Sins & Sympathy I: Book Of Edges

Crack in the Routine - Chapter 1/Page 1

The morning started with a slouchy, lazy, fit teenager sleeping in his bed. He slowly started to open his eyes until they sped-open from the beeping of an Alarm changing from 5:59 to 6AM. At that point, he lifted his hand from out the covers, only to be wielding a gun, and opened-fire on the Alarm Clock. He slivered down the hall, embracing every moment of rest he could get, before meeting the stairwell to the first floor. He was half-asleep, Half-dressed, with no shirt, but only pants, and hesitated immensely to throw something on. Walking drowsily down the steps, he happened to trip and fall, this didn't wake him the slightest, as he fell on a matress, and not the poorly carpened wooden floor, almost like he knew it was going to happen, a routine for every morning. He was then welcomed to Jack, his partner wide-awake, and almost the exact opposite of Sin. He was fully dressed, and to add well-dressed. He wore a black bow-tie, Cyan button-up shirt, Black pants, and a black vest to match. He also spoke british, unlike Sin's american tongue. "Morning" Sin said. Jack smiled charmingly, as instead of helping him up, he poured a small dip of tea on Sin's face. Sin then rose quickly, and painfully. "Wh-What was that for!?" He hollered in agony. Jack looked at him with a loose tilt, and smile, then said "Just getting you out of your drowsy self." He said, giggling fancily. Sin presumes to get up annoyed, and looks at Jack with a face of discouragement. "Screw you too, Jack." He says, then stumbles upon breakfast in the fridge. He sits down staring desperately at his food, and is about to take a bite, until the floor begins to quake. Jack takes hold of the kitchen counter questionably watching Sin race around the room, trying to not drop his food. That's when a crack emerged through the concrete floor of the kitchen, and started to spurt scalding lava, he was now running, and jumping, while Jack stood there dumbfoundedly. The shaking, and the crack enlarged immensely, as lava started to flow down the crack, towards the holes in the wall, and melted a burrow through the weak barricades. Jack finally came to his senses, and started to fill a pail with water, the room was so hot, the water was steaming as it came out of the dispenser. Jack then bombed the crack through the floor with a large amount of water. As he did, the floor solidified into a tar, cutting through the smooth concrete. Once the steam cleared from the room, Jack spotted Sin sitting there, devouring his bowl of Ramen Noodles. That's when the room went dark, as the sunlight only glimpsed through the windows. Jack huddled to the window, only to see a Stone-Man, the size of a Goliath, erupting through the center of town. The vibration from the floor was calming down, and Sin finished his "Breakfast". As if nothing affected him, he waltzed up the stairs, making way for the fourth floor, only to throw on his White T-Shirt, covered in motor oil, and Chain grease, and afterwards a bandolier, and a Short-sleeved red-leather trench coat. The last thing he forgot was the sword he found at a Temple while hiking through the Mountains in Japan. A sword with the name "Dante" carved in it's firm wooden handle. He sheathed the sword to his back, and presumed back down-stairs, to the first floor's exit. Jack watched him leave through the door. "Wait! Where in the bloody world are you--" A half-burnt newspaper hit him in the face, as Sin replied "You forgot to get that." He chuckled on his way out, waltzing down the street to the center of town.