A/N: There is actual action in this chapter. Also Necrid.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Sibling Rivalry
Chapter 2: Awakening the Beast
Darkness. Familiar, comforting darkness. That is all he had left, his world being shattered from the outside in. As the twisted beast lay sleeping, hidden from sight and memory, he felt a faint whisper of familiarity. He would not be woken from his darkness by mere whispers, not when he was kept safe from the world and its pain. In his continued sleep, the beast sensed another whisper, this one also familiar but nowhere near as pleasant as the previous. This was the burning power of light, worming its way into his mind.
Fearsome, white eyes opened beneath a metal mask. Three large, talon tipped fingers clenched together in anger. His orange flesh rippled with inhuman muscles as he pulled himself up from the crypt. The large plate of crystal on his chest pulsing in time with his chaotic, broken thoughts. He turned his mysterious gaze to the source of the pain. Standing there was a young man, his dark hair falling into his eyes. He wore a red coat over his bare chest and trousers. His booted feet were spread firmly on the ground, a stout staff held before him.
"What are you?" The boy asked suspiciously. "Why are you here?"
The only answer he received was a distorted, unfamiliar language. As he watched the boy, Necrid felt the burning pain well up. With the pain came rage, and with his rage came an increase to the whisper of darkness. For the moment his mind was focused only on the boy. His warped left arm clenched around a sphere of energy that flicked in tune with the pulses of his chest.
"My name is Kilik, I don't want any trouble. I'm looking for my friends, has anyone come through here?"
With a guttural roar Necrid rushed forward, the sphere twisted in his grip, becoming a large sword of energy. His weapon crashed against Kilik's staff, the sheer force of his swing pushing the boy back a few steps. Kilik bounced back even further from the beast. Necrid's sphere returned to its natural shape, the beast watching, thinking in his chaotic way about how he could destroy the pain the boy brought. Again the whisper echoed in his mind, stronger this time, almost as though it were seeking him out. The whisper was comforting, the pain brought on by the boy's existence was not. This allowed even Necrid's mind to decide what to do. He grabbed the sphere with both hands, the energy flowing into two, smaller blades. Again he clashed with Kilik, they slammed their weapons together, Necrid's becoming an energy shield whenever Kilik came close to hitting him.
All the while Necrid could feel the whisper growing and two new presences, connected to Kilik's. With another roar he knocked the boy out of the large stone room. The two new comers rushed to the boy's side. The beast observed as the stronger of the two souls knelt next to Kilik as the weaker stood between the two and himself.
"Xianghua is Kilik okay?" The man standing between himself and his enemy asked the woman.
"I'm fine." Kilik said, pulling himself to his feet. "Maxi, let's get out of here." After a few tense moments Necrid felt the dark whisper grow even closer. Deciding the whisper was more important than the growing pain, he walked past the three and towards the exit, ignoring the confused looks he received. He walked for hours towards the exit and the source of the whisper. When he finally exited the catacombs, he felt, not a sense of freedom, but excitement at how near he was to the whisper.
He stood outside the entrance for a moment, trying to locate which direction it was coming from. After a few seconds of searching his gaze snapped up to the branches of a nearby tree. Standing there was a young girl, her dark hair painted green and a dark expression on her face. She was clad in a dark green body suit, held together with random stitches and seemingly self-inflicted slashes in the fabric.
"Found you, he'll be so happy." He voice was a raspy growl. Then her expression brightened. "Maybe he'll give me a present!" Her voice was then that of an innocent girl. Even the beast was confused by her behavior. "Come on silly! We can't keep him waiting."