Mayskeep

Earth's Fall- Day 1- 3:26PM- Needlehead Park, Capricio City, Capricio, South Wing.

"All right Jaden, playtime's over." A young woman stepped into a sandbox stretching out an arm to her son.

The little boy hesitated, "Really?" He wailed. "Can I stay for a little while?"

"I'm afraid No" His mother snapped back. "We need to get you out of those dirty clothes and get ready for your Math tutor," She said squatting to meet her son's gaze. "You don't want to miss math class do you?"

The little boy looked sad and disappointed. He dropped his sand bucket and got to his feet. "Can my friends come too?"

He noticed his mother's scorn expression, "I'm sure my teacher won't find it-"

"Jaden! How many times will I tell you your friends can't come?!" His mother yelled. The boy looked down. The woman took a few deep breaths before patting his hair. "I'm sorry okay? I shouldn't have yelled at you."

The boy nodded and she hugged him, "Tell you what? Why don't you go greet off your friends and I'll ready the car, mm?" He nodded once more and she gave him a peck.

"Mom? What's that?" The little boy asked pointing to the sky.

"What's what?" She asked in return turning to meet his gesture. She couldn't believe what she saw. It was an asteroid, at least that's what she presumed. A long stream line of smoke was painted in the sky led by a weird looking blue rock.

"Cool! An asteroid!" The boy proclaimed, "I have to make sure my friends are seeing this." He started towards the fields but was held back by his mother.

"Come here Jaden, we're going home, now!" The woman said with all sternness and the boy was smart to not argue. The asteroid emerged bigger and bigger, it had started to steer up a lot of people's instincts, because everyone was eventually running for their lives.

"Mom! What's going on?!" The boy yelled in all the commotion, he looked back to catch a glimpse of the extraterrestrial body. It was closer now and already braced for impact.

Total Casualties: 4, 109, 840, 560 people

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Earth's Fall- Day 8360- 6:02PM- Tundra highroads, Tundra, North Wing.

Levi let out a loud series of coughing. He noticed the old lady sitting next to him on the bus adjusted away from him towards the window.

For Heaven's sake, it's not contractable by air, he thought. He didn't blame her though, she's old, it's better you die an honourable death than a painful one.

Damn! It hurts. His breath was seizing every now and then. Though he was trying his possible best to not make the other passengers uncomfortable by him, it seemed he was just the virus, the elephant in the room. No one needed to utter a word against him before he could understand, he could feel it. He has always felt it all his life.

"Mayskeep?" He could hear the driver ask. Levi raised his hand in conformity. It appeared that the Driver didn't see his hand, "I said Mayskeep?" He asked more loudly.

"Yes... Yes sir" Levi's tiny voice broke up from the third row. Finally, everyone had the chance of an excuse to turn and see the imp. My, my, did he have a little voice for his age.

Levi ignored the stares, when last did any of them see someone with Lead syndrome? It's not like their opinion of him mattered. He was going to die in the coming days.

The Bus came to a stop at a T-junction.

"Alright. Mayskeep." The driver proclaimed from the front.

Levi got up and picked up his sack bag. He took one last look at the old woman. Sure, I guess you'll be more at ease now eh? He thought. He made towards the door of the bus. Great. Why in seven hells would he be the only one dropping at Mayskeep?

"Take care!" The driver waved before zooming off. Levi watched the bus disappear. Now that was a rare good fellow, he thought.

He turned around to face the street. A gush of nostalgia filled him. Everything has changed but he could still make out similarities with the memory in his mind. It's been 7 years since he left this place. Seven years since he left his father, ran away is a much better phrase.

Levi pondered as he took painful steps hoarding his bag over his shoulder. Why did he leave his father in the first place? Because he never gave him attention? No, it's not it, he thought. He was angry, angry at his father, that's why he ran.

All his childhood and memories were built here and he threw it all away. He wondered how his father was fairing, if he was happy. Am I making a mistake coming here? What if Dad is happy and I show up just when I'm about to die?

Levi wiped away the free flowing tears from his cheeks. No, he needed to see his father, he is the only person and family that he has.

The moonlight had just started to lit in as he took in deep breaths of the cool Atlantic breeze. He could see a few people staring at him from their homes.

Levi recognized the cluster of crawling plants, he moved further and everywhere felt like he never left. Except the fact that he couldn't fish out his family's little shade of a home.

"Hey, you boy! Watchu doing there?" The voice of an aged woman called on him. Levi turned to see an old woman in her night robes.

"Noth- Nothing."

"Nothing?" She took a long look at him. "You look old enough, shouldn't you be in the Academy?" She called out in a surprising loud voice.

"Academy? What Academy?" Levi replied unsure if she was just a crazy grandma. But the woman just muttered under her breath and made to leave.

"Wait!" He called after her. The old lady turned. "Umm, I'm looking for a man who used to live her-"

"You mean Jean Parker?" The aged woman cut him off.

"Yes..yes yes." Levi replied with relief.

"Oh! Haven't you heard? He died 2 years ago from a gas leak... Horrible story."

And with that, Levi felt his heart beat increase, his breath seized and he blacked out.