We ran for so far and so long that I was about to drop right there. Luckily
Sky saw I was having some problems keeping up and stopped.
"Ok, I think we're far away now. They shouldn't be able to catch up." She said, looking back at that now un-seen town.
I put my arms behind my head and tried not to breathe too hard. I heard that breathing to too fast just makes you pass it easier. I looked up at Sky, I could tell she was still pissed about Volk's death. Hell, I was pretty mad myself. Sky was just better at hiding it then I was.
"Dammit!!" I yelled out of no where. "Why did he do that! Why did he DIE!! Doesn't he know we need him!!"
Then Sky did something I don't think she's ever done to me. She decked me in the face. I hit the ground and stared wide-eyed at her holding my cheek.
She couldn't hide it anymore. Tears started to run down her face. I was so mad.But not at her, I was made at myself for being so stupid. Volk gave his life to help us. He did it because that was the only thing TO do. I looked down at the ground..This whole day sucked.
"Alright, enough of this. We can morn his death while we're in safety, right?" Sky said through her tears.
I once again nodded my head in agreement and we walked away.
I didn't even notice how long we were walking for.Or even where we were going for that matter. All I knew is that we were in yet ANOTHER town. This one seemed a little livelier but no real difference from the previous one.
We knocked on a couple doors to see if they would let us stay that night but they all turned us down. I wonder why? We didn't really LOOK as bad as we were, they should at least show some hospitality. Finally one of the townsfolk filled us in and not with the most respected of tones either.
"You! You both! Get out of this town!! You only bring battles and war here!! The Pirates shall comes and kill us all because of you outsiders!!" The old man yelled, nearly screaming his head off.
Sky and I just sighed. I decided to speak up. "Listen old man, we didn't come here to bring trouble and we have NO idea why people would kill you just because some outsiders came here. Our ship crashed and we need a place to stay. There's no one after us so quit worrying!"
A voice came from behind the old man. I clutched my fists together, it was the damn Pirate and his lackeys.
"Now, now. Don't be so brash, this old geezer just tried to warn you that maybe JUST maybe you would bring bad forces to this tiny town. Tsk, tsk, guess you should have listened kid because now this old man dies."
Before I could even pull out my gun one of his fellow pirates stuck his long silver claw through the man's back, popping it out of his chest. Blood flew everywhere, the man gasped for air but got none. I guessed the pirate hit a lung from the shallow breathes the man took.
My gun was firmly in my hand and I let off a couple shots at the pirate who stabbed him. My first two bounced off the steel plating covering his face but my last one caught him right in the eye, he dropped like a ton of bricks.
Two more pirates in the same black suit and silver armor ran towards Sky and me. She pulled her combat knife from her pouch and readied herself for the attack.
The pirate closest to me jumped in the air and pointed his claws at me. An easy target, I thought as I saw him come down. I raised my gun up and put two plugs in his stomach, he fell down right in front of me. I pointed my gun towards the back of his head and let off another round. Too bad the plating doesn't protect the back of their heads, too.
Sky's fight was just as quick. The pirate took one quick swing at her with his right hand. She easily ducked under it and got around behind him where she neatly slid her knife across his throat, spraying a thin line of blood across the road.
As I watched on in delight I was completely oblivious to the one man building up energy for his attack. By the time I figured out what he was doing it was too late and two large blue streams of magic shot towards me and Sky.
The force hit me right in the chest sending my flying into a nearby building. Honestly, I don't know what hurt more. The energy attack or the feeling of soft flesh colliding with hard rock. Well, whatever it was I know it royally knocked the wind out of me. I couldn't even focus my eyes let alone try to stand.
All I could do was hear Sky fight what seemed to be at least three more pirates. I couldn't tell if she was winning or loosing all I knew is she was putting her all into it.
I reluctantly pulled my body up off the ground, receiving a heavy head rush as my only reward. I heard Sky yell "Catch!" and I knew she was going to throw something at me. I felt so dizzy that I couldn't even focus on the object and stop it from smacking into my face.
I reached down a grabbed whatever she threw at me. She then told me to leave and me, not being completely right in the head, agreed and ran down an alley. It actually took me a couple minutes to figure out what I was doing.And what I was carrying.
I stared at the orange orb in my hand and looked down the path I was just running through. No way, I couldn't let this happen twice. First Volk now Sky. Nope, it's not going to happen. I don't give a damn if I die too. I wouldn't be able to live with BOTH of them gone.
Before I could even think about it I was heading back down the alley with an orb in my right hand and Quick Silver in my left.
I busted out of the alley and pointed my gun towards anything that was standing. I stared on in disbelief as I saw what just happened. A Pirate had his hand going right through Sky's chest. I couldn't believe it, I was too late.
Every muscle in my body tensed, I was well beyond pissed now. I raised my gun up and empty what bullets I had left into the pirate's body. His body quickly crumpled to the ground. There were three other pirates around him but the big time magic user was no where to be found. I didn't care, I'd find him later and deal with him personally, right now I could let off some steam into the fools who wanted to stay behind.
I took a clip from my pocket and locked it into my 9 moments after I ejected the empty one. In one fluid motion I put loaded the new clip in, cocked it, and let the bullets fly.
Two of the three pirates hit the ground by the time my new clip emptied. Wow, I was ashamed of myself, there were ten bullets in each clip but I only took out two. That meant my aim was wayyyy off, Oh well, like I could concentrate right now, anyways. I took out my final clip and loaded it just as quick, spraying a new wave of bullets before my empty even hit the ground.
The final pirate dropped before he even got close to me, this didn't stop me from firing my last five shots into his dead body.
I stopped and closed my eyes, I didn't want to see Sky just lying there. My head was still swirling from the one energy shot, I shook it off and tried to walk away. There were two problems with this. One my eyes were still closed and two.I tripped over a dead pirate because of number one. My head met pavement and I was out like a light.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~ I have such an active imagination, sometimes it gets me in trouble. I like to sit by myself and just think of things. I don't even know what I think about, it's never specific. Just things here and there. Read enough of my little 'story' and you'll see what I mean.
You guys must be pretty lost on what's going on, huh? Well I'll try to straiten our some rough spots.
First off, the name's Strife. Yeah, like in "long drawn out pain" or something along those lines. I thought it fit me perfectly seeing how so much crap happens to me day in and day out. I have a real name but I never use, probably for the simple fact that it's so bland.
Oh and this orb we've been carrying around? It's supposed to be some treasure taken from the Galactic Leyline, but like I said I doubt that damn thing even existed. People say that all treasure from there has some "mystical power" that could be released and give the user whatever he desires. Yeah, that sure was happening. I desired to get out of this place with my two friends alive but all this thing has down is sit there and glow! It's done shit for my cause!
I shouldn't stress about it too much though, I just lost the only people that were close to me and with them my dream for a better life..All in return for some rock..If you can't tell, that was sarcasm and I am STILL pissed.
As I think about this rock I wonder if Volk and Sky knew something about it that I didn't, I mean the did their best to keep this thing out of the pirate's hands they most have figured out SOMETHING I didn't.
..It was right then that I was hit with an epiphany..They weren't protecting this hunk of junk, they knew just as much about it as I did, nothing. There were protecting me.Volk was talking to me when he told us to run, Sky grabbed me and made sure I got out of there alive. She told me that whole garbage about how Volk gave his life to make sure WE survived but only hours later did she do the same thing. She would have told me to run even if we didn't have this damn orb. Sky was just using it as an excuse for me to get out of there. I can't believe it.If you've even been hit by a sudden realization like that then you know it always hits hard.
Volk and Sky gave their lives up for me, not this orb. Two more lives taken for my cause.My hopeless cause.
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Author's note: Ha-zah! I hope that explained something! You now know the main character's name AND some history behind this orb.Among others things I've said. Anyways, just want to say that I'm super UBER busy with chores, homework, and writing three (yes three) different stories at once. Two of them are up and the third's coming soon. Because of this, I may not update as much as I like BUT fear not! I should be able at tack off a chapter every other day. Ok, I'm done. Hope you all like it!
P.S.: If there's people out there waiting for main characters like Gene and Jim to show up..Don't worry, they will. :p
Ok, This was Blades saying good reading equals good times and I'm out.
"Ok, I think we're far away now. They shouldn't be able to catch up." She said, looking back at that now un-seen town.
I put my arms behind my head and tried not to breathe too hard. I heard that breathing to too fast just makes you pass it easier. I looked up at Sky, I could tell she was still pissed about Volk's death. Hell, I was pretty mad myself. Sky was just better at hiding it then I was.
"Dammit!!" I yelled out of no where. "Why did he do that! Why did he DIE!! Doesn't he know we need him!!"
Then Sky did something I don't think she's ever done to me. She decked me in the face. I hit the ground and stared wide-eyed at her holding my cheek.
She couldn't hide it anymore. Tears started to run down her face. I was so mad.But not at her, I was made at myself for being so stupid. Volk gave his life to help us. He did it because that was the only thing TO do. I looked down at the ground..This whole day sucked.
"Alright, enough of this. We can morn his death while we're in safety, right?" Sky said through her tears.
I once again nodded my head in agreement and we walked away.
I didn't even notice how long we were walking for.Or even where we were going for that matter. All I knew is that we were in yet ANOTHER town. This one seemed a little livelier but no real difference from the previous one.
We knocked on a couple doors to see if they would let us stay that night but they all turned us down. I wonder why? We didn't really LOOK as bad as we were, they should at least show some hospitality. Finally one of the townsfolk filled us in and not with the most respected of tones either.
"You! You both! Get out of this town!! You only bring battles and war here!! The Pirates shall comes and kill us all because of you outsiders!!" The old man yelled, nearly screaming his head off.
Sky and I just sighed. I decided to speak up. "Listen old man, we didn't come here to bring trouble and we have NO idea why people would kill you just because some outsiders came here. Our ship crashed and we need a place to stay. There's no one after us so quit worrying!"
A voice came from behind the old man. I clutched my fists together, it was the damn Pirate and his lackeys.
"Now, now. Don't be so brash, this old geezer just tried to warn you that maybe JUST maybe you would bring bad forces to this tiny town. Tsk, tsk, guess you should have listened kid because now this old man dies."
Before I could even pull out my gun one of his fellow pirates stuck his long silver claw through the man's back, popping it out of his chest. Blood flew everywhere, the man gasped for air but got none. I guessed the pirate hit a lung from the shallow breathes the man took.
My gun was firmly in my hand and I let off a couple shots at the pirate who stabbed him. My first two bounced off the steel plating covering his face but my last one caught him right in the eye, he dropped like a ton of bricks.
Two more pirates in the same black suit and silver armor ran towards Sky and me. She pulled her combat knife from her pouch and readied herself for the attack.
The pirate closest to me jumped in the air and pointed his claws at me. An easy target, I thought as I saw him come down. I raised my gun up and put two plugs in his stomach, he fell down right in front of me. I pointed my gun towards the back of his head and let off another round. Too bad the plating doesn't protect the back of their heads, too.
Sky's fight was just as quick. The pirate took one quick swing at her with his right hand. She easily ducked under it and got around behind him where she neatly slid her knife across his throat, spraying a thin line of blood across the road.
As I watched on in delight I was completely oblivious to the one man building up energy for his attack. By the time I figured out what he was doing it was too late and two large blue streams of magic shot towards me and Sky.
The force hit me right in the chest sending my flying into a nearby building. Honestly, I don't know what hurt more. The energy attack or the feeling of soft flesh colliding with hard rock. Well, whatever it was I know it royally knocked the wind out of me. I couldn't even focus my eyes let alone try to stand.
All I could do was hear Sky fight what seemed to be at least three more pirates. I couldn't tell if she was winning or loosing all I knew is she was putting her all into it.
I reluctantly pulled my body up off the ground, receiving a heavy head rush as my only reward. I heard Sky yell "Catch!" and I knew she was going to throw something at me. I felt so dizzy that I couldn't even focus on the object and stop it from smacking into my face.
I reached down a grabbed whatever she threw at me. She then told me to leave and me, not being completely right in the head, agreed and ran down an alley. It actually took me a couple minutes to figure out what I was doing.And what I was carrying.
I stared at the orange orb in my hand and looked down the path I was just running through. No way, I couldn't let this happen twice. First Volk now Sky. Nope, it's not going to happen. I don't give a damn if I die too. I wouldn't be able to live with BOTH of them gone.
Before I could even think about it I was heading back down the alley with an orb in my right hand and Quick Silver in my left.
I busted out of the alley and pointed my gun towards anything that was standing. I stared on in disbelief as I saw what just happened. A Pirate had his hand going right through Sky's chest. I couldn't believe it, I was too late.
Every muscle in my body tensed, I was well beyond pissed now. I raised my gun up and empty what bullets I had left into the pirate's body. His body quickly crumpled to the ground. There were three other pirates around him but the big time magic user was no where to be found. I didn't care, I'd find him later and deal with him personally, right now I could let off some steam into the fools who wanted to stay behind.
I took a clip from my pocket and locked it into my 9 moments after I ejected the empty one. In one fluid motion I put loaded the new clip in, cocked it, and let the bullets fly.
Two of the three pirates hit the ground by the time my new clip emptied. Wow, I was ashamed of myself, there were ten bullets in each clip but I only took out two. That meant my aim was wayyyy off, Oh well, like I could concentrate right now, anyways. I took out my final clip and loaded it just as quick, spraying a new wave of bullets before my empty even hit the ground.
The final pirate dropped before he even got close to me, this didn't stop me from firing my last five shots into his dead body.
I stopped and closed my eyes, I didn't want to see Sky just lying there. My head was still swirling from the one energy shot, I shook it off and tried to walk away. There were two problems with this. One my eyes were still closed and two.I tripped over a dead pirate because of number one. My head met pavement and I was out like a light.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~ I have such an active imagination, sometimes it gets me in trouble. I like to sit by myself and just think of things. I don't even know what I think about, it's never specific. Just things here and there. Read enough of my little 'story' and you'll see what I mean.
You guys must be pretty lost on what's going on, huh? Well I'll try to straiten our some rough spots.
First off, the name's Strife. Yeah, like in "long drawn out pain" or something along those lines. I thought it fit me perfectly seeing how so much crap happens to me day in and day out. I have a real name but I never use, probably for the simple fact that it's so bland.
Oh and this orb we've been carrying around? It's supposed to be some treasure taken from the Galactic Leyline, but like I said I doubt that damn thing even existed. People say that all treasure from there has some "mystical power" that could be released and give the user whatever he desires. Yeah, that sure was happening. I desired to get out of this place with my two friends alive but all this thing has down is sit there and glow! It's done shit for my cause!
I shouldn't stress about it too much though, I just lost the only people that were close to me and with them my dream for a better life..All in return for some rock..If you can't tell, that was sarcasm and I am STILL pissed.
As I think about this rock I wonder if Volk and Sky knew something about it that I didn't, I mean the did their best to keep this thing out of the pirate's hands they most have figured out SOMETHING I didn't.
..It was right then that I was hit with an epiphany..They weren't protecting this hunk of junk, they knew just as much about it as I did, nothing. There were protecting me.Volk was talking to me when he told us to run, Sky grabbed me and made sure I got out of there alive. She told me that whole garbage about how Volk gave his life to make sure WE survived but only hours later did she do the same thing. She would have told me to run even if we didn't have this damn orb. Sky was just using it as an excuse for me to get out of there. I can't believe it.If you've even been hit by a sudden realization like that then you know it always hits hard.
Volk and Sky gave their lives up for me, not this orb. Two more lives taken for my cause.My hopeless cause.
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Author's note: Ha-zah! I hope that explained something! You now know the main character's name AND some history behind this orb.Among others things I've said. Anyways, just want to say that I'm super UBER busy with chores, homework, and writing three (yes three) different stories at once. Two of them are up and the third's coming soon. Because of this, I may not update as much as I like BUT fear not! I should be able at tack off a chapter every other day. Ok, I'm done. Hope you all like it!
P.S.: If there's people out there waiting for main characters like Gene and Jim to show up..Don't worry, they will. :p
Ok, This was Blades saying good reading equals good times and I'm out.