Snap. His eyes widened as he felt a string of fragile sanity break. The strings that the unicorn had repaired just a few short weeks before were being broken again. "Use his essence for the potion if you lost the star!" One of the creatures hissed. 'What would they be called...? A star that's dead...isn't that a-?' "Black hole..." He whispered. He kept quiet, feigning sleep as he watched them work. "No he wouldn't work, he's mortal." "But he's touched the star! His blood is-" "Tainted." A massive black hole entered the cave. It looked at Eddie critically then went over to the others. "He's human, his blood may have star specks in it but he's tainted." "Well we have no other choice we lost the-" "I am aware of your stupidity." It sighed, its form slumping. "Alright, get the knife." Snap. His vision began to blur as he growled under his breath. He knew this feeling, he was slipping. He was reverting back. And for the first time in his life, he wanted to stay sane. A black hole came over to him with a bowl and a sharp knife. Snap. It cut the rope holding an arm to the wall and held it firm, placing the bowl underneath. It pressed the blade to his arm. Snap. 'I know this feeling too..' He dizzily thought as he watched the monster slice into his arm. The blood trickled into the bowl and he became aware that his blood was more of a purple than a red, and it had shimmering speckles in it. Snap. He began chuckling, causing the creature to look up at him in shock. But Eddie didn't look back, he looked over its 'shoulder' at the figure standing behind it. The figure was him, or his shape. It was the same as the black hole in front of him, but it was him. "Take its strength." The vision said. "You have the power, its touching you. Take its strength and kill them all." Kill. 'That's a word I haven't heard in a while...' Slowly he grabbed the creatures' arm and squeezed hard. Black ooze began coming out of its arm as it howled in pain. The ooze slid up Eddies arm and the vision vanished laughing as the ooze covered Eddies entire body. It crushed him, but he fought to gain control and won. His skin became part of the ooze and his eyes began to glow as he turned his hand into a sword and stabbed the black hole in front of him. He laughed insanely as he watched black ink like blood drip from the dead creature. He looked at the cave entrance, then turned away advancing on the other black holes. They shrank back but he drew closer, his eyes glowing brighter. The large black hole slipped into the night as the other creatures were slaughtered.
He stepped out of the cave, unsure where to go. His memories had left him, and the one urge he felt was to kill. He knew this feeling, it felt right. Where had he felt this feeling before? Something approached him out of the darkness. He wanted to call out star, but a name floated through his shattered mind. He opened the oozing mouth of a black hole and choked out the name with a voice like broken glass. "S...pec..trum..." The corrupted boy collapsed to the ground, exhausted and beaten. The unicorn picked him up with magic, careful not to touch him, and began to walk down the mountain.
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Stars
RandomThe story of a dark boy and a Unicorn. A 17 year old boy has been living in an asylum for half of his life. His past forgotten, his future unknown. All he has are his murderous thoughts, and hope to one day escape. When that day comes, he must go in...
