I’m still shaken by these circumstances. A demon must've caught my soul before reaching the afterlife.
“Speak demon! Why do you keep me from death?”
I heard a deep chuckle from the darkness.
“You are broken child, raised by dirt. I can provide the opportunity for a life far away from here, but I require something very simple first” the voice spoke in a slow, deep voice around me.
“I refuse to listen to your lies!” I yell into the void. No sound was heard but I had spoken.
Another chuckle from the darkness.
“Why refuse a gift from beyond? I can bring you back to kill the beast, to try again at life?” The voice speaks.
“What is it you really want from me for this power?” I ask the voice.
“Ohhh the power is well worth the cost. All I require is your word” The voice says.
"My word?" I ask the voice
“Yes child, all I want is to know if you will follow me” The voice says.
“First tell me voice, who are you?” I yell into the dark.
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“I am no demon, I am not a low follower of darkness, I was there before shadow, and I will be after the final light” the voice echoes around me.
I shouldn’t have expected a good answer from it. But I suppose working with it may get me out of here.
“Now voice, what kind of power will you be granting me?” I ask.
“I wish not to spoil the surprise child. But I will relay a truth onto you, the power I give is but a small pebble in the ocean of strength you could possess one day. If you survive the encounter with the Werewolf I will make it so that potential is met” The voice speaks.
I don’t know what he’s getting at but I like the sound of it. Do I have great potential? Or it's lying.
Suddenly I felt something around me, then it tightened. I felt my body squeeze, what is happening?
“I grow tired of waiting for you to decide child” The voice echoes loudly.
“If you really want my answer, then no! I refuse demon!” I yell at the darkness as it squeezes tighter.
It lets out another slow, deep chuckle.
“Oh child, the thought you had a choice in this exchange is amusing. It matters not if you gave me your word, or spat it out. The choice was nothing more to see if you would truly accept my offer willingly” The voice speaks.
Suddenly I felt something rushing through me, it was small, but powerful.
“Use this pebble, kill the beast, and prove to be a worthy pawn. Or die, die weak and alone knowing even with my power you failed. You are mightier than my previous chosen, but that does not cloud my judgment. Fail and be abandoned once more, but there will be no one to save you this time” The voice speaks.
Then the darkness swirls with light, then it goes black again. But it's different, then I felt something. My heart? I think my heart is beating.
Then a BOOM awakens me, and I hear screaming. I feel my chest, the wounds are gone. My neck seeped with blood, but no scarring.
I turn around and see Ox in combat with the Werewolf. Ox had grabbed its left arm and swung around, slamming it to the ground. The Werewolf kicked him in the face twice then jumped back and leaped onto him, biting his right gauntlet.
From the sky I saw a light, then a dozen flaming arrows struck the Werewolf’s back. Emera and Ulir are still alive too.
I looked around and saw Emera on a house a couple yards down as she fired another arrow into the Werewolf’s left shoulder. Looking back at Ox he threw a mighty punch at the Werewolf, after being struck it let go of Ox’s gauntlet and clawed at his face. Ox roared in pain.
The Werewolf tried to maul Ox but was hit from behind by a small ball of fire. Ox then front kicked the Werewolf a couple feet away, then falling to a knee.
I finally saw Ulir, he was cowering in a small market stand that seemed to have once sold fruits. Of course he would find a good hiding spot when things went south.
Before the Werewolf realized what happened another arrow struck its left shoulder again. It seemed frustrated by all of this and let out a mighty howl.
But then it looked at me, a deep seething hatred filled its eyes. I stood up, my sword ready in hand. Then I spoke to the beast…
“You're going to wish I stayed dead”
What/who do y'all think the voice is?
