There was no Spirit to save him. He was prey. He was prey to the evil. He was alone with the evil.
It caught him.
No...Please..!
There was a twisting, pulling sensation. Something was ripped from his body.
His blood turned to ice.
His heart stopped beating.
His brain fell silent.
A silent gasp left his lips.
His body fell limp behind him. It went cold. It fell to the floor. It fell with an ugly thud.
"As iron sharpens iron, sensei sharpens student..."
That terrible voice rang again.
His body was gone. He had no body.
Only his soul remained. He had no body. It was gone.
He was alone.
Alone.
Alone....
And yet he ran.
The evil reached for him again. It wanted his soul. It wanted him.
He was alone with the evil...Alone with the curse....
Alone....
Cole woke up with a shuddering gasp and shot up into a sitting position. His heart was pounding. His torso was drenched in sweat. His throat was clogged with fear.
He was sitting up on the blanket he was sleeping on. The trees were dark silhouettes, surrounding the little clearing like silent guards. The moon cast silver shadows drifting into the forest. His companions slept peacefully, unaware of the boy gasping for breath and shivering. The mountain was still. The forest was serene.
And yet he was scared.
He tried to calm down. It was just a dream, you ding dong. He rebuked himself. Just a nightmare...Just a nightmare.
He put his head into his hands. He never had a nightmare like that before. He probably just ate too much bulgogi.
Strange...He couldn't recall ever having a nightmare where he had the ability to run. Always before, with normal, weird and obscure nightmares, his legs were like stone, or he moved as if he was moving in water. This was the first nightmare he had where he had the ability to run as fast as he wanted to.
I'm being such a wimp. He was frustrated with himself for feeling so scared. He wasn't a toddler, it was just a dumb dream!
Running. Cole was running. He was racing down a dark corridor. Old wood flashed by his vision.
His heart was pounding viciously in his chest. His breath came in uneven gasps.
I have to get out, I have to get out!!
Why was he running? Something was behind him. Something was in the building. Something was in the walls. Something was in the air. There was something there...Something dark.
It was dark. There was a presence. There was a dark presence. No, not dark...evil. It was evil. It wanted something. The evil wanted something. It wanted...
...Him.
Cole was clutching a scroll. He had to get out, he had to get out. He ran. He wasn't running for his life. No...He was running for his soul.
He never truly knew the meaning of evil...It was a such a mixed-up word. What was evil? Was it bad things happening? Was it a presence? What was evil? Was this evil?
Have to get, I have to get out...
Fear. Fear clogged his throat. He was never so scared. Why was he scared? It was evil...It was an evil place. Dark creatures roamed these walls.
Where's the bricking door?! I need to get out, I need to get out of here...!
The presence pursued him. It chased him down the hall. Cole felt its presence behind him. It wanted him. The evil wanted him.
I can't smash like this...!
A voice hissed. It was a terrible voice, haunting and unearthly. It echoed in his ears until he wanted to clamp his hands over his head to shut it out.
"As iron sharpens iron, sensei sharpens student..."
I have to get out, I have to get out!
The evil reached for him. Cole ran, ran like he never had before.
Get out, get out, get out, get out!!
"As iron sharpens iron, sensei sharpens student..."
The evil clawed its way into his body. Cole was helpless to drive it out. He ran. The ice entered his body. He didn't have a Spirit to protect him. He was alone. Alone with the evil.
The evil grabbed his soul and pulled.
No..!
Great StarClan, that is an unsettling chapter! So good but creepy, it's written in such a way that you feel like you in it with him. Very nice! Can't wait for more!
Great StarClan, that is an unsettling chapter! So good but creepy, it's written in such a way that you feel like you in it with him. Very nice! Can't wait for more!
"As iron sharpens iron, sensei sharpens student." That hissing voice rang eerily in his ears, sending a chill down his spine. He didn't know what that...that thing meant, but whatever the message was, it bode ill.
He threw the blanket off, exposing himself to the cool mountain air. He couldn't sit still. He needed to get up, to move around. His thoughts and emotions were swirling and storming inside; he needed a walk.
Cole got up and put on his jacket, then began to walk into the still and silent line of trees. His lean form disappeared into the shadows of the forest.
The muffled sound of his footsteps broke the serene peace of the dark woods. The mountain air entered his body and cooled his burning lungs, making his mind a bit calmer. He drifted quietly between the looming trees, content to walk in the silver light of the moon's gaze. The forest was a land of enchantment; there was a soft hush in the air. Leaves of the trees and blades of grass glistened in the moonlight.
Cole walked aimlessly for a while, then followed the sound of running water. A bubbling stream came into view, the little bank lined with oak trees. The water chuckled softly and sparkled. Drawn by the soothing sound, he slumped against a tree. Gazing into the shadows at the other side, he allowed himself to slide down the trunk and sit at the foot of the tree. He closed his eyes and tried to shut out the voice...That terrible voice.
He could feel that twisting, tugging feeling again. Like something was ripped out of his body, and though there didn't seem to be pain, it felt wrong. Over and over the scene replayed in his head. The evil thing pursuing him, the booming voice, the feeling of his body leaving him and falling still. He began to sweat, and his breath became heavy. Panic clawed at his throat, but when he opened his eyes, nothing was there.
Nothing...Except...
"What are you doing, Cole?" Liana's quiet voice broke the unearthly silence.
"As iron sharpens iron, sensei sharpens student." That hissing voice rang eerily in his ears, sending a chill down his spine. He didn't know what that...that thing meant, but whatever the message was, it bode ill.
He threw the blanket off, exposing himself to the cool mountain air. He couldn't sit still. He needed to get up, to move around. His thoughts and emotions were swirling and storming inside; he needed a walk.
Cole got up and put on his jacket, then began to walk into the still and silent line of trees. His lean form disappeared into the shadows of the forest.
The muffled sound of his footsteps broke the serene peace of the dark woods. The mountain air entered his body and cooled his burning lungs, making his mind a bit calmer. He drifted quietly between the looming trees, content to walk in the silver light of the moon's gaze. The forest was a land of enchantment; there was a soft hush in the air. Leaves of the trees and blades of grass glistened in the moonlight.
Cole walked aimlessly for a while, then followed the sound of running water. A bubbling stream came into view, the little bank lined with oak trees. The water chuckled softly and sparkled. Drawn by the soothing sound, he slumped against a tree. Gazing into the shadows at the other side, he allowed himself to slide down the trunk and sit at the foot of the tree. He closed his eyes and tried to shut out the voice...That terrible voice.
He could feel that twisting, tugging feeling again. Like something was ripped out of his body, and though there didn't seem to be pain, it felt wrong. Over and over the scene replayed in his head. The evil thing pursuing him, the booming voice, the feeling of his body leaving him and falling still. He began to sweat, and his breath became heavy. Panic clawed at his throat, but when he opened his eyes, nothing was there.
Nothing...Except...
"What are you doing, Cole?" Liana's quiet voice broke the unearthly silence.
Oh poor Cole... Season 5 has always been heartbreaking...
"As iron sharpens iron, sensei sharpens student." That hissing voice rang eerily in his ears, sending a chill down his spine. He didn't know what that...that thing meant, but whatever the message was, it bode ill.
He threw the blanket off, exposing himself to the cool mountain air. He couldn't sit still. He needed to get up, to move around. His thoughts and emotions were swirling and storming inside; he needed a walk.
Cole got up and put on his jacket, then began to walk into the still and silent line of trees. His lean form disappeared into the shadows of the forest.
The muffled sound of his footsteps broke the serene peace of the dark woods. The mountain air entered his body and cooled his burning lungs, making his mind a bit calmer. He drifted quietly between the looming trees, content to walk in the silver light of the moon's gaze. The forest was a land of enchantment; there was a soft hush in the air. Leaves of the trees and blades of grass glistened in the moonlight.
Cole walked aimlessly for a while, then followed the sound of running water. A bubbling stream came into view, the little bank lined with oak trees. The water chuckled softly and sparkled. Drawn by the soothing sound, he slumped against a tree. Gazing into the shadows at the other side, he allowed himself to slide down the trunk and sit at the foot of the tree. He closed his eyes and tried to shut out the voice...That terrible voice.
He could feel that twisting, tugging feeling again. Like something was ripped out of his body, and though there didn't seem to be pain, it felt wrong. Over and over the scene replayed in his head. The evil thing pursuing him, the booming voice, the feeling of his body leaving him and falling still. He began to sweat, and his breath became heavy. Panic clawed at his throat, but when he opened his eyes, nothing was there.
Nothing...Except...
"What are you doing, Cole?" Liana's quiet voice broke the unearthly silence.
Oh poor Cole... Season 5 has always been heartbreaking...
He'll never see it coming. :c
It really was. In a way, though, I kinda wish they'd kept him as a ghost for a little longer and given his transition back into a human a better, more flushed-out story. Like something worth a whole season--
Sorry, ran off an a tangent. Yes, it was really sad.
Cole gasped and spun to his right, where he saw Liana sitting at the base of a tree only a few feet away from him. Her hair had fallen loose from her low ponytail and fell in silver, wavy curls around her pale, pretty face. The moonlight made her hair and white scars across her eyes glisten like stars. She gazed with pupil-less eyes in his direction, an expression of quiet concern on her face.
Cole sighed. "Oh, it's you." He muttered.
"Were you expecting someone else?"
"No...I was just taking a walk." He forced himself to breathe normally. "What are you doing here?"
A smile of peace curved her lips. "The night called to me, and I answered."
He didn't know how to respond to that.
He gazed at her small, slim figure sitting casually against the tree. Matilda had loaned Liana a simple white shift and royal purple robes to sleep in. The outfit was a bit large on her; the gown fell loosely around her bare shoulders, but it worked. He stiffened with surprise when he saw a raggedy tabby cat sitting in the girl's lap, where Liana was stroking the back of its head and neck. The feline stared at him with eerie, moon-round eyes. A chill ran down Cole's spine when he realized he recognized that cat; it was the cat that had led him out of the alley.
"Is that cat yours?" He asked.
"No," She replied. "It came to me just a few minutes ago. It let me pet it, then settled into my lap." She smiled. "Come stroke it."
"Uh...OK." He hesitantly inched over next to Liana and sat next to her at the tree. He slowly reached out his hand and lightly pat the head of the feline. It cast him a strange look, and its whiskers twitched. Cole could have sworn it was an expression of amusement.
"I've seen that cat before." He said.
"Have you?" She rubbed the cat's ears. "When?"
He told her about that night when he angered that mob and the chase in the city, explaining how the cat suddenly appeared and led him to safety before it dissapeared mysteriously.
"As iron sharpens iron, sensei sharpens student." That hissing voice rang eerily in his ears, sending a chill down his spine. He didn't know what that...that thing meant, but whatever the message was, it bode ill.
He threw the blanket off, exposing himself to the cool mountain air. He couldn't sit still. He needed to get up, to move around. His thoughts and emotions were swirling and storming inside; he needed a walk.
Cole got up and put on his jacket, then began to walk into the still and silent line of trees. His lean form disappeared into the shadows of the forest.
The muffled sound of his footsteps broke the serene peace of the dark woods. The mountain air entered his body and cooled his burning lungs, making his mind a bit calmer. He drifted quietly between the looming trees, content to walk in the silver light of the moon's gaze. The forest was a land of enchantment; there was a soft hush in the air. Leaves of the trees and blades of grass glistened in the moonlight.
Cole walked aimlessly for a while, then followed the sound of running water. A bubbling stream came into view, the little bank lined with oak trees. The water chuckled softly and sparkled. Drawn by the soothing sound, he slumped against a tree. Gazing into the shadows at the other side, he allowed himself to slide down the trunk and sit at the foot of the tree. He closed his eyes and tried to shut out the voice...That terrible voice.
He could feel that twisting, tugging feeling again. Like something was ripped out of his body, and though there didn't seem to be pain, it felt wrong. Over and over the scene replayed in his head. The evil thing pursuing him, the booming voice, the feeling of his body leaving him and falling still. He began to sweat, and his breath became heavy. Panic clawed at his throat, but when he opened his eyes, nothing was there.
Nothing...Except...
"What are you doing, Cole?" Liana's quiet voice broke the unearthly silence.
Oh poor Cole... Season 5 has always been heartbreaking...
He'll never see it coming. :c
I agree, the poor boy. He's always been my (second) favorite character.
Cole gasped and spun to his right, where he saw Liana sitting at the base of a tree only a few feet away from him. Her hair had fallen loose from her low ponytail and fell in silver, wavy curls around her pale, pretty face. The moonlight made her hair and white scars across her eyes glisten like stars. She gazed with pupil-less eyes in his direction, an expression of quiet concern on her face.
Cole sighed. "Oh, it's you." He muttered.
"Were you expecting someone else?"
"No...I was just taking a walk." He forced himself to breathe normally. "What are you doing here?"
A smile of peace curved her lips. "The night called to me, and I answered."
He didn't know how to respond to that.
He gazed at her small, slim figure sitting casually against the tree. Matilda had loaned Liana a simple white shift and royal purple robes to sleep in. The outfit was a bit large on her; the gown fell loosely around her bare shoulders, but it worked. He stiffened with surprise when he saw a raggedy tabby cat sitting in the girl's lap, where Liana was stroking the back of its head and neck. The feline stared at him with eerie, moon-round eyes. A chill ran down Cole's spine when he realized he recognized that cat; it was the cat that had led him out of the alley.
"Is that cat yours?" He asked.
"No," She replied. "It came to me just a few minutes ago. It let me pet it, then settled into my lap." She smiled. "Come stroke it."
"Uh...OK." He hesitantly inched over next to Liana and sat next to her at the tree. He slowly reached out his hand and lightly pat the head of the feline. It cast him a strange look, and its whiskers twitched. Cole could have sworn it was an expression of amusement.
"I've seen that cat before." He said.
"Have you?" She rubbed the cat's ears. "When?"
He told her about that night when he angered that mob and the chase in the city, explaining how the cat suddenly appeared and led him to safety before it dissapeared mysteriously.
I know that tabby anywhere! I bet its *static so you can't hear what I'm saying*! *shiver* Creepy kitty eyes!
Oh poor Cole... Season 5 has always been heartbreaking...
He'll never see it coming. :c
It really was. In a way, though, I kinda wish they'd kept him as a ghost for a little longer and given his transition back into a human a better, more flushed-out story. Like something worth a whole season--
Sorry, ran off an a tangent. Yes, it was really sad.
The boy honestly deserves a whole season to himself...not just a single special. They really could've done a lot more with the concept and show how he's changed by the experience. Cole suffered way too much to receive such fate.
You're good. It's an angsty season in general, with what Lloyd had to go through... *shivers*
It really was. In a way, though, I kinda wish they'd kept him as a ghost for a little longer and given his transition back into a human a better, more flushed-out story. Like something worth a whole season--
Sorry, ran off an a tangent. Yes, it was really sad.
The boy honestly deserves a whole season to himself...not just a single special. They really could've done a lot more with the concept and show how he's changed by the experience. Cole suffered way too much to receive such fate.
You're good. It's an angsty season in general, with what Lloyd had to go through... *shivers*
Exactly! I feel like they got rid of a good chance for awesome Cole-character development when they rushed and created DotD. Still, at least we got some good moments with him in Possession, like that pep-talk Nya gave him, and SoG had some really great scenes for Cole. :3
Thanks. *shudder* BRICK, that was creepy. The whole possession situation just felt a little too much like the real thing.. O.o
Season 5 has always been heartbreaking...
Season 5 has always been heartbreaking...
Season 5 has always been heartbreaking...
He's always been my (second) favorite character.
He's always been my (second) favorite character.
