Thread: Embracing Light (Broomhandle45 and kuro_bara)

For many years, Treno had been a den of sin and greed. The worst sort of people could congregate here and be themselves, but those weren't the sort of people they were looking for. They were looking for the ones who saw no hope, no future. It would be but the first step on their road to enlightenment, foolish thought it was. It was hard to notice any real difference at first, people came and went through Treno's streets day and night, without pause or concern. Sabi felt his skin scrawl as he rubbed the back of his neck, catching Ezen's attention with a soft frown. Something the matter? he asked casually, arms on the table as Sabi glanced around. Of the two, he had a closer connection to the aether....although, he supposed that was saying he was a step closer to the water while still not knowing how to swim. But the fact that he could sense it at all didn't make him feel too good. Hey...bro, check those people out, Sabi said quietly, as Ezen's eyes scanned across the street. At first glance, it seemed like nothing new...but he saw it all the same, it was a line of people that were moving in perfect unison. Well, that was disconcerting...wasn't it? Ezen took a glance at Sabi, and it was decided against Ezen's wishes. They were going to find out what was happening, weren't they? Guess we better move then, Ezen sighed, adjusting his jacket casually as Sabi rose up in agreement. That was his little brother...always wanting to be the good guy, the hero. Chances are they'd find nothing but a soup line. But as they moved to join the sidewalk that the people were on, there was a truer sense of...scale for what was happening. It was almost scary how well they blended in with the normal bustle of the crowd, and people were ignorant to it. He may not have sensed the aether, but Ezen was already getting a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. But with no other recourse, they followed the line of people. They seemed unaware or simply uncaring that Sabi and Ezen were following them, or maybe they didn't know. Like anything that bode poorly, there was a man dressed in black, his face obscured. There as a smirk that seemed to dance on his lips, and a power that radiated from him like a sickening fog. There were no words, no fanfare...nothing more than a mass of degenerate people who all congregated in one place in the park. Look, The dark robed man bade, his hand extending to a simple dark orb. It was almost mind numbing to even look at, it made Sabi's eyes hurt as he grit his teeth in confusion. It was pure...darkness, there was no other word for it. It suffocated even the faint light of the moon, but the people looking with rapt attention finally had some manner of life in their eyes. He slowly cast it about, like a firefly in the darkness. Look at what I offer you, I offer you respite from everything...there is no pain, there is no prejudice, there is no need for wealth! All you must do is accept! he declared firmly. There will be nothing! All will turn to nothingness! You must just give yourself to the Void! It was as if he knew the answer before anything had really been said, eyes that were clouded by poverty and illness lit up with more. An understanding...that their lives had no meaning, that they had only one purpose. He let that little ball of dark light go...and it widened, the first person to it was gone, which only made it bigger...and bigger. Until the crowd seemed to accept their fate, Sabi did not. And he took off like a shot towards the widening opening. The air around it was growing stale, and thin. Trees began to wither and it seemed the very grass was fading away, the people seemed to simply stand there was they were absorbed into oblivion. Sabi! Ezen cursed, following after his brother. The robed man took notice of the two, and grinned widely. Excellent...as it stood, there were more than enough to continue his plans. So, why not make sure everyone knows the enlightenment of Nil? He clasped his fist tightly a moment, uttering a few words before releasing it...and opening the portal wider. And from that came low hisses and growls, winged demons soared into the air with vicious howls. Cred, hud kuut! Ezen cursed, revolver drawn quickly as Sabi reached into his belt to fit on his gauntlets. Whatever was going on...they seemed to stumble right into the middle of it. Embrace the Void, the man smirked, before taking a step back and simply...fading away into nothing. People were just walking right into the portal, determined to see their craziness come to an end...and add to it. There were voidkin now crawling around the streets, and the two brothers just happened to be the first meal. Ezen? Sabi murmured, his gauntlets activating with a shrill whine. Any ideas? Kill them before they kill us? Ezen replied, revolver raised in warning. What a way to end a vacation...