I woke up from the smell of broth soup. I see no man in the room. I saw myself with bandages laying down in a bed of fur. I saw wild animal's head decorated and a few woods scattered.
Lamps lit up the room, framed of insects as well. The more I observe the place the more I understand where I am. A strong woods surround the wall which concludes me that this is not an ordinary place. It is a cabin.
Suddenly I remember my medicine, I have to take it or else I won't be able to relieve from the pain that I suffered for almost more than 10 years.
I reached to my pockets and there was no sign of my medicines, I remember the bag that I brought. I look around and saw no sign of my bag but I remember from my blurry vision that the hunter carried it.
So I wiggle myself out despite of how sluggish I move. "Don't move just yet" a deep voice said. I see a man but he's in the dark corner of the room. He was polishing his snow globe with an antler inside.
"Thank you sir for your kindness but I can't be complacent. I have to take my medicine and move on. My friends needs me, I need them."
The hunter was silent and kept on wiping his globe. I can see from his place that he loves to hunt for animals. Maybe because this is his hobby and a source of living.
I rolled over and fell from the bed. It was painful but thankfully it wasn't that stingy feeling. This is probably because of some herbs that he put in me. I can clearly see some leaves that are protruding from the bandages.
"What part of 'Don't move' do you not understand?"
Annoyingly he said. I gave him an ignore treatment which he gave me before. I look around and saw my bag laying down near the grizzly bear statue.
I slowly crawl as the wood on the floor make a squeaking sound which echoes in the room. I feel so heavy dragging my lower body just to move forward.
Immediately the hunter stood up, I was startled. He placed his globe on a table then he walked near me. He took my bag and placed it on the table then he carried me back to the bed.
I was able to look at his face clearly. He was having a curly beard and a mustache, He's not fat nor slim but a bulky hunter.
"You're as stubborn as before"
I wonder what his words mean, do I know this guy? Have we met before? These are the questions that I want to ask but I can't. The more I spend time here in this town the more questions about me popped up.
"I'm sorry that I can't recognize you but please to meet you."
I said then I went straight ahead to my bag, eager to look for my medicine. I unpack my belongings and even grabbed to my pockets but I can't find my medicine.
"What are you looking for?"
"I need my medicine, I need it for my heart" I explained while looking for it.
The hunter sat on the floor staring at my face. It's quite bothering but I ignored it. "What happened to your heart?" he asked curiously.
"I had a complication in my heart which is why I left this place but I never wanted to leave."
"How foolish I am!" he said in a soft voice. I gazed on him and saw his eyes staring at me. He has this beautiful brown eyes that looks like earth. I can see his empathy towards me. It softens my heart.
His eyes teared and I touched his face. I don't recognize this person but somehow it feels like he needed a friend. I can see inside of him the negative thoughts that thrive in this man. I can feel his guilt oozes and his face is cold to touch.
Staring more to his face, I can see some scars. I saw a familiar scar on his face. "I am no place to asked but where did you get that scar on your forehead near the hairline?"
That scar, Louis have that scar. He fell on the dock scratching his head from the wood. It was one of the major war of our friendships.
"I jumped and slipped resulting of me falling on the dock scratching my head from the wood." He said.
"Louis?"
"It is me"
I pounced in joy to him. I hugged him so tight that we fell on the floor. I was tearing up as I laughed. My heart felt so relieve to meet him in person. I did not recognize him. He looks like a fully grown man that ages around 30-40 years old.
"Look at you! I did not recognize you at all!"
"Careful now! You are still injured" he said
He assisted me on the chair and I looking at him with a smile on my face. "Wha-what…how…when?"
I can't compose my sentences because I'm over flowing with joy. Seeing one of my best pals doing fine despite of few scratches, he looks fine! He doesn't even look like a fugitive just how some of the people whispered.
"It's a long story"
"Come! Let's go back together. Aunt Lin is worried sick of you."
"I can't"
"What?" The way he responded to me makes my overly positive emotions slowly degrading.
"What do you mean you can't?"
"I would love to come with you but I can't"
"What do you mean?"
"You were gone for 10 years and a lot of things change…I changed." He said and moved away. He looked at the window looking so gloomy.
Those words that he said sounds familiar. The same words that Carl uttered. The change from 10 years ago. The change that made this friendship to slowly impossible.
"Is it because you're so called 'Villain' now? We can change people's perspective! I can help you change as well. Your grand mother and I can help you that."
"It's not about it, can't you see? This place is isolated from the people. No living things tried to come near here."
"I can see that"
"No you don't! I locked myself here. I don't want to harm innocent people. I don't want to become a burden to my Grand ma. I don't want to be a burden to you too."
My head is spinning once again. I can feel my heart rate beating fast and my breathing is getting difficult. My nose is bleeding and I can't stand up because I'm injured.
I can also see that there's no hope persuading Louis to come back home. "Can you at least tell me what happened 10 years ago?" I asked soothingly.
He sighed and said "10 years ago after you were gone, Carl and I decided to hang out in their place.
I went there, alone, I entered there and no one greeted me. I saw some rocks decorated in their living room. I thought it was cool. I saw one white rock. It is as white as a pearl and smooth like a pebble.
I just grabbed it from the shelves. I hold it like a baby , caring and loving because I thought it was fragile. I don't want to break it."
The rock was morphing to black, I quickly put it back where I took it. I was afraid but then I haste outside. Not while , the car stopped and I saw Carl went down wearing a cast on his shoulder.
"What happened?" I asked but he ignored me. His Aunt just told me that he happened to hit from one of her collection of rocks.
I went home and we did not play. I never thought of rock nor Carl's incident.
I just thought of being ignored and alone. Then at night something happened to the neighborhood. An explosion of light spread through out. There I get this powers, powers that I can't control. Powers that feed in my negative emotions."
I understand what Louis is going through. He lost her father after the divorce, her mother died from being sick of her life. His other relatives showed hostility to him because of their pride.
The only one that cares for him is his Grand mother, Aunt Lin.
"you won't be alone anymore" I said.
"But I can't risk the lives of my love ones."
"We can control that powers of yours! I know you, you are not as evil as other people thinks. You grow up with good morals. I know you because we grew up together as a kid."
"you don't understand"
"Then let me understand! We can figure this out together. You don't have to be alone!"
He was holding his head as if he was having some mental break downs. "You don't!" he shouted, he was grunting and clenching. I can see his veins popping out. He's like going to a hulk mode. "Lies, lies, lies, LIES!"
Then a shadow figure appeared. It separated from him and flew away. "You have to get out of here." He said as he was kneeling on the floor.
"I will not move until you decided to come with me."
Another shadow appeared and flew away. He's like having a clone or something.
"DON'T BE STUBBORN AND GET OUT!" he said in a very dark eerie voice. The voice that sounded like a monster. I can see him trying to control himself.
"I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU!" I shouted. I may not feel my lower body and my chest feels like a heavy object placed on top of me. I can feel the pressure slowly increasing and pushing inside.
"YOU HAVE TO! PLEASE I BEG OF YOU!" he said as he hold his head grunting. A shadow like figure was trying to come out of him but he was restraining it.
"You can't make me!"
"You don't understand! Your life is at stake!"
"Who cares! I'm going to die anyways!"
Suddenly I feel the ground was shaking. I can feel the force and the pressure coming from him. His cabin was slowly tearing apart. The objects that were inside were also falling and some decorations were breaking.
Big statues and other animals head were falling from the wall. The fire ceased and the cracks on the floor were getting bigger.
I can hear birds from a distance were flying away. I can hear the rumbling sound and air feels suffocating as the time goes by.
"You have to get out! AAAAAHHHHH!!!!"
He shouted in great agony. I can tell his resistance will come to an end. His pupils were contracting and his arms were throbbing.
I can feel something big is going to happen. I think it is bigger than the mutated monsters that the military fought. More evil than the villains that the superheroes fought.
I tried to get near him but the objects where falling. I dodged and rolled just to defend myself. I avoided death once, I can do it again.
I can see a big figure of shadow coming out of him. It was a great and big one with 4 red eyes that looks sharp. It shouted like a dinosaur, loud and big. Teeth are as huge as a human's arm , pointy and strong.
It is only the head, the other parts of the body hasn't released yet. Louis is struggling containing that beast. That thing doesn't look like a shadow. It was black that can't compare to any black I've seen.
It has horns like a moose and a face like a man but with a nose of a panther. To think that the beast was living inside of Louis and been restrained probably causes him a ton of concentration.
I do not understand this power of Louis. He was flying young man, a child that scares people and now! This?
~ END OF CHAPTER