Rebellion (After the Haunted FF)

Chapter 15

Sorry for the delay in updating. Finals week is so stressful...
And happy birthday Drake! You're amazing!
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Drake's point of view-

I opened my eyes slowly. I sat up gradually, feeling the uncomfortable sensation of aching pain shoot up my legs and arms. The first thing I saw was the stone below me. A smell of burning wood hung in the air. A sky above me was cloudy and dark, thunder cracking and booming through the atmosphere.
I looked in front me. There was a giant square, with houses and buildings surrounding it, patterns carved into the ground. The houses were engulfed in flames, planks of wood falling from the roofs as they collapsed. What in the h**l?
Then I saw what was really in front of me. A large wooden stand was in the center of the square and there was a rope that hung. I noticed two people were strung to the bottom of the rope, their necks wrapped around it. Their heads hung low and blood covered their bodies, dripping to the stone below them, creating puddles of gore.
Oh God, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!!! I recognized those people way too well. No, no, no!!! This cannot happen. Oh good God, no......It was my own two friends, Grayson and Mia.
I screamed, my heart pounding out my chest and my eyes wide from freight as I backed away quickly, my legs kicking in front of me to get away. No, no, no!!! This cannot be true! Grayson and Mia are not dead! This is just another one of His d**m tricks! But this seemed so real.
I closed my eyes, squeezing them as I held my pounding head. Tears threatened to escape my eyelids as I looked again at Grayson and Mia.
But this time, standing right beside the wooden stand, was Armen, his eyes sad and low as he looked at me straight in the eye as I stared back. His white eye glowed but he showed no signs of hostility towards me.

Armen opened his mouth and quietly said, "Drake, stop letting him hurt you like this. Stop letting me hurt you like this. Go and live your life. Go on and don't remember me. I'm warning you, don't try to free me."

Tears started to roll down his cheeks, but he didn't whip them away. He sniffled and choked. I've never seen him so sad before. He cringed and held his hand against his head, as if in pain. Bright glowing tears flickering with the light of the flames began to roll down his cheeks once more.

"Drake, I'm so sorry... It's hard for me to do this. All of this! To contact you... To tell you these things, but I need to protect you from Herobrine. Forgot about me, please!"

Then he spoke, "I don't want you to die. I care too much about you." He stopped and took a step backwards. "Just please, Drake. Please...."

Then his body started to fade. I quickly got up and ran towards him, not wanting to let go of him. When I got to the point where he was standing, I reached out my hand to him, but it went right through his body. I tried over and over again but it failed miserably.

I fell to the ground on my knees, sobbing and crying, shouting over my tears. "Please. Please don't leave me, Armen! I care too much about y-y-you! I'll never, ever give up on saving you, Armen! You're my best friend!"

My shouts of distress slowly started to fade. Then the last thing I saw was darkness starting to cloud my vision and Armen's transparent body disappearing, his head hanging low, his face full of agony.
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My eyes snapped opened to an intense aching in my stomach. My head lunged forward as I hung my mouth open letting my blood and vomit fall out, splattering on the floor. I gasped for air, my lungs screaming for oxygen, but it wouldn't stop. Only for few split seconds was I able to breathe, but it wasn't enough to keep my brain function at a stable condition. Tears came out of eyes as the world began to blur. I felt lightheaded and dizzy, struggling against the shackles that prevented me from moving around in my cell.
Finally, it stopped. My stomach, and my lungs felt empty. My head spun, feeling like I was going to pass out. Suddenly, I heard a loud click through the ringing in my ears, as a small crack of light appeared in the door frame. The door swung open, revealing a figure in blue standing in the light. I couldn't handle it anymore. My eyes closed and forced me into another unconscious state.
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