Timeless
You step into the glimmering vortex, and suddenly, all of your perceptions of reality melt away, shedded like an old skin. Thousands of voices scream within your mind, yet you hear complete silence. You border upon the brink of joyous madness, and painful sanity. And all at once, your journey of a thousand miles, and only one step ends abruptly, and you fall flat on the floor. "Oww." you say. "That hurt!" You glance around, surveying your surroundings. 'Where am I?' you wonder as you look around. You realize that you are standing atop a large building's rooftop. You glance across the street, and spot a massive corporate entity, it's neon logo glimmering beneath the tepid yellow moonlight. 'Kingsfield Corp.' the glimmering sign says. 'I've never heard of that one before.' you think. 'But it's such a humongous building, the tallest one around, it must be very important.' You hear a noise behind you, and turn suddenly.
"Come on, you guys, hurry!!!" a voice shouts. "He went this way!!"
"He's getting away!!" a noticeably more feminine voice says.
A shadowy figure leaps over your head, not even noticing you in the darkness.
"Alright, alright, i'm coming!" said another. Another figure places his hands on the edge of the building, and vaults onto the roof. "Two-point!" he says.
"Oh please." said the same feminine voice you head before. "Don't show off." A being made completely of fire emerges, and lands on the roof of the building.
You gasp, and quickly back away into the shadows at the sight. You sit there, staring in amazement.
"Time to fly." said the man who only recently vaulted onto the building. He removes his jacket. Suddenly, large majestic wings extend from his band, and wave boldly in the wind. With little ease, the man flaps his angelic appendages, and lifts off of the ground.
Both the woman of fire, and the winged man take off after their friend.
After they've left, you step from the darkness momentarily.
"Hey, look out!!" you hear another feminine, yet younger voice shout.
You turn suddenly. The figure approaches you quickly. You have little time to duck and she collides into you.
"Watch it, pal, i'm coming through!!" the boastful teen says. Then, she stands, and dusts herself off.
As she speaks angrily at you, you could've sworn you saw fangs jutting from her mouth, but that's crazy, isn't it?!!
The teenage girl agilely leaps high into the air, and over your head.
'Who were those people?' you wonder.
The entire building's frame buckles, and you realize that the array of faces passing through hasn't ended yet. One more must pass through, a MUCH heavier one. You turn, almost reluctantly yet again. A massive, shadowy figure faces you down, it's pure white eyes glimmering in the total darkness, and it's 8'0" tall frame a rippling mass of pure muscle.
The creature fixes his eyes upon you. "How'd you get up here?" he says.
'It talks!!!' is the first thing that goes through your mind.
"Of course I do." the creature says. "Now get down from here, you're in great danger." the creature says, and he continues forward.
You stand there for many moments after they've all left, your mind completely awestruck by the images recently presented before you. A voice calling to you pulls you from your stupor. The distant sound voice calls your name repeatedly.
"Come back through." it says. "You don't belong there."
You turn back around, and the glowing vortex reappears.
"Step into the light." the voice says.
You approach the vortex, glance back at the world behind you, and leap through.
Return Through the Vortex