A Different Path

He couldn't feel his heart beating. He should've been able to hear it pounding in his ears like it had been moments before. Though it seemed once the gravity of his situation sunk in, and his panic rose his heart began to beat so fast in his small body its rhythm couldn't be picked out amongst the other sounds.

His eyes were wide and wet with tears as he scrambled back even further into the wall wishing he could sink into it and vanish from view. But he couldn't. He couldn't escape, there was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, Dr. Thorn- no whatever it was, wouldn't let him.

Another sob spilled from his lips along with more words, "Please!" he begged. "Please!"

The creature didn't seem to care. His teary eyes were drawn to the movement of the creature's tail, it was going to kill him.

He closed his eyes tight wanting it all to be over when a shout met his ears. Still he refused to open them. The sounds of a battle of sorts he had seen in those history movies they showed during class rang in his ears, but he still kept his eyes shut.

"Hey, are you okay?" a voice asked.

He kept his eyes shut, he didn't respond.

"Hey it's okay, I got rid of the monster," the kind voice told him. It was older, a teenager maybe? "He won't attack you again."

Slowly he peeled his eyes opened and looked up at the owner of the voice, it was an older boy who had crouched down and gave him a friendly smile- but the golden dust he was covered in, and the sword by his side weren't missed.

"That's it," the older boy smiled drawing eyes away from the weapon. "You don't need to be scared anymore, I'll protect you okay? But we need to get out of here before more monsters come."

The little boy sniffed and wiped away a few tears, but still stayed silent as he climbed to his feet unsteadily. When he did the older boy stood and offered a hand, "What's your name?"

He sniffed again as he took the hand, "Nico."

The boy gave him a smile, "Nice to meet you Nico. I'm Luke."

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Hey guys,

I made an RP!

It's called Lost Souls:

Your eyes open confused.

Your eyes scan the room around you, it was one you had never seen before.

The room is shabby, the furniture faded and worn. You force yourself to sit up and try to ignore the pain in your skull.

How did I get here? You wonder, but the pain only increases as you try to remember.

It doesn't help the issue that you've never seen anyone else who lies on the floor before either.

As they wake up and you all take you realize that everyone is lost and confused. So all of you might as well play along and see what happens.

-Jaz