Fanfic Singularity Chapter 2
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mindcrackloveNext chapter in Singularity.
Chapter 2
It hadn't stopped raining since the event. The cold water poured down over Etho, causing him to pull his coat closer around him as he trekked towards the hinterlands. He had searched for Shree at his base near spawn, but it was expectantly empty. If Shree had been there, he had left in a hurry, taking only essentials, leaving everything else scattered around the place. It looked as though someone had come in afterwards though, and had torn up the place looking for...something. Either that or Shree had cracked up more then he thought. It was not a thought he wanted to entertain for long.
He had followed the trail he had hoped would lead to Shree for the past two days with no sleep. Even if he didn't sleep for very long, he still felt the need to close his eyes for a few hours each day. He didn't understand how Arkas or the others who didn't sleep anymore resisted the allure of a warm bed, to close your eyes and fall into darkness for at least a moment before the dreams came.
It was of little use, he could feel his eyes getting heavy just thinking about sleeping. He hoped Shree wasn't nearby and about to scamper away while he slept. It was a risk he was willing to take.
Etho pulled out a small collapsible tent, setting it up underneath a nearby tree. Crawling inside, he hoped it would keep the critters away while he slept. He was never too sure about how well it would work. Sighing softly, he dragged a ragged red blanket over himself, and soon he fell asleep.
The sound of the rain hitting the tent faded away as Etho felt his consciousness slip into the darkness. A faint hissing sound filled his ears before receding away, replaced with a low hum reminiscent of a old television set warming up. He stood in spawn again, watching Guude. The portal opened, slowly, inch by inch. He once again tried to look away, but felt the presence behind the opening. Staring into it, he could feel the presence inside the portal, the pressure weighing down on him. The presence slowly turned towards him, the distance between him and the portal gone as he felt it staring, looking, calling.
He woke with a start, sweat soaking the blanket as he gasped for air. Groaning slightly, he pulled out a small watch, blinking at it blearily. He had managed to sleep for four hours. “Good enough.” Etho mumbled to himself as he started to pack the tent down into a portable form again and stow it away. Etho shut his eyes and sighed as rain poured down on his head from a nearby branch. He always forgot it never stopped raining whenever he woke up. He pulled his coat on, hunkering down as he started to continue his trek.
The wet forest gave way to a wetter jungle, the air filled more with steam then with rain. Trying to find someone in a jungle was difficult, or at least annoying. The amount of vegetation meant seeing holes and pitfalls before you stumbled into them was difficult, even for those with keen eyesight. As these thoughts crossed Etho's mind, he heard a click sound. Looking down, he realized he had stepped on a pressure plate. As the ground disappeared from underneath of him, he sighed and closed his eyes. This was going to be highly unpleasant.
He fell for what felt like an eternity. Just as he was about to wonder how far down he was, he hit water. Opening his eyes in shock he pushed his way to the surface, only to find blocks in his way. Eyes widening in fear, he pushed at the blocks to no avail. The water suddenly started to rush out, taking Etho with them. The water poured out into the middle of a dark room, leaving Etho gasping for air.
“Who sent you here? Why are you here?” Shree's voice resounded out from the darkness just before his face appeared in front of Etho, causing Etho to jerk back suddenly. “Etho? No. You shouldn't be here. I didn't plan on you being who they sent. You need to leave.” Shree pulled away, disappearing back into the darkness.
Frowning slightly, Etho pulled a torch out and placed, illuminating the room around him. He had wished he hadn't. The room was just a rough dug pit in the earth. The wiring for the redstone waterfall lined the walls and floor, blending in with rough splatters of old blood and dirt.
Worse then the room though was Shree himself. Cuts covered his arms and face, the blood dried and flaking off. Dirt and mud covered his lower legs, the pants legs in tatters. He seemed thin to the point of being malnourished, with what was left of his clothing hanging loosely around him. Heavy circles ringed his eyes, one of many symptoms of sleep deprivation. Stress or anger at the intrusion was causing him to twitch slightly. When the torch illuminated the room he growled and covered his eyes, cursing softly.
Etho wasn't quite sure what to say. “Uh, you...you need help Shree?” Shree glared at Etho before pointing towards the stairs. “Leave Etho. I'm not going back, and you can't make me. I saw what happened. I will not be near that, them...again.” Shree hissed at Etho, his eyes wide, mouth set in a thin line.
Etho licked his lips, collecting his thoughts. “I'm not here to take you anywhere” Shree snorted “Lies.” “No. I'm suppose to figure out what you're doing, and tell someone. That's all. No mention of taking you anywhere.” Shree stared at Etho, his eyes wavering slightly before he frowned, shrugging. “Tell them whatever you want then. I won't stay here long enough for them to send someone out to drag me back.”
Shree retreated away from Etho, indicating once more he should leave with a hurried wave of his hand. Etho climbed to his feet and dusted himself off and headed towards the stairs. As he made it to the top of the stairs, he felt the ground quake underneath him as several ear splitting explosions rent the ground apart, causing the dirt to cave in, forcing him to leap to a safer area to stand. Shaking slightly, Etho looked down into the massive crater, his face drained of blood.
Crumbling dirt and stone blocks lined the crater. The hole was so deep that the bottom couldn't been seen. Shaking slightly Etho stepped away from the edge and inhaled slowly. No one had died since the singularity happened. No one was quite sure what would happen if someone died. They knew what happened before, sure, but no one was brave enough to test it out. If Shree was that determined to not go back, he sure had a damned good reason. Or so Etho hoped.
Etho exhaled slowly as he realized he was shaking. He could stay here, or go back to BDoubleO and tell him what happened. He just hoped he would believe him.
Etho made it back to the glass and steel tower much quicker it had taken to find Shree, since he didn't have to stop and search for his passage on the way back. Stepping into the lobby he shivered, the cold air of running ACs blowing through the lobby. As he looked around the lobby, he teeth starting to chatter from being wet and now cold, he felt someone appear behind him. Turning around, he saw BDoubleO smiling at him.
“Well?” BDoubleO said as he stared at Etho, who continued to stare at him. “Oh, yes. He was in the middle of the jungle. He seemed...quite intent on never coming back here again. Intent enough to set of quite a lot of tnt.” “Oh really?” BDoubleO said, sounding almost bored. Clenching his teeth, Etho glared at him “Yes really. Given the size of the hole, I'm rather sure Shree is quite dead. Maybe doing something about it would be helpful.”
BDoubleO frowned at Etho before looking away, disinterested in his outburst. “Go to the next person. We don't need more surveillance on him anymore.” Turning away as Etho started to sputter, he entered the elevator and disappeared from view. Etho glared at the elevator before exiting the building. As he made his way back to his place in the city, he realized someone was following him.
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
Chapter 2
It hadn't stopped raining since the event. The cold water poured down over Etho, causing him to pull his coat closer around him as he trekked towards the hinterlands. He had searched for Shree at his base near spawn, but it was expectantly empty. If Shree had been there, he had left in a hurry, taking only essentials, leaving everything else scattered around the place. It looked as though someone had come in afterwards though, and had torn up the place looking for...something. Either that or Shree had cracked up more then he thought. It was not a thought he wanted to entertain for long.
He had followed the trail he had hoped would lead to Shree for the past two days with no sleep. Even if he didn't sleep for very long, he still felt the need to close his eyes for a few hours each day. He didn't understand how Arkas or the others who didn't sleep anymore resisted the allure of a warm bed, to close your eyes and fall into darkness for at least a moment before the dreams came.
It was of little use, he could feel his eyes getting heavy just thinking about sleeping. He hoped Shree wasn't nearby and about to scamper away while he slept. It was a risk he was willing to take.
Etho pulled out a small collapsible tent, setting it up underneath a nearby tree. Crawling inside, he hoped it would keep the critters away while he slept. He was never too sure about how well it would work. Sighing softly, he dragged a ragged red blanket over himself, and soon he fell asleep.
The sound of the rain hitting the tent faded away as Etho felt his consciousness slip into the darkness. A faint hissing sound filled his ears before receding away, replaced with a low hum reminiscent of a old television set warming up. He stood in spawn again, watching Guude. The portal opened, slowly, inch by inch. He once again tried to look away, but felt the presence behind the opening. Staring into it, he could feel the presence inside the portal, the pressure weighing down on him. The presence slowly turned towards him, the distance between him and the portal gone as he felt it staring, looking, calling.
He woke with a start, sweat soaking the blanket as he gasped for air. Groaning slightly, he pulled out a small watch, blinking at it blearily. He had managed to sleep for four hours. “Good enough.” Etho mumbled to himself as he started to pack the tent down into a portable form again and stow it away. Etho shut his eyes and sighed as rain poured down on his head from a nearby branch. He always forgot it never stopped raining whenever he woke up. He pulled his coat on, hunkering down as he started to continue his trek.
The wet forest gave way to a wetter jungle, the air filled more with steam then with rain. Trying to find someone in a jungle was difficult, or at least annoying. The amount of vegetation meant seeing holes and pitfalls before you stumbled into them was difficult, even for those with keen eyesight. As these thoughts crossed Etho's mind, he heard a click sound. Looking down, he realized he had stepped on a pressure plate. As the ground disappeared from underneath of him, he sighed and closed his eyes. This was going to be highly unpleasant.
He fell for what felt like an eternity. Just as he was about to wonder how far down he was, he hit water. Opening his eyes in shock he pushed his way to the surface, only to find blocks in his way. Eyes widening in fear, he pushed at the blocks to no avail. The water suddenly started to rush out, taking Etho with them. The water poured out into the middle of a dark room, leaving Etho gasping for air.
“Who sent you here? Why are you here?” Shree's voice resounded out from the darkness just before his face appeared in front of Etho, causing Etho to jerk back suddenly. “Etho? No. You shouldn't be here. I didn't plan on you being who they sent. You need to leave.” Shree pulled away, disappearing back into the darkness.
Frowning slightly, Etho pulled a torch out and placed, illuminating the room around him. He had wished he hadn't. The room was just a rough dug pit in the earth. The wiring for the redstone waterfall lined the walls and floor, blending in with rough splatters of old blood and dirt.
Worse then the room though was Shree himself. Cuts covered his arms and face, the blood dried and flaking off. Dirt and mud covered his lower legs, the pants legs in tatters. He seemed thin to the point of being malnourished, with what was left of his clothing hanging loosely around him. Heavy circles ringed his eyes, one of many symptoms of sleep deprivation. Stress or anger at the intrusion was causing him to twitch slightly. When the torch illuminated the room he growled and covered his eyes, cursing softly.
Etho wasn't quite sure what to say. “Uh, you...you need help Shree?” Shree glared at Etho before pointing towards the stairs. “Leave Etho. I'm not going back, and you can't make me. I saw what happened. I will not be near that, them...again.” Shree hissed at Etho, his eyes wide, mouth set in a thin line.
Etho licked his lips, collecting his thoughts. “I'm not here to take you anywhere” Shree snorted “Lies.” “No. I'm suppose to figure out what you're doing, and tell someone. That's all. No mention of taking you anywhere.” Shree stared at Etho, his eyes wavering slightly before he frowned, shrugging. “Tell them whatever you want then. I won't stay here long enough for them to send someone out to drag me back.”
Shree retreated away from Etho, indicating once more he should leave with a hurried wave of his hand. Etho climbed to his feet and dusted himself off and headed towards the stairs. As he made it to the top of the stairs, he felt the ground quake underneath him as several ear splitting explosions rent the ground apart, causing the dirt to cave in, forcing him to leap to a safer area to stand. Shaking slightly, Etho looked down into the massive crater, his face drained of blood.
Crumbling dirt and stone blocks lined the crater. The hole was so deep that the bottom couldn't been seen. Shaking slightly Etho stepped away from the edge and inhaled slowly. No one had died since the singularity happened. No one was quite sure what would happen if someone died. They knew what happened before, sure, but no one was brave enough to test it out. If Shree was that determined to not go back, he sure had a damned good reason. Or so Etho hoped.
Etho exhaled slowly as he realized he was shaking. He could stay here, or go back to BDoubleO and tell him what happened. He just hoped he would believe him.
Etho made it back to the glass and steel tower much quicker it had taken to find Shree, since he didn't have to stop and search for his passage on the way back. Stepping into the lobby he shivered, the cold air of running ACs blowing through the lobby. As he looked around the lobby, he teeth starting to chatter from being wet and now cold, he felt someone appear behind him. Turning around, he saw BDoubleO smiling at him.
“Well?” BDoubleO said as he stared at Etho, who continued to stare at him. “Oh, yes. He was in the middle of the jungle. He seemed...quite intent on never coming back here again. Intent enough to set of quite a lot of tnt.” “Oh really?” BDoubleO said, sounding almost bored. Clenching his teeth, Etho glared at him “Yes really. Given the size of the hole, I'm rather sure Shree is quite dead. Maybe doing something about it would be helpful.”
BDoubleO frowned at Etho before looking away, disinterested in his outburst. “Go to the next person. We don't need more surveillance on him anymore.” Turning away as Etho started to sputter, he entered the elevator and disappeared from view. Etho glared at the elevator before exiting the building. As he made his way back to his place in the city, he realized someone was following him.
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
