Once the rain started it never stopped. Days and days of
drops that never seemed to end. Rivers flooded over, Boats sunk into lakes, and
Beaches became part of the ocean once more. Almost everything was gone in the
world. Barely any humans remained, and yet here he stood. He wondered every day
since the rain started why he was still alive, while everyone he knew was dead.
He wanted to bring them back so badly. Not just his family and friends, but
people in general. The only noise he ever heard was of the pitter patter of
rain droplets.
“Sean.” It was the first time in months that he’d heard his
name spoken aloud. He turned to find the source, but all he could see was water
rushing all around him.
“Sean.” Again his name was called. The voice was soft and sweet like the wind on a summer’s day. He was sitting on the edge of Mount Kaina, a deadly volcano that erupted forty-five million years ago. It was the only place left that wasn’t completely drowned by water. He looked down into the pit of it, wondering why it hadn’t been filled to the brim with water. “Sean!” The voice was louder now, and it seemed to come from the volcano.
“What do you want from?” He screamed into the emptiness. His voice was lost in the sound of the ongoing storm.
“I want you to make a sacrifice.” The voice was now closer. When Sean looked up, a figure floated just above his head. It was smoke, somehow alive and moving. It was almost humanoid, with big black eyes and lips. Sean stared at in shock. He believed that he was going crazy.
“You aren’t going crazy Sean. I promise.” The figure moved closer to him, making Sean want to back up. But there was nowhere to go but down into the water below. He kept his grip, not moving as it came closer. Up close he could see more dimensions in it. “What are you?” He asked.
“I am Kiara, the fire that once lived in this volcano.” The figure spoke.
“And why exactly do you need me?” He asked. The figure smiled some. “Sean, haven’t you wondered why you’re still alive?” She asked. Sean sighed, looking down into the pit before looking back at Kiara.
“Every day since the rain started.” He said.
“It is because you are not human Sean. You were made to bring back the fire. The gods have dreaded this day. They once believed that it would never come. But now it is here and together we must stop it.” She said. Sean stared at her dumbfounded, trying to piece it all together. He wanted to believe that it wasn’t true, but deep in his stomach he could feel it. Like her words were a key to the truth locked inside him. “But..why me?” He asked her.
“We all must pay a price someday, yours is just greater than some.” She said.
He looked all around him at the rain coming down, and the world that was slowly becoming an ocean. How could he be one to save the world? It just seemed so impossible.
“But it is possible Sean.” Again she read his mind. “You must make a sacrifice greater than you know, to help save the world you once knew.” It sounded like something from a movie, but he knew it was the truth.
“What do I have to do?” He asked. She smiled and kissed him. Her lips singed his as they touched. They parted and she pointed down into the pit. “Now you must jump.” She said.
Sean took a deep breath, still recovering from the kiss. He turned around and fell back into the volcano.
“Sean.” Again his name was called. The voice was soft and sweet like the wind on a summer’s day. He was sitting on the edge of Mount Kaina, a deadly volcano that erupted forty-five million years ago. It was the only place left that wasn’t completely drowned by water. He looked down into the pit of it, wondering why it hadn’t been filled to the brim with water. “Sean!” The voice was louder now, and it seemed to come from the volcano.
“What do you want from?” He screamed into the emptiness. His voice was lost in the sound of the ongoing storm.
“I want you to make a sacrifice.” The voice was now closer. When Sean looked up, a figure floated just above his head. It was smoke, somehow alive and moving. It was almost humanoid, with big black eyes and lips. Sean stared at in shock. He believed that he was going crazy.
“You aren’t going crazy Sean. I promise.” The figure moved closer to him, making Sean want to back up. But there was nowhere to go but down into the water below. He kept his grip, not moving as it came closer. Up close he could see more dimensions in it. “What are you?” He asked.
“I am Kiara, the fire that once lived in this volcano.” The figure spoke.
“And why exactly do you need me?” He asked. The figure smiled some. “Sean, haven’t you wondered why you’re still alive?” She asked. Sean sighed, looking down into the pit before looking back at Kiara.
“Every day since the rain started.” He said.
“It is because you are not human Sean. You were made to bring back the fire. The gods have dreaded this day. They once believed that it would never come. But now it is here and together we must stop it.” She said. Sean stared at her dumbfounded, trying to piece it all together. He wanted to believe that it wasn’t true, but deep in his stomach he could feel it. Like her words were a key to the truth locked inside him. “But..why me?” He asked her.
“We all must pay a price someday, yours is just greater than some.” She said.
He looked all around him at the rain coming down, and the world that was slowly becoming an ocean. How could he be one to save the world? It just seemed so impossible.
“But it is possible Sean.” Again she read his mind. “You must make a sacrifice greater than you know, to help save the world you once knew.” It sounded like something from a movie, but he knew it was the truth.
“What do I have to do?” He asked. She smiled and kissed him. Her lips singed his as they touched. They parted and she pointed down into the pit. “Now you must jump.” She said.
Sean took a deep breath, still recovering from the kiss. He turned around and fell back into the volcano.
That day fire spread across the world, burning the clouds
that brought the rain. It wasn’t an end
to the suffering, but it was a start.
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