Lightning Strikes Twice

Chapter 13: Thunder

For the past hour I've been walking through the plains of Ultia. It's been pouring down with rain making my hair and clothes soaked.

"Once I get back... I hope they only go after me, I'd hate to have him suffer because of my own actions."

My name is Arcane Adow, I'm 19. I have a father, a mother and a brother. I only care about one of them because the other two beat us.

I continue walking out in the rain, I keep walking and I stop when I notice there's a cave infront of me.

"I've been out this far before.. where did this come from..?"

I decide to walk in further. It's pitch black in here, I can't see a thing. I continue to walk further and suddenly the cave lights up with no apparent light source.

Suddenly I notice the ten foot figure with a body shape like a person's. It's staring down at me with canary yellow eyes, it has black horns and white skin. It continues to loom over me as it stares with its glowing eyes and is without an apparent mouth.

"I knew you would come someday."

It's voice booms throughout the cave. Intimidated I take a few steps back, I turn around to see where I had entered through had vanished.

"W-what are you!?"

"I would be what your parents have referred to as 'that demon'."

With each word it says the more scared I become. I look around for a possible escape but it's almost as if the cave never had an entrance to begin with.

"W-well, what do you want with me!?"

"To help me finish my plan to end those filthy wretches, those vile monsters."

"I... who? Am I supposed to know them?"

"But of course. I am referring to Nyla Adow and Syph Adow. Don't you want the same?"

When I hear those words, I feel like what I've been waiting for has finally come. The beacon of hope I've been searching my whole life for my brother and I.

"Of course I do. But how did you know I would come? What are you?"

"I was a celestial born from an element as they are, not that I would expect you to know that. I am one born of lightning which doesn't really make me special, what does is that I was blessed with foresight of the near or far future."

"I remember they mentioned that before..."

"But I was rejected of my status of divinity amongst the other celestials because I would often share my foresight with common people. Forced to give up my original form and take up this monstrous shell."

"Really..? Does that matter upset you at all, I mean you were just helping people."

"Such is the way of our people, being upset will get me nothing but wasted time. Despite what I have lost, I am satisfied with my life as it is. They have no control over my actions now.