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The Last Illiad Chp.8
By NeonBlade
Tony's breath grew louder and louder as he watched the shadow creature rise from below. To Tony's surprise, the creature began to push the garbage down into the shoot where he had come from, without taking notice to Tony. Than it moved to the dead boy and slowly pushed it down the shoot. Scurrying around in the darkness, it kept itself hidden and started to sniff around.
" You can't see me? Can you?" Tony spoke softly towards the beast. Tony spotted the shoot and figured it would be his only escape. Tony didn't want a battle. He just wanted to leave.
The creature sniffed around some more as he edged closer and closer to Tony. Sure enough the creature looked up spotting Tony. Tony's breathing stopped. It's red eyes were looking strait at Tony, and for the first time, Tony could make out its face- small nose like a cut like a bull, razor sharp teeth, tight flesh pulled over a large skull, and its body was huge compared to its small head, pumped with muscles and hands accompanied by large scythes.
Tony knew it would come to a battle...
" You let that creature out on him? Didn't you?" Claire shouted at Munroe. " He's better off dead!" Munroe hollered back holding ice to his stomach. Claire continued. " He's different! Maybe he is our savior maybe..." Munroe who had stopped his pacing and faced her interrupted Clare. " Him a savior! HA! That's a laugh! How 'bout you tell the others of your little theory Claire. I'm sure they would love a good joke." Munroe sarcastically laughed as he spoke. Claire Grew angrier. " He was something else. He came from somewhere worse and looked at this place as an Eden, a place worth saving. And now... You ruined it!" Claire screamed and took her right hand and slapped Munroe across the face. Claire then took off running out if the room.
The Beast watched Tony, not blinking at all. Tony felt a small nerve pierced through his brain, a small voice seemed to pour in. Tony fell back against the wall and watched the walls expand in his mind like a screen had lifted. Tony snarled a horrible sound and pounced upward from his bent over position and threw his fist into the beast's side. Tony's teeth crushed down in a snarl.
" WWait! PPleeeassse!" The creature threw its hand up to block another attack from Tony. " I wasn't going to hurt you, you have to trust me." It moved back into the darkness hiding itself. " And why should I trust you?" Tony questioned keeping his guard up. " Come with me. We have to get out before Munroe shuts the grate." The creature led Tony forward, and then jumped down into the darkness. Tony followed...
" I've been listening to you Tony. And of course I know who you are. There are no questions that you can hide from us." The creature helped Tony up from the couple of inches of water. The fall dropped down into another sewer tunnel. " You know who I-" Tony question. " I do. Tony I know al lot Tony. I know about Munroe and Claire." The thing continued down the tunnel until they reached a fork in the system of tunnels. " How do you know them?" Tony asked puzzled. “ I was like you. A young boy, just like you.” The creature sat down in the water. “ My name is Carlos. I know that is not the name of some creature, but it was mine when I was like you.” The creature’s eyes dimmed from the bright red and turned into a light blue. Carlos watched Tony looking as if he were searching through Tony’s mind for questions that had remained on asked. “ If you don’t mind me asking.” Tony said speaking up. Carlos knew. “ Go ahead-.” “ How did you become like this? What happened?” Tony continued. “ It was a change made not by the hand of God, but by that of mans mystique and confusion.” Carlos spoke wisely. “ I was not the first, for There has been one before us. Luckily for you, you have me to answer your questions and help you through this time of change.” Carlos said moving across the sewer floor on all fours towards a pile of garbage. “ So what am I then. What’s happening to me?” Tony felt the connection between Carlos and himself grow stronger. “ You had to kill that boy, did you not?” Carlos said looking turning to look into Tony’s eyes. “ I-I did.” Tony frowned looking down to his feet in shame. “ It was a test, nothing more.” Carlos moved back over towards Tony. “ You have to go- HE'S COMING!!!- you’ll find me again! Don’t worry!” Carlos shouted frantically grabbing Tony pointed him towards the fork in the sewers. “ This way-.” Carlos said pointing down the left tunnel.
“-Is the way to Peace. That way-.” Carlos said again pointing down the middle tunnel. “- Is the way to love. And that way-.” Carlos said rushing, pointing down the right tunnel.
“-Is the way to answers. NOW GO!” Carlos hollered pushing Tony towards the fork.
Tony looked back in fright and looked back at the Tunnels. “ Peace, Love and Answers. Which one?” Tony said to himself. Tony thought, decided and ran forward…
10/2/2002 6:56:08 PM
(Updated: 10/3/2002 10:23:08 AM)
(Updated: 10/3/2002 10:26:54 AM)
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