His eyes opened, the sky was pitch black almost hollow as the sound of a beating heart could be heard echoing across the vast and seemingly endless expanse of void. The boy stood up from the ground which he lay then began walking towards a dim light in the distance squelching sounds echoed each step he took and the further he walked the more lost he felt It was as if he was being swallowed by the darkness around. He gave no room for any thought as he set his eyes on the dim light. The ground became more uneven the further he pushed and he felt like he was being watched. Soon he started climbing what felt like a cliff with a very soft and fragile surface but he couldn't see it as the environment was dark, so dark he couldn't even see his own hand in front of his face but he kept climbing until he finally reached the top. There, the source of the light rested exuding a menacing and unholy aura and the heartbeat that echoed became ten times louder if anything,it was an object forged by the devil himself. It was a cross. A gargantuan cross placed on an even bigger pile of dead bodies. The boy's instinct told him to run but he was no longer in control of his body as he kept moving closer to the cross he had a strange affection towards this cross it was almost as if it was calling him... Talking to him.... Welcoming him. He then touched the cross an a dark aura flowed out of him then into the cross. The cross soared high into the hollow and void like sky shining with a dark energy before lighting up the sky. The previously void like sky was now shining bright with stars and strange symbols filled the fascinating view. The boy wished he could stay here forever.... That was until he looked down. He looked down to be meet with the horror of tens of thousands of dead bodies and carcasses piled up against each. The dead bodies stretched as far as the eye could see and blood was oozing down the mountains of carcasses and what he climbed and was standing on right now was just another one of the countless piles of dead human bodies. Overgrown maggots and liches could be seen feeding on these bodies one of these maggots were at least as big as a fully grown man. The boy dropped to the ground, he couldn't help but remember all the times he tripped and came face to face to these dead bodies, all the times he fell while trying to climb what he thought was a cliff, the times he drank human blood thinking it was just a puddle of water. He felt irritated and nauseous almost fainting on the spot. Just as he was about to lose his mind, a deep reverberating voice with a hint of darkness rang out [Welcome]. Just after this voice rang out three dark orbs with a light shine of purple floated down from the gargantuan cross forming a smokey human like figure. The figure opened its shining purple eyes and a slightly visible force hit the boy's body as he trembled violently "why are you here? " Before the boy could answer, the figure floated behind the boy looked at the faded tattoo on the boy then said"Interesting" "You bear my mark" As the figure stretched it's hand to touch it, The boy turned turned and then slapped it's hand away. "How dare you" The figure said a hint of anger visible in its tone "You are merely a shattered reflection a fraction of me and you dare defy me!?! " It flared up giving up it's human figure and forming into a big shadowy fire. The shadows big eyes opened giving off a deep purple glow and a glint of malice. The shadow attacked turning into a stream of smoke moving at lightning speed the boy quickly rolled sideways and proceeded to run as fast as he could while at the same time thinking of solutions. The harsh conditions at the slave cavern had provided the boy with an increased brain power so now he could think fast while on the which was difficult for some people except for trained veteran awakened. More than fifty simulations were simultaneously running in his mind. what would happen if he kept running, how the fight would go if he stood his ground and fought and even the possibility of a secret exit out of this God forsaken place these were just a few of the simulations running in his head at this dire moment And in all the simulations,in the end all he saw was his death. Just as he was thinking of what to do,the shadow caught up. It swung it's hand at the boy transforming it into a blade aiming to slice it's target into two but the boy was no easy target he ducked dodging the blade and swung his hand at the smoke like shadow but his hand just went through it making the shadow distort and form back. "Shit" Said the boy before leaning backwards to Dodge the shadows second swipe. He dodged it but still sustained a small scratch on his cheek it was then he realized that he couldn't touch the shadow but the shadow could touch him. At that moment something pierced through him it was a pitch black blade it was the shadows arm the boy tried to break free from the shadows blade then suddenly, multiple black spikes shot out from the blade piercing the boy from inside out. A miserable and gut wrenching scream echoed through out the expanse of space as the spikes continued to grow and spread. The boy screamed "stop wait I want to make a deal" When the spikes were spreading, the boy ran one last simulation one that didn't lead to his death in that simulation, he struck a deal and he intended to follow the path of the simulation. The spikes stopped spreading and for some seconds there was an unnerving silence and only the sound of that beating heart could be heard then suddenly, the shadow started laughing "Hahahahahahahahahahahahah.you intend to make a deal with me the keeper? What ignorance"the boy smirked and said in a confident tone" You? No not you, that"the shadow gave a confused look and just then as if the cross heard what the boy said, it flew down faster than lightning blowing the shadow miles away like a speck of dust as the boy reached to touch the cross, the shadow dashed towards him at lightning speed changing forms to maneuver different obstacles "No!i won't let you steal my precious away from me! My precious my only my precious! "every move he made distorted the space around him as he emanated mysterios dark energy.The once elegant creature was now a rampaging mad man as he sliced and diced through bodies left and right the shadow was just a few inches away from cutting it's target into two equal piecesbut it was a second too slow. The boy's hand touched the cross and his blood woke it from it's eternal slumber. The cross moaned. It was similar to the sound of the big blue whale a demonic aura burst out of the cross Incenerating everything around it everything except the boy. Then the cross let out another sound and somehow, the boy caught fractions of what it said. "My name? I don't have a name. I wasn't given one" The boy said . The cross howled again and it meant "utsuro meaning hollow and void" "Saisei meaning rebirth or resurrection" " utsuro saisei meaning rebirth from void because you a hollow being died and was reborn from the void"
"I shall name you........... "
"Utsuro saisei"