Demon_Child
02-24-2004, 3:43 AM
Deranged Evolution Part 2 – Angel of Death
Chapter 1
*Garth lies on his stomach, looking through binoculars at the base of Eve. The cliff isn’t natural. It was made from portions of ground being pushed when Neron destroyed Chicago and turned hundreds of miles into desert.*
Garth- What are they doing?
Tim- Hmm?
*Tim-and-Carl grabs the binoculars from Garth and looks through them. He sees the horde of monsters. There’s so many of them, there is no ground seen below that isn’t covered with black. Each monster is incredibly fierce, averaging at about 1 ton. Their backs are covered with long spikes. Standing on two legs, but slouched over like bizarre hunchbacks, they resemble raptors. Maws filled with three rows of jagged teeth and eyes as sharp as eagle’s, they are nearly impossible to fight without some kind of heavy artillery weapon or magic.*
Garth- Any ideas?
Tim- Well… Demon Child told us to keep watch. Ironically, there’s nothing to watch. They’re all standing as if in a trance. They haven’t moved a muscle. The group stopped growing hours ago.
Garth- What are they waiting for?
Tim- … I don’t know. I just know it can’t be good.
Garth- When we getting outta here?
Tim- Well, about another half hour and we can call it a-
*An explosion below them shakes the ground, causing them both to tumble backwards. The explosion came from Eve. The top of the towering plant is covered in an inferno of fire. Smoke darkens the sky.*
Tim- WTF was that?!
Garth- Look!
*A glowing sphere floats from out of Eve’s top. It’s gelatinous and floats like a bubble.*
Tim & Garth- …
*The bubble bursts and a fiery form flies towards the ground. It hits the ground with such impact that the monsters around it topple over like dominoes. It raises its head, revealing no distinguishing features; no nose, mouth, ears. It only has red eyes. It gazes around at the crowd of creatures that suddenly begin to move. They shriek as if furious.*
Garth- Who… or what is that, Tim?
Tim- Just a sec, Garth…
*The being raises its right hand and a twinkle of light is seen from the cliff. A fraction of a second later, and thousands of bolts of crackling green energy hit every black monster. The beasts scream and spasm as the energy causes them to boil and explode into gas that the emerald being absorbs through his right hand. A huge cloud of black gas forms a cyclone that goes directly to the emerald being. He absorbs all the gas and as he does, he changes. Black splotches begin to cover his whole body. The red eyes burn with incredible intensity. His back rips open and two silvery wings emerge. His muscles bulge everywhere, making him at least 5x larger than even Demon Child. A mouth rips open from the black flesh, revealing long yellow teeth that and no lips or gums. The top of his skull rips open and dozens of tentacles emerge. Each one has sharp suction cups like an evil squid is resting on his head. His chest bulges as veins that glow green cover his black flesh. A tail at least 10 feet long comes out of his backside. Finally, long horns come out of the sides of his head like a ram. The emerald being has become a nightmarish demon.*
Tim- *shocked* We’ve got get away and warn the others.
Garth- Let’s go.
*Garth turns and takes three steps before a blinding flash of light hits his back.*
Garth- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!
Tim- Garth!!!
*Tim looks to see a pale worm about 2 feet long boring itself into Garth’s back. He screams in utter agony.*
Tim- Hang on! *he pulls out a scalpel from the first aid kit at his side and stabs at the creature, but it’s too late. It goes completely inside Garth.* Oh no… Garth…
*Garth still screams, but he stops abruptly and stands to face Tim. There’s no expression on his face as he pulls a gun from his side and aims it at his right temple.*
Tim- Nooooooooooo!
*Garth pulls the gun away from his head and shoots Tim in the arm. He grabs the wound as blood pours through his shirt.*
Tim- Garth…
Garth- Mulicka sudalijki expisox…
Tim- What are you saying?
Garth- *in the Tim’s voice* What are you saying? What. Are. You. Saying.
*in a new, frightening voice* Ah… what a simple language you speak, mortal…
*Garth looks at his hands, then at the gun.*
Garth- Such a crude weapon.
*He squeezes it until it breaks in his hand and his palms bleed. He drops the shattered pistol to the ground. He kneels next to Tim-and-Carl and smiles. It’s not Garth’s smile.*
Garth- Listen closely, monkey. I have so much to do and so little time…
Tim- What are-
*Garth cups a hand over his mouth, then with the other hand he punches Tim in his bullet wound.*
Garth- *in the demonic voice* Listen, child… *grabs him by the good arm and holds him off the ground* You are less than slime to me! I can crush your primitive body into dust if you don’t tell me what I want!
Tim- Gaaah! *he kicks Garth across the face, breaking his nose.*
Garth- That was very stupid, boy…
*He throws Tim to the ground and digs his thumbs in his eyes.*
Tim- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! No!
Garth- Tell me! Tell me what I want!
Tim- What do you want!? Aaaaaah!
Garth- Your complete and utter loyalty!
Tim- What?! NO!
Garth- *he gets off him and lets him cry in agony from the loss of his eyes* Surrender your will to me and I’ll stop the pain… * he stomps Tim’s right leg, snapping it*
Tim- *sobbing, the salt making his wounds burn* No…
Garth- Just say “Please” and I’ll stop the pain.
Tim- *he chokes on his own blood* N-n-no…
Garth- Say it! Now or you die…
Tim- *looking to the horizon, thinking of his friends* … forgive me. Please.
Garth- Hmm?
Tim- *near death* Please heal me…
Garth- It that a “Yes” to my request for your loyalty, boy?
Tim- Y-y-yesssss… *he slips into unconsciousness*
Garth- *still no expression on his face* A wise choice. *he places his hand over Tim’s heart. Blue energy covers the demon knight, making his wounds heal. A strange mark is over his chest where the hand touched.* You were so close to death, human. Any further and you would’ve been beyond my great power…
Tim- Th-th…
Garth- You can say it, child.
Tim- *tears stream from his eyes* Thank you… my savoir…
Garth- *the same crude smile* Your health is restored. Your heart is in my grasp. Your soul is mine.
Tim- *groveling at his feet* Thank you, Lord Zykuzal.
Garth- You’re welcome. Now, rise and turn from my puppet, so that you may gaze upon my true form…
*Tim stands and turns to see the huge demon before him. The beast wears a smile of jagged teeth. His crown of tentacles writhe and whip around, Tim’s eyes fill with even more tears and he runs to embrace his new master. Garth stands with his macabre smile and a bloody mark on his back where the worm borrowed.*
Zykuzal- I am Zykuzal the Wicked and you’re now the first of my children…
Chapter 2
PC99- Did you feel that?
DC- Yes.
*The two stand on a small island in Lake Michigan. The sun is setting as Shankz walks up to them.*
Shankz- … what’s wrong?
DC- The monsters around Eve… they’re all dead.
Shankz- What? How can you tell?
PC99- We no longer sense their energy. It was humongous before and now it’s changed. There’s only this new feeling. Whatever it is, it has masked itself so we can’t sense its power.
Shankz- Should we go back to the mainland?
DC- Yes. We must alert everyone. We’re no longer training for a battle against an army, but against something… else.
Shankz- Ready?
DC- Yes.
PC99- Uh huh.
Shankz- Hold on. *he holds his palms out towards them. A light flashes and the three teleport.* We’re here.
*The Demon Knights stand before a hidden entrance. Demon Child knocks three times on a seemingly demolished car door in a pile of debris. A voice comes from behind the window.*
???- Password?
PC99- Ghetto to the max. lolz.
*Carnage opens the door and leads the three into a hidden headquarters. ShawnManX and Redsoldier play poker at a foldout table. The room is 20x10 feet. 5 cots are positioned against a wall. A leaking pipe pours tap water into a pot for drinking. Demon Child asks everyone to take a seat.*
DC- Get comfortable. As soon as Garth and Tim get back, I’ll tell you all what must be done…
Shawn- Done about what?
DC- The power I sensed is too familiar to ignore. It may not be what I think it is, but if so, we may have more trouble than we can handle…
Carnage- What do you mean, DC?
DC- Wait till the other two get back.
Near a dying Eve…
*The great plant is falling to pieces when a horribly wounded creature emerges from the debris around the base. She rises to her feet. The black cloak of slime is gone and all that remains is a bleeding and dying symbiote. As she crawls weakly, a great four-talon claw
grips her neck and lifts her to meet his burning eyes 17 feet above the ground.*
Zykuzal- Pitiful creature… *he laughs* You didn’t know, did you?
Phoenix- I’ll… k-kill you… for this betrayal… demon…
Zykuzal- You will do nothing, weakling. *he squeezes throat until she’s suffocating*
Phoenix- W-w-with… my last br-breath… I vow revenge…de…mon… *she spasms, then goes limp*
Zykuzal- Not in a millennium, fool. *he drops her corpse to the ground* Garth!
*The Demon Knight approaches. His back no longer shows traces of blood. He nods to the demon.*
Zykuzal- The troops will be coming back soon. I want you to find your Demon Knight brethren. Tell them that Tim-and-Carl has been wounded and couldn’t be carried. *he speaks to the worm inside of the human* Don’t destroy this body… now go. I will guide you…
*Garth turns and heads for the Demon Knight’s headquarters.*
Zykuzal- Now for my apprentice. *he turns* Tim!
*The Demon Knight comes forward. He wears black armor with a massive skull helm. Jagged spikes line his arms and shoulders. A grim smile spreads across pale lips.*
Tim- My lord?
Zykuzal- Are the preparations nearly complete?
Tim- Yes… at this rate, the ritual will soon be ready and your evolution will be complete.
Zykuzal- Have the troops come back with what we need?
Tim- Yes, lord. *he turns and holds a hand out over the ground, which cracks open, revealing an underground tunnel. A flesh worm of great size hisses. Constructed from the bones and rotting flesh of the dead, the creature’s eyes are black pits and it’s teeth are the top halves of human skulls.* Ah…
*In the next instant, Tim speaks a grotesque cacophony of incantations; making sounds no human tongue could mutilate itself to create. The worm buries itself in the ground, showing how lowly it is before the dark necromancer.*
Tim- Present the remains of the dark place, worm!
*The worm’s maw opens and it vomits a portion of black stone. Evil actually radiates from it.*
Zykuzal- Excellent… it is what I wanted…
Tim- Yes, Lord. *he lifts the piece of stone only the size of his palm*
Zykuzal- It is the last piece of Dark Eden and therefore holds a small, but workable portion of the Defiler’s energy.
Tim- Kaloc the Defiler…
Zykuzal- One more piece remains and with it, the prophecy will be made true. ”A warrior who once served the Light will turn to the Darkness and bring forth the three keys…” Yes. I have waited eons for this moment…
Tim- All that awaits is the other two relics. One is in the burning Hells…
Zykuzal- I have sent my minions to retrieve it.
Tim- The other… is the . However, that one is still unknown to me…
Zykuzal- It is unknown even to me, child. Not for long, though. I shall find it and it will be mine. My power will be restored… HahahahahahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*The last portions of Eve fall before the laughing Demon.*
Chapter 3
*A knock is heard on the door to the Demon Knight’s headquarters.*
Red- I got it. *he heads to the entrance* Password?
Garth- Ghetto to the max.
Red- Come on in.
*Red opens the door and leads Garth into the main room.*
DC- Hmm, Garth. Where’s Tim?
Garth- It’s bad, DC. Real bad! Tim was captured the monsters! He’s back there right now! We have to go save him.
DC- How long did it take you to get here?
Garth- About 15 minutes?
PC99- *concerned* And you left right after they got him?
Garth- Of course! Now are we going or no-
DC- Garth. Both PC99 and me sensed the horde of monsters die over half an hour ago.
Garth- Which means?
DC- There’s no way Tim could’ve been captured… what are you up to?
Garth- Well. I just thought I could- *he draws his sword and swings it at DC.*
DC- What are you doing!?
Garth- DIE!!! *his sword doesn’t affect Demon Child’s crystalline skin*
PC99- Garth, stop!
Garth- Die, Protoss whore!
*He throws the sword at her, but she dodges and hits him with her staff, knocking him backwards. He yells and charges towards her, but DC slices him in two. Bloody halves fly through the air.*
PC99- OMG! Garth!
DC- That’s not Garth!
Shawn- Whoa…
*From Garth’s back, a wound splits open. White foam covers the top half of the dead man. A hideous worm, with a reach of 8 feet, whips around the room. It pulls free of the Demon Knight’s corpse and slides towards the warriors. It’s leech-like head leaps for Shawn’s throat. PC99 freezes the creature before it can it. It falls to the ground and shatters into pieces.*
DC- It can’t be. A pale worm. I haven’t seen one of these since… shortly after I was made, so, so long ago.
Red- Where could such a thing come from?
DC- *bending over a dead Garth and closing his eyelids* No. What horrible beast could make such a thing. I know. If Tim’s not here, I fear he’s already dead or worse…
Carnage- What are you thinking, captain?
DC- I think we’re facing… a demon or a being with demonic powers.
*A trembling makes the light bulbs overhead rock back and forth.*
PC99- Oh no… *grips the table*
DC- Hang on…
Carnage- Why?
*The room starts moving, going to the right with great force. The Demon Knights contend to keep their balance, as one of the walls breaks open. A flesh worm breaks through the wall, screeching its hideous bloodlust. As the broken wall topples over, a hole is made in the great pile of debris. Dozens of undead beasts begin pouring into the room. Rotting cadavers clawing at air to skeletons wielding knifes and hatchets. Demon Child nods and the Demon Knights draw their weapons and rush to take on their attackers.*
Standing on a pile of wreckage…
*Tim-and-Carl watches a flood of undead minions head towards the Demon Knight’s headquarters. The ground around him quakes as more flesh worms plow towards the small hiding place. He grins, and then growls in the hellish language again. As the thumping sound of heavy feet is heard behind him, the abomination he nicknamed “The Rottener” follows the hordes of smaller undead. Standing 12 feet, composed over 50 corpses, his bulk is enormous. Gigantic arms carry a javelin made of a sharpened metal pole. Tim laughs madly.*
DC- Hit ‘em hard! *he swings his sword with both hands, chopping 5 skeletons in half.*
*Carnage spins his axe arms, bashing and chopping zombies that claw at him from all sides. Protosschick99 shouts as a frost nova erupts from her feet, freezing enemies long enough for her to spin 360 degrees, breaking them to pieces with her staff. Redsoldier kicks skeletons to pieces left and right. Shawn pulls out a grenade and heaves out the exit hole, blowing skeletons into the air. Shankz drives his sword into every enemy he can, then kicking them to the ground.*
Carnage- DC! They’re coming even faster now!
PC99- We have to fight them!
*Demon Child drives his sword into the ground and yells in the demonic tongue, a wall of flame slides towards the exit hole, blocking it. The undead that try to cross the immense heat burn to ash instantly, but the flesh worms make it under. Three of them burst from the gun and scream at the Demon Knights.*
Shankz- Oh no you don’t! *he charges at the nearest one and drives his sword through the top of the skull, through the bottom jaw. The creature can’t open its mouth. He yells a spell and the resulting charge of electricity fries the creature and makes his sword return to him.*
DC- Nice, but watch this. *forms a fireball and hurls it at another one. Its head explodes into bloody bits.*
*Suddenly, a fourth one breaks out of the ground behind Shawn and head butts him flying into PC99. Carnage rushes at the beast and hacks its head to pieces with dual axes.*
Carnage- Eat that, asshole!
*The third worm bites into Garth’s corpse and drags it underground.*
PC99- Garth!!! *sob*
Carnage- Sonsabitches!
*The ceiling explodes as undead start pouring into the room from above. Shankz swings his crystal sword left and right, cutting them. A group of zombies overwhelm him and pull him to the ground.*
DC- Shankz! *he leaps over a dozen skeletons and rushes for the fallen warrior, but an explosion to his left sends him to the ground. When he rises, a great monster holding an javelin bellows at him. DC lifts his sword to strike, but the javelin already pierces his side and lifts him into the air.*
PC99- Noooooooo! *she runs to shoot ice at the monster, but he backhands her into a wall, knocking her unconscious.*
Carnage- Shawn!
Shawn- Right!
*The two go back to back. The firewall has gone down and undead pour in from all sides. DC yells profanities in his great pain. The monster bangs his head into the wall and knocks the demon out.*
Carnage- We’re in trouble.
Shawn- No shit, man.
*A circle of enemies is around them. Shawn sets down his backpack and reaches inside. He pulls out a two tanks of liquid.*
Shawn- This is enough explosive to blow up 10 city blocks…
Carnage- Wait. You’re not thinking what I think you’re thinking, are you?
*The undead suddenly stop at the sight of the bomb. All eyes are on it.*
Shawn- They know what it can do. *he arms it and lifts the detonator in his hand, holding his thumb over it.* Back off!!!
*The undead don’t budge.*
Carnage- They think you’re bluffing…
Shawn- I’m not… *sweat starts to trickle down his face* I’m going to count to three, then blow you all to pieces!
*A voice from behind the horde speaks.*
???- Do you truly think that matters?
Shawn- T-t-tim?
*The crowd separates as Tim-and-Carl steps towards the duo. His eyes seem dead and his skin is pasty. He holds out a hand towards Shawn.*
Tim- Give me the detonator friend…
Carnage- No. Don’t do it.
Tim- *looks at Carnage* Heh. I’ve wanted to do this for so long. *he holds a palm towards him and speaks in the foul language. Bone bursts forth from the ground and wraps all around Carnage like a cage. He can’t budge.*
Shawn- Let him go!
Tim- Give me the detonator Shawn or you all die. *he motions with his hand and the circle tightens.*
Shawn- *weakly* What’s wrong with you, Tim?
Tim- I’ve never been better. I am immortal. I am the chosen one of a new god. He will rule this planet and eventually the universe with me at his left hand…
Shawn- You’ve become a monster…
Tim- Surrender. There’s nowhere to go, child. Please, Shawn. Give me the detonator.
Shawn- I-I-I’ll do it…
Do it Shawn.
*The two look for where the voice is coming from.*
Tim- Who speaks?! Show yourself!
Kill the demon’s puppet, Shawn and the beast will have no anchor to this world.
Tim- That’s not true!
Prove it isn’t, you naïve fool…
Tim- Enough!!! *he runs at Shawn*
Push it!!!
Shawn- *a tear runs down his face* I hope I see you on the other side, Tim…
Tim- Nooooooooooooooooo!
*Shawn presses the detonator and Tim hits the ground, awaiting the explosion.*
Chapter 1
*Garth lies on his stomach, looking through binoculars at the base of Eve. The cliff isn’t natural. It was made from portions of ground being pushed when Neron destroyed Chicago and turned hundreds of miles into desert.*
Garth- What are they doing?
Tim- Hmm?
*Tim-and-Carl grabs the binoculars from Garth and looks through them. He sees the horde of monsters. There’s so many of them, there is no ground seen below that isn’t covered with black. Each monster is incredibly fierce, averaging at about 1 ton. Their backs are covered with long spikes. Standing on two legs, but slouched over like bizarre hunchbacks, they resemble raptors. Maws filled with three rows of jagged teeth and eyes as sharp as eagle’s, they are nearly impossible to fight without some kind of heavy artillery weapon or magic.*
Garth- Any ideas?
Tim- Well… Demon Child told us to keep watch. Ironically, there’s nothing to watch. They’re all standing as if in a trance. They haven’t moved a muscle. The group stopped growing hours ago.
Garth- What are they waiting for?
Tim- … I don’t know. I just know it can’t be good.
Garth- When we getting outta here?
Tim- Well, about another half hour and we can call it a-
*An explosion below them shakes the ground, causing them both to tumble backwards. The explosion came from Eve. The top of the towering plant is covered in an inferno of fire. Smoke darkens the sky.*
Tim- WTF was that?!
Garth- Look!
*A glowing sphere floats from out of Eve’s top. It’s gelatinous and floats like a bubble.*
Tim & Garth- …
*The bubble bursts and a fiery form flies towards the ground. It hits the ground with such impact that the monsters around it topple over like dominoes. It raises its head, revealing no distinguishing features; no nose, mouth, ears. It only has red eyes. It gazes around at the crowd of creatures that suddenly begin to move. They shriek as if furious.*
Garth- Who… or what is that, Tim?
Tim- Just a sec, Garth…
*The being raises its right hand and a twinkle of light is seen from the cliff. A fraction of a second later, and thousands of bolts of crackling green energy hit every black monster. The beasts scream and spasm as the energy causes them to boil and explode into gas that the emerald being absorbs through his right hand. A huge cloud of black gas forms a cyclone that goes directly to the emerald being. He absorbs all the gas and as he does, he changes. Black splotches begin to cover his whole body. The red eyes burn with incredible intensity. His back rips open and two silvery wings emerge. His muscles bulge everywhere, making him at least 5x larger than even Demon Child. A mouth rips open from the black flesh, revealing long yellow teeth that and no lips or gums. The top of his skull rips open and dozens of tentacles emerge. Each one has sharp suction cups like an evil squid is resting on his head. His chest bulges as veins that glow green cover his black flesh. A tail at least 10 feet long comes out of his backside. Finally, long horns come out of the sides of his head like a ram. The emerald being has become a nightmarish demon.*
Tim- *shocked* We’ve got get away and warn the others.
Garth- Let’s go.
*Garth turns and takes three steps before a blinding flash of light hits his back.*
Garth- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!
Tim- Garth!!!
*Tim looks to see a pale worm about 2 feet long boring itself into Garth’s back. He screams in utter agony.*
Tim- Hang on! *he pulls out a scalpel from the first aid kit at his side and stabs at the creature, but it’s too late. It goes completely inside Garth.* Oh no… Garth…
*Garth still screams, but he stops abruptly and stands to face Tim. There’s no expression on his face as he pulls a gun from his side and aims it at his right temple.*
Tim- Nooooooooooo!
*Garth pulls the gun away from his head and shoots Tim in the arm. He grabs the wound as blood pours through his shirt.*
Tim- Garth…
Garth- Mulicka sudalijki expisox…
Tim- What are you saying?
Garth- *in the Tim’s voice* What are you saying? What. Are. You. Saying.
*in a new, frightening voice* Ah… what a simple language you speak, mortal…
*Garth looks at his hands, then at the gun.*
Garth- Such a crude weapon.
*He squeezes it until it breaks in his hand and his palms bleed. He drops the shattered pistol to the ground. He kneels next to Tim-and-Carl and smiles. It’s not Garth’s smile.*
Garth- Listen closely, monkey. I have so much to do and so little time…
Tim- What are-
*Garth cups a hand over his mouth, then with the other hand he punches Tim in his bullet wound.*
Garth- *in the demonic voice* Listen, child… *grabs him by the good arm and holds him off the ground* You are less than slime to me! I can crush your primitive body into dust if you don’t tell me what I want!
Tim- Gaaah! *he kicks Garth across the face, breaking his nose.*
Garth- That was very stupid, boy…
*He throws Tim to the ground and digs his thumbs in his eyes.*
Tim- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! No!
Garth- Tell me! Tell me what I want!
Tim- What do you want!? Aaaaaah!
Garth- Your complete and utter loyalty!
Tim- What?! NO!
Garth- *he gets off him and lets him cry in agony from the loss of his eyes* Surrender your will to me and I’ll stop the pain… * he stomps Tim’s right leg, snapping it*
Tim- *sobbing, the salt making his wounds burn* No…
Garth- Just say “Please” and I’ll stop the pain.
Tim- *he chokes on his own blood* N-n-no…
Garth- Say it! Now or you die…
Tim- *looking to the horizon, thinking of his friends* … forgive me. Please.
Garth- Hmm?
Tim- *near death* Please heal me…
Garth- It that a “Yes” to my request for your loyalty, boy?
Tim- Y-y-yesssss… *he slips into unconsciousness*
Garth- *still no expression on his face* A wise choice. *he places his hand over Tim’s heart. Blue energy covers the demon knight, making his wounds heal. A strange mark is over his chest where the hand touched.* You were so close to death, human. Any further and you would’ve been beyond my great power…
Tim- Th-th…
Garth- You can say it, child.
Tim- *tears stream from his eyes* Thank you… my savoir…
Garth- *the same crude smile* Your health is restored. Your heart is in my grasp. Your soul is mine.
Tim- *groveling at his feet* Thank you, Lord Zykuzal.
Garth- You’re welcome. Now, rise and turn from my puppet, so that you may gaze upon my true form…
*Tim stands and turns to see the huge demon before him. The beast wears a smile of jagged teeth. His crown of tentacles writhe and whip around, Tim’s eyes fill with even more tears and he runs to embrace his new master. Garth stands with his macabre smile and a bloody mark on his back where the worm borrowed.*
Zykuzal- I am Zykuzal the Wicked and you’re now the first of my children…
Chapter 2
PC99- Did you feel that?
DC- Yes.
*The two stand on a small island in Lake Michigan. The sun is setting as Shankz walks up to them.*
Shankz- … what’s wrong?
DC- The monsters around Eve… they’re all dead.
Shankz- What? How can you tell?
PC99- We no longer sense their energy. It was humongous before and now it’s changed. There’s only this new feeling. Whatever it is, it has masked itself so we can’t sense its power.
Shankz- Should we go back to the mainland?
DC- Yes. We must alert everyone. We’re no longer training for a battle against an army, but against something… else.
Shankz- Ready?
DC- Yes.
PC99- Uh huh.
Shankz- Hold on. *he holds his palms out towards them. A light flashes and the three teleport.* We’re here.
*The Demon Knights stand before a hidden entrance. Demon Child knocks three times on a seemingly demolished car door in a pile of debris. A voice comes from behind the window.*
???- Password?
PC99- Ghetto to the max. lolz.
*Carnage opens the door and leads the three into a hidden headquarters. ShawnManX and Redsoldier play poker at a foldout table. The room is 20x10 feet. 5 cots are positioned against a wall. A leaking pipe pours tap water into a pot for drinking. Demon Child asks everyone to take a seat.*
DC- Get comfortable. As soon as Garth and Tim get back, I’ll tell you all what must be done…
Shawn- Done about what?
DC- The power I sensed is too familiar to ignore. It may not be what I think it is, but if so, we may have more trouble than we can handle…
Carnage- What do you mean, DC?
DC- Wait till the other two get back.
Near a dying Eve…
*The great plant is falling to pieces when a horribly wounded creature emerges from the debris around the base. She rises to her feet. The black cloak of slime is gone and all that remains is a bleeding and dying symbiote. As she crawls weakly, a great four-talon claw
grips her neck and lifts her to meet his burning eyes 17 feet above the ground.*
Zykuzal- Pitiful creature… *he laughs* You didn’t know, did you?
Phoenix- I’ll… k-kill you… for this betrayal… demon…
Zykuzal- You will do nothing, weakling. *he squeezes throat until she’s suffocating*
Phoenix- W-w-with… my last br-breath… I vow revenge…de…mon… *she spasms, then goes limp*
Zykuzal- Not in a millennium, fool. *he drops her corpse to the ground* Garth!
*The Demon Knight approaches. His back no longer shows traces of blood. He nods to the demon.*
Zykuzal- The troops will be coming back soon. I want you to find your Demon Knight brethren. Tell them that Tim-and-Carl has been wounded and couldn’t be carried. *he speaks to the worm inside of the human* Don’t destroy this body… now go. I will guide you…
*Garth turns and heads for the Demon Knight’s headquarters.*
Zykuzal- Now for my apprentice. *he turns* Tim!
*The Demon Knight comes forward. He wears black armor with a massive skull helm. Jagged spikes line his arms and shoulders. A grim smile spreads across pale lips.*
Tim- My lord?
Zykuzal- Are the preparations nearly complete?
Tim- Yes… at this rate, the ritual will soon be ready and your evolution will be complete.
Zykuzal- Have the troops come back with what we need?
Tim- Yes, lord. *he turns and holds a hand out over the ground, which cracks open, revealing an underground tunnel. A flesh worm of great size hisses. Constructed from the bones and rotting flesh of the dead, the creature’s eyes are black pits and it’s teeth are the top halves of human skulls.* Ah…
*In the next instant, Tim speaks a grotesque cacophony of incantations; making sounds no human tongue could mutilate itself to create. The worm buries itself in the ground, showing how lowly it is before the dark necromancer.*
Tim- Present the remains of the dark place, worm!
*The worm’s maw opens and it vomits a portion of black stone. Evil actually radiates from it.*
Zykuzal- Excellent… it is what I wanted…
Tim- Yes, Lord. *he lifts the piece of stone only the size of his palm*
Zykuzal- It is the last piece of Dark Eden and therefore holds a small, but workable portion of the Defiler’s energy.
Tim- Kaloc the Defiler…
Zykuzal- One more piece remains and with it, the prophecy will be made true. ”A warrior who once served the Light will turn to the Darkness and bring forth the three keys…” Yes. I have waited eons for this moment…
Tim- All that awaits is the other two relics. One is in the burning Hells…
Zykuzal- I have sent my minions to retrieve it.
Tim- The other… is the . However, that one is still unknown to me…
Zykuzal- It is unknown even to me, child. Not for long, though. I shall find it and it will be mine. My power will be restored… HahahahahahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*The last portions of Eve fall before the laughing Demon.*
Chapter 3
*A knock is heard on the door to the Demon Knight’s headquarters.*
Red- I got it. *he heads to the entrance* Password?
Garth- Ghetto to the max.
Red- Come on in.
*Red opens the door and leads Garth into the main room.*
DC- Hmm, Garth. Where’s Tim?
Garth- It’s bad, DC. Real bad! Tim was captured the monsters! He’s back there right now! We have to go save him.
DC- How long did it take you to get here?
Garth- About 15 minutes?
PC99- *concerned* And you left right after they got him?
Garth- Of course! Now are we going or no-
DC- Garth. Both PC99 and me sensed the horde of monsters die over half an hour ago.
Garth- Which means?
DC- There’s no way Tim could’ve been captured… what are you up to?
Garth- Well. I just thought I could- *he draws his sword and swings it at DC.*
DC- What are you doing!?
Garth- DIE!!! *his sword doesn’t affect Demon Child’s crystalline skin*
PC99- Garth, stop!
Garth- Die, Protoss whore!
*He throws the sword at her, but she dodges and hits him with her staff, knocking him backwards. He yells and charges towards her, but DC slices him in two. Bloody halves fly through the air.*
PC99- OMG! Garth!
DC- That’s not Garth!
Shawn- Whoa…
*From Garth’s back, a wound splits open. White foam covers the top half of the dead man. A hideous worm, with a reach of 8 feet, whips around the room. It pulls free of the Demon Knight’s corpse and slides towards the warriors. It’s leech-like head leaps for Shawn’s throat. PC99 freezes the creature before it can it. It falls to the ground and shatters into pieces.*
DC- It can’t be. A pale worm. I haven’t seen one of these since… shortly after I was made, so, so long ago.
Red- Where could such a thing come from?
DC- *bending over a dead Garth and closing his eyelids* No. What horrible beast could make such a thing. I know. If Tim’s not here, I fear he’s already dead or worse…
Carnage- What are you thinking, captain?
DC- I think we’re facing… a demon or a being with demonic powers.
*A trembling makes the light bulbs overhead rock back and forth.*
PC99- Oh no… *grips the table*
DC- Hang on…
Carnage- Why?
*The room starts moving, going to the right with great force. The Demon Knights contend to keep their balance, as one of the walls breaks open. A flesh worm breaks through the wall, screeching its hideous bloodlust. As the broken wall topples over, a hole is made in the great pile of debris. Dozens of undead beasts begin pouring into the room. Rotting cadavers clawing at air to skeletons wielding knifes and hatchets. Demon Child nods and the Demon Knights draw their weapons and rush to take on their attackers.*
Standing on a pile of wreckage…
*Tim-and-Carl watches a flood of undead minions head towards the Demon Knight’s headquarters. The ground around him quakes as more flesh worms plow towards the small hiding place. He grins, and then growls in the hellish language again. As the thumping sound of heavy feet is heard behind him, the abomination he nicknamed “The Rottener” follows the hordes of smaller undead. Standing 12 feet, composed over 50 corpses, his bulk is enormous. Gigantic arms carry a javelin made of a sharpened metal pole. Tim laughs madly.*
DC- Hit ‘em hard! *he swings his sword with both hands, chopping 5 skeletons in half.*
*Carnage spins his axe arms, bashing and chopping zombies that claw at him from all sides. Protosschick99 shouts as a frost nova erupts from her feet, freezing enemies long enough for her to spin 360 degrees, breaking them to pieces with her staff. Redsoldier kicks skeletons to pieces left and right. Shawn pulls out a grenade and heaves out the exit hole, blowing skeletons into the air. Shankz drives his sword into every enemy he can, then kicking them to the ground.*
Carnage- DC! They’re coming even faster now!
PC99- We have to fight them!
*Demon Child drives his sword into the ground and yells in the demonic tongue, a wall of flame slides towards the exit hole, blocking it. The undead that try to cross the immense heat burn to ash instantly, but the flesh worms make it under. Three of them burst from the gun and scream at the Demon Knights.*
Shankz- Oh no you don’t! *he charges at the nearest one and drives his sword through the top of the skull, through the bottom jaw. The creature can’t open its mouth. He yells a spell and the resulting charge of electricity fries the creature and makes his sword return to him.*
DC- Nice, but watch this. *forms a fireball and hurls it at another one. Its head explodes into bloody bits.*
*Suddenly, a fourth one breaks out of the ground behind Shawn and head butts him flying into PC99. Carnage rushes at the beast and hacks its head to pieces with dual axes.*
Carnage- Eat that, asshole!
*The third worm bites into Garth’s corpse and drags it underground.*
PC99- Garth!!! *sob*
Carnage- Sonsabitches!
*The ceiling explodes as undead start pouring into the room from above. Shankz swings his crystal sword left and right, cutting them. A group of zombies overwhelm him and pull him to the ground.*
DC- Shankz! *he leaps over a dozen skeletons and rushes for the fallen warrior, but an explosion to his left sends him to the ground. When he rises, a great monster holding an javelin bellows at him. DC lifts his sword to strike, but the javelin already pierces his side and lifts him into the air.*
PC99- Noooooooo! *she runs to shoot ice at the monster, but he backhands her into a wall, knocking her unconscious.*
Carnage- Shawn!
Shawn- Right!
*The two go back to back. The firewall has gone down and undead pour in from all sides. DC yells profanities in his great pain. The monster bangs his head into the wall and knocks the demon out.*
Carnage- We’re in trouble.
Shawn- No shit, man.
*A circle of enemies is around them. Shawn sets down his backpack and reaches inside. He pulls out a two tanks of liquid.*
Shawn- This is enough explosive to blow up 10 city blocks…
Carnage- Wait. You’re not thinking what I think you’re thinking, are you?
*The undead suddenly stop at the sight of the bomb. All eyes are on it.*
Shawn- They know what it can do. *he arms it and lifts the detonator in his hand, holding his thumb over it.* Back off!!!
*The undead don’t budge.*
Carnage- They think you’re bluffing…
Shawn- I’m not… *sweat starts to trickle down his face* I’m going to count to three, then blow you all to pieces!
*A voice from behind the horde speaks.*
???- Do you truly think that matters?
Shawn- T-t-tim?
*The crowd separates as Tim-and-Carl steps towards the duo. His eyes seem dead and his skin is pasty. He holds out a hand towards Shawn.*
Tim- Give me the detonator friend…
Carnage- No. Don’t do it.
Tim- *looks at Carnage* Heh. I’ve wanted to do this for so long. *he holds a palm towards him and speaks in the foul language. Bone bursts forth from the ground and wraps all around Carnage like a cage. He can’t budge.*
Shawn- Let him go!
Tim- Give me the detonator Shawn or you all die. *he motions with his hand and the circle tightens.*
Shawn- *weakly* What’s wrong with you, Tim?
Tim- I’ve never been better. I am immortal. I am the chosen one of a new god. He will rule this planet and eventually the universe with me at his left hand…
Shawn- You’ve become a monster…
Tim- Surrender. There’s nowhere to go, child. Please, Shawn. Give me the detonator.
Shawn- I-I-I’ll do it…
Do it Shawn.
*The two look for where the voice is coming from.*
Tim- Who speaks?! Show yourself!
Kill the demon’s puppet, Shawn and the beast will have no anchor to this world.
Tim- That’s not true!
Prove it isn’t, you naïve fool…
Tim- Enough!!! *he runs at Shawn*
Push it!!!
Shawn- *a tear runs down his face* I hope I see you on the other side, Tim…
Tim- Nooooooooooooooooo!
*Shawn presses the detonator and Tim hits the ground, awaiting the explosion.*