Transcendence

A Short Story

Orias crumpled to the ground. The pain was too much as it erupted up his arms and throughout his body like streaks of wildfire. As the ebbing wildfire reached his head, his mind exploded with blinding whiteness, obscuring his vision and making him nauseous and dizzy. The pain was like needles that had been dipped in alcohol and jammed through his skin like his extremities had been replaced with ice and electricity wired straight into his spine. Without the ability to control his own body, Orias let out a guttural scream. After mere moments, the pain utterly consumed him. The blackness that engulfed him was a welcome respite from the physical world.