"What are these glowing rocks?" Luke said pointing at the many glowing rocks on the wall and ceiling.
"I have no clue but they're pretty," Stagnum said, picking up a rock.
"That's just a regular rock Stagnum..." Musabi said, tapping him on the shoulder.
After Stagnum's dumb moment they walked in silents until they reached a place with glowing flowers with a cherry blossom tree.
"This place is gorgeous..." Ashly said as the rest of them were at a loss for words.
The whole room spoke without words and you could feel the emotion of everything in the universe from just this room. As if they just stepped into a place that sits in between life and death, Sadness and happiness.
"why is this place here?" Luke picked up a note that was left on a single wooden chair.
"What's it say?" Stagnum asked looking over Luke's shoulder.
"I'm not that good at reading but I have been studying so I can try," Luke said as he clears his throat.
"To the people who found this note, you ha-have been seen by me. You will return eventually. I'll talk to you when that day is almost here. And also you are not going to e-enjoy what happens next but you need to go home now." Luke read what the note said. Even the note felt like something from a higher dimension. But it looks just like a regular note.
"Wait, that's all it says?" Musabi asked.
"This note is really odd. Is it trying to warn us? Guys, I think we should hurry home," Luke said standing up in a panic.
"Is something wrong?" Ashly said, looking concerned.
"I don't know but my bad feeling got worse," Luke said, starting his way out of the cave.
"If you're that worried I'll listen to you," Stagnum said following him out of the cave.
The rest followed along too. They hurried up and got back to town and everything was still fine. At least as fine as the slums could be.
"See everything is fine. But the sun is starting to set so guess we should head back home." Stagnum said, nudging Luke.
"My feeling just keeps getting worse though. It's like something is pushing down on my chest and turning my stomach." Luke said, holding his belly.
"I guess we all should walk each other home then," Musabi said.
"Sounds good. We'll start with you, Ashly." Luke said, grabbing her hand and walking.
Ashly just blushed and walked along. Stagnum and Musabi followed. After walking for a little they arrived at Ashly's house.
Ashly's mother was a prostitute at night, so it was only her and her father when it was night.
"Ashly if anything happens, call my name, and no matter what I'll be there," Stagnum said, grabbing her by her shoulder.
"Ok Luke, you promise?" Ashly said, her face still bright red. I mean Luke it's so obvious she likes you.
"Yeah, I promise," Luke said with a smile.
She nodded then waved goodbye as they all walked away.
After Ashly, Luke was next to be dropped off since Musabi and Stagnum Lived together.
"Alright, Luke this is your stop," Stagnum said.
"Yeah. Ay, you guys keep your guard up more than usual." Luke said, looking serious.
"Yeah got it." Stagnum and Musabi said then walked away.
"It's so clear that Ashly likes Luke," Stagnum said grinning.
"What! How did you figure it out?" Musabi said in shock.
"I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but that's so clear you can be blind and still see it," Stagnum said.
"It must be if you notice. It seems like the only one who doesn't notice is Luke and he's supposed to be the smart one of the group." Musabi said slightly frustrated.
"Well, mabey guys just don't notice when a girl likes them?" Stagnum gave a shoulder shrug.
"That's completely possible considering you never notice," Musabi said under her breath.
"Wait, wait, wait, You saying all those years ago, that's what you said," Stagnum said, interrupting the story again. (back in the present)
"Ye-yeah," Musabi said as her face turned red.
"What do you mean I would totally notice if a girl liked me," Stagnum said with confidence.
All the new people that were around the table (even the workers were listening to the story.) All just thought to themselves. "SHE LIKES YOU, IDIOT!"
"I doubt that Stagnum, now sit down and let her continue the story," Luke said.
"Fine," Stagnum said, crossing his arms.
Musabi continues the story.
"What was that Musabi?" Stagnum said as they got their house.
"I didn't say anything,"
"Then why do you look so mad?" Stagnum said, jumping in front of her and walked backward.
"I'm not mad so shut up!" Musabi said, pushing him out of the way.
Meanwhile, the sunset and Luke was sitting in his house with his mother.
"Why didn't you bring back any food?" Luke's mother said with her cold eyes.
"I didn't have a chance," Lukes said, avoiding her cold gaze.
"You out there playing with your little friend while I starve, you really are pathetic." Luke's mom just sat there and kept crushing him.
"I'm sorry." That's all Luke could say because breaking down in front of his mom was not an option.
"You really are worthless." Lukes mom said. (Breaking down is not an option for Luke.)
"I'm sorry," (He kept being strong.)
"I wish you were never even born." Lukes mom said. (But there is only so much a strong person can take.)
"I-I'm, I'm. so-sorry Loosie." For a minute it felt like time stopped as Luke called His mom by her first name. He was fighting tears not letting them fall. And for the first time in a long long time, he looked at his mother in her eyes. Something was close to the point snapping inside of Luke.
"Why...Why!" Luke said, shouting as he stood up.
His mom sat there speechless.
"WHY DO YOU HATE ME NO MATTER WHAT I DO FOR YOU!?" Luke stood there and looked at her waiting for an answer.
"I- I" His mother was interrupted by FB walking in.
"What the hell are you guys yelling about?" Fb said, He was drunk and smelled of heavy alcohol.
Luke turned around, and when he did FB smacked him to the ground.
Meanwhile at Ashly's house.
"What did you do with your friends." L's said making small talk while Ashly was laying down.
"We just walked around and talked," Ashly said, barely giving him attention.
"You know we need money to live right?" L's said sitting down next to her.
"Yeah, I know," Ashly said.
"You know there's a job that daddy knows that you could do." L's said touching Ashly's leg.
Ashly in that moment felt uncomfortable. Like she knew this man was not her dad but a stranger. "Danger!" her soul, mind-body, and heart shouted.
"Get away from me!" Ashly said scooching away from him.
Suddenly he jumped and grabbed her. "I need to do this for you so when you go be a prostitute, it doesn't hurt as much!" L's was drooling as he said this. His eyes wandered places that they shouldn't.
1min before this happened, At Luke's house. Fb was hitting Luke again but this time his mother wasn't smiling. Instead, she had a look of many emotions.
In the process of trying to figure out what her face meant, Luke heard a voice call out to him. "Help me!" It said and it sounded like Ashly.
Something snaps inside Luke and when it did, he caught Fb's hand and stood up off the ground giving demon-type energy, He gave Fb a look that could give children nightmares.
"Out of my way bitch." Luke said as he kicked Fb in his knee cap so hard it broke. Fb screamed in pain. Luke reached inside Fb's mouth and grabbed him by his jaw and with a swift move he yanked and broke Fb's jaw. Then he ran out and sprinted straight to Ashly's house. He ran with such heavy energy but yet he made no sound when he stepped. When Luke got there he saw Ashly struggling to push L's off her as he was pulling his pants down. L's stopped and looked at Luke. Luke's face was hidden by a shadow. L's said with a big evil smile, "You want to get in on this?" Luke's eyes turned red and steam off hell started to come out of his mouth.
Luke walked up behind L's slowly as the air started to bend around him. He grabbed L's By his shirt and picked him up and looked L's in the eye's and what L saw was more terrifying than a demon of infinite sins. He saw the darkness that not even the devils of hell dare travel in or else they would perish forever. "Shit!" Stagnum felt this and jumped out of bed.
"I'll show you something worse than death," Luke said as he took all the air out of L's lungs and kept putting back in just the right amount so he wouldn't pass out. Luke dragged L's outside and one by one without letting up the air torture. Peeled off each of L's nails. Then started breaking L's fingers, toes, then took off L's pants and started slowly very slowly crushing L's balls with his wind. Then after ten seconds, he crushed them then cut the sack so they came out. L's tried to scream but he didn't have enough air. Luke stood up and was about to finish the job as L's cry out of fear.
Suddenly. Luke felt a tap.
"Luke, as much as I would like for you to kill him you can't," Stagnum said grabbing Luke's shoulder, looking the most serious he has been in a while.
Luke's eyes turned back normal and looked at Stagnum.
"Go check on Ashly," Stagnum said, letting go of Luke.
"What happened here?" Musabi said looking at L's body on the ground.
"I'm not sure, but L's definitely tried to do something to Ashly that made Luke do this." Stagnum and Musabi waited outside while Ashly and Luke talked.
"Ashly, did I make it in time?" Luke said not able to look Ashly in her eyes.
"Yes, thanks for coming to save me." Ashly teared up then hugged Luke and held him tied for as long as she needed.
"Hm, So while those 2 love birds are in there...What are we going to do about him?" Musabi said as she and Stagnum's eyes darted to L's passed-out naked body.
"Well...I guess we should just wait until mom gets back. But let's move his body." Stagnum said as they grabbed him and dragged him up against the wall of the house. They both just sat there and looked at his body for a min.
"...Bet you won't put his balls in his mouth," Musabi said out of the blue.
"Bet!"
Meanwhile inside the house.
"I'm ok, now let's go see what they're doing outside," Ashly said letting go of Luke. Luke nodded his head then grabbed her hand as they walked outside. They walked out to see Stagnum putting something inside L's mouth.
"What did you just put in his mouth?" Luke asked.
"Deez nuts. hmph." Stagnum said while laughing. Musabi started laughing too.
"Wait...Oh, snap did you put his nuts in his mouth!?" Luke said as he started laughing.
"Yep!" They all just started laughing which was pretty fucked up. Like not going to lie that's pretty dark. And they all knew that but all they could do was laugh because it felt right.
"haha...oh man so, are we just waiting until mom gets back?" Ashly said, calming down.
"Well there's not really much else to do I don't just want to leave him here with no context, it would scare her," Luke said.
After that, they all dragged L's body into the house and sat there and talked.
"One day I want to build a school." Luke's said trying to open up a bit more.
"You know what, that's not a bad idea," Musabi said as the moon shined brightly with the stars.
"I can be the principal and you guys could be teachers. And I'll build it here in the slums so kids can go to school no matter their class." Luke had a hopeful smile.
"I'm sorry but I'm not really teacher material. One day I'm going to be exploring the world, and every last secret it has." Stagnum said, smiling at Luke. Luke looked a little sad when he heard that.
"Buuut, doesn't mean I won't help you with your dream first." Stagnums words made Luke happy again.
"I'm down to help, But after I'm traveling with Stagnum. It just seems like fun." Musabi said, grabbing Stagnum.
"And I'll stay with Luke," Ashly said.
"I know that one day we'll turn these slums into a place of wealth with fairness. No royal has any power over somebody else to tell what they can and can't do. My students will show the old degeneration that nobody is above anybody when it comes to their choices." Luke had a good dream, to say the least.
"Alright then let's make it happen," Stagnum said as they all just nodded their heads taking in good energy. Despite having a half-dead man in front of them.
They all sat there and talked until the sun came up. Then Spec walked into the house and noticed the kids.
"What are you guys doing here?" Spec said. Then Luke stood up and along with the group. Luke stepped up to tell her.
"I beat your husband almost to death...for almost raping your daughter." Luke didn't know what reaction she would give so he braced for whatever. She stood there, speechless as Luke pointed to L's body.
"So this baster tried to take advantage of his own daughter?" Spec said as she looked at L's body with not an ounce of pity or anything like that.
"I don't got any type of mercy in my heart for this man at this point...If I were you I would have made him suffer then gave him hope of living just to kill him and take it away." Nothing but hate came from her voice as she stared at him.
Luke and the other were glad that Spec was glad that she wasn't upset about this.
"Did you...make it in time Luke?" Spec asked braising for the answer.
"Yeah, he did mom don't worry," Ashly said as her mom hugged her and broke down into tears.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that even if you were saved." Spec held her daughter tight then let go.
"I'm ok mom seeing you cry is gonna make me cry so please stop," Ashly said, giving Spec a reassuring smile.
"can make a grown man cry. Group hug!" Stagnum said as he jumps and grabs Ashly and Spec and hugs them both.
"You guys get in here too!" Stagnum said, pulling Musabi who pulled Luke into the hug.
After an awkward hug, they all let go and looked at the problem at hand L's started to wake up.
See you next time space cowboy...