A/C: Well. Chapter 3. All be darn… *isamazed* Hmm. I would have to say this is where the horror begins. If I did that would be ruining the surprise then hu? WELL then you just won't know. BUT… for those dare-devils with the faint of heart. WARNING - horror~!
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"Brother, are you sure we're not lost?" Alphonse asked in a timid manner. He recalled Edward mentioning it should take about 3 hours at the latest. It was drawing close to 5 hours, to admit this was a rather confusing area.
"Al, were not lost! You're only lost if you have no idea where you are…" Ed would never admit he was lost, never. Though it was obvious by the sinking in look on the elders face. Alphonse sighed before looking out the window once more listening to the others grumbles of frustration. He couldn't help but laugh, this all felt a little familiar, suddenly a sign. Peeping a gasp the younger of the two pointed it out quickly.
"Ed! Look!" The elders gaze quickly turning to see what the fuss was over, and there it was. An old rusty looking metal sign that read 'Silent Hill'. It looked odd as compared to other common signs. "See Alphonse, I told you we weren't lost." A smile in Ed's tone. Unknowingly receiving a role of the eyes a hushed huff of laughter.
Quickly turning down the road, extremely low setting sun quickly turned into a dark foggy night. Everything on the dirt compacted road becoming impossible to see. Going slow so that nothing would get hit if something was seen last second. Suddenly a strange ominous leery feeling wedged its self between the brothers and down their spines. "Ed, I have a bad feeling about this…" Alphonse looked about cautious, fear painting in bright shades on the younger of the two face. Ed didn't want to admit to it, but he had the same feeling obviously, but he couldn't show that, not with Al so close. "D-don't worry Al, nothing will happen as long as your with me." Putting on a forced smile, hoping the other didn't notice his stutter. Unfortunately the other probably did by the deepened horror on Alphonses' face.
In there awkward silence a loud BANG erupted from the back of the vehicle. Both of their heads spinning around to look as to what it was. No questions were asked, their looks exchanged words enough. What ever ran into them stood back up, it was a human shape, appearing to be more like a skeleton than anything. With that Edward looked to his brother. "Stay here and don't get out, okay?" Not waiting for a response or any sort of protest the elder carefully stepped out.
A withered old man lay on the ground again, bones projecting from every small bit of him. They reached out to the much younger figure. "r-run…" With a huffed last breath the already partially decayed figure dropped limp. Dead. Edward stared wide eyed, thinking… 'What the hell was that?!' …Suddenly snapping back into it, rushing over to the side of the dead man. Checking for a pulse, the veins themselves weren't even there. Jumping back startled. Realizing that this thing was the undead for the briefest of moments. What was he supposed to do? Go back? Keep going?
Taking a few steps past the course, it suddenly lunged at his ankles. Griping on tightly, it screamed in writhing pain, blood suddenly gushing from every pour of this strange creature. It quickly clawed at Ed, trying to crawl up his short stature. Just as fast the blond whipping the undead off his legs in a swift kick. The decrepit figure smashing into the bushes off the road. Stopping for a moment before attempting to get back up with a shaky start.
Quickly Edward rushed back to the still running vehicle, looking at Alphonse horrified before slipping in. He didn't want to scare his younger brother, but he had to tell the other. Without saying much the elder of the two, relocated the vehicle to be going the way they came as fast as its engine would go. Sadly in the distance the path ended. Hitting the break as hard as possible, barely stopping short of the barricade of thick trees.
Both brothers stared at the barricade in awe. That hadn't been there not even 5 minutes ago. Alphonse looked horribly horrified, while a light layer of anger built on Edward's features. "WHAT THE FUCK?!" The sudden burst of frustration erupted from the elder. Just about to leave the younger one of the two again, a tight arm wrapped around his own. "Edward, don't go out there alone, its not safe." Alphonse's voice was filled to the brim with worry and fear, his features were decently drenched with it too.
Glancing back at Al momentarily, Ed debated internally in the silence. I can't leave Al in here, what if that THING gets back up. But I can't go out there with him either, he could get hurt if there's any more of those creatures. Plus I can't go out on my own, what if something happened. To either of us… gah, dammnit. Rubbing his temples momentarily looking back to his younger brother. "Okay, come with me, but stay close!" Edward stressed that last part, he didn't want ANYTHING getting close to Alphonse. The guilt would kill him.
The two of them stepped carefully towards the thick patches of trees everywhere. Rustling and twigs snapping were casing Al to flinch and cling to Ed. Dragging and skipping feet could be heard in the distance. So there was other creatures out here, great. The thick patch of trees seemed to never end, it just kept going and going. Until there was a light at the end, both making a mad dash that direction. The light looked somehow counterfeit but it was dark so of course. Though as they drew closer the light never moved. Raising depressing suspicion. Just as they figured.
They were back at the automobile. How? They walked forward! Never turning not once! Figures in a place like this. What was going on? That was the main question in their heads. "E-Edward what are we going to do? We-We can't get out!" It wasn't the best time for Al to ask questions but it would've happened eventually. Sadly, Ed couldn't answer his brother, he honestly had no idea.
Looking up into the distance where the bear path lead to, the town to the horizon was bright with what looked like fire. Was the town on fire? There was a long pause before there was any further communication between the boys. "We keep going Al." Ed stepped away from the younger one of the two leaning into the vehicle. Quickly looking back up. "Come on Alphonse, we have no choice." though there was little to no sympathy in Ed's tone his eyes screamed apologies to the innocent boy. Reluctantly Alphonse fallowed in his elder brothers foot steps, retreating to the vehicle. Maneuvering in a circle so that neither of them would have to get out and pull or push the machine back. It was tough not having breaks with your only means of long distance transportation at the moment.
Several moments later when they drew close to the bright town, things seemed to be…
"What is going on here?" Alphonse questioned watching as a few dogs ripped at something ruthlessly. The pack was a ways away but what ever that was being eaten was screaming, almost human sounding. Noise catching in Ed's ear, not thinking it through as normal rushing out of the vehicle to do more or less to assist the overwhelmed individual. Quickly the ravenous dogs looked back from the half eaten body, seeing the rushing newcomer. Baring there demoneskque fangs, no skin adorned their skulls much less anything else. With there popped black eyes glaring with hate behind there exposed muscles. The sight stunted Edward, pausing all movement for a moment before the demons came dashing towards him. Thinking quickly looking around for anything to be a weapon, there, a solid looking plank. Ripping the rubbish wood from the pile of rubble, swinging the end with the nails in it towards his attackers.
Blood splattered up as the rusted nails made contact with the tense muscles, the first dog slamming into the next, than the next into the other. All three tumbling to the ground. Taking his moment of opportunity Ed rushed to the fallen figure, it wasn't human. The creature stood with two feet, stumbling as it got up, it had no arms and its whole upper torso appeared to be an enormous rib cage. It trembled in its steps as a black clotty blood gushed from its wounds, the pulsing black hole in the center of its chest dripped small amounts of a runny black substance. As it hit the ground, the stones burned and melted away, acid.
From the corner of his eye, Ed noticed the dogs dashing back out of his vision. It took a moment to understand what they were going that way for. Twisting around quickly, sprinting in that direction as well, swinging the board back. Once again the board collided with the two dogs heads, the blood splattered in large globs of hot goo. Painting a horrific scene on both boys, mainly the younger one.
"What were you thinking Al?!" The elder quickly scolding the other. Yes Alphonse was and still is capable of fighting, but now he had a body, and fighting things like this with no weapon seemed to be the worst choice that you could make.
Al knew exactly why Ed even asked a ridiculous question like that. Before a response could grace the question with its presence a frightful sight came into view. Expretion switching to mild horror. "Behind you!"
Swinging around the nails in the board smashed into the bump of a head on the creature that dripped acid. Fallowing in action Ed swung back around to say something, but in suit something happened to prevent that.
In that amount of time a demon dog staggered to its feet. Lunging randomly at the two figures that stood mere feet away.
Like time had began to slow, both looked to the low hum of a growl. To late did they look, the beasts blood ravenous fangs bit hard but slowly into the elders side. The connected figures smashed into the ground the familiar deep crimson liquid spewing yet again. Within seconds flesh and metal fingers twisted with demon ivories, trying desperately to pry them from profuse flow of his side.
Alphonse looked about in dismay yet, his mind clicking back in after a moment. The other dogs were still down for a moment, blood pooled morbidly around their silent demonic figures. Another glance and there was the board, halves in two types of puddles. Taking a tight grip on it, and with all of his young bodies strength smashing the bent, rusty, bloody nails into the bottom of the beast. With a high pitched squeal the dog demon let go, jumping back, oh did it look peeved now. A massive roar erupted from the beasts lungs, a pinkish substance bubbling at the sides of its mouth, soon turning into even streams of blood. It once again lunged at the young boy, quickly taking a defensive stance as there was little to no time for offence. Before Al could even bring up his arms the dog drew back, not of its own accord obviously. The beast had been griped by the hind legs mid jump and quickly thrown with a spin back several feet.
The sight was strange at first, until what happened sank in. The younger rushed to his elder brother, at this point it looked like the massive bite on his side had tore with throwing the demon dog. "Edward, I would have been fine, why did you do that?" Alphonse bit his lip back as he said that, looking at the wound. It was bad, and looked like it was getting worse in many ways. "Don't worry to much about this. Its not that bad." Ed tried to make Al not worry as much, he was trying to convince himself of that too. It was pretty obvious that Alphonse didn't buy that by the expretion that played on his features.
In a silence the younger of the two stood straight going back to the vehicle looking through his bag. Anything as a tight wrap that was even a little absorbent would do. With that he took a light grey linen shirt, coming back to aid the elder. Small scraping sounds ventured from the loose fibered material as it was wrapped tightly around the cyborg.
"What do we really do brother?" Alphonse questioned again. It was obvious they couldn't go anywhere forward without nearly getting killed. There was a long silence, air filling with tension and uncertainty. The sound of those demons scuttling, slopping, and staggering about buzzed in the air like white noise. Finishing the wrapping, wiping excess blood off of his deeper tinged pink fingertips, standing tall to look around once more. Though he was the younger brother, his words and decisions did at times overrule the word or action of the elder. "We're going to find shelter." A control griping tone coming from the younger sibling, pulling the automail arm of his brother up over his own shoulders. Cautious of the still copses on the ground.
The two figures appearing as one large staggering thing, holding the now infamous board in hand. Giant fragments abruptly, splayed upward looking as if they were to curse the sky that had began to cry upon them. Rain droplets came down hard and cold, forcing a wince out of the two of them.
Alphonse slowly became aware of the ragged breathing and the slowly depleting movements from his brother. His eyes became frantic at finding a shelter in which they could take stay in temporarily. Every building he saw was either infested with those demons or was in such horrid, decayed shape there was no way the creatures couldn't get in without ease. Not just that but the rampant demons began to notice them, making their ways in their direction. He had to hurry, if they didn't make it to something, they were going to get pounced on then it would be all over. With a surge of the nerves Alphonse's eye darted about the vicinity finally eyeing a half decent building. Trying to get himself and the half conscious figure over to it as fast as possible without getting noticed to much.
Thinking too soon, doom came howling down the dead road. The sound of the demon dogs nails scraping against concrete could be heard like gunshots from the echo it gave off. Bad, bad, this was bad, glancing over to other figure, this was now looking worse. "Brother, you have to stay awake just a little longer." Alphonse grew increasingly worried as there wasn't much of a response, maybe just a mumbled groan at best. Not having much of a choice, the slightly smaller figure let this all start sinking in to try and get his adrenalin up. As the new feeling of waved panic and fear coursed through him, any other feeling had left him. Picking up the elder bridal style and running as fast but carefully as possible. Growled roars erupted from just behind Alphonse, this just forced him to go faster, feeling the dogs wind around it brushing his ankles. The houses front door was literally smashed through and quickly kicked shut, as the dog smashed into the other side. An enormous metal dent showed where the impact had been. Shoving an end table in front of said door, to help the blockade.
With a sigh of mild relief Al set down Ed before he couldn't hold onto him anymore. 'When did he pass out?' The younger wondered to himself. Bending down to the floor where the silent figure lay, undoing the semi well done meantime bandages. His eyes landing on what exactly made this so bad, a sharp gasp escaping Al. "Oh no…"