The Four Elements and Their Sins

God's Shadow

Jake stomped away from the truck and walked straight to the edge of the cliff. He looked out as the dark clouds rolled in and thunder rolled.

"Take my life for theirs!" He shouted, tears swelling in his eyes.

"All four of them! Lilli, Anthony, Hannah, and Jax! Just take me instead, God!" Jake pleaded.

He ripped a necklace from his pocket and held it in his metal palm. A stone cross laid in the dead center.

Jake threw it off the cliff and fell to his knees. He punched the ground in anger and shouted.

Suddenly, a hand was on Jake's shoulder. He jerked around to only see the truck. He wiped his eyes and slowly walked towards the open door of the truck.

As he sat down, he put his hand on the keys and twisted them in the ignition. The truck roared to life and vibrated with power.

Jake slammed the door shut and looked one last time at Anthony's grave. He gave a slight nod and drove away.

As he drove through the tunnel, a blue light caught his eye. He glanced down into the seat and saw a glowing blue stone. He jerked the wheel and nearly spun out.

After he gained control he picked up the stone and observed it. As he ran his thumb over the etching of a lightning bolt the rock exploded in his hand and shoved the truck onto its side.

As the truck stopped Jake climbed out and stumbled out of the tunnel and tripped onto his knees.

He looked at his hand and watched in awe as a glowing blue ran from his finger tips and slowly made its way down his arm. Suddenly, it started to rain and thunder rolled loudly.

He got to his feet and managed to catch a glimpse of himself in the windshield of the truck. He gasped and quickly trotted closer for a better look.

He knelt down and peered into his own eyes. A bright blue and red circled around in his iris before slowly fading back to a normal blue. He stood back up and felt a tingling sensation in his shoulder. He pulled up his sleeve and gasped as a tattoo of a lightning bolt was etched into his shoulder and stretched down to his elbow.

Jake rolled his sleeve down and looked at the over turned truck. He kicked a rock and started to walk towards a small road that stretched into a very condensed forest.

As he walked, a small white van fumbled past him and on the back door, there was a large blue hand print. Jake could've sworn he had seen it before.

The van suddenly stopped and reversed towards him. Jake stopped dead in his tracks and clenched his metal hand just as lightning flashed.

His other hand began to glow red just as his eyes began to glow blue and red, again the colors were circling his iris. In an attempt to keep a shirt intact, he removed it as he knelt down and stared in awe as his new tattoo was glowing bright blue.

The vans back doors flew open and two people stepped out. A large man, dressed in a black tuxedo and a small woman dressed in a black pant suit. The both had hand guns at their sides.

"We need what you owe us." The woman spoke in a high pitched tone.

"Who are you?" Jake spoke in a deep growl.

"We're the blue palm. We're here to get what we're owed." The man scoffed.

Jake sighed and rolled his eyes.

"I don't know who you are, nor do I care. But, I will give you a fight!" Jake exclaimed as he dug his heel into the mud.

"Fine. C, take him out." The woman commanded.

The man stood there, not moving.

"Well? Let's go!" She shouted.

"I would but, his eyes and hand are glowing, how am I supposed to beat him!?" He whined.

Whilst the two argued something in Jake's head told him to snap his fingers.

He did as he was told and a bolt of lightning soared from the dark sky and struck the man in the head. He fell with a thud and the woman fell.

Jake stomped towards her and yanked her up by her dress.

"How about I send a few bolts through you and then you tell me who sent you? Was it the Emperor!?" Jake shouted, his anger burning brighter as each second passed.

The woman failed to speak and Jake grabbed her arm.

"Talk!" He boomed as lightning cracked and she shrieked in pain.

As she screamed Jake suddenly had a flash of Lilli, just as a crack of a bullet echoed.

He dropped the woman and stumbled backwards. Than a flash of Jax, than Hannah, than Anthony, Abbie, Jack, Mark, Daniel than Ellie.

He gripped his temples and groaned.

He quickly got to his feet and rocketed into the sky as the rain poured harder and harder.

As he shot through the sky, he couldn't shake the visions. Suddenly lightning crashed into the center of his spine and sent him falling towards the ground.

As he tumbled a police car had been sitting with its siren going, as if it were waiting for him.

Jake fell faster and faster until he rocketed straight into the ground and created a massive crater that engulfed the police car and a few trees.

Jake laid still in the crater, his eyes still glowing red and blue, however his tattoo was no longer glowing.