuckled lightly before transferring their thoughts again.
”Do not devalue yourself, little one. You are more than worthy of what we are about to give you. This is a new chapter in your life. This is your story.”
As by a signal the celestial creatures started to dissolve and break down into tiny particles of light. Then they began to pour into the flawed one's body. They made its body whole again, yet different from what it had been in another life.
”Your awakening will soon come to pass and you will be reborn into a new world. It needs your strength and through many endeavours you will learn the compassion it will take to save it from a peril that it will unwillingly take part in. Without you that world stands little chance of surviving its future ordeal.”
The new-formed one made a solemn vow to the this new world and its inhabitants, to the best its newly gained abilities. It made the vow as it now felt that it had to redeem itself for things in its past life. A whisper echoing in its mind of failures and betrayal, but unable to grasp the whole picture.
The voices of the divine beings still lingered and spoke to the new-formed one softly.
"To reincarnate you in another world, we have to bend the rules for the benefit of the universe. What this entails is, in order to maintain the balance of cosmos, we have adjusted you to it, made you a clean slate if you will. The etheral creatures paused before continuing. "If you are to be this world's strength, you have to discover yourself in a new light. Your destiny must be formed without intervention from past ”demons” and we shall keep our intervention to the minimum. This is our will, and the way it shalt unfold."
It spoke back with his on thoughts to the heavenly beings. But how do I know when the time is right? When have I discovered my new destiny?
They spoke solemnly into his mind to assure the new-formed one once again.
”When the time is right you will know. From here on, you carry with you our legacy. Go now with our blessing.”
As their voices died down a sphere were formed around the new-formed creature's body. It crackled with energy and in the next moment it were gone with a flash. The being's new life awaited.
A speck of darkness had lingered still when the realm of light had intruded and pushed it so disgustingly away. With the disappearance of the godly beings it now flared up again as if in anger.
In the darkness two presences snarled maliciously, feeling unfairly cheated.
”INSOLENCE!” They howled in unison as much as in rage as in pain and despair.
”This foul play will not go unpunished. Our vessel will not escape our grasp. Our Marks still lingers within its reborn body. A fatal error our nemeses will learn that shall cost them of their arrogance and their disgusting celestial plan. We will grow strong once again and we shall claim what is ours and more!”
A foul laughter lingered at the place where the event had taken place. It soon died out, and then there was only silence.