Entry 2

Rumblings are far more felt than heard and certainly never seen.
They come to you through the soles of your feet into the depth of your soul.
Only then do they open the eyes of your heart.
They speak of a shift that is about to take place.
-Mcmanus, Perils of Ayden.


As you stand, a seemingly insignificant gust of wind comes to you and tries to tell you a secret. You can't quite explain it, but you are somewhat consumed by the tranquility of your weakened state. The rhythm of your pulse tells you of a new song. A change of heart is taking place. The weakness that fought heavily against you now seems to befriend you.

The voices stand still as you take in the purity of the moment.
You relax and let the weight of your load fall wherever it wishes.
The thud of the ground makes you smile as it echo's through the desolate land.

The echo seems to thicken and intensify.
...
Both breathing and the beating of your heart stop simultaneously as you realize the echo is no echo at all. As if there were explosions in the distance, too far to tell of their power and reach. A force is coming. Your senses are both heightened and flustered as you don't know... where this force is coming from, where it is going, what it is... and most importantly, how to possibly react. You franticly look around to find some sort of answer or at least cover. Finding nothing you turn and stare in what seems to be the face of the force.

The atmosphere thickens as the pressure intensifies. You plant your feet firmly in the ground as to prepare for impact. Although it comes from outside, and from a clear direction, it also comes seems to come from within. As if this force awakens another inside you, stirring within the very core of your being. Was this force always within me, laying dormant? It too seems to prepare for impact with you.

For the first time the rumbling becomes audible and builds rapidly. Stronger and louder, your body shakes trying to hold its ground. You realize your senses useless to you. Your body consumed. Your ears overpowered. You decide to close your eyes as well... You don't need to see what is about to overtake you. Everything inside you screams, warring against this outside force, seemingly restricted only by a thin barrier of skin. It feels like the slightest movement could make you explode. Intensifying still...

Instantly the force is lifted. Silence pursues.

Veiny limbs try to relax as you take a moment to figure out your new reality. As far as you can tell you are fine, but something is very different. The atmosphere has shifted. You neither feel weak or strong, just heavier... or maybe lighter. You never imagined a presence so powerful. You did not know the capacity of the power inside you. But the part that brings you to your knees, is the connection that took place between the two.

Where do you go from here?
Staggered by an observation, this was merely foreshock.
You pull yourself up, and start walking in to this new world.