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Post by lazybug on Mar 16, 2013 14:49:11 GMT -5
Let's just hope she stays sane enough to make it.
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Post by xnekoxmika on Mar 16, 2013 23:58:05 GMT -5
I have a feeling that she may not stay sane enough to rescue the giant.
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Post by natalie on Mar 17, 2013 21:58:23 GMT -5
Same here.
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Post by lazybug on Mar 22, 2013 21:36:14 GMT -5
The next part will be up next Wednesday from today.
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Post by natalie on Mar 24, 2013 0:43:23 GMT -5
The next part will be up next Wednesday from today. Yahoo, I can hardly wait.
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Post by lazybug on Mar 28, 2013 22:04:19 GMT -5
Part 10
Mecallia’s walk was not a pleasant one. Though she knew the way back to where she discovered the giants, but with every step closer to them her legs felt heavier and heavier, and it wasn’t from the weight of the armor on her body either. Even the gray rocky landscape wasn’t supportive in her motive by staying as its depressing atmosphere. Mecallia sighed and pushed the thoughts aside as she weaved around the tall rocks and boulders in her way. To honest, she wasn’t sure what to do when she got there, but hopefully it involved seeing that boy again. Mecallia prayed he was still alright.
The gray tower rose high above the rocks as she walked within sight of it, glad to see it took only a shorter amount time to finally reach it. But instead of stopping for a break the girl kept going, walking past it and never looking back as Mecallia walked across the short plateau. Her heart began to beat like a drum as she entered the line of tall boulders and her pace slowed down, her steps becoming hesitant.
A small tremor traveled through her feet and a quiet gasp escaped from her. She was close . . . just a little farther ahead and Mecallia would be at the spot where she saw them. She had gotten this far, so there was no turning back now. So with a few deep breaths she made her feet move again. But as Mecallia got closer and the tremors had gotten stronger, she felt something different in the tremors; there were no pauses between tremors like footsteps or hammers, but instead like a constant rhythm. She furrowed her brows at this but didn’t question it, and proceeded further through the large boulders as planned.
She stopped abruptly in her tracks and listened . . . Something wasn’t right . . . The tremors beneath her had become more and more violent, to the point that it made standing more difficult and it forced Mecallia to kneel low to the ground. It pulsated through her whole body, rattling her ribcage and skull as she walked in a crouch like position to stay balanced from the ever constant earthquake. But a new noise made itself known. In combination with the quaking ground, a screeching, rustic noise like metal against metal was heard high above her.
When Mecallia finally emerged around the large boulder, which sat close to the cliff’s edge, she looked up just in time to see a large object hurdling down at her. Her eyes widened and screamed as the object plummeted, missing her by ten feet and colliding with the rocky ground beside her with a loud BANG!!, releasing several sharp rock shards the size of her head in every opposite direction. She made it behind the boulder in time to hear shrapnel like rocks zip past, within mere inches of her head and pepper the one behind hers like a double barrel gunshot. It was like a bomb had gone off. Mecallia covered her face and pressed herself against the rock wall as the sound faded; only the screeching noise and the ever constant tremors still filled the air. She still heard the bomb like sounds, but they were far away this time much to her relief.
She took three deep breaths . . . each exhale releasing the pint up tension that stored in her muscles and slowly moved away from the wall. She was very lucky; had she hid a few seconds too late, it would have killed her instantly . . . Great . . . She was barely on the outer rim to her goal and already this world was trying to kill her . . . Screw this world.
“And screw you clouds . . .” She said with a point of a finger towards the sky. The clouds only rumbled quietly in response, which made Mecallia glare at the gray cotton forms in the sky with bitterness, knowing full well that they didn’t care and are merely doing what they do best, making her life miserable. The last of the tension in her body from the near death experience finally worn off, so with a readjustment of her pack, Mecallia walked the best she could from the tremors out of her hiding place.
That was an unfortunate mistake . . . for when she emerged around the boulder, not only did the environment change, but the whole area was covered in the goblin like monsters. The giant prisoners were no longer there, but in their place instead stood five massive machines digging into the ground. Mecallia’s eyes widened and then traveled high above her to see the source of the irritant noise. The glowing setting sun peeked through the clouds long enough to silhouette the demon like machines, which towered over five times than the average giant that she saw before, looking more like an old corroded bulldozer that should have long broken down. A pair of demented ferris wheel like contraptions rose higher than the machine they were attached to, digging deep into the cliff face and the rocky ground below and turning its multiple trenches to scoop the rocks into its gaping maw. The giant creatures observed its destructive nature from a safe perimeter, to make sure everything was running smoothly as the ones in the cage in front and below the belly of the machine maneuvered the controls.
It took her only two seconds to quickly hide behind the boulder once more, her body shaking and praying that they didn’t see her before reacting. Their sandpaper like voices and grunts traveled clearly across the cliff, but still she couldn’t understand anything in their gibberish language. The girl listened carefully; for approaching footsteps or shouts that aimed in her direction, other than the annoying rustic noise above her and the tremors below her feet, but there was none.
After what felt what fell like several minutes had passed and nothing happened, Mecallia pulled up the hood of her suit and cautiously peered around the boulders side. Just the mere sight of those creatures made her gut tighten with anxiety and her head spinning of thoughts that she really didn’t want to express out loud. Luckily she was far off away from the demon machines path as it cut deep into the cliff she stood on, its constant spinning wheels scooping the rocks and then discard them into the enormous vat of the machine’s body itself. Mecallia wondered what would have happened if she got caught up in one of those teeth rimed scoops . . . her body shuddered of the end result.
“Bomba’teel!!! Shala tol kell’ nakau, no gout fow nothel!!!”
Mecallia flinched a little, cringing from the booming voice that sounded too close to her for comfort. Slowly she moved to the other side of the boulder and examined area from there, and there to her far left was one of the corroded machines. It was quiet and not moving, which meant it wasn’t running much to her relief. There were several creatures gathered around two individuals, their ugly faces contorted into a very angry fashion. One pushed, and the other shoved another worker with a loud growl, its stance low as if to pounce on anyone who dared to challenged him. Mecallia looked over to the machine again they stood next to, and understood why . . . one of the Ferris wheels was bent up out of shape against a tall spiral rock, which had a dark blue hue instead of the usual gray and black colors the landscape had. A faint smirk appeared on her face, but it quickly faded when the realization formed before her. There was no way she would be able to get to the buildings now, especially with all the monsters roaming around. And even if she did get past them, how was she going to get there at this distance? The buildings were so close she could almost see the details on some of them, but yet so distant for a tiny girl to walk without getting exhausted or caught.
Crap . . . she really needed to stop thinking logically so much.
A low hum filled the air. Mecallia furrowed her brow in confusion; there was already enough noise around her to bust an eardrum and maybe a few brain cells of sanity that was left in her. The humming was faint, but it was enough to know where it was coming from. Ever so quietly, Mecallia retreated around the boulder, and then stepped behind a few more rows of rocks before walking to her left, laying low and stopping at every large boulder to make sure none of them noticed her. The group argued with growls and grunts, telling her of their location as she made her way towards the bent Ferris wheel and then crawling through the beams that supported it. The girl prayed and prayed that the monstrous machine wouldn’t all of the sudden come back to life and then crush her on the very spot. . . But, fortunately it never did, and felt instant relief when she made it to the other side of the Ferris wheels.
Mecallia crept back to the rocks lining the cliff, doing the same routine as before and looked out, only this time on the other side.
Well that was completely different. The area and everything around her was still a dark and depressing place, but the thing that she noticed was completely out of place. It was shaped like a Japanese speed train, except it was all metal with only a few glassless windows and was only slightly corroded but still useable. A long strip of bright glowing blue metal track traveled from here to all the way to the buildings. From what she could see, the vehicle had holes and dents here and there but the creatures that emerged out it didn’t seem to care about repairing it at all.
Mecallia moaned loudly, for it seemed that nothing was going good for her in this situation. And for every second she stayed there, the more her motive of having a purpose in this world quickly deflated. There had to be a way! She did not come all this way just to give up now!
“Crap, that’s an insane person talking.” She whined, pounding her fist against her head, hoping an answer would miraculously make itself known in front of her.
A loud boom echoed and then a shout followed afterward. Her head jerked up and looked around to see more goblin like creatures arguing near the far end of the train like vehicle, their cargo as big as themselves laying next to them. Her eyes trailed to the vehicle . . . then to them . . . then to the vehicle again, she noticed some the holes were bigger than some . . . then back to the creatures again . . . her eyes followed back to the holes near the tail end the train . . . they were still arguing, not seeming realize what she was about to do.
She quickly scanned the cliff below her for any chance to get down, but then her eyes laid upon a piece of a rusted metal beam hanging from the ferris wheel that may have accidently dislodged itself. Mecallia mentally did a happy dance and crept to the metal beam, carefully but swiftly running down the steep beam all the while keeping her eye on the two creatures that now resorted to punching each other. She couldn’t help but fear that one of them would see her, and as her feet finally landed on the rocky ground, Mecallia crouched low but hurried to the tail end of the vehicle, her heart speeding faster and faster as her form was now exposed for all to see. Just a little farthe –
CLACK!! BOOOM!!!
Something huge and heavy landed right in front her, narrowingly missing her as Mecallia fell on to her rear and instinctively looked up. She didn’t have look very far to see what it was. . . .A large, black metallic boot sunk into the loose rocky ground in front of her, barely a few feet away from her small, shivering body. The sound of a few sniffs from above filled her ears and looked higher to see the goblin creature’s massive ugly head looking down in her general direction. Did it hear her? See her? She didn’t know, this was the second time a giant had seen her and it was becoming a bad habit. Mecallia’s body shook uncontrollably as its milky soulless eyes stared, its chapped lips constricting to reveal pointed, but badly deformed yellow teeth for her to see. Saliva dripped from the yellow stain teeth and a low moan erupted from its throat. She now understood why the very first thought that came to a person’s mind was themselves being eaten alive. Even at her size it wouldn’t be a problem for the monster to shove half of her into his mouth and give a good bite.
“P-p-please don’t.” Mecallia’s quivering voice whispered. She couldn’t believe it that she was saying it too.
The giant stared, but his eyes began to drift to a different spot on the ground and then another spot. She willed with all her might for her body to stop shivering, afraid it would seep from under her armor and through her suit, but it refuse to listen. The giant took one last sniff of the air and then lifted its massive boot out of the crater it made and proceeded walking to the arguing pair at the far length of the train. Mecallia staid stock still on the ground until finally letting out a breath she held the whole time, watching the giant move farther and farther away. With a quick scan of the perimeter to make sure there were no other surprises, Mecallia jumped to her feet and sprinted the remaining distance, grasping the metal corner for support and hid behind it.
The humming was much louder this time she noticed, and peered underneath the frame work, curiosity pricking at her brain to see what it was. Her mouth opened slightly in awe at the type system she saw . . . because . . . there was none. It was all one smooth clean panel underneath the whole length of the train, there were no wheels or breaks, wires or trap doors, and it hovered in mid air like a magnet forcing against the other with the glowing blue metal track beneath it. Interesting, she thought to herself. If she ever lived through this, she’s going have to start writing her discoveries down for others to know eventually.
But right now was not the time about that, because the gruff voices of the soldiers were nearing. Mecallia retreated from under the panel and looked up above to see many of the holes that rusted open from long time and neglect. There was one that was perfect in size and low enough reach, hurriedly took off her pack and throw it into the hole. The voices were getting closer and Mecallia could hear the humming of the train become louder, indicating to her that it was about to leave any minute. Mecallia jumped and hooked her elbows against the edges to prevent from falling, then she wiggled her body to get up on the ledge and over, promptly moving herself out sight just in time for a giant shadow to darken her hiding spot. She held a breath as the shadow moved again, and then another darkens her hiding spot as many more did after that one. There was point in looking out to know giants were there.
A sound similar to a freight horn blasted, and the girl clasped her hands over hers ears in agony. If there was one thing on this journey she wished she had in her possession, it was the sound removing headphones the men use in the airports. Finally the horn stopped and train began to move. Slow at first, but it didn’t take long for the vehicle to pick up speed and then zoom down the glowing blue track. Mecallia stuck her head out a little but kept the rest of her body behind the metal wall so she didn’t fall out from the fast horizontal force. A small gasp was barely known as she saw everything go by in a blur of dark and gray forms, speeding down the track across the vast rocky open plain towards her goal.
But then the emotions began to settle in her gut, and she pushed them down the best she could away from her mind to wander to. This was the threshold of no return. Even if she suddenly changed her mind, it was already too late.
The decision was engraved into her mind to reread over and over. Mecallia breathed a sigh, bending her knees into her chest and let her head rest on them to wait for her next stop, and to contemplate on her next move as the humming of the train lulled her nervous and tense mind to sleep.
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Post by natalie on Mar 29, 2013 1:35:17 GMT -5
Really intense chapter, that was heart stopping when the boot came down near her. Wow!! Super chapter !!
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