Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:07:09 -0600
From: Adam Mcdonald <ender2155@gmail.com>
Subject: Phoenix Reborn Part 1

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction and has no bearing on any people
or characters mentioned within. With the exceptions of characters I
create the rest are trademarks of Marvel Inc. This story may contain
adult situations and may only be suitable for adults over the age of
18 or 21 depending on where you live.

   First there is black; the simple void.  There is no earth or sun;
heaven or hell.  There is nothing. Emptiness covers the whole of
existence, and utter silence pervades the universe.

   This is my nightmare.

   Suddenly it begins.  I hear the low hum of violins being tuned
before a symphony.  As their strings warm, a small sliver of dawn
begins to glow in the east.  The moaning of the oboes join in and are
matched by the voice of the organ.

The light brightens.

   As the drums pound, the planets and stars begin to take shape, and
I recognize Jupiter and the rings of Saturn coalescing before my very
eyes.  The trumpets rouse the sun, and as it crests the newly formed
planet behind me, I stand on awe at the wonder of creation that even
God must have surely felt.

   Time has no meaning in this vision.  Aside from our own galaxy
being formed, I witness countless others being created and destroyed
in an instant.  Planets, not much unlike our own, are birthed and then
devoured by ravaging stars and black holes alike.  I see the laws of
physics created and demolished in an instant.

   Conpletely unable to comprehend these mysteries of the universe, I
turn back to our own solar system being created in front of my eyes.

   The orchesta is still composing, and the music is reaching its
crescendo.  All of the instruments have joined in, and the song is the
most beautiful and terrifying thing I have ever heard.  The sun has
fully risen and is blindingly bright, yet I can nearly see something
in its heart.

   Despite the burning pain I feel, I dare to gaze into the sun, and I
can make out what I take to be a figure within its depths.  He is
moving his arms smoothly and with purpose; almost as if he is the
conductor of this symphony.

   As I peer closer, the symphony reaches its zenith, and the music
blares to defeaning proportions!  I am unable to move.

   With a voice of thunder, the conductor cries, "I AM FIRE AND LIFE
INCARNATE!  NOW AND FOREVER, I AM PHOENIX!"

   The world goes black.

   I awake and sit up straight in bed, shivering like mad and drenched
in a cold sweat.  The world swims for a moment in front of my eyes
before settling back down into my room I know so well, illuminated
softly by the light from my aquarium.

   Gasping for air, I turn to the radio clock on my nightstand to see
it's only midnight ... I've only been asleep for an hour!  Dear God!
It seemed like the dream lasted for years!  This recurring nightmare
has been happening off and on for a good five years, so you would
think I would get how it works by now.

   Something DOES feel different this time, though.  I reach my hand
under the covers, and they come back sticky and smelling musky.  Every
guy on earth knows what that means, but I find it weird since that
hasn't happened to me since my buddies in Jr. High taught me how to
take care of it myself.

   After cleaning up in the bathroom, I lie back down and try to quell
the shivers that have overtaken me so I can fall back asleep

   'What the hell,' I murmur, 'It's not as if this dream is new to
me.  Why am I so freaked out?'

   As I gradually slip back to sleep, the answer starts to come to me,
but I try to push it out of my thoughts.

   Before I woke up, I got a glance at the person controlling the
cataclysm around me; and what my mind wouldn't let me comprehend is
that ... I think that person was me!


   That's it for part 1.  This is my first crack at this so feedback
is welcome.  I can't promise this will be some erotic sex thing since,
while I have an idea where this will go, the story might surprise me.
I just hope you enjoy reading it and that you might eventually find it
somewhat sexy!  But Please hit me back at ender2155@gmail.com. Any and
all help is welcome.