𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙡 ♥︎

Chapter 30: Heaven's Presence

What is Heaven to you?

Is it a place?

Is it a feeling?

Is it a goal?

For religious people, it is all of the above. There is no doubt that Heaven would ultimately be the best thing they will be blessed with.

But what would Heaven be to those who don't believe?

It is the same.

Though, a bit toned down.

A place they feel comfort within.

A feeling of bliss and success.

A goal to achieve.

Heaven is out here for all of us. Whether we strive for it in this world, or the Hereafter.

Apart from those three things that Heaven can be, it can actually mean a lot more. I could go on and on, spouting about its existence and comfort.

But there is a question that... Plagues my mind.

What if Heaven's a person?

''Haa!'' I gasped for air as I finally surfaced from all the water.

It felt like I'd been drowning for days under there...

Days, weeks...

Possible months...

Under a void of darkness, unable to breathe due to the water...

I fully got out of the water and lied down on the grassy patch of land that was in front. Panting as I tried to calm my heart down.

But the anxiety that moment of remembrance held kept on seeping back into my mind.

Milor, my parents, the train, the Raptures.

I finally managed to open the door, but when I did, it revealed even more doors.

... I might've screwed myself...

''Oh my God...'' I sighed to myself as I looked up at the Luna.

I am back at this place, but what does it mean?

The forest, the graveyard, the night sky...

The pond that I crawled out of.

Hare?

Hare, are you there?

.  .  .

This is worrying.

.  .  .

''Commander!'' Modernia cried while holding onto a bloody body.

She was squeezing it close to hers as the tears that escaped her eyes soaked the uniform it wore.

The white hair it once had was now tainted with the lifeblood that had seeped out during the great assault.

His face, forever hidden under his hair, will never express itself again.