As bodies died, memories roam free.
At the end of time, when all matter finally settled, the memories settled as well.
The creature was whole once again, and it perused all its new thoughts and memories.
It had been waiting and traveling for a long time, inside the cocoon.
There had been a time when there was haste, when there was doubt; those were no more.
It was moving towards the point where it would all end and eventually begin again, with every step of the way…