TavernTales 14: Cross Circuits

[BreakABone]

I felt bad for my most loyal of readers, and to be perfectly honest with everyone. I've had his story done for some time, it just didn't fit, but I came up with a twist that will be needed sooner or later.
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I've been wandering the world searching for meaning. In my journeys, I have come across fortunes beyond anyone's wildest dreams. I have found love... sometimes multiple times a night. I have searched the darkest caves and the brightest mountaintops. Yet, none of this has satisfied my search. Something remained missing.
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A young man sat in the glory of the summer sun. How he enjoyed these careful days. School would begin in two weeks so he tried his best to get out here as often as possible.

Life had been good to him he thought. He had two loving parents. Both of which were renowned scientists. He always wondered why they chose the desert to study, but as he grew older he realized there was less risk to people around them.

Then there was his sister. Where as most of his friends despised their younger siblings, he loved his sister. She kept him grounded. Her innocence and charm always bought a smile to his life. Even when life threw him a curveball, like his last girlfriend dumping him for one of his best friends. He threw a fit for days, but she was able to calm him down by just listening to him vent. He did not know how much trouble he would have got in if it was not for her.

Ieeeey! Ieeeeeeey! IIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY! The young boy shot up from his relaxed position on the ground. The town alarm was going off. What happened? He got to his feet and rushed home.
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Thear was on the loose once again. He rampaged through the military standing in his way. He sent shoots of fire through the air burning the airplanes. He rained down rocks on the tanks. He knocked over soldiers with blast of airs. And blasted ships with tidal waves.

He could kill them all with no effort he thought, but torturing them felt more fun today.

He even pretended to be damaged and retreated to a small desert town. He was once again pursued and this time he decided to have some fun with the townfolks. He set their houses on fire and lowered the water pressure. He wish he had time to enjoy their feeble attempts to stop the fire, but he was sure there was more damage to be done tonight.
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"Fyacin! Clare! A mother shouted out as she ran frantically around looking for her children. Thear had laid waste to their small town, and she could not find her children. She was going crazy. "Fyacin! Clare!" Someone had to hear her, would anyone even try and help her?

She dropped to the ground in tears when she saw her daughter half crushed underneath a roof. Her husband who had taken time to put on clothes caught up to his wife. He began to dig crazily to get his daughter out. The mother could worry no more and she turned and began to shout for her son once again.

"Fyacin! FYACIN!" In between her shouts, she could hear a low whimper say "mom." She rushed over to the source of the sound and found her son in pretty bad damage under a burning building.

She shouted like a woman possessed to get some assistance. Two kind, elderly gentlemen heard her pleas and came to her side. They were able to get her son out of the damage, and she led them back to her house. They had been able to put out the fire quickly thanks to their lab equipment.

Her husband had returned with their daughter and already began work to fix her up. The men laid Fyacin on another table.

She thanked them and got to work herself. "Don't worry son, everything will be okay."
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