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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Jan 26, 2019 19:54:01 GMT
"Where are you?" A blue light moved across the vast desert,, it went on for miles, the entire planet was a desert. But the blue light continued onward, floating off across the vast desert. It looked like a shard of a sphere, it was a dark blue, almost purple, glowing of the same color. And as it floated onward, it found something.
"Aha, there you are." The blue shard said as he got near the object in question, What he found was a man, a man in grey and a dark red armor, the helmet separated from the body, but there was no blood. The blood had already dried out and likely fell through the sand.
"...I can't let this be your end old friend, destined to fail since the day you were born, but its time for you to start over, to try one more time. I know its gonna be difficult, you will feel pain again. But maybe you can start over now, search within yourself and use your past to guide your future. And maybe this time fate will be more kind to you, Omalley Fall." The shard said as its light began to glow even brighter. Falls body began to glow with the same light, his head moved back to the torso and his wounds began to heal. This mysterious being was healing him and giving him life.
After a few moments the glowing stopped. "Alright old friend, the rest is up to you....good luck."
THE ETERNAL FALL
Chapter 1 - Reborn
A few hours later, Falls body finally started to move, opening his eyes seeing his cracker visor and the cloudy sky above him, his heart was racing as the power of his muscles was slowly returning to him, he regained the feeling in his legs and arms, a surge of power that was making him physically feel normal again. He couldn't speak, he had so many emotions going on in his mind that speaking would be pointless. He tried to get up struggling as his muscles were still recovering, he didn't quite have the strength yet. He layed on his back and looked up at the sky.
He layed there as his memories began to flood his mind all at once, the scars the battles, all the pain he has been through. And most of all his memory of her, the woman he spent over a decade to be with, only to have it all be for nothing, as she rejected him, saying they should go their separate ways. One of the worst things that can happen to a guardian. And after dealing with that pain, he was killed and put to rest.
And yet, here he was. Alive again after suffering a cruel fate, but did he even want this? after dieing he was atleast free from having to live with his failures, but now hes back and has to live with his past.
He closed his eyes, familer feelings returning to him, the regrets of his past, haunting him like a restless spirit. When he opened them he was somewhere different now, yet familer. He could see the stars of the galaxy, the moon shining with them in the night sky. As he looked to his side, he seen a lake, surrounded by a forest, New-rum State City in the distance.
This was the lake they always went to. He got up as he walked to the lakes shore and he sat down there, taking his helmet off. his face had aged due to the mental stress of his life, his hair long and a full grown beard, all a light black.
He sat there, looking down into the lake into his own reflection, his expression blank as a few tears fell down his eyes. In the water he could see his memories. All the way back at Xutha Lake where he didn't comfort her, to when Spy captured her causing him to evolve, him being in her mind as they roamed the city, the many conversations they had, when she fainted and he held her in his arms, their fight against grant, their encounter at the lake..
And of course, their last moment together. He couldnt remember what was around them, or where they were, all he could remember, was their conversation.
"I'm sorry. But.. at the end of the day...I don't want a guardian. Never have. I just don't want that kind of relationship, with you.. or with anyone." Lynch said "Lynch...please...i...
Look, i shouldnt have tried to force that on you...i screwed up...all this time ive been making mistake after mistake...but please...please after everything thats happened...can we still be friends? if i could ever ask anything of you even though i dont deserve it...i would ask that..please." Omalley pleaded with her, tears were coming out of his eyes, his legs starting to tremble ever so slightly, his fear was all over his face.
"It's just.. you should.. find someone else. Someone who doesn't make you feel like this.
I'm.. going to be going, now." She said, as she turned around.
"I'm sorry."
With that, she took one step, and then another. Slowly moving into a walk as she moved away from Omalley. "Lynch..please....dont do this..im begging you please!" Omalley desperately asked as he tried to talk forward to her but he fell down to his knees and his hands on the ground. "Please dont leave, dont do this to me..i spent.. a decade of my life doing whatever i could to make you happy, i just want to be friends! i dont care about anything else! thats all im asking...thats all..please!" His voice was cracking aswell now, he was broken, crying, his legs trembleing, heart pounding, hands shakeing, he was helpless.
Lynch kept walking away, until she faded away.
"No..NO NO PLEASE!...LYNCH!.please...come back...dont leave..please...Lynch please..im sorry!...im sorry...come back" Omalley began to cry what seemed to be an endless amount of tears, he kept repeating the same words over and over...for her to come back, that hes sorry, begging for her not to leave.
And so he layed there, curled up allmost, his legs too weak to stand, his arms shakeing, his heart hurting, tears flowing, him crying between every word. Fall watched himself in his memory, watching how helpless he was as the memory ended.
"You...you didn't have to leave like that...Why couldn't we have just been friends?..why..why did it have to end like that?..was i...was i that bad? was i that much of a problem?....did i go too far?..why? just why?" Fall said, putting his hands to his face as he cried into them.
"I would have been okay just being friends..if..if i could have visited..anything but this... Why couldn't i have stayed dead instead of having to live like this?" he asked, but got no response.
When he moved his hands away from his face, he was no longer at the lake, nor was he even in the desert. He was now somewhere else, he was in an alley, a dumpster nearby, he could see a sidewalk and a road in front of him, a few buildings, but no clear way to tell where he was, He was still crying as he stood up, holding his helmet at his side as he walked out of the alley and onto the sidewalk.
There were quite a few people walking along the sidewalks, multiple cars passing by on the road, he knew he was in a city, but he didn't know what city, or universe, or timeline he was in. He simply went with the safe assumption that he was in his timeline.
The people around him didn't seem to notice him, either that or they didn't care. As they walked right past him. Fall just sighed as he walked along the sidewalk. More focused on what he was gonna do, rather then where he was. But even then, he didn't know what he was gonna do as he walked down the sidewalk.
He wasn't sure what to do, where to go, or anything, he was just roaming around at this point, with no clear objective in sight. He kept walking, trying to figure out at the very least what has happened in the world around him, unfortunately though there wasn't anything around him to indicate what year it even was. So he kept on walking along the street.
By now he had regained alot of his former power, he was feeling normal again even though lynch was nowhere to be found, and even though he felt better, he still wasn't completely better, he still felt weaker then he used to, and no longer being someone's guardian definitely has had a huge impact on him. He is significantly weaker, but at the very least he wasn't tired anymore.
He kept walking, looking ahead, nobody was in front of him, or at least nobody in front of his path ahead. So he closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened them he was somewhere else again, it was a dark place and he was on what appeared to be a bridge, the path behind him and the part in front of him unfinished. The sky was black to the horizon that had a soft grey glow, the bridge made of wood was high off the sea of water below. In the distance far away towards the unfinished part of the bridge was a small, faint light.
He walked to the edge of the bridge, seeing the sea below and the light in the distant horizon.
He took a step forward and a bridge formed below his feet as he took the step, seemingly out of nowhere. And he slowly kept walking to the light as the bridge kept extending as he took steps forward, each step building the bridge, but to what was unclear. And as he walked he became tired again and he began to hear a voice.
"Sir?.....hello?..are you okay?" Fall heard as he closed his eyes and reopened them. Back in reality, he was on a knee and wasn't sure why he seen that, but when he looked up he saw a woman looking at him.
She had short dark blue hair just above her shoulders, she had a ivory skin color and was wearing a pink shirt and black pants. She looked like a young adult, at least in her twenty's.
"Hey, you okay? you look pretty beat up." she asked
"I..uhh....i..i'm fine." Fall said as he tried to stand up, but he failed and dropped his helmet.
"Yeah, you don't look fine, here let me help." the woman said as she moved over and picked up Falls helmet, she then went over to Fall and put her arm around his neck and shoulders and helped him stand up.
"I..i don't get it, i was okay a few seconds ago." Fall said
"Any idea what happened?" the woman asked
"Well, i do have an idea or two..i saw something and i tried walking towards it."
"And walking to it made you tired?"
"I think so."
"Well, maybe you should stop chasing after it." the woman smiled as they kept walking. They were close to a park and they went into it, filled with beautiful Autumn trees and paths and bench's, a lake, she sat Fall down on a bench and she set his helmet down and sat beside him and looked at him.
"Old habits die hard i guess." Fall said, there was a heavy burden in his words.
"So you know what you saw afteral?" The woman asked
"Yeah, i think i do, but it doesnt matter." Fall said, but then he looked at the woman. "So whats your name?" Fall asked
She smiled. "My name is Kari, whats yours?" she asked
"My name is..." Fall started before he cut himself off, he paused for a few moments.
"Fall, my name is...Fall." Fall said
The woman chuckled a little "Well that name sounds fitting considering i had to pick you up." Kari said, her smile was innocent.
"Yeah, i guess so." Fall said.
"Ooh! or is it Fall like the season?" Kari asked
"No its not for the season unfortunately, its...for another reason, its a long story." Fall said as he looked at the trees, enjoying the view of the park. He then stood up and grabbed his helmet.
"Thanks Kari for helping me." Fall said
"Anytime! so where were you going?" Kari asked
"Well....i don't know."
"Wait, you don't know?" she asked as she stood up and looked at Fall as he put his helmet back on.
"I don't really know where I'm going, i'm just...going." Fall admitted
"Well, that doesn't seem helpful, maybe you should go home and figure things out?"
"Well i...don't have a home."
Kari looked confused as she looked at Fall. "You don't know where you are going, and you don't have a home to go to?" Kari asked
Fall simply looked at her and nodded.
"Well, i have no idea what happened to you, but maybe you should come with me, i would hate to just leave you out here." Kari said.
"You sure?" Fall asked
"Absolutely, come on, lets go!" Kari smiled as she walked forward further into the park. Fall looked at her for a few moments, and then decided to follow her. The Autumn trees in the park were very beautiful, the ground was covered in the Autumn leaves, it was a colorful and beautiful place. Kari led Fall to the parks lake, she sat down and Fall stood a few feet beside her as he looked at the water, the suns light shining on the water in a beautiful sight.
"I always came to this lake as a kid, its a wonderful view and its always peaceful. No matter the season its always beautiful day or night...what do you think?
....Fall?" Kari asked as she looked at Fall who was just starring at the lake.
He kept starring at it then closed his eyes again and reopened them. He seen the forest lake, the lake he used to visit, but Kari was still beside him, he seen the forest lake, but kari saw the park lake.
"I have a lot of memories at a lake like this..." Fall said
"Good memories? or bad?" Kari asked
"A bit of both to be honest." Fall said
"Well, we can leave if you would like, i don't mind." Kari said.
Falls vision went back to normal again. "No its fine."
"You sure?"
"Yeah." Fall said as he sat down and looked at the lake.
Both sat there for a little bit, not really talking and just enjoying the view, a few families walked by and some others could be seen across the lake on the other side. Everyone was minding their own business and not paying any attention to the two of them. The sun was getting close to setting and so Kari got up, as did Fall.
"Its almost sunset, we need to get going!" Kari said as she began walking out of the park, fall took a final moment to look around before he followed. She brought fall to her car, which was fairly normal and average. She got in the driver seat and Fall got in the passenger, falls armor barely fitting in the car. and she began to drive through the city.
There wasn't anything special about the city itself, it was normal and there was no indication of what universe this was or timeline. But Fall wasn't concerned about that, he was just focused on his future.
He closed his eyes and then reopened them, he was standing on the bridge again, the unfinished bridge which led to a faint light in the distance.
He wanted to say something but nothing needed to be said, his past for years was all he could think about, and now he is back, forced to try and move beyond his haunting past. He isnt sure how, but he knows its his only option now.
Fall stared at the faint light and the everything began to fade.
CHAPTER 1 COMPLETE
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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Jan 27, 2019 19:42:28 GMT
Chapter 2 - The Path To Redemption
Fall opened his eyes, when he did he was in a room he had never seen before. there wasn't much too it. the bed Fall was on, a table a chair, a closet, and a door. And besides the nice blue and white striped wallpaper and the light brown wooden floor, it was as basic as it gets. Fall sat up, looking at his hands, still wearing his armor, his helmet sitting on the table. Fall looked at it and sighed.
A few moments later the door opened and Kari entered the room.
"Ah, your awake." Kari said
"What happened?" Fall asked
"You were asleep by the time we got here to my apartment, so i had to carry...or rather drag you here into the guest room. You must've been really tired." Kari said
"Yeah, i guess so." Fall said as he looked at his Helmet.
"So, you really don't know whats been going on do you?" Kari asked
"No, not really." Fall said
"Well, its the year 2081 infact its allmost 2082, and the world has gone to crap, Willhelm was destroyed by a creature named Nexeem, the crazy war that ended in the complete destruction of Newrum-State City, and who knows how many other things thats happened. Erinforts had its own issues with Others which resulted in the cities lockdown after they were dealt with..Things are pretty bad to say the least. Im surprised you even got in the city."Kari said
It took some time for Fall to take all that in, but then he thought of something.
"What about Highton View Terrace?" Fall asked
"Well, I'm not sure, i heard its had some trouble too though not sure what." Kari said
Fall now knew what timeline he was in, his own alternate timeline, which set his mind at ease, but it was still surprising to hear just how bad things have gotten, could it really be that bad? ofcourse they were, and in the shape hes currently in, there is nothing he could do to help.
"How could those people act so normal? with everythings thats happened?" Fall asked
"Well everyones been just living their lives, with the city locked down we dont really have to worry about all the stuff going on outside, atleast for now. So everyone stays calm, ignores the world around them and just...lives." Kari said
Fall looked as if the weight of the world was on his shoulders. And completely zoned out. Kari looked worried, but let him be.
"Its all my fault....its all mine, i failed and now....now everythings gone to crap, how could i have let this happen?" Fall asked himself
"What are you talking about?" Kari said
Fall looked at her, sorrow and pain filled his eyes.
"Its...a long story, i just feel like its my fault for all of this." Fall said.
"But how? you cant blame yourself for the problems of the world, nobody should blame themselves for that, i dont care who they are." Kari said
Fall whiped the tears from his eyes.
"You're right...i shouldnt blame myself..that would be silly.." Fall laughed at himself at how pathetic hes seemingly become.
"I dont know what happened to you, but im sorry, i dont know what you went through but, it must've been pretty bad." Kari said. She then walked over to Fall and gave him a hug.
Falls eyes were a combination of joy, pain, misery and happiness all at once, he hugged her aswell, crying on her shoulder.
The two were there for quiet some time, Falls emotions got the better of him, but this was a good thing, and thankfully Kari understood, letting Fall take all the time he needed, he closed his eyes, continuing to cry his heart out.
When he reopened his eyes, he was back on the bridge, but he was hugging someone here aswell, he knew who he was hugging.
"Im sorry!...im so sorry! i should have waited, i should have given you more time, i should have waited then maybe you...oh what am i saying!? i shouldn't have ever told you how much i loved you, i should have just been content with what was already there, we were friends...i wanted to be with you so badly i would have done anything! im sorry....im so sorry!.." Fall cried into her shoulder as he hugged her.
He stood there with her, even if it wasn't really her, just a memory, he couldn't bring himself to let go, he wanted to hold her so badly, he never wanted it to end, as much as he apologized, his feelings remained, he loved her, he was her guardian at heart, and that part of him will never fade away, time heals all wounds, but not the ones created when a Guardian fails. Those wounds last forever.
And so he remained, hugging the memory he couldn't bring himself to let go of.
"I wish i could tell you how sorry i am, i wish i could go back...I'd go back in a heartbeat and endure it all again if it meant i could just say im sorry.
I'm sorry i couldn't be the person i needed to be, i'm sorry i wanted to be with you so badly that i drove you away, im sorry that because of my mistakes we couldnt be friends, im sorry that i was so focused on my dream, my goal, that i didn't think about what you wanted, that in the end, all you wanted was to be away from me forever...
I..im so sorry." Fall said, Tears continuing to fall down his face
The regret in his heart was endless, even now after the pain its caused him, he would still do anything for her, just to see her one more time and apologize and maybe at the very least remain her friend. But that opportunity was long gone. He closed his eyes and kept crying.
he reopened them and he was still hugging Kari, he finally stopped hugging her.
"Thanks..i...i needed that." Fall said, whipeing the tears from his eyes.
"Oh its okay! we all need to vent sometimes, let our emotions out, its all good." Kari smiled.
Fall just looked at Kari before he also smiled
"Yeah, i guess so." Fall got up on his feet.
"Well, ima head to the store, and seeing as you have nowhere else to go or be for now, make yourself at home! i dont mind keeping a guest over for awhile, espacially if its someone i can help." Kari said as she started to leave the room
"Hey kari.. before you go, can i ask you something?" Fall asked
Kari turned around and looked at him "Sure! go ahead" Kari said
"Im a complete stranger to you, you dont know much...if anything about me...yet your helping me, got me off the streets, let me stay in your home, even gave me a hug when it looked like i needed it.....why?" Fall asled
"Well why wouldnt i? i like helping people, you arent the first person ive let stay here, i find homeless people all the time and help them out too, its just what i do, i hope to run a homeless shelter one day!" Kari said,
"Thats a very noble goal to have, you really are a nice person, thanks kari" Fall said
"Anytime!, now then i'll be back" Kari said as she left the room/
Fall just watched her leave then looked at his own helmet and stared at it.
"How am i even alive?.....is...she even still...alive?...what if i use...or find.. Who am i kidding...shes probably already forgotten about me, and her life is probably better because of it.
I cant...i cant keep doing this!..the more i think about it..the more i torture myself. Shes moved on, shes...shes gone" Fall cried again. "And shes never coming back, there is nothing i can do..
She...she never needed me anyway, i was...a burden, if i truely do still love her..then..then i need to honor her desire, i need to move on..its hat she wanted me to do..I was given a second chance...even though i dont deserve it, i need to make the most of it...somehow.."
I have to." Fall said, as he got up and walked out of the room. Whipeing the tears from his eyes again.
He walked into a living room, the ceiling light gave the room a nice warm glow, the walls were covered in a simple white flowery wallpaper, a brown carpet with a soft red couch with a few tables beside it, a few books on one table, a lamp on the other one. and a flat screen TV, a staircase leading to the upstairs rooms, and a open doorway leading to the kitchen and the front door.
Fall decided to have a seat on the couch, it was soft, allmost comforting.. He sat there for awhile, not even realiseing that the TV was off, and even when he did he didnt care, the silence was peaceful.
Fall looked at the ceiling light, and he got an idea, he reached his hand out faceing it, and attempted to change its color, testing if his power had returned yet. The light when from a yellow light, to a orange light, giving the room an even warmer feeling.
Fall then looked at his hand and right to create a hardlight sword, but as he strained, he could not.
"Well, atleast its allmost back." Fall said to himself as he sat there.
It wasnt long later on when he decided to get up and walk to the kitchen, she had a decent variety of food in the cabnets and fridge, various vegatbales, meats, pastas, milk eggs and so on. The dishes had not been washed yet. Fall then walked back to his room and took the rest of his armor off, leaving only a white t shirt and white pants. He got some clothes out of the closet and changed into a red and black flannel shirt and blue jeans, he found a black leather jacket and a black hat and put it on as he went back to the kitchen.
He rolled his sleves up and began to wash all of the dishes. Taking his mind off of everything, and just completeing the simple task.
Once he got done he made sure the counters were clean, Fall went back to the living room, sitting back on the couch and grabbing the TV remote. He turned the TV on as news came on.
"Police are still investigateing suspects who they believe unleashed the creatures called Others into the city itself, as we learn more on the investigation we will let you know.
In other news, the mayor of Erinfort has said that he suspects the city to be under lockdown for many years to come, and urges anyone who dares to leave the city to remember, Tarabus is still at large, she is extremely dangerous and should not be taken lightly. We will be back with the weather right after this." the news reporter said.
An hour passed as Fall just stared at the TV, until he heard the kitchen door open.
Fall got up from the couch and went to the kitchen to see Kari holding a rug.
"Oh hey there Fall, i see you got some new clothes on! i like it!" Kari said
"Thanks, i went ahead and did the dishes too while you were gone." Fall said
Kari tilted her head then looked at the sink and seen he actually did that.
"Oh Fall! you ddint have to do that, thanks! i appreciate it!" Kari said
"No problem..so what did you get some kind of rug?" Fall asked
"Yeah, ive been meaning to replace the one in my room for ages now, ima change it out later." She said as she brought the rug and placed it beside the couch.
"So what were you doing while i was gone besides dishes?" Kari said
"Watching TV mostly, cant remember the last time i even ddi that." Fall said
"Well, what do you wanna do now? maybe visit the park?"
"Honestly id be up for just exploreing the city maybe."
"That sounds fun, lets go!" Kari said as she brought fall outside. stepping into the parking lot of the apartment complex, it was fairly large, right outside the parking lot was a sidewalk, followed by a busy street with quite a few cars passing through, and then a fe wother buildings, another set of apartments, a grocery story and more, lovely trees here and there making the view quite lovely.
The sun was shineing and the sky was only partly cloudy, the people walking on the streets seemed fairly happy. a few people walking alone, a few couple walking their dog, a few kids on another apartments parking lot, it was strangely peaceful.
"It sure is peaceful around here" Fall said
"It sure is! the people around here are pretty nice" Kari said as they made their way to the sidewalk and then went down it, And so they walked, the city was fairly large, in the distance they could see the large wall that went around the city. It was huge, and even from a histance he could see it was heavily guarded.
"Thats the wall you were mentioning?" Fall asked
"Yup! they got the most powerful people in the city all along it to keep anyone out."
"You mean to keep Tarabus out?"
"Well yeah, but she isnt the only threat out there, there are plenty of others...literately at one point." Kari laughed at herself as they kept walking.
"Ya know, there is a orphanage not far away, we could go there since we are exploreing! ive been meaning to ask the kids there what they want so i could get them things!" Kari said
"That sounds good to me" Fall said as Kari led the way.
Fall looked at her as they walked, it was as if the world around them blurred and only they remained, time slowing down.
"Shes so nice...to everyone, shes helped homeless people, orphaned kids...even helped me..i dont think ive ever met such a pure and kind person like her before..
Wait...what...what if...what if i become her guardian?
If i can avoid the same mistakes, if i can learn, then maybe i have a chance...maybe i can finally put my past behind me, maybe i can finally move on.
But this time, i need to be careful, i cannot afford to make the same mistakes again.
At the very least, i have to try.
I have to." Fall said to himself in his mind as he looked at her, and the two continued down the street.
CHAPTER 2 COMPLETE
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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Jan 30, 2019 0:31:34 GMT
Chapter 3 - The More Things Change...
The two continued into the city, past the park the orphanage was very close, it was a large building and one of the larger ones in the area, it had a playground right outside the front and back door, it was in great condition.
"Here is the place!" Kari said with excitement as the two looked at it
"This place is huge, there must be alot of kids in there." Fall said
"Well it has to be, its the only one in the city, thats why i wanna build another one some day, lets go inside" Kari said as she led Fall inside the orphanage.
Upon entering they were in the main room where the kids were most of the time, there were plenty of toys, TVs with video game consoles comfy furniture, it was very nice, and a few adults roaming around taking care of the kids.
The kids themselves were very young, some were only a year or two old, some were 3 years some 5, this was where the youngest kids were.
"The second floor has ages 10 to 13, and the third floor has ages 14 to 16, and by then they help them get on their feet, get a job and all that so they can go get a home." Kari said
"Huh, what happens if there isnt any room for more orphans?" Fall asked
"They make as much room as they can, sometimes they will shift them around if they can, the kids and teens are very understanding, they all are able to bond very well because they all have had the same experience." Kari said
one of the children went up to Kari, she looked to be atleast 4 years old, brown hair and eyes, a simple black shirt and sweat pants
"Hey there susan!" Kari said to the girl
"Hi Kari! i hope your having a good day today!" Susan said a innocent smile on her face
"Aww well thank you for asking, im having a great day, infact do you wanna meet my new friend?" Kari asked
"Yeah! who is he?" Susan asked
"Well i found him on the streets and decided to help him out, his name is Fall" Kari said
"Hello Fall!" Susan said
"Hello there susan" Fall said, he could help but smile at the child,their innocence was infectious, so simple and pure, not worried by the problems of the world, so care free, seeing such pureity was a blessing to behold.
"You look like you had a bad day, but dont worry, it will get better! thats what Kari always told me!" Susan said
"And thats because it will! things are never bad forever, we all have our bad days but soemtimes we just need a little help" Kari said
Fall just smiled as he watched them talk and he looked at the other children, smileing playing having fun, it was peaceful, a kind of simple-ness he had long forgotten.
"Oh my goodness! and just when i thought today couldnt get even more delightful!" a unfamiler voice said as Fall and Kari turned to a man standing by them.
He looked to be in his early 30s, short born hair with a white top hat on his head, a cocky allmost arrogent smile, a white fur coat that was zipped up covering his black undershirt, white fur pants and black gloves, he was holding a kind of hammer like it was a cane.
"Desver!" Kari said as she hugged desver for a moment "Its good to see you! what brought you here?" Kari asked
"Well in truth i was curious what the kids were up to, and remembered you were going to show up today and simply knew i had to come along for the fun! and i see you brought someone new! How very exciteing!" Desver said as he walked up to Fall.
"Allow me to introduce myself friend, i am Desver Goman, the owner of Goman Industries and i created this fine establishment, it is nice to meet you." Desver said offering his hand out to shake. Fall accepted and shaked his hand
"Its nice to meet you too. My name is...my name is Fall." Fall said
"Fall? what a interesting name, it adds an air of mystery to you, i like it." Desver said
"Yeah, he seems really nice, hes been going through alot lately, i found him on the streets and took him home to help him out." Kari said
"You truely are a pure soul Kari i once again must commend you for your kindness, a absolutely splended job!" Desver said as then then looked at Fall again
"Have we met before?" Desver asked
"Umm, no i dont think we have, why?" Fall asked
"You seem familer but i cant quite figure it out, ofcourse i am a busy man and meet many people it all becomes a blur after awhile so maybe thats the reason but either way as i said i am glad to meet you regardless." Desver said
His smile, the arrogence he displayed just by the way he talked, it was all unsettleing to Fall, he wasnt sure how to take it all. But the clear relationship between Desver and Kari was the most unsettleing. Fall had figured out in his mind exactly how he was gonna redeem himself, he knew what he had to do, and now Desver has entered the picture. A final wrench perhaps in Falls objective, his last hope.
But Fall knew that he shouldnt judge Desver based on a simple first impression.
"Its nice to meet you too.
So what do you do exactly? Goman Industries i mean." Fall asked
"What a excellent question! Goman Industries owns alot of the buildings in the city of Erinfort! infact it wouldnt surprise me of the other cities knew of us. We run some hospitals the orphanage, even most of the stores! when the others hurt the city i and the rest of Goman Indsutries were there to help this city back up to its feet, it was a noble sacrifice on our part in terms of funds but it was no doubt the best choice for the people." Desver said
"Is Goman Industries just in Erinfort or?"
"We are everywhere! there is much to be gained by having facilities in every city, its helps you keep an eye on things...which reminds me i do need to speak to jimy about a little thing going on in wellshore, ofcourse i am terribly busy and i couldnt be bothered to go to the Goman Industries HQ just to get a silly report on quite a small event but either way my point remains.
We are in all of the cities, helping those in need and most of all keeping on eye on, well things." Desver said
"Why would you need to keep an eye on...things?" Fall asked
"Well in truth you never know when you learn of information that could be of use to you, i cant tell you how many times ive made important buisness decisions thanks to various bits of information, ofcourse it can be quite an annoying task sorting through information but sometimes you must do what you must do." Desver said
"Fair enough, So i take it you two know each other?" Fall asked
"Me and Kari? Indeed! ive known her for many years and its been a delight, truely. Speaking of which Kari werent we going to go to a dinner?" Desver said as he looked at Kari
Falls eyes widened
"Oh yeah! thats going to be later today! but first i gotta see what the kids here would like " Kari said
"Indeed indeed! i shall go get ready and will meet you there later tonight." Desver said as he left the Orphanage.
Kari went up to one of the kids and began talking to them, but Fall zoned out.
"They...they are already together?" In his mind Fall was already starting to panic "wait! no no no no..slow down.. stop.. Calm Down, Calm Down Omalley. Dont assume thats where this is going. They didnt say they were boyfriend and girlfirned, nor did they say they were married, but if they are going to dinner. Then that could be the start of a date. And...-" Falls thoughts were interupted when he felt something pulling at his leg.
He snapped out of it and saw the same little girl from earlier, looking at him, she looked worried
"Sir, are you okay? you looked like you saw a ghost" Susan said
"Oh, sorry about that, i just...get lost in my thoughts sometimes." Fall said
"Were they bad thoughts?"
"Well, im not quite sure yet."
"If they are bad then maybe you should focus on something more positive!" Susan smiled. The childs reassurence calmed Fall down, with such a pure innocence it would be impossible not to smile.
"Your..your right...thank you." Fall said
"Anytime!" Susan said as she went back to Kari.
Fall tried not to worry, that already is hopes were in jeopardy, right after getting a new goal, a new objective, Desver Goman has arrived, and whats worse is it seems Desver might be soon in a relationship with Kari. Could his first goal since coming back already be over, before hes even had a chance?
These thoughts swarmed Falls already damaged mind, but he knew that worrying about all this right now wouldnt solve the problem, and wouldnt help him figure out what to do tonight.
"I'll be sure to get you all those things as soon as i can!" Kari said, holding a list as she walked over to Fall, who quickly made his expression seem normal.
"You ready to go?" Kari asked
"Yeah." Fall said as they left the orphanage
The two walked down the sidewalk, Fall fighting against the thoughts in his mind, trying to stay focused
"So you and Desver are going to dinner later?" Fall asked
"Yeah, it should be fun.
So what are you gonna do today?" Kari asked
"Im, not sure." Fall said, which wasnt entirely true
"Im sure you will figure something out" Kari said smileing
The two made their way to the apartment and went inside. Kari went upstairs to her room while Fall went sat the couch.
"Alright, maybe its just a friend thing, they have known eachother for a long time, surely this wouldnt be a recent thing, they must just be friends, hanging out at a dinner. that must be it, it has to be." Fall thought in his mind as he closed his eyes
He knew what was gonna happen next, its happened every time hes closed his eyes. He opened them and he was back on the bridge.
He was sitting on the bridge, and infront of him, she was there, arms crossed leaning against the railing looking at the sea below and the distant grey horizon. Fall stood up and stood beside her as they looked out to the sea.
Part of him wanted to cry again, but this time, atleast for now, he held the tears back. It became extremely hard to do so when her voice echoed in his mind, coming from the memory of her standing beside him.
"...I just don't get it. You keep.. saying that you're making mistakes.."
"Thats because i did make mistakes...And i think...my biggest mistake was, not knowing what i was doing...back then i didnt know how to earn your affection, i just knew i wanted it, and i wanted to be with you so badly i wanted to be with you every day of my life, from the time i wake up to when i went to sleep, i cared so much, i wanted to help you with anything you wanted to do...i wanted to be there when you needed me, and even when you didnt, because i knew that even though you never truely needed me, i still wanted to be there.
I knew you didnt show emotion, its just how you were, and despite that i gave everything to be with you. But atleast in my timeline, it isnt what you wanted.
if i could change anything, it would be that, i wouldnt push, i wouldnt try to force, i would simply be your friend. Because you have friends, i could have been one of them.
But because of my mistakes...i failed. " Fall said as he heard her voice again.
"it's not because of you..."
"Maybe not in your eyes, but it was in mine. I blame myself, because i could never blame you, no matter how hard anymore could try i could never blame you, this failiure i live with...its my fault, its my fault i failed, its my fault this timeline is the way it is, its my fault for whatever challenges you now face, and the ones i now face. Its my fault Tarabus exists, its my fault all the terrible things happened here.
I could never blame you, because all the blame should be placed on me.
I didnt even try useing Gaze of the Prophet..i could have used it to find a way for us to be friends, so none of this would have happened...but i didnt, i was so focused on trying not to say the wrong thing, i didnt use the one thing that would have saved me, and saved this timeline..and saved...saved...what..what AM I EVEN SAYING?!?!.." Fall yelled, he wa son his knees holding his head
"Why am doing this? what am i saying? if i used gaze of the prophet i could have saved myself?! ITS NEVER BEEN ABOUT ME! WHY AM I SAYING THIS?! Shes the only thing that mattered to me! everything i did was for HER! not me! i ddint care what happened to me! i just wanted to make her happy! thats why i wanted to be with her, thats why i would have settled for friends! but in the end the only way to make her happy was to just be gone from her life and die because i fucking deserved it!" Fall cried, smacking his fist on the wooden bridge, his heart pounding again.
"i deserved it..i deserved to fail the moment i put my own desires before her own...i deserved it...every second of this torture, because i wanted to be with her, and didnt think that she didnt want to be with me...NO AGAIN I KNEW THATS NOT WHAT SHE WANTED BUT I TRIED ANYWAY!!" Fall cried even more, the ocean waves began to intensify, and the light was slowly fadeing away.
"Why did you do it....why did you bring me back? Gateway, i KNOW it was you! WHY!?!...WHY DID YOU BRING ME BACK!? I DONT DESERVE THIS SECOND CHANCE!! WHY?! TELL ME! I KNOW YOUR LISTENING!!" Fall screamed for the Gateway to answer him.
He got no answer.
"Even my best friend cant help me.." Fall continued crying.
He remained there, on his knees stareing at the ground, the Lynch memory watching him.
"You deserved so much better then me.. im sorry...im so sorry!" Fall cried
The pain inside of him was an endless abyss that he might never escape from. He blames himself for everything thats happened, because he could never bring himself to blame her. And every time he thinks about her all the memories come back, the pain returns and it consumes him, she has been such a huge part of his life, its all he remembers, all he thinks about.
But after crying his heart out, he took a deep breath, and heard her voice once again
"You should.. find someone else. Someone who doesn't make you feel like this."
Fall whiped the tears from his eyes.
"I know i need to focus on Kari...but i have the Guardians Curse now, You will never leave my mind, no matter how hard i could try, every time i close my eyes, i'll see you, my past will huant me and im gonna have to face it.
Im sorry, im trying, believe me im trying.
Im trying...i need..to focus...
I need...to focus..on succeeding....with Kari..Its what she wanted..." Fall said, finally calming down
Fall closed his eyes and he reopend them. He was still on the couch, he had tears that ran down his face, he whiped them away as he sat there. He heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
It was Kari, who was wearing a blue dress which matched her hair, she looked beautiful. Fall was stunned.
"Wow, you look incredible." Fall said
"Thanks!" Kari said
"I tke it your about to go?" Fall said
"Yup! wish me luck!" Kari said as she began to leave
"Good luck.." Fal said, a bit sad as she left the apartment.
''...So thats how its gonna be..
If i want..any hope..any at all of being with Kari...i need to stop Desver. Or at the very least, succeed before he does.
This dinner...i cant let this happen, i cant let it go well...i need to do something." Fall said as he got up and went straight to the kitchen and peaked out of the door., he saw Kari drive away and saw the direction she went.
"I have to follow her...and stop Desver before its too late." Fall said as he began following Kari.
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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Feb 11, 2019 9:05:53 GMT
Chapter 4 - Second Chances
As the sun and clouds moved across the sky, Fall was sprinting from rooftop to rooftop, running over and around the vents and pipes that were on the rooftops of the buildings, leaping again and again as he looked at Karis car in the distance, chaseing after it.
As he ran his vision changed ina flash, now back on the wooden bridge running as it formed infront of him, leaping across gaps, moveing rounding arches and bumps. And infront of him, was her. on the other side of the bridge. Fall ran and ran, jumping spinning and moving with everything he had to reach her. But as he ran, she seemed forever out of reach.
And even so, he kept running. his vision switching back to the city, as he lept across the rooftops. He was breathing heavily, strain in every move he made, sweat falling off of his body.
His vision flashed again, but now he was in his old armor, running across the rooftops of newrum, no sweating, no heavy breathing, his mvoement far more graceful, far more power speed and energy, something he once had.
it flashed again, back to reality. He ran and ran and ran. He knew the irony in what he was doing, the symbolic meaning behind it all, running across the rooftops, going somewhere, a familer sight, but the sight was never him running.
Karis car reached a resturant, going into and parking in the parking lot, Fall finally stopped as he crouched down and watched. Kari got out of her car and went inside, the resturant, named Cezar's Lastoria Siripete as indicated by the logo above the resturant.
Fall began to move forward, but he immediately stopped himself, his own words echoing in his mind.
"I didnt even try useing Gaze of the Prophet..i could have used it to find a way for us to be friends, so none of this would have happened...but i didnt, "
Fall thought about it for a moment.
"Last time..i didnt use gaze of the prophet and..i payed for it..
I cant make the same mistake again." Fall said to himself, as he took a deep breath. he closed his eyes, and he focused. Focusing on Kari, Desver, the dinner, and what he needs to do in order for it to go as good as possible
He reopened his eyes, focused.
"GAZE OF THE PROPHET!" he said, his eyes glowing purple.
Through his eyes he seen the sun was a little lower in the sky, not quite sunset, but getting there, the sky mostly blue. The city lights not even on yet. It was atleast ten minutes later.
He watched himself get down from the rooftop, onto the street as he slowly walked into the resturant, seeing hsi surroundings noticeing Fall and Kari sitting at a table, he heard an echo of Desvers voice.
"Oh my oh my! what a facisinateing surprise!" Desver said as Kari turned her head to see Fall
"Fall? what are you doing here?" Kari asked
"Well..i got hungry and i looked around..-" Fall seemed to start before Desver interrupted him.
"Is that so?" Desver said, keeping his smile but raiseing an eyebrow as he got up.
Fall walked up to him.
"How very interesting, not long after meeting Kari you somehow find a way to interrupt our dinner, it seems obvious to em that perhaps there is more to this then you are letting on." Desver said
Fall stood his ground and took a step towards Desver. "Maybe you shouldnt assume things of people you know nothing about. I got hungry, saw this place and decided to eat here..thats it." Fall said, intent in his voice.
"My my, how defensive of you, im starting to think there may be something to my theory.." Desver said
"Alright listen here you dont make me..--
"Stop it!" Karis voice was heard, immediately catching Fall and Desvers attention.
"Guys, this isnt the time..or the place for this, the world has enough bad things happening as it is." Kari said as she looked at Desver "Fall is right..you shouldnt assume things like that." Kari said
"I suppose you are right, i shall trust your wisdom." Desver said
Kari then looked at Fall "And as for you, you shouldnt get mad at him for thinking that, your timing was a bit suspicious" Kari said
Fall nodded "..Im sorry." Fall said
"Now then...since your already here, go ahead and join us" Kari said
Fall nodded and closed his eyes for a breif moment. When we reopened them he was back on the rooftop.
A few tears fell down his face, the simplicity of his power, it was that easy, if he had only used it then, maybe he wouldnt even be in this situation, maybe hed still be with her. Maybe he could have found a way for them to be friends.
But even with the tears, he was silent, nothng needed to be said, the simple reality was bad enough. All he could do was sit and wait.
Minutes past and it was time, and so he did exactly what he saw himself do, going down the street and into the resturant, confronting desver, apologizeing to Kari, and now he was back to where he closed his eyes.
He reopend them and sat down at the table.
The htree ordered their food, Kari and Desver already ate so they didnt order much, though Fall didint either, he wasnt that hungry afteral.
The Resturant itself had a large dining area with a few dozen tables with plenty of people there, Fall kari and Desver being amung them. There was a TV on the wall the sound of which interupting the constant chatter of the people around them.
"So Fall, since you found your way here, how about you tell us a little mroe about yourself, im sure you must have atleast a few interesting stories." Desver said
"Well..." Fall started. Immediately in his head he paniced "How do i answer that? do i tell them...what happened? my past? or i make something up?..i cant lie...i need to think...i...i..
Fall continued "I...was the mayer of Highton View Terrace awhile ago." Fall said
"Ah yes, ive been there quite a few times, it was quite a lovely city with a good bit of history, but i cant help but notice the past tense phraseing." Desver said
"Yeah what happened?" Kari asked
"I had an..idea for the city that, didnt really work the way i intended, so as a result i was...removed as the Mayor." Fall said
"Is that what put you in this situation you have been in recently?" Kari asked
"Umm, no, that was...something else." Fall said
"When i found you you looked, pretty bad, like something pretty severe happened, would you like to talk about it?" Kari asked
Fall was silent for a moment, he wasnt sure how to answer.
"Ofcourse if you dont want to say anything you dont have too, i myself have many stories i dont tell, granted they are for other reasons some of which are simply not worth remembering when i have far more important things to do, but regardless the point remains." Desver said
"Yeah id...rather not talk about it...lets just say its been a heavy burden and, its mine to bare." Fall said
"Well, alright, if you change your mind, you can talk to us!" Kari said
"Yes absolutely. im all for helping people in their time of need as ive done with the Goman Industries hospitals." Desver said
"Yeah...thanks...but on a different topic...Kari ive been wondering something." Fall said
"Sure go ahead" Kari said
"Firstly what month is it?" Fall asked
"Oh, its december." Kari said
"If its december, then why is it Fall in the park?" Fall asked
"Oh thats easy! when the Wall was built around the city various parts got an upgrade, when the park was upgraded we realised that due to how large the wall is and how it shields us from outside elements, the park was only ever gonna be themed after one season because the seasons wont change in the city weather wise, so it was put to a vote and Fall won." Kari said
"I remember that whole ordeal, Goman Industries helped fund its construction and what made sure when we built it that anything outside couldnt get in, and as the war for Newrum State City got worse and worse, we understandly new what had to be done, so we made it so it could protect the city from all the elements and thankfully radiation.
We thought ahead and built it with the future in mind." Desver said
"So how could it possibly keep beings like Tarabus out?" Fall asked
"Well for starters the wall itself is a impressively strong structure that can endure a incredible amount of power, it has a invisible shield that surrounds the city that disables powers and abilitys after you pass through it, ofcourse this only lasts for 30 minutes but thats all the time one would need, espacially with all the guardians and people with powers that are all along the wall." Desver said
"Did the guardians choose to protect the city or were chosen?" Fall asked
"What a interesting and good question, in truth my memory on it is a little bit vague, but i believe both kinds of guardians are along the wall. There was a draft where the mayor asked the guardians in the city and those who wouldnt mind becoming guardians to take the task of protecting the city." Desver said
"Does anyone leave the city?" Kari asked
"Not since the destruction of Newrum State City a few days ago, when that happened everyone was too afraid to leave, so everyone who might have intended to leave simply stayed here." Desver said
"What about you? If Goman Industries is everywhere then does that mean you leave the city from time to time?" Fall asked
"Absolutely! as a man of industry i need to make appearnces in the other cities from time to time, ofcourse with Newrum State City and Wellham both in ruins there arent many left i go to....well atleat in terms of major cities that is." Desver said
"It would be nice to leave the city one day, i mean dont get me wrong, i like it here, i love this city but there are so many other places id love to see." Kari said
"Have you never been outside the city?" Fall asked
"Nope, every time i got the chance to something went wrong, and now its way too dangerous. But hopefully one day!" Kari said
"One can certainly hope." Desver said
A few moments later their food had arrived, it seemed to be a kind of stew, containing meat vegetables and other ingredients and there was mostly silence as they ate their food.
Since they ddint order much it didnt take them long to finish their food and leave the restaurant.
"That actually turned out really nicely!" Kari said
"Yes despite the interruption id say this was quite fun, but time flies as they say. I have a few things to check up on." Desver said
"What kind of things?" Fall asked
"Oh the useal, talking with contacts in the other cities about certain things, buisness inquirys and such. Speaking of which i must go, goodbye for now!" Desver said as he walked away and Fall and Kari watched him leave.
"He may seem strange at first, but once you get to know him hes really nice." Kari said
"Im sure he is." Fall said then he looked at Kari "Im sorry about...ya know showing up here, i didnt intend to interrupt the dinner." Fall said
"Oh its fine, you dont know your way around the city yet so its understandable you'd accidently encounter the one me and Desver were eating at." Kari said
Fall simply nodded and the two got into Karis car. She then drove out of the parking lot and began to drive back home.
Later That Night...
Not much happened for the rest of the day, a few conversations here and there, nothing serious, fall had just been taking things slowly, right now he wasnt evenr her friend, atleast not in his eyes, afteral they just met yesterday.
Fall was in his room Kari and went to sleep already in her room, and now Fall was just alone with his thoughts, he was laying on the bed, already having put his hat and jacket up.
He sighed and closed his eyes. Once he reoepned them...nothing happened.
"Wait...what..?" Fall asked himself, as he closed his eyes again, only to open them and still be in the same place, he started to panic.
"No no no no! please! take me there...i want to go there..i know its gonna hurt but i...
Just please..please.." Fall asked as he closed his eyes, he opened them again, he remained in the same place.
He started to cry "Please...brain..mind..dont do this to me..please...let me go there.." Fall asked again.He took a deep breath, and closed his eyes.
He could hear the ocean as he reopened them, he was back on the wooden bridge
"...Thank you." Fall said as he stood up, looking at the endless bridge and the vast ocean below. She was there..standing against the railing again.
"Why would you want to come here?" She asked him.
Fall looked surprised, he was speechless, he tried to speak but nothing came out
"That was a question." She said
"I...well..what do you..mean?" Fall asked
"This place, it hurts you, seeing me hurts you...so why torture yourself? whats the point in causeing yourself so much pain?" She asked
"I...i guess its..comforting, as much as it is painful, it hurts ofcourse, it hurts alot but...the chance to see you...its a blessing and a curse." Fall said
"But when it didnt work, wouldnt that be a good thing? if its not something thats forced, then shouldnt it be a good thing that you werent immediately taken here the moment you closed your eyes?"
"Well, yeah i suppose its good...but these moments are the only times i can..interact with you...so when i seemingly couldnt, i began to panic."
She sighed
"You would rather hurt yourself, break your mind even further just for the chance to see me? why am i your focus? shouldnt she be your focus?"
"She should..but i cant rush things with her...if i do then i might screw up. Im trying to move on..i really am..but its not easy, you might be able to just let go...but i cant..its not as easy as it seems,"
"I never said it was.
You need to let me....you need to let her go, the more you think of me, no matter how much her presence comforts you, your only digging your own grave."
"I know....i know." Fall said as he looked at her "Im..sorry."
"You dont need to apologize. Afteral, im just in your head." She said as she turned to face him.
Fall just started crying as she hugged him, and the two simply stood there hugging as Fall finally fell asleep.
CHAPTER 4 COMPLETE
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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Mar 3, 2019 20:53:48 GMT
Chapter 5 - The More They Stay The Same...
The next day, fall woke up, uncertain what time it was. He sat up from his bed and put his outfit on, and as he did, he looked to his old armor, he just sighed as he looked at it
He walked over to the rooms door, and as he did he heard a few voices, one was Kari and the other was a little bit familer, he had a feeling he knew who it was, afteral who else could it be? so Fall opened the door and went into the living room.
"Ah, there he is! the one and only Fall has woken up! and to think i was beginning to wonder if today would be fun." Desver said
"Hi Fall! good morning!" Kari said
"Hey there you two." Fall said, casualing waving at the two as he stretched a little bit.
"But yes back to the topic, the process of assigning managers to the various divisions of Goman Industries would be quite a boon and certainly make my job easier, i find a certain delight in the hands on experience, which is why i oversee all the branchs of Goman Industries" Desver said
"All of them? how could you possibly keep up with all of them? that must make your days extremely busy, im surprised you have time for..well anything." Fall said
"Haha, well my friend lets just say i have tons of experience when it comes to leading industries. You learn when your needed and when you can afford not to be availible." Desver said.
"Speaking of which, didnt you wanna show Fall something?" Kari asked, which noteably got Falls attention as he looked at Desver
"Oh yes ofcourse! yes i was going to give Fall a bit of a tour through a few Goman Industries facilitys!" Desver said
"A tour?" Fall said
"yes indeed! afteral it seems you arent going anywhere and maybe you could have a job at one of my facilitys! that could help you get back on your feet in no time!" Desver said
"Thats really nice Desver!" Kari said
"Huh, well thanks Desver, i appreciate it." Fall nodded, surprised by his nice gesture, but having suspicions about it.
"I suggest we go while the day is young! let us go on a advanture!" Desver said as he left Karis house and likely was waiting outside
"Hopefully you can find one you like! dont worry, you can stay here until you save up enough money to move out!" Kari said
"Thanks kari" Fall smiled as he left Karis house and caught up to Desver as the two began walking down the street.
"I must say, it truely is nice to see this city thriveing after the other incident years ago, ofcourse Goman Industries was there for that whole event and we helped the city quickly rebound." Desver said
"It must not have been that bad if the city is in this kind of condition." Fall said
"Oh on the contrary it was horrible, the city was allmost as bad off as Wellham and Newrum State City was, the others rampaged and wrecked the city, back thankfully i and Goman Indsutries was there to help stop the other invasion and save the city from its seemingly doomed fate" Desver said
"You and your indsutry saved an entire city from devastation? how?" Fall asked
"Well when your someone as skilled as me you tend to get things done...ah here we are! a bit of history first i think" Desver said as him and Fall approached a seemingly empty and large building, it was near a few other abandoned stores.
"Welcome to what was once the Goman Industries homeless shelter!" Desver said as he opened the front door and motioned for Fall to enter, and he did.
Upon entering, only a few lights were on, it was a huge flat and empty single room building, with various fridges, beds, tents, it was a large space built for hundreds of people. it was dark, and definitely old, a faint fog filling it, it was very easy to see through amnd only shown up from the various lights shineing through the building.
"I remember helping construct hundreds of these shelters immediately after we helped deal with the others, we had to think fast for those who were homeless." Desver said
Fall looked at the tents the beds, observeing the whole area. "It must have been chaotic" Fall said
"Indeed it was, people were afraid, terrified for their lives, and thankfully we helped them.
You know a thing or two about helping people...right?" Desver asked, his tone shifting ever so slightly, his arrogence sounding more confident, rather then casual.
Fall turned to Desver and gave him a curious look.
"What do you mean?" Fall asked
"Well you are a guardian arent you? or perhaps more accurately, you were a guardian, werent you Omalley?" Desver said
Falls eyes widened significantly, his heart pounding and immediately he was nervous, his hand shaking.
"How...do you know.." Fall started
"I always knew there was a air of familiarity about you from the moment we met, i had met many guardians before so i felt a familer presence, and when i dug deeper i learned all i needed to know! it was rather simple realy, your the reason i was even born in a indirect kind of way." Desver said
Fall couldnt even respond.
"Confused? allow me to induldge your curiosity." Desver said as he casualy strutted around Fall in a circle.
"Dureing the war in Newrum State City a few days ago, or rather right before it, people were evacuated from the city, and as a result many different people ended up in different places, that evacuation resulted in my parents meeting, and eventually i was born! and that didnt happen in the main timeline, only this one! how lucky am i? and its all because...well its because you failed.
My parents had the power to travel back in time, they wanted to live in a world that hasnt gone to crap, and so i grew up, curious about what caused our original home world to be in such a horrible state, and allmost every event can be traced back to you, the allmighty, the legendary guardian of light, who spent over a decade to be with a woman named Lynch Vixerello.
In one timeline, you succeeded, and in one timeline, you failed, in the main timeline where you succeeded, Marick Vixerello was born, he created the Academy which drasticly shaped the future away from this doomed one. Im quite curious how he would react to all of this.
My oh my what a delightful revelation this must be!" Desver said
Falls legs were weak, he had no idea how to take this, or Desvers intentions, but he quickly stopped himself, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.
"dont be afraid...dont be afraid....remember who you are...remember who you are..." Fall repeated in his head before he reopened his eyes and looked at Desver
"So, you know..everything." Fall said
"Indeed i do." Desver said
"Why tell me this? what do you want?" Fall asked
"Well i wanted to tell you that i know, and perhaps have a little fun..lets be honest, your intentions are quite obvious, atleast to anyone who knows you. You want to be with Kari, shes nice, sweet and far mroe kind then Lynch was, The only reason your still here with her is you desire to be with her to fill that void in your guardians heart. You Failed again and again and now you want freedom. But my friend, im afraid your wasteing your time." Desver said as he stopped infront of fall.
"Let me guess...because you want to be with her?" Fall asked
"Well if you look at it at a simple perspective then id say yes, oh but there is so much more! you get a second chance at life and you waste it by doing the same thing again, wouldnt the smart thing be to just forget being a guardian and move on to other things?" Desver said
"Im not wasteing my time trying to be with Kari...and im not going to screw up again, i know what my mistakes were, and i wont make them again." Fall said with intent in his voice.
"Oh my! such confidence! and yet you continue ignoreing the obvious truth, but if that is your goal then feel free to try, and then you can fail again just like you did with Lynch...how is she doing by the way? i bet you'd like to know, well i know. infact she-"
"SHUT UP!" Fall yelled, stopping Desver from finishing his sentence. "I dont know, and i dont ca...i..d..dont....i.." Fall couldnt bring himself to say he doesnt care, he knew he would be lieing, but he also knew if he knew where she was, he might try and go back to her and not being able to focus on Kari.
"How wonderful! i believe ive hit on a soft spot, how interesting, you cant even know of her status or whereabouts without your mind trying to destroy you. Ive always found the mind of a guardian to be interesting, ive met quite a few guardians in my time you know, even had a few myself." Desver said
"I dont care about your past Desver...why cant you just leave? focus on your industrys and leave me alone! you cant comprehend what ive endured, what ive been through, i was dead, i was able to rest. And now here i am, once again struggleing to succeed. And now here you are, and for what? why? why are you interested in Kari? shes nice sweet and kind, why on earth would you want to be with someone like that?" Fall asked
"Why would i? why wouldnt i! do you hear yourself? its only common sense for me to want to be with a woman as kind and understanding as Kari, anyone in their right mind would truth be told. And for me it makes my job quite easier." Desver said
"Easier?"
"Why ofcourse! Goman Industires many different facilitys were made with usefulness in mind, its far easier to get people to help you when you do so much for them, the children need a home, and i need parents money who wants to adopt them, and ofcourse the publicity it brings, people need hospitals for their injuries, and i need a way to keep track of everyone and know more about the people of the cities. Even the wall lets me keep track of anyone entering the city, or leaving. Its all a give and take. And thats how alot of my partnerships and friendships have been, they give and i take, i must say its been a splendid time thus far." Desver said
Falls heart was pounding again, his hands shaking, but this wasnt fear or misery, this was anger, and hatred.
"I should have known...i should have known you were just another peice of garbage whose only goal is taking advantedge of people" Fall said
"What a simple minded way of viewing the situation, i assure you i am far more then that silly little title, oh if i told you what happened to my guardians you'd want to kill me or worse, it was a delgihtful time i must say"
"And what makes you think i wont kill you now?" Fall asked
Desver just smiled and laughed "Haha! well then Guardian, you are free to try." Desver said, giving Fall an open invitation.
Fall held his right hand out and created a sword of light. He immediately charged at Desver and slashed at him, when hsi sword stuck Desver, he didnt flinch, but something did, there was a ever so faint sound, high in pitch allmost human, when Fall aslhed at Desver it was as if he didnt even hit Desver, but instead something took the hit.
Fall looked shocked and was frozen, not sure what to do after that and lost focus
Desver took his Hammer Cane and smacked Fall with it, a red energy flash as Fall was knocked onto the ground, he suddenly felt a little bit weaker. But he got up and charged again, Desver dodged him and smacked Fall again with the HammerCane, Fall felt weaker again, but he still got up.
"My my you just dont learn do you?" Desver said as Fall charged and slashed at him again, he heard those same noises again and again as Desver simply kicked Fall away, Fall once again felt a little bit weaker.
"You truely as as tough as ive heard, but i must say im sorry Omalley, because this is one battle you cant win." Desver smiled at him
"I...i will beat you...one way...or another..." Fall said as he got up and aimed his sword at Desver
"..GUIDEING LIGHT!" Fall shouted, the beam of light hitting Desver directly, this time the sound was louder, and Fall immediately stopped once he heard it..was that a person? Fall felt a familer energy coming from Desver but he couldnt figure it out, and worst of all, Devser wasnt even scratched.
"I do hope you will hurry up, i am a busy man ofcourse." Devser said
"When i tell Kari about this....she will be done with you.." Fall said
"Oh really? is that so? somehow i doubt that very much, afteral i opened up an orphanage and own many hospitals, plus shes known me far longer then you, so i have a feeling she will believe me rather then you, afteral your appearnce at our dinner was suspicious, and chances are it will lead to you failing again, and somehow i doubt you can handle that." Desver said
"I dont know what you are....or how im going to do it, but i swear if its the last thing i do, i wont let you win...i will beat you, i was not brought back just to fail again! im going to win...ive beaten a immortal man...a god of darkness and countless others...all you are, is just the next on the list." Fall said
"Am i? well then i must say it is an honor to be on that legendary list, i have a feeling this is going to be such a wonderful and delightful time, take care Omalley Fall!" Desver said as he walked out of the building.
Fall wanted to scream, he wanted to cry.
"How did he...what is...no no no..dont lose focus." Fall said as he closed his eyes and he reopened them.
On the bridge he was stareing at Desver, who was fading between different enemies Fall had defeated in his past, hastur, grant, erebus, roy. all fadeing back and forth with Desver. And standing off to the side was Kari, who was fadeing between her, and Lynch. It was a familer sight, Fall fighting a foe while trying to earn someones affection.
"Its clear i cant beat him with power...my hits they...didnt even phase him..but how? what was i hitting? why was it familer? and when he hit me i felt...drained.... I cant when with power, this wont be a physical battle, but a mental one, i cant tell Kari or i risk loseing her before ive even had the chance.
This...this is gonna be a war of Mindgames, that may be the only way i can beat him...if i can somehow find a way to make him look bad infront of kari...then i can get him out of her life, and i can be with her. And this torture will be over with.
Just like old times..some things never change i guess..."
CHAPTER 5 COMPLETE
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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Aug 11, 2019 2:32:26 GMT
Chapter 6 - Familer Feelings
"...Look down there"
Omalley looked as he saw hundreds, perhaps thousands of bodies all in a sea of blood in all different colors, one body close by had a sword in his chest and one of his arms cut off from the elbow, the blood had dried by this point, anothe rbody was cut in half, the cyan blood making it obvious which half stared where, and a pile of various guts here and there.
Omalley was standing beside someone who was crying
"I know you hate me, and..infact i honestly dont blame you...its difficult to say the least, but.." Omalley started, trying to compose himself
As the neonyte beside him was skimming through photos
"The other one, there...shes my sister" he said pointing to a neonyte women in the photo
"I..i know." Omalley said as he looked at him
"Saturn, we need to stop Hastur, he killed King Vulcan, and drake, we have to stop him before he kills anyone else, i know you reget what happened and i do too, i blame myself for this just as much if not more then you do..but we can still make this right, it will be okay" Omalley said, trying to reassure him
"Oh..its okay saturn..it doesnt matter that you robbed kimber of a afterlife, its okay that you brought hastur here and got even more people killed" he said, still crying a little bit as he skimmed through the photos, the only thing he had left of them.
Omalley looked sad, uncertain of himself and the siutation as he stared at the green gassy planet before them. He then looked back at Saturn
"We all make mistakes Saturn, but its how we learn from them that makes us who we are, and despite our differences and fights, i know how you feel in a way..i have someone i care about too. I havent lost her...and i hope i never do.
Even so chances are she will never need me like she did when she nearly died, but in a way i suppose i dont want her to ever need me that way, the last thing i would ever want is for soemthing to happen to her, yet if nothing happens to her and shes fine without me, then everything ive done is...well..for nothing. Ive helped her in no way. ive achieved nothing..
A guardian for someone who doesnt even need one, she probably wont ever need me, she may even never love me, yet here i am trying anyway, hoping one day i can be more then a friend.
But regardless of my victories and defeats, i think the most important thing ive learned, is i can either sit back and regret my mistakes...or i can do something about them, i can learn, and realise what matters most." Omalley said, while his words were confident, his eyes told a different story.
Those same eyes remained on Fall as he walked down the street, the echoed memory fadeing from his mind of his past years, his eyes practicly a haze as he passed by many different people. Making his way to Karis house
"I have to move on but...how? i cant let Desver win..i need to find a way, i have to.." Fall said as he kept walking.
Eventually he reached Karis apartment and he knocked on the door, it didnt take long for it to open.
"Oh hey fall! back so soon?" Kari said
"Yeah, can i come in?"
"Ofcourse!" Kari said as Fall walked in and leaned against the kitchen wall
"So how did it go?" Kari asked
"Not so well im afraid, it turns out no positions were available."
"Aw that stinks, im sure you will find something!"
"Yeah, me too." Fall said, but his eyes told a different story, he looked uncertain.
"You okay?" Kari asked, noticing his expression
"Ive just had...alot on my mind as of late, its a long story." Fall said
"Still? must be alot, you've seemed troubled since the day i found you, you sure you dont wanna talk it?" kari asked
"It would probably be best if i didnt, im sorry." Fall said
"Its okay! dont worry about it, maybe you should go relax" kari said as Fall nodded, he went into the living room and sat on the couch.
he was still tired from the fight, and needed some rest, he looked over at the clock, 9:45AM.
Fall closed his eyes, he tried not to focus on anything, but the black void that was seen with his eyes shut, things got quiet, and everything was peaceful.
it seemed like only seconds later, he heard a siren in the distance.
He opened his eyes, and tried to figure out what kind of siren he was hearing
"Huh, that doesnt sound like a police siren..or a firetruck ro ambulence...Kari? what si that?
...
Kari?" Fall asked, he looked at the clock again...
"1:07PM? you've got to be kidding me." Fall sighed as he got up and immediately went outside, only to see everyone outside of their homes, all looking in the same direction, Kari included.
Fall walked up to her "Kari? whats going on?" Fall asked as Kari gestured in the direction she was looking.
In the distance, just outside the city, a large group of strange creatures were approaching, at this distance it was impossible to tell what they were or what they looked like, but they were in all different shapes and sizes
"What...are those things?" Kari asked
"Im...not quite sure, ive never seen those things before." Fall said
"Oh dear, here we go again" a familer voice said as Desver arrived, and stood beside Fall and Kari, Fall looked at him and sighed, now wasnt the time for this, but Desver wasnt paying him any mind, so he looked at the creatures aswell.
"Well atleast we can see them coming this time" Desver said
"please tell me those arent others again..." Kari said, she sounded worried
'They dont look like Others to me, it seems they are something else entirely...Kari perhaps you should go inside while me and Fall investigate further!" Desver said.
Fall hated it, but he couldnt help but agree with Desver, as much as it hurt to do so.
"I agree, if things go south you need to be somewhere safe." Fall said
Kari looked at the two and then back at the creatures
"Okay, just please be careful" Kari said
"Oh dont worry! we have combat experience! these things wont stand a chance, come fall let us go on a delightful adventure!" Desver said as he went on ahead
Fall looked at Kari "Dont worry, we'll be okay." Fall nodded as he walked off.
Kari looked concerned, but it turned into a smile as she went back inside.
Fall caught up with Desver.
"Ya know Fall, we may be enemies, but i believe it would be best if, atleast for now we set our differences aside, for the greater good and all that!" Desver said.
Fall didnt want to admit it, but Desver was right, right now saving the city is far mroe important then their issues with eachother.
"If you try anything, i wont hesitate to throw you into..whatever those things are.." Fall said, venom in every word
"Oh dont be silly, you are far to valuble in this instance to waste on such sillyness!" Desver laughed as the two made their way to the main gate, a few hours of silent walking later and they made it, a few guards were there, and the giant gate was close.
"Oh hey Desver, i take it you saw the creatures outside?" one of the guards asked
"Indeed i did! and me and my friend require passage so we may deal with them" Desver said
"Sir are you sure about that? its dangerous to go out there"
"incase you forgot i am indeed your boss, so i suggest you let us through if you would liek to keep your position, ofcourse i could give you a different job, afteral the floors do need scrubbing at my home they are quite wreched, and i could use some new shoes..." Desver started
"Right right..sorry sir. come with me." the guard said, he lead Fall and Desver to a smaller door that led outside, Fall and Desver went through as it closed behind them
When they got outside, they had a better look at the strange creatures, there were alot of them, all with different shapes and sizes, they were fungel and blue, their bodies abnormal and alien.
"Oh ofcourse! these must be the Homunculi!" Desver said
"The what?"
"Oh my friend they are called the Homunculi! you should use your special ability to learn about them!"
"Or you could just tell me.'
"i could but what fun is in that? go ahead, learn!" Desver laughed
Fall just sighed as he activated gaze of the prophet. He saw the creatures, the Homunculi being created by a women hed never seen before, she had waste length brown hair, her frienge shoved to the side, a shoulderless purple shirt that went down to her knees, and other details fall didnt care to notice, a tall man with her wearing a fish net vest thick black trousers, he was Hippolytos.
he could see them making these creatures, using a little bit of someone, anyones DNA, be it spit blood hair or otherwise, putting it in a petri dish and adding Sicrums essence, the creatures can create more of themselves aswell.
They are week to fire and the key to defeating them is hitting them with a powerful attack, or cutting their limbs off so the sicrum essense spills out.
Before Fall could fully comprehend this information, his head began to hurt, as he saw flashes of images, and when he did his heart sank.
"Oh..my god.." he said, his voice cracked, he saw her, Lynch, he saw images of her living with one of the omnipotents Raluag, being chased by the red moon, her fighting the red moon, Eleanor and Hiipolytos trying to find her, before he could see anymore, Desver snapped him back to reality.
"My friend you need to focus, these creatures are approaching, may the battle commence!" he said with joy as he strutted forward.
Most notably the Homunculi didnt seem to care about the two, their intentions was unclear.
Fall was overcome with so many emotions, but he regained focus and continued forward, he didnt care why these things were here, all he knew for certain, is hes about to send them back to their maker, he charged at one of the Homunculi, it was one of the larger ones, a long beak like mouth with a large body but small thin limbs, Fall created a sword of light and tried to cut its head off, but the sword got stuck in the creatures neck, Fall grabbed the sword with both hands trying to force the sword through as the Homunculi grabbed him and threw him away, a few drops of the sicrum essense spilling out, but not enough.
Fall charged as more visions hit him,Lynch hideing in the destroyed city with Raluag and someone else, a city filled with others as he leaped and stabbed the wound he created with a new light sword
"GUDEING LIGHT!" he shouted the blast decapitateing the creature, the essence spilling out enough to kill it.
Fall landed on his feet as more images flooded his mind, her being in some kind of Lab with Fawn and others
He charged at a smaller Homunculi and used hsi foot to stop him it into the ground, the stabbed it repeatedly as it died, even more emotions flooding his mind.
Desver was casually letting the creatures try to attack him, but as they did they lost energy and power just like fall did.
"Please come one come all! i can do this forever really" Desver said as more and more creatures fell thanks to the two.
More visions, Lynch fighting Hippolytos, seeing that encounter Fall began to go onto a rampage, he didnt know what he was gonna see next, he just knew he was gonna rip all these things apart, he danced around with anger and intent, no matter their size or or shape, Fall would leave none standing, cutting off their limbs like he was born to do it, their sicrum essence spilling out. Guideing lights roared out as one by one, they all fell down, Omalleys eyes began to turn red as he unleashed everything he had on them. A few Homunculi used their wings, one was thin and angie, slender with large wings and short arms and legs, a bear like face. Another one had a fish like body, but with wings, and legs.
Fall flew right up to them and began swinging as they dodged him, a few guideing lights misse dthem but hit a few others near Desver. Desver simply looked up and around, seeing Omalleys work, and simply smiled to himself, as he kicked a Homunculi off of him.
omalley grabbed the leg of the thin Homunculi and swung around and on top of stabbing its head and useing guideing light to blow its head off, he kicked it down towards the ground as he leaped from it to the fish bird Humonculi, swinging his sword right at the wings, only chipping it a little, he was too fast for it to even hit him, he stabbed it all over and used all his force to bring it down tot he ground, createing a small crator.
He got up and only one more remained, it was on all fours, a spiked back, two scrunched up faces, he looked at all the other dead Homunculi, and it actually turned around and began to leave.
Falls eyes were practicly beaming red, he wasnt about to just let this thing leave, he charged forward.
"GAAAH!" Fall yelled, before he could reach the creature, he was hit right in the chest by Desvers CaneHammer, the red flash like last time caused Falls eyes to go right back to normal, as he fell down to the ground.
"My my friend i do believe you need to calm down! that creature is trying to leave and i believe we should leave it alone." Desver said, smiling.
Fall was stunned, he couldnt even speak, or move, the hit from desver took all the energy right out of him.
Fall slowly got up as Desver simply walked back inside the city, Fall looked at the Homucculi then back to desver, and against his btter judgement, he followed Desver back into the city.
Fall was glad in a way that he didnt kill that creature, but hated the fact Desver was the one to stop him. He was consumed by anger and emotion, acting on instinct alone, seeing that Lynch was in serious danger brought out a primal rage he had never had before.
he held his chest as they walked back to Karis house.
"Do let Kari know how it went! i have buisness to attend!" Desver said as he went away.
Fall just sighed as he made his way back to karis house, thinking about the images he sawm he saw a few other flashes, to his relief, it was of Hippolytos's death, and Eleanors death, and Lynch being okay.
He breathed a sigh of relief, as he finally reached Karis house, it was getting dark, he knocked on the door and Kari immediately opened it.
"Fall your okay! come on in!" kari said, as Fall immediately got to the couch and sat down
"What happened?" Kari asked
"We...we found those creatures, they are called the Homunculi, we..we got rid of them, but it..wasnt easy" Fall said, chooseing not to tell her the rampage he went on.
"Where did Desver go?"
"Buisness stuff he said"
"Oh okay, im glad you two are okay, and that the city is safe too" Kari said as she looked at the clock
"Man, 7:05, time sure does fly. its pretty late, maybe you should get some sleep." Kari said
Fall didnt want to, but after the energy he spent killing the horde of homunculi, and taking a hit from Desvers hammer twice in one day, he needed it.
"i suppose your right..." Fall said as he got up and went to his room.
Kari looked worried.
Fall took his jacket and hat off, layed down...and tried to go to sleep.
Fall closed his eyes, and when he reopned them he was back on the familer bridge, after all that happened he had alot on his mind, and how couldnt he? he saw visions of what Lynch had been doing, what she went through, the battles she has had to face, but ultimatly he knew she was okay, but even so he was worried, that guardian in him was still there, it never left, he still loves and cares, hes still worried and wishes he could see her just one more time and say everything to her.
But in a moment, he felt something, he felt...real, more real then he has ever felt in this place, he didnt understand what was going on but he didnt question it, all he could do was look at what was infront of him.
Wearing a short sleeved white t shirt, light jeans and the all too familer face and hair. it was her, Lynch.
Omalley knew it was her, for the first time in who knows how long, he felt her presence, and it chilled him to the bone, his breath slown down his heart wasnt raceing, it stopped entirely, its as if time slown down as he looked at her, looking back at him, she couldnt see him, or hear him, and he knew this, he felt it. A beam of energy linking the two, the guardians bond in a physical form, the part that gives Omalley strength, that hurts him, the spirtual bond a guardian has to the one they protect, the one that has cursed him with all the pain he has suffered.
He had so many emotions he couldnt keep track, he tried to speak but he couldnt, he didnt need to, she wouldnt hear him afteral, joy fear pain happiness all hitting him wave after wave.
And then, as if time stopped, for him, it was as if she stared directly into his eyes, as the The Moon was shining.
"..Goodbye. We won't be seeing each other again, but I wish you the best." Lynch said, and she meant it, and Omalley knew and felt every word, it flowed through him like a wave, it surged through his entire body his mind and his soul.
The energy, the link between the two, it began to glow brighter and brighter, until it slowly desolved away.
Lynch turned and began to walk away.
Omalleys heart was still, he was overcome with so much emotion, but most of all he felt something, the pain was gone, the worry the doubt, the regret, it all faded.
Lynchs words, perhaps her final to him, just broke the guardians curse.
He started crying, but this time, not out of pain or sadness, he was happy, happy that she was happy, happy that she is okay in the end, happy that in the end, she, weither she knew it or not, broke the curse the huanted him, at long last he could be at peace, and so can she.
As she left, Fall spoke, and he did so in a way that he knew, whereever she was, she would hear it, and perhaps it would free her aswell.
All of the memorys he had of her flashed before his eyes, the times they spent together, the battles they faught, the time she fainted and Omalley held her, the time he made it right by bringing Xutha back from the dead, the times he journeyed with her in her mind, the times he just was happy to be around her, all of it. He whiped the tears from his eyes and spoke his own final words to her, knowing she would hear them.
"Thank you Amy...for everything." Fall smiled as she faded away, one last time.
The scene faded away, everything went to black, and fall fell asleep, peacefully.
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CHAPTER COMPLETE
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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Aug 22, 2019 21:27:17 GMT
Chapter 7 - Mindgames
The next day Fall opened his eyes, staring at the ceiling above him, he sat up in his beed, looking around and then at his own hands.
Lynch was gone, Amy was gone, she has faded off into the sunset, never to return, to start over, but as she moved on she granted him a kindness, she broke the curse that huanted him, there was so much more he wanted to say, but in the end he said only what was needed, a simple thank you, in return for the simple kindness she granted him.
Lynch was a huge part of Omalleys life, he knew she would never truely be gone from his memory, but now atleast, he isnt burdened by all his doubts, his fears his regrets, he looks back on those memories and was simply happy to have known her, to have held her once and spent time with her.
He sat there, thinking back to everything that happened, still emotional from it all, but took comfort in knowing that in the end, shes okay, she is happy. Perhaps in the end thats all he really wanted, was for her to be okay, to live a happy life, They will never meet again, and Fall will never know what became of her, but thats okay, he doesnt need to know the details, all he knows is she is okay, and thats all he needs to know.
He whipped the remaining tears from his eyes, he took a deep breath, and looked at his current situation with new, fresh eyes.
"To Desver, this is just a game, he wants to use Kari and who knows what he will do to her, i can't let him win, no matter what i have to do, i will stop him, no mater the cost, if not for Kari, for myself.
Ive come so far been through so much, and for the first time in my life or atleast the first time in a long time, im free again, im not held back anymore, and i can put all my power and my heart into this.
if Desver wants a war, hes got one." Fall said to himself, a new found passion and heart he had not felt in years. He got out of his bed, got his outfit on and walked out of his room, he walked into the liviing room to see Kari sitting on the couch, she still looked concerned after yesterday, when she saw fall she got up immediately.
"Goodmorning Fall! how are you feeling today?" Kari asked, hoping for a good answer.
Fall looked at her, and saw her in a way he couldn't before, her blue hair was wavy, not short waves, semi long waves that went down to just below her shoulders, her pink shirt had a few flowers on it, and her black pants were like jeans, her eyes were blue just like her hair, small cheeks and nose, thin eyebrows. Fall could see so much more now that he wasnt huanted by the curse.
He gave a warm smile at her "Kari, i feel wonderful today...i feel like myself again." Fall said
Kari smiled and walked up to him, giving him a hug. "Yay! im glad you feel better! i was starting to get worried, but im glad you are okay!" She said. Her voice was so light, soft and gentle, Its as if he could hear her better now too.
When he accepted the hug, he could feel his heart slow down as did his breathing, the world faded around him like a blur and the only thing he could hear was the birds outside and the wind, traffic, time seemed to slow down, everything was slow, calm, peaceful. Fall just let it soak in for as long as he could. Letting as much time tick by, so it wouldn't have to end.
When the hug was over Kari just smiled "You really like hugs dont you?" she asked
Fall smiled back "Yeah, but what can i say? your really good at it." he said, causing Kari to giggle.
"Well when you work with children you get good pretty quickly!
So, now that you feel like yourself, what do you got planned for today?"
"Ya know, im honestly not too sure, but in truth, it doesnt matter to me, anything's fine to me."
"Well..we could..oh wait! i know what we can do!" Kari said as she quickly sat down on the couch and signaled Fall to sit down beside her.
Fall didn't question it and sat down beside her.
"My favorite show is about to come on! we can watch it while we decide what to do!" Kari said
"What's it called?" Fall asked
"Well, don't luagh, but it's a childrens show, i loved watching it when i was younger, i saw it all the way back when the previous host was still doing it, but he left and got someone to take his spot, and the new guy he got was great and still is! hes been around awhile!" Kari said.
"Ive seen a few childrens shows when i was young, i don't remember them well though, that was ages ago." Fall said as Kari turned on the TV as a commercial ended
"Oh yay! it's starting!" Kari said, clapping her hands together franticly for a brief moment, as the show came on, and she sang along to its intro.
"it's time to throw your cares away! The Ahara Haven is the place to play!" she sang along as the episode began.
Fall just smiled, "she even knows the words to the song? if she likes it that much then it must be good." Fall thought
After the colorful title of the show appeared, there was a room with white wallpaper that had flower designs on it, a yellow door in the middle, a window on both sides of the door, revealing a cartoony outside, a landscape painting that has a rainbow on it, another painting but with a flower on it, a couch a table a normal wooden floor with a soft red carpet.
on the couch there was some kind of hand puppet, it was a male, had short white hair and light yellow puppet skin, a checkered design red colored jacket on with a white shirt underneath and some simple jeans, its face had a short beard and big cute eyes.
"That one on the couch is named Magister! its based on the previous guy i mentioned who handled the show before he gave it to a new guy!" Kari said
beside Magister on the couch was a female puppet, this one had short brown hair, a bit of a warmer pink puppet skin color, and a white dress which went down to her puppet ankles, her face had a small cute nose and big cute puppet eyes aswell.
"That one is Kardia! its based on the woman who created the show! i never got to see her host the show but she appearntly was so loviing and sweet! and it's what inspired Magister to do it! and Magister inspired others too!"
And lastly a puppet was walking around, this one wasn't human like the other two, it looked like a baby kitten, but as a humanoid puppet, it was white, its fur was fluffy and soft, it had a short stubby tail, its eyes were big and cute like the other too, but it also looked like it was filled with curiosity, as it played around with a ball it found.
"And that's my favorite one right there! Inosensu.. oh wait i forgot! its pronounced E-no-sen-su! it's been so long since i seen an episode lately i forgot! haha!" kari laughed at herself. Fall just smiled as he observed the show.
It was silent, but then, the yellow door opened, and a man came through it. kids in the audience cheered as they saw the him. He was a larger man, broad shoulders, a large upper body but smaller lower body, he had black hair, wrapped into short ponytail behind his head, a full beard, thin around the mouth but thick around the jaw, his face was aged and rough with his large cheeks and oval shaped face, large forehead with a few wrinkles, thick eyebrows brown eyes. Wearing a red and black flannel shirt and white pants black boots.
"And thats Ahara! hes done such a great job ever since Magister stepped down!" Kari said, her eyes were locked to the screen, and so was Falls, Ahara gave off a presence Fall couldn't quite figure out, but judgeing by Karis excitement, it must be a good thing, and it was. Ahara looked so happy to be where he was and doing what he was, he didn't even hear the mans voice, yet fall could sense this.
"Hello everyone! and welcome back once again, to The Ahara Haven! my name is Ahara!" he said, his voice was soft, deep, yet a little rough, he sounded like he was in his late 30's
"Its so great to see all of you here today, the year is allmost over, and today is the christmas special! I couldn't think of a better way to spend my day then with all of you! on this day of love! happiness! and caring! we are with those we love most as we move forawrd to our next journey!" Ahara said
"But Ahara, where are we going? what are we moving toward? i thought we were staying with eachother?" Inosensu asked, its voice was brittle, high pitched, it sounded like a very young child.
"Well..you see Inosensu, some people see times like these as points where, its time to go forward, move onward to the next step in our lives, so thats why i said that, because todays episode is about moving forward! making peace with ourselves, and pushing ahead to the lives we want to live! all while remmebering what makes us...us. And using the lessons learned to grow, evolve, and push forward!" Ahara said as he smiled, the kids cheered and clapped. the little kitten also smiled as she looked up to Ahara.
"Huh, how fitting." Fall thought to himself as he continued to watch.
inosensu began rubbing against Aharas leg, Ahara picked the kitten up and held her in his arms and looked back the camera, as he cuddled with the little kitten.
"it can be hard, going from one state of life to another, change can be hard, sometimes it can be scary, but sometimes that's just how life is, you gotta take the blows your given, rise up, and make the most of it! sure there may be a few bumps in the road, but once you are over them, you will be happier for it! it takes work, but doing the work is how you get anywhere!
You may feel like its hopeless, you may want to give up, but trust me! don't give up! we all have the ability to face our fears, no matter how scary they may seem, i lived with people who hurt me, my parents and my brothers, but i found comfort in these shows, i found my safe place, and through that safe place i used it to grow, and now im the host of the show i once watched to escape the world! and now i can give others a safe haven to escape too, when they want to be loved.
And trust me when i tell you, i love all of you! no matter what you are going through, if your life is good or bad, i love all of you! and so do my friends!" Ahara said as the two human puppets nodded, and the kitten began to purr, the kids in the crowd all saying "Awwww"
Even Kari said aww. "Hes so sweet!" Kari said, holding her hands on her heart, and even Fall could feel how genuine his words were, Ahara meant every word, he loved this so much. Aharas eyes were practicly beaming.
"I'm greateful that i was able to move on, it was scary for sure! i didn't know how things would be on the other side, but i took a chance and started over! and if you think you should, then i say go for it! sure it may have some pain, but maybe, just maybe in the end, you will find the light at the end of the tunnel, you will find true peace, and can live happily ever after!" Ahara said as the kids cheered
"These are... surprisingly deep messages for a kids show." Fall said
"They are! Ahara doesn't treat it like a kids show, he treats it as a show for everyone, even if kids are priority! no matter how old you are you can enjoy it! And the best part is everything he says is true! hes always honest!, not like these other shows where they lie, i don't like liars." Kari said
"Yeah, he seems like a good guy.
But umm...Kari.."
"Yeah Fall?"
Fall smiled "Merry Christmas" he said, Kari just hugged him in response "Aww! merry christmas to you too!" She said, the hug didnt last long as she went right back to the show. As did Fall.
"Well friends, now that we leaned the positives of moving on growing and becoming a better person, lets not forget, its christmas!" Ahara said as victory music played
The scene cut to the puppets with their presents, Kardia had a card with all the fans writing her notes, telling her thank you for creating the show, the puppet wanted to cry, but not tears of sadness, tears of joy, Magister had his puppet hand on her shoulder, he himself had a new hat, a black hat. Inosensu had a ball of yarn to play with.
Ahara looked at them all, smiling with a warmth so potent the rooms temperture went up a little, he then looked at the camera after a few moments.
"Today is a day of being greatful for what we have, a day of rememberence of the things we have lost and others have lost, and being thankful for what we have now, and knowing that, so long as we keep their memorys in our hearts, they will live on forever.
And with that friends, it's that time again." Ahara started as Kari immediately prepared herself to say the next bit along with Ahara
"Remember my friends, my voice will always guide you to a better day, all you have to do, is listen.
Have a great day! and we will see you again soon." Ahara said as he waved goodbye to the camera, Kari waved aswell
"It's time to throw your cares away! the Ahara Haven is the place to play!" the shows logo graphic came up as it faded to black.
"Another great episode! what did you think fall?" Kari asked
"That man, he kinda reminds me of you, hes filled with so much love and joy, he loves what he does, you can hear it in his voice and see it in his eyes, he found his calling in life." Fall said
"You think so? hurray!" Kari said
Fall couldn't hide the smile on his face, today was already such a incredible rollercoaster of the ride, and the day was just getting started.
Kari laughed "Hahaha! we were so focused on that episode, we didn't even talk about what to do today." Kari said
"Ha, you're right, i completely forgot too...any ideas?" Fall asked
"Well, there is always the park! that could be fun!"
"it could be, or we could.." Fall started, until there was a knock on the door, fall had a pretty good idea who it was, but he wasn't bothered.
"Oh, i'll get it!" Kari said, getting up and rushing to the door, fall decided to follow her.
Kari opened the door.
"Oh hello! greetings Kari! may i come in?" Desver asked
"hey Desver! ofcourse you can!" Kari said as she let Desver in, him and Fall immediately locking eyes
"Oh! how delightful! i actually came by to ask how you were doing! with all the fighting we did i just had to make sure you were okay!" Desver said
Fall simply smiled at Desver, but before he could say anything, Kari beat him to it.
"He's better then okay! he said he feels like himself again! he seems so happy! isn't that great?" Kari asked
Fall had no idea how Desver would react, perhaps a smug remark, maybe pass it off as no big deal.
Desver tossed his arms in the air "Stupendous! that is incredible news! my friend i just knew you had it in you! i knew a simple fight wouldn't keep you down, and here you are better then ever? and just when i thought this day couldn't get any better! my friend i salute you!" Desver said
Fall knew he didn't mean it, but played along anyway.
"Thanks, i wasn't quite myself recently, but now i feel great." Fall admitted
"That my friend is simply fantastic, this is cause for a celebration! perhaps the three of us should go visit the OldErin District!" Desver suggested
"OldErin?" Fall asked
"The OldErin district is a part in the south side of the city, it's been abadoned for years! ive considered making renovations but quite frankly nobody ever goes there! it was hit the hardest during the 'other' invasion, left as a monument to the lives lost on that fateful day, so what better way to spend this glorious christmas day, then to go on a grand adventure?" Desver said
"That sounds like fun! but also sad, but then again, maybe it can be kinda like..paying tribute?" Kari suggested
"Everyone deserves to be remembered, perhaps we should." Fall said
"It's settled then! let us go!" Desver said as he went outside.
Fall looked at kari. "Are you sure about this?" Fall asked her
"I mean it may be a little sad, but like you said, we should go, see what their lives were like before it all happened, we should remember them, they deserve it." Kari said, nodding as she followed Desver outside
Fall sighed to himself "What could he be planning?...i know he doesn't actually care, it's all gotta be some way to get at me or Kari...i need to be ready..
I may feel better, but i haven't forgotten what he said, and what he intends to do, hes dangerous." Fall thought as he went after Kari and caught up, the three then began walking down the sidewalk, heading deeper into the city.
"Such a shame that day was, i remember it like it was...well i remember it like it was years ago as it was, luckily i wasn't alone in helping this city survive, but it didn't get out without some scars, OldErin being the largest." Desver said
"Yeah, i heard the familys couldn't even get their things out because it was too dangerous, there are so many abandoned stores and houses, its been sectioned off, nobody goes there, it's like a ghost town, or part of one." Kari said
"Why couldn't people get their belongings?" Fall asked
"Because it was too dangerous, by the time the others were gone and dealt with, nobody wanted to go there, they didn't want to see whatever was left." Kari said
"Exactly, and with all that pain and misery surrounding that place, no-one in their right mind would try to take advantedge of the practicly empty space, there is no profit to be made and the only thing you would do is make people mad, and that is quite counter productive." Desver said
"So people just left it alone, like a monument, to remember what happened." Kari said
"I see...so how much of the city does this OldErin take up?" Fall asked
"It's not too large thankfully, it was a nieghborhood near the edge of town, because of how distant it was from the rest of the city, it took time for word to reach that that part of town got destroyed, even with the police being practicly everywhere." Desver said
"Did nobody escape?" Fall asked
"A few people got out in time, but majority im afraid did not make it." Desver said
"Those poor people..nobody deserves that." Kari said, looking down at the ground, as Desver and Fall both looked at her.
"Don't worry Kari, im sure those people are in a better place now." Fall said
"Or better yet, i knew some of the people in that part of the city, im sure they were wise enough to escape, perhaps they left the city in spectaculer fashion!" Desver said
"I hope so." kari said, as the three kept walking.
They reached the end of the main city and could see OldErin in the distance, Several two story apartments, normal one story and two story houses, small stores and shops, one large mansion near the end. Trees surrounded the neighborhood but the leaves were all gone leaving the dry empty husks that is the trees to remain, cars in the streets newspapers cups on the sidewalks, trashbins topled over, streetlights knocked down, not a single light on in any building, no birds chirping, just the wind in the air.
There was a few cars smashed into the side of a shop, another flipped unside down, a few crators in the streets and holes made into the sides of a apartment, glass on the sidewalk below.
The air was cold, devoid of any life it once had, the sight taking Kari Fall and even Desver by surprise.
"We haven't even entered, and already we can see the damage." Fall said
'Yes it is quite the sight to behold the first time around, but having been here a few times im quite numb to it." Desver said
Kari stepped forward and actually walked ahead of the two, going into the small part of the city. Fall and Desver were surprised and quickly followed
Karis face was impossible to read, it was blank, her eyes casually observeing the enviorment, her eyebrows werent lower or higher. The only indication of her current state of mind was a simple movement, of placeing her left hand on her right arm.
Fall and Desver looked at eachother then back to kari and kept follwing, taking in the scene around them, the faint smell of rusted metal on the cars, the cracks on the concerte under their feet, the lack of any real noise besides the steps they took, the movement of their clothes, and the air blowing around them.
As they went forward down the street, they could see a small playground, a few houses along the road by it, the swing seesaw and slide all broken and bent into peices, a few stuffed animals laying around it, some barely still together.
One of the houses had completedly caved in, while another had its roof missing, another had all the windows cracked and the front door torn in half. the grass had a faint yellow tint, rather then being green, the trees were still barren and lifeless.
There was a faint smell of burnt wood in the air, still lingering from what happened, Kari stopped and looked around at it all as Fall and Desver joined her.
Fall put his hand on her shoulder. "Kari, are you...okay?" Fall asked.
"Oh dont be so oblivious, ofcourse she isn't okay! have you seen the area around us?" Desver said
"Guys..im okay..i just...didn't expect to see all of this, i knew it was bad but..i had no idea it was this bad." Kari said
"Well we can always go back my friend if that is what you would prefer." Desver said
"Yeah, we can go at any time." Fall said
Kari shook her head "No..we are gonna stay, and we are gonna keep going. these people lost their lives, the least we can do is see what happened, and pay our respects." Kari said, stern and confident as she walked forward and kept going.
"My my, i must give her credit, she may be happy go lucky most of the time, but when it's time to be serious..well she does what must be done." Desver said
"Why take her here? what's the point in seeing all of this? What are you up to" Fall asked, decideing to be direct
"Oh come now Fall, not everything i do is part of some elaborate scheme, afteral it is christmas! and those people who lost their lives wont get to celebrate it, so i proposed we pay this place a visit and pay our respects, so that wherever they are, perhaps they will be happy!" Desver said
"And why do i not believe you?" Fall asked
"Because, the difference between you and me, is simply that i'm not a liar." Desver smiled as he went ahead, catching up with Kari as Fall looked on.
Fall wasn't sure how to respond, he sighed and caught up with them.
As they continued forward, they neared a large three story mansion, surround by the barren trees, an empty driveway. there were a few barricades near the two front doors, which had been broken down, the windows were shattered, but besides that the building remained mostly intact.
"Barricades? what happened here?" Kari asked
"I'm not quite sure, the owner was a man i knew well, Damien Casedo, perhaps this place was a kind of last stand, im quite curious what's inside. Let us go in!" Desver said
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Kari asked
"Ofcourse it is! im sure they wont mind, afteral i knew the man, he wont mind if we roam a bit." Desver said as he walked inside.
"Fall..im not sure about this.." Kari said
"What do you mean?" Fall asked
"i mean...who knows what could be in there, it could be dangerous, we dont know what happened."
"Dont worry kari, we will be fine, i promise." Fall said, smiling in a attempt to reassure her.
Luckily for Fall it seemed to work as she smiled back and nodded as the two followed Desver inside.
They were in a large open room, the floor was wooden with a dark and very dirty red carpet covering it, the walls had a simple tan and red wallpaper, large tan stripes and red small stripes, lamps attached to the walls. On the floor there was some makeshift barricades, made from some carbnets put on its side, a few tents some large pillers going from the floor to the ceiling, the lights were off but the sun was able to shine in from the outside, illuminateing it. There was shatterd glass broken peices of wood laying all over, in the back of this room was a large staircase, or half of one atleast leading to the second floor. peices of stone and metal were scattered around, a few guns a peice of brown and white cloth hanging on the tents and laying on the floor.
"This place looks like a war zone.." Fall said
'This must've been where the others hit the hardest." Kari said
Majority of the doors had been heavily barricaded, but one was notably open.
"So...where do we go from here? this place is huge." Fall said
"Maybe we should just go the easy way, through here." Kari said as she led Fall and Desver through the already open door.
They were now in a large living room, a grey carpet covering the floor wooden walls, white clay like ceiling. Two large windows in the back revealing the barren forest and the Erinfort city wall. There were a few bookcases, a table with a lamp beside it, a couch against the wall, a table flipped over infront of the windows, multiple makeshift beds, made from sheets and pillows sprawled around the floor, a few peices of clothing around the beds, torn and ripped apart, a tint of red on a few of them.
There was a small broken tent with a desk and small table inside aswell, a map of the city on it. and by the wall opposite of the couch and lamp and bookcase there was a staircase leading to the second floor, a light shineing through.
The smell of dried blood and dirty clothes filled the air, aswell as more burnt wood and other materials.
Kari held her hands to her heart, Fall couldn't even speak.
Desver just casually walked ahead and went upstairs.
"Surely he isn't such a monster that this isn't bothering him even a little bit." Fall thought in his mind as he looked at Kari "You shouldn't have to see this, any of this...yet you want to...I guess i still got alot to learn about you..i just hope you are okay.." Fall thought as kari followed Desver, as did Fall.
They went up the stairs, each step creaking more then the last, they eventually reached the room above.
They had a clear view of the sky, as the room above wasnt even there, the wall to the outside was completely destroyed, on the floor was burnt shattered peices of wood stone and metal, the two rooms beside it were caved in, one had a sink and the other had a bed, the only thing intact was the door leading back to the main room. The room that would be above them was nowhere to be found.
The three looked on to the outside and the sky above, before Kari just walked to the door and went back to the main room, Desver and Fall followed her.
Kari led them down the stairs. "Maybe if we look in the tents we can find out a bit more as to what happened." Kari suggested as she began to look in one of the tents, Fall decided to help her look.
Under it there was a few boxes, upon opening it Kari coul dsee a few weapons, a file or two and some notes and she began to look through it. Fall found another amp and tried to find any info he could.
Desver observed one of the broken pillers, it was tall and firm, he touched it and noticed he could push it, he looked at Kari and Fall, who were still inside one of the tents.
He just smiled. "Oh Fall! could you come here please?" Desver said, Fall left the tent and saw Desver standing by the piller, he remaiend on guard, his muscles tensed his heart rate increased, and his eyes locked on to Desvers every move as he approached.
"What do you want?" Fall asked.
"It really is incredible how this place is still standing after such a horrible event, you'd think it would have collapsed by now." Desver said
"Yeah, i suppose so...what's your point." Fall asked
'Well..look up" Desver said
Fall reluctintly did so and noticed the piller wasn't even attached to the ceiling, it was leaning and could fall at any moment, immediately Falls heart began to race and he started to move on instinct, he looked back down at Desver just as Desver punched Fall right in the stomach, the hit surgeing through him, sucking the life out of every muscle in his body, the breath out of his lunges, and the power out of his legs, causeing fall to stumble backwards into one of the other tents as Desver pushed the Piller, causing it to fall down towards Kari.
"Kari!" Desver yelled, runned into the tent and pulling her out as the piller fell on top of the tent, the impact shaking the entire building, crushing all the items in the tent, and causing a ton of creaking noises to suddenly take place, it was like the entire structre was shifting.
Fall barely got his breath back as he tried to stand up, he looked at Desver, his eyebrows furrowed, his eyes locked on his head was starting to shake, as was his hands as he barely got to his feet, he know what Desver did and exactly why he did it.
Kari and Desver got to their feet. "My oh my! it's a good thing i was here to help you Kari, i'm glad you are okay!" Desver said
"I...i.." Kari started, trying to compose herself, she was stunned at how quickly that transpired.
"I...had no idea..that..would have hit me, thanks desver." Kari said, smiling. Kari looked at Fall, who immediately changed his expression, as not to look angry that Desver saved her, looking surprised, while holding his stomach, Kari, upon noticing Fall was hurt went over to him.
"Fall are you okay?" She asked
"Yeah..i'm..fine. I just...that piller shook the ground and made me..fall into one of the tents and the equipment..but im okay." Fall said, nodding.
Kari breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the fallen piller.
"Maybe we should leave." Kari said
"I think that would be a splendid idea!" Desver said as he walked to the front doors, as did Kari.
Fall watched them leave, hsi anger returning, but he took a deep breath, now wasn't the time to get mad at Desver.
Fall caught up and the three left the mansion
The three began walking back the way they came. And as they walked, Fall thought back to the Ahara Haven episode from earlier. It replayed in his head.
Today is a day of being greatful for what we have, a day of rememberence of the things we have lost and others have lost, and being thankful for what we have now, and knowing that, so long as we keep their memorys in our hearts, they will live on forever.
...
Eventually Desver went about his buisness, And Fall and Kari were back home.
"Today was...pretty eventful, i still can't get what we saw out of my head." Kari said, sitting on the couch beside Fall.
"Yeah, it was...different, i can't imagine what those people went through, i hope, wherever they are, that they are okay." Fall said
"Do you think they got out? that maybe they left the city and are still alive soemwhere?"
"I think so, we would have seen bodies if people didn't find a way out, there was barricades and tents, some kind of group was there to help, not sure who though, maybe they helped them get out before it was too late."
"Yeah..i think so too."
Fall held his stomach for a moment, still recovering from that hit Desver gave him.
"Are you sure you are okay?" Kari asked
"Yeah kari, im fine, ive been through worse, i just need to get some rest." Fall said as he got to his feet and walked to his room.
"Goodnight Kari"
"Goodnight Fall"
Fall went into his room and closed the door behind him, he took his jacket and hat off and got in bed, his left hand began to glow as he healed his wounds, and then he fell asleep.
...
Fall was back on the familer bridge, but this time, it was peaceful, he looked out to the ocean, the moon shineing on the water, something appeared beside him.
"You okay?" A familer voice asked him
Fall looked to his right and saw a floating orb beside him, or atleast a fragment of an orb.
Fall smiled "Hey there gateway, it's nice to see you here." He said as he looked back to the water
"And it's good to see your curse was broken, i can't remember the last time i saw you this happy before, she really did break it afteral." gateway said
"Yeah...she did." Fall said
"And how did she do that?"
"Well, she came here and spoke to me..kinda, a final time, she said goodbye, that the we wont see eachother again, but that...she wishes me well...and she meant it."
"I see, i guess even if that was your last time together, the fact she meant her words, and had the kindness to visit you, was enough to break it."
"Yeah...and with the curse gone, it's like my eyes my ears..all opened up again, i can see and hear like i never have before, i can see so much more, feel more..it's..incredible...
You didn't have to bring me back...but you did...thank you."
"You're welcome, i couldn't let that be the end of you, we all deserve a second chance, you and Amy are no exception, and perhaps, once you deal with Desver, you too can live in peace, just as Amy is."
"Desver...that bastard purposefully pushed that piller towards kari, and came in to save the day to make himself look better, if he's willing to do that...how far will he go?"
"I don't know, but i have a feeling you'll soon find out."
"Hey gateway....could you do me a favor?"
"Gladly"
Fall stood there in silence for a few moments. "..if something goes wrong...and i fail again..." Fall started, then he looked at the gateway, his eyes ready to burst into tears, his eyebrows lifted a little, he looked to the gateway for reassurence. And the gateway could feel what he wanted, between them no words were needed, Gateway knew what he wanted.
Fall smiled "Thank you"
"You're welcome."
Both The Gateway and Fall stared off into the Ocean, as everything faded away.
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CHAPTER COMPLETE
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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Aug 29, 2019 8:58:51 GMT
Chapter 8 - Guardian
Fall opened his eyes and sat up in his bed, taking a moment to wake up.
"I should have kept my guard up...i should have known he was gonna pull something. I cant let him keep beating me like this...i cant keep this up for too much longer, I cant just stay here forever. Karis got other people to help.
I have to figure this out...and soon." Fall thought to himself, he took a glance at his armor that was put up, his helmet on the table, the rest of it in the corner, he got up and left the room, going into the living room, Kari was sitting on the couch again.
"Oh hey! goodmorning Fall!" Kari said, waving at him.
Fall waved back "Goodmorning Kari." Fall said
"How are you feeling?"
"Better, like i said i just needed a little bit of rest, im good now."
"Thats good. Hopefully today wont be as..dramatic.:"
"One can hope, though truth be told the only way i can see that happening is if we just stay here."
"Oh dont be silly! there are still plenty of things we can do....like getting new clothes!"
"Clothes?"
"Yeah! ive been wearing this shirt for days now and the laundry mats washers and dryers arent working so ive not been able to do the laundry, so we can just go to the store and pick some clothes out!"
"Alright, so what store would we go to? are there any nearby?"
Kari smiled. "Well, there is a Pizza shop nearby."
Fall raised an eyebrow "A pizza shop?"
"Yeah! i left some clothes of mine there once!" Kari said
"Wait..really?" Fall asked
kari just giggled, putting her hand on her mouth "Hehehe! no silly, i allmost did, i nearly forgot a jacket of mine i took off. haha!" Kari said
Fall laughed a little aswell "Haha, wow, well atleast it was allmost, i wouldnt want to leave my clothes there of all places."
"definitely." Kari said,
And then, just as Fall was happy and enjoying the moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Does he visit every day?" Fall asked, already knowing who it was
"Desver? only recently, maybe he wants to check on us after what happened yesterday." kari said as she got up and went to the door, Fall sighed and followed.
Kari opned the door and Desver was indeed there
"Greetings friends! and how are you two feeling today?" Desver asked
"Hi Desver, Fall and i are feeling better, we were actually going to go shoping for some clothes! would you like to come with us?" Kari asked
"Did you seriously have to ask him? can i just enjoy one day without Desver..just one is all i want...just one.." Fall thought in his head
"Thats sounds wonderful! afteral i could use a new hat aswell...and which clothing store shall we go to?" Desver asked
"It doesn't really matter to me, though there is a nice one just down the road." kari said
"Then to that one we shall go! let me just make a few calls and we will go!" Desver said as he moved a fair bit away and got his phone out from one of his pockets, making the calls he just mentioned
"What about you fall? what will you get?"
"Not sure, maybe a new jacket or something along those lines." Fall shrugged "Im not very picky when it comes to clothes."
"Thats fair, i like to mix it up every now and then" Kari said as she looked at Desver "I wonder what calls hes making..probably just buisness stuff" Kari guessed
Fall was also curious, and lucky for him he had a way to find out. He used his ability Gaze of the prophet to find out what Desver was calling about. His eyes glowing purple.
He saw himself, and kari and Desver at the store, shoping for clothes, he then saw three thugs storming into the store and heading after Kari, then him fighting said thugs, and then he heard Desver speak
"And what exactly do you think i payed you imcompetent idiots for? you were supposed to go after Fall..not Kari" Desver said
"..What did you just say?...you hired a group of thugs to attack him!?" Kari said
It fast forward to Kari and Fall talking later that day
"You dont deserve what he tried to do to you..
Well, i think you are a pretty nice guy, you are..well nice, you havent lied to me, your honest, so...i think im willing to give this a shot" Kari said, smiling.
The vision faded and Fall was back to reality, and Kari was stareing right at him
"Fall?...what was that?" Kari asked
"What was what?"
"Your eyes...they turned...purple..are you okay?"
"Oh yeah, im fine..i was just using a ability of mine"
"A ability? what kind?"
"Well...at times i can see the future..and in this case i saw what he was talking about on the phone"
"Oh cool! what was it?" Kari asked
Fall took a moment to respond and retreated to his mind.
"Oh no! what have i done! do i tell her what i saw? no no no i can't do that it will ruin everything! plus i remmeber what Desver said, Kari would just believe him over me, i cant risk that.....but i don't wanna lie to her.....but i may not have a choice...
She's gonna be attacked, he wanted to attack me...but instead they go after her...hes gonna screw up and cost himself everything! and if he does that i will succeed!..but that means i need to just let this happen willingly, but knowing it will lead to me and her being together...but what do i tell her?...think Omalley think...just go with a safe answer, even if safe sretches the truth a little, it will be okay in the end...
Wait what the hell am i even saying!? thats not right! its not who i am..i cant just let this happen! its not right!..but..i saw it...Kari will be okay..and if it happens the way i saw it...I will win this war before it even has a chance to start, and the last thing Kari needs is me and Desver being in this conflict for any longer then it has to be...I have to let this play out the way i saw it...i have to...i have to." Falll thought as he snapped back to reality.
"Umm nothing much actually, just buisness stuff." Fall said
"Ah, i figured as much." Kari nodded as she looked back at Desver who got done with his calls, and signaled the two to follow.
"Lets go!" Kari said as she caught up to Desver, as did Fall.
The three went down the street and straight to the nearby clothing store.
Inside the store it was a simple design, a tiled floor white ceiling, a few lights and many different racks and shelves of clothing, shirts dresses jackets, pants jeans shorts, hats of all shapes and sizes, it wasnt a big store, and there werent any other people here, besides the woman at the cash register., who had her feet propped up on the counter infront of her doing things on her phone.
Kari immediately went to the shirts, Fall wisely decided to go with her, while desver looked at the hats.
"Oooh! i like this one!" Kari said, grabbing a blue shirt and holding it up "What do you think?" Kari asked
It was light blue short sleeves, it had a artistic rendition of a dolphin on it, outlined but not filled in.
Fall smiled "I like it, it would go good with your hair." Fall said
"Yay!" Kari said as she looked around for another one.
Fall looked at some shirts aswell, but none interested him, he was too on edge to really be thinking much about shirts right now.
"Oh Fall! could you come here? i think this hat would fit you quite nicely!" Desver said
Fall knew what was about to happen, every part of his being was begging him not to go, he wanted to stay with Kari and make sure she is safe, but at the same time, the faster this happens, the faster he can save kari, desver can screw up, and he can live in peace.
Fall went other to Desver who was holding a hat, it was like the one Fall was currently wearing, except it was white.
"Im not dumb enough to Fall for this again Desver." Fall said
"Oh stop with your nonsense, are you still mad over yesterday? i admit it was a in the moment idea i just couldn't pass up on." Desver said
"I dont care how or when you thought of it, the fact is you put Kari in danger just to make yourself look good." Fall said
Desver just laughed "hahah! oh the irony, thats delightful, you really never cease to amaze me Fall." Desver said
"What do you mean?" Fall started as he could hear a few people behind him enter the store.
"Oh but why would i explain it all now? my friend you are so predictable its honestly kinda of sad. But we can get to that another day perhaps. What im most curious about is how you have suddenly rebounded after being in such mental shambles, i mean just days ago you were practicly begging for death and now here you stand just as confident as ever.
Infact i dare say it seems like somebody might of assisted you in that, wouldnt you say?" Desver said
Every inch of Falls body was screaming at him, every part of him wanted to move, to do something, anything, but Fall kept a normal look on his face, hiding the anger in his furrowed brow, the shaking in his hands, his legs were like springs ready to bounce and move, his heart rate was not even consistant, he was having a internal battle of his body mind and heart.
"You idiot! what are you thinking?! her safty is more important then your future! she could get hurt!"
"Thats not a problem though, i can just heal her quite easily"
"Thats not the point! you are supposed to be her guardian! who cares about the future!"
"I do! because if i wait just a few moments longer it will all happen like i seen it and in the end she will be okay!"
"And you think thats the only way? just because gaze of the Prophet shown me one thing it doesnt mean that there isnt a better or different way!"
"I know that! but this is the only way i know for certain!"
"The ONLY thing i know is that Kari gets mad at Desver and she gives us a chance to be together, but that doesnt mean Desver is just gone!"
"I know that! i will deal with Desver later, i cant afford to let this oppertunity slip from my grasp.."
"And i also cant afford to fail again! what if im wrong?"
"No im..your...im just GAH!." Fall thought in his head, his mind was going in so many directions he had a conversation with himself, he was so torn and didnt know what to do.
"Think...slow down..and think...you have one shot at this...you know what you saw...all you gotta do is let them get close enough, then you can stop them...you just gotta get the timing just right...." Fall thought, finally making a decision.
"I do have to wonder if you are done with your..inner monologue." Desver said
Falls eyes widened as he took a step back, now he couldnt hide his hands shaking
"Did you forget? i was with many guardians in my time and i learned oh so much about them, and in doing so i learned alot about how you people think, ofcorse i was able to find quite a few files on you it was rather easy i have many connections as a man of buisness. You are so..so predictable Fall, and oh what a joy it will be, when i get to show you just how obvious you are." Desver said, his ever so smug grin on his face, as he just stared at Fall.
Fall look another step back, his legs were trembling, he wasnt sure what to think, or even do now, but the moment he looked to his right, he had a pretty good idea.
The thugs were the ones who entered the building, three of them and they were chargeing at Kari, one of them had long brown hair just below his shoulders, black gloves, a black sleeveless jacket-vest over a same colored shirt and black leather pants. the other one was a older looking man, bald head brown goatee. a few wrinkles in his forehead. He had no shirt on, he was buff and had few tattos on his arms. he was also wearing some normal jeans. And the last one had long blonde hair, a black t-shirt and tight white pants. All three men had a black scarf that covered their nose and mouth that went around their neck and shoulders.
"KARI!" Fall yelled as he sprinted towards her, Desver took a look at her also noticeing the thugs, and he smiled.
Kari turned her head to see one of the thugs running for her, her eyes widened and she dropped the clothes she was looking at, and brought her arms up to cover herself up with, all she could do was scream.
Fall flew as fast as he could, and just as one of the thugs reached Kari, the one with brown hair, Fall grabbed him and tackled him to the ground and shoved him away, he then stood up and faced the three men.
the brown haired smaller man got up and rejoined his two friends
"Well well...look what we got here boys! hahaa! a bit of a hero. Hey stupid, listen here pal! if i were you, id get out of the way and let us do what we gotta do..oh wait! we are here for you too! how could i forget! this is gonna be good!
Just look at this guy! dumb jacket and hat looks like he just came out of the box he lives in! HAHA!" The an said, smacking his leg as he laughed at himself.
"Alright enough fun...lets get em." The brown haired man said as the bald man slowly walked to the right of Fall, while the blonde walked to his left, like they were slowly stalking their Prey.
"Kari..get back..now." Fall said
"I i cant do that..you-"
"I SAID GET BACK!" Fall said, he spoke with intent, not turning to face Kari, keeping his eyes locked on the three men.
Kari hesitated then finally moved away
"Desver help him! do soemthing!" Kari said
"Oh dont be silly dear just watch, trust me, hes got this." Desver said.
"Bu-bu b-but desver please!" Kari said
"Just trust me...believe me this will be quite the show indeed! id say grab some popcorn but this si a clothes shop and thats not really possible. Oh well!" Desver said
Kari just stood behind Desver and watched, realiseing that she couldnt convince Desver, she remained quiet.
Fall stareed at the three men as they approached, and then he decided the time for waiting was over.
Falls heartrate sped up like a rocket, he leaped forward, chargeing right at the man with brown hair and immediately the two started tradeing blows Fall flung hsi fists at the man but he deflected each one, whoever this man was, this wasnt his first fight, that was certain. Falls arms got more and more tired with each deflection, he noticed the other two men quickly leaping towards fall. Fall then walked up the brown hiared mans body, kicking him in the face as he backfliped away just as the bald and blonde man reached him.
Fall landed on his feet and charged again, right at the three men, he leaped onto a nearby clothes rack into the air and fell down towards them, trying to kick one of them, but the three men got out fo the way, as Fall landed he wa sstruck by the bald man in the back, sending a shockwave through his body as the blonde man kicking Fall in his face, making him dizzy, before he could even hit the ground, the brown haired man jumped up aswell and hit Fall with a forarm to the face aswell. The bald man then grabbed Fall and slammed him down onto the ground.
Falls body was stinging allmost everywhere at this point, the pain surgeing through him like a virus, he couldnt move much, he was hit so fast he was allmost in shock from how sudden ti was and it wasnt over it as the bald man picked him back up and tossed him to the brown haired man, who began to hit a frenzy of kicks punchs and forarms, every hit quicker then the last, Fall couldnt even see all the hits he was feeling. The blonde man then kickhim him in the stomach, and then the face, knocking Fall away.
As Fall stumbled he saw Desver and Kari watching. Desver was smiling, and Kari looked terrifyed, her hands were shaking, her eyes were widened and looked like they were about to become a waterfall. Fall couldnt even hear what she was yelling. But upon seeing her, Falls blood began to boil, he knew what he had done, what he was putting her through, he hated himself, but he decided to use that anger as fuel for whatever came next.
His attention returned to the three men, the blonde one was a few moments away from kicking Fall in the face again, but this time Fall caught it, he pulled the blonde man to hit and punched him right int he face, he could feel the bone rogiht above the cheeks were he hit, and even a small faint crack, as he knocked the blonde man down and charged at the next closest one, the bald man had ripped oen of the mirrors off the wall and attempted to hit Fall with it, bending over with the intent to bash falls face with the glass, but as he bent over Fall slide under him and spun around, leaping over the man and placing his right foot on the back of the bald mans head, and stomped his head right into the mirror and onto the ground. the gladd of the mirror shattered, the bald mans head going right through it and hittign the ground in the process.
Fall stumbled away, barely able to stand on his feet as he looked for the brown hiared man, it didnt take long as he got a forarm to the back of the head, the hit making fall a little dizzy again, he turned to the brown haired man as he spun around, his back turned to fall, he did a standing backflip, he hit Fall in the head with his foot. Casuing fall to fall down to a knee.
The brown hiared man then leaped over Fall and put his foot on the back of Falls head, just as Fall did to the bald man, but Fall had enough strength to rolled away, the brown hiared man lnaded on his feet as he tried the stomp again, this time Fall caught him and slammed him down onto the ground.
The brown haired man got to one knee, Fall leaped in the air to put his foot on the mans head, and as he did he got a kick to the back of his head from the blonde man who recovered, sending Fall crashing down. he was starting to see double as he felt light headed, the adrenaline was keeping the pain at bay for now, but the side effects remained.
He stumbled to his feet as he looked at the two..four? Fall wasnt sure, but he was sure it was two, the bald man was still out from the earlier curb stomp.
Fall was breathing heavily, his legs barely holding him up. He knew he had to end this quickly, but he couldnt use his normal abilitys, Kari was watching, he cant just kill people infront of her, so he held back. Luckily for him the two men infront of him were also breathing heavy.
Fall charged again, attempting to hit atleast one of them but he missed, the blonde man began kicking Fall as the brown hiared man began another frenzy of punchs forarms and kicks, Fall did his best to block them, but the adrenaline wa sstarting to wear off. He endured the returning pain as he shoved the blonde haired man away, and grabbed the brown haired man by the throat choking him as he slammed him into the Wall, his back faceing the blonde man, and as the blonde man went to kick Fall in the back of the head, Fall ducked and rolled away as the blonde man kicked the brown hiared man right int he face and into the Wall.
The blonde haired mans eyes widened as Fall grabbed him by the neck and slammed him into the ground, then he looked to the brown haired man, as he began to slump to the ground, Fall ran over and curb stomped his head into the ground just like the bald man. He then looked back to the blonde man who was trying to get to his feet, and se he did Fall kicked him in the stomach and then the face, and before he even had a chance to fall down, Fall bent him down, and shoved his knee right into the blonde mans head, he then slumped to the ground.
Fall took one last look to make sure all three men were down, neither of them were moving.
There was finally a calm in the air and Fall himself slumped down to the ground.
Kari rushed over to him.
"Fall! are you okay!" Kari asked, tears rolling down her eyes.
"I..just...need to catch..my breath..." Fall struggled to say, he was breathing heavily, his body was acheing all over, stinging sensatiosn surgeing through him, he could barely move without being reminded of the fight, blood was in his mouth but he kept it closed as not to scare Kari.
Kari stayed hunched over him, letting him catch his breath and rest a bit. It was silence for a minute or two, as Fall finally started to get up, the moment kari looked at the three men he healed himself a little in the brief moment in time he had.
Fall finally got to a knee as he looked at Desver who had walked over to the brown hiared man, who started to move, letting out agroan of pain, even the bald and blonde man were somehow still alive, and moving.
"And what exactly do you think i payed you imcompetent idiots for? you were supposed to go after Fall..not Kari" Desver said
Kari slowly turned her head to Desver and stood up, her eyes widened, not due to shock, but anger, as she balled her hands into fists.
"...What did you just say?...you hired a group of thugs to attack him!?" Kari asked, her voice was intent and cold.
"Why ofcourse i did! afteral why on earth would a bunch of nobodys come into a clothing store like this in the middle of the day? it is ofcourse the only logical conclusion if i do say so myself." Desver said
"Why would you do that!!?!" Kari asked
"I do have many reasons i must admit, i must say part of it was the entertainment, i knew hed be able to defeat those mindless thugs, and if you payed attention you'd have seen hes clearly faught before." Desver said
"Thats not the point! you put him in danger! you put me in danger! you dont do that! its wrong!" Kari said
"Yes you do make a good point..but i will say-"
"Get out!"
"Perhaps if i-"
"I SAID GET OUT!" Kari yelled, pointing her finger at the door, practicly ordering him to leave.
"Well if you must insist then i shall take my leave....bye bye for now!" Desver said as he confidently strolled out of the clothing store.
Fall was in dissbelief as Kari went back to him, she put his hand on his shoulder
"Fall..im so..so sorry" Kari said, her voice went from intent and cold, to brittle, she was ready to cry again "I..cant believe he did that to you...nobody deserves that.." Kari said as she and Fall heard movement
The three men got back up on their feet, they had bruises, the bald man had scars and a little blood pouring from his head from the glass, and they looked at Fall, but their intentions was unclear. The three walked up to Fall and Kari, Fall quickly stood back up and got infront of Kari, they just stared At Fall, then eachother, and then, they simply left the store.
Kari breathed a sigh of relief. as did Fall.
"Perhaps we should leave before they come back...lets go home." Kari said as she and Fall left the store.
The woman at the counter was still stareing at her phone.
"Are yall gonna buy somethin or what?" she said, then looked up and saw the mess that was made.
"....Well shit."
...
Later that night, Fall and Kari were in the living room.
"I dont know whats gotten into him...i mean hes never done that before." Kari said
"id wager he just doesnt like me for some reason"
"Thats no excuse!..sorry..its just...you dont deserve what he tried to do to you..and i guess im still upset."
"its okay..im just glad i was able to stop them before they reached you"
"And im glad you were able to fight them by yourself..i tried to get Desver to help but he just insted you had it under control..i guess i know why now."
"Yeah, i guess so."
"Fall...Do you..like me?" Kari asked, tilting her head a little
"I umm..." Fall started, he wasnt sure what to say
"I mean, dont get me wrong, im pretty sure i know the answer, i just want to know for certain." Kari said
"You already know? how?" Fall asked
kari just smiled and giggled "haha, you ddint think i noticed the way you have looked at me? how quickly you defended me from those thugs and how long the last hug lasted? i mean its pretty obvious" Kari smiled
"Well when you put it that way...yeah, i do." Fall said, as he smiled
"Well, i think you are a pretty nice guy, you are..well nice, you havent lied to me, your honest, so...i think im willing to give this a shot, who knows it may be fun!" Kari said
"Wait...really? are you sure?" Fall asked
"Yeah...im sure" kari said. as she then looked at the clock. It was 7:07PM "Well then, time flies, perhaps we should go to sleep." Kari said
"That sounds good, i need some rest after that fight"
"You can sleep upstairs with me if ya want" Kari said
Falls eyes widened "Umm..isnt it a little too soon.?" Fall asked
Kari laughed "Hahaha! no silly i dont mean like that! i mean just reguler sleeping, maybe a cuddle if anything" Kari smiled
"Oh okay, that sounds good" Fall said, breathing a sigh of relief.
In a few minutes, Fall and Kari were upstairs, in Karis room, Fall was cuddling with Kari, who was in pajamas, the room itself was dimmly lit by the city lights from outside, her room had a soft blue carpet, simple white wallpaper, a closet, the bed ofcourse, a large window with curtains on it, a air conditioner right beside it, a ceiling fan with a few lights on it. and a few stuffed animals beside the bed.
"Hey kari"
"Yeah?"
"Thank you"
"You're welcome, goodnight fall."
"Goodnight kari." Fall said
Minutes later Kari fell asleep, but Fall remained awake, just enjoying the moment, savoring every second that past, because in this moment in time, after all the trials, all the hardships, the guardians curse, all the battles faught, the battles he won and lost, all the pain, the guardians curse. After all of it, here he was, finally, he did it, it was just him and Kari, it was quiet, all Fall could hear was the sound of the wind in the night sky, the cars passing by the street, and in his arms was that which he loved most.
He had fully recovered, his muscles were soft and relaxed, his heart was slow, his mind didnt have a single though going through it, all he could do, all he wanted, was to lay there forever, and just enjoy the moment, soak it in.
he closed his eyes...and when he reopened them, he was somewhere else, laying on the same bed, Kari in his arms, but the bed was on a field next to a tree, the beautiful next sky above, Erinfort not far away to his left, and to his right, a statue of a familer person, someone he once was a guardian of, someone who left a mark on his life he will never forget, and someone he will always remember. And be thankful to have known.
He looked at the statue of the woman and smiled.
He held onto Kari, cuddleing with her and taking advantedge of his guardians realm, so that he can enjoy this moment, for as long as he can.
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CHAPTER COMPLETE
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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Aug 30, 2019 8:44:17 GMT
Chapter 9 - Fall
The next day, Fall had went outside for some fresh air, sitting down on the sidewalk infront of the apartment and looking up to the sky above him, it was a sunny day, a few clouds in the sky, and quite a few more on the way, a few birds flying overhead, Fall looked to the sky above and spoke.
"Well...i did it, we did it...you found a way to rise up, and it seems i did too, after everything we have been through, together and apart...we always find a way...dont we?
Im so proud of you, proud that you were able to rise up like i knew you could, able to endure and be able to live the life you wanted...and now you are out there somewhere, living peacefully..i couldnt ask for anything more.
And now here i am, i made it too, i beat the odds once again and me and Kari are together! she is so wonderful, so sweet and caring. I love her so much, im her guardian now, the guardians curse did a number on me, i still havent physically recovered fully yet but i will, im sure of it.
Desver...hes out there somewhere, i dont know what he has planned next..but i dont plan on sticking around to find out...i got an idea, one last thing, and if i can just succeed one more time, and do this last thing, it will be over, i can stop worrying, and finally rest in peace....i just hope i can convince her." Fall said, he took a deep breath.
"Only for one.." Fall said as he stood up, and then walked back into the apartment, Kari was finishing a bowl of cereal in the kitchen, having just put the bowl in the sink.
"Oh welcome back! i just got done!" Kari said, then she went to Fall and hugged him for a moment.
"So, what do you wanna do today?" Kari asked
"Im glad you asked...do you remember that time you said you wanna leave the city one day since you've never been outside of it?" Fall asked
"Yeah i remember." Kari said
"Well...do you wanna go?"
"Wait..really? ofcourse id love to go! but...what about the orphanage? what fi they need me?" Kari asked
"Well, i can use my gaze of the prophet ability to see if they will need you anytime soon." Fall said
"Yeah, please do!" Kari said
Fall then did just that, using his ability to see if they would need her, luckily for him they wont.
"Nope, we are good to go" Fall said
"But..wont it be dangerous?" kari asked
"It might, but dont worry i got that covered, one moment." Fall said as he went into the guest room, he was in there fore a few moments until he came back out, he had put his old armor back on.
"Ofcourse! your armor! its been so long since ive seen you with it, i forgot you even had it!" Kari said
"Yup, this armor has helped me alot throughout the years, grab whatever you need, and we will go." Fall said
"But..where will we go? and how long will we be gone?" Kari asked
"In truth i dont know, i figured we could just do a little exploreing today, we dont gotta be gone for long." Fall said
"Oh, well in that case lets go! this is gonna be so much fun!" Kari said, clapping her hands together as her and Fall left the apartment, and began walking down the sidewalk.
Fall held her hand as they walked, she couldnt feel his hand shaking, but it was ever so slightly, hsi heart was raceing, he was scared even now, luckily the armor hid his emotions, the sweat across his forehead the frantic movements of his eyes moving over the path ahead, the punding of his heart, he was scared of only one thing.
"Keep moving...we gotta keep moving..Desver could be anywhere in the city...if we can just get out of the city...Desver wont be a issue...we have to hurry, but i cant go too fast or she might get suspicious..i cant show any fear...i dont know what i will do if Desver shows up..i can only hope and prey he wont." Fall thought as the two kept going down through the city.
They walked, and walked, time seemed like it was going slower just to spite Fall. More and more clouds began to form in the sky, as the two kept walking.
As they walked, Fall stopped, casuing Kari to stop aswell.
"What is it Fall?" Kari asked
Fall was looking at a familer alleyway, the same Alleyway he appeared in.
"This is the first spot i remember waking up in..the day you found me" Fall said
"Oh really? what were you doing here"
"Im not sure, like i said i kinda just woke up, so im not sure why i was here, only that i was." Falls said as he observed the alley, the grey brick wall of a building on one side, a red brick building on the other, a dumbster against the red brick building, a long black gravel like path deeper into the alley, he remembered it like it was yesterday.
"thats a strange place to wake up in."
"It is, but that was then, and this is now." Fall said
"indeed it is...oh i just love how things come full circle." A famielr voice spoke
Falls heart sank the moment he heard that voice, as him and Kari turned to see Desver, standing infront of them, barely out of an arms reach, standing there with hsi smug grin.
"What do you want Desver?" Kari asked, her tone was cold, Fall was tense, standing beside Kari, ready to move if Desver treid anything, his heart was raceing, his muscles were tried from restraint alone.
"Oh its quite simple really, i wanted to say im sorry." Desver said
Fall and Kari were a bit taken a back, though karis eyebrows were raised
"Oh really? you are sorry for sending some thugs to beat Fall up? why should i believe you?" Kari said
"Well its quite simple really, im an honest man, in all the time we have known each other i, in my infinite wisdom have never lied to you my friend, even back there in that moment i told you the truth without hesitation! therefor you know without a shadow of a doubt that i am telling the truth when i say im sorry, but do understand i knew Fall would be able to handle those thugs rather easily.
You see, but the funny thing is, while i am honest, im afraid Fall isnt." Desver said
"What do you mean?" kari asked
"Desver i swear..." Fall started
"Oh where do i begin? perhaps his name? its not actually Fall you know, its Omalley, he did tell you that didnt he?" Desver asked
"Desver..." Fall started again
"Its funny, i cant actually think of a single time hes been honest with you, afteral the only reason he wanted to be with you is because he failed with that Lynch girl, and you were the first person he seen, infact jumping back to recently, im willing to bet he used his power when i got on the phone..didnt he? and better yet im sure he told you it was nothing? just buisness?
Well consider the possibility that, if he can see the future, surely he saw that whole fight unfold, and let it happen just to make himself look good! or when he was holding hsi stomach and you asked him if he was okay and he said the piller mad ehim stumble? lied again, i must admit that was my fault but the fact remains, he lied again.
And when he was hurt, did he say he just needed rest? im willing to bet he didnt tell you he can just heal himself, and thats just the tip of the iceberg!" Desver continued
"SHUT UP DESVER!" Fall yelled, his heart was pounding hands shaking, he wanted to rip Desvers throat out, but he knew Desver would just out power him
"He has lied again and again since the day you two met in a attempt to get together ith you, so he could finally succeed, and went to great lengths to do so! its a shame really, nobody said you had to be her guardian or anyones guardian, you could have just moved on like your former companion and live a new life, but instead you made the same mistakes again, chooseing your own selfish goals rather then consider what she wanted.
And its quite funny, because im pretty sure all she wanted was honesty, yet you lied..how sad i must say, like i said, you really are predictable." Desver said
"IF YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD I SWEAR I WILL-"
"Is he telling the truth?"
For fall, it was as if everything came to a halt, the rage ended like it never started, his heartbeat didnt speed up, it came to a dead stop, his breath allmost nonexistent, his hands couldnt even shake, his hole body felt numb like he went into shock after hearing those words, he couldnt hear the wind, the birds in the sky, or any of it, all he could hear was Karis voice.
"Fall....is he telling the truth?" Kari asked again
Fall slowly turned to her. "Kari..listen...to me..i can explain" Fall said
"You arent saying no."
"Kari..please..just hear me out...just let me-"
"YOU ARENT SAYING NO!" Kari yelled at him.
Falls hands were shaking and his mind was flooded with so many thoughts he couldnt process them all
"Kari..p..p p please!..j ju just let me explain! i know..i know i..i" Fall couldnt even get the words out, he was terrified
"This whole time..you lied to me? about your name? your past? you let those thugs get near me just because you saw what came next?...you can just heal yourself and didnt tell me? is that true? is it all true?" kari asked
She couldnt see it, but Fall was already crying inside his helmet
"kari im..so sorry..im sorry! i was s-scared! please im sorry!" Fall begged
Kari was giving him a cold stare "I hate liars..why wouldnt you just tell me the truth? because you were scared if you got caught? you told me his calls was just buisness! you knew we were gonna be attacked and just let it happen!...and let me guess...when me and Desver went to dinner and you shown up by random chance..you used your power to see us there didnt you?" Kari asked
"Kari i...im..i..i im sorry! im sorry!"
"Sorry? thats all you can say? you lie to my face just because you couldnt be with some other girl? and you Desver...you knew about this aswell didnt you?"
"Indeed i did, though truth be told you never did ask." Desver said
Kari just shook her head and back away from Fall
"I was nice to you because i thought you needed my help! but you didnt? you could have just healed yourself! all thsi time..im just...im done.." Kari said
"No Kari please! PLEASE! just give me a chance to tell you! to explain! please dont do this to me!" Fall begged, his voice became brittle
"Why should i? so you can lie again? no. im sorry, im done, im not gonna be with a liar...and Desver you arent any better.
Go find someone else to fight over." Kari said as she started to walk away, Fall fell to his knees.
"KARI! PLEASE DONT DO THIS!" Fall yelled but Kari walked away faster, and Fall felt alot of familer feelings, he held his head, or his helmet with both hands
"Please no nonn n-no no! not again! please no not again! NOT AGAIN! I CC CA-CANT TAKE THIS AGG GGAGAIN!! AAAAAH!" Fall cried, rocking back and forth as Kari left.
"I must say it really is quite outstanding, you did all the work for me in the end, and i just had to stand here and watch the show, it was quite entertaining i must say." Desver said
"AAAAaaaAAH! AAAH AAAAAAAH!" Falls cries turned to screams of pain, crying and screaming all at once.
"Its funny really all you had to do was just move on entirely! you never had to be a guardian, you choose to be one anyway and in the end you made the same mistake..well not exactly you never lied to Lynch, maybe thats why you nearly succeeded with her." Desver said rather casually and calmly as Fall cried and screamed
"Ya know i did deal with many other guardians, infact i had a few ya know! and oh what a joy it was, you see, i had a incredible idea that was just too good to pass up on!" Desver said as Fall stopped screaming, his was whimpering as he held his helmet, it wasnt even clear if he could hear Desver at this point.
"You see, i made them care about me and returned their affection, until i faked my own death! i made them believe i was dead, causing them to surrender their evolutionary spirits too me! then right after i just get up, smile and end their lives, and the last thing they realise is how i brilliantly exploited them for what is quite a unique personal gain..it was quite pleasureable i must say" Desver said
Fall began crawling into the sidewalk with what little strength remained within him
"Oh but trust me ive done quite a bit worse btu thats besides the point. i still find it so funny and ironic how you said i put her in danger to make myself look good, but in reality it was you who ddi that..what a funny way to end your tragic tale.
Well my friend, i got buisness to attend to, and while id love to whitness your final moments, i got better things to do, enjoy the curse again! hmm hm hm hmm" Desver said, humming a tune as he strutted away
Fall kept crying as he crawled into the Alleyway, and sat himself against the grey brick building, he was far enough into the alley that he wouldnt be noticed, he sat with his back against the building, his knees brough up close to him feet on the ground, his left and right arm layed out by his legs, the palms of his hands faceing up, but his head remained straight up.
All he could do was cry, but in his mind, it was far worse.
In his mind, chains were attached to his heart, covering every inch of it, each chain an emotion, and the chains where being pulled on all at once with the force of a black hole, the emotions all stinging and surgeing through him, his memories all rushed back to him as these emotions pulled on him in every direction. The only sound was his own screams echoing in his ears.
The mental him was glowing red with the curse, pulling on every emotion he had, and even ones he didnt know he had, his body was being pulled in all directions, his heart his mind was fragmenting and falling apart, shattering like glass.
In reality, he was just sitting there, as his head finally tilted on his left shoulder, and his visor began to go dark, the mental pain was so strong his physical body couldnt handle it, and he was dieing.
As the lights on his suit turned off, and the visor went completely dark, a glimmer of light left his body and flew into the air, he stopped moving, and breathing, his heart stopped, everything stopped. Yet his mind, his soul, and spirit remained within the armor, and whatever was left inside of it.
The visor became so black that light stopped reflecting on it, and it was simply absorbed.
thunder roared in the distance, It started to rain.
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THE ETERNAL FALL - COMPLETED
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Post by InsaneAlphaBeta on Aug 31, 2019 0:43:54 GMT
EPILOGUE - Restless
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The rain kept pouring, falls body began to twitch, short bursts of spazzing in brief moments, jolts, time began to speed up, days and nights past and his armor began to deteriorate the white turning to grey, the red turned maroon, the paint fadeing, his armor nearly rusting.
His mind was a never ending nightmare of his failiures on repeat, forced to relive the same moments over and over again, regretting every wrong choice he made as the chains pulled on every emotion with intense strength, by now there was not much sanity left in his head, if anything was even there.
Yet somehow, there was atleast a tiny shred of sanity left, and he knew he wouldn't have it for much longer, with his sanity fluctuating there was no telling when he would be able to go where he wanted and when.
He didn't know where to go, who to go to, he couldnt talk, and he would likely scare anyone he encountered, but luckily as his mind was flooded with memories, he remembered one individual, Raina.
And so Falls body faded out of existence, going to wherever she was.
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In Universe 11.
In the church of Xan.
Inside a room that doesn't look like it has been visited for quite a awhile, judging by the spider cobwebs.
The room was small, with wooden floors and walls made out of stone.
There was a bookshelf on the left that had all sorts of rare old books, one of them was called 'The War of Kings, Maidens and the Future', 'The Rise of Xan' and other books with titles that were covered in dust.
A bed with flower sheets was placed at the back of the room with a closed window with the sun's light peering through that window, reflecting the person sitting on that bed.
It was Raina, except this time she din't wore her purple dress. She was wearing a shoulderless and sleeveless grey dress made out of iron, black gloves that reached to her elbows, heeled sandals, a iron tiara around her forehead with a blue crystal placed on the center of her tiara and the Crest of Techno hanging around her neck, holding a photo in her gentle hands that she found in a old toybox next to her feet. A tiny princess doll was lying on her pillow and a music box on the right side of her bed.
The photo featured herself as a teenager, alongside a boy her age who had long messy black hair, red shy eyes, wearing a white short sleeved shirt with black pants, both of them were sitting in the middle of a flower field that looked very similar to the one in Raina's current evolution realm. In the photo, behind a tree, there was a man in his late 40's with sharp red eyes with a stern look on his face, long slick black hair that reached his waist and had a wide forehead, wearing a black buttoned shirt with a red cravat, a white jacket suit, wearing black pants with cobra patterns on them and red pointy shoes, hiding behind a tree and looking at the two teenagers from the background.
Raina had a frown on her face as she looked at photo, it had sentimental value to her. A light began to shine beside her.
"Hey...umm, im sure this isn't the best time, but there is something i need to tell you." The gateway said, the power fragment appearing beside her
"...You're the third fragment. Gateway's strength. Did something happen?" Raina asked.
"Yes, and im sorry to say..it's about Fall.
He's gonna be here shortly, i wanted to warn you ahead of time, so that when you saw him, you would be ready for whatever you see...or feel.
Im sorry." The gateway said simply, and then he vanished, as there was nothing more he could say.
Raina's expression did not change one bit as she placed the photo back in the toy box and waited.
Fall just faded into existence, as if he was always there, despite just appearing. he was in the same pose as he was in the alleyway. He was currently motionless, he wasnt making any sounds or anything, it wasn't even clear if he was alive in there, yet he somehow was.
Raina couldn't yet feel what was going on inside his head, but given the state he is in it wouldn't be too hard to figure out.
Raina stood up and faced Fall, her frown got longer.
"...In these couple of days, I felt something off. I couldn't put my finger on what it was, but I had a feeling...that it was you." Raina said, looking at the floor.
In an instant, Fall instantly became closer to Raina, appearing right infront of her on the floor she was looking at, despite teleporting his body remained still like a statue.
Raina din't flinch as she stared at Fall's body.
"...The guardian's curse has reached it's peak. What happened to you?" Raina asked.
She could feel an energy coming from falls head, our atleast the helmet.
Touching it would likely reveal to her what happened, and considering what the gateway said, it would be wise to prepare first before seeing whatever Fall has to show her.
Raina closed her eyes for a few seconds and then reopened them, not letting air escaping from her mouth.
She placed her head on top of Fall's head.
She was instantly flooded with Falls memories, and then, she saw everything.
The day the gateway brought Fall back from the dead, how he met Kari and then Desver, how Fall began to care about Kari and wanted to be with her, the guardians curse still huanting him day after day and causing him to make all the wrong choices, Desver revealing his true intentions and the battle between the two, how Desver played fall the entire time, putting fall in a situation where he could never win, causing fall to have no choice but to lie to kari for Karis own saftey. How for a brief moment in time, Falls curse was lifted thanks to Amy, or rather Lynch. And how Fall came so close and for a moment succeded, but Desvers plan worked just as he intended, and he caused Fall to fail a second time.
From the moment he appeared in Erinfort he was detined to fail, the curse caused him to make the wrong choices, Desver manipulated him, causeing him to lie to Kari for her own saftey, only for it to end with Fall failing a second time.
And then Raina saw what became of him, sitting against the building, and then she saw what became of his mind, the curse attaching itself to Falls heart like chains, pulling on every emotion he had ever felt and then some, pulling with intense power, putting fall in unbearable agony.
How his physical body couldn't handle it, and his death, but his heart soul and spirit remained within the body. And then it flashed to right now.
Fall was in his own mind, but his stare was blank, the chains yanking and pulling, he looked drained, exhuasted, like all the life and hope was taken out of him. As if the chains were making him pay for all of his mistakes, a torture he felt he deserved, despite the circumstances.
The vision then ended, and Raina could no longer see inside his mind, his body twitched and jolted a few times.
Raina removed her hand and stood back, closing her eyes.
"...I'm sorry. I wish my alternate counterpart could of been there to help...maybe things would of turned out differently...is there anything I can do now to help you...even in your darkest of time?" Raina asked.
Fall ofcourse remained silent, he couldn't speak, his body couldn't move, despite his best efforts. it only resulted in suddenly jolts.
But the shaking began to increase more..and more, his head and hands violently twitch and spazzing out, it was clear he was trying to do something. And then he simply faded away, slowly, twitching and jolting as he faded into nothing.
It was quiet, but then thunder was heard and lighting struck the floor infront of raina, createing a blast and smoke.
And as it faded some words were left there infront of her, formed by the lightning bolt, they burned with embers carved into the wooden floor, the only message fall could send to her.
Raina looked down and read the message.
GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING
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The End
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