Chapter One – Arrival: the Dark Miracle in Space and Time.
A/N: Hey! Thanks for reading this fanfiction. I wanted to introduce the heroine Sin in the prologue but now I'm getting down to buisness. Yeah, this chapter will be rather short, sorry for that. I want to plan a great story for this fanfic has potential and I don't wanna screw it up. Please, leave a review. And next chapters will be a little longer. Thank you, and: enjoy!
„You're not ready yet"
That's what I was told. I wonder… if not now, then when? When will I be „ready". And, ready for what? I just…. Don't understand it at all. Why do I have to be re-born everytime, at the and of the world I arrive to? What am I then? The harbringer of destruction? Not the fate I cherish.
The light is calming, cradling me like a child. I wish it could end up this way, in eternal calm, without worries. Just… like that.
I wonder, what will the new world look like? What role I am supposed to play? What form will Eden take there? I hope I'll find a way to get my hands on it, or else…
She will reawaken, just to bring destruction. In search of Eden in my place. This thought frightens me. How am I supposed to end it?! Even if I kill myself, it won't do a thing. I'll be reborn and sent in search of the hellish drug once again. It's always been like that. Ever since I was born the first time.
My arrival will start something great, probably the end of the new world. Or maybe… something else? Maybe this time will be different?
Suddenly, everything changes, I can feel the pain ripping through my body. The colorful lights blind my eyes as I cry out in agony.
I'm too weak. I can't even survive the Arrival properly.
Then, for a second I thought I saw him. My killer, my friend.
„You don't have to say „Thank you"".
The explosion throws me on the ground, I can feel my lungs on fire, my ribs almost breaking. The waves of enegy cumulating in one place. I am sure I saw him, throwing himself down, just to… take destruction with him.
„Fuck you, Eckart!" I say under my nose. Geez… I'm torn up pretty bad because of this, as he would call it "Arrival in a great style". Bang, bang, look at me! I'm here to destroy the world… I hate this type of introductions, I'd rather arrive silently, hide in the shadows and kill from behind. Although you can't do this everytime, right?
In my hands I can see a beautiful box. Like a jewelry box or something. I open it silently… Oh boy… I've never had a bigger Eden starter then now! I can't help and take two pills at once. The awful taste fills my mouth once again as I curl up into a ball.
I'm fine…. Everything will be fine… right?
„Mother?" a male voice near me asks.
I open my eyes. Looks like I'm not alone here. I turn my head to see two dying men, Their hair is beautiful, silver, their eyes are not human… They look like cat's eyes a bit.
„So beautiful" I whisper to myself. It's been a long time since I've seen something as beautiful as these men.
One of them closes his eyes with a painful whimper. Right… they survived the explosion just as I did. I bite my lip and rip it with my teeth, just to feel metallic taste of my own eden-infused blood.
I don't know what should I do… these men, these beautiful creatures are dying in front of me. And I just kneel beside them like a fool.
All my lives, Eden was what I cherished the most, it was my precious am mine alone. But this time I have to change this. I have a handful of Eden and two almost dead men. There's only one thing that seems to be… right.
I take one Eden pill carefully and gently put it under the man's tounge. Then I do the same with the other one.
And what now!? The need help, medical attention You can't just leave them like that, Sin!
I guess I just became an altruist. Eden gives me strength for now… Maybe I can do something. I feel the powerful urge to help them.
I put my precious box in the sack I have on my waist, then I take the thinner of the two men on my shoulder, supporting him with my hand so he won't fall off. There's one more… I guess I can carry him under my arm. Not the safest way to get them somewhere but… I can't leave them. And as i see, I'm on a destroyed road, so getting up here would take me just too long. Since they've been fed Eden, they have some time… or should have at least.
I carry them slowly, as two crazy motorcyclists jump over my head.
„You lost your minds!?" I yell. Can't they see that i'm trying to take care of the wounded?! Nevermind, I fell down anyway. The blonde motorcyclist stopped for a while but I don't think he noticed me. Then I saw him ripping his sleeve off, just to show his arm to the world. It was… rotting! Oh my…
I arrived to a dying world. Probably, at the end of its days…. Poor planet.
I hurried to find the two men and carried them once again. I arrived to the slums, I think. Good place for me, I've always loved the slums!
Eden is powerful but not omnipotent. I have to hurry if I want to save them. So I follow the motorcycle tracks, just because I have nothing better to follow. I am not searching for two crazy motorcycle guys, just for a shelter… or medical attention. Or both.
I can see a house and open door. A little girl is sitting in front of this door and crying.
„Why did you… Why did you have to take him away?!"
She is grieving.
„Hey, you! Redhead!" I call out to her. „My… um… brothers are in very bad shape, as you see" I approach her, carefully. „I don't ask for much, maybe a bed or couch where I could put them so they will rest up a bit" I was never good in speaking to strangers.
„Um… I think daddy won't be mad. He always loved guests…"
So, she's an orphan probably. Poor little thing.
„Good."
She helped me to the bedroom where I could put the two men to rest. They were beautiful… Oh, so beautiful…. I ran my hand through the hair of one of them.
„Thank you… um, what's your name?"
„Katy. And… I know your brothers!" she says in disbelief „They were in town not long ago! The said the will cure the children of Geostigma but… I was late. And I couldn't save Jerome. He was the only one to take care of me after Daddy died…"
„Geostigma?" I ask, she looks at me as if I escaped mental hospital. „Oh, sorry. I… come from quite far away. I am new around here, so that's why I ask. You know… I travelled for days to see my brothers, so I don't know how things are going around here…"
Her eyes were round now as she looked at me.
„Where do you come from there? I mean… Geostigma is the plague that touched the whole planet. It started two years ago…"
„I see… I lived in the middle of nowhere for a long time. I was… a researcher! And maybe that's why some things are new for me. You see… to finish my research I was locked up in a sterile room for like… three or four years." I'm good at lying. I can sound convincing. And children… they believe in everything.
„Whoa… what was your research about?"
Damn you, kid!
„Eden. It's a very rare medicine that helps me and my brothers." That's the best thing i can come up with.
„It can cure Geostigma?"
„I don't know. Maybe…" I say, than look at the couch-bed, where someone lies. Covered with white cloth „It is powerful… but not omnipotent. It cannot bring the dead back to life. I'm sorry." I look at Katy.
And the I see how weak is my heart. She makes this "Sad puppy face" and looks at me. Geez, I won't give in just because some kid begs me to. I mean… No. Just. No. Okay, I give in. This world will really make me run out of Eden in no time. And maybe, by the way, I'll manage to run out of my sanity, too.
„We may try…." I say, as I take the jewelry box out and open it.
„Are they made of Lifestream?" Katy asks. „If the lifestream caused Geostigma and the pills are the medicine that help your brothers… It makes sense! The must've found more Eden so that the can cure Geostigma!"
„Whoa… I've never seen more enthusiasm in one place! Chill…" I let her take one pill and tell her how to give it to the sick one. „We still don't know if it will help."
„It has to… right?"
I shake my head „I have no idea, Katy. Now, take care of my brothers, I have to find more Eden. But don't worry. I'll be here before the twilight!"
I said and ran off to the streets.
Black clouds covered the sky.