(This chapter's not going to have much action like the last one. Just
thought I would let you know.)
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Seven
Todd opened his eyes. He was lying in a bed, aside from him was Jet, also in a bed.
Todd sat up. He felt weak, as if all the energy in him had been drained. He had no idea where he was, or how he got there.
He got out of the bed, and not wanting to disturb Jet, slowly walked to the door.
Todd opened the door to see Clive looking at a book; a few others scattered across a small table.
"Excuse me Mr. Clive, but what are you doing?" Todd asked as he took a seat on the couch next to Clive, who turned to look at him.
"Oh, nothing much. Just looking through some old books. Are you all right?"
Todd nodded. "I'm fine. But, could I talk to you about something?"
Clive nodded, confirming Todd, who rubbed his face.
"While I was asleep, I had a dream. It's been pounding on my head the entire time. It never went away."
"What was the dream about?" Clive asked, seemingly interested. Todd sighed. "It started with me lying in a bed. I could make out people standing around me. Maybe, five, six. They all had upset expressions; some of them looked tired. But it was strange, I felt like I was dying. I couldn't see too clearly, my vision was all blurry. But, that's not the end. After that scene, everything went black, and when I woke up again, I was in a small chamber. I could hear voices, but couldn't understand them completely. I think the most I made out was a voice saying something about a project failure. And then another one said something of advancing too quickly. I didn't understand any of it. But I felt, like I was really in the dream. I felt weaker than I am right now, and my head felt like scrambled eggs."
Clive looked back at the book. "Maybe it just wasn't a dream. You know, there have been some cases in which dreams speak of other thoughts. Some may even be lost memories, barely scraping up to the surface."
Todd glanced at a book and picked it up. "Do you mind if I stay for awhile?" Clive shook his head. "Not at all. I guess it'd feel less lonelier with someone else interested."
Todd looked around. "This is a really nice place. Where are we?" Clive looked around. "This is my home. We're in the town of Humphrey's Peak."
Todd nodded and glanced at the book Clive held in his hand. "Anything in particular you're researching?"
Clive looked back at the book. "I'm trying to find a few facts about the great- war which devastated Filgaia. They say demons were involved. I'm trying to find a few things which might assist us in the current situation."
Todd nodded, and looked at the book he held in his hand. The book was titled, "Ancient Artifacts of the Known World."
Todd opened it up. There were a few pages torn out. "Strange, it looks as if someone tore them out quickly with their hand," Todd thought.
Clive's wife, Catherine, entered the room. "Oh, I see you're up. Would you two like anything?"
Clive smiled and shook his head. "No ma'am," Todd replied glancing back at the book.
Catherine smiled, nodded, and walked away.
Virginia and Gallows walked in, just as Jet closed the door behind him. He quickly glanced at each of them and passed Virginia through the doorway.
"What's up with him?" Gallows asked as Virginia walked to the door. "I'll go see what's wrong. Gallows, you help Clive," Virginia ordered as she walked out of the house.
Gallows glanced at the five books on the table and frowned. He sat down on one of the chairs as Clive looked at him. "I haven't gone through those two," he said, pointing at two books at the end of the table.
Gallows frowned and picked one up.
"I don't understand. He could've killed me, he could've both of us. But he didn't. He toyed with us, played with us until we broke down. He spared us, but why. Why didn't he just do it?!" Jet thought.
Virginia walked up to him. "Are you okay?" she asked, sitting down next to him.
Jet glanced at her. "Why do you have to be so nosey? Can't you leave someone to their privacy?"
Virginia smiled slightly. "Sorry, I just wanted to help."
Jet closed his eyes. "Look, I'm sorry, I... I," Jet managed to stutter out. Virginia frowned. "What?"
Jet sighed. "That fight... it got me thinking about a few things."
"About what?" Virginia asked. "Like, what has all of this meant. So what if Filgaia is slowly rejuvenating. It doesn't matter. That Haruko guy could easily change it back, and put everything we've done to waste."
Virginia smiled. "Is that what you've been worrying about?"
Jet shook his head. "It's not the only thing."
Virginia looked at the town around her. Only two people besides themselves were out of their houses. She glanced back at Jet. "Um, I know I'm not the best leader, but I try. You guys aren't just my companions, you're my friends. If one of you is troubled well, I am too."
Jet stood up. "Look, that's your thing if you want to help people. But some people have to get through their problems. I don't need your console, so just leave me alone."
Jet walked off out of the town. Virginia stood up as it began to drizzle. "I'm just, I don't even know what I'm supposed to do."
(I know this chapter was like one of those space fillers, but it was supposed to lighten some key parts up. Remember to review.)
The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Seven
Todd opened his eyes. He was lying in a bed, aside from him was Jet, also in a bed.
Todd sat up. He felt weak, as if all the energy in him had been drained. He had no idea where he was, or how he got there.
He got out of the bed, and not wanting to disturb Jet, slowly walked to the door.
Todd opened the door to see Clive looking at a book; a few others scattered across a small table.
"Excuse me Mr. Clive, but what are you doing?" Todd asked as he took a seat on the couch next to Clive, who turned to look at him.
"Oh, nothing much. Just looking through some old books. Are you all right?"
Todd nodded. "I'm fine. But, could I talk to you about something?"
Clive nodded, confirming Todd, who rubbed his face.
"While I was asleep, I had a dream. It's been pounding on my head the entire time. It never went away."
"What was the dream about?" Clive asked, seemingly interested. Todd sighed. "It started with me lying in a bed. I could make out people standing around me. Maybe, five, six. They all had upset expressions; some of them looked tired. But it was strange, I felt like I was dying. I couldn't see too clearly, my vision was all blurry. But, that's not the end. After that scene, everything went black, and when I woke up again, I was in a small chamber. I could hear voices, but couldn't understand them completely. I think the most I made out was a voice saying something about a project failure. And then another one said something of advancing too quickly. I didn't understand any of it. But I felt, like I was really in the dream. I felt weaker than I am right now, and my head felt like scrambled eggs."
Clive looked back at the book. "Maybe it just wasn't a dream. You know, there have been some cases in which dreams speak of other thoughts. Some may even be lost memories, barely scraping up to the surface."
Todd glanced at a book and picked it up. "Do you mind if I stay for awhile?" Clive shook his head. "Not at all. I guess it'd feel less lonelier with someone else interested."
Todd looked around. "This is a really nice place. Where are we?" Clive looked around. "This is my home. We're in the town of Humphrey's Peak."
Todd nodded and glanced at the book Clive held in his hand. "Anything in particular you're researching?"
Clive looked back at the book. "I'm trying to find a few facts about the great- war which devastated Filgaia. They say demons were involved. I'm trying to find a few things which might assist us in the current situation."
Todd nodded, and looked at the book he held in his hand. The book was titled, "Ancient Artifacts of the Known World."
Todd opened it up. There were a few pages torn out. "Strange, it looks as if someone tore them out quickly with their hand," Todd thought.
Clive's wife, Catherine, entered the room. "Oh, I see you're up. Would you two like anything?"
Clive smiled and shook his head. "No ma'am," Todd replied glancing back at the book.
Catherine smiled, nodded, and walked away.
Virginia and Gallows walked in, just as Jet closed the door behind him. He quickly glanced at each of them and passed Virginia through the doorway.
"What's up with him?" Gallows asked as Virginia walked to the door. "I'll go see what's wrong. Gallows, you help Clive," Virginia ordered as she walked out of the house.
Gallows glanced at the five books on the table and frowned. He sat down on one of the chairs as Clive looked at him. "I haven't gone through those two," he said, pointing at two books at the end of the table.
Gallows frowned and picked one up.
"I don't understand. He could've killed me, he could've both of us. But he didn't. He toyed with us, played with us until we broke down. He spared us, but why. Why didn't he just do it?!" Jet thought.
Virginia walked up to him. "Are you okay?" she asked, sitting down next to him.
Jet glanced at her. "Why do you have to be so nosey? Can't you leave someone to their privacy?"
Virginia smiled slightly. "Sorry, I just wanted to help."
Jet closed his eyes. "Look, I'm sorry, I... I," Jet managed to stutter out. Virginia frowned. "What?"
Jet sighed. "That fight... it got me thinking about a few things."
"About what?" Virginia asked. "Like, what has all of this meant. So what if Filgaia is slowly rejuvenating. It doesn't matter. That Haruko guy could easily change it back, and put everything we've done to waste."
Virginia smiled. "Is that what you've been worrying about?"
Jet shook his head. "It's not the only thing."
Virginia looked at the town around her. Only two people besides themselves were out of their houses. She glanced back at Jet. "Um, I know I'm not the best leader, but I try. You guys aren't just my companions, you're my friends. If one of you is troubled well, I am too."
Jet stood up. "Look, that's your thing if you want to help people. But some people have to get through their problems. I don't need your console, so just leave me alone."
Jet walked off out of the town. Virginia stood up as it began to drizzle. "I'm just, I don't even know what I'm supposed to do."
(I know this chapter was like one of those space fillers, but it was supposed to lighten some key parts up. Remember to review.)