New life is created, unknown and unknowing, formed by some power unknown to this new life. A life with limbs, and simple eye spots, a life with tube legs underneath, and glowing lines around each limb that can glow at will. Swimming in water and crawling about the floor of this place I finally wake up to my first experiences and remember them.
Sand is gritty but pleasant to me, silt floating about it as i disturb the floor, light emits from myself and others about me creating shadows which I play with and chase about. I feel content and curious about everything. Poking at whatever is about i learn that wiggly thing is a friend, that spiky thing is bigger than me, and stays just far enough away that i can't climb onto it. those other lights are things like me of various sizes and numbers of appendages.
I only have 3 limbs Right now, This make moving about a bit challenging it seems. I move in each limbs direction with turning being rather difficult 'Ah cramp not pleasant' no more of that. Something plops down near me 'what is that?'. I feel pressures about me directing me towards this new thing, 'Hearing? what even is that word, what's a word?' -tightness in my center encourages me to move, 'that empty feeling, I do not like it'. "ahh hungry little one? best fill your stomach soon child."
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"huh? what is this I ...hear? and how do i understand you so clearly now?" I press out into the void. " well done little Eclipsa, The gift of speech has presented itself of you rather early in life".
'Eclipsa huh, guess i'm an Eclipsa, whatever that is.' "so what are we, large one?" i ask this large thing like me with many more limbs and exhibiting a warm glow. Still crawling towards this new thing dropped near me i feel it is soft and squishy some how. A responds pounds itself over me and envelops my every sense. "you are eclipsa, wondrous beings of the eclipsed realms, Congratulations on learning to speak and illuminate earlier than most" a shadow in the distance of my sight sends its message clearly and deeply as I envelop this squishy thing left for me to eat somehow.
'yummy whatever this is i like it, that tightness is gone' warmth filling my being as i spread out and relax a moment."tasty isn't it little one, rest a while and listen as I explain what you are to more detail". 'I think I'll do just that' as i settle down into the soft silt covered sand bed.
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Some time passed as I fell asleep while being educated on myself In my new world, now I awake and stretch out my limbs. 'four limbs? hmm guess I have grown a little' practicing with my new limb arrangement I exhaust myself playing and getting my movement figured out again.