"A person lives three lives. The first ends with the loss of naivete, the second with the loss of innocence, and the third with the loss of life itself. It is inevitable that we go through all three stages."
- Unknown
After getting quick mental flashes of the lives I have lived, everything came to a stop. For the first time in centuries, I feel no pain. I was not physically, mentally, or emotionally troubled. For the first time in centuries, my mind was silent. No more constant rumination, running thoughts, or panic. It was the first time experiencing this type of silence in my mind. It was scary but peaceful.
I feel light. I feel as if I am floating and feel comforted by the space surrounding me. I don't feel scared over this solitude in comparison to the solitude I have experienced over the years on the run. It's been a long time travelin' all on my own and I finally can lay this body down.
Is this what death feels like?
I look at the universe surrounding me. I feel like I am stuck in some state of limbo but I know I am not officially in the worlds between worlds. I see no one else, just the constellation, the stars, and rays of purple that look like paths.
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Everything is dark, but oh so beautiful.
As I looked around, there was this one purple ray that shined brighter than the others and I took that as my destined path.
As I made my way towards it with my arm stretched out, everything began to shake violently. I tried running towards this path but it was no use. The excruciating pain in my head did not allow me and instead caused me to crouch and hold my head. My vision keeps blurring, my head keeps thumping, and tears keep running down my face.
No, no, no!
Though my vision was blurred, the sight of everything coming apart was clear. The bright path became dimmed and began to break apart. There was no more silence in my mind as memories began to flash before me. I began to hear my troubles, and the voices of others, and the pain I had felt for centuries suddenly began to spread through my body and my mind. It was as if my chest cavity began to be filled with fluid, putting pressure on my heart and preventing it from pumping blood effectively. It felt as if I was being submerged in water and in the process of dying all over again.
As I was struggling and fighting for my life once more, the path below my feet was breaking apart into a million pieces, and the universe was tumbling down.
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"Alpha, I think Beta Theodoros should stop now," I say as I look worryingly at Aurora's heart rate on the monitor.
The Alpha solely continues to stare at the Beta's distant and cloudy gaze as he holds on to Aurora's hand, searching for memories—information that could help us figure out her identity, what led to the tragic event the pack experienced, and find out whether or not we will continue to face danger from the individuals we encountered and herself.
"Alpha Ambrosios please, I think we need to stop searching through her memories. Her heart rate is at 140 bpm and continuing to increase," I worryingly say as I continue to look at the monitor.
"What do you see? Is there any useful information", he says with his arms crossed, continuing to ignore my words. says with his arms crossed, continuing to ignore my words.
"Nothing. Yet."
The Alpha lets out a growl that I can feel rumble through my chest.
"It's not as easy as you think, Alpha", he says harshly through his haze, "I am still trying to go through the mental wall that she has up."
"That was supposed to be passed by now. It would be best if you hurry up" he says in a low and threatening, monotonous voice.
"I'm trying to avoid feeling what she feels," Beta Theodoros inched forward towards Aurora's pale and bloodied body with an amazed expression on his face. "So much pain for someone so young."
Suddenly his face contorted and the monitor began to go wild.
Aurora's chest begins to rise high as she begins to gasp out loudly, her heart rate is at an unhumanly 200 bpm.
As the Alpha intervened between the Beta and Aurora, I quickly sprinted into action, running to grab the paddles to shock Aurora.
Doc and other nurses sprint into action as well, going into room 2219, where Aurora is, and preparing for what needs to be done. Mrs. Honey, one of the nurses quickly begins chest compressions as another nurse begins to insert a treatment through her IV to help restore a normal heart rhythm.
As we begin to set the patches along Aurora's body, the lights begin to flicker and the electronic systems begin to fail us. I look over worryingly towards Aurora, who's shaking and gasping for air.
As I drew nearer to her, suddenly, she was upright with eyes glowing an electric blue.
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