Excerpt
Ralf lay on his back and looked up into a world of unrivalled beauty. Four angelic birds swam above him blinding him with their brilliance. The first was a phoenix, enveloped in reddish-orange flames which left trails in the air as it descended. The second was a swan of eloquent composure which swam downwards towards Ralf in wide, gentle circles. The third, a marble dove, drifted through the air with such delicate motions it seemed not to move at all. The fourth was an eagle composed entirely of precious gemstones. The firebird and eagle moved to gently grasp Ralf's head and feet in their talons while the swan and dove took Ralf's wrists gently in their mouths. The angelic quartet bore Ralf upwards through a forest of crystalline formations which absorbed the light of the sun and shot it back into the air in a showering array of explosive color. Ever so gently the birds carried Ralf up and out of the rainbow forest. All at once, an incredible burst of heat shot forth blinding Ralf completely. Ralf thought, “Heaven must be the sun,” as he heard the flapping wings of something far larger than the bat creatures descend upon him...