Part I. Chapter 2
- Jake -
Fear, a negative emotion
An input from out mind to warn us
Without Fear we are nothing
As the Fearless are careless
The shock has faded now. I have finally allowed myself to believe that I am dead. It was hard to believe it at first as I could still feel everything. Even my body didn't seem to convince me that I was dead. I stood there for hours watching it willing it to become someone else's.
I was so focused upon it that I didn't notice the four shadowy figures that approached the body until they were right beside it. They lifted my body and rotated it, placing the pieces of my body back in place. Then They stood in four different sides of my body facing it, looking down.
The one standing in front of my head bent down and placed its bloody ripped left hand upon my body's forehead. Looking closer I saw that its arm was just barely some muscle hanging loosely onto two bones, most of the skin was gone or hanging upon the bone, it was a wonder They could move it at all. Its thumb, index finger and middle all spread. With its thumb and middle finger touching the temples on both sides of my head and a bony index finger running up the middle of my head.
The other three figures all raised their heads to the sky. The one that was bent down murmured a few words and stood up joining the other three with their heads to the sky. Together They all spread their arms and said a two words: patentibus portis.
A loud whining noise started. Moments later there was a loud crack and a burst of some sort of darkness came forth. It was a light that radiated not brightness but a consuming darkness. It enveloped everything around and then slowly faded. When it faded enough I looked towards my body again. There seemed to be a tear in the universe above my body. No matter which way you looked at it, it seemed like there was a hole in the air above my body. Looking through it there was utter darkness. Suddenly a shadowy some came forth. The tear sealed itself in a loud pop and the smoke thing just hovered there.
"Possidete" said the figure at my head. Then it and the other three stepped back. The smoke thing rose a slight bit and then plunged. Another light burst forth, this time a sharp red, like blood. When it faded the smoke was gone and my body was whole again. Well in the sense that all the parts were together again, the rips and tears were still there. I looked just like one of those zombies from the old "Left 4 Dead" or "COD: Zombies" games that were popular back then.
"Salve non Ix Oriri," said my body as it slowly got up.
"Speak in English," replied the seemingly head of the group "as you need to be used to it by the time we begin the Rising."
"Rising?"
"Yes, um... the Tenebris Renati."
"Oh... Very well, we should get going."
And with that the five of Them all disappeared as the sun came up. With Them went my belief. The belief that I was alive. I started walking towards the ruins, hoping to find the girl again. At least it felt like walking, as when I refocused my eyes upon the surroundings I was there. Suddenly within the ruins. I looked around, there seemed to be a gate behind me that stood open, I didn't remember opening it; there were towers beside these gates, or what used to be, but fallen; there were houses with their roofs torn off, while others were completely demolished with nothing but a half wall left standing. A few houses to the East there was a shed that was completely intact, the only building unscathed by the damage as far as I could see. I walked towards it and grasped the handle and watched as my fingers slipped through it. I walked forward trying to go through the door, and fell back as my face hits the door. I lay on the ground in wonder, thinking about what was going on. Looking to the sky, the sun was where it was when I left for these ruins.
- Lydia -
To live without
Willing or not
Insanity falls
This too defines us
A throbbing pain hit me as I opened my eyes suddenly. How long had I been asleep? I looked down at the wound across my chest. It had clotted and was no longer bleeding. I sat there till the pain lessened. I got up slowly and tried looking around. The pain intensified a bit but wasn't as powerful as before.
There was a faint light coming from underneath the door. I opened it slowly and a blinding light hit me. I stumbled back a few steps, back into the shed, and knocked over a rake and various other things. It fell to the ground, the handle breaking from its head. I raised my head, looking up from the mess I just made and back out towards the door. The sun was directly facing me, in the distance with its radiant light shining upon me.
"It's been a while..." said a voice "So you remember the boy? That you saw before being taken by them?"
"Yes," I thought, "what about him?"
"Well, you know how we, being of Lyte, can manipulate certain forms of matter?"
"Oh right, you called it Lyte matter I think? You know for beings that exist in a higher plain of thought, you are really bad at naming things. Naming a plane of existence after the thing it's made of... Anyway, you were saying something about a boy?"
"That's not nice, you know? We have a different naming convention then you humans do. Anyways Lydia, as I was saying his Umbra."
"His what?"
"His um... how should I say this... his mind separated from his body as a separate entity existing in the same plane that I do."
"Kinda, so like a ghost?"
"Yeah, so his ghost is right outside looking at you."
"Uh... wait you can see him?"
"Yeah, as I said before he exists on the same plane that I do, do you want to see him?"
"Um... wait how do I look? I must look terrible."
"Appearances are of no concern by now in this time and state of the world and anyways it's fine, he can already see you. As a matter of fact, I'm talking to him right now."
"What's he saying? Come on, tell me..."
"Well... are you sure? Fine. Well he's confused about what's happened to him. He's wondering who you are and who I am. He's also asking me about this city. Oh and he thinks your cute."
"WHAT?..."
"Well you did ask me what he said... Anyways... you wanna see him now?"
"Well... he can see me now so I guess it's only fair if I can see him"
"Alright this is going to hurt a little bit."
"Wait what? ... Ow!"
Suddenly standing in front of me there was a kid. More of a teen actually, looking to be about fourteen. He was about my height with jet black hair in a messed up sort of roughed up way. He was wearing a black t-shirt with a white hoodie, black ripped jeans and some old Nike shoes, the sort that used to be popular a generation ago. He looked at me and said five words
"Haven't I seen you before?"
A/N: Quick note all the chapters up to when Part 1 Ends may be a bit rushed as they were written a while ago for a project i had to do so yeah... Read and Review thanks
Xyen out