Ekobean: This one I've really been excited for. I'll do my best on it and
not rush or give that feeling that I wrote it like I didn't care too much.
So please enjoy this pure-fight chapter.
Chapter Ten
Jak could barely make out Gol's shape in the surrounding Darkness. The only sources of light were two small torches on each end of the room. "You are pitifully predictable," Gol chuckled, continually hovering lazily around Jak in a tight circle.
"Sorry to disappoint you."
"The moment I woke up from that dark tomb, the first thing my dear sister and I thought about was that moment that you condemned us to it." Gol clutched his chest and took a deep intake of air before continuing. "But in a way, I thank you for it. All those years trapped in close-contact with Dark Eco gave us powers beyond anything we could have imagined."
"So what do you want with me?"
Gol smiled wickedly before responding, "Revenge. You see, although we gained these powers, it was many a painful century. You stopped our plan the first time. The world would have realized the beauty of that beautiful substance. You took that away from the world. So here I will destroy you, for I fight for the world's behalf."
Jak whipped out his Vulcan in an instant and fired several shots in Gol's direction. Due to the darkness, each shot was a pure guess. He heard the shots fly through the air, but none of them hit home. "What's the matter, boy? Can you not see?" Gol's voice was behind him! Jak whipped around, Blaster pointed straight at the source of the voice.
Jak was thrown through the air in one swift motion of Gol's hand. Charges of purple lightning encompassed his rigid body. Jak landed face-first into one of the enormous pillars. He heard and felt the stone crack under the force of his body. He fell to the ground seconds later. Dust and rock particles covered his face and hands.
The room was spinning. Jak felt sluggish and dizzy. He leaned up against the pillar for balance. Gol's thin hand wrapped around his neck and lifted him easily from the ground. He groped for his gun, only to find that it had fallen from his hand. Gol's nails were like claws, sinking into the flesh of his neck. He could make out a blurry image of Gol's face, illuminated by the purple ball of energy steadily growing in his hand. "Goodbye, boy," cackled the cracked sage.
He threw the ball of Dark Energy into Jak's chest. The power carried him clear across the room and straight into a wall. Jak's body created a massive hole that went in at least ten feet. Giant cracks webbed up the walls of the hall. For the longest time there was only silence. Gol began to laugh. He had done it. He had killed the person who had imprisoned him for all those centuries. It had been too easy, without the aid of Eco the boy had been next to nothing. No, LESS than nothing!
Just then Gol caught something. It was some sound...the sound of rocks shifting. Gol's bloodshot eyes turned to the hole in the wall. One bloody hand rested on the rim of the hole, and slowly the rest of the body emerged. Jak clutched his ribs painfully; blood ran from his lower lip. Yet, to Gol's confusion, a smile was slowly creeping across the elf's face. "Gol," he rasped, "you've just made the biggest mistake of your life." He closed his eyes tight, and six more words escaped his mouth before the changes began: "Say hello to my other self."
Gol noticed a great change in the air about him. It almost seemed to thicken, like the air on a humid day. Jak leaned over and growled in pain. Gol then noticed the changes occurring. Great bursts of purple electricity surged forth from his crumpled form, shattering anything that they leapt to. His skin quickly began to pale, and dark sprouted from his white hair. His clothing stretched as his muscles grew greatly in size. It's canines became fangs, and his nails pitch-black claws. His pupils grew and completely overtook his eyes, leaving them as pools of pure darkness.
Gol stared for the longest time before speaking. "Hah!" he cried. "You finally see the beauty of Dark Eco! You and I, creature, should not be enemies! We are like brothers, you and I, kindred spirits! What do you say? You, my sister, and I...we could all convert the world to our liking. What say you?"
Dark Jak, to his truth, gave his honest answer. In one fluid motion he scooped up a fragment of rock and threw it straight into Gol's chest. Gol was thrown backward through a pillar and to the ground. "I take this as your answer!" he shouted, and disintegrated the rock. As quick as lightning Gol was on top of Dark Jak, pummeling him from every direction.
Dark Jak howled and grabbed Gol by the wrists and used his own momentum to carry the sage over himself and slam him back first into the stone floor which crumbled under him. Gol rose quickly from his self-shaped imprint and rose into the air, hurling ball after ball of Dark Energy. DJ somersaulted to the side and climbed lizard-like up the nearest pillar. He then leaped off and tackled Gol. The sage flipped around in midair and kicked Dark Jak down beneath him. Dark Jak fell to the ground with the sage landing foot- first on top of him, driving him deeper into the stone.
Gol lifted him with both hands around his neck and fired a bolt of Dark Eco straight into his face. Dark Jak was carried backward several yards. However he flipped around in midair and landed on his feet. He shook his head and charged Gol and full tilt. Dark Jak did not hold back at all. His claws slashed away at Gol's limbs and robes. He gave one final punch in the face that threw Gol clear across the room.
With a howl of pure rage, the sage went airborne, flying at such as speed straight towards the demon. Every punch and kick was charged with energy, every one of them thrown as hard as possible. Dark Jak didn't allow Gol to land one hit. He ducked under the insane old man and smote him in the stomach with his shoulder. He ran ant full speed with the sage slung over his shoulder. He ran through several pillars with Gol taking every ounce of the punishment. He took Gol off of his shoulder and butted him in the head with his own. Gol flew backward, but was caught by his hair with the creature's arm, who in turn spun him around and threw him into the ceiling.
Several rock fragments fell where Gol hit the ceiling. His limp and nearly lifeless body plummeted down to the ground. Dark Jak hit it in midair with his foot. Gol was carried to the far side of the room. He could hear Dark Jak charging...
Just then he noticed a large fissure not fifty feet away. He could see that it went down pretty far. Maybe he could lure the creature into it...Dark Jak was right on top of him! Or FORCE him! Gol caught the creature in the chest with his legs and threw him head-over-heels behind him. Gol was up in a flash and threw the demon straight towards the fissure.
Dark Jak stopped just on the brink, teetering dangerously forward and then back. Gol forced him in with one swift punch. Something happened at that moment, however, that Gol did not intend. Dark Jak grabbed Gol and pulled him down with him. This, however, was Dark Jak's biggest mistake. The two were now in midair, where Gol was most accomplished in fighting.
Gol used his ability of flight to zoom around the creature, pummeling him from all sides while Dark Jak flipped around helplessly. It didn't help matters either that Dark Jak was now transforming back into Jak. Jak was now conscious in his mind, though Dark Jak still controlled the body. Jak knew the creature's mind. He knew that it would fight until they hit the bottom.
Jak took advantage of the creature's weakness. He began to force the changes in mind to come faster than the changes in body. He would need Dark Jak's strength to stop himself. He heard a cry of rage in his own head as the creature was forced into his subconscious. With Dark Jak's body Jak grabbed hold of Gol for one instant and punched him as hard as Dark Jak was able. Gol spun helplessly upward while Jak divebombed downward. He raked his claws against the stone, desperately trying to slow himself.
He suddenly came to a screeching halt in a large hole in the side of the wall. His arm was wrenched from the socket. He masked a yell of pain and hurled himself up into the hole, hoping the darkness would hide him from Gol's rage. Not ten seconds later Gol flew downward, a string of curses following him.
The moment Gol passed Jak lifted his arm and allowed the arm to slide back into place. There was a 'pop' as the arm slid back into the socket. Damn it hurt. Jak surveyed where he was. The hole seemed to actually be a tunnel, leading deep into the rock. With no other alternative Jak began to steadily make his way into the pure darkness of the tunnel.
Eko: Well there you go. Dark Jak v.s. Gol is now done. I hope you liked it. And since I'm not going to mention it in later chapters, the tunnel leads to a pool where those weird froglike things that attack you when you get into the water are. Didn't you ever wonder where those damn things kept coming from? Read, review, no flames.
Chapter Ten
Jak could barely make out Gol's shape in the surrounding Darkness. The only sources of light were two small torches on each end of the room. "You are pitifully predictable," Gol chuckled, continually hovering lazily around Jak in a tight circle.
"Sorry to disappoint you."
"The moment I woke up from that dark tomb, the first thing my dear sister and I thought about was that moment that you condemned us to it." Gol clutched his chest and took a deep intake of air before continuing. "But in a way, I thank you for it. All those years trapped in close-contact with Dark Eco gave us powers beyond anything we could have imagined."
"So what do you want with me?"
Gol smiled wickedly before responding, "Revenge. You see, although we gained these powers, it was many a painful century. You stopped our plan the first time. The world would have realized the beauty of that beautiful substance. You took that away from the world. So here I will destroy you, for I fight for the world's behalf."
Jak whipped out his Vulcan in an instant and fired several shots in Gol's direction. Due to the darkness, each shot was a pure guess. He heard the shots fly through the air, but none of them hit home. "What's the matter, boy? Can you not see?" Gol's voice was behind him! Jak whipped around, Blaster pointed straight at the source of the voice.
Jak was thrown through the air in one swift motion of Gol's hand. Charges of purple lightning encompassed his rigid body. Jak landed face-first into one of the enormous pillars. He heard and felt the stone crack under the force of his body. He fell to the ground seconds later. Dust and rock particles covered his face and hands.
The room was spinning. Jak felt sluggish and dizzy. He leaned up against the pillar for balance. Gol's thin hand wrapped around his neck and lifted him easily from the ground. He groped for his gun, only to find that it had fallen from his hand. Gol's nails were like claws, sinking into the flesh of his neck. He could make out a blurry image of Gol's face, illuminated by the purple ball of energy steadily growing in his hand. "Goodbye, boy," cackled the cracked sage.
He threw the ball of Dark Energy into Jak's chest. The power carried him clear across the room and straight into a wall. Jak's body created a massive hole that went in at least ten feet. Giant cracks webbed up the walls of the hall. For the longest time there was only silence. Gol began to laugh. He had done it. He had killed the person who had imprisoned him for all those centuries. It had been too easy, without the aid of Eco the boy had been next to nothing. No, LESS than nothing!
Just then Gol caught something. It was some sound...the sound of rocks shifting. Gol's bloodshot eyes turned to the hole in the wall. One bloody hand rested on the rim of the hole, and slowly the rest of the body emerged. Jak clutched his ribs painfully; blood ran from his lower lip. Yet, to Gol's confusion, a smile was slowly creeping across the elf's face. "Gol," he rasped, "you've just made the biggest mistake of your life." He closed his eyes tight, and six more words escaped his mouth before the changes began: "Say hello to my other self."
Gol noticed a great change in the air about him. It almost seemed to thicken, like the air on a humid day. Jak leaned over and growled in pain. Gol then noticed the changes occurring. Great bursts of purple electricity surged forth from his crumpled form, shattering anything that they leapt to. His skin quickly began to pale, and dark sprouted from his white hair. His clothing stretched as his muscles grew greatly in size. It's canines became fangs, and his nails pitch-black claws. His pupils grew and completely overtook his eyes, leaving them as pools of pure darkness.
Gol stared for the longest time before speaking. "Hah!" he cried. "You finally see the beauty of Dark Eco! You and I, creature, should not be enemies! We are like brothers, you and I, kindred spirits! What do you say? You, my sister, and I...we could all convert the world to our liking. What say you?"
Dark Jak, to his truth, gave his honest answer. In one fluid motion he scooped up a fragment of rock and threw it straight into Gol's chest. Gol was thrown backward through a pillar and to the ground. "I take this as your answer!" he shouted, and disintegrated the rock. As quick as lightning Gol was on top of Dark Jak, pummeling him from every direction.
Dark Jak howled and grabbed Gol by the wrists and used his own momentum to carry the sage over himself and slam him back first into the stone floor which crumbled under him. Gol rose quickly from his self-shaped imprint and rose into the air, hurling ball after ball of Dark Energy. DJ somersaulted to the side and climbed lizard-like up the nearest pillar. He then leaped off and tackled Gol. The sage flipped around in midair and kicked Dark Jak down beneath him. Dark Jak fell to the ground with the sage landing foot- first on top of him, driving him deeper into the stone.
Gol lifted him with both hands around his neck and fired a bolt of Dark Eco straight into his face. Dark Jak was carried backward several yards. However he flipped around in midair and landed on his feet. He shook his head and charged Gol and full tilt. Dark Jak did not hold back at all. His claws slashed away at Gol's limbs and robes. He gave one final punch in the face that threw Gol clear across the room.
With a howl of pure rage, the sage went airborne, flying at such as speed straight towards the demon. Every punch and kick was charged with energy, every one of them thrown as hard as possible. Dark Jak didn't allow Gol to land one hit. He ducked under the insane old man and smote him in the stomach with his shoulder. He ran ant full speed with the sage slung over his shoulder. He ran through several pillars with Gol taking every ounce of the punishment. He took Gol off of his shoulder and butted him in the head with his own. Gol flew backward, but was caught by his hair with the creature's arm, who in turn spun him around and threw him into the ceiling.
Several rock fragments fell where Gol hit the ceiling. His limp and nearly lifeless body plummeted down to the ground. Dark Jak hit it in midair with his foot. Gol was carried to the far side of the room. He could hear Dark Jak charging...
Just then he noticed a large fissure not fifty feet away. He could see that it went down pretty far. Maybe he could lure the creature into it...Dark Jak was right on top of him! Or FORCE him! Gol caught the creature in the chest with his legs and threw him head-over-heels behind him. Gol was up in a flash and threw the demon straight towards the fissure.
Dark Jak stopped just on the brink, teetering dangerously forward and then back. Gol forced him in with one swift punch. Something happened at that moment, however, that Gol did not intend. Dark Jak grabbed Gol and pulled him down with him. This, however, was Dark Jak's biggest mistake. The two were now in midair, where Gol was most accomplished in fighting.
Gol used his ability of flight to zoom around the creature, pummeling him from all sides while Dark Jak flipped around helplessly. It didn't help matters either that Dark Jak was now transforming back into Jak. Jak was now conscious in his mind, though Dark Jak still controlled the body. Jak knew the creature's mind. He knew that it would fight until they hit the bottom.
Jak took advantage of the creature's weakness. He began to force the changes in mind to come faster than the changes in body. He would need Dark Jak's strength to stop himself. He heard a cry of rage in his own head as the creature was forced into his subconscious. With Dark Jak's body Jak grabbed hold of Gol for one instant and punched him as hard as Dark Jak was able. Gol spun helplessly upward while Jak divebombed downward. He raked his claws against the stone, desperately trying to slow himself.
He suddenly came to a screeching halt in a large hole in the side of the wall. His arm was wrenched from the socket. He masked a yell of pain and hurled himself up into the hole, hoping the darkness would hide him from Gol's rage. Not ten seconds later Gol flew downward, a string of curses following him.
The moment Gol passed Jak lifted his arm and allowed the arm to slide back into place. There was a 'pop' as the arm slid back into the socket. Damn it hurt. Jak surveyed where he was. The hole seemed to actually be a tunnel, leading deep into the rock. With no other alternative Jak began to steadily make his way into the pure darkness of the tunnel.
Eko: Well there you go. Dark Jak v.s. Gol is now done. I hope you liked it. And since I'm not going to mention it in later chapters, the tunnel leads to a pool where those weird froglike things that attack you when you get into the water are. Didn't you ever wonder where those damn things kept coming from? Read, review, no flames.