Wisps

Part 4

We just stood there shocked of the appearance of the Stranger. We didn't notice how he got close to us, but he did. He looked like a Demon waiting to make a deal with us. The silence got broken by our father who was as shocked as we were, "Hey who the Hell are you?", "just a stranger passing by, who heard the name of a story he likes" He answered our father. "And you two! You must have met my dear Brother, can you tell me where he is right now?" he asked us in a disgusted tone. My parents started going mental, that a stranger is asking us a question about a Brother. "Step the Hell away from my children!" my Mother screamed at him, and in the Blink of an Eye, here upper body was gone. To this day I don't understand what happened, but I still remember how I felt. Slightly annoyed that he just had to soil his hands with Blood, he asked again, "Where have you seen my Brother! I haven't got all day" his tone of voice has changed, from his before excited and Happy tone, to a now Cold Mechanical tone of voice. "G-Go away, you M-Monster! Let my Family go in Peace" my Father tried to say in his boldest voice, but he still cracked. The Stranger started to walk in our direction, saying, "Kids! I am getting impatient! Where Is My Brother!". Scared of what he could do to us, our father tried to stand in his way to protect us. The only difference it made was that my father died braver than most. It was like if an Ant tried to stop an Elephant by standing in its way. What for the Stranger wasn't more than pushing a Ball to the side, felt for my Father as if he was hit by a Train. Until it was time for him to hit a tree, there wasn't enough left of him to have mattered. My Brother finally snapped and Started Screaming and I must say, in hindsight I am surprised that I didn't scream myself. One Last time he asked, "My Brother, Where? Now!" I just pointed to the forest. "See? Wasn't to hart now, was it? Now I just take your brother with me-" and before he could finish his sentence, I grabbed my Brother and Started running into the Forest. "You know you can't run away from me, right? I give you 5 seconds if you come back, I let you Life" He was lying, I knew he was lying but still for a second I stop to consider the Possibility, to this day, I regret that split second. I started running again, trying to get away from this monster, trying to get away from this nightmare. But it was fruitless, he caught us and took my brother, I tried fighting him, but he didn't even care enough to kill me. "I gave you the chance to come back, but now I won't kill you, not as a mercy but as a curse, for now you have to live without your brother like I do!" Broken, I fell to my knees, watching how he walks away while dragging my Brother with him, all the while is my Brother screaming at him that he should let him go. I wanted to stand up, to fight back, I didn't want him to take my brother away. I was powerless...
Until It came. It was a being that looked a bit like a Human on all fours, it had Unnatural long Arms and Legs, with Unnatural long fingers. The Stranger reacted on the Appearance of the Monster, saying, "Not only have these Children met my Brother, they are important enough for him to send his Dog". Not understanding what he means, I just watched the two starting to fight when the Monster lunged at the Stranger, after which he lets my Brother go. Using his chance, my Brother Started Running to me, it was our chance to get away! As soon as he was close enough, I just took his hand and started running away from the two fighting. I was just running, trying to forget what lies behind my, trying to save my screaming brother. Soon the noise of the fight started to die down, hope that we just might to survive started to manifest in me. I should have known better than to hope, the moment the noise of the Fight stopped, the sound of my Screaming Brother also stopped. As I was watching behind me to see what happened, Horror befell me, the only thing I was left holding of my brother was his Hand. And no matter how much I looked there was no trace of the Stranger, the fight or my Brother left. I broke down crying. I lost my Mom, my Father, and my little Brother. Lost and alone, the only thing left to do for me was crying my heart out. And at that moment, while I was vulnerable and easy to manipulate, He came to me, our Friend Hastur, He told me "I am Sorry that I was too late. I am Sorry that you lost your family and I couldn't do anything to avoid it, and while I know your pain sitting around won't change anything now. I can't change what happened, but I can change what will happen. Not only that, but I can give you Powers, so you can get revenge for your family, so that you can protect others from losing their family". He told me, and all the while I could hear from his voice that he had to hold his tears back himself. He reached his hand out to me and said, "If you take my Hand now, I will promise you to always Help and Protect you. I promise you that while you lost your Family today, you will have a chance to get a new one. The Catch? You have to do some work too". He told me this, knowing I haven't got another choice. I took His hand and for the First time I saw Hastur in another Light. I noticed that the Smile on his Comedy mask was drawn on it with Sharpie and that he was Wearing a Black thorn Crown, I noticed that under His mask he Wore Black Bandages. Not only that, but I also noticed that he had Blood on his white Shirt and that he wore a Black Bandage like. The bandages seemed to all stop just before covering Wounds on his arms and neck. I also noticed how much taller, than me, he is towering like that above me. Noticing that I looked him up and down, he told me, "don't worry, it isn't just your Head, but that doesn't matter now. From today onward, you will call me a name that you are deciding on now" confused I asked "aren't you called Hastur?". "That's what Smiley Calls me. And he has reasons for that, others call me other Things like Cain, Micheal, Raphael, Second Brother, I think you get the Idea". I started thinking about it, about how my Brother Used to Call him "Then I will be in your Care big Brother" I told him. With a breaking heart, he asked me, "Are you sure? The name is one of the Most important steps" but no matter what, I already decided.

This was the Beginning of the End

*end of Prologue