The Way of the Future: Age of Machines(Completed)

I'm Sorry

Tired, he lied there alongside the crystal. The crystal glowed bright beside him.

"Thank you.. for saving me" he told the crystal.

Unsure if the crystal would even understand or if it was alive af all did not stop him from thanking it.

The crystal had aided in his healing process and now he was well on his way back home to where he left his family.

He left his family near a lake to the west of where he was. They were sheltered inside a hut over the river. The hut was abandoned when they first found it and due to the seclusion of the place, he decided it was best for them to stay there.

He was returning to his family proud of what he had accomplished, they were now a few less steps away from being saved from the nightmare and fear.

When he returned to the lake. There was nobody outside the hut. He pondered why that be but he assumed that they were inside as to prevent anyone passing by from seeing them.

He shouted their names. He shouted that he had arrived bu there was no response. The crystal then glowed brighter than it ever had before when it first shone its light on the foxman.

It's blinding light hurt his eyes and he let go of it. It fell to the ground and bounced but did not crack. It's bright light then disappeared in a slow manner.

Then, his family came out of the hut. His wife and children came out and waved at him.

He was delighted and waved back, he waved at them to come. They did and they dived into the river and swam across. They met by the shoreline and hugged. Though he did not know why the crystal glowed, at least it was still there.

His wife insisted that she'd hold onto it and he gave the crystal to her. The family then headed out to a nearby village. The nearby village was the only place they could hide from, the wife insisted.

The foxman was surprised at his wife's new attitude. Was she optimistic because help would soon arrive? That's what he thought and he went with it.

Little did he know, his family were merely illusions made by the crystal.

When the hunters left him to die in the river, they came across the hut and found his family.

They were massacred without remorse and their corpses were left strewed about inside the hut. The bloodstained walls and floor were a horrific show.

But for some reason, the crystal sensed that the people he sought after were dead and when doubt began to arise in his heart, it activated and gave it illusions.

These illusions felt real, they had a real body and acted similar. But they would soon disappear in a few days time. This was the horrible truth that befell the foxman later on.

The knights had covered the family with sheets and the threat of the moonlight was at the minimum. The captain and the foxman had agreed to start their trek.

The foxman covered himself with sheets too and went along. He walked alongside his family, holding onto the hand of his wife. The children were silent and did not speak a word.

They started their journey south, ignoring the dirt road that the knights has followed. They stopped near a lake, it was the same lake where his family was massacred.