In the beginning, an orb is cast onto the Earth by a mysterious otherworldly being known as the Beholder. “It” can do two things: Take on the form of reIn the beginning, an orb is cast onto the Earth by a mysterious otherworldly being known as the Beholder. “It” can do two things: Take on the form of recently deceased beings that further stimulate “it”; and return to life immediately after dying. “It” first takes on the form a rock, then an Arctic wolf, and finally that of a white-haired teenage human boy, but roams about like a newborn who knows nothing.cently deceased beings that further stimulate “it”; and return to life immediately after dying. “It” first takes on the form a rock, then an Arctic wolf, and finally that of a white-haired teenage human boy, but roams about like a newborn who knows nothing.