I feel nothing. My body is asleep but my mind is active. It's been what? 2? 3 hours? I can never tell when I'm like this. Time doesn't use the same rules I do, at least not here. I feel my body tense slightly. My perception changes, I feel a headache coming on strong and I know that I'm waking up.
I feel my heart beating, forcing blood through my body. My legs twitch slightly as my muscles awaken and prepare to work. My skin begins to respond, followed by smell and taste. Do I taste... Blood? Immediately pain roars up my legs and across my body. I try and scream but I can't, something holding me back.
I open my eyes and see nothing but darkness. I breathe in sharply and start coughing hard, unaware that I had stopped breathing. After the coughing stopped I attempted to move, but something is holding me, forcing me down. I begin to struggle and thrash about, panicking from my imprisonment. An unknown force slams me down, holding me still. I hear a voice begin speaking quietly to me.
" You're hurt badly you know. Thrashing around isn't gonna fix it."
My throat seems to release its grip on my lungs. "Being held captive isn't exactly going to change that now is it?" I reply.
"I'm not holding you captive. This isn't your form anyway. Besides, moving around and being able to see won't do you any good here."
The bonds loosen but don't allow me to move. "Then what is this? Where am I?"
"This my son is merely your awakening. These bonds have you restricted through your whole life."
"Restricted? Ive never been restricted!"
"Well, not to your knowledge you haven't. You carry an ancient secret. I'm here to free you of your bonds."
"What secret?" I demand. "Why am I bonded?"
"Dear boy, you have an entire life of questions ahead of you. I can't tell you know, for our time is limited. But I'll tell you this. Your path will define the power you possess. Be careful of it."
A wave of fear washes over me as I realize something incredible is fixing to happen. "What do you mean? Don't leave me now!"
I feel a warmth wash over me and my body becomes weak and frail. I feel heat turn into a burning, and from burning into a pain that tears my skin away. I scream out in intense, agonizing pain. I feel the force holding me down and blinding me melt off of me like boiling iron. As the force melts away, I feel the frailty of my body melt away and become strong.
I lean forward and rise to my feat, opening my eyes. Around me is a bright light, blinding but... Familiar in a reassuring way. I see the figure casually walking towards me. He reaches out and grabs my hand. The intense light seams to shift around the figure as it spoke.
"Choose the right path my son"
Darkness swallowed my vision and I fell to the ground unconscious.
