Reign of Darkness (complete)

*grumbles* All right, let's try this: Twenty more REAL posts. We'll finish the story at the end of that, and I'll post the sequel. A real post is a minimum of three paragraphs long and pushes the story forward. So, twenty more of these babies and I'll move onto the sequel, okay? Please? And, uh, this post doesn't count.




-Joseph-

This plan wasn't even a plan. It required the others of the group to forget what he had done. It required an insane amount of luck. And it required for Joseph to lose their trust once again. This couldn't be worth it. But he had to. Something inside of him was driving him to betray them for a second time. The same thing that had driven him to do so the first time.

Selfishness.

"What the heck are you doing?" cried Smithal as Joseph helded Julie to her feet. "You can't figure out what side you're on still?"

"I know what side I'm on," Joseph replied. "And it's not yours."

He looked down at Julie, a sorry and sad expression crawling across his face. Her eyes had lit up at him saying he wasn't for the enemy. Then they went to puzzlement, probably decided whether he was telling the truth or not. How could he tell her his decision? How could he tell her he was using her like this?

He couldn't.

Looking once more into her beautiful eyes he said, "Go find the others. We can't do this alone."

She ran off, confusion still stricken across her face. Joseph let out a final sigh before he collapsed to the ground, his wrists and ankles stuck unnaturally in the mud. He struggled, trying to come to his sleep-deprived senses.

"I could rant and rant about how you're such a fool, but I don't think it needs to be said," Smithal said, his hand outstretched towards Joseph. "So tell me, which would you prefer: Quick and pathetic or painful and heroic?"

"I'd ask you the same, you lying demon," Joseph replied a second before a bolt of lightning struck only three yards away.

Where there's a storm, there's static electricity. And that means a power source.

I ran as fast as I could to the others. I looked around, seeing most of them lying on the ground hurt and bleeding. My heart stopped beating for a second, when Raven didn't move, but then a few seconds later she moaned in pain.
I bit my lip, hard enough to make it bleed. I could feel the irony taste of blood in my mouth.
"Guys. Joseph. H-he wants to be on our side! We need to help him defeat Smithal!" I said.
"Are you crazy Jullie?" Kelly asked me.
"He is just a liar." Spencer said, his voice like I had never head it before.
"But g-guys!" I said.
"Julie. Just give up. He is a jerk. A liar. A cheat." Gary said.

No. No. I wasn't going to let them get to me. Never.
I ran back to Joseph.
The sky was turning gray, as clouds covered what was left of the little sunshine passing through.
Joseph shouted something, and then lifted up his arms.
Suddenly a blue electric field ran through his body, as he shot it straight at Smithal.
Everything happened so quickly.
Smithal was laying on the ground, twitching in pain.
Joseph ran up to him.
Yes Joseph! Yes! Kill him! I thought.
But then he stopped, and kneeled down next to him.
[/i]What was he doing?
I ran up to them, but stopped when I heard Joseph say something.
"Smithal. I will not kill you. But only if you give me all of your powers." Joseph whispered.
What? No. No. He couldn't! He wouldn't![i]
"Y-yes! Y-yes!" Smithal said quickly trembling.
Joseph then nodded his head, and Smithal held his hand to his arm, and then a field went through, as Joseph's body was filled with Smithal's power.
Suddenly Smithal stopped and fell to the ground.
Giving his powers must have killed him...
Joseph looked shocked.
"Smithal?" He asked.
But Smithal was already dead.
And Joseph had already betrayed us.
Betrayed me.

-Joseph-

A surge of power flew through his veins like nothing he had felt before. Like a soft electricity...

Joseph looked down at the motionless body before him. "Smithal?" he said. No reply. The transfer had killed the man.

"No," he heard whispered behind him. He turned to see Julie only a yard away.

This was the moment he had been dreading. He had to tell his best friend that he had used her, betrayed her. It wasn't exactly easy.

"Julie, I had--"

"No," she said firmly. "You never had to. There's always a choice. You only had me get the others so you could help him again. How could you use me like that? Betray me?"

Joseph hung his head in frustration. If only she would understand. "I did have to do this," he said. "I never had power. Not as a kid, and not now. You'll never know the craving, the addiction I have," he raised his head to look her in the eye. "It's not my goal to hurt you, Julie. If I could have done that without, I would never have dreamed of betraying you. I was never going to help him."

With that he took a step forward, grabbed Julie by the arms, and kissed her.

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This okay, JD? Sorry for taking so long, darn Internet Explorer can't just keep a window open.
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-Raven-

I had been let out of the hospital ward. That didn't mean I was fine. No Morphine, I had to keep my head on straight, so my gut was on fire. I had way too many stiches so that if one snapped it wouldn't matter as much. They had a professional job on making me want to scream.

Walking throuhg the ranks of soldiers, carrying a knife, I searched for Spencer. After a while and a few times collapsing, I found him.

"Spence, I have to talk to you," I told him.

Looking down at me he said, "Do you really think this is such a great time?"

I love you.

I bit my lip and wondered if that dangerous thought had accidentally been sent to him.

Then I left and stabbed a shadow to death.

-Julie-

Joseph came up to me, and kissed me.
I closed my eyes.
I loved Joseph.
But...
No he betrayed me, he betrayed all of us.
I pushed him away from me.
He stared at me a look of shock and then sadness on his face.
"No." I said flatly.
"I hate you!" I shouted.
Lie.
"I can't believe you would do this! I don't like you!" I screamed.
Lie.
"I wish you would just get out of my life." I said.
Lie.
Joseph looked at me.
"J-Julie I kn-" He began to say.
"No." I said tears streaming down my cheeks.

-Joseph-

"No," she said, tears streaking her cheeks.

"Julie, I'm not going to be the bad guy! I wasn't going to help him!" Why wouldn't she listen? Try to understand?

"Get away from me," she said, her voice shaking.

There was nothing he could do. He had made his choice, no matter if it was the right one. Joseph's mouth hung open, trying to say something stong, smart, anything but what came out.

"Okay," he whispered. "If... if that's what you want me to do."

After one last look at her, he turned, pulled out a gun, and ran for a hord of shadows.

His choice just ruined his life.



-Kelly-

I watched in awe at what Aiden did. Then I gasped as he fell to the floor.

"Aiden!" I screamed. "Aiden, wake up! You're mom'll kill me if you don't, wake up!"

He wasn't breathing, but something told he wasn't dead. Who am I kidding? You're not an animal, Kelly! Instinct don't work with stuff like this!

I started CPR. He couldn't be dead. He couldn't be.

Maribelle

I protected Aiden and watched closely as he attacked with mere instinct and a natural reflex. the blade in his hand fit snugly and sliced through the air almost as if with a bittersweet sort of grace. I plunged my dagger into the heart of a shadow and tried to talk to Aiden through thoughts.

Sweetie, why didn't you tell me about this? I questioned, the shadow he had taken looked at me.

Because, mama you would have worried. Just as you are now. He told me, truthfully. I laughed side kicking another shadow across the face, their weird goo like substance flying.

Is kelly okay? I asked, wondering what she was seeing if Aiden was here.

Unfortunately, she doesn't know im alive. Because my body takes the form of being dead when i use my power.

Crap. I'm going to have to warn her.

Kelly, Aiden's okay. I sent to her sending my sword into the stomach of yet another shadow. I saw Joseph talking to Julie, a long sigh escaped my lips. Trouble.

She'll handle it on her own, she knows what he is.

**sorry so short**

*Important Reaad Pleaase*

Heyy.
I just waanted to tell everyonee I am going on vaca staarting from June 8th and will be gonee for 3 weeks.
So, Raveen caan you pleaase, pleaaase, pleaaasee, pleaase like a 100 more times, saave me a spot in the sequel?!
In caase it staarts before I comee baack?
Pleaase?
Aha, *puppy eyes*
Thaanks<3
-JD

Uh, I can ask Raven to save you a spot, but I don't think she knows how And it's not June just yet. Don't worry, the limit was at least one post during this, the final fight, to get a reservation. You've done that.

Stolen and JD have reserved spots in the sequel. Better hurry up, Bolt and Rei!

This post doesn't count even in the lightest sense.


-Kelly-

Kelly, Aiden's okay.

I blinked a few times, then screamed to the wind, "I hate superpowers!"

lol sorry i meaant texan :p

Tex, everyone, I apologize that I haven't been posting. Its been a busy two weeks. I tried to find muse to post, but I just don't feel sad enough. So I am working very hard on trying to find the perfect way for a final moment. Its coming along, don't worry!

-Julie-

"Julie, I'm not going to be the bad guy! I wasn't going to help him!" Joseph said.

"Get away from me," I said, I just wanted him gone now. Just gone.

"Okay," he whispered. "If... if that's what you want me to do."

He then turned his back on me, pulled out a gun, and ran for a hord of shadows.

I stared at him run away.

I hope he would be okay. Then something hit me.

This was probably going to be the last time I was going to see him.

I fell to the ground on my knees sobbing.

Suddenly sunshine poured out throught he clouds, the darkness dissapearing.

Suddnely the shadows let out a shriek and then died, dissapearing onto the ground.

When Smithal died, the shadows lost their power.

This was the end.

They were defeated.

Then why wasn't I happy?

Why did my heart feel heavy with weight?

I felt a another tear slide down my cheek as I searched the area for Joseph.

He was gone.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (all caps and extra exclamation points needed)

I mean, that was great and all, b-b-b-b-b-b-b-but, what about Cadence? Ballow? They haven't died yet! Uh, here, I'll post for right before that last post. Rei, when it comes to you, reuse your old post to keep things in line, please.




-Kelly-

I looked out the barred window at the flying planes. The shadows looked liked they were weakening, and not being created by the thousands out of thin air. Bullets fired out of the sky, and I looked up to see Ballow's fight jet.

And a shadow that had grown wings attacked, kamikaze style.

Red and yellow filled the dark sky, and the next thing I knew, scattered bits of plane were everywhere.

No one could have survived that crash. Not even Kronos.

:O
Aha, okaay. (:

post someonee?

1.) I'm waiting for Rei in case she wants to post today.
2.) I can't since mine was the last real post.
3.) You personal title is too long! Ha!