Living Metamorphosis

Appearance

I think it was cold
But I’m not sure.
I just remember this tingle
Then the world appeared.

They called it Maria, the world of three places. I don’t remember appearing; I don’t remember what it was like to be before I was. But I do remember the story that took place afterward.

It began with a shudder, then a realization I somehow didn’t comprehend. Images like negative pictures printed in my mind fled my thoughts. Vibrations too loud to understand ceased. The silence I would hear for the rest of my life deafened me. I opened my mind to the world and saw the beings I had become.

A thin mist was all They seemed to be, a mist you couldn’t see beyond. The small beads at the center of their forms created this non-translucent effect. These amorphous figures surrounded me. I felt a sharp pain; the pain grew stronger as they glided closer until I felt I could bare it no longer. One of the figures turned to the others, the pain dulled.

It faced me, and moved forward, It kept nearing me until I felt as though It would collide with me, I began to notice a ringing in the back of my mind. It continued forward, the ringing grew louder, the cool mists surrounded me, I could no longer see anything other then the indigo bead. It pressed into me farther; the ringing grew so loud I began to shiver with pain. Then I saw a small emerald sphere materialize at the heart of my form.

The pain diminished, I felt aware of more figures around me. They looked toward me; I noticed that I could sense their curiosity, their anticipation. I could hear their voices in my mind; the vibrations seemed to be emanating from the bead itself.

The elder figure stepped back from my form and I could sense Its smile. It spoke; my bead translated the soft vibrations slowly.
“ You have come to us new one. We welcome you to our world." The crowd cheered all of them welcoming me unanimously.