A Home Among the Stars:: Trials of the Elected

Consciousness returned and with it came the realization that he was anywhere but home. Racing with all manner of dark images, Jared Chandler's mind reeled from the stark reality he found himself in. Sealed within a transparent case with a gap in his short-term memory aroused a deep fear he had never before felt in the mundane life he had led. Closing his eyes and forcing himself to keep calm, Jared finally felt recollection return. He had been on his way home from his parents after Thanksgiving dinner. With his car in the shop he had unwisely accepted a ride home from his sister, Sandra. They had argued, not surprising considering her political and philosophical views, so Jared simply got out to walk the rest of the way. Nothing weird about that.No. It was minutes later as he exited the C-Store that the little red sports car slid by him out-of-control, the driver glancing out with a look of horror on his face. An instant later Jared turned to see what might have been the cause and found himself confronted by a swirling mass of dark translucent colors that seemed to distort everything around it. He had no place to run and no time. It was then that blackness overcame him.With a little patience Jared managed to open his small prison. After some tense searching he stood staring out a large window at an uninterrupted black tapestry filled by more tiny points of light than he could have ever imagined. There had to be answers, but those would have to wait until he survived the Trials of the Elected.