Sunday, April 02, 2006

The Jungle of Temptations
Part III: Koh's Depression

This is one of the hardest topics I've come across. Indeed Koh was not easy to describe. But nevertheless, I managed to complete this chapter. Enjoy.


Deeper and Deeper he sinks into the static void
The brooding itself turns him paranoid.

A streak of lighting could be seen flashing across the night sky. For one moment, it seemed to brighten up the surroundings. However, as sudden as the bright light appeared, it faded. The Jungle was gloomy again. Unlike his comrades, Koh did not have any drastic change in his surroundings, all he had was a gloomy forest which resembled skull island from King Kong. The towering trees seemed to be bending towards Koh, mocking him. " The sky was almost covered up by all the ominous clouds and rain began to full. For some reason, the water that fell was icy cold. However, Koh relentlessly hovered over the damp ground as if nothing was happening. It was rather apparent that the lighting revenant was suffering from depression. The normally bright light in his eyes dimmed and he no longer looked like his old self. What was left of him were his armour and helm. Koh no longer moved with that mercurial pace; the lack of energy was noticeable even in his movement.
"Sigh, why is this happening? Why did balanar send his bats to inflict is damage upon them. They were innocent. And me, I could only stand there like a fool and watch this tragedy unfold.
Why didn't I help? With my abilities, I could surely annihilate Anub'seran. In addition, furion was there with me." complained Koh. The Revenant was blaming himself and as if emulating his feelings, the drizzle turned into a storm. The ominous clouds blackened, the leaves were shuffling hastily and the supposedly enceinte trunks were swaying side to side. So, he complied, saying. " Take me away! Take me away from this world. I've made one err too many I do not deserve this world, I do not deserve my friends. Take me away!" As if the wind was under the command of Koh, its strength amassed and soon after, the lighting Revenant was flying about aimlessly. As he was volitant, a hologram appeared. " Koh! The lighting Revenant! Thy chosen one, the one that holds they key to victory for either sides. Join me and you shall attain eternal glory. You can redeem your mistakes if you join me. Your mentor furion was a mindless idiot. The doors of the Scourge will always be open to you, we will accept you no matter what mistakes you've committed."boomed the hologram.

"what do I do? My mistakes, they are unpardonable. And I can't just leave my friends like that." argued Koh.

" We are not humans if You realise. And your friends, what have they gave you? The Scourge will provide whatever You need. Friendship, love, wisdom. You name it." said the Hologram.

"It is different. I gained much more than that. You will never understand. The Scourge can never provide that. You people have not even the slightest compassion with the exception of
Anub'seran." professed Koh

"You dare defy me?! Alright then prepare to perish from the face of this world!" hollered the ethereal being.

A figure appeared at the center of the hologram and teleported behind Koh. It started to shoot sharp staves at the Revenant before launching a poisoned dagger at him. This greatly reduced his chance of escape as his movement was non-existent. Koh zapped back but the grotesque creature did not stop the assaults. The chosen one was wearing out, his vision was blurring. For once in his life, fatigue seemed to have overcame him. Right at that crucial moment, Koh recalled about the camaraderie with his comrades; the happy times they enjoyed. The monster then moved its arms up and down as if performing a ritual. The air around appeared to condense before a huge wave materialised and rushed toward the eletric being.

'Is this the end of me? Will I succumb to this onset?" thought Koh. Faster than the naked eye could decipher, the Revenant vanished without a trace, expectedly, the huge wave hit a tree instead of Koh. The sheer impact uprooted it and the montrosity wallowed in her failure.

"Koh! Koh! " shouted Yewf as he shook the revenant hard. Due to the relentless succussing, Koh finally woke up. "What happened? I thought I lost You guys! What happened?" asked Koh. "Calm down Young Pandawan. We will explain everything to you in time. Calm down. " said Jake. And the Lighting Revenant acceded...

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