The usual darkness, is it I am getting used to this emptiness… I know it’s only a dream but Why is it that feels so familiar yet so alienated.
A FAINT FEMININE VOICE BEGAN TO RING IN THE DARKNESS AS IF CALLING HIM…
Lucas…. Lucas…., slowly calling but with own will LUCAS began to move towards the voice. What he saw in front as if some faint warm light was the origin of the voice. The voice started to fade as if it was going farther away from him. With the strength he was able to draw he began to ran towards the voice as if something was telling him to reach there.
Wait, I am coming, don’t go… I need to go there!!! Why is that it feels warm, like I belong somewhere!!! Wait, ahh!!
WHILE CHASING, LUCAS TRIPS AND FALLS. AS HE SEES TOWARDS THE VOICE…
Don’t leave me alone!!! Take me with you, wait for me…
JUST AT THE INSTANT, HE BEGAN TO FALL IN COMPLETE DARKNESS TOWARDS UNDECIPHERABLE EMPTINESS AND THE NEXT MOMENT, HE WOKE;SURROUNDED BY BOOKS AND A GAME RUNNING IN THE CONSOLE, HE BABBLES TO HIMSELF:
Just the usual nightmares, when are they going to end. Reality sucks but still nightmares on top to complement. What a curse I have… Never mind,… Ohh, I remembered!! I am late for the evaluation exams today. Have to leave soon. ID taken… required equipments taken… mind already there… dress ready… time to get going!!!Hush., good granny doesn’t live with me, she definitely don’t want to see their grandson to be this miserable.
WITH BREAD IN HIS MOUTH, HE TAKES HIS BIKE HASTILY TOWARDS HIS SENIOR SCHOOL. WHILE REACHING THERE SAW HIS ONLY FRIEND “CARLOS”.
CARLOS: So, going to rock the paper after playing RPGs late time. You definitely have something up your sleeves.
LUCAS: Brother just some tired eyes and a twisted fate.
CARLOS: Don’t make it sound so dramatic. It’s as if you say and something is going to come flying hitting you in your head.
LUCAS: You Doub!!!!!
CARLOS: LUcas.,
AS IF HE PITCHES HIS VOICE DOWN AFTER SEES THE BULLY
LIFT LUCAS UP. BULLY SAYS,
BILLY: I can see why you are such a whiny cat Lucas. By the way, we didn’t forget the shoes of ours you were supposed to polish after the homework. So you better tell us everything in the examination or you know what awaits you!!!
BILLY & THE REST BULLIES WENT PAST WHILE EMPTYING THE REST MILK SHAKE BOTTLE ON HIM. WHILE GOING TO WASHROOM TO WIPE THE MESS, CARLOS LOOKS AT LUCAS WITH PITY.
CARLOS: Dude you should step away from those bastards. Why don’t you fight back or do something.
LUCAS: Brother, I have got my life on line after a while, why should I be worried about a little inconvenience. Let’s head back to the examination hall.
”I KNOW NOW HOW TO STRIVE IN SUFFERINGS !!”, he told to himself in his mind…
THEY COMPLETED THE SEMESTER EXAM WITH THE CATCH THAT LUCAS NEVER ENTERTAINED BILLY AND PASSED A GRIN WHILE SEEING HIS MISERY TO SOLVE THE REST. AFTER THE EXAM GETS OVER, LUCAS AS FAST AND SNEAKY TOOK HIS BAG AND RAN TOWARDS HIS BIKE FOLLOWED BY BILLY A BIT FAR AWAY.
BILLY: LUCAS!!! You are not going to remain alive now, I will beat you to hell to make you pay.
AS BILLY DREW CLOSER, LUCAS CYCLED HIS WAY THROUGH TO ESCAPE AT THE LAST MOVEMENT.
Billy: I am going to chase you to hell and back to get your head straight.
RELIEVED OF THE EVENT, LUCAS RUSHES TO HIS PART TIME JOB AT A CONVENIENT STORE.
Store Manager: What’s with the tired aura Lucas, go work in double shifts. Do you think money comes from the trees. You don’t do enough work to get me pay you what I do…Lucas: Sure Manager, I will get to it.
”HIS SELFISH ATTITUDE GOES AGAIN !!, LEAVE IT LET’s GET TO WORK OR I WON’T RECEIVE THE PAYCHECK…”,Lucas: Let’s do one thing, it’s too much stress for the day, let’s take a new game from part of my savings and go play it today. First thing, my time.
LUCAS COMPLETED HIS SHIFTS WITH PROPER WORK, ATE AT THE STORE AND WITH EASE WENT TO SEE SOME GAMES AND CALL IT A DAY. AS HE WAS GOING ACROSS LOADS OF PEOPLE SUDDENLY AN ARM GRABBED HIS SHOULDER.
Billy’s Senior: Hey!! You are that boy. Heyyy, Billy I found him buddy. Lucas: Crap!! They saw me and on top of that they are drunk too. I better get out of their grasp.Billy: Oh see who we have got here. CLOSING NEAR HIM HE SAYS...
Billy: Now who’s going to save our little kitten. Let’s take you to a place where we can talk like friends. WITH A DISGUSTING GRIN ON HIS FACE.THE BULLIES TOOK LUCAS TO AN ABANDONED ALLEY AWAY FROM THE MAIN TOWN, AS THEY ARRIVED AT THE SPOT. BILLY TOLD LUCAS TO STAND IN FRONT OF ALL AS THEY WERE SITTING AROUND. BILLY WENT CLOSED AND ASKED LUCAS:Billy: Is there anything to say!?Lucas: What is thi,,??? Ahhhhh….
BEFORE FINISHING BILLY HIT LUCAS WITH FIST AT STOMACH.
Billy: Whatever happens you are a witless pussy who can’t live proudly in this world. You are born to serve us and that’s it. Finish what were you saying genius. LUCAS LOOKED BILLY IN EYES BUT WAS POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING, HIS BODY SHIVERED, BALANCE DISTORTED BUT GOT ON HIS KNEES IN SITTING POSITION. AS BILLY GOT CLOSER, LUCAS THREW THE SAND IN HIS HAND IN THE EYES AND TOOK A RUN FOR IT.
Billy: You LUCASSS!!!, get the boy dummies…THE REST BULLIES FOLLOWED LUCAS BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY WHAT WAS IN FRONT OF HIM. ALL HE CAN THINK WAS, RUN GET AWAY FROM THEIR SIGHTS. LET ME TAKE A TURN OR TWO. AS HE TOOK TURNS SUDDENLY HE FELLS FROM NARROW STEEP SLOPE INTO AN ALLEYWAY. AS HE GETS UP, HE SEES NOBODY BEHIND HIM BUT IN FRONT A DARK GLOOMY ALLEY WITH NO SIGNS OF HABITAT. IT’S AS IF THE PLACE DIED CENTURIES AGO. ALONG THE ABANDONED STORES, STRAIGHT AT THE END LUCAS SEES A STORE WITH FLICKERING BULB INDICATING A GAMING SHOP.
Lucas: I think it’s better for me to get out of this place soon but there should be no harm in seeing and then leave. I also do need some time for me still.LUCAS PICKED HIS BAG AND APPROACHED THE GAMING STORE. IT WAS AS IF IT GOT COLDER AS HE ARRIVED. AS HE SET HIS FOOT INSIDE…A HUGE OLD BEARDED MAN CAME IN FRONT OF HIM, ALL HAIRY, SMELLY STAINED CLOTHES AND LOOKED LIKE HE DIDN'T SLEPT FOR QUITE A WHILE. A BATCH ON HIS SHIRT LISTED A NAME, ‘RUDOLF’. AS THE OLD MAN APPROACHED LUCAS, HE CAME CLOSER AND STARED HIM EYE TO EYE AND BUSTED TO LAUGHTER.
RUDOLF: Hahaha.. So the boy's got some tough life. Go ahead son, so what brought you here.
LUCAS: Aah right.?, I was just looking out for some games. And had some encounters while playing tag with few bullies, rubbing his injured hand from fall.GIVING THE BANDAGES THE OLD MAN SAID…
RUDOLF: I have seen the fog set but not any person stumbling this alleyway. Though son, fetch whatever you like but choose wisely.ANXIOUS IN GUTS, LUCAS STARTED HEADING INSIDE THE STORE. TRAVERSING HUGE AMOUNT OF DISKS HE NEVER HEARD OF, HE WAS DRAWN MYSTERIOUSLY TOWARDS END OF THE STORE TO A AISLE WITH FLICKERING BULB, ONLY GAME KEPT THERE.
LUCAS: "Eclipse's Scion"... It looks good, let's get with it.
LUCAS HEADS TOWARDS RUDOLF CLINGING TO THE STRIP OF HIS WORN BAG WITH GAME IN OTHER HAND, HERE RUDOLF I WILL GO WITH THIS ONE.RUDOLF WHILE SMILING FOR AN INSTANT WHISPERS TO LUCAS:
“Be cautious of the fate son, The lines between reality and abyss are fading, soon forwarding havoc from the realms will be raging!!!”… leave…
AS LUCAS ASKED FOR PARDON, RUDOLF SCARED LUCAS TO THE CORE AS HE SCREAMED “LEAVE!!!”
RUNNING AWAY INTO THE HEAVY MIST, LUCAS DIDN’T LOOK BACK AND THE NEXT MOMENT AS HE TRIED TO TURNBAMNNN!!!!LUCAS RAN INTO A BRICK WALL AND STANDING UP HAS RETURNED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE TOWN.
Lucas: Where did I lost the trail…. Nevermind let’s head to a cafe and play this game there. Hey buddy, fetch me 2 hours of gaming rental space. Atleast now I can play in silence. LUCAS WENT TO THE CAFE TO START THE GAME. THE GAME STARTED WITH A RETRO SETTING AS THE GAME PROMPTED,
SELECT THE NAME OF YOUR CHARACTER!!! Lucas: “ARTHUR” sounds great. Heroic in all means.
AS HE PRESSED ENTER, THE SCREEN FLICKERED ON THE PROMPT AND A UNKNOWN NAME WAS DISPLAYED,
NAME OF THE CHARACTER IS:
ASHVEIL
THOUGH A BIT STRANGE, LUCAS WENT AHEAD TO EXPLORE THE WORLD. SET IN A PRE-RENAISSANCE PERIOD WHERE CHURCH RULED THE KINGDOM, HAVING SUPPORT GUILDS ONE OF WHICH HERO IS PART OF AGAINST A REBELLIOUS CULT FIGHTING TO RULE AND MAKE SUPERIOR RACE TO EVER EXIST.
Lucas: Yeah I understood this much of the world. Though I can see a quest appear on the map. Let’s shoot.AFTER PLAYING THE QUEST AGAINST A WILDEBEEST MONSTER WITH THE TEAM. HE CHARGED TOWARDS THE BEAST TO DELIVERY THE ULTIMATE FINISHER “SOLAR FLARE” WHEN SUDDENLY HIS CHARACTER STOPS!!!
Lucas: What happened, move the way, sweep, parry, attack…. Do something!! And as the beast throw a storm towards him, the game goesAND AS THE BEAST THROW LIGHTNING STORM TOWARDS HIM, THE GAME GOES BLANK AND TO A SYMBOL FAINTLY APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. THE ECLIPSE’S SCION IS UPON YOU!!
Lucas: So the times over now, it’s time to head home.AS LUCAS PACKS HIS BAGS AND LEAVE, BILLY’S FRIEND GRABS HIM. AS LUCAS SEES HIM, HE INFORMS BILLY.
Billy’s Friend: We found your kitten to play mate. We will meet in-front of the lake. AS HE TOOK LUCAS TO THE LAKE, BILLY AND THE REST WERE COMING FROM FAR AWAY. AS HIS FRIEND CLOSED TO THE LAKE BOUNDARY, LUCAS PUSHED HIM RUNNING AWAY FROM THE SITE. BILLY AND THE REST RUNS BEHIND HIM AND SOON LOOSES THE TRACKS BUT BILLY RUSHES TO GET LUCA AS HE RUSHES TO THE ONLY CONSTRUCTION APARTMENT HE SAW AS ESCAPE.
LUCAS: Damn he is called the tank for nothing.
The stairs…. steel sheets….. Cement….. The rod… AS BILLY CHASED HE HAD LITTLE IDEA OF THE TRAP HE WAS SET INTO. AS HE WENT UP THE 3rd FLOOR STAIRS, LUCAS PUSHED THE SHEETS TOWARDS BILLY MAKING HIM FALL AND INTO THE WET CEMENT SET BEHIND HIM SLOWING HIM DOWN FOR NOT SO LONG. ANGRY AS HELL BILLY WENT TO THE TERRACE STRAIGHT AFTER HIM.
Billy: You wait LUCAS!!! I am coming for you. I know you are hiding around, sorry for saying you are a kitten but no you are surely worse than it all. No one cares about you, just a pawn to be used by everyone. Even your parents left you when you were little. Your whole family was pathetic.
THE NEXT MOVEMENT WHICH LUCAS WITH THE ROD WAS FULL OF RAGE READY TO HIT BILLY WITH ALL HE HAD GOT AND
CLANKKK..
Billy: I didn’t knew you can also attack… KITTY, I am going to hit you now, I caught the rod but can you stop my fists..BILLY CONTINUED TO PUNCH LUCAS…HE WAS BROUGHT TO GROUND MULTIPLE TIMES BUT WOULD STAND TO SEE BILLY IN EYES…
Lucas: “Hit me all you want”, I am not scared of you!!! LUCAS I know he babbles, It hurts as hell but not more than the rest of time we feel.BILLY LIFTS LUCAS TOWARDS THE TERRACE BOUNDARY WITH AREA OF NO BOUNDARY AND SAID,
“NOW YOU FEEL SCARED…”
Lucas: Definitely not you moron!!!, but you will be!!
LUCAS GATHERS ALL POWER IN HIS MIGHT TO PUNCH BILLY’S FACE AND KICKS HIM AWAY TO DISCOVER THERE IS NO GROUND TO STAND. FALLING ALONG THE BUILDING HE CLEARLY REMEMBERS FALLING INTO THE ABYSS OF HIS DREAM, HIS MISERY AND DARKNESS. HE VIEWS THE DARK SKY TO SEE A
"STRANGE COMET LEAVING DUSKY, DARK AND AMBER RED CLOUD" BEHIND IT.
Lucas: Atleast I was brave in my last moments. He mumbled to himself..
AS LUCAS GRADUALLY CLOSED HIS EYES TO DARKNESS HE IS ACCUSTOMED WITH….BUT AS WITH THE DARKNESS SPREAD ACROSS HIS EYES, A RED CURSE SYMBOL APPEARED AS IF WAS PAINTED IN AIR IN FRONT OF HIS VISION FOLLOWED BY A FAINT GREEN LIGHT FROM FAR CLOSING IN ON HIM. AS HE WAS COVERED WITH BRIGHT LIGHT THE SAME VOICE IN HIS HEAD EARLIER CALLED THE NAME;
“Ashveil… Ashveil…” Open your eyes, we are all here waiting for you…..
As the brightness settled, he finds himself in laps of a beautiful healer with warm green aura tearing as he opens his eyes.While looking around he finds himself in an open grassland surrounded by 3-4 people around him while it look like he wore an armor!??“Why am I in an armor, wasn’t I supposed to die. Who's this beautiful young lady... nevertheless...,,, What’s with all these people I don’t understand.”!!!???
Lucia: What do you mean Ashveil, I guess the beast got on your head…ALL OF THEM LAUGHED YET, THE HEALER TOLD HIM
Iris: Thank god you are fine. Don’t be reckless after all…
Brock:
Even though I am a tank, I can never imagine standing still near the monster, it’s going to die by what your aura!??As the conversation went, he looks himself in the reflection of his sword to see a face he doesn’t know but knows people call around him as ASHVEIL.
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