The Islands of Myth

[Mr E Man]

Leon awoke and slowly rose to his feet, the wounds across his chest and stomach all but vanished. All that was left was a faint warming sensation. His muscles ached and his head pounded like an orchestra of percussion, the shockwaves of pain almost knocking him unconscious again.

"Woo, like a friggin hangover from hell…” giving a pained smirk at his own joke, he viewed his surroundings and then saw her. “Hello there.” I guess I ain’t the only person stuck on this god forsaken island. So what do you think of paradise, or my buddy here?” Pointing at the carcass of the manticore he planted a sharp kick into its side. “Because of this ugly fellow, I got this…” looking down at his chest he realized something was wrong. The wounds were gone, replaced by minor scratches. His face turned pale and he stared at the woman with a bewildered gleam in his eyes. “What the F**k?!”

Then it hit him, his dream of the manticore. An unsettling feeling washed over him. Placing his gaze upon the woman again, he fearfully spoke “I think you sh-should-d leave. Th-there’s something wrong about this whole situation… Go… now…!”

After he spoke those words Leon scrambled into the woods, running from something, although that something was closer to him than he could imagine.

[yunie666]

"Wait" Carley shouted, sprinting to catch up with man who she had meet only moments before. "Where are you going?" she protested. Whereever this man was going she knew she had to follow, she didn't even know his name yet but he was the only soul she had seen except that man who had also left just as suddenly claiming he was off the find anything he could salvage. She wasn't about to lose another person, she didn't want to be alone, she was terrified of being alone. Passing through intimdating groves and clearings,she narrowly avoided being tripped up by a root. She wondered what the man was so afraid of, she saw the look in his eyes, he had looked confused and wary. "Why?" she mused. Realizing that she couldn't run for ever she slowed to a jog. Looking up she saw that the trees bloted out most of the sun, she knew she couldn't stay alone in the jungle when it was dark, who knows what dangers might await her."Please let me catch up to him" she prayed. She saw his figure for a second, just ahead, putting on a bust of speed she caught up with him. Panting, she glared at him, "Who the hell do you think you are?"

[Mr E Man]

Leaning upon a tree and Clutching at his chest with a grimace of agony upon his face, he heard her footsteps trailing behind him. “Damn I told her to go away” he thought to himself. Anger swelled inside him, he knew something was wrong with him, ever since he was attacked by that monster. He didn’t need her involved

Bizarre dreams, his wounds vanishing, unholy creatures attacking him. It pissed him off. He never asked to be stuck on the godforsaken island. All he wanted was some solace in his life. What was it than the monster had said in his dream “freedom from his purgatory” He felt the fury rising in him. What did it know?

She was getting closer, he heard her gracelessly scrambling through the underbrush, panting and swearing. Running further into the jungle, he tripped over a root, slamming face first into the ground. Slowly rising back to his feet, his anger reached a critical point, “Dammit” was all he sputtered before spewing fourth a stream of obscenities. Then he what seemed to be a shockwave pulsed through his body, followed by unimaginable pain, so unbearable that he couldn’t even manage a strangled cry of torment.

He felt and heard as bones in his body shattered, dislocated and reformed. As muscle broke down and grew in size, and as his skin tore open to make room for the new layer underneath. And finally something ripped fourth from his shoulder blades. Blood spattered all over the foliage beneath him as he writhed and trembled in agony. In minutes the pain was over, and he unsteadily stood to his feet, only to keel over and vomit on the floor.

With his vision dazed and senses dulled he staggered to the nearest tree grabbing hold of it, slowly he slid to his knees, the pain not yet gone. Steadily his vision returned and the pain dissipated. Staring at the tree he noticed large furrows gouged into its trunk, they were fresh. “Could they be…?” staring at his hands he knew it, he caused the marks. His hand was larger with black claws where the nails should have been, and his whole hand was covered in a silvery fur.

Horrified he rose to his feet, and the words of the manticore hung heavily in Leon’s brain “I WILL MAKE A HOME IN YOUR PURGATORY. YOUR RAGE IS INVITING.” Then he heard scrambling in the brush, oh no the girl. It was too late though, before he could keep running he heard her out of breath voice to his rear.
Who do you think you are?”

Turning, Leon faced her staring at his hands. Not knowing what was going to happen, but anticipating the worst, he flexed a new muscle in his back and was stunned at the result. As silvery, almost angelic wings spread from behind him. Staring her deeply in her stunned eyes he almost, nonchalantly stated “I wish I knew. Although I sure could use a drink”

Bell was only about half a mile in, from the beach when she heard rustlings around her, she stopped dead in her tracks and looked around. Her hands where shaking, she couldn't see anything but the trees that surrounded her and the soil beneath her, but something was certain, she wasn't alone. She took a look behind her and then to the front of her, she saw a shadow in the distance. She took a step back, her back bumped into a tree and she turned around and stepped back again. Bell shook her head It's just a tree your fine, nothings going to get- Something was running towards her, she looked around again -What was that?! She stood perfectly still, terrified of what might be running towards her.

[Magi of Worlds]

Vash was running through the forest. He was almost to the wrecked ship when he saw the bigest mother****in' andaconda he's ever see in his entire life. The thing was atleast one hundred and fifty feet long. Vash just stared in awe until he saw that it was racing towards a young woman. Vash stared wide-eyed at the survivior. He had thought all of the survivors were way back at the clearing. Apparently one had been out here still. " RUN!!!" Vash yelled to the woman. He places his rifle on his shoulder and shot a few bullets at the giant beast to distract it and took off towards the woodedclearing he had killed the other two in, he just hoped the snake would follow him and the girl would have enough wits to run the other way.

Bell heard hissing, she was almost paralized with fear until she heard a man's voice shout "Run!" She looked to where the voice had come from, gun shots where fired and the snake turned round, she ran the other way, towards where the voice had been, hardly making a sound, incase the snake came back for her. She saw a man he was quite tall and had quite long black hair. Bell smiled, and looked back to see if the snake was still there, it wasn't luckily. She walked over to the man "Th-Thankyou." She looked down at the floor then back up at him.

[Magi of Worlds]

Vash looked at the woman. Why hadn't she run the other way he thought. " It's coming back this way, run and hurry!" he said. But it was too late. Out from behind some trees appeared the andaconda. "Oh shit" Vash said. He took the woman's hand and ran towards the wreckage with the snake not too far behind. He found an open door and went through it. He found a large crate that had some torpedoes in it and closed the door sliding the crate up against it. " We might be safe now" Vash said to the woman. "So if you don't mind my asking, who are you?"

Bell held her hand at her chest breathing quite heavily. She looked up at the man when he said the word 'might', Bell was terrified of snakes, it was about the one thing she was petifyed of. 'So If you don't mind me asking, Who are you?' The man asked. Bell returned her hand to her side and joined them behind her back, "I'm Bell," She said with a smile, "And who might you be?" She said as polite as she possibly could.

[Magi of Worlds]

Vash looked at the woman. "I'm Bell" she said. Ah Bell what a beautiful name Vash said to himself and sighed. "My name is Vash" he said back to her next question. He sat down on a box as the andaconda tried to launch it's way through the barred door. He got up and started looking around the boxes and barrels for weapons to kill the snake. He took the lid off of a box and gasped. There's, one...two...three...four B.A.R's in here he thought ot himself. Vash picked one up and aimed at the door he pulled the trigger just as a bump hit the door. A bullet hit the spot where that bump was and tore throught the door. To his amazement Vash heard a hissing shriek and smiled. "I guess I hit our friend" he said looking at Bell.

'Vash?' Bell thought, she smiled she'd hadn't heard the name before but she liked it. There was another bash on the door, Bell took a step back knowing it was the giant snake. She then looked over to Vash who was looking in some crates, she peered over to see some guns in there. Her eyes widened. And she was shocked when the bullet went straight threw the door. However she was pretty relieved when she heard the snake shreik. 'I guess I hit our friend.' Vash said, Bell looked over to him and smiled, "Do you think they'll be anymore on the beach?" She asked not wanting to go outside.

[Lestat]

Alex just sat there, staring into the undergrowth that the 'patient' had stubled through. Just what the hell was going on? He winced as his wound stabbed at him again, and looked around. The woman had tied a crude bandage around his hand. "There," she said. "That should be okay for now."

Alex smiled. "Thanks." His face turned serious again. "I don't like the sound of what's going on out there. I'd better go check it out. It might be dangerous. You'd better go wait on the beach." He stood up and started to walk off, then stopped and turned around. "Uh... By the way, what's your name?"

"Vivian. Be careful Alex."

He nodded, gripped his bat, and set off into the jungle. After a few minutes of running, he located the source of the monstrous noises. Emerging from the trees, he beheld yet another unnatural creature. But its face was that of the previously wounded man. He raised his bat into a vaguely defensive position.

The creature laughed. "Save your strength. I have no interest in hurting you." Alex relaxed a little, and noticed for the first time yet another woman, who looked suitably shocked. He stepped towards the 'man' and put his hands to his sides. "Just what the heck happened to you?"

[Magi of Worlds]

Vash walked over to the bullet hole and peered through it. " Do you think there'll be anymore on the beach?" Bell asked. "I sure hope not." Vash responded. He backed away from the door and kicked the box away. " OW!!" He cried out after kicking it. " Damn, how much do those missles weigh??" He said to no one in particular. He limped to the door and kicked it down trying not to show the pain he felt from that and kicking the heavy box. He limped off of the boat and looked around. Sure enough there was the giant snake with a bullet hole in it's head. "Well...we sure are lucky." Vash said to himself. He walked down the beach a little hoping Bell would follow him incase the snake was still alive. He shouldered his new rifle and strapped his old M1 into the shoulder strap with the german gun. I sure hope Bell got the med bagHe thought to himself and continued walking. He walked right past the snake and stopped a little ways from it's body to see any sign of Bell.

'Owch' Bell thought as Vash kicked the box, she knew exactly what was in it, infact she knew pretty much everything that was in the crates. 'That really must have hurt.' Bell gasped as Vash kicked open the door, there it was the snake, Bell didn't believe how long it was. She edged a little closer to the door and stepped over the snakes head, she took another step forward and then looked ahead, Vash was limping. She looked back to the snake "Is it..Dead?" She walked over to Vash and put his arm over her shoulder for some support incase he fell.

[Magi of Worlds]

"Thank you" Vash said as Bell helped him to be able to walk. "I don't know if it's alive or dead" Vash said to Bell's question. "Were going to see if the other survivors in the forest are still there, ok?" Vash waited for no response and started limping towards the forest. "Grab one of the guns off of my back just incase" he said to Bell. He was still holding the B.A.R. in his left hand. He looked behind him at the snake and allowed Bell to grab one of the guns.

Bell took the gun in her hands and looked it up and down, she hadn't ever dealt with anything this big before, only smaller guns. She took one last look back at the snake, glad to see it still not moving and faced her head towards the jungle. Once they had been walking for five minutes or so something hit her mind. "Do-Do you think it's safer on the beach or in the jungle?" Bell asked, surely it wasn't the wisest idea for however many suvivors there where to be deep in the forest?