Sea of Souls ~ {Chapter 1 of The Jagged Soul}

~a place outside of the dimensions of time and space, with no beginning and no end, a secret dimension unto itself, this is the place where broken souls travel in their sleep to get fixed~

"Do you wonder?" The voice spoke to me in a gentle sigh. "Do you wonder how you got here?" Again, I heard a gentle sigh. 

I could not feel certain that I did indeed hear that voice. Can one hear voices that speak inside the mind? Still, I had no idea how I got to this place, to this shore, a shore filled only with the whispers of ebb and flow. I felt the tide pulsate within my body, in that sacred space that housed the crushed wreckage of my heart. I gazed out onto the sea, and saw the murmur of countless naked, formless souls calling out to shrinking swells. 

With each swell that stroked the shore, I saw a thousand souls borne, cast out to earth through some seamless, unseen portal. And with each waning swell, I saw a thousand withered souls absorbed from earth, back into the sea. Before my eyes, this silvery sea breathed itself into a tapestry, a tapestry into which all souls strive to sew themselves. The expansive whitewashed sky sagged as it took on a steel grey hue. 

For a split second, I felt as if I should have to raise my arms, in an effort to keep the sky above from collapsing all around me. I watched as delicate, silvery filaments of rain fell in a sweet hush. As with all things in this dimension, I could not tell where the rain ended or where it began. Still, it all seemed to me like the unravelling of a grand, undulating garment. 

Once again I heard the beautiful sigh speak to me. "You arrived, precariously perched on the tip of a frightening, winged dream ~ a soul in dire need of repair. The most wounded of souls, shattered and jagged, come here, seeking repair and renewal. Welcome, to the Sea of Souls. Here you will receive beauty for ashes."

Reviews

[Ruth]

Intrigued! You have poetically built up a scene to interest the reader a lot :) xx

[James Darrow]

A very interesting introduction. The level of attention to the detail in describing the atmosphere does clearly show that there is a clear vision behind the writing. How the character arrived to this Sea of Souls is an interesting thought to entertain, along with what shall happen to the character while they are there. This also builds into the intrigue of who 'the voice' is, and what role it will play. The chapter also doesn't run on, repeating information and details unnecessarily for the sake of length. Overall, I like what is here, and look forward to seeing more.