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28.2% The Secret Switch / Chapter 55: Survival

章節 55: Survival

I slip my hand into one of my pockets and quickly pull out the metal balls as I jump over a large root but when the rustling gets closer, I turn and raise my hand. Suddenly, I'm hit in the face with familiar white fur!

I fall back and land on my ass as I quickly reach up to grab the monkey. He allows me to pull him off and I can't help but feel an overwhelming amount of happiness at seeing the little guy! I pull him into a hug and lightly giggle as I say "You found me! Good lil' monkey."

He coos in my arms before saying "Chee Chee!" and bouncing. Confused, I let him go and see him quickly take off. I try to catch my breath before pushing myself up and quickly following after him. If you had told me I was going to find myself running for my life and taking directions from a monkey a few weeks ago, I would have laughed at you.

But here I am, following the monkey as I blindly run for my life. I try my best to keep up but I was seriously starting to reach my limit. My side was cramping and I felt like I was going to puke but as I continue running forward, I suddenly crash into someone!

The metal balls in my hand instantly turn into a blade and as I bring it down, ready to kill but a large hand grabs my wrist! Suddenly, I see familiar ice blue eyes. "Thane..." I whisper out in disbelief and release the blade. He looks like he had been running as well!

He quickly looks me over before pulling me into a strong hug and asking "Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did they do anything to you?" Tears come to my eyes but I quickly shake my head no as the monkey jumps up and down next to us in excitement.

"Good job, CheeChee." Thane says before looking to me and saying "We have to keep going." I nod my head and allow him to grab my hand and lead the way. Did he just call the monkey CheeChee? The monkey continues to show the way as we blindly run through the woods but when I literally can't keep running, Thane stops and kneels down in front of me.

"Climb on. We're still too close to their base." I don't want to climb onto his back but I also know that I have no choice. I'm slowing us down... I grit my teeth and climb onto his back as I make a silent vow to become stronger.

Thane easily hikes me up and starts running again. Suddenly, a thorny vine reaches out towards us, scaring the crap out of me before I use my wind power to cut it! A piece falls to the ground next to us as the rest of the vine recoils.

Thane keeps a steady pace with the little monkey leading and only after what feels like an eternity, do we finally come to a stop. I slide off Thane's back and look at him in concern but he waves me off and says "I've trained with bags heavier than you, I'm fine. Are you sure you're not hurt? What happened to your neck?" He gently reaches out to my neck with concern in his blue eyes.

I subconsciously reach up and touch my sore neck as I say "They used a copper band to keep me from using my powers and normally that would be pretty smart but I have my ways." Thane's eyes darken as he says "We'll get some ointment on it as soon as we can."

I slightly nod as the monkey jumps up on my shoulder. I quickly glance around before asking "Where are the others?" Thane looks around us with sharp eyes as he says "They're back at the base. They wouldn't be able to keep up with my pace so they stayed to keep the city from blowing everything up."

Suddenly, Thane and the monkey both turn to look behind me. I quickly spin around, expecting to see the guy in white again but what I end up seeing has my heart nearly stopping. Thane's large hand wraps around my arm, almost painfully so as he pulls me closer to him.

It's... it's a Ghoul!! Thane lifts his free hand and makes the universal 'Shhh' at me as we slowly start to back up. The little monkey is so scared, he's practically become one with my neck! The Ghoul was downright terrifying to look at!

Its entire body is made up of a black substance but its arms, legs, and even head are constantly changing. If it touches you, you're dead. Anyone who's ever been touched or devoured are never seen again.

Rumors say the reason the Ghouls are always changing their heads and faces, arms and legs are because of its past victims. They say it's their past victims trying to escape from the bodies of the Ghouls.

Heroic and brave men in the past have tried to attack it but nothing works. Shoot or throw explosives and the Ghouls literally devours it. You don't even see or hear the explosions! They've even tried sharp blades but they are instantly sucked up and devoured so everyone knows that if you come across one, the only thing you can do is run!

It slowly moves closer to us but it doesn't seem to know we're here. They're either blind or nearly blind so it's said that if you can hide and stay out of its way, you can live to see another day. Thane and I struggle to calm our breathing but all the running we just did was making it difficult.

When it suddenly stops and turns towards us, I slowly lift my hand and cover my mouth and nose. I hold my breath as it lifts its head and acts like it's sniffing! Its solid black face, devoid of any real characteristics, turns to look straight at us.

Its face suddenly starts to shift, making it look like something or someone is howling in a silent scream! My eyes water from fear as I try not to move but I'm starting to get a bad feeling. I think it knows we're here...

Its mouth continues to elongate until an entire full-grown man could fit into it! Suddenly, it lunges at us!! Thane pulls me so hard, he nearly dislocates my arm but I don't care! We take off running at the speed of light, faster than we were running before and this time, we really are running blindly!


章節 56: RUN

Thane pulls me along as the two of us run for our lives but I make the mistake in looking back. Its mouth is still wide open and devouring everything in its path like a large black hole! My speed kicks up another gear, nearly passing Thane and surprising both of us.

I never knew I was so athletic... Branches catch my bare arms but I ignore it all as I fly over the low bushes and roots but when I hear Thane curse, I look up to see him lifting a hand. A powerful arch of ice flies out from his hand, cutting the bushes ahead of us.

We scrape through and keep running but the Ghoul behind us devours the whole thing like it's nothing! The little monkey Screams and starts pulling on my hair and all I can think is "Me too, little guy, me too!!"

When I feel a strange sucking force, I look back to see it right on my heels!! We plow through the bushes and instantly feel the ground under me disappear! My stomach flips as I realize that we're falling!!

A loud bang quickly follows after us and when we look up, the Ghoul is coming down right after us with its mouth wide open! Why is the mouth so big and why is it so fast!?! Thane curses and pushes me away!! The Ghoul swallows Thane as it flies down!!

I scream out and go to attack it with my wind power but hesitate. What if I hurt Thane!? The monkey screams at the top of its little lungs as the ground below us comes rushing up! I use my wind power to break my fall but the Ghoul lands hard, splattering as it hits!

As soon as my feet hit the ground, my knees buckle and I fall. I try to stand several times before I give up and crawl over to it with shaking hands. No no no... I go to reach out and touch it but I quickly stop myself.

I look at the thing in shock and disbelief, not knowing what to do or... if what just happened, really just happened. I look back up like an idiot... as if Thane was somewhere still up there and had yet to land but the sky above me was empty.

I look back down as a small noise escapes me. He just... he... I fall back and land on my ass in shock. The monkey silently sits on my shoulder, looking at the black blob smooshed on the ground in front of us with a sad look as I have a small mental breakdown.

Did he... did he just die? I look down at my arm that he was just holding and see his red handprint. Suddenly, something wet lands on my arm. I blankly look up but the sky is dry. Not a cloud in sight... I numbly reach up and touch my cheek.

I'm crying... My chin starts to tremble as I slowly look at the blob in front of me. I open my mouth but nothing comes out. I lean forward and crawl straight to the black blob with tears blurring my vision. The monkey start yelling and pulling at my hair but I can't hear him.

I reach out and grab the black blob with both hands and start pulling it. The black blob is slimy and warm, easily slipping through my fingers like slime. I begin to cry as I hysterically look for Thane in the remains of the blob.

As I make my way into the middle, I realize that he's not here but neither are any of the trees and bushes it just ate. Everything was gone... Tears make it impossible to see or breathe as I break down in despair.

"Idiot! You idiot!!!" I scream over and over until I start to lose my voice but no matter how much I scream and cry, he doesn't come back...

When I hear "Chee Chee" I slowly look up to find the little monkey standing next to the pile, watching me with round eyes full of worry. The sun was starting to come up... I blankly look down to see that I was still sitting in the corpse and quickly realize that I must have sat in it all day and all night. It was a new day...

I slowly push myself up and carefully walk over to the little monkey. The little monkey is careful to avoid the black goo all over me as he jumps up and sits on top of my head. My legs shake as I force myself to keep walking. I don't even know where I'm going, I just keep moving.

When I finally see something, I realize it's a city. Looking at it though, I can tell it's unlike any of the normal cities... was this a city for Ragers here in the Void? Was there even such a thing? I slowly look down and see that my uniform was destroyed.

No one should know who I am, right? I'm tired... thirsty and... lost. Lost in more ways than one. I look back behind me with a troubled gaze before slowly turning around and walking to the city. As I approach the city gates, I see many different people... people I would say were Ragers but they're acting... normal.

They're talking, laughing, and helping others like normal people. Other than having a few feathers, scales, or even long tails and animal ears... they were completely normal. I was always taught that Ragers were animalistic and dangerous. I was taught they wanted to kill us at all costs... I was taught they were no better than evil monsters.

And yet, I see a group of children running around and laughing together as adults talk. I don't understand... I don't understand anything anymore. Was everything I was taught, a lie? Why would they lie about this though?? Why?

Suddenly, a thought comes to mind as I see the 'Ragers' turn to look at me with fear in their eyes... They lie to control us... to control us with fear. I lift a hand out as my whole world goes dark. Everything stops and everything becomes blissfully dark.


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