A Broken Man

Chapter 28: He Arrives

Zane opened his eye and found himself back in the Nether. He jumped up and looked around, no believing where he is.

Zane: " What?! Ho-how did I..."

Laughter surrounded Zane, he started breathing fast, his heart was racing and was spinning around, trying to see who was around him.

Zane: " This can't be real!"

A voice: " Oh it is."

Zane whipped around and saw Concubine, she walked out of the shadows with her creepy smile.

Zane: " What are you doing here!?"

Concubine: " Oh Zane, you really thought you could run away."

Soon after Concubine got closer to Zane, Beckham followed her out of the shadows, alongside with Mewio, Meowki, Gene, Sasha, and Zenix.

Beckham: " And hide away like a coward? *chuckles*"

Gene: " You stole the Shadow Lord's Relic. And you think you're safe in the Overworld?"

Zane: " You have no way out of the Nether. The Portal is blocked and there's a Protective Shield over it. How are you going to get out if you're only way out is blocked?"

Sasha: " We have other ways to get out."

Zenix: " And once we get out, you better be ready, because we're not going show any mercy towards you or anyone who's in our way."

Meowki: " You're shaking. It's funny because you used to make everyone shake by just hearing your name, but here you are. Standing in front of us, shaking like a leaf."

Mewio: " And no one wants to help you because you're Zane Ro'Meave. No one wants to help you or be there for you after what you did."

Everyone but Zane: " You are nothing but a scared, one-eye fool."

Zane backed away as he said that and ran into someone, he slowly looked up and saw the Shadow Lord. He jumped and felled on the ground, trying to back away.

The Shadow Lord: " You sign your soul away to me when you were a child. I was practically your father, and this is how you thank me after all this time? I made you the person who you are now."

The Shadow Lord then shifted into Zane when he was wearing his Priest outfit before waking up in the Nether the first time.

Past Zane: " A twisted monster that no one loves. And you can't do anything to change that."

The Shadow Lord and all his Goons who were with him turned into shadows and darkness circled Zane, whispering came from everywhere.

The Whispers: " You're going to die alone. No one will help you when we come out of the Nether. The Hunter became the Prey. Now look who's scare. You're nothing but a monster that everyone wants dead."

The Shadow Lord then towered over Zane in a large shadow monster. Zane took a deep breath and stood straight, trying to push his fear away and put his serious face on like he did many times in the past.

Zane: " There's always light where there's darkness. You will all be stopped before you get your hands on the Relic again."

The Shadow Lord: " Please. This world is mine. And I don't care who or how many people I have to kill to get back my Relic and take control of this world and the other Realms. *laughs*"

The shadows then in gulped Zane, Zane then sat up, cover in sweat and screaming. He gasped for air and looked around. He was back in the Overworld and in the room he was allowed to say in Aphmau's old house. He was shaking and panting, his heart beat fast but started to settle down after realizing it was a nightmare. He rubbed his face and brushed his hair back with his fingers.