The Dark Journey

The Depressing Stormy Night

I blink in surprise 'You have siblings?' 'What's so surprising about that?' '... Nothing' She has a stoic face as we both stare at each other in an awkward silence. 'I'll be sending you back now...' I lose my senses as it goes dark.

'Hey... wake up.' I hear someone in my head and it isn't her (Astraea). 'Who's talking?' 'Me.' 'And who are you?' 'I'm you' '?!' My eyes open wide as I still hear the thunder and rain as I'm in a cave. 'What's going on? (1)' 'I don't know you tell me, I just got here. (2)' 'Will you shut up? (1)'

(A/N: I will be numbering them so you don't get confused.)

'So aggressive jeez. (2)' I sit up and look around the cave, finding Alexia sleeping nearby as I feel a small tug on my clothes. Looking down I see Emily sleeping peacefully. A small smile breaks through my stoic expression. 'Hm... she's nice and quiet. (2)' I only let out a hum in agreement as I looked at the entrance of the cave to see the rain pour down outside. 'Something's coming. (2)' 'What? (1)' I question the other me. 'It's outside. (2)' She whispers as I get up quickly, waking Emily up. I see a dark shadow at the entrance of the cave, its purple slit eyes stare at me. I put Emily down
"Wake up Alexia." I softly whisper to Emily as I focus on the creature. A sense of danger rises as my hands transform, I feel the fire in me lighting up as I open my mouth, a purple flame charging as I fire it like a flamethrower letting it reach the entrance of the cave. I finally catch a glimpse of the creature,
'It's a dragon...? (1)' The purple flames cover the entrance as its black scales seemingly protect it from the fire, it takes a step inside the cave. My red eyes shine as I quickly slash at the stone walls of the cave.
"What's going-" Alexia cuts herself off as she sees the 'Dragon'. I feel my body burning to rest as I quickly transform fully, black scales cover my monstrous body giving me and the dragon a similar appearance. IT stops in its tracks, looking at me curiously.
[Such a fascinating being... what are you?] IT questions. I don't answer as the stone walls spill in, taking the chance I concentrate on the fire, focusing and making it stronger as I look at the opposite wall, I fire what looks like a concentrated laser. Quickly destroying the walls as I hear the dragon move again, I feel my body burning and weaken further as I break through fully, burning some trees on the other side I quickly pick up the two and rush out into the downpour as I feel the winds hit us full force. The sky was dark and cloudy as thunder struck nearby.

I don't make it far because of the wind and having to protect two others now, it's making it difficult to even walk. Lightning strikes near me, making Alexia and Emily hide themselves closer to me as I keep them dry from the rain. I hear the sound of flapping wings, but not able to see anything in this dark and stormy sky.
'IT's close... Astraea... I need your help... (1)' I softly call Astraea only to be met with silence once more. 'She's busy... I've been trying to talk to her but you keep damaging your soul... (2)' 'Whatever... I need your help with this. (1)' 'With what exactly? (2)' I stop in my tracks as I feel the same burning sensation on my back. Quickly jumped to the side and seconds later the ground I was standing on was gone, not long after, I heard the sound of wind whistling as a wave of cold air hits my body. 'HEY! Stop Ignoring me! (2)' 'Will you shut it... can't you see I'm in a situation over here? (1)' I feel my chest burning as I continue to stay in this monstrous form. 'HEY, HEY, Astraea told me if you keep this up your soul will shatter! (2)' I see a cave not too far away, heading in that direction, hoping the trees cover me. Reaching the cave I gently lower Alexia, and Emily as I softly usher them into the narrow cave. Emily looks at me curiously, as she then figures out what I plan on doing she looks at me desperately, as she tries to reach for me. I feel my heart burn even more as I leave them there.

Now standing alone, I wait for IT. Not having to wait long, I hear it land not too far from me. [What exactly are you? I feel something familiar about you...] 'What? (1)' I ignore my growing confusion, as I feel my body ready to give out at any moment, I ready myself for combat. 'I think we're dying here... (2)' 'Can you stop being so pessimistic? (1)' 'Yeah no... (2)' Focusing on IT again only to notice IT's eyes glowing. "I'll end this now..." 'What? Wait... you don't mean... (2)' I feel my shoulders slouch as I can barely keep my eyes open only to feel something strike me at my side, sending me flying. 'The clouds look pretty... (1)' The dark clouds pour on my body as I feel the weightlessness vanish, letting my body free-fall. My vision darkens for a moment, as my vision returns only to find myself lying against the floor, rain pours down, pelting my face with soft water droplets. I stand up weakly, letting out a monster-like growl as I feel my body ache even more now. I look up to see IT staring down at me. [Why do you seem so familiar?] IT tries to converse with me once more. I ignore IT as I finally get ready. "Thank you... for setting us further away... I don't want to hurt Emily after all..." IT looks at me confused. 'HEY?! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?! (2)' Ignoring the other me I feel my body ache as my chest shines brightly, my monstrous form lighting up. IT quickly realizes as IT quickly charges ITS fire. As we both fire at each other our rays clash sending shockwaves throughout the world, as the clouds part letting the moonlight shine through, the trees get uprooted as the ground underneath us fractures as our rays clash more intensely. The sound of glass cracking as the surrounding area is burned and destroyed, the ground shatters completely under the pressure of our powers, and red lightning sparks around me as I put more power into it. The sound of glass cracking is heard again, as clouds gather above us even with shockwaves being sent out. 'Emily... I'm sorry I couldn't be your mother... (1)'
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As if reality breaks, the space in time breaks like glass as shards scatter as the surrounding 5-mile area gets sucked in.
*Location, San Francisco 'Golden Gate Bridge'*
POV: Unknown
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"Man... What's up with this traffic?" I let out a disgruntled sigh.
"Well, that's what we call being a dumbass for choosing such a 'good' time to go to the beach Idiot..." I sigh defeated.
"Ok maybe I did, but how would I know babe?"
I look over at my girlfriend with a defeated expression.
'I can never win against my girlfriend...' The Bridge shakes violently, as from above falls what looks like 2 dragons.
"What the hell?" We both look at each other confused as the bridge sways violently.
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Anastasia Pov
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I feel my body falling as I see the purple rift we came from pulse violently. My body then hits the floor with a huge explosion in the distance. As I stand up I see vehicles from my past life 'WE'RE ALIVE?! (2)' 'Shut up for a moment... (1)' I look around only to see a familiar landscape from my past life. 'I'm back...? But how can I-' I feel the ground shake as I look over to see IT stand up. As I ready myself I then feel my body give out on me, feeling numb all over as I try and stand back up. 'WE NEED TO HEAL NOW! (2)' My vision darkens as IT looks down at me. I can feel my body revert to its 'human' form as I lose consciousness.
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POV: ?????
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I watch as her body goes limp, the familiarity I felt before ringing. [Big sister?] I feel my heart sink, the feeling of hurting my sister weighing heavily on my heart. I feel something hit me on the side, only to then see some weird metal fly attacking me. I feel my anger rise as I swat the metal fly away.
'She... she's back after all this time...' I feel my sadness and guilt return as I now feel the growing familiarity. I shakily wrap my tail around her limp and frail body, as I spread my wings, I hear the ants below me yell and scream in fear. Some steer away from such interesting contraptions (without a horse?), while others run away in fear. As my wings unfurl, I let out a call to my other siblings, {Awaken, brothers, and sisters, our Sister has returned!} The rift vibrates, causing the air to reach sub-zero temperatures and the water below the bridge to ripple from the pulses emitted by the growing gap in the rift.
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Somewhere in the Void of Space
Siblings awaken
(Anastasia Pov)
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Some time has passed, as I float in the abyss of my consciousness. "Hey.... I'm talking to you..." I ignore the other me as I feel myself sink into the abyss. "Nope, you can't die just yet!" I feel my wrists get pulled as I see the other me. "You ok? How many fingers am I holding up?" She asks softly putting up 2 fingers as I then softly move her hand away. "Let me die in peace..." "No, I won't let such a thing happen!" She says happily as she grabs me close again. "Well, what now, Miss 'hero'." I say disapprovingly, as she smiles softly "Astraea should be done... Maybe." She smiles mischievously. "Oh, there you two are~" I hear Astraea as void-like space starts to take form now a grassy field. "Took you long enough..." I say softly with a huff. "Well your soul was damaged badly~" I sigh at her playful tone. "OK whatever, just let tell me how bad is it." "Hm? I already fixed it?" "What/What?" Me and other me replied dumbfounded, at the same time.