Some time went by. How much time passed? I cannot really say... All I knew, was that I was very weak and my body would not move. I had no strength left in my body to get myself up.
It felt like as if I was paralysed and unable to move at all. I stood there, lying in the crater for almost 6 hours.
- Come on! Get up! - I said to myself inside my mind.
- Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! - I kept repeating it.
I stood there talking to myself within my mind for another 20 minutes until my body finally started to move.
- Come on, move you stupid legs! - I shouted out loud. After some time, I was able to make gentle movements with my legs. I kept trying to get up until I successfuly was able to stand. My body was extremely weak, so I wasn´t able to stay standing straight. It felt like my body was simply bobling around like a marionette.
I grabbed a large stick lying on the floor and placed it under my arm pit, to use it as crutches. I looked around at the destruction caused by the Superstorm. I looked back towards by shelter and turned back around. I knew it was gone and going back there would be a waste of time. I needed to find a place for us to rest and then find some food and water.
- Jester! - I shouted out loud while looking around.
- Jester where are you? - I shouted once more but received no reply. I kept looking and looking. Ansiety was starting to show and I was feeling an attack of panic rising through my body.
- JESTER! - I shouted even louder but never heard any voice replying to me other than my own echo. I could not leave without him, I had to find him first. I walked around and around trying to find him or his body, but found neither. The pressure was running through my veins and I couldn´t control the ansiety of being alone.
- JESTER, PLEASE DON´T DO THIS TO ME! - I shouted once more falling on my knees.
- You promised me! You said you would not leave me! So why am I stranded in this planet, all alone and broken? You said the celestial power would guide me, but now that I need guidance, it doesn´t do sh**! - I screamed in tears, closing my fists while grabing dirt from the ground.
- JESTER! JESTER! JESTER! - I kept screaming in tears but nothing changed. I could feel the darkness of the loneliness in my heart. For once, after a very long time without feeling it, I was once again feeling fear.
I holded to the stick and lifted myself up once again and then I looked forwards towards the horizon. The large burning sun was releasing tremendous heat causing a mirage in the far distance. I could see a beam of light, like a flashing star. With the remaining strength I had in me, I started to slowly walk towards the light in the distance.
- Jester, I am sorry friend. I failed you! I failed to protect you! Now... now you are... gone! I am scared but I cannot die here! I will keep moving forwards and I promise that I will never ever forget you! - I stated while slowly walking forwards under the hot burning sun.
- That´s very sweet of you! But I´m not going to let you walk your destiny all alone. I am always with you, in your heart! That was my promise! - Jester replied while walking by my side.
- WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU! YOU BASTARD! - I screamed extremely loud, throwing the stick at Jester but failing to hit him, causing me to fall on my knees while he jumped on top of a large rock.
- Wow Wow Wow! Calm down, I have always been here! You were probably too weak to see me or hear me! Those lightnings must have decreased your eye sight and you hearing. Yup, that was probably it! - Jester replied opening a gentle smile and winking at me.
- F*** You! - I shouted while crawling towards Jester and grabbing my stick back so I could stand up.
- Jake! I am being serious now. You have been lying there for a very long time under this bruning heat. You are dehydrated. There might be some water under this large rock. If you dig just deep enough, you will be able to find water. - Jester stated while pointing down to the rock where we was standing on top of.
- You are right. Large rocks make shade and water takes longer to evaporate under the shade. - I stated while crawling to the shade instead and started to dig a hole with my right hand. My left hand was injured. It had a few burnt marks from those lightnings, so I could badly move it without feeling pain. I kept digging down until my whole arm was under the dirt and my face was almost hitting the ground. I kept digging deeper and deeper until I felt wet soft dirt like clay.
- I found some water! Yes! I have found some water! - I shouted to chester with some joy, I was extremely dehydrated and thirsty. Suddenly I started to remove further dirt making the hole wider, so I could collect the water. When I was able to see water and reach it, without hesitation, I drunk some of it straight away. Then I started to craft a water bottle using some of the dry drift wood I had close by. I made a whole in the middle my stabbing the top of the hollow drift wood with a pointy stick. Then, I placed carefully some water inside the hollow drift wood and closed the top of it with some wet dirt and allowed it to dry with the sun.
- Where are we going now, Jake? - Jester asked me, looking around.
- We are going towards that flashing light in the distance. - I answered while pointing towards the light I was seeing in the distance.
- Light? What light? I see no light!!! All I see is dirt after dirt after dirt full of rocks and hills... - Jester questioned me scratching his head in confusion, while placing his left hand on his forehand to cover the face from the sun, so he could see further.
- That light over there!!! - I pointed once more.
- Jake! I see nothing over there but hills and rocks... Are you going crazy on me? - Jester stated while looking around. It seemed like he was trying to find something.
- There! That large tall rock should do it. Jake, you seem very weak and I am sure you need a rest, so you body is able to recover. We will go to that rock and using your inner power, you back a hole in it and we can use it as a cave. - Jester stated while pointing at the large rock and slowly walking towards it.
Being honest, he was not wrong. I was in no condition to travel and my body was in no condition for further stress. So, we walked towards the large rock and when we reached it, I slowly flipped my left ring finger causing a large whole on the rock. Big enough for one person only. Just as I used my attack, I collapsed on the ground out of energy.
- Come one Jake! One last push mate! Just slowly crawl inside the hole you just made, so you can stay under the shade and not dehydrate fast. - Jester requested while looking at me trying to crawl.
I slowly crawled towards the opening I made. The blast of my attack cause the dirt under the rock to create some sort of deep hole. Something like 3 inches deep and it was deep enough for the rock to make a nice refeshing shade. Just as my hand reached the tip of the hole, my body collapsed and rolled down towards the center.
- Good job Jake! Rest for now and recover your energy. Tomorrow, we will find some food and another place to make a shelter. I will stay outside guarding the perimeter and looking for resources while you rest. I am proud of you. You have grown so much since... - Jester talked within his mind while sitting by the rock with his back lying on the wall of the rock and staring at the horizon.
A few hours passed and I was feeling slightly better. My body was refreshed and my felt some energy in my body. My left arm was still hurt but the pain wasn´t as bad as before. I slowly crawled out from under the rock and stood up. As I was standing up, I saw this weird looking person snoring and drooling with his mouth open. His position was so messed up and I pissed myself laughing.
- Jester! Wake up! - I shouted, making him startle.
- JAKE! Don´t do that to me mate! Geez! You scared the f*** out of me! - Jester stated while cleaning the sand from his clothings.
- We need to find food! I am starving! - I stated while looking around trying to find the best path to take.
- Yah! But where are we going to find some food? This place looks deserted enough and I haven´t seen a living form since yesterday. It is as if the storm killed everything. - Jester stated.
- We will keep looking and scouting until we find something. We will follow the flashing light in the distance. When we get there, we will then decide what to do. - I stated once again pointin to the light.
- You and the light. Alright, lets follow your crazy theories then! - Jester replied walking by my side.
We kept walking forwards, towards the horizon where the light kept flashing. We walked what it felt like an eternity. I kept looking around me trying to find any live animals but nothing was about. We carried on walking until we reach what it looked like to be an abandoned astronaut base. It seemd to be old technology from the early 90s. At the top of the roof of the small base, a figure seemed to be sitting there looking at us.
- So, you finally made it! I was scouting you with my sniper for some time now. I noticed you lying there on the ground after the storm went away. Are you guys lost? - the figure stated while looking down to us from the top.
- Another human being? Jake! Is that really another stranded human being? - Jester asked confused and shocked just as I was.
- So the flashing like was... - I was talking when he interrupted me.
- Yes! The flashing light was the reflection of the sun on my sniper scope. I was forcing the sun to hit the lense, so you could see it and grab your attention. - he replied while showing us the sniper and and using the scope´s lense to reflect sun to my eyes.
- You must be hungry and thirsty. Here! Have some, this place is deadly if we don´t have enough energy to sruvive! - he stated once again while throwing an astronaut like bottle of water and some sort of meat.
- Thank you, I guess! - I thanked slightly suspecious. I was shocked that another human being was living in this planet.
- My name is Raziel. I got myself stranded here just like you did I am guessing. - he stated while making some gestures with his arms.
- How did you get stranded? What happened to you? - I asked while eating the supplies he gave me.
- Well, lets say that I was inside a spaceship, something went wrong and it started to lose control and then BOOM! A few moments later, I woke up here, stranded in this place all alone until now of course. - replied Raziel giving me a gentle smile while closing his eyes with joy I guess.
- What about you? - he questioned while coming towards me to shake my hand.
- I was... I was.... - I tried to tell him but, the memories of the metorite destroying the satellite and my dead friends, started to flash in my mind and my heartbeat accelerated.
- Hey! It´s okay! I understand! Judging by your reacting right now, I can tell was something trumatic. You don´t need explain! - he stated while shaking my hand and giving me a tap on my back.
- Here! - I said while throwing the water bottle towards him.
- Nah! You keep it, I don´t need it! I have some more inside the base. - he stated throwing it back to me.
- Well, I hope you are feeling better now after the supplies! I was planning to go alone towards the sand whales graveyard, but since you are here, we can go together if you like. - Raziel stated while pointing towards the tall grey hill in the distance towards my right side.
- Sand Whales Graveyard? What is that? - Jester asked out loud.
- What is that sand whales graveyard? - I asked Raziel while were started to walk towards the grey looking hills.
- It is the place where strange creatures take their prey to and kill it. There is the place where I fint most of my food. I wait until the creatures finish eating and then quickly grab myself some of the meat while it is fresh. Easy and efficient! - Raziel explained while we kept walking under the heat.
- What kind of creatures are they? - I asked once again with curiosity.
- I can´t really explain very well. They are these weird creatures that hide under the shadow on the hills. They can only attack while under darkness. Since the sun still shinning brightly, we will be safe and be able to collect food. - he explained once more with some more detail.
- Afterwards, we come back here to this base and we decide what to do next. - he stated with a smile and his eyes closed with joy.
- Alright sounds like a plan! - I replied closing my right fist and making a serious face.
- Jake! I will keep my eyes opened! - Jester stated. I looked to him and gave him a nod.
Raziel was a guy with long dark hair and some dark green torn clothings with a torn dirty camo cape. It reminded me of a marine wearing a camo gear for mission in the desert. His fringe was sorta long too, causing some of it to be in front of his face. I also noticed some scars in his face. Most likely from previous battles. He had his sniper rifle hanging in his back holded by a small old rope.
I must admit that it felt really strange to be talking to another human after such a long time. But it made me feel good and more open minded, after all I was now sure that I was not alone within this planet. So we kept walking towards the grey hill in search for some food.
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