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// Chapter 10, Past Events, Part 1 (mini chapter) 
// Story: A New Dawn 
// by Crimson Twilight 
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Darkness. Darkness is all that I've known. At Least since I remember. Well, not anymore. I've seen the light, though weak. It has given me hope, hope that there is more than this void. More to life, whatever life is. I feel remarkably energetic after finding something more than emptiness in this impossible land. 'Twas, however, starting to deflate, having yet to find anything in a undefined amount of time. Time, 'tis a funny thing. 'Tis such an important thing, or at least I believe it to be, and yet we know so little about it. Wait, we... Why did I use plural? No, it does not matter, as my primary goal should be finding more of these sparks of light. Like that one – wait, what? There! Yes, I can see it!  This might be the end of the line, an end to this seemingly endless nightma–

"I th–k he's wa–ng u–!"
"Go –et t– do–or!"

What art these sounds I'm hearing? It has always been quiet before and now suddenly there are sounds, nay, they're voices. But why? Why now and not earlier? Everything has always been a void, nothing material nor sounds, just an ethereal world of darkness. Like–like something out of a nightmare... Why does it feel like I'm missing something? And where did those voices come from? It feels like the questions art only piling up without any answers. Hast I even found a single answer during all this time? No, I do not believe I have.

"Wha– –o y– th–k, d–tor?"
"H–m, h– –n't –lly con–ous y–t, but – bel–ve he– o–t of –e coma. H– mi–t re–ct t– cert–n stim–i, bu– wha– e–ac–ly my s–an cou– no– –y."
"So, he–l –e okay? Oh–y–osh! That– g–eat! tha–y–uthan–ou–ank you s–oo –uch!"
"Don– –ank me –et. We –ill –on't kno– –f he ha– suff–ed any bra–n dama–, th– –it wa– pow–ful enou– to –ut –im in – mino– com–. Thou–, –e were–t able –o dete–t any mayo– dam–e, ther– ca– –till –e some–ng we mis–d."

'Tis nothing but gibberish... if only– if only I could understand what it was saying and maybe where it comes from, then maybe it will tell me something about where I am or maybe anything about this world I've come to know? If it could only answer one question that would be more than anything yet. Wait! T–the l–light! I–it's t–too s–strong! I can't see a thing!