62 A shadows ghastly thoughts. (1/2)
In a small area, where a village lay, a glint of something inexplicable flashed in the sky. A light boom thus thundered in the horizon, alarming a few with heightened senses.
”What is that?”
Some squinted their eyes as they stared at that tiny flash of gold in the sky. Nevertheless, within seconds, that speck matured into a looming shadow that erupted with a constant, thunderous roar.
*WOOOOSH*
Some stuttered backwards as their eyes went wide with shock, yet within this crowd, a boy stood. A girl and fat man were behind him, both with the same fearful shock of incredulous. Though, the boy's eyes shone with a solemn light as if he knew what that golden speck was.
”So he came...”
A piercing shadow erupted into view, and with a muffled cry of truly incomparable stature, it collided with the ground in front.
*BAAAANGGGG*
The earth shook and steaming heat wafted out, where a strange golden dome implanted itself in the rough dirt. It was just in front of the village, where if it were aimed a little off, the whole place would've been taken with such an object.
”What is that?”
”Gold..?”
A scampering crowd began to form around this foreign object. The air seemed to distort around this golden object due to the heat, so they could only stand around its perimeter.
The kid remained still as he saw this. It was as if he expected this.
The pale girl looked at the boy with confusion, then in a quiet voice, she whispered with a flushed face.
”Do you know what it is?”
*CRACKLE*
The object, as she spoke, quivered for a few abrupt seconds. Muffled booms could be heard within it, yet the dome remained unchanged through all of it.
The boy's eyes remained fixated on the object for a while. A peculiar glint shone in his pupils, and in a strange sudden movement, he seized the girl's hand.
”You should go.”
The girl's face brightened into an embarrassed red. However, as that distant voice echoed past her, she seemed to sense something wrong.
”Why?”
”Because...”
The boy's eyes saddened and he paused for a fleeting second. His expression distorted and his pupils brightened. Nevertheless, with clenched teeth and firm eyes, he stepped backwards and glared at the girl.
The girl saw this, and with evident shock, she tried to speak. But the boy didn't seem to even see this as he clasped his palm and shifted to the side.
”Martial.”
A lucid black sprang out of his body, and in a strange motion, it swirled around his palm like a miniaturised dragon. The girl's eyes widened and the fat man beside her shifted into pure hysteria.
”What are you doing!”
The fat man attempted to move, but to his realisation, he found that doing so was impossible!
”Push.”
A mystical force erupted out of this palm, and in a slow but surreal drive, he pushed out!
The crowd seemed to take notice to this, but to their amazement, they found that they couldn't move like the fat man! Everyone was locked down, even speech was impossible!
The girl's pupils narrowed as that palm invaded her view. No crisis spewed into her heart, it was sorrow instead. She felt that this palm wouldn't kill her, it wouldn't even scratch her.
Instead, she realised that it will send her away from this village. Why? She has no idea, but this sadness wouldn't leave her!
*WOOOSH*
The entire village, by an inconceivable notion, got engulfed in a blackened murkiness. Every villager felt it woosh over them, and without even being able to fight back, their feet began to leave the ground.
A soft wind sprung on each of them, and as they hovered gently, the boy finished the move.