Rin was shrouded in darkness. It was cold and lonely. She had never in her life experienced anything similar to this, there was no way to describe it. There where no colors, only darkness, but at the same time not. To be more accurate, there was nothing at all, nothing to look at, at least. There where things there, not something that could be seen, but could only be felt.
She was not in the realm of the living anymore, but rather in a realm in between. In this little space between the living and the dead, where all the emotions from both sides simply... swept through, and had done so since ancient times.
Of course, Rin wouldn't know this, and assumed that she was dead. The darkness scared her, but she had to accept the truth. That was, until she suddenly was transported somewhere entirely else. Her surroundings had changed from nothing to something mystical and... otherworldly. In front of her stood a girl who seemed to be only a few years older than Rin.
The girls mouth was moving but Rin couldn't hear a word she was saying, it wasn't that she didn't understood. It was rather the shock of having been moved from one place to another so suddenly. At the end of the girls sentence, Rin caught two words, going and die. So, Rin wasn’t dead? Not yet at least. This revelation granted Rin hope, because the truth was- Rin didn't want to die. As she lifted her gaze and saw the orb, all feelings of hope rising within her just moments ago, ebbed away. She saw doctors working, trying their best to keep her alive. Was she really going to die after all?
Large tears started spilling onto her cheeks as she tried to suppress sobs from escaping her lips. Rin didn't want to go back to the darkness. There had to be a way for her to survive, right? Rin looked back at the girl, who still seemed to be speaking, not seeming to notice the turmoil inside of Rin.
“...one wish and I will assist you until your wish is complete, so make your choice and either die or have your greatest desire.”
The girl stopped talking and gazed down at Rin expectantly. One wish, why? Why me? Rin wondered. She considered the offer for a while. What should she wish for? There where so many things she still wanted to do. She wanted to figure out why her family had been targeted, she wanted to experiences love and loss, she wanted to help people she cared for, and much, much more. Rin couldn't just decide on one of her many desires. She thought long and hard and at last she had an answer.
“I wish to live for as long as I feel that I have something to live for,” Rin said, her voice thick with emotion.