Back when I was in middle school, I had an assignment to write a short story which I did and I got a good grade for it and while my grammar always had room to improve, I began to wonder about my skills as an author so I began to create a story. At the time, I was way into sci-fi and I had this growing fascination towards girls so with that all said, I started a story. It began as just a few short stories but it progressed and I couldn't stop. It turned into a series so to speak and after give or take 7-8 years, I had compiled quite the amount of stories and ideas. I don't want to give so much away but the short story below is just a quick put together of the idea that I ran with for so many years. This short story is from the point of the view of the main character.
I stand alone as the victor of a war that took too many years to win. When it began, I was young and naïve and such a responsibility was trusted upon me unlike any other. It was presented to me as my destiny and I couldn’t run from it and believe me, I tried but eventually, I had accepted this fact and took it upon myself to fulfill that destiny. I had good friends along the way as well and they helped tremendously. I can’t imagine being in this moment of victory without them. We took many hits along the way and traveled over great distances and into realms one couldn’t imagine and they would be so unreal to you, but so real to us.
There she was, lying on the ground, grasping for air and before one would think that I beat up some girl, take the moment to let this sink in. She is not of this world; she is not what she appears to be to the naked eye. This being, this thing is pure concentrated evil on an imaginable scale. Simply, she is not human. When granted the opportunity, would destroy our beautiful planet over and over again. She is not to be taken lightly. There I was, the victor, looking down upon her and with the little last bit of energy she has, she turns to me.
“You may defeat me but remember this, evil cannot be defeated, another will come for you.”
Words like that can be very haunting but that’s where we stood. My friends who witnessed this fight come to gather around me. I hear a common theme among those voices and that is one of completion without mercy. The very evil I sought to destroy for half of my existence is now in the position to be just that, destroyed. None the less, as I gather my strength, a new thought now daunts me. I think to myself, I do not want to be given this responsibility; it is not mine to take. I have put such an effort though and to be this close and not want to push one more. This evil entity was able to give herself a mere extra moments of words but for what? She clearly could not recover from this without me and at the time, I will not let her recover but the final blow? Then it dawns on me, she is merely attempting to push her existence as much as possible because as long as she’s here, she feels she can still torment. Amazingly enough, without trying, she may have already tormented me. Here I am in this endless loop of thoughts so have she gained the upper hand on me?
She taunts me with her words and just the sight of her is enough to anger the jolliest of souls. She is evil and not worth the extra second of breath she gives with each passing thought that runs through my mind. She mocks me now and I see her arm beginning to reach towards me as if in a last ditch effort to cause me harm. Come on man! Deliver the final blow! At least close this chapter in your life! Turning to my friends who have been there since day one, they each agree, it is time. While it is not in my character or in best interest to assume I and I alone can pass judgment over another, at least in this moment in time, I at least do my part to pass it on to another. I raise my hand and point my finger and after a few spoken words…
“Forgive me…”
This moment was granted to me because of special powers that were trusted to me for this very reason and as the burden of that trust reaches its peak, I take action delivering the final blow that at least for a small moment, brought me great joy as the torment finally ends...for now.
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