Curse of the Century

by The Iron Triangle

A curse has run in the Julien bloodline and has now fallen upon Zane. Strange things start happening to him after a woman gives him a book on how to save himself. Will he be able to break the curse in time to save himself and the ninja from the torment that's worse than death or will he fall subject to his demise? Rated T for violence and sad stuff.

10. Chapter 10: Awaken to a Dead World

Chapter 10

Awaken to a Dead World

Lloyd curls up next to Zane's body, waiting, hoping to die by a Laceator, or some other creature to devour him. After all, death to him is now the only thing beautiful in this dead world of loss and…despair. He has the other ninja who love him too…but he was closer to Zane than any of them, and found the ice ninja the one who would always have been there for him. Certainly they would understand. When the Devourer won and demolished the city, people hid underground, yet that was no better…in fact, it was far worse than death itself.

He had already found the ones who hurt Zane. He now had closure to know that his brother was not cursed at all. There was a family feud between the Julien's and Elaine's families, and each child swore an oath of revenge, but isolated himself and Zane from them to keep his son away from the nasty business.

The siblings were forced to strike too early because Zane realized the clouds were always appearing in front of the ventilators, and never anywhere else. As for the blood from his eyes and other such gore, it was an illusion, and the poor Nindroid had been hacked into. Had he known about this matter prior to that day, perhaps he wouldn't have fallen subject to such as the mournful business that has been going on for years. Lloyd raises his head, realizing his death would, of course, be too slow, and puts both hands together, forming a green ball, hoping to attract the monsters, for light will draw them nigh.

"This is too lonely, and too cold. I know the others will search for me so I might as well end it now," Lloyd says grimly as voices somewhere a bit away to the left call the green ninja's name. "You see? They did come."

As the green energy ball expands, Zane's body begins glowing with a faint blue tint. "Zane, are you…" Lloyd drops his mouth slightly agape, and he puts both hands on the ice ninja's chest, over his heart, sending the powers into him. Zane's entire body changes to how he was before, the rust leaving him, and the soot disappears like it had never touched him. Tears form in Lloyd's eyes and a few drip on the Nindroid's lovely 's blue eyes open, and his body becomes alive once again. "Zane."