Selena
An intense burning bubbled within me, traveling through my veins and expanding into every part of my very being.
Or what I thought was my being.
Stretching my consciousness, I couldn’t tell where I began or ended, only that I somehow existed, floating amongst the stars.
Was this death?
I aimlessly traveled past planets and stars, my very existence intangible, lost between space and time.
Why was I here?
The fading pain was my only evidence that I wasn’t dreaming.
Somehow, deep down in my heart, I knew this was real—at least, as real as it could be.
Was this a dreamscape?
Glancing around me, I couldn’t find any evidence of my void chamber.
Zirene wasn’t around to control it, nor did I sense an invasion from my teal Xenak stalker. The faded crack and my nestmates’ thread doors along the walls were both missing, too. Everything was seamless, the endless blackness of space expanding for eternity.
Extending my dimming consciousness, I searched for any sense of familiarity but found nothing. Slowly, my quest became a chore, and I felt my energy dwindling with each passing moment.
The heavenly bodies that passed by seemed to dim to my eyes. Everything blurred into a smear of colored lights painted against the vast void of space.
Time slowed as a sense of peacefulness washed over me, silencing my doubts and worries.
When I closed my eyes, a numbing warmth embraced me, welcoming me to my new home. Giving up my resistance and awareness of my surroundings, I accepted the will of the Fates and let the Stars guide me to where I belonged.
