New Dawn of Scare (Second Lordi Saga - Story 1)

Chapter 18 - First Battle of the Cosmic War Part II

Once through the great dark portal, Mr. Lordi and Emily found themselves swept in all directions by a great suction force, as if they had been carried into the siphon of a giant tub. For very long minutes, they fell in the middle of a veritable chaos of dark clouds and infinite and distorted darkness where hundreds of flashes and lightning were exploding on all sides. Despite the very strong force that dragged them into this fall, Mr. Lordi and Emily struggled as much as possible, holding hands so as not to be separated.

Both clenched their teeth against the pain that pierced their skulls, their minds being assaulted endlessly by echoes of very loud howls around them, whose voices were impossible to define as they were distorted. And this language ... this filthy and impossible to understand language that repeated itself over and over in their brains, making their eardrums vibrate and hurt. Thanks to his Monsterman nature, Mr. Lordi was able to resist better even though he was in pain. Emily, as a human, had more difficulty, having to fight fiercely not to give in to the beginning of madness. Around them, the landscape was undergoing permanent change, sometimes even seeming to come to life and give birth to multiple shadowy arms and tentacles trying to grab them. Emily squeezed the ruby of her pendant with all her grip, and it emitted a faint red glow that chased away the shadows a little and pushed back slightly the dark growths that wanted to grab her.

Unfortunately, the suction force redoubled in intensity and the shock wave produced by a very close lightning bolt separated the couple, the two being ejected in two different directions.

_ "MR. LORDI!" Emily yelled in her fall.

_ "EMILY! NO!" roared Mr. Lordi trying to catch up with her in vain, seeing her disappear behind a veil of darkness, and he too soon after, sank.

Mr. Lordi suddenly opened his eyes, gasping and coughing a little as he stood up. Armed with his double ax, he looked around quickly as if emerging from a nightmare. How long had he been unconscious? He didn't know. Much to her concern, Emily was not there.

_ "EMILY! EMILY YOU HEAR ME? PLEASE, ANSWER ME!" he called out with all his might, more than worried about her.

Then he thought he heard her voice respond, but it's strange ... It's as if it came from very close, but sounded fuzzy and very distant, like a very faint echo ... Mr. Lordi looked everywhere again, but no, he was quite alone. Several times he could smell like being touched, but there was nothing. He could feel Emily's presence, very close, but yet he was alone, which unsettled him even more.

The room he woke up to was surreal, even to him. Its form and architecture was normally impossible and was unlike anything known. Barely lit by greenish lights from unknown sources, the room featured smooth stone walls, dark and covered with a shiny green layer, and dotted with lines of anarchic symbols that made no sense. Mr. Lordi felt heavy, very heavy, and sore ... It was as if this place itself was alive and feeding on him, his slightest strengths and thoughts, and having fun tormenting him. The only thing present in this room was a small, sprawling pedestal in the center, upon which stood an artifact similar to a large closed eye.

Emily was desperate. Since waking up in this strange room, she hadn't stopped talking to Mr. Lordi several times, shouting to make him react, stand in front of him and wave at him, but nothing helped, he couldn't see her, as if she was invisible. Several times she had touched him to the arms, slipping through like a ghost, and each time Mr. Lordi seemed to react to those touches and looked in the direction. His expression showed that he sensed her presence, but was unable to see and feel her.

_ "Mr. Lordi! I am here, right next to you! I know you can hear me!" Emily begged in desperation.

It was abominable ... Both were trapped in the same room, but separated by some sort of invisible barrier, as if each were in a different world. It was going crazy.