Interlude- 1
Leaving Orion, we find ourselves miles away greeting a new set of visitors.
On top of a small hill, stood The Tower. Outside the Gigantic structure, three intruders invade Floor Uno.
RUUUUUMMMBLE
Its Giant stone doors swing open, and with it a gleaming wave of light blasts out.
WOOOOOSH~
From the wave of light humanoid figures slowly morph and gain shape, suddenly 3 people stand in front of the tower.
"Hm.. So this is floor Uno, it's more rural then I would have expected," The first to speak up is an Elegant middle aged man, he sported fancy armor like that of someone from the medieval ages and spoke with a sophisticated tone.
"Sigh.. Please.. Wait for me, whiskers.. mommies gonna come home in one piece to take care of you," A shaky woman with a small frame gave herself a small prayer for her only child (her cat). She was dressed in a fancy tuxedo.
SLAAP!
"AH~" she lets out a small moan as a large heavy hand hits her back, "Hey now, calm down rookie!"
Behind her stood a giant man, probably pushing 7 feet. He was so muscular he looked like he was sculpted with a chisel!
"Ah, M-Mr. Bruno! You surprised me!!" Marci mumbled.
"Oh, my bad. You just seemed kind of out of it.. You doin ok?" He leans into her, completely invading her personal space.
"Oh, uh..Yea.. it's just this is my first ever real mission. And I'm kind of worried.." She holds her hands close to her heart as she speaks to Bruno
"Ah! I get it. Honestly. You should be worried! This is Gemini! The God Shattering Star!!" As he speaks a fire burns in his eyes.
"Oh…Uh.." clearly distressed Marci starts backing away from Bruno, but he keeps talking in her face, "Like, did you know apparently there was this one time she cut a sun in half on floor 50! Man, they couldn't get a new one for like 2 months."
"Aughhhhhh.." Bruno just makes Marci's worries grow ten-fold. But then Beo walks in between them and cuts in.
"That's enough, we don't have a lot of time till we are discovered, so we need to make preparations quickly," Beo fiddled with some sort of contraption, after attaching it to the ground. He stands up and waves Bruno and Marci over to him. They look at each other and nod, after standing around the machine in a circle Beo continues.
"First of all, Take these feathers," Beo reaches into his pouch and pulls out 6 flaming feathers, he hands both Bruno and Marci three each.
"Think of them as a Trump card, that's all I'll tell you, but keep them on you, Or you will regret it.
Bruno nod's and stuffs the feathers into his shorts, While Macri watches the flaming feathers mesmerized, "Hm.. Something wrong Marci?" Beo speaks up, concerned.
"Huh, oh it's nothing." She pockets the feathers and Beo continues,"So, as i'm sure you know, Our mission tonight is to Slay the Bastard. The King himself asked me to handle this mission, after the first scouts didn't come back. I chose you two specifically for this mission because the king requested we travel with quality not quantity, and I think highly of both of you."
"Oh rea-" Marci says but she's cut off," But the problem is, a Mighty Dragon guards the gates to our target, so our job is to get past Gemini and eliminate the target."
Bruno raises his hand, waving it round like an eager student in a classroom, "While I appreciate the confidence you have in us, Gemini is a Monster even the King himself respects. I don't know about you two, but I can't imagine myself beating something like that."
But in response Beo smirks, "While yes, that is normally the case. Down here on floor Uno no Inchor is naturally made by the floor, all the Inchor down here is just leaking out from the tower, meaning there is very little to use.
Marci fiddles with her hair and says "Um.. so what your saying is.. She won't be able to fill her reservoir?" asked Marci
"Yes, exactly! She should probably only be working at about 10 or 15 percent of her normal Inchor output."
"Wheew.." Marci breathes a sigh of relief, her nerves seem to finally be calming down.
Beo then places his hand on Marci's shoulder, "But don't let your guard down for even a second, this just makes an impossible feat feasible. Not an easy victory."
Macri Violently nods with all her might! And Beo leans down and starts fiddling with the device in front of all of them again.
"This is a Portable Reservoir, it will give us enough Inchor for this fight. But don't be hasty with it."
As he flicks the switch! A Translucent white energy pours out of the contraption! And into the three!
VRRRROOOOOOOM!!!
Might fill their blood, bones, and minds. All of them begin to overflow with !
"Ah! Now the Bloods are really pumping! Let's Get this started Y'all !" Bruno roared trying to hype up everyone.
"Uh.. ok!" Marci stammers, "Heh, well said." said Beo with a soft grin.
As Bruno throws his fists up into the air, Beo opens his Belt.
SHING!-
Suddenly out of Thin air, 15 swords materialize around Beo!
"Mmm. This one, "He Grabs a straight sword with a green blade, and purple Hilt.
Beo turns to his allies, "Alright, lets move out."
Beo leads, while Marci follows behind him, while Bruno hangs out in the back,"So, you think the kid's strong to-
SWISH~
The sound of a raw, clean, cut stains the air, as Bruno's voice cuts off.
"Huh Bru-" Beo speaks but is immediately cut off
ZIP-
Marci turns her head.
Swish-
A Thin Line flies directly at her skull, Aiming to Split it in half-
Without even realizing her entire body twists right, narrowly avoiding death!
"Wh-" CLANK! Suddenly a Blur Rams straight into Beo! He blocks it with his sword, but his arms nearly snap at the impact of the Bulldozer that hit him!
"Gh-AGh!"
He Skids back, staying on his feet.
Both Marci and Beo Look at their attacker and see a Woman!
"Damn, one outta three, shit.. I must be getting old..."The monster sighs casually..
"Mr. Bruno!" Marci Screams, but there's no time for that. The monster continues their assault.
"!!!"
The Women Gemini begins her relentless onslaught against Beo!, CLING CLANK CLICK CLING CLANG- "GAH!" while he manages to deflect every blow she swung at him, each swing of her saber left him more drained than the last, but the monster never tried!
CLINK CLANG- PINK! While he was being cornered, from right behind Gemini, Marci Shot out a Laser out her hand not even sure where she was aiming at. But gemini deflected it, all while still meticulously assaulting Beo!
"Grr.. AHHHH!" Marci Closes the distance and materializes a bomb in her hand!
"!" in response Gemini Swings her body and tries to cut down Marci-
BOOOOOOOM!!
It didn't work, She slammed the bomb right into her side, and sent Gemini flying down from on top of the hill!
CRASH!
She crashes down into the ground right at the bottom of the slop, Marci and Beo finally get a chance to catch their breath.
*Huff, Wheeze Huff.* The monster however, wasn't even winded.
"..Man, when was the last time I had a fight like this.." Gemini's Blood starts Churning, She's getting excited! Even though this is a battle for her and Orion's life. She can't help but eat up every second of it!
"Huff, Beo.. Beo.. what do we do.." Marci Mind starts racing, one of her comrades has died without even realizing it. But there is no time for her to mourn, or she will be joining him soon.
"It's fine, Marci. I will lead the assault, you back me up. When Bruno gets back up, let's continue the plan.
"Huh-" Marci sounds confused, but Beo zips over. And begins his attackt on Gemini.
Clink CLANG PINK- CLANG! Beo's sword soars relentlessly at Gemini! But no matter what blow he throws her posture doesn't flinch
SWi- PINK. Every attempt for her to counterattack is closed off by Marci's cover fire! They both are at a stalemate.
"Hm.. You guys aren't too bad," not even sweating. She speaks casually while blocking all of Beo's blows! "But you aren't going to last much-"
CRUNCH!!!
Gemini suddenly in shock, She feels the crunching of the bones in her ankle as it shatters completely. Something Stomped on her leg, and broke it.
"HAHA! Watch your ankles!" She turns her head, just enough to see both Beo and the new intruder, but it wasn't someone new. It was the Big guy she killed!
"(Hm.. what's going on, I know he died..),"With her ankle crushed, her mobility is severely limited, though to the opposition she seemed like she was moving just fine. But still, this was the time to execute the plan.
"Marci! Now!" Beo screams, and Marci follows suit!
She takes a pose, and seemingly draws an invisible bow, with an arrow loaded in it.
HIIIIIISSSSS
The air hisses as the arrow pierces through it. Beo and Bruno are still assaulting Gemini! For sure! This will hit!
Slash As the arrow flies at her, while blocking Beo's and Bruno's blows she cleaves it out the air!
"Was that the best-"
FLAAASH!
The tip of the arrow suddenly exploded, and a Brilliant light blinds Gemini!
"AH!"
PAH! SLICE!! Wham!!
They take full advantage of the opening, All of a sudden! Gemini gains multiple deep gashes and bruises. Though somehow she still manages to avoid gaining any fatal wounds.
"GHH!" her Blood paints the air as she is ferociously attacked from 2 sides".
"GH! ENOUGH!" Swish Swish Swish Swish Swish Swish Swish Swish Swish!!
She fiercely swings her sword! Beo and Bruno were unprepared for this sudden burst in speed!
"!!!"
"Wah- HGAAAH-" Beo's voice is cut out in an instant.
DICE
Using all the Inchor in her body, she burned it to dismantle her enemies, Bruno and Beo only resembled vile chunks of meat on the ground.
"Huff.. Huff.." Blood stained her entire body, Every inch of it ached with pain, she used every ounce of Inchor she had. And was left with nothing.
But that didn't matter, she had to still find a way to defend herself against the archer, even if she couldn't see.
She readied her sword, prepared to deflect any blast that flies toward her.
…
But nothing happened, there was no sound, no signs of life around her. What happened? Where did she go?
"!!!" Suddenly, Gemini realizing what's happening. Kneels down, and absorbs Inchor into her, and uses it to heal her wounds as quickly as she can!
"Shit!" She places her hand on her heart, and communicates with something far away," KATHERINE, Someone's on the way! Protect Orion!"
"______!" The voiceless figure hears its master's command, and acts upon it instantly.
Interlude out
"YAWN~," Mom's probably been gone for about 30 minutes. I know I said I wasn't worried, but I can't help it, you know?
I walk over to the window and look out in the distance.
The starry night sky greets me, besides that nothing of note is really-
"Hmm?" I See a Black dot floating up in the sky.. Is that a bird?
In the sky, they're glowing Kind of like some sort of higher being.. Its kind of captivating-
CRASH
"HOLY SHOOT!" from inside the house something flies right out of the wall, and directly at me! It.. a Sword-
Skk Ferriiii-
Suddenly before it makes contact with me it stops dead in its tracks
"Huh?" In front of me stands a floating sword, or I mean Katherine, Mom's most valuable "Treasure."
"What's the matter? Mom's not here right now, so you gotta wait till she gets back."
Katherine bounces up and down, it seems she's distressed.
I've never been good at dealing with Kathrine.. For some reason she seems.. Not to like me. Not sure why. Just doesn't.
"Bzzzzzzzzztztzt," the sword speaks in an indecipherable language, and I just scratch my head confused..
"What's the problem.." The tip of Katherine starts pointing out the window toward the sky, pointing at the floating person.
"Oh that thing? Wild huh? I think it's some new type of monster.. Ooo cool!" I yell excitement bubbling up out my voice.
It's not uncommon for beasts to wander upon us, living so deep in the woods, that's when me and mom start our Hunts!!
Ah, it's probably been a month since that Golem wandered by! I've been itching for another monster hunt!
"Hey, Kathrine, looks like we got an intruder.. Wanna help me take 'em down!"
But then Kathrine starts shaking violently! It seems Katherine doesn't like the idea.. Lame.
"Come on, Don't be like-"
VRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
I look up at the sky and see the black dot start to shine, A gleaming white haunts my vision as the sound of something winding up rattles my ears.
"Uh, Kath, what's that sound-"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Instantaneously, a white light that burns the sky blinds my retinas, my entire body loses feeling as I believe I die.
….
But it turns out I'm not dead, eventually my vision comes back, and I see. Literally nothing. The Log house i was residing in was Vaporized. And turned into black ash, and the grass it sat on was set ablaze. The only thing I recognized was Katherine, standing in front of me like it was a shield.
"Oh man.. He's not dead!" I hear a meek woman's voice complain about my continued breathing.
Wrrrr…..
She floats down from the sky 3 feet in front of Katherine and I, I get to my feet as she stares us both down.
Woah.. another person? Is she trying to hunt me instead?
Then the woman starts mumbling "-listen little boy! It's nothing personal.. I don't actually mean any harm.. I just need to kill you, ok!"
"...What?" Ok, something's clearly not right with this woman. I can't help but feel kind of sorry for her..
"Wh-Hey don't look at me like that, you!" A giant beam of light erupts out of her!
"Ah Sh-" I throw up my arms to somehow deny the death in front of me, but once again Katherine shields me from the blast!
After deflecting the beam, it winds up and soars through the air, right at the woman!
"AH-" She dodges, weaves, and ducks every swing Katherine throws. But it leaves no opening for her to attack.
Their choreographed dance goes on for minutes on end. Neither part of their exchange seems to be changing.
"!", I decided this is the moment I can help! I don't believe I stand a chance against this person, but maybe I can make an opening for Katherine! I Summon All of my Inchor and let it flow to my fingertips.
PEW! Inchor Flies from my hand! Aiming to shoot right though-
Pink-
But when it hit her in the head, it just bounced off..
.
.
.
Oh well so much for that.
BOOOOM
After relentlessly attacking, Katherine slows down first! And when she does she's blasted away into a nearby tree, stuck into it like a nail..
She then turns to me,"..Well. like I said, nothing personal."
One again, The Light of God seems to start to stare me down, as she points her hand at me.
Damn. What can I do? What can I possibly achieve in a situation like this?
"Uh.. Hey! Behind you!! SOMETHING'S BEHIND YOU!"
"Heh, i'm not stupid you know-"
CLEEAVE-
Suddenly, the woman is bisected, her torso and her legs fall down limply to the ground!
"I Guess.. You are stupid.."
Suddenly Mom appears standing over the remains of the woman! Yes! We've won!
Mom rushes over to me and grabs me by the hand, man.. When I look at her face.. She looks so tired. "To me, Katherine!" her voice boomed through the forest
Wooosh~
Out from the distant tree, The sword is pulled toward Mom, and slips right into her hand. She Slings it across her shoulder and readies herself for something.
"Uh, didn't we win mom?" But mom grabs my left hand with her right," Not quite Orion, Stay Behind me, no matter what. Ok.."
"Uh," I give a sharp Nod. and she continues to stare off into the forest. Soon shadowy figures make their grand entrance."
"Ah, crap! Beo! She's got Katherine with her! How do we-" the Knight guy circles around mom as the muscular man talks," Just Get the kid! That's all that matters!
He- He's so fast! All of a sudden he's behind us! Holding his sword up!
.
I'm Going to die.. That's the only fate I can see myself befalling.
I can't help but close my eyes.
Swish~ SPLAT-
Metallic Fresh blood paints my face, but strangely.. I'm not harmed?
I open my eyes and find the man in front of me in pieces. I turn my head, and also see The Muscular man standing in front of mom with his Jugular cut open.
"Man, I always aim for the neck, don't I.. Bad habit." Mom throws out a one liner to the two dead men, then she grabs my hand and we start running toward the lake."
Pit Pat Pit! Mush.
Standing in front of the Lake, mom doesn't drop her guard for a second.
"Mom what-" She hushes me, "Shhh.. I don't know how long they can keep it up.. But they keep coming back to life, so we need to outlast them until they stay dead."
And just as she said, All three corpses Ignite, and rise. They stand as if they never died!
"Uh…OOahh.." The Meek woman is seemingly frazzled. She seems to be reeling from having been killed.
"Marci, Get it together, we can still win, as long as we get the boy.." the Knight said
The woman's currently panting out of control, but slowly, she calms down..
"*Huff*...*Huff*.. Ok.."
Pit, Pat, Pit Pat.
She slowly advances toward us, but she still looks unsure.
"Hm.." Mom looks at her unamused, 3 meters, that's all it will take until she's in range of Mom's sword.
…
2 meters.
….
1 meter.
….
KA-BOOOOOM!
The Moment she steps into range, a Bomb goes off right in front of me!
Boom Clink Clang PEW!!
…I can barely tell what is happening.. To me the two women's bout more resembles two different colors ramming into each other then a fight!
BANG! Splash~
Ah! The shockwaves from their fight make me stumble back and fall into the water.
Zip- Zip-
As soon as that happens. The Two Men assault me from my left and right when some space is made between me and mom!
"AHH!" I yell at their sudden attack, once again I have no time to react.
"!!!" Suddenly Mom's sword flies just over my head, Whisk~ but it only hits air, the two leap back at her sudden attack.
BOOM
"Gh!" Mom screams.. She's been hit!
No..her.. her shoulder.. It's black and swollen.. Completely broken..
"You Got her Marci! Nice!" The Muscular man screamed in victory..
"Huh? I did?" She seems to be shocked at her own feat.
Even mom seems surprised, "...You still hit me even while I wield Katherine.. Strange.. You've gotta go,"
Crack
Mom cracks her neck, and holds her great sword in one hand, even with only one arm, she doesn't seem worried at all!
"I must say Miss Celestia, Your strength really lives up to the hype!" Bruno speaks in a cherry tone, like this is some casual Sparring session, but mom only replies coldly
"How about you shut your god-damned mouth," She was clearly annoyed with him,"...huh? Oh.. ok.."
He looks down at the grass clearly bummed.
But The Knight snaps him to his senses, "Bruno! Stay focused!" the knight yells, "one more push.. That's all we need.. So get ready everyone-"
"Yea, yea, Whatever.. No matter what, you won't touch this boy, so hurry up." mom yells!
…
Everyone is silent, They stand motionless for what seemed like ages..
…
The Next exchange will decide this battle, as long as one of them stays dead after this, they can't win. I hear the sound of heavy breathing, sweat beating down the intruders faces, they are at their limit, but they have put a chink in mom's armor. So they know there is no other time for them to act.
…
BOOOOOM
And at the drop of a hat, They all explode toward my mother!
"Halt."
…
...Huh?
…
At the mere presence of the voice, time stops. No- it just appears that way, me and everyone else on the battlefield was suddenly overtaken with some sort of paralysis, not one of the four fighters finches even a hair.
Then again, The dreadful voice speaks.
"Heh, nice Genny. I gotta say, you put on a good show, but your story is lacking something."
The booming voice echoes from the sky, something.. Something's there.. Something not human.
CRACK! THUNDER!!
Dismal clouds take shape in the sky, they block the beautiful stars and leave the sky dead and colorless.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Out of the sea of clouds a glowing swirl takes shape, from it, a divine pearly staircase descends from the sky, it shines so bright it's almost blinding, yet I can't look away.
RUMBLE, Something inhuman, something not from the world starts climbing down from the heavens, RUMBLE, The Planet Shivers with each step it makes. RUMBLE: The closer it gets the harder it is to see.
RUM- pat.
Finally.. The "thing" reaches the earth, and as soon as it does, everything.. Disappears?
The Clouds, the stairs, both gone like they were just some kinda bad dream- but the evocative figure remained, still too bright to see..
Then it dimmed, revealing… A man?
"A Beast."
The vulgar man taunts mom, while everyone still stands motionless.
The three invaders shake at the presence of the man, understandable, merely looking at him makes my eyes water.
BLITZ
I feel a whirlwind brush against my face, as the Demonic man stands between mom and me!
"Hmm.." He squats down and looks me up and down, moving before anyone can even process it, "So, this is the brat. I gotta say, I'm not impressed."
The man smirks as he insults me. He- huh. When I see him up close I can't help but feel nostalgic, he looked inhuman.. His..tar back skin, pearly white hair, these, Terrifying eyes, like that of a killer-
Wait.. what?
SWO- Clank
…
Huh? Mom swung her sword at the man, but.. It Bounced off him, like it was made of rubber or something!
But, that can't be possible. He.. he should be using some kinda trick! No one can brush off a hit like that!
He stands there with a shit-eating grin.. That bastard..
Mom however stands there, not even showing a hint of fear, surely! She has a plan!
THUD
Huh.. She drops her sword on the ground, what's she doing?
"Galerius... It's been more than 12 years since I've seen you. Why don't we talk this out a little bit, "She speaks with a soothing, gentle tone, while holding out her hand she pleads with "Galerius" desperately wanting to just talk for a bit.
The man looks confused, he grabs his chin, and tilts his head, "Hm.. I never thought I would see you plead for someone else's life Genny, fine.. I'll allow you a Brief audience with the king," he says with his sublime booming voice, smiling ear to ear.
He crosses his arms, and stands there, waiting for mom to start speaking.
I look over at the invaders, they are still watching, silently as in a trance.. Is this an enemy to them too? They look petrified..
"So, Galerius. You've seen him, tell me.. Don't you see it?" she speaks with a hint of joy in her voice,".. See what?" the man asked, as he tilted his head.
"Orion, The Moment I first met him, this.. A sort of warmth washed over me, I.. My heart felt so full. I found something I didn't even know I needed. It was like, I was so scared.. But overwhelmed with.. So many different things, I wanted to care for him the moment I laid eyes on him, I'd kill the world itself if it meant to protect him. This child is special. You.. you must have felt that too.. Seeing him with your own eyes right?
The man turns to look at me, he does a quick scan and then looks back at mom.
"Naw."
SPLURT,
huh? my ears are assaulted with the sound of torn flesh, i see him standing in front of mom, but.. But she isn't moving,
What did.. he do?
SKRRR IIPP
Mom crumples to the floor, her body is motionless, a gaping hole appears where her stomach should be..
What? Huh?
"I think you should be punished for wasting my time, stay below me, where you belong, anyways.."
The bastard walks away from mom's defiled body and toward me, he taps me on the head with his filthy, blood soaked hands.
"You don't seem to be a bright kid, so let me spell it out for you."
My body burns, this feeling.. I've never felt like this before.. My head aches.. What's happening?
"My Name is Galerius, Sagittarius, Godfrey. I've conquered this world and made it my own, and became the king. I've decided to use my precious time just to visit the two of-"
He yaps on and on, but i can't help but stare at mom's motionless body, she wouldn't ___ here, not to this guy right?
Snatch
He grabs my head and forces me to look him dead in the eye.
"Look at people when they talk to you, *sigh* clearly she didn't raise you well, anyway. I am your- no, You are MY son." He spouts
…I know, I knew from the moment our eyes met, but every fiber of my being can't help but reject him.
"..Why," I squeezed out.
"..Heh." He smirks, "As my son, you are inherently born better than anyone else in the world. You'd be a natural disaster waiting to happen."
Rustle- Rustle-
His filthy hands run through my hair, they soil my pearly mane like blood-stained snow.
"Besides one day, you might try and stand up to me, personally. I think this tower's only big enough for ONE Godfrey, so I deemed you have no right to live in this world."
He pulls away, and walks back toward mom, he then grabs her with one arm, and.. Slings her over his shoulder..
"Hey, I'm finished, Take Genny, She's not dead, I still have plans for her so don't let her die."
Wooosh
He tosses her limp body, though the air, toward the woman.
"W-what, Ah!" THUD, The woman crashes to the ground as mom's body collides with her, Mom's Bloodied body paints both her and the soft green grass. "W-w-w-w-"
"Uh.. Marciline Was it? you did surprisingly good today, you died the least. Go to the nearest Shire, I'll make sure you get a bonus this week, and Beo, go ahead and kill the kid, don't ruin the body though, we can probably recycle it later."
The bitch starts doing stretches, while the knight, seemingly still a little frazzled, nods.
"Umm.. as you wish sire." He says as he unsheathes his sword, and walks toward me.
Time slows to a crawl, I ignore the man walking toward me, and my eyes are fixed slowly on the Heathen in the distance, my body burns like a furnace, everything inside me just gets warmer and warmer and warm-
Oh, I get it now, this burning feeling, it's simple. I LOATHE Galerius, I can't stand the sight of him, hmm.. I've never hated something so much before. Well.. now that I know what fuels my fire. I'll just have to Kill the source.
Interlude- 2
Beo slowly walks toward Orion, there is no rush after all, since he's already won, Orion has nothing that can save him anymore.
Of course, He didn't take pleasure in killing a child, but a job is a job, He'd rather be a child killer, then anger the king.
He stands over the boy and stares at him right in his eyes, but the boy won't look at him, only past, "Just know, I do this for the sake of our world and no hatred for you." Beo talks to him, but Orion ignores him.
"A man should fight his own fights, that's what mom taught me." Orion says in a casual voice.
Whip-
Off in the distance the King whips his head back, he didn't say it loudly, but saying it at all was brazen enough, "Come again?"
"I'm saying that I was being spoiled, you came to kill me and I had mom do all the work, I'm gonna be responsible for once, so don't be a pussy, and fight me like a real man."
Blitz Thud!
Beo's knocked to the side on his ass! Between the seconds, Galerius appeared in front of Orion, and towers over him. They lock eyes, Galerius leans down and holds his face. Inches from the small boy's, looking upon Galerius was supposed to inspire fear on sight, but Orion's anger completely engulfed any terror.
"Mind saying that again to my face? I'm afraid I'm hard of hearing." Galerius asked nicely
"I said, I'm gonna kill you, You dirty, black, bitch." Orion declared.
"...Beo. Get back. It looks like I need to discipline my son."
"..Yes sir.." Beo backs away slowly, like he was fleeing some sort of rabid pair of animals.
Bruno, Marci holding Gemini, and Beo all stood to the sidelines, while the monsters stared each other down.
…
The forest is still, nothing living or animate make a single movement, when then–
BOOOM!!
Orion's body springs into action first! With his full force, he swings at Galerius, aiming to remove his head from his shoulders!
CRACK!
"GH!"
But it's futile, Orion's knuckles snaps as he makes contact with his chin, his right hand blackens and swells.
Squeeeeeeeze
Orion feels a nose tighten around his neck! Galerius grabs him by this throat.
"AG- *COUGH* *COUGH* GH!"
He desperately tries to break the things grip with his left hand, but it's futile.
"..You said you wanted me to fight you, right kid? Well, if you really want a piece of me that bad, you can have some, just make sure you don't choke."
The king raises his fist, there is no extravagant action, no fancy motion, he simply raises his clenched hand. And then brings it down like a hammer-
PAH!
At first nothing happens Orion just realized he can't hear, see, smell, taste, feel, or breathe anymore, literally nothing happened when he was hit.
Then it hit him. All. AT. ONCE
Interlude out
Agony.
My five senses are mercilessly Violated, every fiber of my being cries out in pain, my lungs cease to work, knives slice through my stomach, my skin is stripped from my body
"______________________________________________"
I wail in pain, but my brain doesn't comprehend what I'm saying.
My teeth are ripped from my skull, my toes are smashed with hammers, my nails are torn from their bed.
The pain doesn't let up, every sensation is replaced with a new, indescribable torture. Leaving me no room to breath, or numb
"__________________________________"
My brain splits, my eyes blacken, my arms are gnawed on, My genitals bursts.
Death would save me, death is a release, it would be the easy way.
My ankles are sprained, my muscles are torn, my anus is sore.
...I'm sorry, I just.. I won't do it again.. Just make it stop..
"AH!" I snap back into reality, the cool wind brushes against my hair, I stand in the same, boring forest, filled with invaders, illuminated by a full moon.
"(Hmm.. disappointing, i had higher hopes, but i guess compared to me nothing stands a chance, oh well. I guess I'll give it a few years.) "
My.. father speaks, I think, but I can't hear him. The sound of his voice sent shivers down my spine.
Stomp
He.. he's getting closer!
Stomp
He marches toward me, and.. Everything in my body is telling me to "flee" "run" "you stand no chance, so escape"
Stomp
But.. I cant I gotta.. Save— i gotta save—-
Stomp
He towers over me, still unable to take action, I watch as he slowly.. Raises his fist-
"!!!"
No, is he gonna do that again? I Can't, I won't go through that again, I won't be able to bear it!! I'd rather die!! Please Ki-
Fwoosh-
His fist flies at me, and once again everything goes pitch black.
...I Wait. but… nothing happens?
"Pathetic, How could you be MY son."
I opened my eyes, and suddenly I realized, on instinct I threw my hands in front of my person, while on the ground, desperately trying to protect my body.
Wh—-at this isn't me? I'm.. not supposed to be scared? Something else must be going on! He must have done something!
Grip
"Ah!"
He grabs me by my hair, soon my feet dangle helplessly in the air. He holds me up like a puppet on strings, and the saddest part is.. I can't even muster the strength to resist.
"Listen to me, Brat. No one with My blood should be cowering in fear against someone, I refuse to Acknowledge you as my son."
He stares at me with a disgusted look, as if he was holding a bag of feces. He holds me away from him as if I could contaminate him.
"Since you're not my son, I have no reason to kill you, to me you're just a regular person I have no connection to now. Killing you now would sully me, so I'll have my Knights Of Myth kill you- but.. Hmmm"
He then becomes quiet, seemingly deep in thought, but it doesn't last long, a sinister smile grows on his face.
"Listen up Brat, I'll give a choice, Do you wanna die now, or die later?
Im left speechless
"Orion Godfrey, do you wish to be killed here in this forest, with not a soul even discovering the importance of your existence. Or would you like to climb the tower, reach the pinnacle of heaven, save your mother, and PROVE yourself worthy of being MY son."
Everything he says pisses me off. He wants me to prove I'm his son? What the hell? I wanna Kill this-
Nod
Without even realizing, I shake my head yes! What's wrong with me? Why did I..
"Alright, then get a good night's sleep, because in three days, I'm sending my knights here again to pursue you. You are Still a criminal with no identity after all, and we don't take kindly to criminals in the tower, If you're not gone by the time they're here… well I'm sure I don't need to tell you what will happen."
Woosh Thud
He tosses me to the side, like some trash, and.. I lay there on the ground. Staring at the man still.
Click clank
The man dressed in armor walks over to the king, he seems to have a troubled look on his face, while twiddling his fingers.
"Um.. sir? Why do you want to let him escape? It would be much more efficient to just kill him now if you want him- the king holds out his hand in front of Beo while smiling.
"Beo, did I ask?" Beo starts to shake, but he continues anyway, "I-I-I-It's just.. My Son's birthday is gonna be soon, and i wanted to head back to Floor Cuatro-
"Beo, I wasn't asking. You three WILL hunt down the kid like the dog he is, nothing is more important than satisfying your king, not even your son."
Beo stares at him with a dead look in his eyes—
He then bows and walks back to the other knight, not saying a word.
"...I assume you two don't have any complaints, right?" The Man asked
They stare off into space, then shake their heads violently!
"Good, now let's get going, take Gemini and come next to me, we're heading back to the castle."
They do as he says and circle him. He starts chanting something.. When he stops
"Oh right!"
He walks back over to me, when he does my hair stand on end.
"Remember this feeling, this is Fear, it's clear that you've been spoiled all your life, and never actually had to be scared. Ah I guess Genny was a shitty mom."
…Shut your damn mouth, I'll beat you..
I think that, but I can't bring myself to say anything, he's right.. Haha.. I'm a Coward.
"Alpha In force"
He draws on thin air with his fingertips and chants a spell, almost immediately, as if turning back the hands of a clock. In the distance, my ash house pieced itself back together like it was made of building blocks.
"Since I'm a nice guy, I'll let your last few nights here be sleeping on the floor you called home, you're welcome."
He returns to the others. I watch the woman hold mom's disfigured body-
Move.. come on.. MOVE!
I lay there, watching out of the corner of my eye, as the invaders disappeared without a trace, with the only person I could ever call family.
"*Huff*" as if I was holding my breath the entire time..my body loosens as soon as I realize they are gone.
I rise from the ground, but my legs feel like they're being held up on crutches. While I'm walking if I'm not careful, I'll collapse..
"..Damn.."
What should I do?
…
What can I do?
Creak-
I walk into the house with Katherine slung over my shoulder, in all the chaos, it seems everyone forgot about it. Though she isn't moving anymore.. maybe mom is the only one that can activate her? Regardless, I still think I should keep her safe for mom.
I lay her across the table and take a look across the house-
"..Exactly the same.."
Not a single detail is off, every Knick knack and trinket is right where it should be, as if nothing ever happened. Even the dirty clothes me and mom have put in the laundry basket is still there.
As I aimlessly walk through the house, my head throbs with an aching pain. I need to act.. But I'm stumped.. What can I possibly do? I couldn't even scratch the lady.. What chance do I stand? How do I find them?
Creeak-
The steps cry as I ascend them, I decide the last place for me to check should be my room, as I walk in I remember something.
"Oh! The book!"
I sprint over to my dresser and see the giant tome, I pick it up and take it to the bed, and flip it to the first page, the inside reads.
Orion, if you are reading this, I'm probably dead, then again… maybe not, your mom's made of pretty tough shit! But.. anyway that's besides the point. If you're reading this first page, we have been forced apart.
Inside is my mothers handwriting, did she write this entire thing? I continue.
Now that we're apart, you have to face the enemy I've been protecting you from all your life. The world. You are special Orion, probably more special then anyone else in our world, simply because you are the son of the Apex entity. The man who proved he was the strongest, and became king of the tower 13 years ago. As his son, you are destined for power, think of it like being born as a lion.
Huh, I figured I wasn't normal. But this sounds like a bigger deal than I thought.. But it sounds cool! If I'm special, maybe I can develop a special power to let me beat that.. "Thing".. I then continue reading.
But being special in this world doesn't make you a celebrated figure, it just makes you a Target. There are people that will hunt you, dissect you, and try to weaponize you, and.. I think even your father may grow to fear you one day. I believe without a doubt he will recognize your strength. You may not realize it now, but for someone with your age and background, you're unnaturally strong.
But, I want you to realize one thing, I didn't raise you as a weapon, I raised you as my son. If you ever feel like everything is too much, run, run with all the breath you have! seek out the life you want, not the one the world will try to shape for you. You're a good kid, anywhere you go. You can make into a home
-Love, Gemini Celestia
"Heh," just reading her writing makes me realize something, like this wooden house. Everything in my life was built solely by my mother's two hands, against everything she put a roof over my head and shielded me from the world. While my father decided to tear it all down.
Thud-
I Close the book and gently lay it back on my dresser, a new fire burns inside me, I finally know what I should do.
I plop into bed, and rest my tired body. I'm going to need strength, so I'll rest as long as I can.
I close my eyes and relax my body.
"Sorry mom, but you're my home."
-Chapter 1 End