Story by Mikaa
Characters by Camelot and Nintendo
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or world presented in this story (the rightful owners are Nintendo and Camelot).
Warning: This story is rated T for Teen, primarily for violence and descriptive gore, with mild language thrown in. You have been warned.
Chapter 5 - Welcome to Hell, Kid
Lightning scarred the sky, illuminating the black clouds above. No one from Vale noticed the slow rising water from the rivers, too fixated on the figure atop a distant hill. Had they noticed, they might also have noticed that the very ground they walked on was being drained of its humidity, the air becoming as arid as a deserts.
Not even Picard noticed it, though of all people, he should have. Figures that of all people, I would, mused Alex. Having gone from a high from nearly gaining his goal of gaining the power of the Stone of Sages, to nearly being slain by an ass of an oaf, to seeing the love of his life standing atop the hill, lightning dancing in the sky. And, so it seemed, around her.
As others rushed off, forgetting his entire existance on this rock, Alex noticed the mud below him drying, his sore throat unable to taste the water in the air. And, upon further notice, noted that his skin was drying. What in the name of...?
Rising, he rushed after the others, wondering if he would be able to get there in time to figure out what was the cause of all the chaos.
He need not have worried: out of nowhere, three villagers were met with a blast of lightning directed by Mia herself (!), sending them flying mere inches above Alex's head. Setting aside their fates for a moment, he wondered how in the name of all Elements she was able to do that?
With my help.
Alex stopped dead in his tracks. What was that? He looked around, forgetting the others rushing ahead, fear creeping into him. No one had spoken, all the Jupitarians (that he knew of) were ahead of him, with other things on their minds. What had said that?
A sharp pain filled his mind, forcing Alex to collapse onto the drying world. He tried to get up, yet found that his body refused to answer his wishes. What was causing this, was there another tree pissed like Tret?
You will serve.
Serve? Serve WHAT? Food for wandering monsters? As a door stop? I want to get up! I want to be with...
You wish to be with Mia.
The thought was enough to snap Alex's attention forward. Be with Mia? Of course he wanted to be with Mia! What did he have to do, say "I'm sorry, I screwed up, please forgive me?"
Protect her. Stop them. Commit yourself to stoping the pain.
The pain? Stoping them? What?
Do not resist. You will be with her soon.
What was this? What in Mercury's holy name was going on?
He recieved his answer soon enough: he rose from the ground, slowly moving forward towards the throng beyond. He shouted ahead, trying to tell them to back off, hoping the voice would be satisfied.
Only his voice never spoke, his body did not move as he told it to. What in the name of...?
Reaching Dora, Isaac's mother, Alex tried to warn her off, unsure what was happening. Silence once again was his words, but his actions were far from silent: grabbing her head, with a smooth motion he snapped her neck with a disgusting snap. Had he been in control of his body, Alex would have succumbed to vomiting right there just from the sound. He was able to "off" two others before anyone caught on, but by then, there was nothing they could do to stop him: Mia screamed.
End of Chapter