Author's Note: A short chapter to provide a short introduction of a long journey to come. Enjoy.

Chapter 1: A Beginning With Purpose

A light.

A shining light. One that blinded my eyes even when I wasn't looking at it. A light that mesmerized me, I reached up towards it from the darkness of where I laid. No matter how far I threw my arms out, they were never close enough. Always falling short and leaving me in contemplation. Why was I here, in darkness, alone, and hopeless.

.........It's cold..........

What was my purpose? For living? Anything? I didn't know anything. With only the ragged clothing on my body I lifted myself up and continued walking through the endless space. My surroundings enveloped by darkness, and once again returned to the same place that I left from. The light still up above me, sparkling with radiance but yet I was still surround in darkness, nothingness. 

.........It's lonely...........

Once again I laid down onto the cold, hard surface. Lying on my back with my arms and legs widely spread out and looked up at the light again. How many times had I done this? I lost count after the thousandth time. With my right arm I reached for the light, it was unreachable, impossible for me. Hopeless. A tear slowly started falling from the corner of my left eye and my right arm fell in sync with it.

.............I hate this....................

"If you hate it so much then change it."

The sudden appearance of an unknown voice shook me out of my current emotions and I quickly yelled out while getting back up onto my feet. "Who is it? Who's there?"

Nothing.

"Who's there?! Please....answer me...."

The ground under me suddenly started shaking and rumbling sounds could be heard everywhere around my surroundings. A door slowly rose up from the ground three to four meters away from where I was standing. The light that had always lingered up above me suddenly condensed and emitted a shine that brightened a small area around me. I looked at the door, pitch black with something that looked like two alike heads connected together, one facing the left and the other facing the right.

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I slowly walked up to the door and looked closer at the faces.

"What is this?" I said aloud to myself when a voice suddenly spoke out and surprised me.

"You, who had no past, no present, no future."

I was still completely confused. What is happening, is the only thought that I had in my mind. I continued to think about the current situation that was unfolding before my very eyes when the mysterious voice spoke out again.

"What is it that you desire most child?"

Desire? My desire? Was that something that I was allowed to have? If so, then I wanted that.

"A name." I softly spoke out. "Companions.......friends....warmth....light........purpose."

"I want to live with purpose!" I yelled out while tears started falling from my eyes.

The black door in front of me started shining brightly and I shut my eyes in order to not be blinded by the radiance of the light. The shine quickly faded and slowly I opened my eyes, the door that was once pitch black had changed into a pure white color.

"With this, I have given you a life. A purpose. Take your first step child, and open the way to your beginning."

Hearing the voice, I looked at the door. A purpose exists for me on the other side of this door? Somewhere that is embraced with warmth and life? Without any hesitation I lifted both my arms and pushed the door open. Slowly but with resolve, I walked straight through the door and became enveloped by its surrounding warmth. The door closed after I walked through it and slowly crumbled back into the ground as if it was never there.

"A door of journey that could only be opened with strong will. A time that was once frozen will flow again. A fate that was once severed, now reconnected. As for whether that'll be for the best or for the worst, no one can tell. Live, with purpose. Find it, for it is there. The unwavering sky, Sven."