Tony Earthbound Novels & Stories

Sa bagong planeta na 'to? Bagong planeta... hays. Sino ang mag-aakalang ang isang Tyria Petreon ay makakarating sa ibang planeta? At hindi lamang basta planeta. Isang planetang kamukhang-kamukha ng planetang pinanggalingan ko. Ang Earth. Ang bilis ng mga pangyayari. Parang noong nakaraang mga buwan lang ay iniisip ko pa kung ano kaya ang magiging itsura ng panibago naming planeta. Ngayon eto na siya sa harapan ko.

“Out of…what?” She gestures down and Tony turns his head to look off of some stark cliff that wasn’t there a moment ago and sees – indeed – a strange gossamer current of air, all brown and grey and beige, and floating in it…forms. People. All asleep, or half awake, like he was a moment ago. “Where are they going?” he whispers. “To the Deadlands,” she replies, and Tony looks back up at her, his stomach sinking. “In the Underworld.”

Sylvia and I jumped out of the way at the same time, but Tony was a little late and the boulder came crashing down on his leg. He screamed out in pain and we all stopped breathing in fear that one of them heard us. When it seemed like it was all clear, I summoned all of the power I could, lifted up my hands toward the boulder and concentrated as hard as I could, never taking my eyes away from the large rock. The boulder started to lift up in the air as blood started dripping down my nose. Tony scurried away from the boulder and I turned my attention towards him, letting the boulder drop in the process.

I moved slowly, keeping my hand on the wall for balance and guidance until a light finally appeared at the end of the tunnel. I wanted to run to it, but my legs refused to obey me, keeping a speed that felt as though I was wading through amber. Hours seemed to creep by until I finally reached the light. It blinded me for a moment, and when my eyes finally adjusted, I gasped in horror at the sight before me. Unearthly figures wrapped in dark cloaks stood in a circle around a stone altar. Chained to the slab, beaten and bloodied, was Tony. He whimpered in pain, no strength left in his body to cry for help.

Theo stumbled backward, his eyes widening as he realized what he was up against. Tonya's eyes lit up with a vibrant blue glow as she harnessed the power of water and earth. She summoned dirt and weeds from the ground, twisting them into a shield that blocked Theo's next attack. She was calm, almost graceful, as she maneuvered the elements around her, her control precise and unwavering.

��𝗹𝗳. 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 '𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱' 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗱. "𝗧𝗼 �