(Book One)
Two men, both very different yet very much the same. When the last match has been lit, one became blinded by its smoke. A rash decision has been decided, for the two men have agreed upon a duel... But when the last light goes out in the t...
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Chapter 16
Mind Tricks
A. Burr
I watched as the colorful vehicles zoomed past. The sounds of the machinery filled the air. The usual city noises were about. I had caught people trying to steal a glance at us as we walked down the worn down sidewalks. My mouth has been sealed shut for the time being afraid of saying something repulsive. Thoughts overlapped ideas and my mind whirled dangerously unbalanced. I could think straight, the nonsense flooded around me consuming me in a cloud of bitter insanity. Uncontrollably, I twitched at each audible hallucination. It felt as if needles have been pricking me uncomfortably.
Trying to distract myself I shook my head looking around at the buildings around me. It only seemed to make things worse for I began getting dizzy... My brain was making my surroundings swirl and mix things together. In pain and discomfort I forced my eyes shut. I leaned on a building. In the distance I could hear their calling but I couldn't comprehend anything at the moment. Hesitantly, I slowly opened my eyes to be greeted with the blurry vision of the man I had been forced to stick around with. Unknowingly, sudden irritation and aggravation flooded through my systems. I snapped and shot out him like some wild cat, tackling its prey.
He shouted protests and tried to get me off of him. I could not hear anything coherent voices though. Irritated, I swung a punch at him. He hissed in frustration at me. I was about to land another punch when arms began pulling me off him. My arms flailed around like a misbehaving child and I yelled at whoever was dragging me away from my enemy.
"Burr!"
I heard a muffled voice call. A person started shaking me wildly, in attempt to bring me back to reality. Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes... What is real? What is not? Somebody...please...help me. I don't want this!
Voices of my inner demons cackled at my pleas and desperate tears. I shivered in my cold defeat to the insanity. The buildings around me seemed to drip and melt like the wax of a candle burning. My thoughts went back to the mad things I have done in the past... The candle in the holder always fascinated me so... I need a candle... I need one! Now!
I thrashed around in the person's arms. They seem to try to calm me and contain me. I called out random things in attempt to say what I need and what I want... But all I could muster what strangled yelps of mixed up vocabulary. I want to be free... I want to be free from this chaos! Let me go! You cannot taint my soul no further! Dammit! Help!
My cries escaping my trembling lips had gotten louder. My body crumpled into the asphalt... I heard silence... For once... The storm seemed to lessen its grip upon me...
My body was in a tight ball twitching until my nerves calmed. My vision slowly cleared to show two familiar men crouched beside me. Their eyes full of fear, concern and pity... Their mouths in a serious frown upon their faces. I could see them glancing at each other, then back to me. My hyperventilated slowed to a normal breathing. My heart in which was racing in my chest became a bit more normal with each passing second. My brain became empty. My eyes were red. My cheeks tear-stained. I couldn't feel much besides the small amount of relief that filled me.
