The Reed: Chapter 10
Looking into the pool before her, Jeslyn closed her eyes for a moment, as if preparing herself for the task ahead. Gripping the Reeds tightly in her right hand, she turned around to say a final goodbye.
"Jeslyn, you can't do this!"
"I have to."
"Jes, how would your parent's feel?"
For a moment, the flautist hesitated and bit her lip.
"I have to," she repeated, although her voice seemed to falter for a moment. "You heard Joel. The Reeds must be destroyed at all costs."
"But what would happen if you died and The Reeds survive? We can't be completely sure that this would work!"
"We have to take the risk! Who knows what else The Reed might do?"
"We could always hide it somewhere where no one would find it!"
"That's what they did last time! And that's how I got it. If that happens again, the finder might never be able to get as close as we are to destroying The Reed. Sorry. I'm going."
With one last look at her friends, Jeslyn took a deep breath and plunged herself into the pool of lava-like stuff, the cries of the others echoing so far away.
"NOOOOOOO!..."
Red liquid clouded her vision, but Jeslyn's survival instinct kicked in, and her feet struggled to no avail to touch bottom. Her hands flailing helplessly around, her fingers lost their grip and she felt The Reeds floating away. She needed air.she couldn't breathe.grabbing handfuls of the liquid around her, she managed to recapture a Reed. But just one.before her world went black.
Hidden in a different part of the cave, away from the Fellowship she had run from, was Corinne. She saw everything. She saw the first Reed go down in the death grip of Jeslyn. And she saw the second Reed.floating unharmed towards her.
Bending down, she scooped it out of the water, and gazed at it hungrily.
"Fools," she muttered, "believing all that LOTR stuff...'the place from whence it came'...didn't they know that all it would do is strengthen The Reed? But now... I have you. With the power to destroy all my enemies. Together, you and I will reign supreme."
Corinne's eyes glinted as her face broke into a grin of madness, brought about by the evil of The Reed. Gently, she stroked its wooden body.
"You and I, my preciousss..."
THE END.
( 2003 D.A.S.Q. Plagiarize and experience death-by-reed.
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Looking into the pool before her, Jeslyn closed her eyes for a moment, as if preparing herself for the task ahead. Gripping the Reeds tightly in her right hand, she turned around to say a final goodbye.
"Jeslyn, you can't do this!"
"I have to."
"Jes, how would your parent's feel?"
For a moment, the flautist hesitated and bit her lip.
"I have to," she repeated, although her voice seemed to falter for a moment. "You heard Joel. The Reeds must be destroyed at all costs."
"But what would happen if you died and The Reeds survive? We can't be completely sure that this would work!"
"We have to take the risk! Who knows what else The Reed might do?"
"We could always hide it somewhere where no one would find it!"
"That's what they did last time! And that's how I got it. If that happens again, the finder might never be able to get as close as we are to destroying The Reed. Sorry. I'm going."
With one last look at her friends, Jeslyn took a deep breath and plunged herself into the pool of lava-like stuff, the cries of the others echoing so far away.
"NOOOOOOO!..."
Red liquid clouded her vision, but Jeslyn's survival instinct kicked in, and her feet struggled to no avail to touch bottom. Her hands flailing helplessly around, her fingers lost their grip and she felt The Reeds floating away. She needed air.she couldn't breathe.grabbing handfuls of the liquid around her, she managed to recapture a Reed. But just one.before her world went black.
Hidden in a different part of the cave, away from the Fellowship she had run from, was Corinne. She saw everything. She saw the first Reed go down in the death grip of Jeslyn. And she saw the second Reed.floating unharmed towards her.
Bending down, she scooped it out of the water, and gazed at it hungrily.
"Fools," she muttered, "believing all that LOTR stuff...'the place from whence it came'...didn't they know that all it would do is strengthen The Reed? But now... I have you. With the power to destroy all my enemies. Together, you and I will reign supreme."
Corinne's eyes glinted as her face broke into a grin of madness, brought about by the evil of The Reed. Gently, she stroked its wooden body.
"You and I, my preciousss..."
THE END.
( 2003 D.A.S.Q. Plagiarize and experience death-by-reed.
Okay... REVIEW TIME!!! There MIGHT be a sequel. Everything depends on the number of reviews I get... so...