Scelestus City: A Short Story
I stand on the edge of the carrier with my hands on my hips, extremely annoyed. Annoyed that Jensen is being so stubborn, though I’m not surprised. When is he not being stubborn? But right now is not the best time.
The carrier is set down in the middle of a small field with tall woodland surrounding us from all angles. The sky has a great view of us and so does anyone watching from satellites. We’re practically sitting ducks, just waiting for the Order to shoot us down.
We’re right in the open with the whole world able to see us and he doesn’t get a damn.
I step forward, stomping my foot. My leg isn’t bleeding anymore and has already stabbed over. “Stop being an idiot, Jensen,” I shout, watching him toy with the part he took out from the …show more content…
Are you going to flash your face in front of the Order?” he mocks.
“Scelestus City,” I answer, sharply and those two words make him shut up.
He stops, the carrier part tight in his hands, and just stares at me, blankly. Give it a second and he’ll explode. One…two…
“What? Scelestus City?! Crysta, are you crazy? You just barely got out of that place and now you want to go back!” he yells, using his arms to express himself.
“See, I knew you’d think it's a bad idea!”
“Bad idea? This isn’t just some bad idea! This is crazy. Why do you even want to go back? Do you think the Order won’t find you in there? They’re always watching that place. We can’t just sneak in.”
“I have my reasons for going back.”
“Your friends? You have friends in there, don’t you?” he guesses.
I swallow, looking away and taking control of my emotions. He doesn’t understand. They’re more than just my friends, they’re the only people I have left and I owe them. Without them, I probably would have killed myself a long time ago. They helped me regain some of my sanity when I have no hope of getting it …show more content…
“They helped get me out and I’m not leaving them in there to die. I promised to come back for them. I wouldn’t be alive without them.”
Jensen marches towards me. “You’re crazy. Do you know what happens to demons in Scelestus? Demons don’t survive in that city.”
“You don’t have to tell me that,” I snap back, recalling the shapeshifting demon, Jagger and I blow up. “And besides, with my arm covered, do I even look like a demon?”
“Yes,” he lies.
I give up.
There’s no point in arguing about this while standing in the middle of a field, just waiting to be blown up. We are perfectly capable of arguing while flying. I turn back around and march to the controls, grumbling to myself. He’s so stubborn. Why can’t he just listen and follow orders?
Then again, who am I to talk?
I rarely listen and I never follow orders, so I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised. Still, it’s annoying.
I drop to my knees and fall to my back, sliding under the control panel. I instantly begin rewiring the controls, making it so the part in Jensen’s hands is utterly useless and the carrier will fly without it.
Jensen’s boots boom as he approaches and when I look up, he’s standing right beside me. “What are you doing?” he
The carrier is set down in the middle of a small field with tall woodland surrounding us from all angles. The sky has a great view of us and so does anyone watching from satellites. We’re practically sitting ducks, just waiting for the Order to shoot us down.
We’re right in the open with the whole world able to see us and he doesn’t get a damn.
I step forward, stomping my foot. My leg isn’t bleeding anymore and has already stabbed over. “Stop being an idiot, Jensen,” I shout, watching him toy with the part he took out from the …show more content…
Are you going to flash your face in front of the Order?” he mocks.
“Scelestus City,” I answer, sharply and those two words make him shut up.
He stops, the carrier part tight in his hands, and just stares at me, blankly. Give it a second and he’ll explode. One…two…
“What? Scelestus City?! Crysta, are you crazy? You just barely got out of that place and now you want to go back!” he yells, using his arms to express himself.
“See, I knew you’d think it's a bad idea!”
“Bad idea? This isn’t just some bad idea! This is crazy. Why do you even want to go back? Do you think the Order won’t find you in there? They’re always watching that place. We can’t just sneak in.”
“I have my reasons for going back.”
“Your friends? You have friends in there, don’t you?” he guesses.
I swallow, looking away and taking control of my emotions. He doesn’t understand. They’re more than just my friends, they’re the only people I have left and I owe them. Without them, I probably would have killed myself a long time ago. They helped me regain some of my sanity when I have no hope of getting it …show more content…
“They helped get me out and I’m not leaving them in there to die. I promised to come back for them. I wouldn’t be alive without them.”
Jensen marches towards me. “You’re crazy. Do you know what happens to demons in Scelestus? Demons don’t survive in that city.”
“You don’t have to tell me that,” I snap back, recalling the shapeshifting demon, Jagger and I blow up. “And besides, with my arm covered, do I even look like a demon?”
“Yes,” he lies.
I give up.
There’s no point in arguing about this while standing in the middle of a field, just waiting to be blown up. We are perfectly capable of arguing while flying. I turn back around and march to the controls, grumbling to myself. He’s so stubborn. Why can’t he just listen and follow orders?
Then again, who am I to talk?
I rarely listen and I never follow orders, so I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised. Still, it’s annoying.
I drop to my knees and fall to my back, sliding under the control panel. I instantly begin rewiring the controls, making it so the part in Jensen’s hands is utterly useless and the carrier will fly without it.
Jensen’s boots boom as he approaches and when I look up, he’s standing right beside me. “What are you doing?” he