The air was filled with gray smoke and I still hear grunting of Louis. From the sky I saw a twinkle and it dashed down here. There's someone , I do not know whether a friend or a threat.
The smoke was slowly fading when I saw a man standing in front of me. He was wearing a grey armored shirt and pants made out of black scale. There's a dragon symbol on his muscular back. He was 7 foot tall and I'm feeling a little uneasy about it.
He tilted his head and looked at me "I told you to stay away from Louis! How many times will I remind you about that?" he sighed.
I saw his eyes were like a snake, Green and dazzling black. I was admiring his look but then I saw Louis struggling. The giant shadow like creature was getting out of him like a spider molting.
He was in agony and his pain echoed the place." Clyde! You've better get away here"
"No! I can't leave him alone."
"Don't be stubborn!"
As the scene was getting intense, the air from the field was getting stronger and stronger. It feels like a storm blowing in rage.
The monster growl loud making the birds from far east coast flew away like a flock of insect in a distance. The ground was rumbling more and more making the soil to crack open.
The wind blew making a few rocks float like a feather. The wind is against us, debris are everywhere. the only one protecting me from the harsh wind and throwing boulders is this man.
He punched big rocks with power and at some point he looks like he's struggling. "We have to move you somewhere safe!" he shouted
While waiting for a perfect time, I can't see clearly from dusts flowing against us. It stings in the eyes and taste awful.
Suddenly, he flew up carrying me in his arms. The man dropped me from a nearby cliff where I can see the whole place. "I do not need your help!" I said angrily.
I walked away firmly but he grabbed my arm and I couldn't move it. He has superpower after all. "Can't you see how dangerous that is?"
"It's not dangerous if you stop meddling"
"I just saved your life twice!"
"Twice? It's my first time seeing you!"
He take off his eye mask and showed his face. I saw his eyes turned to a normal person, from that moment I now understood who he is.
"Carl?"
"Yes! And you have to understand! I'm doing this for your own good. I don't want to lose another friend" he pissed-ly explained.
"Lose? Absurd! That monster!..." I pointed out on a monster that growls which heard even from this distance.
"…That monster has our friend! Louis needs our help!" he gazed on me like it's pointless to explain.
He sighed "You don't remember what I said in the rooftop do you?" he passed through me walking slowly to the edge of the cliff. He was bowing down and clearly in disappointment.
"10 years ago, you were gone without a word on us. We tried to be tough , hoping that you'll be back. While waiting, we both change along the way till you showed up.
Honestly, I was glad to see you again but I just hoped that you didn't come back."
"Is it because I have no powers?"
"No, but because you don't have anything here at all. I only cared for you for old time sake but the friendship that we had…." He shook his head and took a deep breathe.
"…it's hopeless. I suggest that you've better be back from where you belong and leave this town."
After he said those words, I feel that something cracked inside of me. I heard a laugh from inside "HAHAHAHAHA!!! I'M FREE!" small voice said.
I felt my chest were like piercing. I kneel down and saw a drop of water on the ground. Is it raining? Then I snorted, I felt my nose was getting clogged.
My vision was getting blurry and I felt the water sliding on my face. Am I crying? I wiped my eyes and I feel the wetness as it touches my face. I am truly indeed crying.
I gazed on Carl as he was ready to jump off the cliff, "Help your self first before helping others" he said then he was gone.
I was left on the cliff with nothing to do. I was so drown to this sadness and as I closed my eyes I can feel memories getting back to me. Memories of the past that was like unlocked.
I can hear and remember myself freshly like it was yesterday. "You've suppress me too much! Now it's my time to show."
I feel my emotion thriving, I can feel the adrenaline from my body. This pain was like feeing me from the inside. My heart was pounding in pain. I can feel anger, sadness, disappointment and other negative stuffs inside of me.
"AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" I shouted. I remember the things that were concealed before. Memories that my other self showed from the mirror. I can feel those emotions and remember exactly those things.
It's painful and powerful. I feel my body can't move and my head feels like filled with a lot of things. I can't think straight.
I was about to collapse when I heard a growl but sounded like "CLYDE!" it's calling for me. I have no time for this things. "Oh really?" the voice said.
I slowly stood up and saw from a distance that the monster was walking to the town where Carl, Louis and I grew up. It was being postponed by Carl.
I move my body against its will and gait to the place where the monster was last seen struggling. It was very hard for me traveling down the cliff and going back.
My eyes can't stop crying and my breathing is heavy. I can't function well, my body feels like carrying a load of bags, heavy ones.
When I reached the place, it was like a desolate place. Louis' things were scattered like a storm was there. There were no sign of any life form and there are traces of burning as if some torched it up.
This is all my fault. "that's right! It's all your fault!" the voice said. This place makes my heart burst once again but I have no time for such things.
I must resolve this problem no matter what. "You can't!"
"Shut up!"
"You can't do anything, you are just a regular person with no super power."
"I don't care those powers"
"Deep inside you wanted it."
"NO!"
"Come one, don't be a hypocrite. We both know that you want to be known as well."
"NO! NO! NO! NOOOO!"
"There's nothing wrong about it. Think for a sec. if you have powers , you , Carl and Louis can be friends again!"
"I SAID SHUT UP!"
"Think carefully, if you have powers, they can look up for you. those people who bullied you in the past, calling you weak or a wimp can envy you!"
"I don't need powers!"
"Don't be a killjoy!"
"I'm not! There's no point arguing with you."
"There is! You might get your own powers only if you listened to me"
"I must proceed and help my friends!"
"Sure you don't want it?"
I stopped for a moment and having a doubt. This voice inside of me is really tempting. To think of it, how can I help my friends who have supernatural powers when I myself can't do anything?
What's wrong wanting something little that can help everyone and make our friendship work again? It's a win-win after all.
"Isn't Louis saying something about knowing Carl's secret? Aren't you curious about it?"
Flickering flashes of memories going through my head. It was throbbing like crazy my nose was starting to bleed again.
In the middle of pain my phone was accidentally accepted a call from my brother. Felt it vibrating and when I look at it I hear his voice.
"have you taking your pills? I've been trying to call you for like 12 times! What happened? Did you skipped meal? Did you forgot to answer? Any response will do but please respond to me. I'm on my way to get you. I've been driving for like 8 hours already. I'm almost reach the town. Where are you anyway?"
From his voice I can sense that he was worried sick. If he's able to see me right know, he'll probably nag nonstop and might not separate from my side at anyway.
He'll probably kick my butt and be angry of me because I'm too stubborn to listen to him. I'm sorry that I worried you.
"Please pick me up here…" I passed out and can't finish my sentences. There are no one around and I don't know whether this will be the end of me.
I hope that before everything else, let there be a spark of hope like the story of pandora when I was elementary. My friends used to play like gods and goddesses and this happening right now feels like one of those myths.
~END OF CHAPTER