And now some lore I wrote a moment ago to go with the art
“Malcom, what you’re doing will kill millions!” Kai shouted from the bottom of the two steps.
He was looking up at his best friend who was gazing at a dark purple crystal in front of him. The purple light shined in his half circle glasses.
“It will save our country, Kai. Have you forgotten why this world even started, there’s not enough to go around anymore.” Malcom spoke, turning his head slightly. “We could save so many.”
“Yes but at the cost of others. If you just let me finish my job we could come up with a plan, finally use those damn rockets and find a new home. That rock is proof that we could find something else out there.” Kai said, taking a step up.
“I don’t believe in such conspiracies, even if we did make it to space where would we go? It’s not like we know of other planets.” Malcom snapped, turning fully and walking down the steps, Kai backed up as he got closer.
Kai breathed. “We will figure it out.” He spoke, trying to calm Malcom down.
This was not the man Kai befriended back in elementary, he was different, he changed. That crystal was doing something to him and Kai could tell but he didn’t know how, he didn’t even really know what it was none of them did. All that it’s done so far was wipe out half of their government.
“You ask for peace even though we were dragged into this war.” Malcom hissed.
“No, our past politicians started it and it was our goal to end it, don’t you remember?” Kai said, looking disappointed.
“We were weak to think we could achieve something like peace, we’ve been at war for almost two decades what makes you think we could end it with-“
Malcom couldn’t even get all the words out when he felt the blunt force of a fist and then Kai grabbing him by his shirt collar with a look of rage. Kai shook Malcom aggressively as he spoke.
“DONT YOU DARE CALL ME WEAK! DONT YOU CALL ANY OF US WEAK! We are what remains and you speak ill of those who are dead and those who mourn them.” Kai shouted.
Officers bursted into the large room and began to run at Kai while bystanders watched in horror.
“We are all following a dream that YOU created! Snap out of whatever that thing is doing to you!” Kai cried.
The officers finally reached Kai and pried him away from Malcom. The man could only stare at Kai with his cold and angered expression as Kai was held back.
“Kai I hereby strip you of your status,” Malcom hissed, watching Kai be put in handcuffs, “Return to this building and I’ll see to it that your prison sentence is longer than just a few days.”
As Kai was being marched away by officers he didn’t say anything in retaliation he just stared at the floor, his knuckles ached from the blow to Malcom’s cheek.
Malcom watched Kai disappear and he turned back to the crystal and looked into his reflection in the glass containing the shard. His makeup on his cheek was smeared and bloody but underneath that was a gold tint that shown through. He touched his cheek and glared into his reflection, he needed to figure out what to do with this shard before more people start to turn on him in the future…
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