A bit of fact-finding coming up...
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Silas
"Tell me everything you know about Death," I said, standing in front of Manas. He frowned and stood up.
"Fine. I will tell you. As I have said, he has the powers of darkness, of shapeshifting, of telekinetics, and he goes against all that is good. He feeds of pain, death and destruction. He has armies of darkness. He is the ruler of the dead, the King of Hell. His presence is felt by all, understood by few. He kills for fun, for sport. He kills out of boredom. He considers a day wasted unless he wipes out at least one family. He is an immortal, and can only be killed by another immortal. Currently, there are only five known immortals – him, Kasim, Brisa, Nalina and myself. He can be wounded by mortals, but never killed. He wages a constant battle with The Creator."
"Isn't The Creator immortal?" I asked, confused.
"The Creator is not mortal or immortal – The Creator just is. The Creator has no gender, and represents all aspects of the world – balance, power, knowledge, sight, sound… all aspects except death. That is left to Death himself. The two used to work side by side, with Death as The Creator's partner, the two controlling the world. But as Time went on, they grew apart. If you can call it Time, when dealing with such power." He leant closer and his voice dropped to a whisper. "They say the man who understands Time will become all-powerful. They say The Creator and Death were two who understood it."
Joe
"It is time for your daily training," said Master Fung, walking into the dormitories. Raimundo, Omi and Clay were playing cards, Kimiko was on her laptop and I was sitting on Reinette's bed, talking to her while she did her hair. We all turned to look at Master Fung.
"Today you will be pairing up to practice your elements – Omi and Clay, Kimiko and Reinette, and Joe and Raimundo."
"Um… Master Fung?" said Reinette. "I don't have an element."
"You, Reinette, will be testing your reflexes in the face of fire, with the power to heal any wounds you receive." We went out and began. Clay seemed to be using his element to just block Omi's attacks, and Reinette was avoiding all of Kimiko's flames.
"Let's go, then," said Raimundo, and summoned gusts of wind. I thought I saw a shadow on his face, but it disappeared suddenly. I ignored it and brought lighting to my hands.
After a few minutes, Raimundo had used his Shoko power to hold me against the main temple wall. He began walking towards me, the pressure of the wind increasing as he got nearer.
"Goodbye, Thunder," he hissed, and I felt the air begin to crush my lungs…
Raimundo fell to the floor and lay still. Reinette still had her fist where his head had been. I breathed deeply.
"What the hell just happened?" asked Kimiko, looking down at Raimundo.
"I dunno, but he suddenly tried to kill me!" I growled angrily.
"They say the man who understands Time will become all-powerful…"
"What?" I said.
"I didn't say anything," said Kimiko, and Reinette agreed. Clay picked up Raimundo and dragged him into the temple. I followed. Then a moment later I felt Kimiko's arms around my neck and she pulled me onto the floor, trying to strange me. Reinette and Omi pulled her off and she struggled. Reinette kicked her and she went limp.
"Is she okay?" I asked. The kick had hit her hard in the stomach.
"She's just unconscious," replied Reinette. "But she won't be okay when she wakes up!"
"Do you think this is a coincidence?" I asked. "Both Raimundo and Kimiko have just gone crazy and attacked me."
"But why?" asked Reinette. I didn't have an answer.
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More near death experiences. I need a new style.
