Chapter 10: Glitch

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-Kiminé-

"You're a monster! A MONSTER!!"
I shouted whilst rapidly punching the expressionless devil. He stayed still, unmoving and stared at me.

Tears fell down my face but I didn't stop.

"....are you done yet?" He asked.

"No! I won't be done until you're dead!" I screamed.

Ben rolled his eyes and grabbed my shoulders, pulling me away and staring into my soul. His grip didn't loosen and he held me there.

"Look...it was for your own good. I was trying to keep you safe." He said, still calm.

"BY LETTING THEM BEAT HIM?!?!" I shouted(again) trying to pull myself from his grasp.

Jen came over and pulled me away from him.

"Hey! What makes you think you can touch her like that?!" He shouted (there was a lot of shouting back then) pulling me against him.

"Oh, be quiet you irrelevant little boy!" Ben said.

"Why are you here? What do you want?" I asked, trying to stop everyone from shouting.

"You've seen it too, right?" He said, still staring me right in the eyes, making me very uncomfortable.

"Seen what?" I asked.
Ben looked at Jen.
"Excuse me, worthless bit of life? Could we please have a moment?"

Jen argued for a moment, but eventually gave us some space.

"The worlds are breaking. The human world is slowly conjoining with the others. If this continues, ALL the worlds will be destroyed." He said.

So THATS why we saw a car. And that's why it appeared and disappeared, it was breaking through to Kakadelia. Almost like a glitch.

"How do we stop it?" I asked.

"I don't know. But I know someone who might be able to point us in the right direction. Her name is Yunta."
He said.

Jen leaned in between me and Ben.

"Hey! I know some guys who can help us! They're old friends of mine." He said.

"...where do they live?" I asked.
"You were listening?" Ben frowned.

"Up north. In Galaius." Jen said, ignoring Ben.
"And hey, I might be a simple lad...but I understand about the different worlds. I'm a mage, remember?"

"Right, Its on the way to Yunta. We'll drop there first and then head straight to her." Ben told us.

I stared at him. He stared back.
"....what?" He asked.

"We?"

He sighed.
"Yes. From here on, we're working together, like it or not."

I didn't like it, but agreed.
Whatever was going on, only WE could stop it....
I just wish Jacket was there too.

*******

We traveled RIDICULOUSLY far, without stopping. I didn't complain until it got dark.

Jen and Ben (their names rhyme!) kept telling me we were almost there. After a while we ended up in some strange woods. Jen said this was where they lived.

We continued to walk until we came across a small, moss-covered cottage in the middle of nowhere.

I knocked and waited. After a few seconds, someone I didn't know opened the door.

"Kînru? Long time no see." Jen said, smiling.

We headed inside....

And saw them...

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