We Won't Let This Be the End

Part 1: Chapter 9

TRIGGER WARNING!

This chapter does have a few parts in it that may trigger some folks. Please take caution while reading.

As I'm pretty sure i have stated, I am not claiming to be an expert on how to write anxiety or panic attacks. Mine are very minuscule compared to the ones I know some people have. For this reason I don't go into too much detail of the attack, I do enough to help explain that one is, in fact, happening. I know the look and happen different for everyone.   

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Hey Everyone! I'm back again with my second upload in a week. I'm on a role. I have to say of the 10 parts so far I have written for this story, this one has been my favorite. There is so much in this chapter and it kind of helps you build an understanding of the Darkscape I have created for my story, as well as give you a little understanding into Virgil's character for this story.

As always I try to reread through the story multiple times through the writing process to make sure it reads okay, but like always I may miss things. If you ever have any questions please feel free to leave a comment to ask and I will do my best to answer or I will try to include it into the next part. We are finally getting into the good part of the story! Thank you for your continued patience and hopefully I'll keep popping out chapters on a more consistent basis.

I honestly have loved working on this story and hope you are enjoying reading it.

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The sun shined brightly above the four sides as they walked along the stone pathway. They walked in companionable silence as they each had a lot to think about along with the fact that they each were trying to avoid looking off into the Fields for Wandering Thoughts (with what knowledge they had about what was taking place).

Logan, Patton, and Roman dutifully followed behind Virgil as they waited to see where the mysterious path to the darkscape was. They weren't expecting Virgil to stop in the middle of the path. The others looked around in confusion at the area around them. Nothing but the usual endless fields of flowers with blue skies and sunshine.

Virgil let them stand there in confusion for a little bit, allowing himself to take a few moments of private amusement from their faces. After almost a minute, Virgil allowed himself to laugh. Their eyes focused back on him and they all had agitation on their faces. Roman snapped "What's so funny? I thought we were heading to the Darkscape?"

Virgil chuckled, "I'm sorry for laughing, your faces were priceless. Also, we are heading to the Darkscape. The entrance is right here.". The others looked around again before looking back at him.

"Um, kiddo? There's nothing here... All I can see is the normal endless fields, the stone pathway, and that cracked rock by your feet."

"Exactly, Patton." Virgil replied, looking at Nyx (who was still perched on his shoulders) with a small smile on his face. "This rock may seem like an ordinary rock, but it is actually the entrance into the Darkscape. What better place to hide the entrance than in plain sight."

Roman, Patton, and Logan looked at him for a moment, their faces saying that they didn't believe them. "Virgil, I hate to be the one who questions your intelligence here, but I don't think that that rock is the entrance to the Darkscape? Could it possibly be that since it has been almost twenty years since you were last there, that maybe you have actually forgotten where the actual entrance is?", Logan gave him that inquisitive look he always does.

"Logan, I appreciate your concern but I promise you that this is the entrance to the Darkscape. Since Thomas is naturally a genuinely good person, the entrance to the dark mindset isn't as obvious as it is in some people. It's hidden for only those who need to know.". Virgil watched Logan nod understandingly.