RachelleMaunier
Flames were consuming what was left of his darkened soul, a moment of madness led him to believe that not a thing could be different anymore. Nothing was as comforting as the embrace of such element, yet nothing could be as hostile as the rings that were now settled around his being. Slowly his breath shortened; slowly he stopped breathing.
Rise from the depths of the dark lake, and you'll be able to find the light you've been seeking all this time. You may wonder how such an irrelevant action can be as pertinent for your self-development as this one, but what if no one cared to surface? What if every creature decied to hide in the safety the shadows grant us?
"Rise" I heard as I lifted my head and saw the bright orb I knew to be the sun for the first time in my life. The black substance that had attached to my hair as I surfaced was heavy. I had trouble gaining balance. "You may take off your mask." The voice said. I looked around a found what looked like a man of old age staring at me, smiling. His smile was recieving.
"But I need it to survive." My voiced echoed inside the mask which covered my face entirely, allowing me to breathe and see in the depths of the lake.
"Not anymore, just look around you. Welcome child, to life."