Lasting Darkness

Chapter Seven - Reclaimed Soul

Zoey Awakes. "Hey Where's Dan?" Zoey Asks. "Went For A Walk." Scout Dark Watcher Member Says. Zoey Walks Down To The Cliff. Zoey Sees Dan Sitting Down And Singing. "Am I Just A Fallen Human A Lost Soul I Don't Know, All I Know Is..." Dan Sings. Dan Stops. Dan Sees Zoey. "Hey Dan Didn't Know You Had A Good Voice For Singing." Zoey Says. "Huh What Don't Know What Your Talking About..." Dan Says. Zoey Holds Dan's Hand. "Dan... Even If We Don't Make It Even If Humanity Fate Lies With Dying I Want You To Know I Love You..." Zoey Says. "Zoey... I-I..." Dan Cutoff. Zoey Kisses Dan. "Ah There You Two Are." Red Hunter Mercenary Says. "Oh Of The Mercenaries Right?" Dan Asks. "Correct." Red Hunter Mercenary Says. "What Do You Need?" Dan Asks. "Just Wanted To Give You Something." Red Hunter Mercenary Says. The Red Hunter Mercenary Gives Dan A New Rifle.  The Red Hunter Mercenary Walks Away. "Nice View Huh." Zoey Says. "I'm Sorry I Was Gone For Two Years..." Dan Says. "Dan That Isn't Your Fault..." Zoey Says. I Feel Like It Is..." Dan Says. "Well It Isn't So Stop Blaming Yourself..." Zoey Says. "Zoey You Know I Wish I Could But Until I Make Things Right I Will Feel Like It's My Fault..." Dan Says. "Hmm..." Zoey Says. "What..." Dan Says. "You Know Your Clone Like Someone Called Jennifer But She Uh Died..." Zoey Says. "And What Your Saying I'm The Same As That Piece Of Shit Clone." Dan Says. "Of Course Not Silly." Zoey Says. "And I'm Sorry That I Look Like A Complete Freak..." Dan Says. "You Don't Come On... Those Red Eyes Make You Look Sexy." Zoey Says. "Jesus Okay Then..." Dan Says. "Oh Come On You..." Zoey Cutoff. Dan Hears Something Behind Them. Dan Grabs His New Rifle And Takes Aim. Dan Sees Five Bandits. "Weapon Down Asshole We Out Number You!" Bandit Says. "Haha Five Fucking Cowards That Can't Fight Fuck Off." Dan Says. "Oh Yeah Huh You Want To Fuck With Us Freak!" Bandit Says. "You Better Back Off Fucker!" Dan Says. The Bandit Shoots Dan In The Chest. Dan Falls On His Knees. "Want To Keep Being A Big Shot!" Bandit Yells. "Pain Only Makes Me Stronger Fucker!" Dan Yells. Dan Stands Up And Rushes The Bandits. Dan Pushes A Bandit Into Another Bandit Knocking Them Down. Dan Grabs His Knife And Throws His Knife At A Bandit Killing The Bandit And Shooting Another Bandit. Killing Him. "Take Him Down!" Bandit Says. The Bandit Member Takes Aim At Dan. Dan Throws His Rifles At The Bandit Hitting Him. Dan Rushes The Bandit And Grabs The Bandit And Throw The Bandit Off The Cliff. The Last Two Bandit Get On There Knees. Dan Walks Up To The Last Two Bandits. "You Bandits Are Weak And Stupid All You Do Is Kill..." Dan Says. "Don't Kill Us Please We're Sorry..." Bandit Says. "Sorry? The Dark Watchers Are Killing Us And Your Here Helping Them!" Dan Yells. Paul And Maria Run Up. "You Guys Okay?" Paul Asks. "Yeah These Fuckers..." Dan Cutoff. One Of The Bandits Rush Dan And Pushes Him Off The Cliff. "Dan!" Zoey Yells. Dan Falls And Hits The Ground Completely Broken Dan's Bones. Dan Crawls. Dan Screams In Pain. Dan Passes Out. Dan Awakes On The Moon. Dan Sees Earth Completely In Darkness. "This Can't Be... This Has To Be A Fucking Dream!" Dan Yells. "It's The Vision Of The Future Even If You Defeat The Dark Watchers There's More A Lot More Of Them." Unknown Voice Says. Dan Looks Behind Him. Dan Sees A Dark Angel. "Your Darkness..." Dan Says. "Yes I Am... I'm Your Soul... I'm The Reason Your An Awakened Human." Dark Angel Says. "So Your Says I'm Basically A Fucking Dark Watcher." Dan Says. "No... All I'm Saying Earth Will Be Lost In The Future Even If You Defeat Them Now." Dark Angel Says. Dan Drops On His Knees. "So Humanity Fate Has Been Chosen Already... And I'm Doing Shit For Nothing That's It Right..." Dan Says. "No There's Still A Way But Humanity Needs To Expand." Dark Angel Says. "You Mean Expand To Other Planets?" Dan Asks. "Yes..." Dark Angel Says. "Humanity Doesn't Have That Technology You Expect..." Dan Cutoff. "Yes I Do, The Dark Watchers Have The Technology After The Dark Watchers Are Defeated, Humanity Can Use That Technology To Explore, Expand And For Weapons." Dark Angel Says. "And What Happens If We Don't?" Dan Asks. "Then This Happens." Dark Angel Says. Dan Looks At The Dark Watcher Ships Hyper Jump Away From Earth. A Massive Unknown Object Teleport's Near Earth Firing Something Completely Destroying Earth. "What The..." Dan Says. "No One Knows What The Hell That Is... Even The Aliens That Got Attack From The Dark Watcher Faced Death Like This... "I'm Only Helping You." Dark Angel Says. "Won't Earth Be Destroyed Anyways! What's The Point Of Expanding If We Lose Our Home!" Dan Yells. "To Stop This Madness... This Is Only A Beginning Of A End Unless You Can Stop It..." Dark Angel Says. "I Will Try..." Dan Says. "You Will I'm Part Of You I'm Your Power. Your Awakened." Dark Angel Says. The Dark Angel Goes Inside Dan. Dan Awakes. Dan Quickly Gets Up. "Mate Chill... We Found You Bleeding Out Broken Bones." Unknown Mercenary Says. Dan Looks Down At His Arms His Arms Are Glowing Purple. "I'm Fine Now I Got To Stop The Dark Watchers From Turning Our World Into Darkness." Dan Says. "That's Too Late There Killing Humans For Some Reason There's..." Unknown Mercenary Cutoff. "The Reason Is Me They Had Me In A Cloning Machine! And I Escaped It's Time I Stopped This!" Dan Says. "Yeah Okay Buddy." Unknown Mercenary Says. "Really Explain I Fell Of That Cliff And Survived! Tell Me How My Bones Are Fixed With In Five Hours!" Dan Yells. "What's The Point We Lost Mostly Everything Why Try To Stop Them!" Unknown Mercenary Says. "Why? Cause We Can Stopped Them They Have Technology So We Can Expand And Explore! We Need To Stop Them." Dan Says. Dan Gets Up And Stands. "Yeah Okay You Won't Be Able To And You'll Die!" Unknown Mercenary Says. "Watch Me Fucker!" Dan Says. Dan Grabs His Gear And Walks Out Of The Mercenary Base.

Two Hours Later...