Chapter 7:
The light in the void.
Silver/re:birth.
The pain he felt was horrible, it was as if his skin and insides were being burned. It stung so bad he wanted to scream, but he lacked the strength.
He was laying on his stomach, he tried covering the wound to stop the bleeding.But it was futile, Jack looked forward to see the girl.
She looked familiar. But with the dimness of the alley and everything that was happening he didn't recognize her.
But...He knew one thing, this might be her one chance to escape.
He didn't care about what would happen to him, he just wanted her to be safe. So with whatever strength he had left he crawled forward. And mustered out "run... Run... Run!"
But instead of heading his warning. He heard sobbing from the girl, then she exclaimed "you idiot!... Why?... Why?"
He didn't know why she sed that. But he thought from her response she definitely knew him.
Meanwhile, Lisa sobbed on her knees...Watching the boy she admired bleed out.
She could have healed him, however she was in shock. and also if she did the sorcerer she had been chasing would either attack them both or escape.
Not that she was thinking about these possiblity's. No instead she was thinking why didn't he listen to her?
But still, he should have been more careful.
Yes she was grateful for him trying to help.
But in the end his attempt to save her resulted in what may be his demise.She simply stayed there asking over and over "Why?... Why?... Why?"
Jack turned over on his back, holding the wound.
The black coated man walked over and stood over top him menacingly Jack's eye's widened as he saw him raise his blade.
"W-wait!-"There was no mercy.
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*!!!**!!!*
Over and over the black coated man plunged his knife into Jack's torso, over and over and over. "!!!" He couldn't scream, his body wouldn't let him.
Lisa however screamed from the depths of her heart. "NOOOO!!!!!"Jack's eye's became blood shot, the sheer amount of pain and burning he was feeling was something he could barely comprehend, eventually he stopped.
At least he could rest a little now, though he could no longer move his body, (but then again, he could barely move before that anyway.) or at least he thought he couldn't.
Besides his arm and his eyes. The man in black stepped away from his vision, Jack moved his hand over the stab wounds again to try and slow the bleeding.
His eyes stared beyond the tops of the buildings that surrounded the alley.
Into the night sky, and there like a guardian angel was the moon.
Floating in the sky as if observing all humanity.
'this is it huh?'
His life flashed before his eyes. All his mistakes mostly. All he thought about was the fact that he'd never get to make up for them, he'd never accomplished his dream.
"I... Don't wanna die-'He then thought about what might lay beyond the grave, would he enter heaven? No...
Most certainly not.
He knew he was not good enough to enter.
Just then he felt a wave of pain surge from his torso, and red hot liquid came shooting into his throat. He coughed it up."Not yet-"
He knew he'd never get into heaven, not after all that he'd done in the past. He'd excepted that...If he went to hell then God would be justified in sending him there.
And, if he was honest. He was ok with dying. He knew he deserved it.But...
Jack had devoted himself to making up for his mistakes by helping others as recompense. That was one part of the dream he had.
And now, now he wouldn't be able to do it. And so...He made an appeal...
It had been a while sense he last done this, but.
He called opon the almighty."God... please-"
But. As he uttered those words, he drew his last breath.
His life force left his body.
And Jack Turner was no more.
"Jack?" Lisa called his name with a tremble voice.
"Jack?... Jack?"No reply.
It was then she realized she had failed to act in time to save him.
"JACK!"The man in black stood there silent for a moment. But then let out a sadistic chuckle.
She looked up at him. Then, all her memories of the boy poured into her consciousness, the boy who was her hero was Gone.
And he had took him away from her.Grief turned to anger, anger turned into rage.
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Blue lighting began to escape her body."YOU BASTARD!!!!!!!"
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I opened my eyes to find myself floating in a black plain...
"Wha- where am I?... How did I?...Oh."
Then it came to me."
I'm... Dead huh?"
What was this?
Hell?
Purgatory?
I had dreamed of this place.I see...God must have been wearing me of this place.
He was warning me of my death.
"No... No... I can't be dead."
But that was the only explanation.
"Grandpa... I'm sorry."
I failed.
Then.I heard a voice, it was that same voice I heard in my dream. "Jack Turner..."
I felt a presence enter the void with me, and as the voice spoke. It felt like raw power, as if the realm I was in was affected by the voices words.
"Jack Turner..." It called again.
Waves of energy seamed to move all around me as it spoke. I was afraid, what was the voice? Who was the voice?
But I answered anyway."H-hello?"
"You need not be afraid... " The voice answered. I could feel the presence hover above me.
"Who... What are you?"
"Who do you say that I am?"
"What?" Then it hit me...
"Are you... God?"
"Indeed. I AM THAT I AM."
The second he uttered those words,It was as if the powers of the universe itself had been invoked. I felt a rush of energy all around me, the void itself seemed to shake with reverence.
I catched my breath. It was him, everything in my being screamed it was. Then It occurred to me that this was were I would be judged."I shall not judge thee... Not yet-"
"!?"
Then he let out a slight chuckle."I am omnipotent, did you forget I can read the thoughts of men's heart's?"
"O-oh."There was a pause."So... If I'm not being judged, then... Where am I?"
He answered once more."That is not important... I have a question for you, tell me Jack... Now that your life has ended, do you have any regrets?"
As he asked that question.All my regrets began to come before me, my gut renched as I thought about the fact that I wouldn't be able to make up for them by accomplishing my dream.
"I do."
"You had a dream did you not?""I did."
The presence came closer."What was your dream Jack?"At that question I bursted into tears."I WANTED TO BE A HERO OK!"
I ripped my hair out and sobbed.
"I wanted to help others as much as I could! I wanted to save everyone in front of me! I wanted to protect the smiles of others! I know it was stupid! I know it was childish! But still...It was my dream... But-"
I went into the fetal possession, and I began to float down. "It doesn't matter now- I'm dead... "
Suddenly I landed on what felt like glass.
I sat there wiping away my tears quickly.
"My life was useless anyway.""Do not speak that way."
The voice commanded.
"What if I sed I'd bring you back? And give you the power to accomplish your dream?"
I looked up."What's the catch?"
"No catch. I only ask one thing...You be my knight... Defend my people, save others, expell evil... but I suppose that is your dream is it not?"I stood up and thought for a moment.Then with no hesitation I uttered "I'll do it. Ill be your knight."
Suddenly a whirl wind began to blow around me, picking me up into the air as a giant white light beyond my comprehension came into existence.
My eyes widened as I looked opon the source of the light, a humanoid figure made of pure white energy.
"Vary well... Stretch forth your hand."
I obeyed.The figure grabbed my hand."Jack Turner, from this day forward you shall be my knight. You shall preform miracles, slay demons, save others and Do my will on earth-"
White and silver flames began poor out of his body and into my left hand, golden letters in another language appeared on my hand.
"I give thee the seal of anointing, which breaks yokes of bandage... Curse's, demonic power, the magic of pagan's and even the false gods of old. I give you this authority Jack... now therefore I say unto thee, Go forth and do as I've commanded."* * *
"This is for my friend!" Lisa cried as she rushed forward with all her might.
With her dagger in hand she was ready to cut off one of his limbs, she still didn't want to kill him, for multiple reasons, but she was willing to make sure he couldn't walk again.
"Hah!" Before she could strike he dudged once more, and in one swipe he slammed her into the ground, he now had the upper hand, he was about to strike when-
... He sensed something, she did too, something powerful, something holy, something infinite..
They turned there heads together and saw the boy, his hand began to glow gold, and then his body began to hover in the air, his still eyes began to light up as well, a beautiful emerald color, so bright it was like looking at a star.
Lisa's eyes widened with awe, in his torso a white flame bursted into existence and covered his whole body, the man in black looked and saw a golden light beginning to form into letters in another language, and it become sealed against the boys hand.
"It can't be... HE has chosen him?"
He let go of Lisa, he took a few steps back then looked at the girl, then back at the girl.
He knew he should have killed her but, it was as if the forces he called apon were screaming for him to leave.
So, he ran away, he leaped from building to building until he was out of the valley and onto the rooftops and then gone.
Lisa was still in awe at what she was seeing, she knew she should have chased him but... It was as if her body wouldn't let her.
Jacks body hoverd a few more seconds and then it fell to the ground, the flames were gone.
Lisa hesitantly got up and walked to the boy. "Jack?"
She got back on her knees beside him and placed her hand on his face, then-
"!"
He came to.
He sat up and gasped for air, he breathed heavy for a few seconds, Lisa was shocked for a moment.
But then she quickly wrapped her arms around him and exclaimed, "your alive!"
"L-lisa?!"
Jack went red the moment she hugged him.
"I thought I lost you!"
He blushed even more, why was she saying things like this? It might give him the wrong idea.
"L-lisa... Um... You don't have to... Wait-" why was she here in the first place? Then it hit him.
"Are you the girl who was fighting that guy?"
She froze, she backed up off him and looked like a deer in headlights. "I-"
Lisa looked down at his torso. "Your healed... That guy stabbed you over and over-" Jack spoke up.
"Don't judge the- " he looked down and noticed it, those wounds he has were completely healed, it then accored to him that God must have healed him before bringing him back...
"I... Guess I am, but that doesn't change the subject-" he looked her dead in the eye. "Who was that guy? Why were you fighting? And how were you moving so fast?"
Lisa looked at him for a moment, then she stood up and walked forward, her back was turned towards him, she was silent for a moment, then she spoke "you want answers? Come with me to the wedding chapel."
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