silence is all we have (Rewrite in progress)

Chapter 2

When I reached the kitchen I was having trouble breathing, from my quick glance of the room I noticed that unlike everywhere else this room was actually very tidy though it was still dusty in here. The voices sounded very close now that I began to fear that I wouldn't be able to get away with my life. That's when I noticed the neon green exit sign. Taking a deep breath of the stale dusty air almost getting into a coughing fit as ran straight through the door into the outdoor world.

It was beautiful, everything about it but now was not the time to become mesmerized by the beauty! I wasn't exactly silent when barging through the door and I could hear two set of boots stomping towards me and I ran like a cheetah, the air around me felt alive and energized my body and I was out of breath at one point but now I was ready to run for my bloody life.

When I felt safe I collapsed in a heap to the grassy floor and saw the blue sky for the first time. It was like looking at the pages of a book the clouds forming images and creating a story that is constantly changing. At the same time though deep inside I felt depressed> I have no past yet I'm a grown man... I'm alone and I have so many questions. What is going on here? Why are the gods abandoning us? Who am I? What is my purpose and why can't remember anything but my name Axel? I lay there for a while longer questioning everything but in the end knew it was pointless and staggered to my feet and saw the oasis in front me. Lush green trees stood tall and proud like giants, carrying bright colored fruits of all shapes and sizes. Below that was a pool of water the deepest blue with sparkles in it that looked like nighttime stars. Just like a wave of cool water washed over me stripping me of all emotion but happiness and i forgot everything that worried me.

I spent the next hour or so stuffing my face with ripe fruits of all shaped and sizes till I could eat no more without being sick. When I was full I looked longingly into the water and stripped off my shirt revealing my six pack of abs and my muscled arms that shone in the sunlight, stripping off my pants leaving only my undergarments on I jump in and forget everything except that life was good.

When night time was arriving I got out of the water dried myself off with some spare towels I found in the backpack that I didn't see before put on my clothes and laid down and gazed at the stars. looking at the stars and how they also formed a story in the sky it filled me with hope for being happy for ever, I could just stay here build a hut out of fiber and wood. I could be happy I may not have a past but that just means I have lots of empty pages to fill with adventure. With these thoughts in my mind I dozed to sleep with tears of joy shinning in my eyes.

I was awoken by someone shaking me down trying to find anything of value on me, they thought I was dead! I tried to get up but my body was still asleep but the stranger a middle aged man stumbled back in shock. I whip out my handgun which scarily felt familiar and comfortable in my hands and shouted " Tell me who you are, before I put a bullet in your head." There was a very uncomfortable silence but it was broken by the man " My name is Barrett, I'm so sorry for trying to loot you I thought you were dead!" I stare at him for a moment and reply " Yeah I figured that much!!!" silence endured a bit longer. I notice then that the middle aged man was wearing the exact same type of clothing as the dead lady I found in the jail, I ask "Are you looking for someone?" though I feared I already knew the answer. Barrett's eyes suddenly lit up with hope and asked me " Yes I actually am I'm looking for a twenty five year old lady that has a black mastiff that follows her around everywhere, have you seen them?" I take a moment to think on how I should break it to him. " Yes I've seen them, but there are both dead" I take a deep breath before continuing. " back a ways back the way I've came I found the black mastiff and he lead me to the lady, though the dog was injured as well and died soon after." I wipe the tears from my face "I'm sorry for your loss." the man stared at me for the longest moment then burst into tears falling to the ground.

I broke the man, obviously this lady was someone of great importance to him. I spent the next hour taking care of him as if he was my own brother. Well he is isn't he? We are all brothers because we are all children to god. Though god has abandoned us we must look after each other no matter what. When he finally had calmed down I gave him the note I found on her. " I found this on her in her jacket it confuses me what she has written about and to add to my own problems of not remembering anything of my past. what does she mean by the mission?" I asked quietly. Barrett looks up at me with a puzzled look on his face, "You do not remember anything yet somehow you are in your mid 20s. Either you are very special and may be the most important living being alive or unlucky" scratching his beard " Maybe both" he muttered. " The mission was set out by my dead daughter you found but being the one who found her and if she truly believes that you are the chosen one then you have no choice but to take up what she started." he continued on. "10% of the world is backing the person that is leading the charge to bring peace and prosperity back to our world and that person is now you, I will help you in whatever way I can but we must get moving." He started walking away without waiting for my response and I left to stumble after him because the alternative of being alone scared me more than anything else.

" Where are we going?" I ask. "To the nearest town to go find help I know that you have my daughters backpack but she didn't have much food left last we met" he responded. "oh I thought there would be no towns left after the evil was released and destroyed 90% of life on the planet." I responded. " Well it did but we have-" Barrett was interrupted when a arrow came whistling  out from nearby cliffs and his head now had a arrow coming out both sides of him. I duck behind a nearby boulder while I recover from once again losing the only living person that is with me. Maybe I'm cursed as well as this world. I have about five minutes before I would be discovered I bet, rolling out from behind the boulder and running in a zigzag across the earth that was if I'm honest turning into a desert sand dunes I ran like my life depended on it I could hear the arrows whizzing past me until I came upon a hill leading down I roll down the whole way. To my horror there was a big boulder directly where I was rolling to and before i could do anything I hit the boulder and the world went black.

When I came to I could feel the blood running down my face, I still couldn't see very well and my ears were ringing but I knew I needed to wrap some of the towel in my backpack around my head to stop the bleeding. I stagger up steadying myself on the boulder that did this to me, pulling out on of the towels I fold it in half and tie it around the top of my head. This stopped the blood flow but made me look like a complete idiot, but I figured looking like this is better than bleeding out. My vision was finally coming back to me and I could see that i was near a natural cave that appeared to be empty, could stay there the night while I recover.

Entering the cave I instantly felt cold, like I was walking on ice cubes. I start exploring the cave to see if anything has taken residence up in this cave, but it turned out to be empty. I settle myself down against the back of the cave and started crying, first the mastiff and now Barrett. They both died in front of me, and I could do nothing about it but run for my life. I need to get answers to my many questions but I'll need to do it without other peoples help because everyone keeps dying because of me, tomorrow I'm going to head back to that prison where I found the girl and the dog. I need answers and I will get them. Resting my handgun in my lap I stare out into the open desert from inside of the cave daring anyone to come in and fight me.