Prophecy:
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I don't own Lod. I wonder what would happen if I said I did? Would guys in black suits come and take me away? They might put me in jail... Nah I doubt it. I watch too much T.V.
Even though only two people reviewed (Thank you Omnidragon and Aerena), I have not lost hope. I will continue to write.
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Sari found herself in a place of utter and complete darkness. She could see herself clearly, but everything around her was black. She walked, but could not tell if she was moving. The air was thick, and smelled like burnt flesh.
"Is anyone here?" Sari called into the nothingness, "Where am I?"
In answer to her voice, a torrent of shrieking voices enveloped her. The sound was immense, beating her, crushing her. She tried to scream over them, and she did until her voice was raw, but the combined screeches drowned her out. She fell to her knees, holding her ears, and wept. As suddenly as they started, they diminished to nothing. For a minute, she thought she had gone deaf. Then she heard the beating of her heart and laboured breathing, and she knew it couldn't be true.
"HUMAN CHILD!" A bellowing voice roared, knocking her backwards. It was made up of all the screaming voices, but while they had been incomprehensible, this was easy to understand. The volume was the same though.
"HUMAN CHILD!" It repeated. Sari realized it would not continue until she answered.
"Yes?" She replied in a meek voice. This voice was not friendly, in fact it radiated hate and pain.
"WHY ARE YOU HERE?" The voice demanded.
"I don't know, I suppose you brought me here," Sari responded, confused, "Didn't you?"
"I CAN FEEL YOU, BUT I CANNOT FIND YOU! YOU ARE NOT ONE OF MINE, YET I CAN STILL FEEL YOU!"
"What do you mean by one of yours?"Sari asked, "What are you?"
"I AM DARKNESS, EVIL, DISEASE! I AM ALL YOU HUMANS FEAR AND HATE! YET YOU, HUMAN CHILD, HAVE FOUND ME! I WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE DESERT AND DESTROY YOUR PEOPLE! BUT YOU WILL NOT BE THERE TO SEE!" The blackness around her grew, touching her skin. She struggled, but could not escape. The darkness crawled across her body, up her legs and arms, onto her throat, as cold as ice, as death. She could not breath as it went into her mouth and nostrils. It was suffocating her, and she could not fight it. Choking and squelching, her eyes drifting in and out of focus, she saw her life. Playing with Sean as a toddler, trying hard at school, crying when her old cat was killed, when her grandma died.
All of a sudden, a bright light pierced the dark. Sari felt the weight lifted from her, and her mind cleared slightly. She felt herself being lifted away from the darkness, towards the light, and then nothing.
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Sari awoke, but this time there were no birds singing, nor was the smell of breakfast in the air. It felt cooler than it had that morning, and it was darker. She turned in her bed to look out the open window. The sun was setting, and the sky was pinkish-purple. Soa, she thought, When we left for the festival, it wasn't even noon! Now it looks like late evening. She sat up. It was then she noticed Dart sitting on the same chair Sean had been that morning.
"Where's Sean?" Her voice was rough and raspy. For a moment she couldn't remember why, then the dream came back to her, the shrieking voices, her trying to scream over them and failing. Was it real?
"Oh, your awake. You had us all worried for a while there. When you fainted, I suggested that I could help you, but your brother would have none of it."
He sounded irritated.
Sari felt relieved. Even though she was pretty sure Dart was an okay guy, she still felt weird about him, "Where is Sean now?"
"He went to get your father. He should be back any minute now. But, while he's gone, I need to discuss something with you. It's about-" Just then Sean walked in. He saw Dart first, and didn't look to happy about it, then he noticed Sari was up, and his face instantly brightened. He ran over and hugged her firmly.
"I was so worried. I thought I told you not to do that to me anymore!"
"Sean, I'm really glad to see you, but we need to talk," she glanced at Dart, "alone." Sean understood instantly, and stood up. He walked over to Dart and stood face to face with him. Sari could almost see the angry sparks between them, but couldn't understand why.
"If you don't mind, Sir Dart," Sean said, none too kindly, "my sister and I have to discuss an issue that is private and has nothing to do with you. So, would you be so kind as to leave."
Dart looked at Sari, and at her nod, he reluctantly left the room.
"Why are you two so angry at each other?" Sari asked Sean, "Before this, you were worshipping the ground he walked on, but now, well, it seems you would like him to drop-dead or something."
"I do Sari, I do..." he growled at the closed door. He looked back at his patiently waiting sister, "Oh fine. I'll tell you. When you fainted, he was concerned for a while, at least for a hour or so. Then he said that he was short on time and that if he brought you with him, they would just make it in time. That so called hero was just going to take you away from your family and not even allow you to say goodbye!"
"Well I wasn't going to let him. I said he had no right to do this. Dart said that the sake of the world was on the line. So I said (and I think I might have gone a little overboard on this) screw the goddamn world, your my sister, and the creator only knows what I'll do to protect you." Sean calmed down a little, "So, me and him came up with a deal. He can't take you until you get an appropriate time to say good bye to your family."
"Sean, thank you for that. I know I should be feeling happy, but I'm not. I think I met the evil, and it nearly killed me."
"In the dream, right?" Sean said, looking worried.
"Yes, but I think that if it killed me there, I would die here. I don't know why it couldn't, maybe it isn't strong enough, I just don't know. What I do know is that Dart wants me to come with him to lead a group of strangers and destroy it. And I don't even know why he needs me specifically. Plus, I have to say goodbye to you, mom, dad, and I don't know if I'll ever see you again."
"Then why don't you turn him down? Dart can't make you go with him." Sean asked.
"He seems to think I'm the only one who can do it, for reasons completely unknown to me. And if he's right... I'll be letting the whole world down. And I can't do that Sean, no matter how scared I am." She walked over to the window and spoke in a very quiet voice, "I just wish I was someone else."
"Well, there's one person you won't have to say goodbye to," Sean declared.
"Who?" Sari turned to her brother.
"Me of course. There's no way I'm letting you go on this alone. You'll get into way too much trouble on your own!" He looked her in the eye, and she could tell he was completely serious.
"But Sean-"
"No Sari, listen. If your going to die on this, I'd rather be there protecting you than waiting here for the bad news." He took her hand, "Even if it means I have to die too."
Sari looked at his hand in hers, than at his face. So much like her own, but she could tell he wasn't a boy anymore, "Thank you, Sean, I could never get through this without you."
"Yeah. Besides, I'd pay anything to see the look on Dart's face when we tell him that I'm coming along for the ride!"
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Yay! Now wasn't that sweet! Oh, just to tell anyone, when Sean said "and the creator only knows..." I meant Soa. You know "and the lord only knows..." means God. Soa is their god and the creator of endiness, so yeah. I'm making Dart a bad guy and really didn't mean to at the beginning of this fic, but it kind of turned out that way and I like it. Okay, next chappy, they finally start on their adventure!
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I don't own Lod. I wonder what would happen if I said I did? Would guys in black suits come and take me away? They might put me in jail... Nah I doubt it. I watch too much T.V.
Even though only two people reviewed (Thank you Omnidragon and Aerena), I have not lost hope. I will continue to write.
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Sari found herself in a place of utter and complete darkness. She could see herself clearly, but everything around her was black. She walked, but could not tell if she was moving. The air was thick, and smelled like burnt flesh.
"Is anyone here?" Sari called into the nothingness, "Where am I?"
In answer to her voice, a torrent of shrieking voices enveloped her. The sound was immense, beating her, crushing her. She tried to scream over them, and she did until her voice was raw, but the combined screeches drowned her out. She fell to her knees, holding her ears, and wept. As suddenly as they started, they diminished to nothing. For a minute, she thought she had gone deaf. Then she heard the beating of her heart and laboured breathing, and she knew it couldn't be true.
"HUMAN CHILD!" A bellowing voice roared, knocking her backwards. It was made up of all the screaming voices, but while they had been incomprehensible, this was easy to understand. The volume was the same though.
"HUMAN CHILD!" It repeated. Sari realized it would not continue until she answered.
"Yes?" She replied in a meek voice. This voice was not friendly, in fact it radiated hate and pain.
"WHY ARE YOU HERE?" The voice demanded.
"I don't know, I suppose you brought me here," Sari responded, confused, "Didn't you?"
"I CAN FEEL YOU, BUT I CANNOT FIND YOU! YOU ARE NOT ONE OF MINE, YET I CAN STILL FEEL YOU!"
"What do you mean by one of yours?"Sari asked, "What are you?"
"I AM DARKNESS, EVIL, DISEASE! I AM ALL YOU HUMANS FEAR AND HATE! YET YOU, HUMAN CHILD, HAVE FOUND ME! I WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE DESERT AND DESTROY YOUR PEOPLE! BUT YOU WILL NOT BE THERE TO SEE!" The blackness around her grew, touching her skin. She struggled, but could not escape. The darkness crawled across her body, up her legs and arms, onto her throat, as cold as ice, as death. She could not breath as it went into her mouth and nostrils. It was suffocating her, and she could not fight it. Choking and squelching, her eyes drifting in and out of focus, she saw her life. Playing with Sean as a toddler, trying hard at school, crying when her old cat was killed, when her grandma died.
All of a sudden, a bright light pierced the dark. Sari felt the weight lifted from her, and her mind cleared slightly. She felt herself being lifted away from the darkness, towards the light, and then nothing.
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Sari awoke, but this time there were no birds singing, nor was the smell of breakfast in the air. It felt cooler than it had that morning, and it was darker. She turned in her bed to look out the open window. The sun was setting, and the sky was pinkish-purple. Soa, she thought, When we left for the festival, it wasn't even noon! Now it looks like late evening. She sat up. It was then she noticed Dart sitting on the same chair Sean had been that morning.
"Where's Sean?" Her voice was rough and raspy. For a moment she couldn't remember why, then the dream came back to her, the shrieking voices, her trying to scream over them and failing. Was it real?
"Oh, your awake. You had us all worried for a while there. When you fainted, I suggested that I could help you, but your brother would have none of it."
He sounded irritated.
Sari felt relieved. Even though she was pretty sure Dart was an okay guy, she still felt weird about him, "Where is Sean now?"
"He went to get your father. He should be back any minute now. But, while he's gone, I need to discuss something with you. It's about-" Just then Sean walked in. He saw Dart first, and didn't look to happy about it, then he noticed Sari was up, and his face instantly brightened. He ran over and hugged her firmly.
"I was so worried. I thought I told you not to do that to me anymore!"
"Sean, I'm really glad to see you, but we need to talk," she glanced at Dart, "alone." Sean understood instantly, and stood up. He walked over to Dart and stood face to face with him. Sari could almost see the angry sparks between them, but couldn't understand why.
"If you don't mind, Sir Dart," Sean said, none too kindly, "my sister and I have to discuss an issue that is private and has nothing to do with you. So, would you be so kind as to leave."
Dart looked at Sari, and at her nod, he reluctantly left the room.
"Why are you two so angry at each other?" Sari asked Sean, "Before this, you were worshipping the ground he walked on, but now, well, it seems you would like him to drop-dead or something."
"I do Sari, I do..." he growled at the closed door. He looked back at his patiently waiting sister, "Oh fine. I'll tell you. When you fainted, he was concerned for a while, at least for a hour or so. Then he said that he was short on time and that if he brought you with him, they would just make it in time. That so called hero was just going to take you away from your family and not even allow you to say goodbye!"
"Well I wasn't going to let him. I said he had no right to do this. Dart said that the sake of the world was on the line. So I said (and I think I might have gone a little overboard on this) screw the goddamn world, your my sister, and the creator only knows what I'll do to protect you." Sean calmed down a little, "So, me and him came up with a deal. He can't take you until you get an appropriate time to say good bye to your family."
"Sean, thank you for that. I know I should be feeling happy, but I'm not. I think I met the evil, and it nearly killed me."
"In the dream, right?" Sean said, looking worried.
"Yes, but I think that if it killed me there, I would die here. I don't know why it couldn't, maybe it isn't strong enough, I just don't know. What I do know is that Dart wants me to come with him to lead a group of strangers and destroy it. And I don't even know why he needs me specifically. Plus, I have to say goodbye to you, mom, dad, and I don't know if I'll ever see you again."
"Then why don't you turn him down? Dart can't make you go with him." Sean asked.
"He seems to think I'm the only one who can do it, for reasons completely unknown to me. And if he's right... I'll be letting the whole world down. And I can't do that Sean, no matter how scared I am." She walked over to the window and spoke in a very quiet voice, "I just wish I was someone else."
"Well, there's one person you won't have to say goodbye to," Sean declared.
"Who?" Sari turned to her brother.
"Me of course. There's no way I'm letting you go on this alone. You'll get into way too much trouble on your own!" He looked her in the eye, and she could tell he was completely serious.
"But Sean-"
"No Sari, listen. If your going to die on this, I'd rather be there protecting you than waiting here for the bad news." He took her hand, "Even if it means I have to die too."
Sari looked at his hand in hers, than at his face. So much like her own, but she could tell he wasn't a boy anymore, "Thank you, Sean, I could never get through this without you."
"Yeah. Besides, I'd pay anything to see the look on Dart's face when we tell him that I'm coming along for the ride!"
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Yay! Now wasn't that sweet! Oh, just to tell anyone, when Sean said "and the creator only knows..." I meant Soa. You know "and the lord only knows..." means God. Soa is their god and the creator of endiness, so yeah. I'm making Dart a bad guy and really didn't mean to at the beginning of this fic, but it kind of turned out that way and I like it. Okay, next chappy, they finally start on their adventure!