"Ty! Slow down!" I looked down at my friend, smiling. He was panting, his trusty butter sword strapped across his back. His brown eyes looked up at me, instantly meeting my gaze. His eyes were so beautiful to me. "Look, I know you've got those fancy Ender Dragon wings, but I don't have shit! So please slow down." He called up to me. I laughed, swooping down so I landed beside him, my wings disappearing as I landed. Our fingers intertwined as we stood together.
"Alright, alright. I'll slow down for you, Sky." Sky gave me a quick cheeky peck on the cheek and I smiled more. We walked side by side. We didn't really know where we were going, we just felt like walking and suddenly we're nowhere near the Sky Army Base. It didn't really matter to either of us; we liked being alone together. The sun was warm on my skin, making me feel relaxed. It was around midday as we walked through across the plains. I was trying to work out where we were when Sky stopped. I blinked, glancing at my lover. "What's wrong?" He pointed ahead, where there was a large amount of purple land. I raised an eyebrow, the two of us walking closer. I felt his hands grip around my arm. "I'll protect you, Sky. Don't worry." I murmured and he nodded. We steadily got closer, but never touching. It was strange...I felt tired, weak. I had no idea what this stuff was, but it was affecting me. Falling to my knees, Sky wrapped his arms around my fragile body.
"Ty, what's wrong?" He asked, concern lining his words. I didn't reply, seeing a figure in the centre. Sky looked over at them, blinking. "Hey! What are you doing?!" He called. "Are you hurting Ty?" He asked. The figure turned to us, and the sight shocked us both. No eyes...what the fuck? Who the fuck was this guy?! Why did he have no eyes?! He was silent for a few moments, before a smirk formed on his face.
"...If he is the one with the E̫̪̰̳̜̘ͅn̤͉̘̫̠̠̩d̮͍͍̻̯ẹ͕͕̘̰r̞̫͚ Dragon's powers, then yes." I blinked. How did he know? I tried to stand, but an immense force was pushing me back down. "Heh...you're feisty, aren't you?" He chuckled. I watched as Sky stood in front of me, drawing his butter sword. "Oh, brave. You're going to protect him, huh?" The green and purple man simple held his arm out, beckoning to Sky for him to attack. "Well, come on then. Attack me."
"Wait, Sky-" I was too slow. I couldn't finish before Sky had blindly ran straight towards him, straight into the sea of purple ground. He stopped just in front of the green man. "Sky!" I shouted. No response. What WAS this purple shit? What did it do to Sky?! "Sky, talk to me!" Still no response. I instead decided to try talk to the stranger. "What did you do to him?! What are you?" The strange laughed. It sent shivers down my spine with the amount of insanity laced in it.
"My name is Alsmiffy, but that's not important. I am one with the Ta̗̠in̖̟͎̭̳t͓̘̬̻̩. The same taint that your dear Sky just blindly ran into. Now...he will become one with it too." He explained. My hands were shaking. Sky...was going to become like HIM?! I couldn't let that happen. I slowly stood, ignoring the pain that the force created. My Ender sword formed in my hand, holding it in front of me. Alsmiffy clapped, mocking me. "Oh, so you've got a pretty sword. That didn't help Rythian that much!" That name...why was it familiar? The Endermen mentioned him before...as he was...the Enderborn. The Enderborn...what happened to him? Did this Alsmiffy...kill him? Or was it someone else? "Though... you ARE more powerful. Being part Ender Dragon, and not just Enderman." He suddenly appeared before me, causing me to stumble back. "Unfortunately the taint hasn't worked out how to infect those of Ender blood yet. But we'll keep you, since Rythian is dead and I don't know of any other part Ender creatures." Suddenly others appeared around us, Sky still motionless in the taint. I didn't recognise anyone. I guess that was a relief of some kind – nobody else was affected, or infected. Mitch, Jerome, Jason, Husky, Seto...damn, even Bodil is ok! All the guys would be safe... This brought peace to my mind. I was quickly snapped out of my peace by one of the strangers, who roughly forced my head to the ground, my sword being taken far out of my reach. "Eat the dirt, you Ender Dragon bastard!" His shouts hurt. Half my life I had spent hiding my Ender side, but Sky accepted me like this so I let it free. Now I was being punished for it all over again. I closed my eyes, my face bleeding slightly. "That's right, give up!"
"T-Ty..." My eyes shot open, looking over at Sky. He had turned and now he was facing us. I could see the 'taint' all over him – especially his eyes. His brown eyes that I loved so much had now become purple... Oh Sky... "Don't...g-give up..." This was the real him talking. How he managed it I didn't know, but I didn't care. This was all I needed. My Ender side flared, forcing those tainted back away from me. I glared at Alsmiffy, my eyes burning. My wings were out, stretched to their full length. My tail swished fiercely from side to side.
"You made a BIG mistake taking Sky from me!" I roared, lunging at the eyeless creep. I felt tendrils slash at me, trying to get me off their 'master'. Whether he was a master or not was just my speculation. I guess 'host' would be more accurate. I clawed at him, feeling satisfied when I heard his screams. But I needed to make it pay more... I turned onto the next 'person' I saw, though none of them were really 'people' anymore. This one...looked more like some kind of animal. It didn't matter to me though – I needed my revenge. I let my fangs sink deep into his skin, not as much noise being heard. Tasting the blood, though...heh. Suddenly I was knocked off of this animal, seeing Alsmiffy beside him. The looks in his eyes were of hatred, and not just because of my Ender heritage. "Tch... hit a soft spot, have I?" I muttered, my anger dimming for a second. They must be like me and Sky - in a relationship. I almost felt bad. This second allowed the taint to attack more fiercely, pinning me to the ground. My Ender powers were fading...soon I shifted back into my normal form. I looked over at Sky, who was standing above me. "S-Sky...I'm...sorry..." The world then faded to black.
[Ty...please d̤o̫̭̜̹͎n͔'̪̻ṯ̭͉̗ give up]
Sky's POV
I watched my lover fall unconscious. Though, it didn't make me sad. Not anymore. He was different, and not in the good way. If only we could change him, then he'd understand. But no. His other side won't allow it. Ty...we'll make you better. We'll change you. You'll see that this is right. This is the best option. Please, just let us do this. I blankly looked around at the others. I didn't yet feel connected to them. I guess I would have to give it time. Allow bonds to form and others to break. We soon took Ty back to 'base', which turned out to be a large castle, surrounded in magnificent taint. I liked it more and more each second. I sat with Ty in the cell they had prepared. Soon I wouldn't care about him, and that is what scared me. Maybe that's why I wasn't full connecting so soon, because I wanted to hold onto him. The physical touch of his skin would hurt me now, like fire. There he sat, unconscious. Soon...his peace would be broken. I wouldn't be here for that. Not this me. This me is slipping away...the taint will take it. I stood, kicking the chair from under my 'friend'. This jolted him awake, his eyes blindfolded.
"F-Fuck..." His arms were chained to the ceiling, so now he was hanging. He could stand on the floor, but he couldn't quite kneel. "Damn...where the f-fuck am I? What have you done to Sky?!" Hearing his shouts pleased me for some reason. I couldn't quite put my finger on it... "Answer me! Where is Sky?!"
"...I'm right here." This stunned him, his shouts ceasing. I waited, and for a while neither of us spoke. "...If only you weren't part Ender Dragon..." I whispered, resting my hand on his cheek. I moved it up and through his hair soothingly. "Then we could be together." He pulled away.
"We WERE together. The taint is what pulled us apart!" He growled, anger clear in his tone. I chuckled slightly, shaking my head. "Sky...don't do this, please." Ty's whispers just made me happier. I slapped him, the sound echoing around the room for a moment.
"Ty...or, Deadlox." I watched him flinch. He preferred to be called Ty by me, so this stung him particularly badly. "I need to leave now. So, enjoy your time here." I walked over to the door, opening it slightly. "Oh...you don't mind hanging there, do you?" I laughed, before leaving the bastard alone.
[I didn't want you to c̪h̲͚͖a̞n̯̝̤͚g̩͚e̞̗̜ͅ. But you did. I thought our b̲͙͉o̲͇nd̙ was strong enough...]
Ty's POV
His laugh was the last thing I heard before silence. Silence, blindness, alone...things couldn't get much worse. I wished I could have saved him. Sky...I wanted to save you. Was my revenge all in vain? I had done nothing to help Sky – he was just like the others now. His humanity was gone, replaced by this sick, twisted taint. I guess he wasn't so far gone quite yet, but he would get there. I moved my wrists a little, the chains digging into them. Shit. At least my full weight wasn't on them constantly. I couldn't see anything; I could only listen. All I heard was my own breathing. It was recovering from the shock of what just happened. There I stood for who knows how long before I heard the door. Someone was coming in? My head moved instinctively towards it, but I still could not see.
"Hello, Ender Dragon." I didn't recognise this voice. "How long will it take you to break?" The voice was happy, unnerving me. Great... This is going to be a long torture session, I can feel it. And soon the torture began, and I wanted everything to end. My body was burning and hurting all over, many screams escaping my lips. I wanted to keep them in, to try and act strong. But it didn't work. Whoever this was, they kept wearing me down. Soon I'd give up...on everything...
[Stay s̳t̟̭̣ṟ̖o͍͇̙̭͈̜n̹͙͓g̠͖̝̗̙̗, Ty. I believe in you. You might not rea̘̲̘̜l͇i͚̞̟͉̙̫s̞̠͖̪͙̟e that, but deep down I do!]
A/N: Gotta love SkyLox xD Ok, my friend got me into this pairing, and this was actually the main reason I created these little backstories. As such, this is actually the longest one and the first one I was actually working on, just before I started the first Lalna one. This is also the last backstory, since I've skimmed through Tainted and there were some other places I could possibly do some, but I don't think they need them.
