29th November, 2031. Quebec, Canada.

"10:47 pm".

My words came out shallow under the intense winter cold. I gazed back at my smartphone once more before releasing my grip on it, letting it fall into the abyss below. After a few excruciatingly long seconds, there was a small splash under me. This way should be a bit quick, maybe not the most painless but at least after I jump, I have no chance of giving in to any second thoughts. 

I looked up at the moon while taking one more deep whiff from my cigarette, i burst out into a frenzy of coughs before tossing in into the abyss as well. 

It was finally time, I was finally going to put an end to this shit show I call my life. I stood gazing at the city where I had spent most of my life in, memories came flooding back. Memories of my family, Oliver, Amanda, I'm sorry.

I removed my gloves and jacket, exposing my dark skin to the harsh cold breeze, it's a miracle that it's not snowing right now. I let my eyes fall onto the void below me, this is really it. I can be free, I can forget, I will be free from this aching pain.

But...do I deserve to be free?

What would Oliver and Amanda think??

“Come on Luke, don’t think about them”.

Why do I even care about that? I'll be going to join them.

The more i gazed at the void, the more i felt it pierce me instead. My legs weakened as i bowed into a crouch, I'm scared.

I'm so scared. 

"...Does that guy want to jump..."

"...Someone call the cops..."

"...Wait kid, don't move..."

I looked back at the people starting to crowd around me, seemingly helpful but nobody really cares. If i can escape from this place, perhaps death isn't that bad.

I cleaned off the tears i didn't notice had welled up in my eyes and shot the people there a smile before turning back to the ledge and leaping down into the abyss.

My body smashed into the water almost like I hit concrete, I could immediately feel various bones in my body broken, I slipped in and out of consciousness as pain and shock ate at my body and water slowly enveloped my lungs. 

So this is death? Do i really want to die?? Guess its too late to do anything about it now. Upon all this pain, I felt an odd sense of calm as my body lost strength, this was the right step.

My vision gave way one final time and i was plunged into another void, there was nothing, just nothing. I couldn't feel, hear or see anything. Maybe I'm on my way to heaven, after all the shit I've been through, I at least deserved that.

My memories can be wiped, I can be given a body with no weaknesses or pain and I can be with beautiful female angels with all the food I could ever want. Yes, perhaps now i can be happy.

A bright light pierced the void that enveloped me, it got bigger and bigger by the second. So this is the light, oh how i've waited for this. I was completely enveloped by this new flash but what I saw was nothing like the heaven I had imagined.

It was a vast sea, devoid of any plants, trees or ground to begin with. The sky above was a mix of black and purple with various stars and constellations, the water was clean and clear, so much so that it near perfectly reflected the space that faced it.

This odd landscape was rather beautiful but the world wasn't the only thing that caught my eye. I hovered in the air like a ghost without any physical body. A few metres below me, I saw four people.

There was one a few feet away from the rest, he laid gazing up at the sky while a pool of his own blood stained his long white hair, beautiful white garments and pale white skin. Oddly enough, it seemed as though neither him nor his blood seeped into the water, almost like it was a floor.

There were two standing together, they were both badly beaten with various scars and injuries, the one at the left even had his arm cut off and judging by the blood pouring out, it was a recent injury.

He stood with short jet black hair, a short white tunic which left his defined upper body visible, a cut left arm and the other arm holding a long golden spear but the most important part of him was the gorgeous white wings protruding from his back. They had been slightly stained but that didn't take away from the pure beauty of his giant wings which were about double his size.

To his right stood a much more ominous figure, long silky white hair that covered most of his face, almost scaly skin and toned physique. More than anything though, the dark almost pitch black flames he conjured in his right hand made even me as a ghost want to take a step back.

Finally the one in the centre, crouched in front of them holding onto his abdomen, it was more than obvious that he was gravely injured. Long black hair covered his facial features, leaving only his pale skin and tattered clothing visible.

The world seemed to slightly warp as my vision switched to a deep black and white almost instantaneously. 

"I need you", a voice called behind me. 

I turned to see the once crouched man slowly walking towards me, stumbling and swaying with each step.

"You will be reborn and take up my eyes"

Reborn? What?? No, that can't happen.

I tried to speak, to protest but my voice didn't come. He slowly walked closer and closer to me, the pressure on my body increased with every step, I felt his raw power shake my very soul, even his voice carried unimaginable weight it was almost as though God himself was reaching towards me.

"You will learn to use them quickly then you will take my place".

"These eyes will decide fate itself"

Finally he stretched his hand towards me and my vision darkened once more but now something was different, i could feel it something was coming and i didn't want it.

I didn't end myself to be reborn again, I didn't go through all that pain for this. I can't do it again, I can’t go back.

I felt a surge of emotions envelop me all at once as I let out guttural scream but all that came out was the light crying of a new born baby. Despair enveloped me as the tears rolled out, the worst possible outcome had occurred.

"...It's a bouncing baby boy..."

"...He looks so much like you mom..."

"...Lucia, you're a brother now..."

"...I know Dad, i'm excited..."

"...What's his name?..."

"...Damian...Damian Simmons..."

I had been reborn...into another hell.

END OF CHAPTER 1