Multiversal Swarm

Kingdom of dirt part 5

I reconstructed my body in the rafter of the main throne room. People made noise underneath me. There were so many I couldn't make out voice's I sat on the platform and curled into a ball.

What is wrong with me? What was that? I put my head in my hands and cried. I stayed there for I don't know how long. When I became aware of my surroundings again I noticed the noise had died down. Now there was a single conversation taking place.

"So he just turned into magic powder and flew out the window?" I'm going to regret this.

I placed my face to the floor to see through the board's. It was Sigrun and the other Valkyries! They all sat at a table with mugs in front of them. Sigrun was leaned into her hands with her elbows on the table. Her face was covered. The other Valkyries seemed calm but angry at the same time.

"He was dreaming. All men can come out of nightmares like wild animals." Said Kara slamming her mug back.

"He tried to kill you face it Sigrun. He didn't have the courage to do it so he ran" Eir said as she finished her drink.

"He's good at running. Nobody can find him." Gunnr said looking away

"SHUT UP ALL OF YOU!" Sigrun slammed her hands onto the table. I could see her face now. She was crying.

"None of you were there! None of you saw the tears, the face of absolute horror! He was terrified that he'd put his hands on me! I could tell from the moment I saw him that he was a good man but had done things that no man would dream of. In spite of that he's.... He's...." She sat back down. Her tears were free flowing from her chin.

"He's the most beautiful spirit I've ever seen!" Nobody said anything. The only thing I could hear was sigruns sobs.

"But the worst thing about all of this... Is I just want him to come back." She sat straight up, getting out of her seat, and walking out of the room.

I don't think I've ever felt so small. It felt like I was about 3 inches shorter than a slug...

"What a sorry state of affairs your life is!" A voice said laughing behind me. I jumped out of my skin and looked in front of me.

I immediately recognized the garb. It was the king... But not the king wearing it. This man was skinny and tall. His gray hair hung down to his upper back and his beard was just as long. He was giggling like a toddler at me. I wiped the tear out of my eye.

"Who are you?" I said startled

The man erupted into a roar of laughter. I didn't know who he was but apparently he thought I was hilarious.

"I think you're smart enough to guess that. How messed in the head are you? You can't see the obvious answer to this whole thing right in front of you!" He burst into another laughing fit.

This was ridiculous! Who the fuck is this guy? How did he get up here? Why didn't I hear him before now.

"The obvious answer?" I asked with concern. He looked back to me and grinned wide enough I could see his yellow teeth.

"You've stirred the pot. Now he the soup kid!" We shared an awkward stare.

"I see you are as dense as the clay in the earth. Let me put it in a different sense. One where a man of your level can understand. In layman's terms, what you need to do...." He leaned in really close. So close our faces were almost touching.

"STOP BEING A PUSSY!"

I stared at him slacked jawed as he leaned back. DID THIS OLD CUNT JUST CALL ME A PUSSY!?!

"MotherFucker I will rip you apart on the molecular level and not think twice as I brush your dust off my shoulder!" I exclaimed

"YES FINALLY!" He shot to his feet! His hands held above his head. With an expression that I can only describe as "orgasmic" he continued.

"That's what we need right now! You're the one with the power to change the landscape of this war! Own it!" He was convulsing in a way, Talking like he was alone but he never stopped directing his words at me.

"You're the wild card you see?! We've been fighting them for generations. We've seen their whole playbook and them ours as well. Finally the ball landed in our court with you!"

He walked over and held his hands to the side of my head.

"So for GODS SAKE MAN!" He removed his hands from my head.

"Stop being a pussy." He sat back down and stared at me.

I stared back and only broke my gaze to look down at the crack. Nobody was in the drinking hall. I looked back up to see nothing.

He was gone. Just like he came, he vanished just as quickly. His words hit a part of me I didn't know existed. I looked down at my hands. I watched slowly as they balled into fists... Old man's got a point.

The sound of an explosion rocked me fromy trance. I dispersed and flew out into the open air. I reappeared on the top of the castle spire. Standing on the ledge just below the peak. Looking for anything out of the ordinary. As I looked closer I saw the people... Weren't moving. Just stuck in a single spot.

Typical, This isn't an uncommon occurrence. "Extra" is my own personal jester. More like it, he thinks I'm his.

"So is this another one of your games Extra? Cause I'm really not in the mood." I turned around and saw him handstaning on the point above me.

"Oh come on Jesse! You can't always expect me to play fair. Whats the fun in that? You're fun to play with when you're not all moody." He was as usual... Annoying.

"What do you want though? I doubt you're just popping in to have a round of rock, paper, scissors." I asked annoyed.

He flipped down to my ledge. He turned to me, Smiled and bopped me on the nose with his finger.

I want to fucking kill him.

He was an odd creature even by my standards. Green hair in an afro and eye shadow. He had on a purple suit, with a black tie, and a blue undershirt. His shoes were a tan color. He looked fucking awful. Like a he raped a fashion designers wife then went in for a fitting after showing him the video. I still don't understand it but this guy didn't have fucking eyelids. Making his eyeshadow look like it's burn wounds.

Most disturbing is the smile messily cut into his cheeks. They keep bleeding the longer I see him but everytime he pops up again he's clean. By now his face was covered in his own blood from being upside down.

"I just wanted to say.... HI"

I WILL FIND A WAY TO KILL THIS THING!

He then swandove off the ledge. As he fell, he vanished into transparency! Time started moving again because the castle started to fall under my feet! I fell deeper into the debris! I dispersed into my swarm just before I hit the ground!

When I reformed I stared at the devastation! The whole kingdom was a war zone! People were fighting creatures who looked less then human. They weren't people. They were humanoids made of shadows!

"And who might you be?" Said a voice behind me. I turned to look over my shoulder. A chill ran down my spine as I saw a man in full knight armor. His purple aura raged over him!

"Who ever you are it won't matter! You all will die by the hand of "the bringer of shadow" ShadowMaster!" He shouted thrusting his sword into the air!

He looked down at me again and with a strike even fast enough for me to get caught off guard, he stabbed me right through the chest! He looked in my eyes, and he was smiling. I couldn't see because of his helmet but I could tell. Soon it turned to confusion.

"You think that'll kill me?" I kicked him back and he ripped his blade out with it. He got into a sword stance as I got to my feet.

"You asked who I was?" I looked up as the swarm reformed my wounds.

"I'm the wildcard... Asshole"