The Awakening
I woke up surrounded by darkness. I could see nothing at all. I could hear the sound of drops of water when falling on a pond. Where am I? It could have been a dungeon or something like that, but i didn't have shackles of any sort on any part of my body. Sewers perhaps? Couldn't be. It didn't smell bad or foul. Where am i then? Many thoughts crossed my mind and even more questions arose from the depths. How did i get here in the first place? I really cant recall anything besides waking up here... I better move I had to find out what my surroundings looked like. I crawled in one direction, using my hands as antennae. I had to come to a sudden stop. Nothing... there is nothing here How is it possible? I tried to remain calm and tried my luck in another direction, just for the same outcome. I tried other directions, but it was always the same. After some meters, there was absolutely nothing. I had had some hope when crawling in the last direction that remained unchecked, maybe that one would be different from the rest. But the cold reality hit my face like a wet towel. There was nothing there, i was sitting in the middle of an island, stranded. The sound of the water was slowly driving me insane. Could there be a pond beneath this island? Its seemed like a crazy idea, but the whole situation was, so maybe it could even make sense. The trickling sound bore into the back of my head, my mind telling me to make a leap of faith and jump. Its not like i will be able to survive much time on this island anyway. There are only two possibilities: either i die when hitting the ground or there is a pond and i can look for an exit... I stood on my two feet. I had to make a decision now. The sound of the drops inviting me to jump, my survival instincts telling me to remain on the island and wait for something to happen. One step forward... Forward to an unknown future. Forward to what could be a certain death. Forward to discovering a truth that could either hurt or be most precious to me. Another step, and another and another... That was it, half of my foot was now over the abyss. I... I have to do something. I am standing on the verge of what could be death. My foot slips, i fall... The wind blows through my hair, it feels good. The last drop hits the surface.