ZIRA

Coldness. That was the first thing I remembered feeling when I hit the river below. Then, in an instant, I was sucked into oblivion. I wasn’t sure if my eyes were open or closed. I couldn’t see anything. Just lying...in darkness, or maybe I was floating. I couldn’t tell.  

Where am I? Was I in heaven? Hell? Would the Goddess take it out on me? I couldn’t tell if I was moving. I couldn’t see myself. Is heaven just a black abyss? That would be disappointing. 

Behind what I thought was my mind, I heard something. Was it water? I think it was water. I felt cold. I never...