Lightning danced across the blackened sky as the rain continued to pour down. The wind picked up the end of Vladimir Vaniyaknas long coat, making it billow. The design of lightning on the Generals back appeared almost real from the coats flapping in the wind, and the surreal glow that emanated from the man as he chanted in some long dead tongue furthered the illusion. He kneeled before a great alter, only a few yards away from the great Barian execution device, the Spire. Ignoring the rain, lightning, wind, and thunder, Vaniyakna concentrated. He had done this before, but never something this complicated. Never something
human.
After a good deal of time spent chanting archaic invantations, Vladimir opened his eyes...It was working! The portal was opening! Soon, he'd have his son back again...He'd be damned if he went the rest of his life without seeing Jaek again...He looked to the ground to get the rain out of his eyes, and looked up when he heard footsteps. Although they where heavier then they should have been, he didn't think it odd till he actually raised his head to look...
"Welcome home, Jaek...Oh?"
The man standing before the great dictator of Barius was definitely not his son...First of all, his son would have been four or so by now. This...Man...Was probably in his early twenties. Clad in bigger versions of the black slacks and t-shirt he attempted to summon the copy of his son in, the man was dripping wet...And then Vaniyakna noticed the eyes. The eyes where horrendous! They weren't the light green he remembered his son having...They where glowing silver!
"...What the hell is going on here...?"
The man blinked a couple of times before responding...
"Where am I?...How did I get here?"
Vaniyakna snarled....
"It doesn't matter. All that matters is that I figure out what happened and correct it!...Come with me, I'll need to keep you..For now, anyway."
Vaniyakna signaled for Jaeko to follow him inside. Once inside, they where handed towels to dry off with by a servant. A girl in her teens. Vaniyakna whispered something to her, and descended the nearby flight of stairs. The girl smiled at Jaeko.
"Follow me, I'll show you to a room..."
Jaeko nodded and followed her down the flight of stairs, but turned and continued going down. And all Jaeko could wonder is where he was being taken.... <p>
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<div style="text-align:center">Two heroes, two villians and a catboy...Life doesn't get much better than this....</div></p>
Edited by: Shinigori V2 at: 7/17/03 3:20 am