Intermisson I: Joshua

  Two days after the awakening, the world was in chaos. While society was falling apart and the world was ging, two men were walking in a straigh lihrough the wilderhe two men appeared like por opposites of each other. One was rger, walking forward with fident steps, puffed up chest aermined look on his fa the other hand the sean made the impression that a small gust of wind could push him aside. He stood aire head smaller and was thihaher man.His posture was slightly crouched forward, as he made a pained and tired face.They looked somewhat disheveled, as they had crossed a long distan foot.?e on Joshua, we’re close. It must have nded over there“ said the rger man.?Oscar, I don’t think this is a good idea“?What? You agreed to this“?I know. It’s just …“ Joshua hesitated to tinue.?Just what?“?… I have a bad feeling about this“?That’s it?!“ Oscar excimed. ? Joshua, look at me.“? … “ Joshua looked away, while using his right hand to grab his shaki arm.?Look at me“ Oscar said with a more anding tone, holding Joshua’s fa pce.?As y brother, do you think I would do something that’s bad for us?“? … No.“?So trust me and e with me“Oscar let go of Joshua and tinued walking in the same dire as before. A few seds ter Joshua quickly followed after him.?We’re almost there“ Oscar said without looking back at Joshua. Putting one foot in front of other, he resumed talking.?This will be the start of something great. Just imagihe future will be all about us. The mohe fame, the bitches. I - we will rise to the top, all you have to do stay with me.The rest will have no choice but to bow in respect, while I sip on my drin-“Oscar suddendly stopped, once he spotted a certain light in the distance. A light, which kept ging colours.?THERE IT IS“ Oscar screamed loudly.At this point Oscar barely eveered Joshua’s existence. His steps hastened, his smile being more derahe closer he got.?Oscar“Joshua kept pace behind his brother as best as he could. He gnced bad forth at the ging lights in the distand his brother, realizing the tter couldn’t hear him.?Almost there“ Oscar saw a trail in the ground, that looked like a bulldozer had dug a trench. The light at the end of the trail ged to red, a red carpet for him to signal his future sucess.ZZZZZZTZZZZZZOhe two brothers reached the end of trail, they heard a sizzeling sound beied from the thing in front.They simply stood there pletly mesmerized, the ever ging lights being reflected in their eyes. The enviroment around them visibly ed into a distorted state,while the brothers stood motiorees, grass, flowers, all pntlife in the surrounding withered. Something seemed to slurp up the life of everything in the viity with a voracious appetite.PfffftuA seed came flying from the everging colours and nded a dozeers in front of the brothers. The seed then promptly buried itself in the ground.A few seds ter a small flower sprouted. Sp a strange appearehe small flrew at a rapid pace.As it grew rger, the stem deformed. It wasn’t the thin stem of an rown flower, instead it was made of several vines coiled around each other like bulging muscles.At the top was a bud, which started to blossom ohe flrew past 3 meters tall. The petals gave way to a grotesque and bizarre sight for the two brothers.In the middle a circur mouth opened up, presenting multiple rows of teeth.The flower bend in Oscars dire and drooling saliva in front of his feet. Seeing the flower’s mouth Oscar started hyperventiting and fell on his butt.He was about to call Joshua for help, when he saw his little brother ast the flower towards the light.In shock he streched his hand out, only for the flower to poun him and swallow his entire upper body.?UARGH“A muffeled scream could be heard as Joshua tinued walking.?UARGH“ with each scream, came a new bite from the flower and Oscar’s body disappeared more and more.Joshua couldn’t hear the screams anymore by the time he stopped a few steps away from the thing exuding the everging colours.Joshua fell to his knees, a siear rolling down his cheek as his hands csped together in a prayer.?How … divine“