All I see is darkness.
It's alive around me, thrumming with energy. I can feel its wicked pulse, hear its rumbling beat. Slowly, the shadows fade, revealing where I am.
I'm standing on the top of Rockefeller Center, thundering clouds swirling around me. Below me, the city is electric. Static wind caresses my body, making me shiver.
Then, there's a voice.
"Artemis Julia Hood," it says. It's female, but it sounds like a thousand unknowable voices at once, raspy and silky and deep and high. "Change is coming for you. And it is coming quick."
For once, I am not afraid, nor am I confused. I am simply curious. I shout into the heavens, "Who are you?"
"I am the wide-shining, the primeval light. I was here before your world was. And I will be here longer." The voice pauses, then, all the energy in the sky seems to materialize into a beautiful woman. She's glowing with glory, her eyes wide and silver, her skin as pale as the moon. She's like walking starlight, and she drifts towards me. "You have a brave quest coming. And you will be faced with a very difficult choice. But I trust you to do the right thing."
"What quest?" I ask, slowly coming into my own, realizing where I am and what's happening. "What change is coming?"
"You are the daughter of song, or so they say. My brother's grandson will need your help. But you must not help him, or else-"
She pauses, staring at me, then lifts her head up as if she's had a realization. "You are waking up."
"What?" I ask. "What's happening? Who are you, really?"
"Wake up, child," she says. "In time, you will know me. Until then, make good choices."
Make good choices? What else is she going to say? Don't do drugs? What a weird dream this is.
Wait, that's it. I'm dreaming. This is all a dream. That's why I feel so... different.
The woman gently touches my face. And then, all I see is light.
~ ☼ ~
A/N: The gif above is of Pyper America Smith, who I imagine as "The Woman". You'll find out who she actually is eventually... :)
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