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 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:52 pm
The Second Chance: Part 1
The Beginning
In the vastness of Hueco Mundo, deep in the middle of it's continuous Dessert laid a mountain, that reached to the Heavens, and to the bowls of the earth, in the side of the mountain there were two caves, one lead up, the other down, one to heaven, the other to hell, or so they say, all who have gone into the cave that lead up, have died upon entering, and those who travel downwards also died, why was this, most hollows say it is because we have hollow souls, and neither heaven nor hell, would accept such a thing, those hollows were wrong, in the mountain lived a Vastro Lordes, who specialized in tricking, his prey, but he was gone, dead, for a Vastro Lordes could not Measure, to an Espada, no matter how hard it tried, it killer was Zane Jackson. This meant the Arrancar army , would have one less Espada they could turn into an Arrancar but why would an Arrancar do such a thing, the answer was simple, the more Vastro Lordes Level Arrancar the army had, the long the fighting would last, he also killed him, for it was a him, because where he lived, held great importance for Zane, as it would hide him from the world, no one would be able to find, him, and no one would be able to detect his reaitsu, this mountain's stone, would make sure of that.
Far below in the bowl of the earth laid a Labyrinth, far large then the one in Las Noches, and far more dangerous, Zane stands before the entrance, wearing nothing but a white hakama, and a white cloth wrapped around his eyes, to find his way through this devilish maze, Zane could not rely one his eyes, unless he wanted to die, for hours he walked, and he kept walking, for even more hours, and more and more, until on on the 7th Day, or 168 hours, Zane was in the middle of the Labyrinth, in the very heart, and there he found the home, of the creator, the Arrancar who made the Labyrinth, from what he had heard from many sources this man was the first arrancar ever created, through natural means, making him very old, and very wise
But the man had become to old, and had simply faded away, the man was no longer here, no one other then Zane was there, he was alone completely, utterly alone, but for some reason he liked it, then came the thoughts of Sara, then came the grief, the anger, the hate, Zane bit down hard on his bottom, lip so that he would not scream, blood trickled down into his mouth, and slid down his throat, it fell down his chine, onto the cold stone below, he was biting down so hard he was drawing blood, what could drive a man to this point, simple the loss of love, that's Zane reason for becoming this, God really liked to play his games with Zane, by making a Hollow Soul, Love a broken one, he had been to blinded by love to see that Sara would never last. Oh how he cursed God that day, God never had been there for him never, he left him to be forgotten, has had the Shinigami, and now he had come back to mock him.
A harsh sound echoed through the stone halls, of the Labyrinth , in the wall beside Zane there was a large crater, where his fist had slammed into the wall, this had calmed him down, taking deep breath after breath, Zane entered the home, and found it was a completely empty, and that it was more of a cave, in a cave, or a maze to be exact, on the walls, were lamps, that burned with a blue light, and in the very back, there was a small cushion, where it seemed the Old Man would spend his time, leaving the cloth on his eyes, he made his way to the back of the cave, his hand placed against the wall so that he wouldn't fall. being blind was a new sensation for Zane, but he wasn't completely blind, he could see the metal around him, but it was more like he felt it, like it was a part of him.
Now why was a man like Zane, down in a middle of a Maze, why was he messing up Aizen's plan, simple he was angry, and he was also sad, he wanted revenge, and he also wanted love, his emotions were all jumbled up, he was lost, and he wanted to be found, so he had come here to be alone, to search his soul for the answer, and to try and rid himself of thing, that had harmed , his love, far above the Labyrinth, at the mouth of the cave Zane had entered laid a black cat, and beside sat an Old Man, who in fact was the man thought to have faded away."That boy might die from this."The man said to the cat, who just yawned, and licked his paw."I know but if he survives, he will be much strong, but before that happens he most find his true self, he must find the killer within."That was the cats reply, and from some where deep within the cave, came a scream, full of hate, and sorrow, it was the scream of a mere shell of a man, a scream of a soldier.
Memories flashed in his head with each step he took, to get to the end of the cave, memories of Sara, memories of those he killed, they all welled up in him, his head felt like it was going to explode, he saw everything, that he had been hiding for so long, he saw the faces every single thing he had killed, and the ones the hollows inside of him killed, there were children screaming, women begging, men with guns, men with nothing, bodies so mutilated, they couldn't even be identified, he could hear there voices, blaming him for what happened, and above all of there voices was Sara's telling him he was weak because he could not save, because he could not protect her, those words were like a knife stabbed into his heart, an icy chill ran up his spine right there and then, as he lost his footing, and crashed to the ground, as he got on his knees, the voices kept on getting louder, the memories flashed by more frequently, he tried to block the sound, by placing his hands over his ears, but the voices came from within his soul."Be quiet......shut up."Zane screamed, but the voices doubled there effort, "Shut uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.....................shut up..........sh."His vision grew darker and darker, the voices a like thunder in the distance, the Zane most new was lost, as his body collapsed to the ground."It has begun."((The Change begins))
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:32 pm
The Second Chance: Part 2
Madness
Death comes quick, quicker then any mere mortal can comprehend, one moment they are enjoying their wonderful lives, oblivious to everything else , then in an instant all it can be snuffed out like a candle gone for ever, but their were those few people, to stubborn to let death beat them, Zane Jackson was one such person, he had resisted death to the end, facing her so many times, they were like close friends, in the end it took one of the most destructive forces on earth to finally take him, into death cold clutches. Death however could not have Zane, for Zane had already been claimed by Insanity. Many things had wanted Zane to themselves, many things indeed, ,but out of all of them Insanity's feral want for the man was the strongest, for Zane even though he denied it all his life, was so much like insanity , was it possible he was Insanity in Human form, and maybe that was why so many things wanted Zane, because he had one of the strongest seeds of insanity inside his soul, one half insane, the other cold blooded, a deadly combination, deadly for the enemy. That need Insanity had for Zane, was what let it to enter the man's life, and because of that need Zane laid so far beneath that mountain, where the seeds of insanity once, suppressed now started to spread again , For Seven Days, and for Seven Nights Zane laid on the stone, unconscious . During those long, days , and nights all manner of nightmarish beasts were pulled toward the Labyrinth, by the Insanity coming from it, or more importantly the Insanity coming from Zane's soul, to them Insanity was a drug, one they could not get enough of, but one Zane could not get less of.
On the eighth day Zane woke, but was it really Zane, was it the Zane, Sara knew before her death, or the one after, but then couldn't he be neither, couldn't he be a totally different man, then before, it was completely unknown. The fact that madness had gripped was not unknown, it was bright as day, in his pitch black eyes that were like bottomless pits, that one could easily get lost in, and his toothy smile, the madness filled, his heart, and soul, and made his blood run black. His harsh laughter rang, through the halls, and every dark beast in hearing distance was frozen in fear, at the sound of such madness. At the mouth of the cave, Insanity let out a chuckle, as it stared off it in the distance, its eyes red as flames.
Slowly Zane, stood up his movements slow, sluggish, as if he were in a drunken stupor , but this was not the effect of some drugs no it was only because Zane had not given in to his madness for a very long time, and the sudden release of that madness, was overriding his system completely, but it woulnd't last long. Even in this state, he was still the most dangerous Thing in, the darkness, of the Labryinth, he would be the dangerous for a very long time.His first steps, after laying down for so long, were also slow, then the halls were filled with howls, and the Maddened Zane, felt the raging hunger within him, it had been so long since, he last tasted, the souls, of hollows, pulses, and shinigami alike, and he was dieing to taste them again.
And not even a second after he thought about, was he tearing through a hollow unlucky enough to be near him. Zane, or what ever was left of Zane's mind, feasted, on the creatures, tortured soul, but that didn't exstinquish the hunger burning in him, as his meal faded into ashes, he stood there his mouth covered, in blood, as well as his arms, and let out, a harsh laughter, that rang through out the halls, and every hollow, that heard, it was driven into a feeding frenzy from the madness, a frenzy where Zane was the meal, well just bait really though not in the way most people used bait, he was using himself, to gather all those hollows around him, and it work like a charmed. The hollows charged right to there death, at the hands of the Mad man that called upon them. Hundreds after hundreds of hollows were killed by Zane, who them feasted on there souls, and no matter what they tried they could not harm him, nor could they leave him alone, in the end they were all devoured, and Zane had feasted enough for now.
Until he hungers again, then it will happen all over again, for as long as he remained in this state, unless some killed him, or he regained, his sanity, and both prospects didn't seem like they were going to happen any times soon.
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:09 pm
The Second Chance: Part 3
Wake up!!
Months went by, as Zane fell deeper into Insanity, but deep within his soul laid a tiny bit, of his sanity, and it had been asleep ever since the Insanity had overcome him, but his mind, his soul did not want that. Now Zane had long ago create a tiny world deep within his soul, where all the souls he had consumed, were trapped behind bars, in cells, that seemed to go on endlessly, and in the farthest corner of this place laid a white oak door that was locked. Two beings stood before that door, wondering what was behind actually they knew what was behind it they just needed to find a way to open it, so they could save what was behind it.Behind that door, was Zane's sanity the piece he lost when his soul , and mind went insane.Behind the door was a world or endless white light, and floating in the air was the sane part of Zane's soul, just hanging there, with chains wrapped all around him, keeping him from escaping if he were to wake up from his slumber, but that was highly unlikely, but nothing was impossible. Impossible only meant a high percentage that one would fail at the task, which meant there was a chance to do the impossible, a very slim chance at that.
Back outside the door the two beings sighed they had been standing outside this door for months and they hadn't even gained a foot hold, in there quest to save them some beings they were. These beings were memories, and manifestations of his tortured soul, one was Sara, the other a kid who looked a lot like Zane, since he was Zane as a kid."Man this is taking forever."Sara said, clearly irritated with the door in front of them , and then with an angry grunt she kicked the door, extremely hard, for the umpteenth time, hurting her foot again."I told you you should stop doing it, no good comes from ..."The boy started to say then stopped had he watched cracks form where Sara had kicked it, the cause was unknown to both who couldn't possibly know, that at the exact moment Sara kicked the door, the Insane part of Zane was having a hard time taking out a Vastro Lordes.
"Wow."They both said as one, as they watched the cracks spread."Did I do that."Sara muttered, to herself."Uh-huh."The boy replied back, as he nodded his head, as he watched the door shatter before them, revealing, the white world, and Zane. Before they could start getting in, the door started reforming, but that wasn't going to stop does to, who jumped through the gap, yelling like warriors, and barely made it inside, but the moment they got inside the world went black, and that was the last thing they remembered.
Zane
Darkness that has been all I have known, the passage of time doesn't exist to me anymore, as I can no longer tell when time passed what felt like a second could be eternity and for what was an eternity could have been a second. Darkness that was all there was nothing more nothing less, but I did not mind I welcomed it a reprieve from my constant battle with my madness, my greatest power, and greatest flaw. I called the place I was in my eternal night I did not name it intentionally it just became so in my head without my knowing a funny thing the mind, far more fragile then the body a body could be fix a mind could not.
After an uncountable amount of time in my world of eternal night, a disturbance appeared a blind , searing flash of light it was there for all but an instant, but in that instant I was awake and I saw Sara, and a boy who resembled me collapsed on the floor of my prison then the darkness return, but I did not want it to I fought back with all my strength and I could here a unearthly scream echo all around me, it was my insanity trying to quiet me down again, darkness and light mixed together as I continued to struggled, the chains that bound rattled and clanged.
Freedom was my right freedom was who I was, with a mighty crash the chains around me fell to the floor as I was released from my prison, and I slowly floated down to the ground, if it was the ground I landed upon as now I was in a world of white and like my world of darkness it seemed endless, but three things stood out Sara, the boy, and the door. I rushed over to Sara and knelt by her side."Wake up, Sara please wake up."I said as I shook, but she did not , I placed my index finger and middle finger over here wrist and found a pulse she was alive."Sara please WAKE UP!!"I yelled so loudly both Sara, and the boy woke up with a start."Zane."they said in union as they both tackled me with a hug."Your a wake thank God."Sara said to me, as she and the boy let go of me.'Yeah all thanks to you guys."I replied as my hand touched Sara's face."Thank you, now let get out of here from what I can see I'm out of control, so I should take back control shouldn't I."
"I don't think so, It is time for you to go back asleep."
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:47 am
The Second Chance: Part 4
Lament Olvidado Dragón
I turned around, my Colt Python appearing in his hand ready to be fired.'Who's there show yourself."I yelled his eyes constantly moving looking for the owner of the voice."I'm right here."The voice said as a dark silhouette appeared , a stark contrast to the white around them."Who are you."I said my gun aimed at the silhouette, ready to pull the trigger at any time."Who am I , hahahahaha why Zane isn't it obvious I am you."The voice replied."Now please go back to sleep."A black scythe came at me from behind, but it was to slow, I was able to jumped out of the way , and as I turned I saw my attacker, the owner of the voice I came face to face with himself, but he looked different from me, his hair fell down to his waist, his skin was pale, almost Albino, his eyes were a pale blue, but what hit me the most was all the scars that once adorn my body were gone, and that this me took on a more lean form, no longer a bronze god, but more like one of the eternal dammed, A.K.A Vampires yeah I know cliché right , but that was the best description I could muster.
Then I realized he was not the different in looks from me as I looked just like him, the only difference was the state of our mind. We faced each other for what seemed like a life time, before he attacked again, and in my right hand my sword appeared, just when I knew I would need it. And then I noticed something my sword was changing form constantly from one weapon to the next, each on the same one I knew would be perfect for the position I was in, then it hit me this is my head and that my imagination was the limit. Sparks flew as steel clashed with steel, and the very surroundings around us changed to the white dessert sand of Las Noches, then to the dessert sands a a long forgotten battle field, my mind was causing these things to happen, the environment was for me to choose for this was my soul and I was in control.
"Burn hell Metallico Dragon."We both yelled at the same time, but it was only the other me the insane me that changed I was stuck with just a blade, I cursed under my breath in ancient Greek, which was now a habit of mine , as I watched the man before me use my powers against me, blades appeared every where coming straight at me, and I was a blur of motion, as I blocked them, shot them, and sliced each sword coming at me but they were never ending."How those it feel to have your own powers used against you Zane, how those it feel."My insanity cried out, as eyes burning with madness."Don't listen to him, look deep inside yourself Zane you still have your power, it just has a different name."Sara yelled out before being slammed into the ground by metal.
It happened so quickly, I made a mistake hesitated when I saw her get hit, a blade appeared sticking out of my mid section, my blood staining the sand red, and all I could do was stare at the man who did it. A name resounded in my head, as I lost blood I thought it was caused by my blood lost, but the more I heard the more certain I was that it was my power, using my blade like cane I said."Lament Olvidado Dragón."So softly I wasn't sure I even said it, but I was sure when I felt the familiar surged of power, rush through my veins, and then I felt complete.
In front of me formed a wall of metal, the reflected my image back to me. I looked different, other then what I had already stated, the form of my power was different. White bone like armor covered my arm, and made a vest of my chest, but did not cover my midsection, my hollow mask now form a visor of shorts, that now rested above my eyes, which now had slitted pupils, from those eyes came to black lines that stretched down my face. Sprouting from my back, was the bone structure of wings, I smiled at this revealing a row of sharp teeth, everything below my waist remained basically the same except the bone armor boots that went up to my knees, this was me, this was my true form.
My sword was gone, but my gun was not, which was no surprise but what was a surprise was what happened to it. When I released my power it also affected my Colt Python, covering in bone show that it had the size of a sniper rifle, the best way to describe it was it was in the shape of a dragon tooth with the trigger in side allowing me to use to as a sword as well.
I aimed the gun at my other self, and pulled the trigger, and I fired not a bullet but a condensed cero, the sped towards my other so fast it barely managed to dodge it.'What the hell your not supposed to have powers, this wasn't supposed to happen, I'm in control here, I am, you hear this is MY BODY YOU SON OF A b***h."My other yelled , as he raised an army of metal sword, that I instantly destroyed with a swing of my sword."You are to predictable, and it is because you think your unpredictable that you are , now you listen hear this is not your body, no it is mind and I will show you right now."I said, as my blade pierced my others body, lifting up from the floor."Heh, you got me*coughs up blood* you got me, god damn you to hell*coughs* but I guess that would mean I'm damming my self to hell, but what can I say I'm insane *coughs* good bye."My other faded away, as well as my inner world, I had won.
I closed my eyes slowly as I released my power, and when I opened them I was in the Labyrinth again, actually as I looked around I was at the entrance, and beside me stood that stupid cat."Well you have been gone for quite awhile, six months if I'm correct so was it worth it."The cat said a smile on its face."It was."I said as in my head I heard the Memory of Sara, and my younger self congratulate me before becoming silent."Yes it was worth it."My voice stronger."Now lets head home."
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:05 pm
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