Alth groaned as he came to, his hand still clutched around his throat. He
crawled to the nearest tree, and used it to brace himself. It was dark.
Alth glared up at the sky.
"You're sick," he yelled. "Why would you want to hurt an innocent girl?" Of course, Alth knew the answer. As he had lain unconscious on the ground, he had "heard" his God speaking to one of his other minions, one by the name of Raleigh. Alth had once been a faithful servant to the God - once. He had seen what the God was capable of; he had seen how ruthless he could be. As all of the God's minions, Alth had known what his plans were from the start; to find the girl-child who was born with the power to stop him. The God was powerful; no one would be able to stop him - if he could find the child and either destroy her, or make sure that she will never use her powers. Alth yelled out in fury.
"She is innocent! She has done nothing to you! She doesn't even know of her powers! She doesn't even know," he trailed off. Suddenly, a voice boomed in his head, making him drop to the ground in agony.
You know why, said the voice of the God. She is powerful, whether she knows it or not. She must be exterminated...Unless Raleigh can...bend her to his will...
The God started to laugh as Alth screamed out, "No! You can't, you wouldn't!"
But I would. And why deny my faithful servant his fun?
Alth trembled with sickness and fury.
"You sick, sick man. You disgusting perverted man! How could you? How could you do this to an innocent girl?"
Why do you show so much interest in her? You do not even know the girl.
"I'm not showing interest, I'm showing concern for another mortal, as much as any human being would!" he screamed.
Of course, Alth. Of course...
"What will you do with her?" Alth growled.
That, said the God as his voice faded away, Is up to Raleigh.
"No!" yelled Alth. Again he tried to rip the necklace from around his neck, and again came the pain, the madness. He fell back against the tree mumbling, "No, no..."
"You're sick," he yelled. "Why would you want to hurt an innocent girl?" Of course, Alth knew the answer. As he had lain unconscious on the ground, he had "heard" his God speaking to one of his other minions, one by the name of Raleigh. Alth had once been a faithful servant to the God - once. He had seen what the God was capable of; he had seen how ruthless he could be. As all of the God's minions, Alth had known what his plans were from the start; to find the girl-child who was born with the power to stop him. The God was powerful; no one would be able to stop him - if he could find the child and either destroy her, or make sure that she will never use her powers. Alth yelled out in fury.
"She is innocent! She has done nothing to you! She doesn't even know of her powers! She doesn't even know," he trailed off. Suddenly, a voice boomed in his head, making him drop to the ground in agony.
You know why, said the voice of the God. She is powerful, whether she knows it or not. She must be exterminated...Unless Raleigh can...bend her to his will...
The God started to laugh as Alth screamed out, "No! You can't, you wouldn't!"
But I would. And why deny my faithful servant his fun?
Alth trembled with sickness and fury.
"You sick, sick man. You disgusting perverted man! How could you? How could you do this to an innocent girl?"
Why do you show so much interest in her? You do not even know the girl.
"I'm not showing interest, I'm showing concern for another mortal, as much as any human being would!" he screamed.
Of course, Alth. Of course...
"What will you do with her?" Alth growled.
That, said the God as his voice faded away, Is up to Raleigh.
"No!" yelled Alth. Again he tried to rip the necklace from around his neck, and again came the pain, the madness. He fell back against the tree mumbling, "No, no..."