The Sound
Added 2022-03-27 11:19:33 +0000 UTCYou don't know when you first heard it. But you know that it exists.
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The sound was soft, almost silent, at first. But you noticed it. No one around you reacted. So you put it to the back of your mind. But the sound continued. Echoing, longing, yearning for… Something. But it was in the back of your mind. Not something to be bothered about.
Over the next few days though, it grew. Coalescing into a word. Still quiet, still subtle. But expanding through your mind. Still, no one else could hear the sound. But you knew it was there. Knew it was real. A single word echoing in your mind. “Obey.” Obey what? Obey how?
You didn’t know. And then came the dreams. Unknowable, unearthly dreams. Even more nonsensical than usual. Shapes and patterns that whirled around you. And all the time, the sound grew. Taking forms that bedazzled your mind. “Obey.” You wanted to.
Before long you could sense when you were obeying. And it felt good to obey. Luscious pleasure would fill you when you obeyed. The sound was pleased. So you were pleased. It was easy to obey. Easy to listen. Even when the rest of the world couldn’t hear. You had been chosen.
