The air was misty, refreshing to my skin which perspired recklessly as I oversaw that which ensued stories below on the streets. Echoes and reverberations of machinery and electronics resonated throughout the atmosphere, shattering the exhilarating chill with its incessant pestilence. Down there, they were slaves to society- unaware of what they deny so obstinately; they who gave those who dared to live depreciating looks which could sting as violently as the gnaws of persecuting fire ants. Down there, I was denied what I knew was mine and berated into conformity. Up here, I was free.
The turbines which accelerated the building’s conditioning bit into the ambiance, chiming in unison with that of urban man below. It pestered my deliberation in efforts to find that which I coveted for- that which I knew would be here and I needed to give flight in the name of necessity. The high-rises which founded themselves around me structured itself in a majestic path which one could announce to be a concrete jungle. I could move with calculated efficiency when obligatory, and I knew that now more than ever I would require such competence.
Then I saw him! It was he who I had pursued for days and nights… moons and years he had irritated that which I sought after. His presence contorted my perception of the ensuing serene impression into that of unbearable depression; a melancholy which condemned me to relinquishment in the face of trial. His presence disgusted me.
I departed in undeniable pursuit of he who bounded arrogantly over obstacles and leaped over spaces which deterred even the strongest of man; he who taunted me in existing across an abyss separating our institutions which we surmounted effortlessly over the passing moments. Those impediments which tenaciously made the gaffe to cross my route were subjugated in mere instants, inanimately stunned in methods beyond human capacity.
The hooded figure cloaked in irreproachable tenebrous cloth did not tire, but nor did I. Fatigue was impossible, inaccuracies were impracticable, naught could hamper my progression of artful displacement. Over every obstruction I vaulted with incredible ease, over each high barrier I made hasty ascent with ceaseless flow, and across each demoralizing leap I did so unremittingly. The gusts of bitter vapor conjugated on my forehead accompanied by beads of saline sweat.
I leapt between the roofs with undeterred forward momentum, stifling the collision upon the base of the grounds with an impact roll. The wind’s shrieking current raged against my face with resonating might, rustling the clothes upon my evolving frame as I galloped to maintain a constant tempo with my target, who seemed to simply persist an invariably escalating velocity. The expanse of roofs began to dim, both my span of ground and my opponent’s leading to a single remaining edifice towering with valorous sovereignty in the midst of nothing. A massive beacon resounded at the apex of the construct with irrefutable authority, ominously looming over the other contiguous span of establishments.
I saw it approaching, a felt an instantaneous flash of angst and apprehension submerged my mind in a horridly icy trepidation which urged me to immobilize spontaneously. But I ushered the concepts out of my mind and provoked my muscles to prolong its movements. The void approached abruptly, its height and length challenging my perseverance to its length as I my legs drew me nearer and nearer to the monumental chasm which spanned between me and my objective. My eyes cautiously averted to that of my opponent, who merely sustained his alacrity and hurdled as refined as a leaping cat over the vast fissure and into a roll upon contact with the ground.
I needed to jump, I needed to diminish this crevice before me and overcome it swiftly as a panther closing forthcoming its prey. My lips were clammy with copious saliva, and my brow was damping profusely. No time to think about it, no time to give up- I must fly. Doubt lingered stubbornly along with buoyancy like parasitic insects, buckling my knees as I came upon the ledge impending the bound. I withdrew consciousness in the pending moments and succumbed to instinct, letting my sixth sense obtained through years of mental and physical discipline dictate my motions. Within my next conscious seconds, I was soaring majestically towards my destination- as modest and swift as an eagle.
The land approximated within my reach; impulsively I pleated into a proficient roll- then augmenting with a surmounted level of intense adrenaline and dynamism. My enemy stood awkwardly within meters from my place, apparently aghast by my risk to continue pursuit. Off guard, he stumbled to get away, frantically searching for an eluding route of escape.
“No more running. Face what you have mocked for so long.”
The veiled figure attempted to throw a sweeping kick in a dismaying attempt of defiance. I caught the powerful limb with both hands and performed a dropping elbow strike to the figure’s kneecap, effectively resulting in a roar of desperate mar. I then forward tackled the crumpled stature to the ground and emitted a heel strike with my palm on my adversary’s nose, producing a second muffled howl of anguish. He was vanquished, I had defeated my foe.
In insolence, I removed the hood of my rival and recoiled with agonizing revelation. It was me- yet not truly me. The face on the creature was contorted into that of cold fear, permanently in a state of torment and dread. Its features were deformed into arctic darkness which sent an appalling chill down your spine. Then abruptly, the monster dissolved into a pool of hideous precipitation- the objectification of terror. It was then that I realized what I had overthrown- what I had bested once and for all.
And it was then that I awoke to reality- to the cheers from my friends, to the hard concrete beneath my feet, to the ostensibly unconquerable obstacle in front of me, and to the screaming commands of my mind as to my next course of action. It was then that one voice in my mentality prevailed amongst all the others- and I listened.
“Do it.”
I obey.
It isn't the longest story ever. But I've only just signed up and this is my first try at a story. So please don't judge me on it... plus this is only a short story. There is no chapters in this. The characters in this have no names so I'll call the main character Adam and the guy he is chasing is Jamie.
