Chapter 4: It Get's Worse
It had been three weeks since Magus and Lucca had wound up in 3020 A.D. The cave was now littered with several glass bowls and jars, even some silverware. Magus and Lucca had become what could be called friends, and Magus was acting human, not near as cold as he used to. Lucca sat in the cave, sleeping for now... Magus walked in the door, a large lizard hoisted over his shoulder. Magus immediately sat down and set to work cleaning the lizard to prepare it for eating. (Mmm... Desert Reptile. -M.D.) Magus took a knife from his belt and began to cut loose the scaly skin. Lucca turned in her sleep, a slight smile appeared on her face. Magus looked over to her, "Mmmm. Goodbye Mom and Dad, have a nice cruise!" Lucca said in her sleep. Magus ignored her and went back to the lizard, "What? They've been killed in a boat wreck? Why god why? Why do you do this to me?!?!?!?" Lucca screamed so loud that Magus could no longer ignore her; he went over to her side and shook her awake. Lucca opened her eyes, tears streaming down her face... "They left me... They left me all alone... Why?" Lucca asked no one. Magus pulled her tight to comfort her, as a mother would a child who had a nightmare. Magus stroked her violet hair and said, "It's okay... My father died when I was an infant, and my mother was basically dead in my eyes... I know what you're going through." Truth be told, Magus had had dreams like Lucca's about Schala, he would see her in the ocean palace, and she would be crushed by rocks, or killed by Lavos, it was a terrible experience that was only stopped when a mystic would hit him in the back to tell him, "No crying!" Lucca sobbed for several moments, but then got her wits about her and said, "Thank you Magus." "You're welcome... I'm probably a lot more comforting about these dreams than Ozzie was." Magus replied. Magus picked up his knife and returned to skinning the lizard.
"Magus?" Lucca asked all of the sudden. "Yes?" Magus asked looking up from the lizard. "Magus, how do I come off... as a person?" Lucca asked. "You come of as an arrogant genius, who tries to hide her true feelings under geekiness." Magus replied. "Really? Am I that transparent?" Lucca asked. "That and more." Magus replied. "Well I can see through you too!" Lucca said. "How so?" Magus asked. "You try to act like this dark emotionless madman, but in reality you're just a sad man who misses his sister." Lucca replied. There was a slight twinge in Magus' face that was barely noticeable, but Lucca caught it. "Magus?" Lucca asked. "...Yes?" Magus asked. "...Was your mother, ever a nice woman?" Lucca asked. "Schala told me that she had been at one time... but as soon as Lavos appeared and I was born... things changed..." Magus replied. "It must have been terrible growing up without a mother who loved you." Lucca said. "I wish it was just that she didn't love me, she at least would have acknowledged my existence. But my mother disowned me, as far as she was concerned, she had no son." Magus replied, not looking up from the lizard, Lucca could see torture and pain in his eyes. "In reality, the mystics where kinder than my own mother. Sure, they where mean, and beat me up often... but they fed me, taught me things, and at least acknowledged that I was born!!!! My mother was a witch and I hated her when I was a child, and I hate her more now, she caused Schala's death!!! She disowned me because I couldn't use magic, when in reality she was no better at it herself!!!!!" Magus said and threw the lizard down; he walked out of the cave, his eyes glowing with anger.
Magus sat out on the large slab of sandstone and gazed off into the dark desert, the moon was glowing down upon him. Lucca walked out to the angry warlock, "Magus... I'm sorry if I brought up some bad memories..." Lucca said. "No... It's not your fault... I got myself worked up over what's done and over with. You can't change the past, only the future." Magus said, the moonlight glinting off his eyes. "I guess we know something about changing the future." Lucca said. A half smile appeared on Magus' face. "C'mon lets go finish gutting that lizard so we can eat it." Lucca said, and then stuck her tongue out in a disgusted way, "I never thought I'd hear myself say that." she said, and they both went inside.
The next morning they woke up to see a large man stooped over their fire. "May I ask who you are?" Magus asked. "Ah, g'day! Names Kraesh Stokes, noice to meet ya." the man said, offering his hand to Magus, Magus just sat there. "What are you doing here?" Magus asked. "Well, y'see. I was dumped 'ere when me plane was jacked. I got a replacement around ere; I just forget where I put it. At any rate, I was walkin around last noight lookin' for it, and freezin me bloomin knickers off, when I saw ya fire. I just came over to warm meself up, hope that isn't a problem?" Kraesh asked. "No... No it's fine." Magus replied. Kraesh was about four feet taller than Magus was, he was a bulky man, he had a beard stained with tobacco juice, many parts of his face where replaced with metal, he had no hair, and his right eye was missing, replaced with a metal plate. He wore a stained green shirt, brown pants, and a pair of combat boots. Lucca was already awake and had heard everything. "You said you had a plane, if we where to help you find it, would you take us to the mainland?" Magus asked. "I could. But it's gonna cost ye mate." Kraesh said. "I don't have any money." Magus replied. "Ye don't need money. Me price is simple." Kraesh said. "What?" Magus asked, arching his eyebrows. "One night, with the girl over there." Kraesh said. Lucca got a look of fear in her eyes, she looked at Magus as if she was scared, did she actually believe he would agree to this man's terms? "No... You make me sick. To think, you would force a lady to do that with you." Magus said. "Well, that wasn't nice. Ye hurt me feelins. So I'll take the girl anyway." Kraesh said. "Over my dead body." Magus said, stepping between Kraesh and Lucca. "Can do mate." Kraesh said. Magus took out his scythe, but Kraesh grabbed it and threw it across the cave. Kraesh grabbed Magus in a bear hug and began to squeeze, Magus grunted in pain as he heard several of his ribs crack and break. Magus' hands where bound, so magic was out of the question, he did something he was repulsed at the thought of. Magus bared his fangs and sunk them into Kraesh's arm, Kraesh picked Magus up by the neck and threw him against the cave wall, and Magus hit his head on a large rock, and was knocked out. Kraesh began to walk slowly towards Lucca, Lucca cast Flare, which hurt Kraesh a great deal, "Ah, a feisty little Sheila ain't ye." Kraesh said, "We'll just have to make sure that don't happen again." Kraesh grabbed Lucca's glasses and threw them to the floor, and carried Lucca kicking and screaming out of the cave, leaving the unconscious and bleeding Magus.
It had been three weeks since Magus and Lucca had wound up in 3020 A.D. The cave was now littered with several glass bowls and jars, even some silverware. Magus and Lucca had become what could be called friends, and Magus was acting human, not near as cold as he used to. Lucca sat in the cave, sleeping for now... Magus walked in the door, a large lizard hoisted over his shoulder. Magus immediately sat down and set to work cleaning the lizard to prepare it for eating. (Mmm... Desert Reptile. -M.D.) Magus took a knife from his belt and began to cut loose the scaly skin. Lucca turned in her sleep, a slight smile appeared on her face. Magus looked over to her, "Mmmm. Goodbye Mom and Dad, have a nice cruise!" Lucca said in her sleep. Magus ignored her and went back to the lizard, "What? They've been killed in a boat wreck? Why god why? Why do you do this to me?!?!?!?" Lucca screamed so loud that Magus could no longer ignore her; he went over to her side and shook her awake. Lucca opened her eyes, tears streaming down her face... "They left me... They left me all alone... Why?" Lucca asked no one. Magus pulled her tight to comfort her, as a mother would a child who had a nightmare. Magus stroked her violet hair and said, "It's okay... My father died when I was an infant, and my mother was basically dead in my eyes... I know what you're going through." Truth be told, Magus had had dreams like Lucca's about Schala, he would see her in the ocean palace, and she would be crushed by rocks, or killed by Lavos, it was a terrible experience that was only stopped when a mystic would hit him in the back to tell him, "No crying!" Lucca sobbed for several moments, but then got her wits about her and said, "Thank you Magus." "You're welcome... I'm probably a lot more comforting about these dreams than Ozzie was." Magus replied. Magus picked up his knife and returned to skinning the lizard.
"Magus?" Lucca asked all of the sudden. "Yes?" Magus asked looking up from the lizard. "Magus, how do I come off... as a person?" Lucca asked. "You come of as an arrogant genius, who tries to hide her true feelings under geekiness." Magus replied. "Really? Am I that transparent?" Lucca asked. "That and more." Magus replied. "Well I can see through you too!" Lucca said. "How so?" Magus asked. "You try to act like this dark emotionless madman, but in reality you're just a sad man who misses his sister." Lucca replied. There was a slight twinge in Magus' face that was barely noticeable, but Lucca caught it. "Magus?" Lucca asked. "...Yes?" Magus asked. "...Was your mother, ever a nice woman?" Lucca asked. "Schala told me that she had been at one time... but as soon as Lavos appeared and I was born... things changed..." Magus replied. "It must have been terrible growing up without a mother who loved you." Lucca said. "I wish it was just that she didn't love me, she at least would have acknowledged my existence. But my mother disowned me, as far as she was concerned, she had no son." Magus replied, not looking up from the lizard, Lucca could see torture and pain in his eyes. "In reality, the mystics where kinder than my own mother. Sure, they where mean, and beat me up often... but they fed me, taught me things, and at least acknowledged that I was born!!!! My mother was a witch and I hated her when I was a child, and I hate her more now, she caused Schala's death!!! She disowned me because I couldn't use magic, when in reality she was no better at it herself!!!!!" Magus said and threw the lizard down; he walked out of the cave, his eyes glowing with anger.
Magus sat out on the large slab of sandstone and gazed off into the dark desert, the moon was glowing down upon him. Lucca walked out to the angry warlock, "Magus... I'm sorry if I brought up some bad memories..." Lucca said. "No... It's not your fault... I got myself worked up over what's done and over with. You can't change the past, only the future." Magus said, the moonlight glinting off his eyes. "I guess we know something about changing the future." Lucca said. A half smile appeared on Magus' face. "C'mon lets go finish gutting that lizard so we can eat it." Lucca said, and then stuck her tongue out in a disgusted way, "I never thought I'd hear myself say that." she said, and they both went inside.
The next morning they woke up to see a large man stooped over their fire. "May I ask who you are?" Magus asked. "Ah, g'day! Names Kraesh Stokes, noice to meet ya." the man said, offering his hand to Magus, Magus just sat there. "What are you doing here?" Magus asked. "Well, y'see. I was dumped 'ere when me plane was jacked. I got a replacement around ere; I just forget where I put it. At any rate, I was walkin around last noight lookin' for it, and freezin me bloomin knickers off, when I saw ya fire. I just came over to warm meself up, hope that isn't a problem?" Kraesh asked. "No... No it's fine." Magus replied. Kraesh was about four feet taller than Magus was, he was a bulky man, he had a beard stained with tobacco juice, many parts of his face where replaced with metal, he had no hair, and his right eye was missing, replaced with a metal plate. He wore a stained green shirt, brown pants, and a pair of combat boots. Lucca was already awake and had heard everything. "You said you had a plane, if we where to help you find it, would you take us to the mainland?" Magus asked. "I could. But it's gonna cost ye mate." Kraesh said. "I don't have any money." Magus replied. "Ye don't need money. Me price is simple." Kraesh said. "What?" Magus asked, arching his eyebrows. "One night, with the girl over there." Kraesh said. Lucca got a look of fear in her eyes, she looked at Magus as if she was scared, did she actually believe he would agree to this man's terms? "No... You make me sick. To think, you would force a lady to do that with you." Magus said. "Well, that wasn't nice. Ye hurt me feelins. So I'll take the girl anyway." Kraesh said. "Over my dead body." Magus said, stepping between Kraesh and Lucca. "Can do mate." Kraesh said. Magus took out his scythe, but Kraesh grabbed it and threw it across the cave. Kraesh grabbed Magus in a bear hug and began to squeeze, Magus grunted in pain as he heard several of his ribs crack and break. Magus' hands where bound, so magic was out of the question, he did something he was repulsed at the thought of. Magus bared his fangs and sunk them into Kraesh's arm, Kraesh picked Magus up by the neck and threw him against the cave wall, and Magus hit his head on a large rock, and was knocked out. Kraesh began to walk slowly towards Lucca, Lucca cast Flare, which hurt Kraesh a great deal, "Ah, a feisty little Sheila ain't ye." Kraesh said, "We'll just have to make sure that don't happen again." Kraesh grabbed Lucca's glasses and threw them to the floor, and carried Lucca kicking and screaming out of the cave, leaving the unconscious and bleeding Magus.