Paradise Eco
wow this is a long chapter, I hope you all enjoy it :) Next chapter is the last and final chapter of Don't You Fake It!!! OMG OMG OMG... but no over reacting now.. wait til Chapter 19!!!! yippy!
Don't You Fake It
Chapter XVIII: A.N.G.E.L.
Seth laid on a beach, the warmth of the sun burned Seth's skin as he awoke. In his veins he felt the cooling effect of the ocean that enguffed his body, above blue skies stayed naked without any clouds. Seth could feel the cool ocean breeze on his toes, and could taste the salt on his lips. He wasn't in the Icelands anymore, he wasn't fighting Maia anymore.
But he could still hear his dark side talking to him.
"So you're awake." Seth sat up seeing Daara sitting beside him in a strapless white dress, her brown hair was a bit longer and blowing in the wind.
"Daara." He looked around the beach, plam trees blew in the wind. "Where are we?"
"A dreamland... where all the dead go."
"What?!" Seth shouted. "I'm dead!?"
"Almost, your mind has connected with this place. Your mind... not yet. I'm dead though." Daara pulled her knees closer to her chest. "I drowned in the hourglass... or atleast I think so."
"No!" Seth shouted standing up. "I won't end like this! I refuse to die!"
"Expect it Seth," Daara whispered. "I told you it would end like this, now just relax in this paradise and forget everything back on earth..."
"No Daara!" Seth shouted grabbing her shoulders. "I was about to save you! If we let Maia get any with this she'll kill my whole family, and all of our friends!" Seth touched his neck, the collar went on beeping. "I saw the light." Daara snickered.
"That's what they all say." Daara sighed. "Seth just relax, it's all over now. No more war, no more hate, no more Dark Eco, no more-"
"NO!" Seth shouted holding his head, inside his head he could hear his darker self yelling out and trying to escape the paradise. He fell to the ground; Daara inched back now and stared at Seth. Unlike her, Seth was hardly visable. His skin was starting to diseapper and his body was see-through, small water spots were starting to appear under his face. "I won't fade away!" Seth shouted.
"Seth..." Daara whispered touching his arm. "It's over you have to-" Seth shoved Daara to the ground, the people one the beach and in the rainforest stared at them two. All of them seeing lover and friends trying to expect that they were dead, some took it well and others... didn't. Daara gasped when she saw Seth's darker self appear, the creature pushed off of the ground and howled. Futher down the beach someone screamed, the sky got darker and the water turned red. The wind started to blow whipping Daara's hair around her face, from the forever going sea skeletons rose from the ocean. With swords and pieces of flesh dripping from their bones, they came onto the beach. "The beings of hell..." Daara whispered grabbing Seth's chest. "Seth! Seth! Snap out of it! Seth!" Daara screamed as a skeleton grabbed the girl away from Seth's body, Daara's hands were still out reached for Seth.
All over the beach skeleton slashed people in half and many others ran into the rainforest, grabbing lovers or family members and running down the beach to live.
"Seth!" Daara screamed again; Seth's dark eyes looked at Daara as the skeleton pulled her back into the water. Seth's claws reached out and grabbed Daara's wrist, the claws cuttings deep into her soft flesh. Daara gasped when she saw the tiny driplets of red appear where she was cut; if she was truly dead... she wouldn't bleed. Seth yanked Daara close to his chest as the skeletons swung their swords around, their swords would clang agasint something between the two at the skeletons. "What's happening-" Daara started as a cyclone whirled around the two, sand and water whipping around them. The skeletons started to diseapper as the sand and the water connected with their bones; Daara looked up at Seth and shook his shoulders. "Seth snap out of it!" Daara shouted as the male fell to his knees. "Seth! I was wrong, we're not dead! We're not! Look," Daara showed him her bleeding arm, Seth's dark eyes for the first time stared right at Daara's arm and then to her face.
"Daara?" She cupped her hands around his face.
"That's right Seth! I'm right here! I'm not dead! You can save your family! You can save our friends!"
"But... I lost to Maia... she stabbed me... I'm dying..."
"No you're not Seth!" Daara screamed as the paradise quickly turned to hell, the sand had turned into hot lava and the water was now blood. All around them people screaming and crawling at rocks that would flow by, the skeletons were now swimming in the lava while others totured the people from the paradise. "Seth! You're a Mar! You can do anything! I believe in you! Everyone believes in you! You gave hope to those who had none!"
"Hope?" Seth questioned as he tranformed back, he stared at Daara with his mutli coloured eyes. Daara nodded and threw her arms around his shoulders, she started to sob and choke on her tears.
"Yes Seth..." Daara whispered, Seth tightened his hands on her back. The light feeling Seth had felt before was back now, he felt so high he couldn't breath have the time. A bubbly feeling in his stomach that raised him above everything else, he could only feel Daara wrapped around his waist and the tears dropping on his bare chest. Seth pushed Daara away and stared into the girls face, her brown hair whipped around her face as a light came down upon them. Seth looked up and grinned, Daara sighed and crossed her arms over her chest. "See ya on the other side, Seth, and you better save me this time." Seth looped his arm around Daara's waist and kissed her lips.
"Were you expecting any less?" Seth chuckled. "And plus... we weren't really dead along."
"You aren't gonna get away with this," Grante growled as Slade threw her and Charis into the snow, Chancellor Ives stepped out of the airship followed by a dark skinned girl. He face was twisted with something between pain, anger and hunger.
"Oh thanks what everyone says," Charis laughed, Grante glared at him as she forced herelf onto her feet. The metal handcuffs on her wrist sliced her tender skin; Slade pulled the girl along behind him as Ives walked on behind Grante. "But face it Garnette, we're all dead."
"Thanks for being helpful." Grante said in a monotone voice.
"Why do I have to die?" Ives questioned Slade. "I didn't even do anything wrong yet!"
"Ha!" Slade laughed. "I know the stories of your labs Chancellor Ives, and you're going first."
"I agree with that," Grante snickered, Ives glared at her when Slade stopped at a cliff. The dark skinned girl dropped like a brick, she rolled over on her back and started breathing hard. Her eyes were beat red, and she had large fangs in her mouth. Grante walked over to the girl and bent down to her, the girl reached out to Grante's face.
"Don't go near her," Slade said pulling out his knife. "She's been affected for years with the X virus."
"What?!" Ives shouted. "But we... I mean... you guys killed off the last of the X- virus, right?"
"Nice cover." Grante mubbled.
"Princess Glamour Vice is the only one left with the virus, and so she'll die tonight." Slade stepped up to Vice, he bent down to her and smirked. Vice's red eyes glared at Slade as he removed the knife's covering, the iron blade played with the light and what was left of the sun for the day. The day that they die.
"Do you really think killing all of us is gonna justify what Ives has done?" Grante growled as Slade pressed the blade to Vice's neck, Slade glanced up to Grante. "Because it's not..." She looked over to Charis and Ives, Charis was innocent in this game but Ives on the other hand... well let's not go there. "Do you really think doing this will stop nightmares you have at night?" Grante said leaning close to Slade. "Just give it up, of course you'll be punished for attacking Kras City but... you can just plead insanity." Slade chuckled and stepped over Vice, he went behind Grante and unlocked her handcuffs.
"I do think you're right Grante," Slade said taking Grante's wrist. "Sometimes I wished I could sleep at night, and I wish that I could get rid of them. My dying mother, the guardies from Kras killing everyone. Thank you Grante, you've really opened my eyes." Grante gave him a soft smile, she tried to pulled her wrist out of his grasp but the boy smirked. "But I really like being the bad guy." He sliced a section of Grante's wrist and shoved it into Vice's mouth. The red head screamed as she felt fangs priece through her flesh, and started to suck on her blood. "That's why you get to die slowly."
"Garnette!" Charis shouted, he ran towards Slade. The insane teen laughed and pulled out his gun, Charis stopped dead in his tracks and growled.
"Not another move or," Slade turned and shot the escaping Ives' in the back, Ives dropped fast and laid in the white snow. "You'll end up just like him." Slade smirked as he looked at Grante, the pain on her face as his step sister drank. "Do you feel dizzy yet Grante? Because as soon as you drop, I'm gonna shot Charis. Then I'll slice my sister's neck and let the blood stain the snow between you two."
"You're insane!" Charis shouted.
"Thank you." Slade said looking to the Grante, her eyes were starting to get heavy and she was starting to get used to the pain in her wrist. Grante stared down at the girl, her eyes were light blue and her face was full now. The fangs were still hooked onto Grante's warm flesh, but the skin was starting to pale and her breath quicken.
"Charis..." Grante whispered holding herself up, with her other hand. On the ground beside her was Slade's knife, Grante reached out and took the warm blade into her hands. She was gonna die anyways, why not quicken the pace? Grante pressed the sharp part of the blade to her neck, just one quick swipe and it would be all over. Vice had turned her head from Grante's arm, and now the blood flowed freely from her veins.
Grante closed her eyes and saw her family pass behind her lids. Her mother who loved her no matter what she did, her new father who refused to let Grante ingore him. Then Rosa, Nickle and all her help they all made sure she was happy and always smiled every day. Then all her friends, Kahen, Jahen, Lei, Seth, and Daara... all of them she would miss them the most. Tears fell down Grante's face.
"Elijah..." Grante said out loud and pressed harder. "I'm sorry."
Maia stepped back when she saw a light from where Seth was laying, the metal collar expolding off his neck breaking a couple of candles and the hourglass. Sand spilled out along with Daara's limp body, her eyes stayed closed as Ryren jumped on top of her. Listening for her heart beat, he could hear the faint thump of life.
"I can feel it," Seth said standing up slowly, his limps feeling lighter and not heavy anymore. He lifted his body off the ground, the tips of his fingers grazed the ground below him. His skin was bright, the taned flesh he had before now was gone and a white colour. The room was once dark only lit by the fading candles in the cornors, Seth looked around the room now. Light was blazing everywhere, the candles were lit with a spark of Light Eco and above him the light went right through the tiny hole killing off the Maneaters.
"Seth?" Ryren asked stepping forward, Maia floated back again this time looking at Daara laying on the ground. Her eyes fluttering in the light that was all around her, Maia grabbed the child as Ryren ran up to his friend. "Wow what a way to light up the place."
"Um... thanks..." Seth said looking around the room, inside he felt a feeling of happiness far from the feelings of anger and hate that Dark Eco gave him. Maia floated above him with Daara in her arms, the twisted look of the pain Dark Eco brings was on her face.
"I won't let you win Seth!" Maia said fly upwards towards the hole, Seth felt the power bubbling from core that sent him shooting up into the air. Ryren screamed as the two flew right through the hole to the outside world.
The Icelands was always a beautiful place, with the Five Great Mountains, the sudden dip valleys, and the beautiful water fall behind Moon Mountain. The crisp cold air that would chill the skin and burn the lungs, but the beauty of the Icelands were over shown by the war. Near the gaged tip of Ocean Mountain was Maia, in his arms was the very awake Daara. She tightly clenched the top of Maia, eyes at the height she was at. Seth snickered to himself, ever since they were kids; Daara was terrified of heights.
"Give back Daara," Seth shouted. "NOW!"
Maia chuckled. "Come and get her then." Seth flew forward only having Maia hold up Daara in front of her, Seth stopped and Maia kicked him sending him flying downwards to the mountain.
"Mayday!" Ryren screamed. "Pull up Seth!" Seth turned himself up right and flew back towards Maia, who jumped out of the way of Seth's path. Daara screamed as Maia let the girl drop to her knees, Maia laughed and winked at Seth who flew towards Maia. She flipped backwards throwing Daara into the air, she slammed her foot into Seth's back he went flying downwards; again. The screaming monk landed in Maia's arms, Maia nuzzled Daara's check.
"Don't worry sweet pie, I got you."
"Let go of me!" Daara screamed.
"Okay," Maia said letting go of Daara, the monk dropped and grabbed onto Maia's knees. "Still hanging around?"
"I hate you." Daara grumbled as Seth flew forward again, how was he suppose to use this Light Eco without any training or knowlegde of it?! Seth stopped in front of Maia, who was still holding onto Daara by her knees.
"I think it's time to end this," Maia said reaching down and picking up Daara by her collar, she smirked and let go of Daara. The monk went down like a rock screaming and reaching out for Seth; the male went to move when he felt the world stop for a three seconds. In the air near him was an another angel holding Daara, his hair flared with the eco that gave Seth his power; right from birth.
"Jak!" Seth, Daara and Maia said altogether.
"Dad!?" Seth shouted as Jak passed Daara over. "How did-"
"Sabine connected with you, well with the Mar Amulet." Daara glared at Seth.
"Who's Sabine?"
"Long story, but there's no time." Seth said looking at Maia. "You think you can handle her?" Jak snorted.
"I'm sure I can, I didn't it before."
"That's not what I've been told." Ryren scoffed.
"Sabine's waiting for you by the car," Jak frowned. "Also who's the kid?"
"Longer story." Seth and Ryren said together, Jak shrugged.
"See you at home." Seth nodded and flew downwards towards the base of the moutains, Jak looked back at Maia. He shook his head and sighed.
"I guess Samos was right when he said he wasn't sure if you were dead or not, where's Gol?"
"My brother died for me." Maia hissed. "You murdered him."
"Yah I get that alot." Jak said sighing. "Let's just get this over with so I can go home and sleep, it's been a long couple of days."
"Today you pay," Maia shouted flying towards Jak, the angel dodge her attacked and floated much higher above. She flew back up to him and lurnched for him, reaching out to grab him but only having Jak grab her first. He kicked her downwards and she hit the mountain, Jak smirked as a ball of Dark Eco came spinning towards him. Jak moved out of the way only to be grabbed by Maia, she punched him in the mouth and threw him towards the moutain. Jak hoovered for a second and wipped the blood off his lip, he smirked and flew up towards her again. This time stopping time and grabbing Maia by the neck, he raced downwards and let her go. Time unfroze and Maia smashed right into the icy waters of the river, Jak flew above the mountain's peak again and stared down at the water.
From the water a ray of Dark Eco flew up, along with ice and Maia. Who was pissed, Jak smirked and pulled out his gun. Maia stopped dead in her tracks, she snarled at him as he cocked his gun.
"You know what I love about the future?"
"What?" Maia snarled.
"I have a gun this time."
The gun shot fire echoed through out the moutains, many turning their heads to hear the final death of Maia. Ther last of Jak's unsloved history from Sandover Village.
"Seth!" Sabine waved for Seth as he flew down, he landed beside the car and let Daara down. Sabine threw her arms around Seth's neck, Seth blushed and glanced to Daara. This didn't look too good. Sabine dressed in fancy lingerie, she blushed and pulled back from Seth. "Sorry."
"Sabine what are you wearing?"
"I had a show tonight and Jak appeared there before it started... he saved my life." Seth blinked.
"Why was dad at your show? A flashers show?" Seth asked shaking his head.
"Let's ask him later... in front of Keira?" Seth smirked, an so she was an evil twin also? Good because he was getting very bored of Eli.
"Um," Daara said in a queit voice. "Don't we have a Princess to save?"
"She's right!" Seth said as Sabine jumped in the drivers seat, she padded the passager seat and smirked. Seth growled and jumped in next to her, Daara in the back with Jus and Ryren holding onto Seth for dear life. Sabine turned the car on and went fast down the hill, Seth glanced back at Daara and Ryren.
Sabine had to be a Mar to drive like that.
TBC...