Chapter 2 - Prologue Part 2: Within the Darkness (1/2)
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Naoto's body lied motionlessly within a pool of blood in his room. After some time has passed, before Naoto's parents could fully process the situation, a small pale orb of light slowly floated out of his body. Regaining some vision , Naoto looked down, only to see his body stained in blood and his sobbing parents. He shifted his view towards the sky and could see bright white light, which seemed to be calling for his soul. While Naoto was not a fanatic in religion like others, he still believed a God existed and there would be an afterlife.
Naoto decided to persist on and stay in place just so he can have one last look at his parents before flying upwards toward the light. Perhaps it was due to the recent growing phenomena in the last few decades but Naoto's parents senses were quite developed and they finally regained their composure. Before thinking about anything else they saw a pale white orb of light floating closely above Naoto's lifeless body. His parents enjoyed the supernatural and they reached the conclusion that the orb of light must be Naoto's soul and could faintly see his figure. Mama Watanabe tugged Papa'a shoulder.
”Dear, look! Am i seeing things? I thought orbs of light couldn't materialize themselves into figures as they lack the energy!”
”While that is true for most cases...Perhaps there is a God who has taken pity on us and is granting us one last goodbye with our Son...”
Ignoring the growing stench of blood pervading through the room, Naoto's parents continued to stare at their son's soul, eagerly awaiting any action or response. However, what seemed like eternity, a couple minutes have passed and Naoto's soul just stayed floating silently looking back down at his parents, who were now looking up towards him, as if they could directly see Naoto.
”Why isn't our boy saying anything? While I'm not in shock anymore his soul should still be able to do something like projecting his thoughts into ours right?”
”Dear...Hmm. Maybe its due to the fact that his soul and figure manifested that it took a toll on whoever God did this and spent too much energy and was unable to grant our Son anything else during this moment...”
Perhaps this was the only conclusion Naoto's parents could reach with the knowledge they have, as they continued to watch Naoto. Realizing this process must be straining the God's energy, his parents didn't want the God to suffer any longer and quickly started preparing to say their final goodbye. After another minute passed, they gathered their thoughts.
”Little Naoto. I'll always love you no matter what journey lies ahead of you! I wish this didn't happen and hoped to see you get married to start your own family.Perhaps you were too young to remember when we chose your name but I hope you can continue being the honest boy we love!
Before long Mama Watanabe started to cry again. Papa Watanabe took her into his embrace and faced Naoto.
”Son...What I'll say is simple. No matter where you end up, I pray that you should not give up on what you want to accomplish and pray nothing like this happens again...!”
While Naoto did not have the energy to speak anymore, he nodded to his parents final words. His parents were shocked to see the figure nod, and their lips curved upwards, forming a smile. The family finally said their goodbye. As no more time could be spent with each other, Naoto's soul finally started to slowly float towards the light awaiting him. His parents saw that their son's soul was slowly moving upwards. Realizing this, they started to wave their hands.
Orbs of light have the ability to travel at very fast speeds. It did not take an eternity to arrive at the source of the light awaiting him. During this travel Naoto's parents could still see their Little Naoto, in what seemed like to be waiting in a queue.
”Dear, is that...”
Before she could complete her sentence, Naoto's father placed a finger on her lips, as if asking her to shush.
”Events like these should not be questioned. Let's just watch his depart quietly...”
Naoto's mother softly nodded. They continued on watching his son's soul in the sky waiting in line, seemingly waiting for an eternity.
As Naoto waited, he saw a very big oval-shaped golden door with peculiar rune markings located at each corner. These runes depicted mythical beasts, on the top left was a black tortoise, top right a fiery red phoenix, bottom left a ferocious white tiger, and bottom right a menacing azure dragon. Within the center of the door carved a yin-yang symbol, symbolizing balance. Between the bottom left and bottom right runes stood two smaller doors, one clad in all white and one clad in all black.