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Afterlight (A City Of Villains Story Part 1)

“Where am I?” She looked around. Everywhere she looked was dark. She couldn’t see anything.

We’re… between, said a voice. It was an odd sounding voice. Definitely feminine, but distorted. Even though, it was somehow familiar.

“What do you mean ‘between’?” she asked.

Between, the woman’s voice said softly. Between life, and what comes after.

She went cold. “You mean, I’m… dead?”

Almost. She could see a shape moving in the darkness, coming nearer. We are almost dead, but we have a choice to make.

“What kind of choice?” She wasn’t sure she wanted to know, but she asked anyway.

You must choose to move forward or go back, the woman told her. Move forward to the afterlife, or return to your body. But be careful. The choice, once made, cannot be reversed. You have one chance to look at what your life may become if you return. Would you like to see?

She was scared. Terrified, really. But she had to know. “Show me. Please.”

Come, then. See what you have to look forward to.

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