The group of Shadow, Ariana, Luxe and Julia were walking towards the north for the first so-called Divine object. They weren’t far as they came through a large and a little claustrophobic town. Luxe was looking round “this must have been a city before the event. All the buildings are a good considerable size…even with half of them now on the road and…blocking the side streets”
“I would like to know what this Divine rain was” said Julia
“well whatever it was” said Shadow “it has no concern with me” Julia looked a bit sad
“You’re starting to annoy me Shadow” said Luxe with a tone of irritation “All she is, is curious. No need to stamp on it” she glared at him to which Ariana sensed the heavy atmosphere
“hey Shadow…umm…how far are we from the point?”
“well…let me see”
Ariana stopped for a moment to which Shadow dug out the map from her pack “well…not far from here” he looked on “it seems our only way through…” he said pointing to a block of flats straight ahead “that wreck” and he put the map quickly away stuffing it inside “come on let’s move” he walked ahead of the girls while Luxe with her hands on her sides glared at him
“I know I haven’t known him for long but…does he appear…colder to you”
“hmm…he has been growing more…irritable lately” said Ariana “I wonder what’s wrong with him?”
“Has he always been like this?” asked Julia
“well…yes. He has been always…hmm”
“Cold?” suggested Luxe
“I’ll go with harsh but…he wasn’t being bad he was just…stating fact but lately though…he’s being rather…as you said cold. I’m sorry you have to put up with him”
“Don’t be. I’m travelling with you not him” said Luxe with a reassuringly smile “Still…I have been feeling something odd about Shadow”
“what do you mean?” asked Julia curiously
“Well…I can sense the light…figuratively speaking” she said swishing her hand “in people” placing her hand on her chest “for…brief moments I have being sensing a very…pure and warm light within him”
“what…so Shadow has…deep buried kindness or something?” suggested Julia
“No…it’s not that. It’s almost as if…it doesn’t belong to him” Julia and Ariana looked bewildered as they tilted their heads “look…we can talk later but unless we move we’re only going to be in his Shadow”
The four of them went through the front door of the building. They saw they were in a foyer. Luxe looked round “it’s certainly a tall building…” she looked up to see balconies from the higher floors “I think it’s a block of flats…yeah look here’s a sign in room” she looked to her left to see a room within a square window where a notebook and pen laid on the windowsill
“there’s a lot of names here but…all the letters are smudged and ruined” said Julia
“it’s probably due to all the damp” said Ariana “I mean…from all the dust” they were unaware of a presence high above them “Hey…where’s Shadow?” they were then alerted to the sound of a banging door to which they saw Shadow punching hard on the door
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Dead Future
FantasyThe world, has been destroyed. Buildings lay in rubble, houses lay abandoned and the roads and green fields, now a wasteland. An event only known as the Divine rain, has wiped out all infant and adult life. Those that remain are children and teenag...
