Chapter 27; A Perpetual Twilight

Everything was black for a while, and all I saw were stars. Bright, shining stars plastered on the night sky, looking so pretty. It was like I had been transported to the top of a mountain, so close to them that if I stretched my hand just a little, I'd be able to touch them.

Feel them. Maybe they'd send tingles running through my body. Cool air rushed through me, startling my senses. I suddenly felt a chill, but then it was fine all of a sudden.

And then there was another light. A very bright light. Was I dead? Or perhaps dying?

My body didn't feel as plagued with pain as before; perhaps that was the sweet touch of death. Death is fragile. Death is painless. Death is sweet. Smoky tendrils tickled my skin, stirring me to move my lashes, but they refused to open. I tried and tried, but still, they remained shut.

The soft touch continued weaving through my body before I heard a voice in my head. "Wake up, Red."

My eyes snapped open in an instant. I was met with a stony ceiling and a gol