Explanation time! And before you ask...
THIS IS NOT A DRAKE\OC FANFICTION. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY BE... Well, only me and Caris L. Clearwater truly know... Because she dared me to do a certain Drake\? pairing, and this is my interpretation of it. It's after HUNGER, and will be a multi-chap, although I might be slow updating. Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own GONE!
DEDICATION: To the amazing, crazy, all-around-awesome Caris L. Clearwater! :)
Chapter One: The World Of The Embodied
The first thing he noticed was the light. Strange, that's what it was. He was at least two hundred feet underground, there shouldn't be any light.
Am I dead? was his first coherent thought. But no, then came the second thing he noticed; the pain. It wasn't overwhelming, he had definitely felt worse, and it was mostly centered around his lower back. And then there was the humming. A weird, vibrating, almost calming sound. And it came from the source of the light.
Drake Merwin had a sneaking suspicion that he knew what that light was. Because when Caine Soren-- a barrage of thoughts and emotions hit him as he remembered that name, suspicion, lies, power, betrayal-- had thrown him down into this pit after he had wounded Diana Ladris-- burning desire, anger, spite, inconceivable hatred-- presumably to his death, he had also thrown in something else. A stick of glowing matter.
The uranium.
The gaiaphage's food source.
No longer hungry in the dark. Powerful in the light.
The cavern Drake was in seemed to thrum with energy. The pain in his back simply faded away as he stood upright once again, feeling more alive then he had ever remembered.
Drake Merwin. The voice in his head drove him down once again, drove him to his knees with its intensity, but he managed to keep his head up, gazing with what seemed like confidence into the glowing, growing mass of green crystals. You have been faithful. The gaiaphage rewards those who are faithfulm and you are very worthy, unlike the other... A distorted image of Caine's smug face darted into Drake's vision, but then it was dispelled by swirling green fibers.
You have helped me create a body of my own. A body in which my enormous power can be focused through. And now, I will reward the faithful and raze the unfaithful into dust.
You will be rewarded, Drake Merwin, after you prove yourself to be beyond faithful, and that you are worthy enough to live in a world of my creating. After you assist me in destroying both Perdido Beach and Coates Academy from the inside out.
Drake's shark grin split his face.
"It would be my pleasure."
The green light began to recede, until there was only a faint glow surrounding a slight figure, the Darkness' new body. It flexed its fingers, and a ball of light flew to hover at the cieling of the cavern, bathing everything in a soft glow. Including its face.
Hard blue eyes stared out from under knitted eyebrows, and the short girl who encompassed the gaiaphage reached one thin hand to brush away her pale blond hair as she thrust out her other hand for Drake. He shook it, not hesitating once.
"Welcome to the world of the embodied," he said, a small sneer playing around his lips. Her eyes hardened even more until they were like chips of ice. He didn't shrink back in the slightest, but she still smirked. "What am I supposed to call you, the Darkness or gaiaphage?"
"How about Master?" she said over her shoulder as they began to climb out of the cave. She noticed his shoulders tense, and her smirk widened. "How about... Nala. You can call me Nala."
Okay, I realize this is going to be slightly odd. But don't worry, I've pretty much planned everything out, and Nala's not a Mary Sue. At least I don't think so... And this ISN'T a Drake\OC story, once again. I hope you like it so far, and if you have any questions, suggestions or things that I missed, don't hesitate to PM me!
Review, please!
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