Adventures Beyond The Void (Season 1)

Prologue

Darkness.

That's all that can be seen.

Silence.

That's all that can be heard.

Nothing.

That's all that can be found.

However, this is not the case. This time, it's different. Instead of floating in an endless void of nothingness, this time I'm walking. Ripples can be seen where my every step lands, like my feet are touching the surface of water.

It's not wet though. It's cold. Everything is cold. The aura of this place is dark and unwelcoming. I feel like I'm being watched, but there's no one around. Or at least, I can't see anyone or anything around me. But I can sense that I'm not alone.

The more I move forward, the clearer my surroundings become. Not something that helps the situation though. Dark particles float around this vast realm filled with shadows.

Shadows. Yes, shadows. That's what this place is. An unseen-by-man place. A world right beside you, always there, yet unnoticed. But not by me. I always believed that balance was the very thing that held everything in place.

Yet I never would have thought it could reach this extent. And it did. Because now I see it. Like looking at the world through a mirror, with the surface of the glass reflecting a dark, without any light or color replica of existence.

Light and darkness. Good and evil. Life and death. It's too much and yet so simple for one's mind to both miss and grasp. Besides, a coin cannot exist without possessing two sides after all.

There is a saying, which states that if you start reaching out your hand towards the unknown, the unknown starts reaching out to you as well. And pulls you closer and closer, until you see something that was never meant to be seen by a human like yourself. And it's too late, because you are already too far gone.

I never reached a hand out there. I was curious sure, but I never sought to find, to touch the infinity beyond me. Turns out that's not the case. Perhaps in all my loneliness and despair I wished to form a connection. Someone or something to connect with. And connected I became, with something that was far beyond my understanding.

Here I am. Walking through the abyss of blackness towards an uncertain destination. I don't know why I keep on going. It's like I am in a trance. Hypnotized by a song I cannot even hear. Drawn to IT like a moth to a flame that doesn't even exist.

Now I see. In front of me stand tall and unmoving ten pillars, placed in a way that creates a circle of some sort. They are made of black crystal, with some dim lime and cyan colored energy flowing through them, while unrecognizable symbols and runes are sculpted upon their surface.

From the middle of each pillar extends a chain of the same material the other structures are built from, and covers the distance from the pillars towards the middle of the circle. The ground is covered with dirt, while little crystals extend from the floor as well.

Right above, clouds dark as night can be seen swirling around like a hurricane, producing lime and cyan colored lightning. Both sky and earth are pitch black, but in the horizon, dim light allows me to see what lies ahead.

My eyes now travel towards the middle of the bizarre creation, where all the chains seem to be wrapped around something or rather....someone. By closing the distance and walking between the pillars, the feeling of increasing unease is creeping down my spine.

The air seems to have become thicker, causing my every breath to feel like a struggle. The more distance I cover, the heavier my body feels, like the gravity is increasing. I cannot understand it. Every fiber in my body is screaming at me to get away, to run as fast as possible. The environment around me becomes more and more distorted the closer I get to IT.

I say IT because I know that what I am looking at is not a human, despite having its back turned to me. That... thing, while IT'S humanoid, has dark black hair with equally black particles floating from IT. ITS body is big, but doesn't look solid. Black energy like mist covers every part of ITS shape with lime and cyan lightning dancing within the darkness.

IT is sitting on ITS knees, with two chains wrapped around each hand. Two others restrain the legs, while three are surrounding the upper body. The last chain is locked around the neck. The air is so dense right now, it feels as if it's vibrating.

It's loud. Too loud. My eardrums are on the verge of bursting. I think I am going to pass out at any moment. I open my mouth to speak but my voice is stuck in my throat. After many attempts, I finally manage to utter one single word.

   Me: - H...hello...?

And at that very moment everything stills. Now the only thing I can hear is my own heartbeat. IT slowly starts to turn ITS head towards me. When we made eye contact, i felt like death itself was staring right at me. Sinister glowing mixed cyan and lime eyes look deep within my soul, with a distorted face of what looks like a human having an unreadable expression.

For a while we just stare at each other, until IT begins to open ITS mouth. After that, IT speaks and the words coming out shook me to my very core.

    ???: - LET....ME....OUT!!!

The screaming echoes throughout the dark realm. Everything starts shaking. It's too much. Far too much.

Everything turned black for a moment, before I woke up screaming my lungs out, the sudden movement causing me to tumble out of bed. I gasp for air, but my throat is closed. My heart is racing, my vision blurs as tears start falling . I have experienced similar nightmares many times throughout my life, however this was by far the most surreal and terrifying out of all of them.

My dog Marcus came running to my side, whimpering with worry for my wellbeing. I pet him in order to calm down, which thankfully works as usual. I would have appreciated more if my parents were the ones comforting me, but they are currently on a business trip. Being an only child has its downsides as well, I guess. Though, I doubt they'd care, even if they were here.

I look at the clock that's on top of my desk. 4:35. Reluctantly I crawl back to bed, with Marcus by my side this time.

I see I haven't introduced myself yet. Well, my name is Nicholas Blackwood, and this is the story of how my life turned upside down, filled with adventures and a bunch of mysteries from another world.