*** FIRESTARTER ***

* CHAPTER_02 *

- ESCAPE -

The Keeper was shocked. Before him was something, that was not allowed to happen... Standing in debris, innocent looking anomaly... He was a young man, probably in his early twenties, with bright blond hair and nice blue eyes. Just like the sky in humans world. The sky of Non-existence was always dark and cloudy. But in those eyes was also something strange...
- A-are you okay?... - he asked.

The blonde felt to be not in right place...
- Ah, errr... S-sorry for this mess... - He came out of the remain of a cross and dusted hid clothes.

The Gatekeeper was kinda confused. "That is weird... he was under the debris, probably he was near the impact of lightning but..." Except the few scratches, he wasn't injuried at all. The clothes he wear were badly destroyed, but the body was fine.

- Oh! - Keeper taked his weapon in the hand and pointed with it on the unknown guy. - Wait a moment!... Who are you? And where the hell you came from?
The sudden question startled the guy.
- I... I'm... uh... I'm... - He became embarassed - ...You know? A VERY GOOD question dude... ^^;
- You... don't know who you are? Not even the name? Amnesia? O_O
- U-um, you see, I woke up on a big, surreal cross, and then a lightn...
- WHAT!?! - Keeper shouted - WHAT DID YOU SAY? WOKE UP ON A HUGE CROSS?
- AND was hit by the lightning, creepy no? By the way, what is this place?
- NO WAY!
- Strange name...
- Argh! Not the name! - He was mad. Really mad. A dark aura aroud him formed a pair of wings on his back - Something strange never happened here before! This is NIHILITY, NON-EXISTENCE, the land where the souls wait for their resurrection, sleeping!... And no one, NO ONE ever woke up!
- Um, then always must be the first time, no? - The man joked.
- WH-... Guh? -A thought appeared in Keepers head... "If the fact goes out to the HQ"... He saw him standing before the highest rank Archangels, and one of them saing: "INCOMPETENCE" The word fall on him like a stone. Keeper became serious.
- I, the Gatekeeper of Non-existence will not allow you to escape!
Then he pointed with the hand in the man's direction and shot an energy ball. It explode near his feet.
- Ack! Hey! Are you insane?!
- Honestly, the one abnormal here is you. - Said the Gatekeeper and appeard right by him - I don't know how could this happen, but really, may you allow, that this incident stay between us two? *grin*

- Shit! He's serious! Run, run, RUN! - He began to run away.
- ENOUGH! - He flew in the sky and stopped 5 meters in the air. His weapon - a golden stick, took some dark aura and formed a scythe shaped blade. - Too slow! - He swinged it once and some dust-like skulls flew from it, in the blonde guy direction. Luckily, the dude dropped and they missed.
- What's your problem, man?!!
- HUZZAH! - New skulls chased him.
- WAAAH! - He hide behind a cross nearby. Skulls exploded by the impact and the cross collapsed. A huge dust cloud covered the area. It was dark in the Nihility, but now the sight was totally 0%... Unknown man disappeared too.
- Th. I can find you no matter where you are. It's my territory! - Keeper concentrated - I must just feel your...
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... or not... NO AURA... GREAT!

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- I think I lost him... - he ran as fast as he could. Then a water appeard before him. He stopped - Oh no... *breathed hard* Nowhere to go... Eh?
The moon came out of the clouds. Because of its light it was brighter now. And that what the blonde saw was breathcathing...

In the water, maybe a sea, there were standing crosses. Many of them. Some were empty, but on the other there hanged some corpses...
- What the... Are they really... sleeping? Did I slept like this too? ... Of course I was. But somehow I could...

An explosion stopped his thoughts.
- Here you are. Found you. - Keeper was back.
Keeper reached his neck and picked him up to a near cross.
- *cough* Do you want to kill me?...
- Dude, you are already dead!
- What the...? Oh wait! I understand now! It's a dream! And you not even exist - Asked the awakened man.
- I wish this were a dream too... But it isn't! You woke up. So hurry up and go to sleep! NOW!
- Sorry, I don't feel like sleeping now...
- Then allow me to help you!
The scythe swinged in the air again, but this time there wasn't any skulls. A chain appeared from the ground and trapped the blonde like he was before.
- Actually I should thank you... Here was so boring lately... It was fun to meet you... *creepy smile* And now... Good bye!
- Shit! - Blonde closed his eyes.
Keeper made an energy ball and wanted to shoot it, when suddenly something shone above them. They looked in the sky... "Another lightning?" They both said.

No. A bright light stroke blinded them. It was shining direct there, where they was. The chains disappeared and a thing-like portal appeard between them... "What is this?" Thought the man? "My chance!" answered himself, and wanted to touch it.
- Nooo! What are you doing? - Shouted the Keeper. He wanted to interfere but his attacks didn't work.
- Waaah! - The exit sucked the guy inside. When he fully disappeard, the light vanished in the same time. POW! And gone. It became silent again.
Only the fast breath of the Gatekeeper disturbed the silence.
- Gone... ... ... F***K! - He hit the scythe against the earth.
- F***king GREAT! Now THAT was REALLY IMPOSSIBLE! - He was terribly mad...

- I have no clue who... But someone must helped him!
He looked up in the sky. The moon still shone, silently observing the damned land.