A Second Chance
Chapter 3: A Threat Revealed
I awoke to find myself in a dark, not to mention dank, prison cell. The walls were covered by fungus and bugs, lots of bugs. I could hear the scurrying of rats on the cell floor and in the walls. One scurried past my feet and I tried to move away....it was at that moment I noticed that I was chained to the wall. I was dizzy with pain from the blow Jillia had delivered to my head, but I could still think straight...I looked at my right hand, it was covered by a strange, heavy black glove with strange runes inscribed into it. I tried to move my hand but the glove was made of extremely stiff material, rock. I thought about the True Rune on my hand, "I can use it to escape...but the last time I used it to any extent of power it caused me such pain that I couldn't bear it...well, it's worth a try." I focused on the Black Sword Rune and called forth it's power to break me free....the glove started to glow but then, nothing. I tried again but it had the same results..."What in the world is going on?" I thought. At that moment a memory of the story Heiro told us came back to me, "....they covered my hand with some strange rune-blocking glove". He had never said what it looked like but I figure the thing on my right hand is the same or, a similar, glove." My train of thought was interrupted by the most unlikely people I could ever have thought. My life then at that moment went into slow motion...there were three forms coming towards my cell...the first that turned the corner was Jillia, then the High Priest of Harmonia, Sasari, whom I chose to ignore till later...the life came to a stop...a flicker of a violet cape flapped around the corner and then an armour plated leg stepped around, followed by everything but the head...I heard that cackle I had come to hate and thought I would never need to hear again. The head then came into view, "But you're supposed to be dead!!" I screamed, then...he spoke, "Yes, Jowy Blight, I am supposed to be dead...but now your big brother Luca is back from the crypt! HAHAHA HEHEHEHEHE!!!!"
Marcus jumped up in a cold sweat and screamed....then Nanami, closely followed by Heiro, who in turn was followed by Gremio ran to Marcus. Nanami calmly asked, "Marcus what in the world is wrong with you?" Marcus' face slowly turned towards her, it was cold and afraid, he then rasped, "Luca Blight is back...and he has Jowy..."
I awoke to find myself in a dark, not to mention dank, prison cell. The walls were covered by fungus and bugs, lots of bugs. I could hear the scurrying of rats on the cell floor and in the walls. One scurried past my feet and I tried to move away....it was at that moment I noticed that I was chained to the wall. I was dizzy with pain from the blow Jillia had delivered to my head, but I could still think straight...I looked at my right hand, it was covered by a strange, heavy black glove with strange runes inscribed into it. I tried to move my hand but the glove was made of extremely stiff material, rock. I thought about the True Rune on my hand, "I can use it to escape...but the last time I used it to any extent of power it caused me such pain that I couldn't bear it...well, it's worth a try." I focused on the Black Sword Rune and called forth it's power to break me free....the glove started to glow but then, nothing. I tried again but it had the same results..."What in the world is going on?" I thought. At that moment a memory of the story Heiro told us came back to me, "....they covered my hand with some strange rune-blocking glove". He had never said what it looked like but I figure the thing on my right hand is the same or, a similar, glove." My train of thought was interrupted by the most unlikely people I could ever have thought. My life then at that moment went into slow motion...there were three forms coming towards my cell...the first that turned the corner was Jillia, then the High Priest of Harmonia, Sasari, whom I chose to ignore till later...the life came to a stop...a flicker of a violet cape flapped around the corner and then an armour plated leg stepped around, followed by everything but the head...I heard that cackle I had come to hate and thought I would never need to hear again. The head then came into view, "But you're supposed to be dead!!" I screamed, then...he spoke, "Yes, Jowy Blight, I am supposed to be dead...but now your big brother Luca is back from the crypt! HAHAHA HEHEHEHEHE!!!!"
Marcus jumped up in a cold sweat and screamed....then Nanami, closely followed by Heiro, who in turn was followed by Gremio ran to Marcus. Nanami calmly asked, "Marcus what in the world is wrong with you?" Marcus' face slowly turned towards her, it was cold and afraid, he then rasped, "Luca Blight is back...and he has Jowy..."
