An eternity of pain
By: Deadnail
Prologue
The wind echoing through the barren field pulls dust and memories. in the distance, is the city. Burning, and warring with itself and sigma's armies. Away from the city, children play. It is not safe in the city, and they fear the bombs. They are not to leave their homes, but they disobey. Each time they play they stray further and further from the ruins of civilization, vowing to oneday leave. However, everytime they leave, they always come back. There is very little left in the world, and as a result of the war, this city is alone in a thousand miles. The children sing, and cough on the dust. Burnt remnants of trees are all that remains of a great forest. This time, they came far enough to see the corpse of rock. He is crucified, an iron stake through each wrist, and hung as well onto the oak. They curios children approach the body with no fear. Desensitized. They point, and laugh. The man who fought for nearly a hundred years... Spending his entire life in vain to end a war that now ravages the world night and day. Then, the children become violent. Throwing stones, and swearing, blaming him for their loss of innocence. A particularly strong throw cut into rock's left arm, and severed his wrist. His body fell forwards, only held on by his other wrist and the aged rope around his neck. The children only laughed more. Unable to support the weight, the rope tears. Leaving the body only held on by one wrist, which, too soon gave out under the weight. Rock's body collapsed to the dust at the base of the cross. The children resorted to stomping, and spitting on him now. They kept at this, until rock's devastated body moved. When he rolled over, and began to gasp, the children ran back to the city in fear of recourse. His chest heaved, and it took some time for his systems to become operational again. Only at 24% capacity. He stood up, and immediately fell to his knees when the pain returned. Tears streamed down his face, not for the pain, but for what he had done, close to ten years before...
Created by DeadNail "deadnail@hotmail.com"