Devil's Chosen

Dimensional

The tentacle had almost reached me. And as it did, memories of my siblings flashed through my mind. Their blood... The entrails, their destroyed flesh. My body clenched at the thought of being torn apart, limb by limb. My arms constricted at the mere thought of being stretched to their limit. My eyes widened, but before the tentacle reached me, it vanished, or I did.

Everything went black for a moment before my vision returned. Around me, flashing lights radiated in a circle, forming a tube. Descending through the dazzling circle of colours, my body began to stretch and distort. Looking down upon my hands, watching as they faded in and out of reality. My skin became translucent, revealing my muscles and bones.

The sensation of my arm losing mass was interesting; it did not hurt, but it was not seamless. It was as if every atom in my arm had its own emotions. After a few moments of phasing, it suddenly stopped. My vision darkened for a moment before gravity began to push down upon me, sending me falling into the tube of light.

The force of it made my head hurt and caused blood to seep from my nose. The taste of iron filled my mouth as more flowed out. My teeth began to stain red; my hands clasped my nose, and even with the suction, blood began to escape through the cracks.

As more force began to push against me, a new force began to pull as well. My body began to stretch. feeling my skin rip, and muscles strain. Screaming, as the invisible force pulled me apart. My tendons snapped, and blood gushed from my snapping veins.

My stomach ripped open, pulled apart by the force, my guts spewing out into the tube of glorious light. My eyes widened and popped as my head compressed against them. My fingers snapped, and my arms soon followed after them. Darkness engulfed me as wind rushed around my body.

My neck began to give way under the strain. A pop echoed through the tunnel as my vertebrae began to extend beyond their limit, leaving my body immobile. Going slack, the only thing that still lingered in my mind was the pain.

My mind was fogging, and my consciousness began to slip.

My heart stopped, my blood slowed, and my body froze.

My mind went blank, and with it, my hope crumbled.

Screaming, my eyes shot open, revealing that everything that had just happened was not real...

What was that?

Searching the area, the tube of light still surrounded me once again, but there was no phasing, no push and pull. Looking down at my stomach, feeling the spot that used to have a hole, there was nothing... Bringing my hands to my head, not even a drop of blood flowed.

It truly was a nightmare...

Light flew by me, blocking any view beyond its radiant walls, until it vanished without notice, being replaced by amazing sights. Darkness surrounded me, but it was lit by millions of small lights flickering through it. Beside me, the tube had become translucent, still separating me from the darkness.

From beside me, a roar erupted, causing me to spin towards the noise. The creature that befell me was magnificent. It shone with a bright glow, seeming to swim through the darkness. It had kind eyes and rough skin. One of its large fins broke through the barrier, coming into contact with me. Smiling, while tracing my hand along its rough but beautiful skin, another roar echoed from below.

A gust of wind shot through the tunnel as another one of the creatures flew by, swimming elegantly next to me. It did not breach the barrier as the other one had, so my arm reached out towards it instead. Coming in contact with the edge of the tube, my arm breached the wall, but as it did, a cold entered my body.

A furious pull entered the tube where my arm had broken the wall, causing me to drift towards the side. Trying to pull my arm back was no use, as on the other side, it began to turn blue, with ice particles forming across it. The pain was immense for a second as the blood in my arm began to freeze solid. After a few moments of agony, the pain vanished as my arm turned completely blue.

The pull brought me right up against the wall, and as my weight pushed against the tube, its stability began to fail. A massive c***k appeared where my body grinded against it. My eyes bulged as they were pressed against the wall, forcing them to look directly outside.

The massive blue creature and I made eye contact as it got closer to the tube, its beady eye fixed on me. Almost as if it were examining me. With a sudden roar, the creature halted as I continued to fall through the tube. Panic began to set in as another c***k appeared when, suddenly, the creature came flying by. My muscles and tendons snapped as it rammed its fin into my arm, severing it completely.

Blood flowed from my shoulder into the darkness, and as it did, it crystallized almost instantly. The pull lessened as my arm vanished, allowing me to drift away from the breach in the tube. As my body moved away, the hole in the tube reappeared instantly, along with the cracks that began to form.

Bringing myself back to reality, looking down to my side to see that my arm was missing, a terrible scream escaped my mouth. My remaining hand clasped at my shoulder, trying to stop the bleeding, but it was to no avail, as blood rushed through it, trying to get to somewhere that no longer existed. Demonic Regeneration lvl 7 closed the wound after a few minutes, halting the bleeding, but the damage had been done.

My body felt heavy, and my mind was groggy. My red hue had completely vanished, leaving my pale skin all alone. The heat that lingered on my body from my acidic blood had vanished, as there was not enough of it flowing through me.

My eyes dimmed as my consciousness faded. And as it did, darkness engulfed me again.

Visions of flickering lights rushed through my mind. It felt as if it had been days since losing consciousness. But as my eyes opened, just from how my body felt, it was clear that it had only been a few minutes.

The giant creature was now swimming against the tube once again, and as it did, its fin broke through the barrier.

How could it do that?

As it did, my body tensed as it reached towards my wound. Gently, it covered my shoulder with its fin. Straining my head to see, my eyes began to water as a dazzling light emitted from the creature's extremity.

Underneath the fin, the muscles in my shoulder began to quiver. They convulsed as a sensation of bliss entered my body. My body convulsed as new skin began to extend and muscles formed below the fin. Biting my lip, the taste of iron filled my mouth.

After a few moments, the creature swam away, pulling its fin from the tube. On my side, my arm had been completely regenerated! Squeezing my fist tight, I felt as if my entire body had been rejuvenated. Looking away, my eyes fell upon the beast as it swam effortlessly through the freezing darkness.

The monster roared at me, and as it did, the wall of light suddenly reappeared. The creature and the darkness were gone. With another look at my arm, a smile formed on my face.

Falling through the tube, my vision darkened once again. After regaining my senses, the massive pressure returned, and with it, so did the excruciating pain. Looking down, my torso was phasing, allowing me to see my internal organs. My intestines vibrated, my lungs contracted, and my heart pumped.

From both sides of me, a pull much greater than the one from before appeared. Blood spewed out of my mouth like a faucet. Looking down into my translucent body, the sight that befell me caused my stomache to turn. My organs began to rip, blood seeping into the muscles that were meant to protect them.

With another tug from the force, my skin buckled, tearing me open. My insides spilled out, and as they did, more organs began to break. Air no longer entered my mouth as my lungs tore and deflated inside me.

My eyes dimmed as my heart began to stretch and contort, blood spewing from multiple openings. With a final tug, my bones snapped, and my body split in half. My mind went numb, and below me, my legs drifted away from my torso. With a last cough of blood, my body stopped moving.

Screaming, my eyes opened once again, my body now fully intact.

It was another nightmare... What is happening to me?

After what felt like an eternity, the walls of light disappeared, being replaced by darkness once again.

On either side of the tube, there were two massive objects. To my right, there was a massive ball of blue fire. A sphere that seemed to extend endlessly into the dark. It cast a blue glow upon me and also a wave of warmth. Knowing better, my hands stayed firmly planted on my body. Taking in the magnificent sight, my eyes turned to the other side.

Instead of fire, it was a large greyish rock. It was beautiful. It reflected the light from the blue sphere. On it were many craters that seemed to be hundreds of meters deep. Even though it was much plainer than the blue ball of fire, my eyes stayed glued to it. The large rock was magnificent...

Soon, the light from the tube reappeared—cutting off my view of the rock. With it, my vision darkened once again.

Once it came back, so did the pressure. My legs were now translucent, and inside, the blood flowed through them. With a hard push, my ears popped and rang. Hot blood began to drip from them. My head began to compress as, instead of being pulled, it was pushed.

My legs snapped and bent, bones piercing through skin and rupturing internal arteries. Through the transparent skin, blood seeped into the muscles, dyeing my legs red. With a loud snap, my neck buckled and broke. My head fell backwards. After another push, my legs entered my torso, crushing my organs. And with a loud pop, my skull concaved, causing my pain to end.

Opening my eyes, while gasping, the dream had finished once again. This time, while checking over my body, I realized that my ears were hot to the touch. Not sure if it was just a coincidence, but my eyes looked to the side of the tube.

The light wall vanished, the darkness replacing it once again. Looking around, small lights flickered in the darkness, each having a unique colour. But the main thing that caught my attention was a massive dark abyss. It was darker than even the surrounding space. Around it, massive red rings spun faster than my mind could comprehend. Beams of energy were being sucked in, and even while in the tube, a slight, invisible pull drew me closer.

My eyes could not see anything inside the massive dark sphere, but after watching for a few moments, movement began to emerge from within. From the sphere, a massive hand crawled out; it grabbed the wall and began to pull. After a moment, another hand emerged, grasping onto the edge as well. It pushed hard against the dark barrier, allowing more of the thing to escape. With a roar, a massive horn pierced the surface of the black sphere.

After the horn, the rest of the creature's head emerged. Wind rushed through the tunnel as the creature looked towards me and the tube. It had a singular eye, a red pupil, staring through my soul. While still half inside the dark abyss, it reached its hand out towards me. Even though it was so far away, the scale of the creature was insane. Its hand was the size of the entire ball of blue fire that appeared before.

It reached down and took the tube into its hand. As it did, gravity flipped as the tunnel became distorted. My body tumbled down, scraping along the thin, transparent wall. Above me, the hand had completely shattered the tube, and air was beginning to be sucked upwards towards it. My body began to float as a fierce cold pierced me. Looking up towards the hand, my body quivered as small mouths opened upon it.

They clattered away, sharp teeth preparing to devour whatever enters them. My fingers dug into the side of the tube, trying to stop myself from being pulled upward, but it was to no avail. The air pressure was too strong, ripping my fingers from their place. Kicking out and flailing, my body fought to slow down. Closing my eyes, the sound of clattering grew close.

Suddenly, my body collided with the side of the tube as it was whipped violently from side to side. My eyes opened, and I looked towards the massive creature. It roared in terror as dark chains flew from the dark abyss, wrapping around the beast's shoulders. Waves of blood poured from the monster as the chains dug deep into its skin, and as they did, the grip on the tunnel disappeared.

It was yanked back, its single eye wide. Mouth agape, it let out a final roar before disappearing back into the sphere. The dark abyss trembled as its hand reached out once again, trying to grab onto the side. It held tight before being pierced through by a chain and being dragged back through the dark barrier.

The tunnel began to repair itself quickly, realigning with its other side. As it did, gravity took hold once again, sending me flying through space. After a moment, the giant abyss disappeared, and the wall of light returned.

My body was prepared to face the pressure once again, but it never came. Below me, I could see that the tunnel had come to an end. The wall of light disappeared, but instead of being replaced by darkness, it gave way to a beautiful blue sky. My white hair flowed in the wind while plummeting down towards the ground. White clouds littered the sky, and in all directions, beautiful landscapes could be found. Small cities... tall mountains... Even a blue ocean.

Looking down, a massive forest was below me. Just realizing it, my eyes widened as the ground approached at dazzling speeds. Falling from above a hundred meters, my mouth opened.

A scream escaped me as my head made contact with a thick branch.