Chapter 1: rebirth
My head was spinning and I could feel my skin being burnt or ripped, I couldn't quite tell. Someone came and called an ambulance for me, i heard. And the last thing that I heard was the beep of a machine. Which machine tho? I wonder.. I went to sleep or did i faint? Or was I dead?
My head was clouded and then suddenly, I was sitting on my bed in the kingdom of the Beyond. My mind racing with the thoughts of how i ended up in this big castle that looks like an absolutely chic Gothic masterpiece. Just when I was about to go deeper in my thoughts, i felt a presence above me.. i closed my eyes and i could see the almighty (a formless, peace bringing presence, whom I recalled as the ruler of the beyond.) The almighty seemed to be right here, in front of me but i was all alone in the room or even the whole castle, I couldn't care less about a thing. The almighty reminded me of who I was. Had I always been the god of hurricane and wind? I was deeply shocked as the last thing i remembered was me being struck by lightning and being taken to the hospital. Then the ruler of the beyond continued...
Almighty: "You must be confused dear Huraccan. I shall answer all your questions if you complete the tasks I give you. "
Huraccan (me) : "Must I give the tests here too? Didn't i give enough of them in my school? Why must you test people so much?"
Almighty: "(smiles at your questions) only by testing can you tell how deep the waters are. You are not some person anymore, Huraccan. You are the bringer and controller of the wind and hurricanes. You always have been. Has the world made you so incapable to not even remember who you truly are?"
Huraccan: "Then oh almighty, the ruler of the beyond, please tell me who am I?"
Almighty: "How can I tell you.., who are you? Try asking yourself, doesn't it sound ridiculous? You must find out yourself. I am giving you a little time to go back to earth and return with all your questions answered. Your main task here is to find out who are you and how to own up to it. Remember, you must never get entangled in any earthly ventures, you must return within 1 year on the earth or what awaits you is something very unpleasant."
Huraccan: "But how am I supposed to know all that? At least give me some clues."
Almighty: "You will be helped by other entities of the kingdom of the Beyond. But remember, every favor comes at a price. You have to be careful or you'll be drowning in debts you can never ever pay. Now be prepared as you leave when the earth completes the next rotation. "
And with that the presence of almighty vanished. Before I could ask anything else I was all alone, still on my bed. After a while i got up and looked around. My castle seemed to be floating somewhere in the sky or was it outer space? I got up from the bed and I was flying!! What? I was floating in the air and then i was flying, the ceiling was there but as soon as i went up the ceiling also went up. It was scary but so exciting. How could i have ever done that had i remained a human? As soon as i thought of it I realized I had already let go of my identity as a human. Back on earth I was just a regular editor for a news channel. I had no parents. Me and my sister - we grew up in an orphanage for as long as we remembered. My only family was Ella - my only sister. She was 2 years older than me. Ella got married to her long time boyfriend a few months ago. I wonder if they are holding my funeral now or is it already done?
Just as i was immersed in my thoughts, a portal suddenly opened. I don't even know how but i knew that it was my time to go on earth. And without thinking twice i jumped into it.
