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Jan 29, 2018 0:37:26 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jan 29, 2018 0:37:26 GMT -5
Sorin fell to the ground, gasping for breath. His coughed, writhing on the ground. "....Daniel.... If you can hear me...." He looked at the body of his brother. There was still blood dried on his chest. "Come back...!!!!" Sorin yelled out as loudly as he could. The Espelhar grinned, "Poor Sorin... Got to be raised by daddy..." The Espelhar knelt down, "Cried every day about how mommy didn't want him... Tell me, you really still haven't forgiven Anna have you...?"
Sorin clenched his jaw. "....Shut up."
"Oh.... A nerve, I see I'm getting somewhere, so...! You still hate her... Atleast, a part of you does..."
Sorin noticed Nina running through the forest out of the corner of his eye. Not too far behind her, he saw his mother.
"Anna was always chasing big sis... Trying to prove her worth... Trying to be number one..." It looked at Sorin, who was frowning. He had tears running down his face. "When all she had to do was stay with you... But she didn't want to. Boo hoo..." The Espelhar stood up. "So, when you discovered Daniel...! Oh! You got excited..! A little brother... Daddy could help bring you two together... He could be that part you felt was missing..."
Sorin glared at the Espelhar at this point, still on the ground.
"Did you know, your father... the best dad in the whole wide world, pinned down Poor little daniel, and shot him full of the Devil gene...? Did you know Daniel cried, and pleaded with him, and Elise..." The Espelhar smiled, turning to see Lei and Fulong behind them.
"Oh, you'll love this!" It said. "Elise watched as Daniel's father held him down... and she put the poison in him...." The Espelhar smiled. "The poison that would eventually allow me to enter his body..." Sorin felt sick to his stomach, watching this.... thing talk like that. "The bodies of Aiko and Sylvia were simply for my amusement... Daniel had everything I needed...." It pat it's chest, over the heart. "Right... Here...." The Espelhar circled around Lei. "This is her fault, and Antonio's... Drusilla's..." It grinned. "Tell them I said thank you!"
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Jan 29, 2018 0:55:20 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jan 29, 2018 0:55:20 GMT -5
Lei rolled with his brother, getting back in his posture. He didn't expect his brother to get dragged in with him.
Fulong searched for an exit, but there was no exit. "Little Wulong! Foolish brother! You're going to get yourself killed!"
"Did you know, your father... the best dad in the whole wide world, pinned down Poor little daniel, and shot him full of the Devil gene...? Did you know Daniel cried, and pleaded with him, and Elise watched as Daniel's father held him down... and she put the poison in him...." enter his body..."
That's what Lei heard. He did not get that impression from that woman when she told him her story. She said that Heihachi ordered them to do this. Kazuya ordered her. Did she lie? He wasn't sure what to believe... Is she still the same woman? Lei stood there, mulling over this in his head. Of course the demon could be lying, that's a possibility, but evil demons do not lie. If this is the truth... is Elise's kindness really all an act?
"Right... Here.... This is her fault, and Antonio's... Drusilla's..."
"It's actually the fault of the half-breed and Aiko." Fulong said. "They made the mistake. Had nothing to do with the scientists or what they did to Daniel. It was fate that allowed it to happen. So that you may return and terrorize us all. And it would seem that so far your plans are becoming a reality. That too, is fate."
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Jan 29, 2018 1:05:18 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jan 29, 2018 1:05:18 GMT -5
The Espelhar smiled at Fulong, "Your faith is incredible.... Will you be saying the same thing when your nightmare is staring you in the face...?" It asked him. Sorin had stood up. "Where are we!?" The Espelhar looked at him. "A favorite spot of mine... Suicide Forest...." It looked at them. "Full of sorrow, and misery.... Those snuffing their own light out... I don't even have to try!"
Sorin stood next to Lei and Fulong. "We need to find a way out of this forest... back to my dad.." He said.
"Antonio is not the one you should be trying to find, but... if you feel it necessary, I won't stop you... But have fun getting through this maze of a forest... No compass, no service, no nothing..." The Espelhar rose it's hands, and it started to pour rain on the four of them. "It's a particularly cold November night... raining... All alone..." It grinned, "And none of you were smart enough to come outside with jackets! Tsk Tsk..." It waved at them, and vanished into the darkness.
"What the hell?!" Sorin yelled out. He started shivering, as the rain started pounding harder.
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Jan 29, 2018 1:14:56 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jan 29, 2018 1:14:56 GMT -5
Lei then tilted his head and smiled.
Well, clearly, she saw the light and has changed for the better... the woman I am dating is not the same woman who pumped chemicals into children... willingly...
"Your faith is incredible.... Will you be saying the same thing when your nightmare is staring you in the face...?"
"Do your worst!" Fulong said.
"A favorite spot of mine... Suicide Forest.... Full of sorrow, and misery.... Those snuffing their own light out... I don't even have to try!"
"Right... but I've been through Hell and back. I've seen some shit..." Lei said. "I've been there during humanity's worst moments." Which was true, being a cop allowed Lei to experience things that most people would shudder at the thought up. And in addition to witnessing his own father getting murdered before his very own eyes. And his mother bleeding out in a bathtub. However, there were some things that would affect him greatly.
"Antonio is not the one you should be trying to find, but... if you feel it necessary, I won't stop you... But have fun getting through this maze of a forest... No compass, no service, no nothing... It's a particularly cold November night... raining... All alone... And none of you were smart enough to come outside with jackets! Tsk Tsk..."
Lei covered his upper torso as he shivered. He hated the cold, but he was used to the rain, as Hong-Kong has been known to have seasonal monsoons, but only during the tropic weather. Fulong on the other hand, a native of Northern China, was used to the cold. But he didn't like being wet.
"Okay, this forest is going to test our resolve. It is best that we stay together... And keep going..."
Lei nodded. He pulled out his cellphone and noticed there was no signal. But he looked at the photo of Li-Mei, Zakk, Xianlong, and himself. He was glad to have this picture saved on his phone. It is what got him through the darker moments of his job.
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Jan 29, 2018 1:23:39 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jan 29, 2018 1:23:39 GMT -5
Sorin took a deep breath. His hands started to feel icy, as he was getting soaked. "This is one fucked up test, then...." He said, trying to find some relief from the rain under a tree. "...That thing is inside of Daniel, taking control.... Maybe if we get him to pull through, we can stop it!" Sorin was hopeful, but deep down he knew that probably wouldn't work, but hell... The things he's seen in the last few days, nothing is impossible.
Sorin's eyes started to burn, again. This time, it began happening much quicker than before. He fell to the ground, gripping his head.
His hands hit the wet ground, as light emitted from his hands.
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Jan 29, 2018 1:41:25 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jan 29, 2018 1:41:25 GMT -5
"This is one fucked up test, then...."
"This monster likes to toy with its prey. That will be its fatal flaw... that will be its undoing. He allowed several people who can stop it, to live." Fulong said. "Like, the Triads kill all who may be a threat, including children of the parents they killed... that way the child won't grow up to come back and take vengeance when they are old. That's why my parents both died. To protect us. And now, this demon is making a huge mistake. But we shall see soon."
When Sorin feel down, Fulong asked if he was okay, but stepped back when he saw light emit from his hands.
As Lei wandered, he couldn't help but make out a figure. As he got closer, he noted that it was his partner, carrying a suitcase, dressed up in his burned suit with half of his face burned off.
"This is all your fault! You failed to kill Kazuya. Just like you promised! Remember? You swore over my grave that you would find Kazuya and kill him! But no, you had to try and hit on the WWWC officer! While you were married!"
"We weren't together! The relationship was over!" Lei said in defense. "And revenge isn't the answer! I couldn't give into hatred!"
Suddenly, Bryan Fury, before he was converted into a cyborg appeared from the trees. The bullet wounds were still fresh. "You shot me, five times! What a great partner you were! Good thing that crazy scientist resurrected me, so I'll be sure you die just as I did!" He held up the very same gun that Lei had used when he shot up Bryan.
"Bryan! It was out of self-defense! You were going to kill me!"
"Weak! Coward!"
Lei turned around to see his father, missing most of his head, pointing an accusatory finger at his son. "You have brought dishonor to my name! You have allowed these people to die! They were your friends!"
"I can't believe I died for nothing."
Lei recognized his mother, the wounds on her arms still fresh, dripping with blood. "Your brother is ashamed of you..."
Lei then saw an army of corpses of people who have died as a result of his involvement. Including the triad boss that Lei had killed who killed Zhao-Long. Finally, Lei saw, in the midst of this, Jun Kazama. She had her arms crossed.
"You didn't protect me... you failed... and because of this, the world is in turmoil..."
Fulong then turned around. "WULONG! STOP! DON'T FALL FOR IT!"
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Jan 29, 2018 12:39:28 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jan 29, 2018 12:39:28 GMT -5
Sorin writhed on the wet mossy ground. The demon was doing this on purpose, but Sorin was blinded by pain. "DANIEL PLEASE!" He yelled out, crying. He looked up, his eyes white. He didn't want to hurt anyone, so he ran as the light expanded. When it did, a pulse echoed through the forest, and he fell to the ground...
"Sorin!" He heard a voice, but didn't move. "Sorin! You must get up! You must keep going... None of this is real!"
He looked up, to see the blonde woman who was at his house before his possessed brother took him. "What's happening!?" He yelled out.
Drusilla knelt down, "This isn't real!" She said. "You need to wake up!" Sorin shook his head, "I don't understand!" She touched his hand. "You need to open your eyes... None of this is real...." Sorin was crying. "How do I know you're real!?" He asked her. She frowned. "You don't...." SHe took his hands, "Discern what is real... You are gifted, you just don't realize it yet... You can do this..."
He nodded, closing his eyes shut. When he opened them, he was back where he was in the forest. He looked over to see Fulong and Wulong appearing in distress. Sorin got up off of the ground, running over to him. "Hey!!!!" He yelled out. "It's not real..! None of this is real!" He yelled out to Lei. He took the man by the shoulders, and shook him. "WAKE UP!"
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Jan 29, 2018 12:54:19 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jan 29, 2018 12:54:19 GMT -5
"The war is all your fault. You failed to kill Kazuya... Had you killed him, you would have had a wonderful family with me. Jin would have been your son..."
Lei didn't hear his brother reaching out to him.
"Listen! All of you people! None of this is my fault!" Lei shouted in defense.
"It is... you're in denial... just like the coward you are..." Zhao-Long said to his son. "I should have chosen Fulong over you. Atleast he isn't afraid to take responsibility."
"You killed the wrong person who killed your father... so my death was meaningless..." The Triad leader taunted. "You're no better than those killers you put behind bars... you just slaughtered me for your own amusement, like the killer you are, Wulong!"
Fulong shook Lei, trying to get him to snap out of if. He couldn't believe his brother was so gullible. He stepped back as Sorin ran over.
"It's not real..! None of this is real! WAKE UP!"
It wasn't long before suddenly, all of the people Lei "killed" disappeared, and Lei was on his knees panting and breathing. He couldn't believe it. Lei didn't realize how many people died because of him. There were so many of them... and the fact that his failure to stop Kazuya has lead to some horrible consequences. Lei knelt there, thinking.
"Whatever you're thinking, don't give in. That's exactly what it wants. You're letting that monster win, just sitting there!"
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Jan 29, 2018 13:11:33 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jan 29, 2018 13:11:33 GMT -5
Sorin was thinking of a way to get out of this, it was then that it had hit him. "I saw that girl, the one who came with you guys... She... She touched me.... my hands..." He looked at his hands, thinking. "We're not really here...."
Upon that revelation, the rain was gone. All three men were dry.
"...She meant none of this is real..." Suddenly, Sorin was gone.
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Jan 29, 2018 13:18:34 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jan 29, 2018 13:18:34 GMT -5
Fulong nodded. "Right. Of course! It's all an illusion. Just like a mirror... your worst nightmares all being reflected back at you."
Before Lei knew it, his brother disappeared. Unsure of what to do, he ran around the forest. He didn't know how to get out of this...
"Fulong, Sorin! Elder Brother! Where are you?"
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