Chapter two . The journey.
Helios wakes up. He has no idea how much time has gone by. He looks around the room and remembers where he fell asleep at. He notices bits of light coming from the roof.
" It must be day time good..." His voice is dry and horse once again. He weakly gets up and makes his way to the other end of the warehouse In a straight line .
He realises how small the place actualy is. He sees a door . He tries to open it but fails. His vision fades in and out as a loud ringing fills his ears. His mind goes blank as he stands there for five minutes. He snaps out of it.
" where..oh ya the warehouse..." He mutters weakly. He looks to his right to see a boarded up window.
" wow ...that thing looks like shit...i guess..just like me...haha" his distorted laugh echos in the place. He goes over to it and tries to break it off. He groans weakly. He tries to kick it but falls over with a hard thud. He lies on the ground mumbliing to his self.
The sunlight gentle shimmers on his body. He fills it slowly fill the emptiness inside. His spark inside begins to grow slowly. He feels his body healing again. His thoughts begin to become clear again as the light shines on his body. He feels a new strength begin to fill him. He gets up. He reachs for the window. He tries to rip a board kick the board again. it cracks. it does it again and again til there is nothing there. He smiles as the light fully shines on his body.
He looks out the window to see a large alleyway covered in trash . He notices a few sleeping homeless people along the wall. He jumps out and lands softly. He fills his skin peeling off a bit to show some of the gray underneath. He notices the people along the alleyway are different.
" so the book was right... everyone has powers here...so different...like my old world. ..." He mutters as he makes his way . One of them looks up
" hey ..what happened to your cloths?...why are you nakkeeddd..." he slurs his last word . He grins stupidly at me. I realist i have im just wearing burnt up bits of clothing. leaving most of my body exposed. I let out a small sigh. I see a dumpster nearby. i go through it and out on a smelly shirt and pants. both with a decent amount of holes.
" so do you know where the nearest place that helps homeless ..or runaways like me?" Helios asks the guy.
The guy thinks for a bit and bits down the alleyway. " there...there is a place called Sams sanctuary ...it helps..kids like you.. you cant miss it...tell him Larry said hi.." the man smiles. Helios feels a small thread of evil in his smile. Helios holds back a dormant instant . a need to hit this man. He holds it back then puts up a fake smile
" thank you sir" Helios keeps it short and sweet. He goes down the alleyway . He begins to ponder how quickly his personality is adjusting to his new brain.
" my brain must be modifying this new one faster then past lives...odd" He feels his instincts tingle as he walks among the people around him. all there emotions flooding him. as he looks from shop to shop. He notices most of these people are in normal cloths. He sees some costumed guys being adored by the public.
" those must be the heroes of this city... they seem nice...but...I feel pride and ego in them...so vast... the heroes of this place must be like celebrity ...that...is a recipe for destruction..." Helios mutters to himself .
He feels the crowd look at him in disgust. something he expects from how he looks and smells. His face must look so weird peeling like this.
He hears some people nearby whispering about him. He begins to feel a bit self conscious about his new body and the situation hes in.
"remember Helios ..its the same ... I always start from a bad beginning...most of the time...but this...could be worse...its always been worse...just focus on your task..baby steps..thats all it takes..baby steps.. " he thinks to himself as he keeps walking down the street. He looks up to see a large building with a billboard saying the time and date " wow its only 10 am..and its a Saturday...nice..." He continues to think to himself as he tries to ignore the ever growing gossip about him along the street.
" wow word goes fast...Its like they have never seen a homeless kid before... I hope the local police dont grab me" He mutters.
He sees a large church like building down the street . It has the words Sams sanctuary on it in big bold gold lettering. It shows the photo of a tall strong blond man with scars under both eyes.
Helios smiles softly as he makes his way to it. He starts to break into a jog towards it. happy He can find some resources to rely on . He feels hunger grip his body. The dryness in his throat like a baron desert begins to bother him more and more. He stops by the door and trie the handle. it opens softly with a weird jiggle
" oh little boys and girl sammies here for you " it says happily .
" thats odd..." Helios mutters to himself he begins to realize that maybe talking to himself a lot wont help his situation in life if he wants to make new friends.
He walks in with a smile hoping for the best.
To be continued..