End Of Humanity

Chapter 10

"Come on boys! Where are you?" Angie stressed out and she, Simeona and Amelia walked through the tunnels looking for Taron, Micheal and Kevin. "We'll find them! Don't worry!"
Amelia reassured Angie as they kept looking around from them. Just then, very faint singing could be heard from somewhere within the tunnels. Simeona picked up on it as she turned around and heard it. She knew the song that was being sung. "Guys wait someone's singing."
Angie and Amelia stopped as they also heard the singing. "Hold on, I'm going to see who it is." Simeona ran from of the both of them and followed the singing. They both followed her as they didn't want to lose her. She then started to pick out what bit the voice was singing and started to sing along with the voice. Amelia and Angie were surprised by her voice. She was a amazing singer. They got closer and closer until they got to a cave-like room. and put their backs on the wall. Simeona peeked as she saw a disgruntled man with a biblical dual ring around him. A snake around his arm and his hair a mess. He was reading the book belonging to Jacquire Marcellus. As he sang, Simeona saw tears fall from his face as he put a hand on one of the pages. "Sir?" The man jumped and looked to where the voice came from. His eyes widened. His face was half green and monstrous. "Were you the other one singing with me?" He asked.
She nodded as she stepped from her peeking place. "My name is Simeona and..we're trying to stop The Order of Altan. You have the book that we need to stop the order."
The man looked at her with hesitance. He looked at the book then back at her. "The book won't just stop them. It's not even mine. It was my Grandfather's."
"Wait, are you Aloysius Marcellus?" She asked going over to him slowly. He nodded as he closed the book and passed it to her. "Yes, I am. And I'm afraid that you won't be able to stop the order. I don't know if you can tell but, I'm the lord they worship. I caused all of this to happen. I killed everyone I loved." He gestured to the decaying statues around him. "My brothers, my friends, my loved one. When Zélote found himself in me, he gave me one chance to bring back someone. He told me to bring back Boris. I wish I didn't listen to him. But now it's too late. What turned from me trying to bring back mistakes I made spiralled to a whole cult driven with madness and their own desires to 'fix' this world. That song you heard me sing there, I remember when I first awoke, It was playing above. My whole city had been buried. It made me realize what I had done. I wanted to hear it one more time. I can't fix anything now. I can't save anyone. I honestly wish that the rubble above me would just end my suffering. Maybe so then I could see the ones I loved again!" He started to sob badly. Simeona gasped and went over to him, rubbing his back. Angie and Amelia peeked as well, slowly going over to them. "I... I feel so fucking bad for you sir. You don't deserve any of this. I can understand where you're coming from and I know we can't do anything to help." She comforted him as he looked up at Angie and his eyes watered more. "Oh god. You."
Angie tilted her head confused. "What?"
"I remember you. Child. You're still alive. Still here." He held her face gently. "Child I am so sorry for all the horrible things the order have put you in. I'm sorry I couldn't save you. Zélote won't let me." He looked up at a crack in the roof, making the other girls look as well. "He won't stop until everyone's become a horrifying mess of insanity."
"Well we're gonna stop him then, no matter what." Angie assured as she looked at Simeona and Amelia, motioning them to find the boys.
They nodded as they ran out of the room, Angie looking back at him and giving him a sad smile. "Goodbye almond man.."
"Goodbye child, may nothing ever hurt you again." He gave a sad smile back as Angie waved, catching up with Simeona and Angie to find the boys.

"WHAT. THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO HIM?!" Micheal screamed as he gestured to Boris with a manic way. "They made me into a better version of myself. I don't know if you boyzzZzz know but the lovely princezzzZZ Zzzimeona did the unfortunate of-" He giggled sadistically before gesturing a neck slit while his head snapped to the side. "Bashing my head in with a shovel!"
"To her I should thank her for allowing this opportunity for uzzzZZz."
"Wait, what do you mean us?" Micheal demanded to know as Taron felt more queasy and held his mouth shut. "Why don't you look at Taron and deduce it yourselvezzzZZ?" Kevin and Micheal looked at Taron with a concerned and confused look but then realized what was going to happen. Taron's cheeks started to fill up and he threw up in front of them. Only it wasn't just vomit. It was vomit, mixed with live maggots. Kevin and Micheal screamed as he kept throwing up the maggots. He then felt the maggots crawl to his arms and legs and he cried out in pain, tearing off bits of his skin to get them out. They were infesting his muscles, his bones. He collapsed onto the ground as he kept tearing chunks out of his own flesh. He punched a hole through his chest and held his heart tight. He felt the maggots start to go up to his brain and he pleaded for them not to. They got to his skull as he started to bleed out badly. Spasmed in one place as his pleads became groans and gasps for air. He stopped moving. Kevin and Micheal were frozen. "Taron?.." The maggots filled up the space where the blood should have been. His arms became skin again but his fingers became raw claws. The skin had a leathery look at feel to it. . His fingers moved the same way Boris did. "Lookzzz like it'z zzzZZuccezzzZZful."
"What.. WHAT DID YOU FUCKERS DO TO HIM?!"
"Oh my zzZZZzweet naive Kevin, this wazzn't uzzz. Thizzz wazzz Angie."
"Angie?... Angie did this?.." Micheal muttered in shock. The blue amulet held up by the robed one emerged another soul that landed into the hole in Taron's chest. Taron started to rise up and throw his head back, moving his loose hair back. His eyes opened, his sclerae were small and his teeth was sharp canine teeth. He twitched a little as he moved up slowly, he stood very primal and stared at Kevin and Micheal with a predatory look. He panted and started to giggle as he then pounced Kevin and tackled him to the floor. "ACK! Taron what the fuck?! Get off me!" Kevin pleaded as he tried to push him off. "Kevin, I don't want to be alone herrre. Be herrre with me please?" He growled as he then latched onto Kevin's cheeks and ripped them off making him scream. "KEVIN!"
"MICHEAL RUN! JUST RUN!"
"I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT YOU!"
"JUST GO-"
Taron headbutted Kevin hard enough to crack his head open, making Micheal gasp and start to sob, falling to the floor. The whole crowd watched with anticipation. "Stop...please....please stop please!" He pleaded as Boris chuckled and went over to them. "Awww, he lookzzZZZz juzzzt like meee. Would you like to the honourZZzz Taron?"
"Absolutely. I am going to rrrrrrevel in this." He growled again as he latched his mouth onto Kevin, violently making out with his dead body and his saliva dripping into his throat. Micheal covered his eyes shut as he didn't want to watch.  Taron took one of his claws and dug a line between Kevin's face. The robed crowd started to chant as the crystal emitted a gas around the whole place. The red amulet emerged a soul that fell into Kevin's skull. Kevin's arms became insect-like as his skin became molded with the shape of a insect arm and the blood pooling out of the line covered his face as his missing cheeks grew back in with scorpion-like mouth claws. Maggots also nestled in and filled in the empty blood places. Taron held him up and spun him around as he started to wake up. "How do you feel Kev? Does it feel good?" Taron whispered into his ear as his eyes opened. The eye whites were now a dirty black and his eyes were now pure red. He clicked his head up and he put his hand on Taron's shoulder. "Yes. It feels so good." He clicked while he talked. They both chuckled sinisterly while staring into each other's eyes. Micheal's covered eyes were clouded with tears. He couldn't do anything to save them. He just heard the end of his friends in front of them and he couldn't do anything about it. He just sat there on the floor petrified and scared. He hiccuped as he curled up into a ball and begged for it all to be a dream.
"Awww, poor Micheal. He doezzzn't want to zzzzeeee the truth. Kevin, Taron. Want to..." he stared at him on the floor as Taron and Kevin giggled sinisterly, walked over in unison and the crowd got closer and closer. Micheal's sobs soon faded away.

Simeona and Amelia walked through the tunnelway, trying to find the boys as they looked around and called for their names. "Kevin? Micheal?!" Simeona called out as she heard noise coming from one of the potholes. They heard it and ran to it when they saw the crowd. "Uh hello? We nee-" They pasued when they saw Kevin, Micheal and Taron talking to each other. They knew something was up but they didn't say anything. "Hey guys? We've been looking for you. We...found someone that we think is important.." Simeona spoke slowly as she noticed Boris who was giving her a dark stare. "Come on guys? Let's just...go?" She asked as they followed the two out and they paused, looking at the two. "Angie's just-"
"HEY SORRY! Had to make sure Aloy wa-" She paused when she saw the boys. Her face dropped as she knew. "Those aren't them."
"What do you mean Angie? Of course it's them!" Amelia said through gritted teeth and a forced smile as Simeona did the same. "No..guys..don't do this to me..you guys were like my second family! THIS CAN'T- YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME! I DON'T WANT TO- I CAN'T-" She broke down, buckling to her knees and covering her face, sobbing violently. Simeona and Amelia looked at each other and broke their fakeness as they went over to her, hugging her and comforting her. "We know Angie, we're so sorry." Simeona sobbed with her as Amelia looked up at them, hoping they'd still be in there. They weren't. It was just a husk of who they were replaced with monsters. She felt a tear fall down from her face as she remembered Taron and Kevin saving her from the hypothermia, Micheal making sure she was alright no matter what. They just watched with sick, twisted grins and smirks. "Just leave us alone. You took them away from us." Amelia muttered as they just stood there, their eyes watching with satisfaction. Angie looked up as she punched the ground, angry with herself and with the cult. "FUCK THE CULT, FUCK BORIS, FUCK THE GUY WHO HURT EVERYONE FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!" She growled to herself, her knuckles bleeding and her tears leaving marks on the ground. Simeona tried to stop her but she was pushed away into the wall. Amelia looked up as the cult watched from their room, and Boris. "Fuck you guys." 
"WHY DOES EVERYTHING GOOD HAVE TO BE TAKEN AWAY FROM ME?! WHY CAN'T I JUST HAVE A NORMAL LIFE LIKE MY STUPID BROTHER? WHY COULDN'T I JUST BE LOVED AND NOT PUT TO THIS?! JUST LET ME HAVE ONE MOMENT OF PEACE LORD PLEASE JUST LET ME BE HAPPY!" She screamed as she moved around in frustration and her bandages falling off her arms. Simeona looked to the right from where she was and she saw Aloy slowly walking over from the cave he was in as the snake on his arm had its fangs dug into his veins but he didn't care. He didn't show emotion but worry as he sped up. He got over to them as he crouched down next to Amelia and Angie. She looked to him and wrapped her arms around him. He held onto her as he looked over to the cult and sighed. "Why did you do this Zélote? They didn't deserve this. I can't even fight anymore because of you." He whispered as he blinked and everything was frozen. "This is vital for everyone Aloy. Why can't you get it through your thick boney skull?!"
"BECAUSE YOU'VE BROKEN THIS GIRL! ALL SHE WANTED WAS A NORMAL LIFE! THAT'S ALL SHE NEEDED AND YOU'VE MADE HER BROKEN AND A MESS! WHY COULDN'T YOU LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE WITH THE ELEMENTS?!"
"BECAUSE IT WASN'T ENOUGH ALOYSIUS. I NEEDED REVENGE. I WANTED REVENGE. THIS WHOLE UNIVERSE IS CURSED AND SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE! I WOULD TRADE EVERYTHING JUST SO IT COULD BE DECENT AGAIN!"
"AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR OWN RACE ZÉLOTE?!"
"HUMANS AREN'T WORTHY OF LIVING! YOU SHOULD BE GLAD I'M DOING THIS, I'M ACTUALLY FIXING THEM ALL!"
"YOU'RE MUTILATING EVERYONE, YOU'VE MUTILATED MY FRIENDS AND NOW YOU'VE WENT AND DONE THIS! THEY DID NOTHING WRONG AND YOU KNOW THAT!"
"I HAVE NO ROOM FOR SYMPATHY ALOY. ESPECIALLY NOT NOW THAT YOU'VE NOT UNDERSTOOD. THIS IS FOR THE GREATER GOOD. AND YOU'LL NEVER GET IT."
Zélote finished as he disappeared into the green smoke. He looked around as Simeona watched the three boys. Taron started to chuckle sadistically as he bolted to Simeona, trying to nick her cheek. She stumbled back as she dodged his swings. "Taron please!"
"I'm not Taron anymore dumb bitch. I'm something better than that idiot. Hey Mawani?"
"Ssssay no more." Mawanale bolted straight for Amelia but she pushed him away, leaving her to get up and help Simeona. "I'll get her out of here."
"Thanks man."
"It's the most I can do ladies." Aloy put Angie in his arms as he ran out of the tunnel, leaving Kevin to chase after them. Aloy felts tears streaming down his face as he teleported him and Angie out of there. Kevin looked around confused. They both ended up in the same forest that Angie crawled out before being near ran over. He put her down as she was a mess. Hair covering her face, tears smothered. She coughed, gagging as she threw up a little blood.
"WHY?! WHY COULDN'T I JUST GET A NORMAL LIFE?! WHY DID HE HAVE TO DO THIS?!"
"If I could, I would reverse all this. Everybit. I am really really sorry about this. Zélote, he's..."
Angie looked up at him as he looked back at her, moving the hair out of her face. "He's been through a lot. And I am really sorry I didn't let you know. Literally the whole reason on why the cult's so infatuated with you is because they put Alice in you. His wife. I just..I can't..." He choked as he cried with her. They both were stuffed with tears. "I feel bad for you and I feel bad for him. All my life I've been trying to help and help and it's brought me here. I'm slowly dying Miss. He's left my body but he's got all his pawns now. He doesn't need me anymore. I just want one thing before I do die."
"Hm?"
"I want to help. Anyway I can."
Angie rubbed her face as she looked at the outside of the forest. "It's just..."
"He's not bound. He's going to start."
"Yeah. Just please. Make this stop."
"I will try Miss.."
"Angie."
"Angie.."
They both held each other as they sobbed.



Simeona and Amelia had ran to the town centre as the boys followed them. "We're fucked!"
"We are!" 
"This game of cat and mouse. It's so much fun. Wouldn't you agrrrree love?" 'Taron' said to 'Kevin'.
"I do agree. But I think they're getting tired or better, stuck." He clicked. "GUYS COME ON!"
"Your wordssss mean nothing. We have you now."
"I'm sorry Amelia." Simeona pushed Amelia to the side as the three pounced on her tackling her.
Amelia gasped as she watched. She got up and ran away as she saw Zélote in the sky. She gasped as he was massive and more monstrous than before. "Oh my lord."
The sky turned into the seafoam green that was the crystal. Amelia turned her head again as she saw something else heading for them. A planet. She just stood there as so much was happening at once. She was overwhelmed. She was scared. She was was hyperventilating.



She was going to die.