DAY SEVEN: any kind of drabble or oneshot.
Here is my last minute entry for silvershadewolf's contest! Enjoy!
A flag hangs on a pole, a slight breeze gently blowing.
From far away, any human could see that the flag is in tatters.
But there is no one to see it.
Dark clouds swiftly move in, a dark aura in the air.
And everywhere there is ashes.
He has done it.
Vesper One has created his world.
A place devoid of spirit and color.
No laughter, no tears, no happiness.
But perhaps most importantly, no life.
But victory lasted only for a second.
Four hundred feet miles away lies a man in a cave.
A dead man.
The only body that did not disintegrate into ashes.
Vesper One.
Two hours before...
Vesper One smiled at the scene before him.
In one corner of the room there was a large screen with a image of all the Cahill posterity locked up in one room.
He had never seen a group look so defeated- the determination that had been in their blood-gone.
On the opposite side of the screen, a table holds Gideon Cahill's master serum.
But in the center of the room is the most important piece.
The doomsday device.
And in his left hand is the piece to activate it.
Never has one person had so much power. And yet there was still more to gain.
Vesper One walked to the table which contained the flask. He had already given his speech to the Cahills and was ready to drink all of the 39 clues.
"P-please." came a broken voice from the screen.
Vesper One snatched the serum and turned to face the screen, a smile on his face.
Amy Cahill stared at him with pleading eyes.
Vesper One laughed. Amy was a foolish girl.
It was too late now. No one could stop him.
Vesper One held the contents of the flask up to his mouth and swallowed all of the liquid in one gulp.
The Cahills looked at him with fear.
Vesper One felt a tingling sensation run through his body and before the Cahills could register what was happening, Vesper One had slipped the ring into the device.
In that one moment Vesper One felt like the most powerful being in the world.
And then everything went wrong.
Before Vesper One had even had a chance to comprehend what was happening, the device quickly flashed a bright red and blue-like lightning.
He turned to look at the Cahills, but all he saw was dust.
Vesper One then felt a burning throughout his whole body. He doubled over, the pain overcoming him.
What was happening? Wasn't he supposed to have all of the power in the world? Then why did he feel pain?
Vesper One used all of his strength to crawl to the device to pull out the ring. But the minute his hands made contact with the ring, the device flashed again.
Vesper One was dead.
Three months later...
If there are no animals to destroy the body, hair, nails and teeth become detached within a few weeks, and after a month or so the tissues become liquefied and the main body cavities burst open.
All that survives of Vesper One is bones.
And ashes.
