AN: This chapter is the introduction of the enemy. More Blake and Hunter in the next chapter! Review! Please?
Covered by the darkness of the night and surrounded by the chill of the cold, winter air, the dark figure slowly paced in circles around the abandoned rock quarry. Its body was concealed by a long, dark robe and both neck and wrists were decorated with various, rusted artifacts that some may have considered to be pieces of jewelry. The light reflected by the golden moon didn't seem to have any effect on its clothing or jewelry and the mysterious creature was merely a blur to any seeing eye. A blackness consumed its face, making it void of any facial features or expressions. He walked the endless circles alone, rambling some sort of foreign phrase over and over again.
The figure came to an abrupt halt, but continued to softly chant its eerie words. He looked up, revealing that its face nothing but a blank. The sky became darker, the stars disappeared, the pale moon became black and all was silent after that as the creature ceased its ramblings. Then, a loud, ear piercing screech filled the silent air and the wind began to blow violently. The mysterious creature's long, robe flapped in quick random motions. Out of nowhere flashes of brilliant energy luminated the dark atmosphere. Attracted by the blinding lights of blue and pink, the creature focused its attention to them, but remained to stand his ground. The lights began to surround him, one set standing on each of his sides.
"Arise my kindred," the dark figure laughed, raising both his arms high into the darkness of the air. "Aid your brother in my struggles!"
The lights moved around rapidly and soon began to take the shapes of bodies. They moved closer together, both creating a brighter light. With only a few explosions of luminous light, they finally took their final forms which was exactly the same as the dark figure. The three of them were even clothed in the same garments. The only features that set them apart were their distinct heads. While one had long, gray hair streaming down its back, the other two could only be set apart by the gray color on the other's face.
"My brother and my sister," the figure with the darker face greeted the other two standing beside him. "Welcome back. It warms my heart to see you alive once again."
The figure with long hair examined her body. Her movements were those of a confused person. "Brother Phantom," she looked at the figure next to her; the one with the darker face. "Is this real?"
"Yes, sister Vague," Phantom responded to her question. He looked up into the black sky. "Long has it been since the two of you were unrightfully destroyed by the hateful actions of mankind. After that I have sought ways to bring you back. And it has not been until now that I have succeeded." He turned his attention to the other figure standing on his other side, who also bore the look of confusion. "Brother Opaque, are you also in doubt?"
"Only for the time being," Opaque responded vaguely. "But the feel of this cold air is powerful. I am almost ready to accept what you say."
"In time, my brother," Phantom chuckled lightly. "But you must listen to me when I say that we shall have revenge on mankind for their wrongdoing unto us. They took away your lives, thus taking away all that I had. We shall make them pay! No one deserves to be treated differently because of their differences, much less die because of it!"
"I can remember it all," said Vague, falling on her knees and staring upon her hands. "So much hate!"
"We didn't deserve that!" Opaque shouted. "I am glad you were able to persevere through all the persecution."
"Yes, my kin," Phantom said calmly. "Our revenge will be sweet. Our strength has been awakened by hate! We shall harness the power of our people! The people who are long gone and sent us to this earth in order for us to begin a new life! The people who mistakenly sent us to our doom! We shall call forth the powers of 'The Void'!"
The other two became silent after that.
"My brother, my sister, don't you understand what it is I say?"
"Brother Phantom," Vague said softly. "Opaque and I have long forgotten about that of which you speak of."
"It is merely a fantasy, my brother," Opaque reminded him. "It is an impossibility for us."
"You have such little faith in the power of our people," Phantom said. "The dark arts this is known as 'The Void' were secretly infused into all the people of our former world. Each of us posses the power of 'The Void'. It needs only to be reawakened."
"How did you learn of all this my brother?" Vague asked.
"Before our planet was destroyed and the three of us were secretly evacuated into the intergalactic transporter that would send us to earth, our father entrusted unto me the long forgotten, dark history of our people contained within a book. While you were gone, I read it to pass the time."
"Please, explain to us," Opaque implored.
"In the long forgotten past," Phantom began. "Our people practiced three forms of religion. They were the practices of shadow, disguise, and dark. The powers these forces contained almost brought forth the destruction of the world and they were eventually banished. But secretly, the high members of the organizations used the last of their power to infuse their children with one of each three forces. And so every child born after contained within them the powers of these forces, only waiting to be awakened. The three of us, my brother and my sister, each contain one of these forces. We shall reawaken them and use it in our revenge!"
"A little more explanation please," Vague asked, still a bit clueless.
"Let me explain a little better." Phantom looked at his sister. "As the second child, you are gifted with the power of disguise, giving you the ability to deceive our adversaries!" He then turned to his brother. "As the third child, you can manipulate the power of darkness, giving you the ability to make your enemies fears come alive. And I, as the eldest, am endowed with the power of shadow, instilling doubt and illusion into our foes."
"What are we to do with such power?" Opaque questioned.
"That is easily answered, my brother," Phantom answered him. "We shall spread these forces unto the earth and bring chaos upon its people. In the end, they will destroy themselves, and our revenge will be complete!"
"Do we have a plan?" Vague asked, finally taking an understanding to his brother's somewhat confusing sermon.
Phantom looked towards the city of Blue Bay Harbor that stood before him. "As a matter of fact, my sister, I do."
Covered by the darkness of the night and surrounded by the chill of the cold, winter air, the dark figure slowly paced in circles around the abandoned rock quarry. Its body was concealed by a long, dark robe and both neck and wrists were decorated with various, rusted artifacts that some may have considered to be pieces of jewelry. The light reflected by the golden moon didn't seem to have any effect on its clothing or jewelry and the mysterious creature was merely a blur to any seeing eye. A blackness consumed its face, making it void of any facial features or expressions. He walked the endless circles alone, rambling some sort of foreign phrase over and over again.
The figure came to an abrupt halt, but continued to softly chant its eerie words. He looked up, revealing that its face nothing but a blank. The sky became darker, the stars disappeared, the pale moon became black and all was silent after that as the creature ceased its ramblings. Then, a loud, ear piercing screech filled the silent air and the wind began to blow violently. The mysterious creature's long, robe flapped in quick random motions. Out of nowhere flashes of brilliant energy luminated the dark atmosphere. Attracted by the blinding lights of blue and pink, the creature focused its attention to them, but remained to stand his ground. The lights began to surround him, one set standing on each of his sides.
"Arise my kindred," the dark figure laughed, raising both his arms high into the darkness of the air. "Aid your brother in my struggles!"
The lights moved around rapidly and soon began to take the shapes of bodies. They moved closer together, both creating a brighter light. With only a few explosions of luminous light, they finally took their final forms which was exactly the same as the dark figure. The three of them were even clothed in the same garments. The only features that set them apart were their distinct heads. While one had long, gray hair streaming down its back, the other two could only be set apart by the gray color on the other's face.
"My brother and my sister," the figure with the darker face greeted the other two standing beside him. "Welcome back. It warms my heart to see you alive once again."
The figure with long hair examined her body. Her movements were those of a confused person. "Brother Phantom," she looked at the figure next to her; the one with the darker face. "Is this real?"
"Yes, sister Vague," Phantom responded to her question. He looked up into the black sky. "Long has it been since the two of you were unrightfully destroyed by the hateful actions of mankind. After that I have sought ways to bring you back. And it has not been until now that I have succeeded." He turned his attention to the other figure standing on his other side, who also bore the look of confusion. "Brother Opaque, are you also in doubt?"
"Only for the time being," Opaque responded vaguely. "But the feel of this cold air is powerful. I am almost ready to accept what you say."
"In time, my brother," Phantom chuckled lightly. "But you must listen to me when I say that we shall have revenge on mankind for their wrongdoing unto us. They took away your lives, thus taking away all that I had. We shall make them pay! No one deserves to be treated differently because of their differences, much less die because of it!"
"I can remember it all," said Vague, falling on her knees and staring upon her hands. "So much hate!"
"We didn't deserve that!" Opaque shouted. "I am glad you were able to persevere through all the persecution."
"Yes, my kin," Phantom said calmly. "Our revenge will be sweet. Our strength has been awakened by hate! We shall harness the power of our people! The people who are long gone and sent us to this earth in order for us to begin a new life! The people who mistakenly sent us to our doom! We shall call forth the powers of 'The Void'!"
The other two became silent after that.
"My brother, my sister, don't you understand what it is I say?"
"Brother Phantom," Vague said softly. "Opaque and I have long forgotten about that of which you speak of."
"It is merely a fantasy, my brother," Opaque reminded him. "It is an impossibility for us."
"You have such little faith in the power of our people," Phantom said. "The dark arts this is known as 'The Void' were secretly infused into all the people of our former world. Each of us posses the power of 'The Void'. It needs only to be reawakened."
"How did you learn of all this my brother?" Vague asked.
"Before our planet was destroyed and the three of us were secretly evacuated into the intergalactic transporter that would send us to earth, our father entrusted unto me the long forgotten, dark history of our people contained within a book. While you were gone, I read it to pass the time."
"Please, explain to us," Opaque implored.
"In the long forgotten past," Phantom began. "Our people practiced three forms of religion. They were the practices of shadow, disguise, and dark. The powers these forces contained almost brought forth the destruction of the world and they were eventually banished. But secretly, the high members of the organizations used the last of their power to infuse their children with one of each three forces. And so every child born after contained within them the powers of these forces, only waiting to be awakened. The three of us, my brother and my sister, each contain one of these forces. We shall reawaken them and use it in our revenge!"
"A little more explanation please," Vague asked, still a bit clueless.
"Let me explain a little better." Phantom looked at his sister. "As the second child, you are gifted with the power of disguise, giving you the ability to deceive our adversaries!" He then turned to his brother. "As the third child, you can manipulate the power of darkness, giving you the ability to make your enemies fears come alive. And I, as the eldest, am endowed with the power of shadow, instilling doubt and illusion into our foes."
"What are we to do with such power?" Opaque questioned.
"That is easily answered, my brother," Phantom answered him. "We shall spread these forces unto the earth and bring chaos upon its people. In the end, they will destroy themselves, and our revenge will be complete!"
"Do we have a plan?" Vague asked, finally taking an understanding to his brother's somewhat confusing sermon.
Phantom looked towards the city of Blue Bay Harbor that stood before him. "As a matter of fact, my sister, I do."