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Shattered: an Evangelion fanfiction. Chapter 2
The boy continues to run; but his body is beginning to feel the effects of the constant loss of blood he has been experiencing. His chest burns from lack of oxygen and his muscles are sore from almost non-stop use. He knows that his chances of escape are slim to none but instead of losing hope he uses this fact as a drive to try harder. Try harder to escape his pursuers and to find out something, anything, about his past. His will to survive pushes him harder and harder to escape. He runs in random directions not quite knowing where he is or where he will be next. He hopes to use this to confuse the ones that are after him. It seems to have worked, as he no longer hears the frantic footsteps behind him and has yet to feel any more bullets fly by his head. Even in his hope that he is safe he dares not turn around. Instead he continues to run.
He runs for what seems like days. Each time he thinks he has lost his pursuers he is punished for being so arrogant as to think he is better than them. He has finally made his way out of the deserted city and now moves in a dense forest, which, he hopes will provide enough cover to allow him some time to rest. He knows that he cannot sleep but he feels so tired that he cannot help but think of laying down right where he is, pursuers be dammed, shut his eyes, and fall asleep. At least his body has begun to heal and, although he is still a bit lightheaded and weak from blood loss the wound on his side is beginning to close and the wound on his shoulder is all but gone; replaced by nothing more than a slight scar. Had he the time, he would ponder exactly why he has healed so fast and why he was still able to run after days without food, water, or sleep; but his mind is on other things; mostly how he can come out of his current situation with his life intact.
As he continues to move through the forest he cannot help but feel that he has been here before. His memories flash again as he sees a boy, who looks almost exactly like himself except with brown hair and blue eyes, running through the forest much like he is doing now. The only difference that he can see is that this boy seems to be running from himself and no one else. The boy he sees is simply afraid of himself, afraid of what he might become. When he tries to find out why this boy is running his memories fade and his consciousness shifts to a more physical plane. He is now within his own mind but also without it. He cannot explain the sensation that he is felling at this time.
He is now confronted by the image a mysterious looking man in a black cloak. The image looks at him and looks as if it is trying to speak to him. The image's lips move but there is no sound.
'Why are you here?' the image seems ask him.
He simply stands in place unable to comprehend exactly what he is speaking to. 'Why are you here?' the image says again, its voice booming inside the boy's head yet not truly heard.
The boy continues to stand, dumbfounded by the image presented to him. 'Why are you here?' it repeats yet again.
'I. I do not know' the boy says, his voice a little shaky.
The image regards him for a while; its eyes seem to see through the boys form and into his very soul. The boy finds it impossible to tear his gaze away from the image's eyes.
'How can you not know?' the image asks, 'you are here, are you not? Therefore you must know why you are here.'
'But I do not,' the boy replies, his voice growing slightly bolder, 'all I know is that I am here.'
The image seems to process the boy's answer, all the while still staring strait into the boy's eyes.
After the image does not move or attempt to respond to his words for a while the boy ventures, 'who are you?' he asks.
The image once again cocks its head to the side and regards the boy, 'I am you, yet I am not you. I am all, yet I am nothing. I am the beginning, yet I am the end.'
This serves to further confuse the boy.
'I don't understand, who are you?' The boy asks again.
'I have already told you who I am.' The image says simply. 'I will see you again young one, but now, you must awaken.' The image says, as the plane seems to fade away.
'Wait!' the boy yells as the plane shatters and his eyes slowly open to reality.
His eyes come into focus and he sees that he is in the forest yet again. 'A dream' the boy rationalizes, 'I must have fallen asleep.' He turns his eyes upwards to try and gauge how long he had been out. He gasps as he looks up into the night sky. Had he really spaced out for that long? He is snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of footsteps approaching him. The boy sighs as he prepares himself to run again, his dream already fading from his memory. From the deep recesses of the boy's mind a single word springs forth unbidden into the boy's thoughts.
'Soon.'
Well how's that for chapter 2? I like the little cliffhanger there, don't you? I know the story is confusing but it's meant to be that way. Sorry if it gets a little frustrating at times but all will be revealed eventually. (That is, assuming I finish this fic) Well that's all for now. Ja ne.
Shattered: an Evangelion fanfiction. Chapter 2
The boy continues to run; but his body is beginning to feel the effects of the constant loss of blood he has been experiencing. His chest burns from lack of oxygen and his muscles are sore from almost non-stop use. He knows that his chances of escape are slim to none but instead of losing hope he uses this fact as a drive to try harder. Try harder to escape his pursuers and to find out something, anything, about his past. His will to survive pushes him harder and harder to escape. He runs in random directions not quite knowing where he is or where he will be next. He hopes to use this to confuse the ones that are after him. It seems to have worked, as he no longer hears the frantic footsteps behind him and has yet to feel any more bullets fly by his head. Even in his hope that he is safe he dares not turn around. Instead he continues to run.
He runs for what seems like days. Each time he thinks he has lost his pursuers he is punished for being so arrogant as to think he is better than them. He has finally made his way out of the deserted city and now moves in a dense forest, which, he hopes will provide enough cover to allow him some time to rest. He knows that he cannot sleep but he feels so tired that he cannot help but think of laying down right where he is, pursuers be dammed, shut his eyes, and fall asleep. At least his body has begun to heal and, although he is still a bit lightheaded and weak from blood loss the wound on his side is beginning to close and the wound on his shoulder is all but gone; replaced by nothing more than a slight scar. Had he the time, he would ponder exactly why he has healed so fast and why he was still able to run after days without food, water, or sleep; but his mind is on other things; mostly how he can come out of his current situation with his life intact.
As he continues to move through the forest he cannot help but feel that he has been here before. His memories flash again as he sees a boy, who looks almost exactly like himself except with brown hair and blue eyes, running through the forest much like he is doing now. The only difference that he can see is that this boy seems to be running from himself and no one else. The boy he sees is simply afraid of himself, afraid of what he might become. When he tries to find out why this boy is running his memories fade and his consciousness shifts to a more physical plane. He is now within his own mind but also without it. He cannot explain the sensation that he is felling at this time.
He is now confronted by the image a mysterious looking man in a black cloak. The image looks at him and looks as if it is trying to speak to him. The image's lips move but there is no sound.
'Why are you here?' the image seems ask him.
He simply stands in place unable to comprehend exactly what he is speaking to. 'Why are you here?' the image says again, its voice booming inside the boy's head yet not truly heard.
The boy continues to stand, dumbfounded by the image presented to him. 'Why are you here?' it repeats yet again.
'I. I do not know' the boy says, his voice a little shaky.
The image regards him for a while; its eyes seem to see through the boys form and into his very soul. The boy finds it impossible to tear his gaze away from the image's eyes.
'How can you not know?' the image asks, 'you are here, are you not? Therefore you must know why you are here.'
'But I do not,' the boy replies, his voice growing slightly bolder, 'all I know is that I am here.'
The image seems to process the boy's answer, all the while still staring strait into the boy's eyes.
After the image does not move or attempt to respond to his words for a while the boy ventures, 'who are you?' he asks.
The image once again cocks its head to the side and regards the boy, 'I am you, yet I am not you. I am all, yet I am nothing. I am the beginning, yet I am the end.'
This serves to further confuse the boy.
'I don't understand, who are you?' The boy asks again.
'I have already told you who I am.' The image says simply. 'I will see you again young one, but now, you must awaken.' The image says, as the plane seems to fade away.
'Wait!' the boy yells as the plane shatters and his eyes slowly open to reality.
His eyes come into focus and he sees that he is in the forest yet again. 'A dream' the boy rationalizes, 'I must have fallen asleep.' He turns his eyes upwards to try and gauge how long he had been out. He gasps as he looks up into the night sky. Had he really spaced out for that long? He is snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of footsteps approaching him. The boy sighs as he prepares himself to run again, his dream already fading from his memory. From the deep recesses of the boy's mind a single word springs forth unbidden into the boy's thoughts.
'Soon.'
Well how's that for chapter 2? I like the little cliffhanger there, don't you? I know the story is confusing but it's meant to be that way. Sorry if it gets a little frustrating at times but all will be revealed eventually. (That is, assuming I finish this fic) Well that's all for now. Ja ne.
