The forsaken (Rainimator book4)

fractured family

POV 3rd person

Razer found himself in a black void with nothing around him.

"What do you truly fear" A deep voice called from the void

Razer pulled out his two blades and looked around. "Alright!" He snapped. "Show yourself!" 

Suddenly, Razer was in a village surrounded by people and children playing happily 

Razer stared at the scene in shock.

I swear I was... where was I again? He thought.

Then another thought crossed his mind.

Tyler and Meghan

Suddenly without warning the building around him caught flame

Razer paled and ran off. "I have to find my family!" He yelled. "I don't care if they adopted me! I need to see them!"

He had no idea why he was running.

The fire was nowhere close to his home 

The flames seemed to dance encircling Razer 

Razer glared at the fire. "Sorry fire," he said, jumping through the flames, before doing stop, dropping and roll, to extinguish the fire.

 The fire followed behind Razer, something moving inside it

Razer was running towards his house. The fire seemed to part long enough for burning bodies to start walking out. Razer ignored it, he just wanted to get home. 

"I am not afraid of fire," he told himself, just as he got to his own house. The burning bodies start to reach out for him, but also keeping their distance.

"LEAVE ME ALONE," He commanded, before turning back to his house...

His house that was scorched till it was as black as the darkness that consumed him.

No... he thought. NO!

With a cry of dismay, he ran into the house. "TYLER!" He yelled. "MEGHAN! MOM! DAD!"

The burning bodies continue to follow him despite his orders.

Razer searched the house for his family, before running into the backyard.

And screamed.

There, in the backyard, dangling above the ground, their tongues were swollen, and their bodies burned beyond recognition... was his family.

They were dead, hung and set on fire, whatever was the cause... it didn't matter. Both were terrifying and painful.

And their eyes... their eyes had the emotion of...

Their eyes were... oh god! Their eyes!

Their eyeballs had been ripped out.

"Tyler... Meghan..." he choked out.

Tyler... the boy who had saved him from Liam, the boy who protected the younger boy and even begged his parents to let him stay.

And Meghan... the girl who was so eager to have an older brother that she gave him all his deserts for a month, before he had to tell her that while he was grateful, he didn't want to die from a sudden heart attack.

They were now dead.

And Razer began to scream.

"Hello Caleb," came a voice.

Razer turned around and stared at his bully... Liam Harper.

"What are you doing here?!" He yelled.

Liam laughed. "Oh Caleb, you innocent child..." he said, pulling something out of his pockets and throwing it.