Benevolence: The Journey

 

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A fate with Destiny

 Shiloh just an Ordinary 9 Year Old Boy wishes His Father would Be with Him and His Mother to Celebrate Shiloh's 10th Birthday However after Promising His Son that He will Be there Dave's Boss tells Him He must take over a Former Employees place or Risk Being Fired Dave Writes a Letter and sends it To Shiloh it arrives on His 10th Birthday after School Shiloh Rushes Home to See His Father but as Luck would have it Shiloh's Father is Nowhere to be Seen His Mom Gives Him the Letter and a Gift Sent from His Dad. Inside the Letter Read's:


"My Dearest Shiloh I Am unable to come Home for Your Special Day However I am Entrusting You with a Special Gift I want You to Take Extra Care of This for it means a lot to Our Family Be good Shiloh I love You a lot Your Father Dave"

  As Shiloh Reads Tears pour down His Cheeks as He goes to Open His Gift inside is a Compass made of Brass with the Letter D engraved on the Top Angrily Shiloh Sneaks out of the House and tells Himself 

"Certainly if Father can stay away from Home so can I" 

And with that He heads Downtown Towards a Pawnshop in Hopes of Selling the Compass for some Pocket Money However as the PawnBroker looks at it He refuses to Accept, stating the Condition of the Compass is to Worn for it to be of any Value. And with that Shiloh heads Out towards the park throwing the Old Compass into the Trash and sitting on a Swing. (Thinking to Himself)

"I would do anything if I could just have one great adventure like My Father"

 And with that said soon He gets up out of the Swing kicking the Dirt from Beneath His Feet the Sky becomes Incredibly Overcast with Dark Clouds Shiloh Starts heading towards the Parks Pavilion but seeing a few of the Children with Their Fathers bring a Tear to Shiloh's Eye's. Shiloh leaves and makes Haste for the Nearest tree taking Shelter from the Now Pouring Rain under a Tree however Lightening Strikes the tree causing a Tree Branch to Knock Shiloh Unconscious.

Shiloh Awakens after being Hit by the Tree Branch from the Mysterious Storm and Rushes for Shelter towards an old Cabin that He Clearly has Never seen in the Park before. thinking nothing of it He figures beggars can't be choosers Rushing towards the Cabin as heavy Rain begins to Pour it is here where Shiloh soon Meets Destiny a 6 Year old little Girl held Captive by a Deranged Killer. He and Destiny evade the Killer but Sees an oncoming Police car approach Shiloh afraid decides to take Destiny and Run deeper into the woods where Gunshots are soon Heard from a distance Shiloh returns Home with destiny but Mysteriously where His Home once was is no longer there finding it a bit Odd He try's to desperately figure out where He and Destiny Are but somehow this place feels Different and the Two Embark to Figure out what's going on.

Shiloh decides this is His Chance to Embark on a Journey  just like His Father. So He decides to Help Destiny Find Her Missing Family and return Her to Safety While Evading this Mysterious Killer.

The Storm Returns Forcing Destiny and Shiloh to seek Shelter within an old Long since Abandoned Mine with only the glow of the Compass as light However a Mysterious Creature known as Deimos Supposedly Haunts the Site Devouring all who Enter the Mines Deepest Dark Belly Destiny and Shiloh use the Flashlight that Shiloh had taken from the Cabin Earlier in Hopes to get to the Other side of Town from within the Mine after awhile of walking Shiloh nearly falls to His death Dropping the Flashlight in the Process this commotion in turn attracts a Wild Beast to Their location. Thinking the Legends are True Shiloh and Destiny Make Haste running out of the Mine after realizing the Compass seems to be Glowing leading Them towards the Exit However The Children must Cross a Narrow Rickety Bridge to get towards the Light leading Outside the Mines. Revealing the Mysterious Creature to be that of a Black Bear However it wasn't as Demonic as the Stories led on to believe as the Bear crosses the Bridge after the Children however the Bears weight breaks apart the Bridge Sending the Bear to its Doom and Shiloh and Destiny Hanging on for dear life Eventually Climbing out and Exiting the Mine.

After Evading Certain Death and Exiting the Cavern the Storm Slows Up a bit looking out over the Hill They can make out what appears to be a City in the Distance given How high up on the Mountain They are They spot a Small Town Where They Trek down the Mountain and Enter stocking up on Supplies as well as meeting with kind Folks that wish to to Help Them the Two are ready for continuing the Journey much to the displeasure of the Clerk who catches Shiloh Shoplifting His Wares using a Backpack and Confronts Him but the kind Elderly Stranger pays for the Stolen goods asking the Clerk to forgive the Young Man and leaves with the Two Children the Clerk however writes down the Elderly Mans licenses plate and Phones the Police anyway.

The Kids are talking to the Elderly Couple and Their Dog seems to enjoy the Children's Company and seems to want to Protect Destiny just before being attacked by the Police Officer Who kills the Elderly couple which in turn makes the Dog attack the Officer Buying the Children time to just barely escape but not before Shiloh recognizes that the Officer was the Deranged Killer from before now Dressed as an Officer after having killed the Cop and Stolen His Uniform and Police Car. It's not long before the Killer is back in the chase after Shooting the Dog the Kids run through the Black Forest Destiny Slips on wet leaves as the Killer is right behind them Shiloh loses his foothold and falls down a mudslide with Destiny which makes the Killer lose sight of Them Shiloh sees a Drifting Piece of Plank and He and Destiny get aboard after making there way through a river rapid on a plank of wood floating from harms way and escaping the Killers Flashlight beam from the distance however the plank soon crashes into a ditch where the Children then enter the Bog,

 The Bog filled with quick sand and plenty of gators this area is where many have met a grisly End Shiloh and Destiny tread carefully and it is Here Where Destiny Drops the Compass after Quicksand nearly Pulls Her Under However Shiloh manages to grab Her hand and They Escape certain Fate but a Mysterious Man Dressed in Black Picks up the Compass Biting into an Apple and witnessing the Children Running Away.

Shiloh Steal's a Ticket and the Two board a Train however Destiny soon Discovers Her Compass is Missing and Races out of the Train in search for it. Thinking They may have dropped it around the station Shiloh and Destiny search a few minutes the train starts to leave the Station and they quickly hop aboard the back of an open storage-train cargo.

 Aboard the Train inside a Cargo storage container Destiny and Shiloh stumble upon an Old Man with sickly green skin replying 

"have Ye been looking for Tis" 

Holding up the Compass from around His neck laughing.

 "You have something that belongs to Me"

 The Old Man Demands His Ticket back in return for Destiny's precious Compass Shiloh Searches His pockets and Realizes He lost the Ticket and Responds to the Man 

"I lost it Sir,  i am very Sorry" 

The Old Man angry with the answer demands 

"well if You want thy Compass Then Give Me the Girl"

And Shiloh and the sickly man fight aboard the train just as it looks like Shiloh is about to lose and be tossed out the back Destiny finds the ticket and demands that He let Shiloh alone or She would toss the Ticket out of the Train this makes the man think he drops Shiloh down and heads over to destiny and (Pats Her Cheek)

"why thanks little sweet girl" 
(Laughing)
 "Why now that I have my ticket this Garbage Compass is of no use to me" As He holds it Out of the Train and starts to laugh Shiloh runs towards the man and grabs the compass that was attached to some string around The Mans Neck ripping it off sending it Hurtling to the Floor of the Train this makes the Compass start to Light up and a light shines brightly blinding the stranger as He stumbles back and falls off the train into the Mountain pass below Shiloh fixes the broken String and places it around Destiny's Neck once again it is Here where They can see the Upcoming City getting much closer from a distance just before sunrise.

After exiting the train outside the City Shiloh and Destiny are confronted by a man telling them they are Forbidden to Enter the Neon Glitz City as The Prosperous Lord Barnes has deemed it Unsuitable for those of innocence and demands any Children who are caught be sacrificed at the alter of the Serpent for this City of Benevolence is known to be part of a Cult the man Makes an offer to take them into the city but they must remain Hidden in the back of his wagon the Children agree and soon are loose within the city unbeknownst to them A Man had already seen them Exiting the Carriage they were in.

(To Be Continued)


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