Jace backed off and ran to help Pete and the others help civillians. Peter picked held up the end of a train allowing people to run.Joey then got up "Dru..." Suddenly one of the tournament faculty appeared "We apologize for being late... however it seems that Dru has engaged in combat with another fighter without permission." Joey nodded. She then looked at Dru "DRU! I challenge you to a battle!"Drumonkey
Dru smiled as he approached Jace "I tend to be. Age comes with wisdom, nice attempt with those runes but let me tell you one thing." Dru smiled and said in a low voice " Fear is stronger than hope. Every time you've fought me before I was weaker than I am now.""Clever." Jace said. Quickly casting a Shielding Spell around Joey.Dragunov
Dru smiled "and let's say I refuse then what happens?" Dru didn't sound malicious just amused as he looked at the rapidly growing group.Joey then got up "Dru..." Suddenly one of the tournament faculty appeared "We apologize for being late... however it seems that Dru has engaged in combat with another fighter without permission." Joey nodded. She then looked at Dru "DRU! I challenge you to a battle!"
(Anyone nearby is more than likely asleep)
"Then we would have to interfere with the battle and you would be disqualified from the tournament." The faculty said. "ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE DRU!" Joey shouted.
Dru rolled his eyes "then I accept your challenge although you're looking a little tired." Dru chuckled at his comment seemingly a lot more at ease.
"I know I can't beat you. But if we lose the worlds dead anyway right? So what have we got to lose?"
"Hey Dreema..." She shook her head "What?... Dru... what is all this? Is... is the world in fear?" It was indeed Dreema speaking.
Dru smiled "yes it is, and I think it'll descend into madness and chaos much faster with you working by our side. Come and I promise all you can eat and anything you could ever want." Dru smiled maliciously.
"Wait... but... everyone's asleep... wouldn't they need to eat too? Otherwise they will die and all this fear and pain will disappear immediately." She said.
"Don't worry i will!" He shouted back getting into his car and driving away into a weirdly quiet street "Huh that's weird its almost like everyone is asleep."
Dru smiled wider "that's what I thought too but then Chuck told me that for my help he would make it so that humans don't need to eat or drink, we could just feast on a world and then go to others. I'm sure you've felt them too." Dru said looking at the sky.
"Well... this would be wonderful... a world where I can fe-" She suddenly collapsed "What... the hell is wrong with this fear? Is this... fear from a nightmare? Is everyone in the world locked in a nightmare?"
Dru chuckled "no about 1/4th are locked in nightmares by my hand. The rest are experiencing different kinda of fear. Some who live on coasts fear what the continent's meeting will mean for them. Some have been told by chuck that they will die and others are best upon by nightmares as I let some of my home bleed directly into this world."
"... That's disgusting... I'm..." She immediately threw up blood "That's repulsive." She stood up "Nightmares... monsters... empty threats... that fear... it's disgusting. I expected you to have good taste Dru... but there is no enjoyment out of puppeted fear nor manufactured fear. The fear that I enjoy is the fear that is stemmed from human interactions... fear of being murdered, fear of death... fear of hell stemmed from those forced to commit crimes as they wipe their tears holding a blood stained knife... Those are the fears that are worth eating... but this fear you have created... It's disgusting. Trying to sugarcoat the most repulsive suffering and fear manufactured by a higher being... High in preservatives and genetic modifications. I had respect for you Dru... I truly did... but to call this filth delicious is an insult itself. Joey... Kill him." She then transformed into Joey's original body. He took off his mask and smiled "With pleasure."
(Why didn't he just lift the bus?)
(the bus weight plus all of the people in there is too heavy. Plus he can't run as fast as the bus is going)
(Even after all the random training he's done?)
(his max is is 30 tons so technically yes he could lift it but running at a high speed while supporting that much different story. I can lift 200 but I don't think I could run while holding that much)
Dru shrugged "say what you will but Chuck's threats are not empty as I'm sure you know Joey." Dru said calmly he would've liked to have another join his cause but oh well. "Come on Joey you could always join my cause you could have anything you want or get rid of anything you don't want."
"What I want to get rid of... is you and Chuck." He said as he cracked his knuckles. "All you do is put a nuisance on everything. I just want to win the tournament, go to law school and become an attorney."
Dru smiled "even after all I've done for you? All the kind measures I've done for you and all the support?" Dru asked his face turning into a mocking mask of sadness.
"Think of it as a temporary death. I just want to sleep without any nightmares... but you seem to have gone off the deep end and frankly... I'm kinda sick of living at your mercy with a blade a few inches away from my throat at all times." He said with a yawn. "In the end... you're just a nuisance and well... I hate nuisances."
Alex was driving down the street still spooked as to how quiet it was "I'm starting to get the feeling everyone actually is just unconscious or maybe dead." Then suddenly a bus turned into his road speeding down the nearby hill luckily he wasn't that far into the road. "Crap I'm probably going to have to report this." He said as he turned on his sirens trying to keep up speed with the runaway bus.
