((Sorry about not posting earlier...)) When someone started touching his shoulder Joel shuddered. They were hurting him! Against the black sky the glowing figures loomed over him, holding him and tearing at his wound. The pressure from the makeshift bandages made his shoulder feel as if it was on fi...

((Joel Deitrick continued from All Apologies )) Joel's mind spun as he staggered his way through the forest. He couldn't remember waking on the beach frozen and cold. He couldn't remember searching for cover as everything faded away. And he couldn't remember why it felt like his arm had been torn of...

When the figures left his vision Joel started to panic, thinking they were going to shoot him from somewhere he couldn't see. Glancing from side to side, it took him a few moments to realise that they were actually leaving. They were leaving and he wasn't going to die. The pain that shot through Joe...

Joel felt the bag shift from under him and he fell to that side, lacking the will to control his movements. Landing on his uninjured shoulder, Joel let his momentum carry him and flopped out on his back. His right arm swung over and slapped against the sand a small angle removed from his body with a...

Joel let a short gasp as he felt a burst of pain through his back, a scream catching in his throat as it tightened. Reacting with a shudder, his body sunk closer to the ground. His right shoulder stung with the chill of the shock and burnt with the heat of pain. Lying in the sand, it took Joel almos...

It had almost gone so well. They definitely were no match for him, one of even ran when he moved for them. This blindness thing was hard, but he was so much better than them. He was going to be the One! But when Joel looked up it all started to fall apart. One of his foes was standing amongst the gr...

For Joel, the walk towards the two figures was an eternity of apprehension, and when it was abruptly interrupted by a shout from ahead it was all released. Flinging his arms up in front of his face, he struck forward with his knife; a blind, desperate attack. He had already turned his head away from...

Overwhelmed by his newfound visions, Joel had not even noticed the two girls, but when two of the most distinct shapes before him suddenly dived sideways they immediately caught his attention. He spun round to face the movement only to see it disappear into a jumble of dull shapes. Sinking into a lo...

As Joel stumbled towards the light he heard a rushing sound, like waves or perhaps wind. He wondered where he was; all this information was too much to take in. Abberford was nowhere near any beach. Perhaps he'd wake up soon, and be back in his dorm. This stupid world was just making him feel sick. ...

((Joel Deitrick introduction)) Why the hell couldn't he close his eyes? The tighter he squeezed his eyelids together, the brighter the light burned. What cruel torture was this? He had to close his eyes. He had to go back to sleep. That’s how the dreams end. That’s how he escapes. On the slimy rock ...