This is for question 5 paper 1 AQA. And the question is Write a story about a life-saving rescue. If anyone could give me an estimate grade (Im aiming for a 5), and any feedback on what i can improve i will be forever thankful.
As the first rays of dawn pierced through the crevices of my tomb, I knew right away I was no longer among the living world. As I began to lift the ceiling of my tomb, I was overwhelmed by the absolute benevolence of what seemed to be heaven. Living my life as a priest, I knew I would go to heaven whenever I seized to live, and ofcourse I imagined what heaven would be like countless times, but my imagination was a vast understatement of what heaven was truly like. One of the first things that caught my eye after releasing myself from the coffin, was the gargantuan birds that were like mesmerising skyscrapers soaring through the sky.
This felt like true bliss.
My journey to the heaven gates was truly perfect. Everything was perfect even the whether was to perfection it was as if the sun had a mouth and was blowing warm waves of air upon me. The mood was euphoric, even the animals around me appeared to be living in euphoria, from the most miniscule fly that danced around like a fairy, to a gargantuan dinosaur like creature that was sat, almost hugging the ground. Could anything really go wrong?
Upon reaching the heavens gate my anticipation quickly turned to dismay : I was unable to pass through the gates. I was filled with indignance ; confusion because how could I (someone who lived their entire life as a priest) be unallowed to enter the gates of heaven. I began to slam my hand on the gate. Ding! Ding! Ding! The sound of my slams were echoing throughout the what seemed like limitless heaven, until a voice said “Come with me”.
What is this place?
My journey through hell was melancholic and paradoxical, all I could wonder is why. Why am i here? What have i done? Is this a final test? The air was misty, humid and abhorrent, I could barely even breathe. My skin felt as if it was going to spontaneously combust, the heat made it so i couldn't even focus on where i was heading. The whole realm was the opposite of heaven, even the animals over there seemed euphoric, but here the beasts were unsightly, menacing and ominous to say the least, it seems as though this place once had a beautiful palace, but had now been set ablaze.
After what felt like centuries but had most likely been less than an hour I had reached the gates of hell. However I could feel a strange, mysterious presence, it felt almost omnipotent. My heart was beating out of my chest, I was too afraid of what would happen once i touched the gate of this hellish desert. I finally took a step through towards the gate. The same voice I had heard once before spoke. “This was your final test, you did not lose faith so you have been saved, you may return to heaven for eternity.”.