Hearing loud thunder roaring in the distance. Iramo awakens struggling to breathe. Quickly lifting his head up seeing the muddy wetlands all around him. Iramo rises to his feet seeing the lands stretch on for miles. Filled with massive trees weighted down by the rain. Boxed in by mountains from all sides.
Looking around and seeing no sign of Centra Iramo cracks his neck.
"Ughhhh, What the happened to me? Where am I?"
"Last thing I remember I was with that bossy girl."
"Hmmm What's was her name again?"
"Oh yea! Saranai."
From behind him, Iramo hears a distorted voice reply.
"Saranai. so that was her name. She's a real nice girl."
"You know she's pretty cute too. Why's she wasting her time on somebody like you?"
He quickly turned to find out who was talking but he's saw nothing besides the rain.
"Easy there! I'm no enemy of yours kiddo. Save your energy for later. Trust me, you'll need it."
As it kept speaking a loud ring with faint laughter raged on in Iramo's ears. Crippling him as it forced him to the ground.
"Besides If I wanted you dead we both know I could have done that while you were out cold. Much like now I allow you to live. so cheer up!"
"Let's just talk for a little bit, ok?"
Not that we both wouldn't love to fight each other but as you are now it wouldn't be any fun for me. And we wouldn't want that now would we?"
Struggling to stay conscious, Iramo grabs hold of his head with his left hand. Doing everything he can, to stop the laughing in his head as it grows stronger.
"Besides, it would do you more good to learn a thing or two from me while we have the time. I mean look at you. Barely able to pay attention to the conversation."
"This is important stuff you know – Pay attention."
What the hell have I gotten the attention of? This presence is nasty. The energy its emitting is strong too. But I can't even pinpoint where it is right now. Fuck! I'm helpless to do a thing against it if I can't even see the damn thing!
"So what do you say? Are you gonna play nice or do I need to take a more direct approach?"
No way in hell I beat that thing now. Literally I'm like 90 percent sure this has to be some evil entity. He's probably way out of my league. It wouldn't make any sense to fight knowing I can't do a thing. Guess I've got no choice but to hear him out for now and hope for a miracle.
Struggling to focus on his words, Iramo plays it off despite the pain responding "Ok we can talk, but first can you do something about the ringing sound. I can't hear my thoughts."
Everything grew quiet in an instance as the distorted voice responded to me.
"Oh yea sorry about that. I had to make sure you'd listen."
"Now let's not waste any more time. What can you remember so far? You know about who you were before. Anything you can remember, share it with me. Every detail you got."
How does he know I don't have my memory? Have we met before? I mean I understand when it was me well become it was me. But this guy? This thing? Whatever I'm dealing with, it definitely isn't me. The energy alone feels like something that doesn't belong in this world. I don't know exactly what I'm dealing with yet but I know it's best just to say what it wants to hear.
That's all I can do until it shows itself. Once it's nice and comfy I'll go for the kill. I can't pull any punches here. If it lowers its guard even for a second I need to hit it with everything I got. I have to be patient until then. It might not be the best choice to tell whatever this is my truth. So even though it's risky, I'll tell a half truth to see what it really knows about me.
"I still don't know who I am. I woke up and I was suddenly in this place I'd never seen before. I only made it as far as I have up until now because of a strange voice."
As those words left my mouth the terrain shifted. Boiling down the lands around me into a pitch black lake. Reflecting the red energy rippling across the skies. Tearing rifts above the clouds. No they we're far bigger. These holes that riddled the sky were no simple split to take u from one place to another.
These tore though the boundary between worlds without mercy. Forcing their way to where they please. They push out from where they came releasing calamity onto the world. The only question is what are they here to deliver now? What is coming for me beyond this portal?
Watching from afar the entity called out to me "Seems we we're not the fist to reach you. What a shame."
A bright flash of pink came from the holes in the sky. Bringing hundreds of monsters along with it. Standing around the edge as they laughed, roared, and rampaged.
"Since they want to interfere. I'll just have to take you by force. He only need your soul to be intact. So whether you chosen the light or not. Will makes no difference."
"As for that body of yours. It will be food for these hungry mongels."
As the sky began to crack beneath the horde of the monsters. The entity twisted the realm further. Causing the clouds to rain thick black water across the lake. As it takes charge of the horde awaiting its call.
"Now go forth you filth! I only need his soul! His body's all yours."
"Now hurry up! If your quick you can eat his friend when were done. Cavart dremrtz arvento gafree."
Running over each other the monsters fought among each other. To see who would be first to kill me. As thousands fell from the skies. Plummeting towards the black lake. Filling the air with bloodlust thick enough to choke on.
looking up at the monsters as they come towards him, Iramo jumps into the air. Squatting down with his hands over his knees. He takes in the gravity of the situation as he thinks what to do.
Welp looks like I fucked up. I shouldn't have mentioned the voice. Then again, he would of probably done this anyways since he's too scared to show his face. Wait maybe he's actually weak and hiding behind these monsters! That would explain why he's only attacked me from afar with cheap tricks.
If I can get past this horde of monsters. I can definitely reach him. I don't know how just yet but I'll figure something out. For now thought I got to find a way to level the playing field. I can't deal with them all at once. I'll pick off as many as I can while their still in the sky.
Turning his body into a dark cloud. Becoming a vessel of storms. Iramo stands tall before the threat, looming above him. Determined to win. No matter how long it takes.
Pulling back arms back to the side of his chest. Iramo clenches his fist.
"Now then, lets see how many of you I can take out at once."
Launching himself high into the sky. Iramo runs towards the monsters. Striking his fists forward into the air. Iramo made a flying fist with each strike. Sending forth a barrage of flying fists ripping through the skies. Creating powerful current carrying them right to the horde. Ripping few to shreds as the winds collided with them.
"Nope, it's not enough. I figured it would take more but I barely did a thing to them. I'll need more than a gentle breeze if I'm going to do any good."
Opening the palms of his hands. Iramo grins as his hands glow dark red.
Guess we'll have to take things up a level."
Going up close to the stragglers ahead of the horde. He kicks it in it's chest sending it flying up towards the others, carried by the wind. Doing a full circle in the air he lands on the winds. Pulling his hands together sparking powerful flickers of flame. Iramo claps his hands together. Separating them only from the top. Releasing a massive burst of flame, cutting right through the horde.
Exploding into a massive pillar of fire. Scorching both land and sky as it evaporates the black water below. Lighting up the skies with each clap echoing throughout the realm. Announcing the next brilliant burst of flames.
Seeing no more monsters as the last flame slowly fades away. Iramo fell to the ground. Reverting his skin back to it's natural camel brown. Drenched in sweat and covered with bruises. Kicking up the ashes, that were covered the lands in place of the black waters that burned away. Becoming a sea of ashes.
Laying down in the ashes. Iramo sits up looking at the holes in the sky. Sure there we're no more left monsters coming to attack. Iramo shout to the skies.
"Finally, there all dead!"
"I was starting to think you just had an infinite supply of those things lying around."
Wiping the ash from his face, Iramo rises to his feet.
"Now that your out of people to fight your battles for you. Come down here and fight me. Let's get this over with."
Watching the holes in the sky shatter. The openings rip through the sky connecting into one massive split across the skies. Followed by insufferable laughing. Growing louder and louder as It finally reveals itself, from beyond the rift.
As a small woman with pink skin, covered in dark red markings. Looking down at me with her eyes that split towards the ends, like an 8 sided flower sitting on her face. As she stretches her 20 arms around her thin body, covering it completely. As her red hair coils up around her head. Drooping forward as it fall just before her eyes.
"well done you managed to beat them."
"With how long you took, I thought for sure they would of eaten alive."
"That would of been a beautiful sight."
Laughing maniacally she grabs onto the edge of the hole. with one of her hands.
"Lucky for you I'm still here to finish you off!"
"Make sure you do your best!"
"Otherwise this will just end quicky and I'll be bored again."
looking down at me from above the sky. She begins to smiling as she extends two of her hands through the sky. As they grow larger and larger blocking out the sky. Reaching down to the ground with both hands open ready to grab me up.
Gathering every ounce of strength he has left in his body. Iramo turns into the winds narrowly avoiding the hands as the close in on him, slamming together. Sending ash flying across the skies as the ground shakes from the impact.
Hearing what was once obnoxious laughter echoing through the realm. Become mortified screams each having a voice of its own. Begging for mercy.
Forming mouths inside the center of each hand. She let out a loud laugh drowning out the cries of the fallen.
"You can only escape the inevitable for so long before you die anyways."
"Just stand still and let me crush you boy!"
"Whether I let you run away today or tomorrow makes no difference!"
"You have already been marked by chaos! You belong to him!
"He will have you and turn make you into his vessel."
"And I Ventra will bring you to him. Earning his praise at last!"
So run, hide, do whatever you like. Just make sure you entertain me until then boy."
reforms his body in the skies. Iramo pushes himself as hard as he can.
"Come on body give me all you got!"
"I'll be damned if my soul end up somebody else's play toy."
"Especially not for some ugly bitch who wants to be praised."
"I've come too far to lose now! Give me every last drop of power you've got left!"
Turning his skin grey he goes even further turning his skin ash grey. Looking down at his hands, seeing the change in his skin Iramo smiles.
"This is what I'm talking about!"
"Now that you've done your part, its time for me to keep going until I'm gone."
Waving his hands through the air. Iramo forms a double helix around him. Orbiting his body as he it's rotation speeds up. Creating a strong current of winds around him acting as a barrier. Shielding him from even the ashes that fall, blowing them away in an instance.
Soaring through the sky, Iramo shouts "I'll be damned if I die to an ugly old hag! If I have to go, you're coming with me. Or I'll gladly die trying to kill you."
"Now hurry up and die!"
Channeling the full force of the storm raging within him, into a singular point. creating a massive orb of energy, condensed to its purest form. With all the elements raging on within it.
Stopping him mid air he grabs onto the orb with his right hand. Forming a fist as he pull his left hand back. Pulling it forward as hard as he can. Releasing his right hand as he bring forth his left to strike the orb.
"Since you want to be praised so bad, go ahead and die for me."
"I'll praise your strength plenty once your gone."
Creating a shockwave that shakes the entire realm as his fist collides with the orb. Sending it flying past her fist. Right to her main body as I follow behind it.
Seeing this she expands 4 more hands pushing them together to form a shield. Blocking the orb before it can reach her. Refusing to let this stop him Iramo slams his fist into the orb. Rapidly punching the orb back and forth as it bounces from his fists to the hands.
Putting his all behind every strike. Iramo keeps punching the orb as fast as he can. While juggling the growing force within the orb as it gets faster with each time it comes back. Causing each strike to shake the world from the overwhelming force.
Your last ditch effort is failing. Doesn't seem like you thought this out too well.
"How much longer can you keep going, before your all burnt out?
"It's only a matter of time."
"That fatal difference between us is clear."
"While you've done a good job at entertaining me this is as far as you go."
Refusing to let up his barrage even for a second. Iramo pushes through the aching pain echoing throughout his body. Going even harder with every strike. Going so far as to kick the orb back when it came quicker than he could get his arms to move.
Losing feeling in his arm as he continues to strike the orb. Iramo feels his body begin to shut down. Scrambling through his mind trying to think what to do next.
"Damn it! I can hardly move anymore and that bitch isn't showing any signs of stopping."
"Bullshit even a beast like her must be feeling the pain."
"I just need to keep going for a bit longer. If I can build up the energy just a little bit longer. I can hit her where it counts."
"It should have enough juice by then; and as long as I am still breathing I can keep fighting."
Feeling his right arm go limp, he quickly grabs onto the orb. Gripping it in his left hand tightly. He throws the orb over the hands into the air. As he channels lighting into his legs, kicking them into the hand to mimic the impact of the orb. while he runs up the hand as fast as he could. Leaping up to the orb.
Iramo turns his body to the side boosting his rotation with the wind. Spinning around his left foot he kicks the orb with everything he's got. Firing a lighting fast kick launching the orb straight into the hole in the sky.
As it reaches her main body. He swipes his right foot across the air. Creating a slash of winds that splits the orb in two. Creating a massive explosion that shatters the holes in the sky as the entity shrikes in pain.
"AHHHHH! YOU! YOU! I won't forget this. You dare to rebel against us! Against me!"
"Chaos already rules this world. It is everywhere you go you will never escape it."
"Every time you close your eyes you will fight for your life."
You will never be safe. We will always find you!"
"Chaos is Inevitable!"
Determination behind his eyes Iramo shouts "Shut the fuck up already! You want me, come get me."
Watching as wave after wave of energy engulf the entity. Shattering the illusion of the world around him. Iramo watches as everything shatters, crumbling away. Revealing his true state of mind.