Chapter 5: Apotheosis
(written order of the acts vertically inverted, as seen in the artwork)
Act 1: A Leap of Faith Like I said earlier, only I could see what had changed about him from the moment the gift's light merged with his soul. He couldn’t see it for himself, but the waiting was over. It was time.
He took a leap of faith—this time without hesitation. No more doubt, no more fear, no more grief. He surrendered fully to the idea of his rebirth. It was time to evolve.
Act 2: The Return of the Light And then it happened. The light surged within him, growing brighter and stronger—until it could no longer be contained. His confidence returned like fire catching dry wood. It became a part of him—one with him. This time, the light was his to keep. And nothing could take it away from him. Not again.
Act 3: Becoming As his transformation began, I watched the chains of his past fall away. The weight of doubt and fear that he once felt slipped from his shoulders like shadows chased away by the morning sun. For the first time in what felt like an eternity, he was free. Free to rise into the reality of who he was always meant to be.
He was no longer surviving—he was becoming.
Act 4: The Apotheosis of Man At last, he understood. The fall had not been his undoing—it had been his beginning. Every wound, every tear, every scar was shaping him, forging him for his life in this very moment.
I stood in awe as everything about him was reborn, forged on the fires of pain, purpose, and redemption.
He was no longer what he used to be; he was now what he was destined to be.
And yet one question haunted me still—without the gift, would he have ever found his way back? And more than that, why was I chosen to give it to him? Who chose me?
I suppose the answer is not mine to know. At least not yet.
The Five Chapters Of Apotheosis, 2025. Written and created by AnjolaDave. Edited by Esenoseluimen Ewaifoh.
