Chapter 18: Dark Seed
The light fills my eyes, blanketing everything else in white. My mouth dropps open as the lights falls upon me, hiding both me and Theros in a white ball. Out of the corner of my eye I see Xen rush towards me, being thrown back by the trememdous force of the protective barrier. I loose sight of him as the white overcomes everything in my vision. I can feel myself being drained from the inside as a strange light comes out in a stream from my mouth. It feels as if i'm being turned inside out. Theros, now back to his original size, is standing there, his mouth open, emiting a strange black mixture from his mouth. My essence forms into a purple ball beside his black essence ball. I try to shut my mouth as the two mix, but I have lost all control over my body.
The two balls of essence start to mix and spin around, twisting together to form one giant ball of darkness. My mind spins as I struggle for control of my body as the dark ball spiphens off into a thin stream tipped with a sharp spear. It flies towards me, whisteling in the thick air. I pierce through my throat and penetrates my body. I try to scream out as fiery pain sweeps through me. My world turns black as my head is ripped sharply back, my body floating upright, my arms out on either side, toes pointed down as a black shadowy light burst from my mouth and shot up into the air. I felt my body drop to the ground, the white now a black. Everything became silent.
~Meanwhile~
Xen slashed through the Thornin quickly, and leapt towards Theros to slash through him as a bright white light strated to sheild over them. He leapt up, hitting the barrier and was blown back to watch in horror as the white engulfed Daft and Theros. He cried out, knowing that Theros would win, not ready to accept the loss of Daft. More exiles jumped him as he fought them off, slashing them, ripping them limb from limb as he watched in horror as a Shadowy light ripped throught the top of the white ball and covered it, making it a shadow ball. He screamed out and transformed. Rushing over to where Daft and Theros dropped. He quickly picked up Daft, calling to Link and Kor to follow and sped out of there, running on the shadows, a special talent he had picked up.
~Later (Back @ the base)~
I opened my eyes to find myself staring back into the crimson eyes of the great shadow beast. I sucked in a breath of fear. What was it doing here. I scrambled away quickly as the shadow beast watched. He turned away and the shadows that surrounded him twisted and turned, dissapearing, leaving only Xen standing there staring at me with worry in his eyes.
"Xen? You...You're the shadow beast?"
Xen looked away for a moment at Link and Kor who sat watching in the corner.
"Daft. I meant to tell you, but you didn't need to know yet. I guess I can't hide it any longer. But that's not important. You've been infected with Theros's soul. He'll be able to control you in a minimum of three days. We have to find something to stop it."
"No...We have to tell the Tallest so that they'll be ready for it just in case we can't stop the transformation."
"No! I can't face them."
"What? What do you mean?"
"Nevermind Daft. Don't bring me into the conversation when you report in. I...I can't face them just yet."
"But..."
"Just do it!"
I shrank away from him as he yelled. I knew what I had to do and I needed to get it done and quickly before he got into my brain. I can't let this happen. I won't let it happen. It feels like a nightmare as I walk across to the screen to call up the Almighty Tallest. How will they take this?
The light fills my eyes, blanketing everything else in white. My mouth dropps open as the lights falls upon me, hiding both me and Theros in a white ball. Out of the corner of my eye I see Xen rush towards me, being thrown back by the trememdous force of the protective barrier. I loose sight of him as the white overcomes everything in my vision. I can feel myself being drained from the inside as a strange light comes out in a stream from my mouth. It feels as if i'm being turned inside out. Theros, now back to his original size, is standing there, his mouth open, emiting a strange black mixture from his mouth. My essence forms into a purple ball beside his black essence ball. I try to shut my mouth as the two mix, but I have lost all control over my body.
The two balls of essence start to mix and spin around, twisting together to form one giant ball of darkness. My mind spins as I struggle for control of my body as the dark ball spiphens off into a thin stream tipped with a sharp spear. It flies towards me, whisteling in the thick air. I pierce through my throat and penetrates my body. I try to scream out as fiery pain sweeps through me. My world turns black as my head is ripped sharply back, my body floating upright, my arms out on either side, toes pointed down as a black shadowy light burst from my mouth and shot up into the air. I felt my body drop to the ground, the white now a black. Everything became silent.
~Meanwhile~
Xen slashed through the Thornin quickly, and leapt towards Theros to slash through him as a bright white light strated to sheild over them. He leapt up, hitting the barrier and was blown back to watch in horror as the white engulfed Daft and Theros. He cried out, knowing that Theros would win, not ready to accept the loss of Daft. More exiles jumped him as he fought them off, slashing them, ripping them limb from limb as he watched in horror as a Shadowy light ripped throught the top of the white ball and covered it, making it a shadow ball. He screamed out and transformed. Rushing over to where Daft and Theros dropped. He quickly picked up Daft, calling to Link and Kor to follow and sped out of there, running on the shadows, a special talent he had picked up.
~Later (Back @ the base)~
I opened my eyes to find myself staring back into the crimson eyes of the great shadow beast. I sucked in a breath of fear. What was it doing here. I scrambled away quickly as the shadow beast watched. He turned away and the shadows that surrounded him twisted and turned, dissapearing, leaving only Xen standing there staring at me with worry in his eyes.
"Xen? You...You're the shadow beast?"
Xen looked away for a moment at Link and Kor who sat watching in the corner.
"Daft. I meant to tell you, but you didn't need to know yet. I guess I can't hide it any longer. But that's not important. You've been infected with Theros's soul. He'll be able to control you in a minimum of three days. We have to find something to stop it."
"No...We have to tell the Tallest so that they'll be ready for it just in case we can't stop the transformation."
"No! I can't face them."
"What? What do you mean?"
"Nevermind Daft. Don't bring me into the conversation when you report in. I...I can't face them just yet."
"But..."
"Just do it!"
I shrank away from him as he yelled. I knew what I had to do and I needed to get it done and quickly before he got into my brain. I can't let this happen. I won't let it happen. It feels like a nightmare as I walk across to the screen to call up the Almighty Tallest. How will they take this?