heres the last two chaps, and the shocking conclusion! *goes to hide*
Chapter 8
I stared at the dead slig a moment, not believin’ what I was seein’. Who or what could’ve have done this? I realized I had ter inform Ishtar on this and I ran ter find her. Fortunately she was in the village center and I skidded ter a halt in front of her.
“Whoa Spider…what got you spooked?” Ishtar asked, surprised.
“There is somethin’ yer got ter see and I think it has ter der with that village.” I said.
“Lead the way then.” Ishtar said, suddenly interested.
I told her to the body and a look of terror appeared on her face.
“Oh no….” I heard her mutter, “This is far worse then I thought.”
“What did this?” I asked.
“I will explain, but I need everyone in the center ASAP!”
“I’ll see ter it!” I said and I ran off ter start knockin’ on doors.
After a lot of runnin’ and knockin’ I managed ter get everyone ter the center. Ishtar was pacin’, lookin’ very worried and scared.
“I got everyone Ish.” I said as I walked up ter her.
“Good.” She said as she turned toward the crowd and cleared her throat, “The situation is much worse then I previously thought.” She said ter the crowd, “The being that is threatening this village is not of the dark side of my kind, but rather something much worse.”
“How can something be worse then one of you?” a mud asked.
“I’ll explain: As you know there are two types of my kind; the light side, which is what I’m of, and the dark side. Now normally these two sides don’t go mixing blood with each other so to speak. It occasionally does happen though and the result is a sadistic, vampire-like creature we call Myrikons. Their sole purpose…is to drain the life essence of their victims: mortal and immortal alike, to enhance their power. I am now positive…that it is a Myrikon that destroyed that village and is now stalking ours.”
There were gasps of surprise and fear in the crowd, I myself shifted uneasily.
“Can yer stop it Ishtar?” I asked.
“I…I don’t know.” Ishtar said hangin’ her head, “I do know it is at least of equal strength to me, but since it is capable of using both light and dark magic I am at a disadvantage.”
“What can we do then?” someone asked.
“I will seek the aid of the more powerful members of my kind. This will take time though, and until then I ask that no one leave the village. As additional precautions, I suggest the no one goes anywhere alone and to let no one into the village unless you are absolutely sure of their identity. Understood?”
Everyone nodded nervously and then dispersed. As I walked back ter my hut, it hit me: I was stuck in the village, with no way ter contact Neph and warn her of what’s goin’ on. I prayed she was safe….
I few days later, I was goin’ stir crazy. I think everyone was, save for Drag: how that dragon keeps herself from gettin’ bored is beyond me. I missed Neph and really wanted ter see her again. Ter my surprise (and relief) she jus’ ‘appeared’ in my hut that night.
“Neph?” I said…shocked, “How did yer…”
“Does it matter lover boy?” Neph said as she caressed me.
“No…not really. Jus’ that there’s some thing goin’ on that I wanted ter warn…”
“Hush now…I don’t care about that. All I want right now is you…”
How could I refuse? I wanted her so badly. I let my instincts take over and enjoyed the moment.
Afterwards, I felt really tired and drained. I couldn’t keep my eyes open, so I fell asleep.
The next mornin’, she was gone again. I sighed, I wish she could live with me fer the rest of our lives.
Suddenly, I heard a blood-curdling scream from outside. I quickly got up, put my pants on, and rushed outside. When I reached the village center, which was were the scream came from, I skidded ter a halt when I reached the village center and I gasped in
shock....
There in the village center, was most of the village inhabitants. Only they were all bond by some sort of magic. Ishtar was unconscious and Drag was tied ter the ground, trapped in her shrunken form. Jai'ana was the only one there that was unbound and she was jus' sittin' there, tremblin' in fear. The remainin' villagers must been cowerin' in the shadows or had fled. But what was surprisin' me the most was who the only other individual that was unbound, besides me and Jai'ana....
Chapter 9
I couldn't believe my eyes...there, standin' between me and the others, was Neph; my Neph! She must have sensed me or somethin', cause she turned toward me then.
"Ah Spider, I see that sleep spell I put on you has finally worn off." She said with a smile. The wasn't the innocent smile I was used ter seein', this was a smile of pure evil.
Sleep spell? I thought, then I realized that it was the middle of the day!, "Neph...what is goin' on." I said, my voice shakin', "Why aren't yer helpin' them?"
"Help them?" Neph said with a cruel laugh, "I was the one that put them that way."
"Why....?"
In response she suddenly transformed. Her skin turned a dark purple, her eyes red. She grew ter 'bout 8 feet in height. Her lower jaw and middle tentacle turned into a beak-like mouth, the other two tentacles turnin' into tusks. The tail grew longer and split halfway into two tails, each tipped with a hooked claw. Her arms, hands, and torso became like a Big Brothers and her legs and feet became more draconic.
I staggered back a bit in shock and she laughed a laugh that was nothin' but pure evil.
"I am the Myrikon Ishtar spoke of my dear Spider." she said, "and I must thank you...for giving me all the info on this village."
"What!?" I cried, "I would've never have given yer that info if..."
"Ah but there was no way that you could have known before. The moment I first saw you, I could see how desperate you were to have a mate. So I used that knowledge to seduce you and coax the info I needed out of you. Now...I have a feast that I haven't had in over an eon...all thanks to you."
I couldn't believe my ears, Neph has been jus' usin' me the whole time?Jus' ter get ter my friends? "That can't be true!" I cried, "If it was then that would mean..."
"That you meant absolutely nothing to me. You were nothing more then my toy, my pawn to get what I needed. Now if you would excuse me...I need to feed."
She turned back toward the others then and headed toward them. I jus' stood there, my heart felt like it was torn in two. I didn't want ter believe all that she said, that all this time she was playin' me for a fool and was toyin' with my emotions.
"No Neph!" I cried as I ran in front of her, "Yer don' have ter der this! There has ter be another way!"
Neph laughed that evil laugh again, makin' me shudder.
"Oh but I do need to do this my dear Spider, I need their essence, Ishtar's in particular, to continue my own existence and to augment my powers, there is no other way. And you...."
In the very next instant she struck and I suddenly found myself impaled on one of her arms. She had struck so quickly I couldn't react. Her claws had gone straight through me, shreddin' my lungs, severin' my spine, and jus' barely missin' my heart. I coughed painfully, coughin' up a lot of blood and slumped up against her, barely clingin' ter life.
"are in the way." she finished, as she pushed me off her. I fell ter the ground, no longer able ter stand. I could only stare blankly up at her, tears in my eyes.
"I must admit Spider, it was fun playing with your heart, " Neph said with a cruel smile, "I might just keep it for a souvenir."
She walked out of my line of sight then, not that it mattered...my sight was goin' anyway and I knew were she was headed. There was nothin' I could der ter prevent her from killin' my friends, my family. And it was all my fault...if I hadn't been so desperate ter satisfy my own desires...this wouldn't have happened.
It's very hard ter breathe now...my life is as good as over. Nothin' could save me now. I could faintly hear my friends cries of grief, shock, and fear. I could only hope...that they forgive me fer what I have done...
Then I could hear nothing. Nothing...but the silence of death....
*pokes head in* to be continued in 'Snap and Departure' coming soon!
*grins then runs like mad from the angry Spider fans*
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