Fear: Into Darkness

Chapter 2- Old Friends, New Enemies

Ork began, "you see Fear....our men have brought something to our attention. We believe someone is trying to resurrect Oculus" Fears eyes widened. He knew exactly what this meant for him and the entire world. It meant revenge would be his primary motive, and it meant Fear had to fight once again. Though it didn't really surprise him; he knew the day would come however young he was. He sighed and said, "we killed him once. I don't see any reason we can't do it again". Acule seemed happy that Fear wanted to join once more, but Jraken shut his joy down, "well...ya see hes kinda...Ork just explain it". Ork nodded and continued for him, "a powerful demon lord has risen and spread across the world hes bringing him back. Stronger then before". Fear became confused; he beat him so quickly and easily before why should now be any different? But it seemed something had actually scared the others about his resurrection. Fear never understood what actual fear was all about. Hed never been scared of anything since he was a kid. He hardly ever was scared so it confused him even more. But ultimately he decided to listen to Orks concerns. "Whatever it is that's trying to get him back, it's big and it's powerful" he said, his voice in such a serious tone. Acule even shuddered at the thought. "Have you even seen this thing?" Fear asked, sounding genuinely more curious about this new being than the resurrection of Oculus; "well....no but my scouts have brought back drawings and scribbles". At once he pulled a big wad of paper from his enormous travel sack and handed them to Fear. As he looked through them, each drawing became more gruesome and grotesque than the last. But they all seemed to depict a huge, red and black creature, with arms thicker than tree trunks and horns that looked sharper than any sword ever in existence. But what interested Fear was its face. It seemed..... familiar somehow. Like he was staring into a mirror, and as this thought came to mind, a terrifying voice echoed through the kitchen, "I know that wretched creature!" It bellowed. All but Fear and Esmeralda were taken aback by this voice, when suddenly Omega himself seemed to glide right out of Fears soul. He had to hunch over to fit his enormous frame in the kitchen but he hae no trouble taking a drawing in his massive, deadly claws and examining it with his evil purple and red eyes. "This has been the thing my consorts and I have been discussing!" He seemed very excited and even looked like he was going to dance. Esmeralda soon broke her silence, "why? Is he a member of your family?" Omegas signature cackle echoed throughout the kitchen, "no far from it. Hes a lord in the demon realm. A very powerful foe indeed". Tossing his own cowardice aside, Acule asked "then why are you so excited?" Omegas cackle rang out once more "I wish to kill him dear knight! I have dreamt of the day his wretched head is ripped clean from his shoulders by my hand!". He seemed hell-bent on destroying this new demon, and after his finished Fear stood rather quickly. "Well then it seems we've reached a stalemate" he said as he beckoned for the others to follow him. They did at once and he led them back into the grand foyer of his manor. He stopped and turned, rather quickly asking Ork, "how far away is his little hideaway? Surely your scouts couldn't have gone far" Ork looked puzzled for a moment, trying his best to remember and luckily he did "the north islands. Uncharted territory to the rest of us. But from the looks of my scouts....they dare not speak of the horrors that linger there". Acule looked slightly pale and Fear simply laughed, "ahh nothing is ever easy is it. I suppose we'll have to take a Sky Sailor" Jrakens face lit up, "your coming!?" He exclaimed wildly, to which Fear simply nodded. Jraken seemed to dance with glee and even Esmeralda seemed very excited to go. She hurried off to get as many supplies gathered. Fear was in his personal armoury strapping his elegant, but deadly sword Tempest to his back when he heard a tiny voice ask him a question, "are you going on an adventure daddy?" He turned to see Tamara stood in the door way, her unmistakable green eyes glowing just as Fears do. He finished putting in his gear and collecting his new weapons, and as he approached the door way he stopped and knelt down to his only daughter. He looked into her eyes and said in his most fatherly tone, "yes sweet pea me and your mother are going away for a few days. Now you must behave until we return, then I'll take you and your brother fishing. Sound good?" She thought for a moment before asking, "can't we come with you?" Fear has no response. Would it really hurt to take his children with him? His only children? Who could possibly-- Fear decided not to think about that and chose his next words carefully, "yes. Yes you can come with us under one condition". She nodded as if to be ready to agree to whatever her father was about to say, "never leave mine or your mother's line of sight. You stick to us at all times. Agreed?" He spat on his hand and held it out for her to shake. She once again thought for a moment before gleefully exclaiming "okay daddy!". And, just like Fear, she spat in her tiny hand and shook hands with her beloved father. He gave her a cuddle and picked her up, sat her on his shoulder and went off to join the others. As they walked into the foyer, little Slye was already packing his practice magic staff in his small, but sturdy backpack, which had all sorts of little charms on it and filled with spell books. This was obviously Esmeraldas doing; she loved Slye, the little wizard that he was. He was quite talented in all aspects of magic, but hadn't quite mastered healing, which Fear found hilarious and ironic. As they gathered their supplies and maps, the last map being given to Ork, who's navigational skills couldn't be matched, they finally set off in the midsummer sun.

Their journey however had only just begun, and as such, had no idea of the atrocities and hardships they were about to face....