Becoming
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All of the men were covered in it, and they all became something else as their form was quickly lost with the dwindling light of day. The definition and clarity of the many became nothing more than one grotesque thing. As the light failed, what once danced in the form of men now moved in one formless shape, whitened and grayed. Toppling over each other, twisting and writhing, thin pale forms swayed in ways to mimic men but never getting the timing right. Only a slight semblance of man was left. The glimmer of an eye, the shape of a shoulder, and the outstretched hand could only be seen for an instant. Then, it disappeared. Even semblance would soon be lost in the fast fading light, leaving nothing but the unnatural movements of things not quite human. The motions were too sharp, to twisted, and too stiff. They almost moved like...
...here I am...your dark creation...
...the dead.
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They wake and find themselves alone in a world where dreams
are tangible. Some find the world dark, some find it home, but all look into
the dark uncertainty of it and find themselves lost. For them, Becoming is a beginning, and it is from this beginning that
they each find themselves wandering a dark world looking for some trace of
their former humanity, if it was ever there to begin with.
The hero, Mahavir, finds himself conflicted between losing
his own life for the human beings that he despises or simply leaving them
behind. As he comes to know Joseph and his father and Lila and her brother, he
struggles to move away from the fate that dreams have allotted to him and
realizes that even the power of those dreams cannot take away his choice. Regardless
of the strength of the nightmares that plague the world around him, he knows
that it’s only his decision that will determine the fate of men.
About the Author
Marc Johnson was born in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois in
1977. He attended Roosevelt University, where he studied philosophy and
graduated with honors. In addition to philosophy, his interests have broadened
to include politics, literature, science, music, and the study of letters. He
is an accomplished musician and guitar instructor.
He currently lives in Illinois with his beautiful wife and his rambunctious weenie dog.