“We stumble in darkness to find the light”

Chant from the Shade

Without even flinching, the boy raced towards the shadowy men.

It seems odd of his decision at that time but he was no typical boy. The girl now seem lackluster to him, overwhelmed by the man’s shadow.

He had to find him.

He knows the Truth.

The road ahead of him seems like it will drag on for forever. The normal school road was disappearing by the second, withering slowly like a dying light. Except for the few lights that remain to linger in this cursed place, the abyssal ahead seems rather dangerous, but it was tempting and powerful. With every step he took, the weight of the pull seems to be multiplying itself at a neck-breaking rate until he was practically falling towards his destination.

All his life, he has been prepared for this.

Or has he?

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The darkness before him radiated no warmth. The chill was strong enough to frost the air.

In darkness lies depth and knowledge. It only radiated hunger.

Now that stared deeply into the void, only the mouth of it stared back.

The thing was hideous. It radiated the stench of corpses and devoured souls. Human souls. It’s teeth peered outward from the center like a jagged chainsaw, littering with organs and other unknown organics. The liquid it dripped seems thick, like mud but was dark and littered with sparks of light in them.

That’s where all the souls went.

He stumbled. He screamed. He succumbed to despair.

From the mouth arises a creature of unimaginable power, eagerly waiting for it’s next meal. As it raises it’s fang, he stepped forward, performed a simplistic action and the creature exploded….

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Shorter than a minute ago, he heard a soft whispering. It was small at first but later on it echoed and soon became a sound of booming thunder, echoed though his whole body.

With these words of power, the boy now felt no fear.

“Seek and you shall find”

It’s intriguing how such a simple aspect proves to be much more. It’s the fundamental of our knowledge, our creativity and our passion to discover.

He found his new weapon, Curiosity.  

As soon as he remembered, his curiosity takes from. It shifted out from his mind into his senses, his muscles and the simple answer is simply:

“Ponder and you shall be answered”

So he pondered, and saw through the creature’s soul….

It’s body material was organic with a odd mixture of metal and trash. The soul it devoured empowers it’s existence, displaying through his now futuristic eye piece as a spark of light which remains hidden beyond the abyss. The other components are simply a black-gooey slime, which components are unknown.

A walk in the park.

The foolish creature unacknowledged of him with his new-found strength foolishly appeared. The sight of it disgust him. It was a being of pain and torture. Without even politely saying hello, he located the light gem within it’s chest cavity, phase-shift it onto his hands and watched the creature returns to dust…

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 From a hidden corner, the shadowy man watches the boy natural talent, unable to withstand a smile.

-“It’s long since something as spectacular as this traveler descended down here” he said

There came the soft reply:

- “The traveler has proven himself. Go and make an appearance at once. Give him the Key.

Not the Truth”

And with that, the woman in red velvet vanishes…

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Even though his ears are numbed with the over-flow of information of what have just happened, he can still acknowledge the voice as if he had heard it his whole life.

-“Jolly good show!” it said

“Most well down indeed” he grinned and stepped forward to meet the familiar stranger…