Destiny's Shadows: To the End of All Beginnings

The Highest Point

'The night is ending again'

At the peak of Vella mountain, where the snow is first to make contact with the ground, one of the highest places in the world, a boy sits down at its edge, basking at the beauty of the moon as it bids farewell to the land and sky once again. Taking in the sight of its white light before it disappears into nothingness again.

The boy has always adored this place ever since his first visit here many many years ago. The place where clouds can be touched, where the breeze of the wind is calmest and most soothing to his skin, and where the land is furthest from his reach. More so since this is the spot where he can appreciate the moon and its majesty the most. Just staring at it for hours and hours, forgetting the existence of all things around him, just living in that one moment. The moment that he wishes could pause forever and just be at rest. Not having to worry about anything.

"Farewell once more, my dear friend", the boy says, his tone monotonous yet one can hear it being accompanied by a hint of loneliness. He was about to witness the disappearance of his friend for exactly the 6,650th time in his life. Even though he knew his friend would come back just mere hours from now, he could not help but hide his feelings of dejection at the sight of its goodbye.

Most would find his thoughts and feelings to be weird, and he is fully aware of it. People just tend to love the sun and day more. Who doesn't? The bright and strikingly loud colors signifying the coming of a new day, of new opportunities, and of new moments to share with others. Very few would want to be surrounded by darkness. Wandering around aimlessly, fearing for what might be lurking in the surroundings.

'It's just a matter of convenience, is what it is', the boy thinks to himself. Humans love the day because it grants them their sight. They hate the night because it robs them of it. But he knows that he cannot blame the humans at all. They are simply not like him, nor his kind. Humans simply do not have the vision to see through the infinite layers of darkness like they can.

'I hope they can at least thank my good friend for that though', he sighs inwardly, taking his final glance towards the moon.

As he watches his friend be devoured by the blue of the sky, his attention then turns towards his right side. 'And here you are again', he mutters after seeing the slowly rising hues of orange and yellow at the horizon. The coming of dawn is here.

The sun finally shows itself, its light travels through the earth, marking the land and sea with its presence, devouring everything in its path as it continues its unrelenting pace.

The boy does nothing but simply stare right back at the sun. He remains silent at the top of the mountain, sitting there with a dark robe covering only his backside, buttoned at the front of his neck. Despite his revealing outfit, he does not feel the hellish cold of snow. He then turns his head to his right, still sitting at the peak of the mountain, his left leg dangles at the edge, while his right leg is curved up, serving as a resting place for his right arm. He knows what sunlight would do to his body.

It's just common knowledge for him and his kind.

Yet he doesn't seem to be fazed by it. If anything, he seems to be challenging the light, daring it to touch him. A challenge at which the light seems to accept wholeheartedly, as it continues its assault on the earth.

As it reaches merely a few inches from his face, he finally makes his move.

'To me', he says very quietly, as if not wanting anyone to hear he even spoke at all.

Immediately after saying the word, deep darkness flows through his entire being, covering his body faster than the light could reach him only about a few centimeters away. In an instant, every inch of his form was covered in pure black, outlining his figure perfectly, while his eyes shined a deep red, beyond the black veil surrounding him.