~ A Few Hours Later~
Rain poured down at a blinding rate as Serenity ran down Henry Street. Her lungs were screaming for air, her battered feet ached, and her head pounded. She had been running for hours through this town, and no matter what she did, they still managed to find her. "I need to find somewhere to hide." she panted, nearly slipping as she turned another corner.
"Stop her," Damodar shouted behind her, his thundering footsteps adding to her growing headache. The sound of something piercing through the air made Serenity's blood freeze in her veins.
Before she could react, a sudden sharp pain in her abdomen caused her to trip on her own feet. She flipped in the air, landing on her back. She screamed as what ever it was that pierced her abdomen shoved itself deeper into her body. Knowing what to do, she grabbed the long handle of the spear, took in a deep breath, and yanked it out of her abdomen. A shrill screech escaped her; she curled into a fatal position, her tail coming out and wrapping itself around her.
"Halt," she heard Damodar command, the thundering footsteps coming to an abrupt stop. Serenity winced as Damodar used his foot to turn her over onto her back. "Who did this?!" Damodar roared, tuning back to his army. "Who did this to her?! Do you know what will happen to all of us when her brother hears of this?! If the person responsible does not speak up now, every one of you will suffer!"
Everyone cleared a path as a short, red haired elf stepped through. He looked scared beyond belief. Damodar sneered. "Ah, Edwin, why am I not surprised?"
"I-I'm sorry, sir!" Edwin stammered, fear hidden in his voice. "I forgot that we weren't supposed to harm her! I forgot that she was the-"
"SILENCE," Damodar barked, making Serenity whimper again. Damodar scoffed, yanking off the bandages that hide his arms. "You shall be punished for the worst crime in hell. Be thankful I'm not feeding you to Ceberus..."
Edwin began to back away, but the rest of Damodar's army kept him from going back too far. "NO! Please, sir! I didn't mean it! I'm sorry!" He began to whimper, and through the heavy downpour, Serenity could smell tears.
Damodar sneered, grabbing onto the side of Edwin's tiny head. "Time for you to be silent." Serenity averted her eyes as the poor elf began to slowly turn into stone. Pretty soon, Edwin's screams came to a sudden halt. When Serenity had the courage to look back, she looked at the now pure stone elf and blinked. Her head began to feel lighter and the pain in her abdomen increased.
"Sir," One of Damodar's soldier's, the gargoyle, spoke up as Damodar wrapped his arms in the bandages. Damodar made a small flick with his right arm, indicating for him to continue. The Gargoyle nodded, continuing. "Sir, what about Edwin's body?"
Damodar, when he had his hands completely covered, walked over to the screaming statue, and roughly flicked it on the forehead. A second later, Edwin crumbled to dust. "Problem solved."
"What about the pr-" The gargoyle was cut of by Serenity whacking him up side his head with her tail.
"I'm not going back! Ever," Serenity screamed, her hands glowing black with some sort of black aura. "You can tell my father that!" Mustering what was left of her energy into her hands, she slammed her right hand into the ground, opening a portal. She then threw a black sphere with her left hand at Damodar, knocking him onto the pavement. Using her tail as a lever, she pushed herself into the portal.
"After her," Damodar hollered over the rain, sitting up, pointing at the slowly closing portal. Every one of them made a dramatic dive for the portal, but only managed to hit hard, hot pavement as the portal disappeared. Damodar, upon seeing his army in a huge dog pile, hid his face in his right bandaged hand, letting out a sigh. "Our Lord is not going to be very happy with this."
Oh boy, you dont know how much Damodar wished that that statement wasn't true. Also, he wasn't refering to Serenity's father...
*****
Serenity nearly screamed when she landed in a tree, on her stomach. Her breathing became quick and sharp. "I…have…to get…out of…this tree!" She muttered, looking over to the left, and spitting blood out of her mouth.
As best she could, she lifted her tail as high as she could muster, and sliced off the huge tree branch that held her up in the air. She landed on the cold wet ground with a loud thud, groaning as her vision began to fade in and out. Using her tail as a cane, she managed to get on her feet.
"Where…am…I," she panted, looking from one tombstone to the next. Suddenly, she saw a dim glowing light in the distance. Dazed and curious, she began to walk towards the light. But she stopped when she felt a real sharp pain in her right ankle. She leaned more on her tail, limping towards the strange light.
Suddenly, the sound of music soon greeted her ears. She brought her hand to her hood, sighing. "Why would…" She coughed, covering her mouth as blood began to fill her mouth. "There be…music…in…the…middle…of…a cemetery…?"
The rain, much to Serenity's luck, began to pour even MORE harder than before, to the point where it felt like needles. She looked up, only to see a giant rollercoaster towering over her, making her feel like an ant. She blinked slowly, wondering why in the world would there be a giant rollercoaster in the middle of a cemetery. Her vision finally began to get worse as she drew nearer to the coaster. Then, it came to her, loud and clear.
She found CarnEvil!
She smiled inwardly as she somehow managed to make it all the way to the shooting gallery. There, she finally collapsed in the mud, allowing the darkness to come and consume her.
*****
Umlaut yawned loudly as he sat on his bed, waiting for Hokis to FINALLY finish the book he had been reading for the past few hours. Umlaut was in his usual atire, a gold and purple jester outfit with gloves that covered his two inch long, 1/2 inch thick, clawed hands. Jester shoes, one being purple and the right gold. He also had a jester hat on, once again, purple and gold. His brown hair poked out of his hat and sat on his skeletal forehead. He was very skinny, but also muscular. He, himself, was an undead jester.
Hokis was another story. He had crimson red hair with silver tips, yellow demon eyes, and black bull horns that poked out of the top of his forehead. He had a long, black monkey-like tail with a spade-shaped blade on the end. He wore black jeans with a plain black pull over hoodie. He also had a black mask that had a yellow lightning bolt running across it, which was on at the moment, consealing his face. He also had long sharp claws, though not as long and thick as Umlaut's.
Speaking of Umlaut, he was resting his head in his left arm, resisting the erg to fall asleep. He tapped his finger against the bed impatiently, the bells on his hat giggling as he shifted his position into a sit up. "Are you done YET, Hokis?!" He asked, sounding a little bit whiny.
The red head lifted his right pointer finger at Umlaut, not moving his gaze a bit from the book. His spaded tail swayed lazily behind him. Umlaut whined, grabbing one of his deformed stuffed bears and throwing it at Hokis's head, bouncing off of his horns that came out of his forehead. "You're no fun!"
Hokis nodded absentmindedly. "That's nice."
Thunder rumbled over head, causing the shack to creek a little. "Ya skhazshu po tebe s uma," Umlaut souted in Russian at Hokis, who ignored him. (Translation: You drive me crazy)
Umlaut sighed in defeat, getting up from his bed, stretching his hands behind his back. "Well, I'm going out for a few hours. Alone. In the rain." When he got no response from his friend, Umlaut gritted his razor sharp teeth, grabbing the door handle, and threw the door open dramatically. He jumped back and nearly lost his head when he saw Eyeclops standing there, soaked to the bone.
Hokis looked up from his book at the sound of Umlaut's sudden outburst. Eyeclops walked into the shack, sitting down in a chair, taking in steady breaths. "Hello, Umlaut, Hokis."
When Umlaut had some of his dignity back, he cleared his throat loudly. "What brings you here, Eyeclops?"
Eyeclops shook some of the rain off him, sighing. "I'm here to inform you two of some very interesting news."
"Humans," Both Umlaut and Hokis asked in a union, quickly exchanging each other's glances.
Hocus felt relieved when the two-headed ogre shook his heads. "No. A girl."
"Girl," Both Umlaut and Hokis shouted at the same time again, staring at the two headed ogre, waiting for him to spill more beans.
Eyeclops nodded. "Yes. A couple of the Mortito's found her knocked out cold by the shooting gallery. They said that she was bleeding profoundly. They came and got me, and I thought I could ask you two if you could take her under your wings for a bit. At least, until Tökkentäkker says so."
"And… where is she," Hokis asked, walking towards the door.
"Still at the shooting gallery."
"Why didn't you grab her?!"
Eyeclops pointed out side. "Cause the rain is too heavy for me to see anything. I have too many eyes, and that blasted rain isn't helping!"
Hokis sighed, turning around towards the bed. "Let go Um-" But the Jester was nowhere to be seen. Hokis groaned, running out into the dagger rain. "What's so special about a girl being at a shooting gallery?" He thought aloud, running even faster. As Hokis ran, the rain soon began to feel like daggers poking through his robe. "I sure hope that the girl doesn't die." He sighed, breaking out into a full out sprint.
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Hello! Incase if some of you don't know what Umlaut looks like in his full body, go to this website called 'DeviantArt' and type in his name in search, he should pop up. Same goes with Hokis (Once I get a picture of him drawn).
Yes, Umlaut is Russian! I wil explain his past in here sometime soon! Maybe Hokis's too!
Also, If you don't know what 'CarnEvil' is, it's a first person shooter game. There aren't very many of them left, but you can find it on YouTube. You should go watch it, it's a really good game.
Well…to me it is! ^~^
