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Chapter1. Death, rebirth and a preposition.
Dominic Santiago drove the truck towards the lambent and locusts that were threatening to kill his friends. He knew he was going to die. He knew it since the start of the firefight. The group simply didn't have enough ammo to kill every Locust or Lambent, and they were tired. Tired of years of fighting, years of struggling and survival. Some of them even didn't have any will to go on. Dom was among them. He lost everything. He lost his brother Carlos during the Battle of Aspho Fields. He lost his children during the E-day. But the hardest blow was the loss of his beloved wife Maria. He had to kill her out of mercy a couple of years ago.
Dominic tried to move on for his friends. His brother in everything but blood Marcus actually helped a lot. But Dom's hope died at the Nexus city-capital of the Locust. Since then he lived only through his will power. Sometimes, when he's been waking up from nightmares, he questioned himself: "Wouldn't it be easier for everyone to just bring a gun to my temple and pull the fucking trigger?" But he continued living, knowing that there was still something he could do, that there would be moment where he would be needed.
And now the moment has come.
"Never thought it would end like this, huh, Maria?"
Maria, soon he would join her. He hoped she would forgive him, as he also hoped that his sacrifice would save the others. He closed his eyes. The truck full speed rams into the tanker causing it to explode, killing all hostile forces. But nobody saw a flash of white light in the cabin of the truck moments before.
"Dominic "Dom" Santiago. Age- 36. Son of Eduardo and Eva Santiago, brother of Carlos Santiago, husband of Maria Santiago and father of two children- Benedicto and Sylvia Santiago. Your time has not yet come"
Dom woke up in a leather armchair, situated in some kind of a cabinet. In front of him a young man, aged about 20, was sitting at the desk, working with a lap-top. He was above average height; his hair was short and white. He wore plain clothes. Just an average person. But something from him screamed: "Don't fuck with me!" Dom looked over himself. He was dressed in his Gear suit, which he wore before the Flood of Jacinto. He touched his face-he was clean-shaved. He was really confused.
"Ah, Mr. Santiago, I see you are awake. Would you like some tea, coffee, soda, and maybe bear? Don't be shy; we have a long talk ahead of us."-"Who are you?"-"Forgive me for my manners, my name is Ferpet. I'm an omnipowered being, capable of travelling between different universes. And I have a preposition for you."-"What kind of preposition?"- "Do you want to live again?"-"I'm sorry, but I don't think I follow…"-"You'll be alive and kicking again. But for a price."-"What price?"-" Sorry, but I'm not ready to answer your question yet. You see, you are not the only one who needs to hear this. The other person will arrive soon. But I'm happy to inform you that the Locust war is over."-"So it seems Marcus's mission was a success."-"Yes, the Second Battle for Azure was truly epic. All Locusts and Lambents have been wiped out from the face of Sera. Now people rebuilt what's left. If you are interested, Marcus Fenix used your combat knife to kill queen Mirra. So, would you like to drink something?"
Dom didn't know what to think. It was too ridiculous to be a lie. He knew when people lied, and that wasn't that time. His line of thoughts were interrupted by a white light. A woman appeared in the nearby armchair. Dominic recognized her instantly.
"Maria!"-"Dom!"- "Cookies! Sorry, couldn't resist. But you'll have time for embraces later. Right now I need to tell you what you are going to do."-interjected Ferpet." And I need to explain everything to you. You see you and delta squad and well your entire world is well" the man seemed nervous for a second before he said "a video game". He waited for the reaction which followed immediately.
"WHAAAAAAAATTT!?"
"Jesus Christ, don't shout like that. I have a prove."-with these words Ferpet brought three CD boxes dubbed "Gears of War".-"Want to play?"
Dom and Maria were shocked. No, they were SHOCKED! Suddenly all their existence seemed meaningless, something fake. Seeing this, Ferpet said: "Oh god, please, don't you dear turning Emo on me! You are living persons, not some toys for amusement. Yes, you're game characters in my universe, but that doesn't mean you're not real. You are real, you are living, self-sustaining person. Everything you both came through really happened, just in another reality. So suck it up and move forward." For some reason Dom found that it made sense, and he was thankful.
"Now that our angst time passed I must explain what I want from you. You both will be send to a different world, where you're going to live now. But I must warn you, it's not exactly normal. It's inhabitated by ninjas."-"By whom?"-"Ninjas. I know, it sounds farfetched but that's what it is. They can strengthen their bodies with inner energy called chakra. With the help of chakra they can also walk on water, breath fire, turn invisible and do many other things you would call magic. There are also 9 giant constructs, who are different from each other by the number of their tales. The strongest of them is the giant Nine-tailed Demon Fox Kuibi, which now trapped in a body of a little boy, living in one of the Great Ninja Villages called Konoha. I want you to look after him while he's growing up. This boy, Naruto, by the way, has a great destiny, but he need help and love to fulfill it. You might wonder why I chose you both? Well, I never liked how your stories ended. You deserve better! And this is a chance for a better life. Now I ask you-do you agree with my offer?"
Dominic and Maria didn't think twice. They both said at the same time: "Yes." But then Dom asked: "Can you resurrect our children?"
"I'm afraid no, Dom. Believe me, I tried, but my powers work only on adults. But they left a message to both of you." Then he turned on TV at the corner of the cabinet.
There were two children on the screen. Our heroes recognized them instantly:" Hi mom, dad. We are sorry we can't be with you anymore, but we have a few things to say. Mom, don't blame yourself for our death, it wasn't your fault. Dad we are proud of you, really proud. Please, both of you move forward, live your life. Be happy"-with these words the video turned off.
Maria started to cry. But it was from happiness. Dom was happy too. At least his children were at peace. " I'll explain everything on the road"- said Ferpet. And in a flash of white light the three of them were gone.
That was the first chapter. I would like to thank Kamakasie for an idea and inspiration. Check his stories, people. And please, review.