1 Fate's Cruelty
1.1 By
Bentley Gallo
Chapter 6: Fate's Call.
"What do you mean that they've chosen Fi?" Annie asked Bricriu.
"Every master on both of the council's of the powers that be have the power to take one mortal, male or female, and bestow upon them, the power to be a new council member."
"How does it work?" Annie asked. "And how do I stop it?"
"That's the thing." Bricriu answered. "The more pain Fiona experiences, the eviler she'll get. And the worst thing is, I don't know how to stop it."
"Your such a big help." Annie said sarcastically.
~*~
The slimy form of Menarock moved on top of the buildings towards Fiona and Carey.
"Why did I ever agree to this?" He asked himself. The vines that fell of his sides were flowing behind him. "I hate doing this sort of stuff. Oh well. Better sooner then later.
Menarock moved ahead of the pair of teens walking down the street and slipped into an abandoned alleyway.
~*~
Fiona shivered as she and Carey walked along the streets, the wind brushing her hair back behind her face.
Carey, feeling her arm shiver immediately made Fiona an offer. "Fi? Are you cold? You can have my jacket if you want it. I have a pretty heavy sweater on under this."
"Are you sure?" Fiona asked him immediately thinking that Carey would never like anyone who couldn't take this kind of cold.
"Yeah…" Carey said pulling his jacket off reveling a white gap sweater. "I'd be cold if all I was wearing on a night like was a small tank top."
"Thanks Carey." Fi chuckled pulling on Carey's coat now dismissing her last thoughts.
She could smell Carey's cologne on the jacket. "Wow…" She thought to herself. "This is a perfect moment. Nothing could ruin this." She was wrong.
"Crash!" A loud noise erupted from the alleyway to the teen's right.
"What was that?!" Fiona asked grabbing Carey's hand.
"I'm not sure…" Carey said moving towards the entrance to the ally. "But I'll find out."
"Carey no." Fiona said to him.
But Carey entered the ally anyway.
~*~
"I'm sorry. Bricriu told Annie. "I'd like to help you and the little duck more but this is about all I know."
"About all…" Annie said waving the floppy disk in front of Bricriu threateningly.
"Well." Bricriu began. "All of you must watch out. For whichever dark master is behind this, they will stop at nothing to make our little duck one of them. And when I saw nothing, I mean nothing. They will kill to make her one of them."
"Kill?" Annie asked getting scared. "How can we fight this then?"
"This will not be a battle of mortal weapons and words." He told Annie. "This will be a battle of energy. Good versus evil. If and when there is a final confrontation you must focus all of your energies into a one cause. Fighting the evil. And it will be better if you can get the little duck to join you in this fight. Then maybe, just maybe, the odds will be in your favor."
"I know you have to leave at some point." Annie started. "But if I need you help, where can I find you?"
"You good with music, aren't you?" He asked her.
"Yeah. How did you know?"
"I can see it in your eyes. Well anyway. If you be a needin' me, play one of your songs on this." Out of nowhere a wooden flute with an engraving of a forest on it fell into Annie's lap. "I'll know it's you. And I'll come a running."
"Thanks." Said Annie. "For everything."
"Your welcome." Bricriu said flying out the window.
Annie stared as the ball of light slowly disappeared.
~*~
"Carey. Fiona said. "Don't go in there!"
"It's going to be fine." He said entering into the alleyway. "See?" All of a sudden, Menarock, sensing that his prey was now inside the alleyway, began to close the trap.
The vines hanging off Menarock's arms began to grow longer and began to fly across the opening to the alleyway, closing Carey inside, trapped.
"Or not." Carey said.
"Carey?" Fiona said turning back towards the now closed by vines alleyway. "Carey!"
Menarock moved out into the opening and faced Carey. "What the- Fi! Help me!"
"Carey!" Fiona yelled grabbing the vines and instantly being pricked by thousands of thorns. She didn't care. She knew that if she didn't act now something would happen to the man of her dreams.
Menarock whipped a vine out and it hit him in the chest, slicing his chest and shirt open.
"Ahh!" Carey screamed. "Fi! Help me please!"
"I'm trying!" Fiona yelled knowing that Carey was going to die if she didn't help him.
Carey fell against a wall as Menarock sliced at his chest hit his claws.
"Arrrgggghhhh!" Carey yelled feeling his blood dripping out of his body.
"Carey!!!!" Fiona yelled feeling the pain of her raw hands burning all the way up her arms.
More vines and claws pummeled Carey and he felt himself slipping away, into the darkness.
~*~
"Carey!!!!!!" Bricriu heard Fiona's cries echoing through the silence of the night.
"Little duck!!!" Bricriu yelled realizing whose voices those were. "I've got to save her! And the boy!"
Bricriu followed the sounds all the way to the source.
Bricriu saw Fiona clawing at the vines covering the entrance to the alleyway.
Then he saw Carey being pummeled by an old demon enemy of his. "Menarock." He growled. "I will not let you take another innocent life!"
Bricriu flew through the air down towards Menarock.
With a weapon not seen to any mortal Bricriu sliced through the vines covering the entrance to the alley.
Fiona ran inside and jumped in front of Menarock's claw.
"Ahhh!!!!" She screamed felling the pain of the claw dig into her side.
"No one touches my little duck!" Bricriu screamed.
"Bricriu?" Fi said in barley a whisper. "Thank you."
Bricriu flew into Menarock's claw, slicing it off.
"Ahhhhrrrggghhhhh!" Menarock screeched disappearing on top of the nearest building.
"Good bye little duck." Bricriu said flying off into the night.
"Carey?" Fi said, cupping Carey's cheek in her hand.
"Fiona?" He said just audible enough to be heard. He brought his hand up to her cheek.
"Thank you." He said. "For trying to save me."
"I thought I lost you." She told him, tears streaming down her face. "Carey? I have to tell you this now. I love you."
"I-I-I love you too." He gasped out.
They brought their faces towards each other and shared a very passionate kiss.
The kiss only lasted about ten seconds when Carey broke it off going into a fit of very painful coughs.
Carey could feel the darkness creeping over him.
"I-I-I'm tired." Carey said coughing again. "I want to sleep…"
"No!" Fiona said know that if he fell asleep the results could be fatal for him. "Carey. You can't go to sleep. Carey, wake up."
Carey's eyes were closed and his breathing was heavy and raspy.
Fiona tried to wake him up anyway she could. But to no prevail.
And she knew, that Carey was going to be asleep for a very long time.
"Carey…" She said brushing his hair back. "Help!!! Anyone please help me!!!!"
Fiona knew that she would never forget the echoing of her screams through the streets of hope springs.
~*~
1.2 So? Do you guys like the story so far?
If you do please post good reviews and I will upload the next chapter!!!
Thanks!!!
1.1 By
Bentley Gallo
Chapter 6: Fate's Call.
"What do you mean that they've chosen Fi?" Annie asked Bricriu.
"Every master on both of the council's of the powers that be have the power to take one mortal, male or female, and bestow upon them, the power to be a new council member."
"How does it work?" Annie asked. "And how do I stop it?"
"That's the thing." Bricriu answered. "The more pain Fiona experiences, the eviler she'll get. And the worst thing is, I don't know how to stop it."
"Your such a big help." Annie said sarcastically.
~*~
The slimy form of Menarock moved on top of the buildings towards Fiona and Carey.
"Why did I ever agree to this?" He asked himself. The vines that fell of his sides were flowing behind him. "I hate doing this sort of stuff. Oh well. Better sooner then later.
Menarock moved ahead of the pair of teens walking down the street and slipped into an abandoned alleyway.
~*~
Fiona shivered as she and Carey walked along the streets, the wind brushing her hair back behind her face.
Carey, feeling her arm shiver immediately made Fiona an offer. "Fi? Are you cold? You can have my jacket if you want it. I have a pretty heavy sweater on under this."
"Are you sure?" Fiona asked him immediately thinking that Carey would never like anyone who couldn't take this kind of cold.
"Yeah…" Carey said pulling his jacket off reveling a white gap sweater. "I'd be cold if all I was wearing on a night like was a small tank top."
"Thanks Carey." Fi chuckled pulling on Carey's coat now dismissing her last thoughts.
She could smell Carey's cologne on the jacket. "Wow…" She thought to herself. "This is a perfect moment. Nothing could ruin this." She was wrong.
"Crash!" A loud noise erupted from the alleyway to the teen's right.
"What was that?!" Fiona asked grabbing Carey's hand.
"I'm not sure…" Carey said moving towards the entrance to the ally. "But I'll find out."
"Carey no." Fiona said to him.
But Carey entered the ally anyway.
~*~
"I'm sorry. Bricriu told Annie. "I'd like to help you and the little duck more but this is about all I know."
"About all…" Annie said waving the floppy disk in front of Bricriu threateningly.
"Well." Bricriu began. "All of you must watch out. For whichever dark master is behind this, they will stop at nothing to make our little duck one of them. And when I saw nothing, I mean nothing. They will kill to make her one of them."
"Kill?" Annie asked getting scared. "How can we fight this then?"
"This will not be a battle of mortal weapons and words." He told Annie. "This will be a battle of energy. Good versus evil. If and when there is a final confrontation you must focus all of your energies into a one cause. Fighting the evil. And it will be better if you can get the little duck to join you in this fight. Then maybe, just maybe, the odds will be in your favor."
"I know you have to leave at some point." Annie started. "But if I need you help, where can I find you?"
"You good with music, aren't you?" He asked her.
"Yeah. How did you know?"
"I can see it in your eyes. Well anyway. If you be a needin' me, play one of your songs on this." Out of nowhere a wooden flute with an engraving of a forest on it fell into Annie's lap. "I'll know it's you. And I'll come a running."
"Thanks." Said Annie. "For everything."
"Your welcome." Bricriu said flying out the window.
Annie stared as the ball of light slowly disappeared.
~*~
"Carey. Fiona said. "Don't go in there!"
"It's going to be fine." He said entering into the alleyway. "See?" All of a sudden, Menarock, sensing that his prey was now inside the alleyway, began to close the trap.
The vines hanging off Menarock's arms began to grow longer and began to fly across the opening to the alleyway, closing Carey inside, trapped.
"Or not." Carey said.
"Carey?" Fiona said turning back towards the now closed by vines alleyway. "Carey!"
Menarock moved out into the opening and faced Carey. "What the- Fi! Help me!"
"Carey!" Fiona yelled grabbing the vines and instantly being pricked by thousands of thorns. She didn't care. She knew that if she didn't act now something would happen to the man of her dreams.
Menarock whipped a vine out and it hit him in the chest, slicing his chest and shirt open.
"Ahh!" Carey screamed. "Fi! Help me please!"
"I'm trying!" Fiona yelled knowing that Carey was going to die if she didn't help him.
Carey fell against a wall as Menarock sliced at his chest hit his claws.
"Arrrgggghhhh!" Carey yelled feeling his blood dripping out of his body.
"Carey!!!!" Fiona yelled feeling the pain of her raw hands burning all the way up her arms.
More vines and claws pummeled Carey and he felt himself slipping away, into the darkness.
~*~
"Carey!!!!!!" Bricriu heard Fiona's cries echoing through the silence of the night.
"Little duck!!!" Bricriu yelled realizing whose voices those were. "I've got to save her! And the boy!"
Bricriu followed the sounds all the way to the source.
Bricriu saw Fiona clawing at the vines covering the entrance to the alleyway.
Then he saw Carey being pummeled by an old demon enemy of his. "Menarock." He growled. "I will not let you take another innocent life!"
Bricriu flew through the air down towards Menarock.
With a weapon not seen to any mortal Bricriu sliced through the vines covering the entrance to the alley.
Fiona ran inside and jumped in front of Menarock's claw.
"Ahhh!!!!" She screamed felling the pain of the claw dig into her side.
"No one touches my little duck!" Bricriu screamed.
"Bricriu?" Fi said in barley a whisper. "Thank you."
Bricriu flew into Menarock's claw, slicing it off.
"Ahhhhrrrggghhhhh!" Menarock screeched disappearing on top of the nearest building.
"Good bye little duck." Bricriu said flying off into the night.
"Carey?" Fi said, cupping Carey's cheek in her hand.
"Fiona?" He said just audible enough to be heard. He brought his hand up to her cheek.
"Thank you." He said. "For trying to save me."
"I thought I lost you." She told him, tears streaming down her face. "Carey? I have to tell you this now. I love you."
"I-I-I love you too." He gasped out.
They brought their faces towards each other and shared a very passionate kiss.
The kiss only lasted about ten seconds when Carey broke it off going into a fit of very painful coughs.
Carey could feel the darkness creeping over him.
"I-I-I'm tired." Carey said coughing again. "I want to sleep…"
"No!" Fiona said know that if he fell asleep the results could be fatal for him. "Carey. You can't go to sleep. Carey, wake up."
Carey's eyes were closed and his breathing was heavy and raspy.
Fiona tried to wake him up anyway she could. But to no prevail.
And she knew, that Carey was going to be asleep for a very long time.
"Carey…" She said brushing his hair back. "Help!!! Anyone please help me!!!!"
Fiona knew that she would never forget the echoing of her screams through the streets of hope springs.
~*~
1.2 So? Do you guys like the story so far?
If you do please post good reviews and I will upload the next chapter!!!
Thanks!!!