His gaze lost focus, and his mind wandered through the sea of aether of the world.
It had been a long time since Uriel had allowed his senses to flourish and connect with aether.
The moment he opened himself to it, its endless love and affection for him came flooding in, thick clouds of milky white energy reaching out to tightly hug his body.
His body shuddered.
'…'
After undergoing his hell of memory, his perception of time had become twisted in a sense. He felt older, but he also felt incredibly young, like a fetus only just beginning to experience the world.
This was all to say that as he felt the love of the world, its warm hands wrapping around him and rocking him within its arms, the fabric of space singing a calming lullaby into his ears… he felt his heart stir.
It'd been eons since he felt such love.
'Focus.'
He pushed down the complex emotions which had risen deep into his heart and focused.
