Firewall

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Yellow and blue streaked by him, his blade nothing but a blur as it danced under his control, changing from brown, to grey, then to the polished white of iron. While it did indeed go by rather quickly, it gave him that much desired rush, something he had been lacking for some time. The enemy was eventually decoded with utmost efficiency, and he was soon disappointed as it disintegrated to reveal an empty field.

Pursing his lips together, he brushed back his curly brown hair and let the massive sword retreat back into his Antechamber as well as the golden armor that covered his torso and shoulders. He sighed as the wind chilled his overheating muscles, causing him to shiver as he retreated back to the Firewall, looking up at the protective structure.

"Need a lift?" a voice suddenly came from above along with a hefty gust of wind, a huge shadow overcoming him as a familiar face landed in front of him. He met the others' eyes, simply nodding as he couldn't really think of anything to say "any challenge I find just vanishes far too quickly" he thought as two hands suddenly grabbed him by the shoulders and lifted him right off the ground, almost immediately rocketing off into the air.

He had almost no reaction whatsoever since this was normal for him "thanks" he said as he was eventually set down on the edge of the wall, his carrier landing right beside him "anytime" two huge yellow, black, and white birds wings folding back to nestle against their back, a few feathers falling free and being stolen away by the wind "hey, cheer up, a small rush is better than no rush at all."

"I don't even know how you handle not fighting for such long periods of time" he looked out at the land beyond the Firewall "you rarely go out... Only Felix stays in more then you." He suddenly shook his head wildly, his hand going to strike himself in the face out of what appeared to be a reflex of some kind.

"I get used to it... Freefalling helps" his friend gestured to his wings, completely ignoring the sudden self abuse as if it was a common event "also exploring the mountain territories out in the outer ring is fun" they looked back at him "you know you're allowed to explore too, Sky."

Sky looked down, moving his curly hair out of his face with one hand and massaging the mark he had left on himself with the other "paranoia is holding me back" he shrugged "and I like hanging out with the stage three kids anyway" he said before slapping himself once more.

"Fair point... they are most defiantly not boring." His friend looked on as Sky's look of frustration and stress suddenly began to melt away into a happier look, the self harm obviously having an effect of some kind.

"Speaking of boring... Gatherings sure as hell won't be anymore."

"What?" Sky's mouth curled up into a large smile as his mood officially changed for the better, his chocolate brown eyes almost gleaming against the sunlight.

"Jack's awake and MatPat and confirmed it... He's an expert now."

Sky's interest suddenly peaked "what game?" he asked quickly, getting excited.

"Er... no clue. Last time I checked, he couldn't even stand yet."

"Well, when was the last time you checked?"

"About... a few hours ago?"

"Well then, I guess checking right now won't do any harm!" Sky suddenly began to trot off "thanks Vanoss, you may have just made my day!"

"Hey! You just had a fight!" Vanoss began to hurry after him, his wings beginning to dissolve into code so he could fit through the archway that was built over the staircase that Sky was now running down "quit goofing off like you're in stage two! You'd run someone over like last time!"