OC Survivor
John 002- Assault on the Control Room
It was still morning the sun still hovered over the horizon. John looked out toward the water's edge. The lake having expanded as much as it had was shocking still. But the fact that the mountains on that side had vanished was even more so. It was possible that if another one of those weird super tornados appeared the whole valley could vanish. It reminded John a lot of the story of Atlantis. John watched as Kyoten dived into the water in the distance.
"…You are to enter into the lake from where the cabin once stood. I need a certain typewriter. Find it…"
That is what Kahn's minion said. So the typewriter was in the bottom of the lake. There might have been a typewriter in the cabin but it wasn't like he would have really paid it any mind while he was still able to get in it. He couldn't go down there now. John's armor wasn't exactly meant to float. Besides even if he went down there, there was no telling what happened to the cabin during the winds. Let alone what happened to the missing competitors from when the craziness of last night. And in all of this Shao Kahn wants a type writer; Why?
John turned to Roy curious to see if he'd any knowledge of what happened last night. "Hey Roy what the heck was that last night any clue?" he asked.
"Actually yes, well somewhat." Roy replied. "Those shadow people are called Taken. You have to use light to defeat them. Also Crows are possessed, use light on them too." Roy having now fully recovered began his walk down to the lake.
John sat still. 'If I have to fight shadow animals I think fish are going to be crazy as well. I'm off to find a store in that town. I'm going to need some waterproof flashlights before I go down into the lake just to be on the safe side.' He thought before heading off to the town.
He reached the store in roughly 30 minutes. It was time to shop. Two inflatable rafts, a box of outdoor Christmas lights, three waterproof flashlights, and a slew of batteries later John was ready to hit the darkness where it lived. He'd use the outdoor lights as his own armor against the darkness and the rafts as his way of escape from the lake since his armor didn't float well. It did provided excellent protection form everything else, even had its own air supply, but floats as well as a rock.
As he began his hike to the lake he stopped. It should be sometime around noon, but the sun still stood where it had been. It was as though it had stopped. He looked as the sun retreated back under the horizon. It was as though the world was going in reverse. The sky blackened with storm clouds. The trees swayed as a strong wind had picked up. The darkness had returned.
"Strawberries have more vitamin c than oranges!" A voice yelled.
"Really I can't take you seriously when you guys say things like that." John replied turning on his flash light.
The shadows shifted forming the murderous figures that haunted the valley. He shined his light on one of the figures. It covered its eyes backing way; the light was hurting them. He turned on another one of his flashlights and shined it's light on the figure. The light burned away the darkness reviling the figures true form. He shined his light burning way the darkness covering each of the figures. They were towns people, loggers, campers. They still wielded axes, knives, and scythes. One tossed a knife at John; the knife bounced off of John's armor. Even without the darkness protecting them they still were trying to kill him. It was likely they where puppets of the darkness but they were civilians and John couldn't kill them. He shined his light on them again making them back away. If the darkness was turning civilians into tools it could use he had to do what he could to free them. The cabin, the lake, and the typewriter they must all be connected.
"Deep Breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics." A voice said in the distance.
The bright blue and white light of a covenant energy blade shined in the woods. The sounds of the sword's swings were one John was all too familiar with. He ran as fast as he could toward the light. The trees began to sway even more as the wind had become even more violent.
"What do you think you're doing? They're civilians!" John yelled charging Sokal.
"Black demons of shadow vanquished. Their hides cleansed. Death takes them regardless of form. I am my master's blade; vanguard of your destruction." Sokal Replied.
"I don't get paid to deal with you or your obsession with Mynock." John replied before leaving.
He couldn't stick around and argue with Sokal. The wind was picking up another tornado of darkness was surely to come. John rushed to the water's edge. Walking up the wooden bridge that used to lead to the cabin John jumped into the water's deep unsure of what he was to find.
Next chapter: Kyoten 2 –Beginning of the end