Username || Tricksters
Name || Perdita
Gender || Male
Story || ->
Perdita ran down the sidewalk, kicking up leaves and dust as each of his two feet fell.
He didn't dare glance back to look for followers, he knew the were there and they were
hungry for his blood. His breaths now heavily labored, he made a desperate sharp
turn into the forest. Dodging the low hanging branches and the roots of dead or dying
tree's, he continued to run with his journal clutched tightly to his side.
The minutes dragged on, it seemed like years to him. Soon, the footsteps that had been
haunting his mind for so long died away like laughter in the wind. Perdita slowed when he
came to an open glade. Unlike movies, showing glades like this as gorgeous well kept grass,
it was like a waste land with dying roots coming from the ground for last attempts to get water
to nourish their life.
Perdita collapsed onto the floor, gasping for air his lungs couldn't receive during the chase. He
dropped his journal, letting the leather cover scrape against a withered root as he took his
breaths. He watched the ground, his bloodshot eyes stricken in panic and his lip quivering.
It wasn't the hardest thing of everyday life, he knew that. But they had been pursuing him for
days on end without giving him a lenient moment to stop and think. Suddenly they stopped.
The thought they would come back and capture him sent pins through his spine.
Slowly, his breathing steadied and he sat down on his bottom, wiping his eyes before the tears of
fear could even escape them. He looked at his journal. It was now impaled through the cover by the
root. He reached out a shaky hand to the book, carefully removing it from the roots. Having removed
it, he set it gently in his lap and opened it to the first page. He started to read, hoping to calm himself
down.
Page 1 wrote:Mom got me this today, I'm not sure what it is
but she told me to use my quill and ink to wright
down anything that comes to my mind. I think
it might be some kind of magic machine that
turns my words to real things! I wonder if it works!
~
A robot with two heads, one to talk, the other to think.
A barrel like body with a push dispenser that dispenses
a drink of your choice! It could have four arms to get
work done around the house, and two legs to walk!
~
Well, a few hours have past and I've been sitting here
watching this 'machine' and nothing came out. Maybe
it takes a few days?
Page 2 wrote:No robot, maybe the machine is broken? I can go
get my daddy's duck tape! Surely, if it hasn't
worked in a day it needs some special
Gorilla Duck Tape!
Page 10 wrote:I can't believe I have actually forgot about this for four years.
I was nine when I wrote my last page, now I'm the older age
of thirteen. How did I even think that this was a machine?
It has no gears, no oil to run it, no nuts or bolts to hold it
together. Oh well. Well, I should probably tell you how
my life has been over these four years.
~
Life has been, well, shaky if that's how I can put it.
My mothers health has been decreasing, and it's bothered
me how fast this is accruing. Father, of course, is bothered
by it as well but mother keeps telling us not to get our
tails in a knot. Heh. Just like her to keep trying to
make us think lightly.
~
I've noticed, while father and I have been walking
through the streets, these men and women in dark shades
and jackets have been watching us. Some even have
followed us. I have consulted father about this, but
he told me they could easily be a group of role players or
cos players just messing around.
I don't believe it.
Page 18 wrote:I swear on my life I won't let them get away with this.
{Words have been to smudged/worn out to read, but
the remnants of the word 'father' can be pieced to-
gether}! You take my family, I take your life!
If you sneaky devils are reading this or watching me
write you should start running now! I will chase
you to the ends of the earth, I will follow your trail
until I collapse to the ground dead if I need to!
You won't be able to hide from me. And don't even
think you can hide in the leaves or clouds.
My secrets can lift me up to the stars if I let them!
Slamming his journal closed he threw it across the floor with a stuttering scream. He
buried his face in his hands as he started to cry. He was running from them. The ones who
took his mothers life, kidnapped his mother, and possibly destroyed the life of his
younger friend. He was so intent on getting them two years before...
'stop running Perdita,' he ordered himself, clenching his fists against his forehead,
his face contorted with rage at his own sheepish actions, 'stop running and put an
end to this. Mother believed in you. Father trusted you. He supported you.'
Taking his fists away from his forehead, he released his bite on his lip. Slowly, the
tears stopped as he stood himself up, walking slowly over to his journal. Crouching
down, he picked it up and brushed the dark dirt off of it. He stood back up, looking
down at his belt tassel. His sword was still sheathed in it's sheath. His journal sheath
was empty.
His father had made it for him when he was younger, allowing him to take the 'machine'
any where he pleased without the fear of loosing it. Slipping the worn journal into the sheath,
he unsheathed his sword, holding it loosely in one hand. He headed in the direction he had come.
He headed for them. He headed for certain death.
A few hours past. Perdita was exhausted, dragging his sword dumbly against the floor. He
was about ready to collapse to the floor and give up on his quest of revenge. His body urged
him to realize it wasn't worth it, it wouldn't bring them back, it would only make him bleed
physically, mentally, and emotionally. Though, his brain kept telling him to go.
'it won't bring them back,' he thought to himself, his vision blurring. 'but at least I can avenge
them, I can keep their story alive and save others from the same fate,'
He started to wheeze, his walking turning into no more than a woozy stumble to the side. He looked
ahead, light morphing with shadows. No, not shadows. Figures. And they were heading right
to him.
Dropping his sword, his body gave in. His mind went to sleep and his body started to freak out.
He collapsed to the floor, face first into the mulch like dirt. When his body hit the floor,
his journal slid out of it's sheath and skidded across the ground and stopped at mint blue
paws.
'avenge them...' Perdita thought as he slowly came to. 'let them be stopped,' He groaned,
opening his eyes slightly. Light flooded around him, forcing his eyes to close. He could hear
murmuring around him, but he was to busy worrying about who they might be to listen
to their words.
"...should we leave him here?"
"Yeah sure leave a dying man in our home. Lovely."
Perdita coughed slightly, moaning and shifting in order to turn over.
The voices grew hushed, one even grew harsh to the other. "He ain't dead ya idiot!"
"Oh shut up, Aztec." The voice was feminine, the other sounded like a male. The voices went
off in a whispered argument. Now assured these weren't his 'enemy's', he opened his eyes, squinting
at the female who was sitting beside him. She was canine like, with large black whiskers.
She had large ram like horns that curved down around her ears and two gems on her forehead.
She stopped talking to the odd blue canine/feline looking man. She looked at Perdita and blinked.
"I see someone's up." She smirked. "you blacked out on out door step kid. Tyrell brought you
inside before going out to the hunt lands." She sighed, looking at the ground. "at least
you ain't dead kid,"
Perdita blinked. "What do you mean?" He asked in a scratchy voice. His throat was killing him.
He needed water. His body was taking the water he needed from his bones, he knew from
classes of anatomy that that wasn't good. But the question on hand distracted him
from his well being.
She shook her head. "Too many things to explain." She smiled, looking up at him again.
"My names Indigo," She pointed over to the man in the doorway. "this here is Aztec."
Aztecs' lip curled in a silent snarl as she addressed him. "what's your name?"
He sat up, swinging his legs over the bed side. He held out a paw for Indigo to shake.
"Perdita. But please, feel free to call me whatever you'd like." As she shook his hand he
cleared his burning throat. "would you happen to have any water? I'm parched."
Indigo pulled her hand away and slapped it to her forehead. "Right! Your dehydrated.
that's why you passed out. Here," She stood up, holding out her hand to help Perdita up.
"come with me, I'll get you some water while Aztec guards the room."
The two left the room, as Indigo said, Aztec stood in the door way and guarded the room.
She got them both a glass of water and the two sat down on the porch. Then, Perdita
explained everything. What was happening, when it started. As he talked, he couldn't
help but glance at the distant blur of blue in an open field, moving gracefully
around, wielding a weapon with no clear distinction.
{Might finish ;v; I have much much more to add,
but I need to finish my commissions}
Couldn't finish my story,
I might finish it later! ;v; Anyways, I will not be on
tomorrow {The fourth of July} so I wish everyone
good luck in this competition. And Raff/Cyril., I wish
you good luck judging ;v;
My credits are beside this sentence <3
Perdita© PSA #77 design by Cyril.
Indigo© Fequix #1 owned by Tricksters
Aztec© Key wielder owned by Tricksters
Pursuers/Them© Unknown characters owned by unknown users
Tyrell© Custom Yōkai owned by Tricksters
Story inspired by DERSE DREAMERS © pyrotechnicstars @ youtube