Prologue

I stood surrounded by an infinite marsh of mud and muck. I could smell the faint taint of dirt, and salt water. In these marshes, one wrong move and you would be swallowed in a monster of endless ocean drenched earth.

It seemed I had been motionless for over an eternity, but just as quickly as I had only arrived in that exact spot, the voices of people swept into my ears. Though so many called out towards me, I could not truly understand them. It was already too late.

Its hard to believe that it was just yesterday I had understood the nightmare, that had plagued my dreams ever since I was old enough to understand what a dream was. Everything was so clear to me. The screeching sound of the wind blowing against my face, the moist scent of muddy sea water that filled my nose, the sight of the limitless sky above me. I felt like it was the first time I had truly lived, or at least took the time to ‘smell the roses’. The sight of the marsh was strangely beautiful to me. It gave me a somewhat sad, yet comforting feeling. Any other day before, I had always looked at the swamp with such disgust, but now it was as if I was a completely different person. The sky was cloudy today, but the clouds seemed to clear a pathway of sunlight onto me. I bathed in the endless warm light of the sun.

The sounds of shouting and yelling began to reach me again; it was time for me to go. I took a step foreword ready to meet my fate; however a voice louder from all the others called out my name. “Terra!”

I slightly turned my head, to gaze upon Tanya. She was among the crowds, but to me she seemed to be the only one there. I couldn't see any of her features, but I didn't have to. The way she looked was forever imprinted in my mind- from her short raspberry blue, to her warm presense, to her sad green eyes.

A smile peaked through my lips, and I continued.

Taking the final step, I allowed myself to be devoured by the bottomless mud demon.

*how was it? I got this from a dream- crazyy isn't it ^_^*