To Find the Infection
Chapter 6: Erutan the Infected
Water splashed around on the gravel rocks, engulfing them, then spitting the rocks back out. A giant wave suddenly crashed onto the rocks, sending a few of the smaller boulders rolling downward and into the depths. The waves then fled back into the ocean, preparing for the arrival of Majotte and Erutan on the new land.
Majotte's boots squished deep into the sand, followed by Erutan's tattered, ruined shoes. Erutan sunk into the sand about ankle deep, but he loved the feel of the sand on his skin. It felt warm, and cushioned his body, making him feel like he was walking on clouds. Majotte kept a speedy pace, trying to head into the forest nearby.
"Hm, there should be a village beyond this shrub. Erutan, hurry up." Majotte told him, while wiping off the grains of sand from his boots.
Erutan caught up to Majotte in a matter of seconds. They both looked towards the trees. The forest was incredibly thin, and there were only a few bushes. Majotte chuckled a bit as he looked on at the greenery.
"This will only take a few seconds." Majotte told Erutan. His eyes suddenly began to glow a crimson red. Suddenly, red hot beams shot out, and instantly shot a hole into the forest. Anything that the beam touched was instantly burned to ash. The forest created a "tunnel", one that Erutan and Majotte easily walked through.
"There it is." Majotte told Erutan. "The people here aren't very...friendly." Majotte said to Erutan. "Once they see me, they'll probably take off running." he added.
They entered the village quietly. The civilians were still attending to there daily duties. There was a bar towards the corner of the village, and a building on the top of a big hill. Majotte looked towards that building, and in an instant, he face turned demonic.
Majotte raised his finger towards the building, and, using his power, the building was instantly burned, and exploded. Wood shot in almost every direction, a metal bucket flew past Majotte and Erutan, some wood struck people in the back and on their arms.
"That caught their attention." Erutan spoke.
The populace looked on at the man who just destroyed the building. A woman screamed in terror, a few others ran in search of their children.
"Its The Juggernaut!" one yelled.
Erutan and Majotte walked directly towards the center of the town, while people ran in all directions just to get away from the unstoppable demon. Majotte suddenly dissapeared into the air. Erutan looked around for him. He was nowhere to be seen, not a trace left behind.
"That's fast." Erutan muttered. He heard an elder's cries, and turned around. Majotte was holding the elder by his bald head. Majotte stared into the elder's eyes, concentrating on him.
"Excuse me sir," Majotte said in a menacing voice, "do you know of a man named Zain, and if he had passed by here?"
The elder answered back almost immediatly, not wanting to die at the hands of The Juggernaut. "Y-y-yes. A-as a matter of fact," the man paused, then continued, "he was here jut yesterday, with another strange character, and the corpse of Tanna." he finished.
Majotte suddenly made a smile that spread across his entire face. A smile of victory. "So, he finally died. It's about time." Majotte said.
The old man continued, "They were looking for you, Juggernaut." the man said in a vile voice full of hated for Majotte.
Majotte raised his arms towards the man. "Where can I find Zain?" he roared.
The elder winced at Majotte's voice. "Our town is a very private one. We don't share most of our secrets. Though there were rumors that they headed directly for the next town ahead. They went North." the elder explained.
"Thanks old man," Majotte said, lowering the man down, with one hand on the elder's shoulder, "you've done more than you needed to." Majotte added. He patted the man's shoulder, and began to walk away. "Erutan, follow me." he said. He looked back towards the man. "Although I do have respect for my elders, your time has come." Majotte thought. As he and Erutan began to walk away, the elder's shoulder suddenly gave in. The elder's shoulder melted clean off of his body, his blood seeping onto the ground, bubbling from the heat of the poison. The man then fell on his knees, then smashed his face into the floor, dying almost instantly.
While on their way to the next town, Erutan looked up at Majotte. "Majotte," Erutan asked, "who is Tanna?"
"He is just a man I knew. It's nothing really important, we just happened to grow up in the same," Majotte thought for awhile, looking for the right words, "how you say it, neck of the woods." he replied. "I think we should rest up when we reach the next village, do you agree?"
"Yes." Erutan quickly responded. They continued on, for how many hours, who knows?
They finally arrived, the village was already quieting due to the nightfall. Barely any houses had any lights. This village was more poor thant he last. Erutan looked towards the area, then spotted a forest nearby.
"Majotte, I don't really like this place, I'm going into the woods for the night." he told Majotte. He quickly darted off towards the forest. He looked at the trees and grass pass him by as he ran for the tallest tree he could find. He stopped, gazing at a nice tree. It was large, and had many limbs to sleep on. "A nice spot for a nap." Erutan thought to himself. He jumped into the tree, and began to stare as the moon rose, and the sun set. Stars started to shine in the dark sky. Erutan smiled at the sight. He suddenly felt a bright light hit his eyes. He looked down at the source. The moonlight reflected off of Erutan's golden band, the wings shined in the light as a glorious shape. Erutan pondered on what the band truly was.
"I wonder what would happen if I took this off." Erutan said. He reached for his band, and, without much effort, unbuckled it from his wrist. Nothing happened.
Erutan looked at the band in disgust. "So this was on my wrist for nothing..." Suddenly, Erutan's voice was stopped by a feeling inside of his stomache. His bodies energy rushed and flowed throughout his being. "What's happening to me?" Erutan wondered. He flew into the sky like a rocket, then paused in mid-air. His mind felt free, as if he could do anything that he pleased.
Erutan smiled, he formed a bubble of water in mid-air. He flattened it to resemble a mirror. He looked at his new body, which wasn't much of an improvement over his old one, but it was a more fierce looking being. His hair stood straight up, glowing a bright red color, his muscles increased in mass, and his pupils also turned red. His clothes were replaced by a dark black shirt, black pants, and a black trenchcoat, along with some black boots.
"I feel fantastic!" Erutan shouted, his voice now darker, echoing across the forest. A few trees instantly melted to the ground from his voice, and a few animals suddenly dropped dead.
Another light source blinded Erutan from his back. He turned around, and a floating figure of an old man in a cloak shown through the light.
"It's you again." Erutan said to the old man who saved his life.
"Yes, and you're a fool.." the old man said. "You should have never taken off the band."
"You're the fool old man." Erutan said. "And now you die!" he shouted. Flames began to sprout from Erutan's fingers, and formed themselves into a small fireball. He threw it fiercly towards the old man, who simply chuckled at the effort.
The old man pulled out a orb, a fiery red orb. The fire then stopped, turned around fast, and shot back at Erutan. It struck him right in the face, sending him back down towards the Earth.
"How the fuck did he do that?" Erutan said. He hit the ground hard, causing the trees the tremble. His body reverted back to normal, his mind on the verge of collapse. He felt the old man's presence next to his body.
Suddenly, he heard the old man whisper, "Zain is in the village, kill him now!" Then, in a flash, the old man vanished.
Erutan smiled before falling asleep. "Tommorow, the fight will begin."