Madness: Shadows Tales

the boy and his shadow pt 3

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Rory sat down at the dinner table. as the food was ready. It looked hot and delicous. Mouth watering!. Rory smacked his lips ready to smash. You could see the steam coming from the 4 layer lasagna with asparagus and corn on the side..
The room itself had two neatly placed candle stick fictures on the table, the fictures were a gold roundabout forks placed with candles that lit up the room. hanging up. stuck to the middle of the walls. With a bright crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling. It made the room shimmer. The table itself was black with silver hieroglyphics on it. The hieroglyphics themselves looked like different animals foxes,cats,birds all varieties of species. The wall yet again had the golden leaves with a dull grey flow but with a gold trim.
Marsha spoke proudly looking directly at robert ,"so glad to have you home. just in time too! i need help the next couple of days. There gonna be busy. Plz say your staying and helping. How we've missed you here. Havent we sweetie." She had turned her gaze as she said the last part looking directly at her husband.
Harold replied, as a happy father should,"hell yes. The whole families home. Both my boys. How ive missed you. You gotta tell us everything! How's the army but more importantly hows my boy?"
Robert gleaming, as a hero does with recognition replied" im just happy to be home. Its been over a year. I missed all of you! even that numbskull sitting across the room. Your getting to the age of manhood lil brother. I missed you the most. Ill teach you some things i learned in the army. It'll help you ten fold. You wont be such a wuss!"
Rory sitting up straight as his dad always told him,"show your manners and lead with your posture. As a good posture shows what kinda man you are and manners shows respect."
Rory spoke up not wanting to be a dick to his brother but rory always thought,"he brings the best out of me" Rory spoke calmly saying," its been a pleasure here without you Bob. I can sleep at night without having to worry. if my nightmares will become a reality. Its been heaven on earth. No late night strangulations from the pillow or cage matches when im relaxing. What more can a guy ask for."
Rory laughed, robert did too but there was a look in his eyes that said otherwise, a dark defiance as they pierced into rory soul on another level but robert spoke with a most pleasing strong voice," im not that bad. I can be a little crazy but who isnt huh lil man. This is what i missed the banter!our banter. Do you want to know what i did across seas? What i really did? I cant tell you. anways its classified! need to know but I've been fine. I got promoted. Saved my squads lives. Each of them. Those ungrateful bastards " Robert looking proud, puffing out his chest had his knife and fork in his hand cutting a piece out to put to his mouth.
Herald looking prouder than robert spoke with his loud booming voice ," my boy! I always told you. you'd find your place in this world. Im proud of your ass. My boy! the hero" herald face gleamed as he had admiration for his oldest boy continued speaking," can you tell us about it or you not there yet? Classified too r no,"
Robert laughed like his father speaking with a killers confidence smooth and firm," oh ya but just you three. We got pinned down in Kuwait outside a small village. we were surrounded. They shot out our hum v's tires We dipped behind the closest building for cover. There where three other buildings and a host of little sheds. I did a rambo scoped ahead,surveiled the environment and went to town. They didnt see me coming. I picked em off one by one. The rest of my squad was scared shitless. I mean the whole lot other than the seargant who helped with a couple but all in all i got 7 of those punk ass bastards. My squad was what you could say. Rookies!.scared shitless of there own shadows" robert really laughed as he said the last part.
Robert and herald would always go out to the range for target practice, paintballing and hunting. Robert loved violence and guns. If you went to his room. You'd look at his wall. Seeing posters of guns and actual revolvers with a couple of rifles. A ton of knives from pocket sized to a couple of machetes that had a collectors value to them. Old and ancient with silver handles black blades and a silver trimmed long jagged edge.
Herald spoke with concern,"wherent you scared.? I mean us hunting is one thing but to actual go out risk your life and kill another person. Well thats something else. Im glad you didnt get hurt or worse dead. You gotta be careful. I dont want to lose you. I love you! even if i dont tell you. i hope you know it. I dont want to see you in a casket before me."
Marsha thought whose the woman in this relationship but she smiled speaking in her friendly familiar sweet voice that her boys had come to know spoke" my boy is like the terminator you cant kill him. Thats why he's here and there not. He has patience,an understanding of himself but most of all he's a Rittle. Made from the best honey! The rest cant mess with the best for they are the test. We are the solution. The irraticators of those who dont see. The true path of existence.,"
Marsha smile grew wider as she spoke each word. She had switched her gaze to herald as she had spoken. Herald who was love struck by her gaze. It made him feel foggy. He couldnt seperate thoughts for there was only one thought,"my love" it wasnt a natural feeling but a pulse that vibrated the ear leaving the body unaturally weak. he felt chained to her like a string connecting tin cans for a fake phone call. Its presence in his mind consumed everything about him. he never questioned or noticed the crazy shit she said sometimes. Her anger could be a little to much but he paid no attention. The spell was clear.
Robert replied," bet on that pops! i wont be in a casket for a very long time. You know i love you pops. You taught me to be a man. And ma its terminator two. I like that one better. We are the solution! Like the holy crusades. We are the soldiers placed here to do a mission. It might not be clear but its here and the time is nye lil brother are you with us? We're gonna cleanse the world of evil. Army strong."
Robert had looked at his brother with the grin of the grinch the whole time he was talking. Thinking"soon my brother they'll see they'll all see. Your the one whose gonna show them. all them disbelievers.
Rory replied with a tone that seemed unimpressed with a dullness to it.," hell no im not joining the army to save the world thats your gig. I just want to eat this food and be merry. So im gonna."
The rest of dinner was lite just jokes and laughter by the oldest and his father for it had been awhile since the two had seen eachother. They dominated the rest of the evening as marsha sat back feeling accomplished thinking,"both my boys are gonna rule this timid world. Just gotta get rory on board. Hes to much like his father but that'll change." She smiled an evil horrid grin then Marsha got up getting the dessert as she had made devil's food cake. Roberts favorite. They ate everything up. Every bite then rory got up to go to his room to finish his homework when robert grabbed his arm saying pleasantly enough with a satisfying swagger about him," im here to stay lil bro. I came back for you! You! We have buisness tomorrow! So be ready bright and early. We have places to go!"
Rory left as he felt a quick painful burning feeling on his arm it turned red but quickly desolved. He went to his room and did his homework.
While getting ready for bed the shadow spoke to him. As it grew around the room. rory could see it rise taller than his" i believe poster" it stood the whole length of the wall consuming it into darkness. it spoke low and dim with a vibration only heard in the brain,"there plans for us will consume this shit ass town! then the world. Trust in them. They will help us grow in eden. They will teach us the way. We gotta do it as one! One soul!one mind! Rory dont disobey those who know the wisdom of the old. There the future my brother. They will lead us! Then we'll lead the rest of them. To glory. Stand firm and believe. Its coming. The day. Our day. Just do it! In darkness we make strides that in the light go unseen."
Rory was gonna reply but the shadow went back down retreating to its formal state of being rorys normal shadow. Rory went to bed. Having dreams of black shadows and smokey creatures and a darkness that overtook the world leaving it motionless! Emotionless with no hope. The things where killing everything from people to plants and even animals. not litterally killing them but consuming there essence turning everything crazy upside down.
Rory didn't know marsha was standing above him in his sleepless wonder projecting those images through a foggy hazy that she directed at him through her eyes as smoke had started to pour out entering rory's sleepless mind.
5
Marsha woke rory after his dad went to work at 8 and told him to shower and get ready saying,"come on sweetie the day has begun"
   Marsha sitting in the front of her baby blue ride had robert sitting shotgun. While rory sat in the back the ride itself was quite. They drove out of the town of 10,000. To a dirt road that spud off dirt from the wheels. as they drove on it. The gang stopped at a grassy clearing. Marsha parked the car. They got out and walking to a dirt lot. The sun was mid way up in the sky gleaming that morning presence as it showed an orange and blue hugh to it.
There was no one around. it was quite not even a breeze. It was a little humid. which made rory sweat. The hills in the back gave rory comfort. He loved a good scenery.
    In the middle of the dirt lot stood a well. It was made of huge grey rocks with a wooden cover and a black metal hatch.
   Rory spoke," what are we doing here? In the middle of bum fuck no where?" Marsha replied pleasantly," this is the beggining of the rest of your life. You remeber i had something for you. Like i said a couple of days ago. Me and you but i thought id wait for you brother. I talked to him that night and he asked to be apart of it so here you go,"
   Marsha handed rory a black box with hieroglyphs that looked like the table. She handed him a little silver key. Rory opened the box. inside of it was a knife. Its handle was a black snake with a silver swirling that went all the way to the snakes eyes. which where silver and black. The blade itself was silver edged with blood.
  Rory confused said,"why's there blood on here! Whats going on!?" Robert pushed his big meaty chest out and spoke with vigor," the ceremony will start soon little man. How do you think your gonna become a real man." Then marsha spoke up with her motherly presence,"that knifes been handed down for generations! The last person to use it was your brother and look at him now a real man's man!" Robert smiled at this while he pounded his chest saying"you got that right."
   Then rory seen his mothers eyes turn foggy with a silver tint her sharp teeth came out, her porcelain skin turned a dull shade of gray.  as the black veins went from her eyes spreading throughout her whole body. Robert to began to change but his skin stayed the same he popped out foggy eyes with black veins that to spread. Their shadows had grown a tallness that put a damper of darkness to the day. The shadows seemed to pulse,move and even talk. Both of them sounded petrifying to the ears. A low dim but high strong sound that seemed to shriek.
  Rory's shadow followed suit as it looked like a family reunion. Marsha spoke but this time with a nasty unwholesome deathly hollow sound," my boy the time is nigh! me and your brother need you to do what we cant. I told you! you are a special boy. More special than us. I think its because you take after your father but only you can open the way to eden. Its time for you to become a man and take us home but first you'll need to do a couple of things." Robert knodded in agreement then spoke with a monsterous booming voice,"the sin created by those who know purity will bring forth the true existance of life lil man. Its your time! Most importantly its our time. Our time to shine in a world made for us. Yhe sins of many will be shown by a few. With true purpose. You'll see sanity" robert howled a shriek that blew a wind so strong it shook the car" the shadows vibe seemed to grow as they too started shrieking in unison.
  Dandy rory's shadow spoke,"i told you. Oh did i tell you as one we'll rule, as one we'll concour, as one we'll all be together. The shadows laughed again.
   Marsha spoke up," i see your going through the transformation. Your teeth are coming in nicely. Your eyes are changing. I can feel it but your soul and shadow have an unspeakable power to them. I can feel that too. The darkness will spread. Eden will be pleased."
   Rory was confused. he wanted no part of this. Any of it. Thats all he understood. Being like his father you could tell inside and out rory was a good kid and would make any normal parent proud.
   Rory spoke up with a confused exhausted look on his face," i dont want any part of this. Dad wouldnt agree with this and i dont either. What are we. This isnt normal. We're not normal."
  Marsha and robert looked at eachother in unison and spoke as one saying," we are evolution. What you see might scare you but dont let it. You are the one to lead us to glory. Your father has no part in this. Hes a fool and will get whats coming to him too."
  This angered rory so much that even his shadow felt it. as it too had firmed up standing its ground with Rory. for the shadow loved anger and would stand with rory. for it too was Rory's brother in a desperate way of connection. They were stuck together.  Rory's face started to turn as flashes shimmered throughout his face. He didnt feel his sharp fanged teeth come out. as the old ones where now falling  to the ground but his veins where silver glowing right up to his eyes. which where a foggy silver.
Rory spoke with anger,"i wont let you hurt him. Your monsters! both of you! i wont help you.ever!"
   Then marsha replied with a more motherly voice," my child you have no choice its already started. You started it yourself by being my baby boy. There's no turning back now. In revalation you will find release and today we'll start the revolution. If you dont want to listen. Im stick you down that well and weld it shut. Whats down there is worse than me and your brother. Would you like a look? Robert show him."
   Robert walked over opening the well saying,"if you dont wanna! then we'll stick you down there for a day. See if you change your mind. We'll tell dad we dropped you at gramma rikers for the weekend. So whats it gonna be little buddy? What you thinking?"
Rory roared a loud NO. Then Robert picked him up and dropped him down the well.