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Day 2 (almost) - Story 2
15 years ago
Technically, it's 12:21 am on day 3, but I was out partying. XP I love my friends.
Playlist:
Through The Fire And Flames - Dragonforce
The Diary Of Jane - Breaking Benjamin
Love Is War - Miku Hatsune
With My Mind - Unknown
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring.
The body that flowed out of the shadows was covered in deep purple fur, feline and at least as large as a tiger. Out of it's back, just behind the shoulder blades, rose two pairs of tentacles that ended in a flail covered with two inch spikes. Each step it took was followed by an afterimage, as if it existed in two places at the same time. It snarled at me again and I shivered. I knew what it was, even if I had only seen it in pictures and stories.
"Displacer Beast." I whispered.
"Very good. I knew you weren't stupid." A voice in my ear said. I realized it was the fairy, but fear of the beast in front of me kept my eyes locked on it.
"Just surprised. You guys were legends a car crash ago."
She snickered at my quip. I didn't have brain power to waste on humor, taking a short step back. The Displacer Beast padded one closer. I swallowed again.
Geeze, I discover magic is real only to have it try and kill me.
"So what do we do?" I asked her. She landed lightly on my shoulder. She only weighted as much as a small rock, so I almost didn't notice.
"Now you use your magic to destroy the thing." Arrogance and confidence laced her voice.
"What? What magic? I don't know how to use it!"
"You what? But you're brimming with it!"
I didn't even have time to think about that comment. The beast had tired of listening to us chat and launched itself at me. I threw myself to the side. Fur and claw and tooth sliced through my shirt, but missed the skin. I lost some to the pavement though. I hissed a bit at the pain.
"Stop fooling around! Blast it!" A voice I was quickly growing tired on screamed in my ear.
"I told you..." My head shot up as I heard something whiz through the air. I rolled. Concrete shattered where I had been. I kept rolling until I managed to come up on my knees. My left one throbbed, but I ignored it. I had managed to get out of easy pouncing range as well as away from the reach of the tentacles. For the moment, the creature stared at me with such malevolent eyes. I could feel its hate that I had dodged its attacks.
"If you can't do it, we'll have to take desperate measure. Time enough for tenderness later." The fairy didn't bother to explain further before burying both hands into the side of my neck, just under the ears. I would have screamed if my vocal cords hadn't frozen in place. It felt like she was stabbing two needles directly into my spine. The pain traveled upwards, every inch agony. It was all I could do to keep my feet. The world wavered through watery eyes. That was when my arm burst into flames... literally.
Blue fire licked from under my skin, my fingernails. It flowed off my fingers like an imitation of water. My entire being turned into a scream. But then, after a long moment, it was like a switch flipped. The pain was gone in an instant. My eyes shot open at the sudden lack of sensation. I looked down numbly, expecting a piece of charcoal instead of an arm.
My fear was disproved and dispelled as I lifted my hand, perfectly fine. Skin was blackened and hair was missing, true, but everything worked just fine. Fingers responded and muscled flowed seamlessly under flesh. I looked up at the displacer beast and grinned a horrible, terrifying grin of power unleashed.
It whimpered.
I had more fun with this one, probably because I am still charged up from being with my friends. I think it flowed a lot better as well. I keep thinking I'm concentrating too much on the small details, but I'm trying not to listen to the naysayer in my brain.
Playlist:
Through The Fire And Flames - Dragonforce
The Diary Of Jane - Breaking Benjamin
Love Is War - Miku Hatsune
With My Mind - Unknown
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring.
The body that flowed out of the shadows was covered in deep purple fur, feline and at least as large as a tiger. Out of it's back, just behind the shoulder blades, rose two pairs of tentacles that ended in a flail covered with two inch spikes. Each step it took was followed by an afterimage, as if it existed in two places at the same time. It snarled at me again and I shivered. I knew what it was, even if I had only seen it in pictures and stories.
"Displacer Beast." I whispered.
"Very good. I knew you weren't stupid." A voice in my ear said. I realized it was the fairy, but fear of the beast in front of me kept my eyes locked on it.
"Just surprised. You guys were legends a car crash ago."
She snickered at my quip. I didn't have brain power to waste on humor, taking a short step back. The Displacer Beast padded one closer. I swallowed again.
Geeze, I discover magic is real only to have it try and kill me.
"So what do we do?" I asked her. She landed lightly on my shoulder. She only weighted as much as a small rock, so I almost didn't notice.
"Now you use your magic to destroy the thing." Arrogance and confidence laced her voice.
"What? What magic? I don't know how to use it!"
"You what? But you're brimming with it!"
I didn't even have time to think about that comment. The beast had tired of listening to us chat and launched itself at me. I threw myself to the side. Fur and claw and tooth sliced through my shirt, but missed the skin. I lost some to the pavement though. I hissed a bit at the pain.
"Stop fooling around! Blast it!" A voice I was quickly growing tired on screamed in my ear.
"I told you..." My head shot up as I heard something whiz through the air. I rolled. Concrete shattered where I had been. I kept rolling until I managed to come up on my knees. My left one throbbed, but I ignored it. I had managed to get out of easy pouncing range as well as away from the reach of the tentacles. For the moment, the creature stared at me with such malevolent eyes. I could feel its hate that I had dodged its attacks.
"If you can't do it, we'll have to take desperate measure. Time enough for tenderness later." The fairy didn't bother to explain further before burying both hands into the side of my neck, just under the ears. I would have screamed if my vocal cords hadn't frozen in place. It felt like she was stabbing two needles directly into my spine. The pain traveled upwards, every inch agony. It was all I could do to keep my feet. The world wavered through watery eyes. That was when my arm burst into flames... literally.
Blue fire licked from under my skin, my fingernails. It flowed off my fingers like an imitation of water. My entire being turned into a scream. But then, after a long moment, it was like a switch flipped. The pain was gone in an instant. My eyes shot open at the sudden lack of sensation. I looked down numbly, expecting a piece of charcoal instead of an arm.
My fear was disproved and dispelled as I lifted my hand, perfectly fine. Skin was blackened and hair was missing, true, but everything worked just fine. Fingers responded and muscled flowed seamlessly under flesh. I looked up at the displacer beast and grinned a horrible, terrifying grin of power unleashed.
It whimpered.
I had more fun with this one, probably because I am still charged up from being with my friends. I think it flowed a lot better as well. I keep thinking I'm concentrating too much on the small details, but I'm trying not to listen to the naysayer in my brain.
~GR