Previously on Children of Omne, Clyde is encountered by Exile while Greed continues to ravage the sleeping Royal Woods through the rising tide. Meanwhile, the darker parts of the stranger start to gain a sense of control.
Exile's POV
Clyde, comes to me crying his little eyes out. My party made caucuses with members from the other party. The darker parts of my head seem satisfied, with the amount of hurt and devastation they caused. It's only matter of time before I reach them. Only to them will I tell them everything. The others will know in time. Oh, what have I done? Clyde keeps crying I say "Oh poor child I am sorry. That you killed everyone that loved you! Gah ha ha ha ha ha ha." Clyde starts crying harder and I say "Stop it! You are better than this, better than than just rolling over and accepting your fate." Clyde still crying "What...can…..I…...do….to….make...people...stay...with….me?" I reply "Well according to one of the new memories I have, you could always do what this guy, Jeffrey Dahmer did and eat people. Though that doesn't seem like a healthy solution on any fronts. Feels like people you love always seem to leave you." Clyde says "I have Lori." I deadpan and reply "No, no you really don't. A. You are not even remotely in her league. B. She is way older than you! C. I have seen every scenario in which you still obsess over her, you will end up sad and alone, or worse." Clyde sobs harder and utters "This is just a dream, I am going to wake up and everything will be back to normal." Clyde closes his eyes.
Clydes POV
I open my eyes and see that the room is still as it was. The shadowy figure says to me in a voice that sounds authoritative yet friendly "Hello there, I'm Officer Smith, (his voice snaps to his regular one.) No you are part of us, a part of me, Exile. (Snapping back to the previous voice) I am formerly Officer Smith. I am sorry what happened to you. No one should have to go through that. You are going to be okay though. What can I do to help you." I say, "Bring them back." The shadowy man says "I can't do that. True we could heal there bodies, but their souls are trapped in the blades which you did those deeds. (Snapping to his regular crazy voice) I am surprised you can't hear them. Oh, those glorious voices, unknown numbers of them all clattering in our head. (Snapping back to the officer) What we mean to say is that they are with you, bound to your soul. A little curse I suppose since your mother killed another on behalf of you and everyone you kill will bound to you in their afterlife, granting you power. Though, that means everyone even your corrupted father, why do you think you are so into Lori in the first place? You know, we could increase your power and make you a force to be reckoned with. Though that would require a soul to sell to a demon. Your father seems like the scumbag I locked up as a cop." I stutter "I don't want to be weak, I want to make sure people don't hurt me again."
The shadowy figure says in his crazy voice "Oh, we can work with that! You don't want to feel pain. Oh if we wanted to kill you, there would be so many ways to make that happen, and nearly all of them hurt. Turn you into a zombie that feels no pain, a coma patient, or just kill you so you wouldn't feel pain again. HA HA HA HA HA! No, how about this, we transfer all your pain and hurt to a certain friend/enemy of ours, who feeds off the suffering of others for his own gain. Though your body would still know that something hurts so that if you are doing something stupid, you will know where, when and how to stop it. All in exchange for your biological father's soul! What do you say huh?" I mutter, still barely having a voice. "Yes." The shadowy figure yells "Splendid and if you even think about interfering with Lori's love life, the deal's off. Though for not interfering I will give you a gift, the ability to talk to the souls bonded to you." The shadowy figure snaps his fingers and I start to feel sleepy and close my eyes.
Exile's POV
As Clyde falls unconscious, I reach in and find the found the 4 souls surrounding his own. I grab his biological father from him and put his soul in my pocket. He will make an excellent demon, I also grab the foster parents' souls as well, just in case. It will take some time for them to awaken once more. Well then time to hold up my end of the bargain. I snap my fingers and he starts glowing in a fantastic light. I then start to feel water, dang it Greed. You really want to try and flood the whole town? Good thing that his host has been moved otherwise, he might have succeeded, but I can feel his power starting to dissipate. I weave the release signs and vanish.
Twelve down, two to go. I have been waiting for this for a long time. Who are we even talking to again? Why to the readers! Hello there, we hope you enjoyed this chapter. Though we may have a bit of a delay for the next few on account of it being close to spring break for Unity123 and tjoepan so don't get mad if you have to wait for more of our adventures. Until then, make your own destiny.