Conduit
Prologue
"Help me please, someone help me"
A voice echoes in the abyss, anguish and terror fill the nothingness. In the distance a figure is roused from slumber
"what is this, this feeling of despair, calling for help and receiving none" the figure moved, causing the ground underfoot to tremble. From the abyss sounded another voice this one more feminine.
"a child calls for help"
the darkness trembles, a mote of light appears spreading outward's
"A girl scared and alone"
the figure spoke once more. Cracks appear in the abyss.
"please let me out"
Pain evident she was running out of time. The figure held out a hand, light gathering in his palm. "before we act we must cleanse this place" in a flash there was light and the darkness receded.
"you have to hurry; she is in pain"
Spurred into motion the figure: A man standing six feet wearing brown duster with a hat obscuring most of his face; scoured the dimensions for the voice. Holding out his hands orbs appeared to him." It's been a long time since I've done this, helping her is the easy part: finding her is the challenge"
"We must find her none deserve this kind of torment"
"Please someone let me out"
One by one the orbs disappeared each narrowing down the possible location "common just few more seconds I've almost found her, aaaand got ya" in front of him appeared a multiverse more damaged then the others :lines crisscrossed the dimension. Destabilizing it and destroying the barriers that separate universes.
"There the call for help comes from there"
"Man what happened to this place. my guess something tried to gut this place" grabbing the orb he stabilized the dimension: keeping it from collapsing in on its self." That should stop the decay, the tunnels that's another problem by its self"
"Worry about it later find the girl and help her"
"Right but how" as he thought of a solution a myriad of voices called from behind. Turning around echoes of powerful spirits answered "are you sure, wait yes this could work!" excitement flooded his system "if anyone can help her its all of you" turning back to the dimension with his hands in front of him grabbing reality itself, he pulled tearing a hole into the dimension. "Go... find her, and help her".
Needing no further direction, the spirits condensed into a single sphere and shot towards the tear.
"oh before I forget" looking into the tear he threw a ring at the receding spirits "give her this it will help her channel the power!". With that final instruction the tear closed.
"Did we do the right thing, sending them"
"We did what we could. Now it's up to them, helping her grow and come into her power"' folding his arms behind him, focusing on the name etched into his mind: Taylor Herbert
Scene change
"Let me out, please let me out". My voice was sore, screaming for hours will do that to you. Breathing is really hard while trying not to inhale a swarm of insects, the smell isn't helping either. How did I end up like this, trapped in a locker with god knows what? Oh I`ll tell you what happened: Sophia Hess and Emma Barnes happened.
"Dammit somebody let me out". I kneed the door from the awkward angle I was shoved in here. banging and kicking wasn't helping either. My guess it was way after school, not hearing any of my classmates (sarcasm it's a strange thing) confirmed it, to add insult to injury it`s Friday, no one in school till Monday. I almost made it winter break was so close.
"this is just my luck isn't it", hearing the bugs, and looking at the closed side of my locker I heard a voice, well more like a growl.
"So you want out"
"who`s there…. Answer me". all right I have officially gone crazy. Lack of air combined with whatever garbage is in the locker with me drove me mad
"I`ll ask again do. You. want. Out"
Deciding to play along with the voice I answered back "yeah I want out, I also want a cheeseburger with a decent milkshake, but that's not goanna happen any time soon ". voice dripping with sarcasm
"heh heh…. Your funny kid, like you. So here's the deal we heard you calling for help so we decided to give you a hand in exchange we get to see your world. Wada ya think we got a deal"
"you're not serious right, why would you help me". I was confused, the thing communicating with me was offering help. This was either true or I am slowly dying.
"The questions not what do I want, it`s what do you want…. I feel desire in you kid, a need to protect. To help people like your father. Men and women who spend their lives trying to make a better world but get beaten down for it…. So I'll ask one more time do. You. Want. Out".
I was stunned, here a something or someone was giving me a chance. For the past year and a half since mom died it seemed like the world was against my family. The dock workers' union and my dad weren't getting enough jobs, so people had to get laid off. Gangs taking over the docks, bleeding it dry. Me getting bullied daily at school. No one listening, turning a blind eye when I get bullied. Teachers thinking I'm a liar: taking Emma and Sophia`s word over mine. Finally, I've been given a chance
A chance to change
A chance to live
A chance to make a difference
A chance to fight back
Weighing my options, either I die in here or out there. I didn't want to leave my dad alone; not before I fixed things between us! Gathering my nerves, I called back. "I want to change, to help my dad and the city. To protect the people hero`s forget about. To make a difference, so yes I accept you offer, what do I need to do?"
"hold out your hand"
I held out my hand as best as I could, after a few second I felt a slight pressure on my middle finger "is that a ring?" looking at it I noticed strange markings on it. I started to feel better, better than I have in months.
"that ring is a balance ring; it'll keep our powers in check until your body can do it naturally"
"wait our; you mean there are more of you?" how many more of them are there. Will I be able to handle this? Yes, I'll handle this and I won`t be alone, I'll tell dad when I get out of this.
"yeah there will be more of us, I'm here because I woke up first. So don't worry you won`t be alone on this"
"so what I'll be possessed by you guys or something!?" that was a scary thought not being in control of my own body.
"oh no nothing like that you'll be more of a conduit for our powers no possession involved, the most influence weal have on you is being in your head and slightly effecting your emotions"
Thinking about it for a few seconds, I swallowed the lump in my throat. "okay, let's do this"
"all right as one then"
Screw destiny
"the first time is goanna be disorienting so I'll lead us away from the city"
Screw fate
"finale fusion"
"finale fusion"
Today I take my life into my own hands
"ifrit"
End of prologue
hello ladies and gentle men hope you liked this first chapter. sorry if its kind of rough first time doing this whole story thing, any way I read this concept in the story or collection of one shots tonberry with no name, and I decided why not. always liked final fantasy and worm. all credit goes to the authors that wrote those stories. any ways ill stop hear before I start rambling, so read and review tell me what you think give some pointers or point stuff out I missed, and if you flame let it be known that they will be used to make s'mores. any way read. review. strawberry moo
