Selenia POV
I was at my house playing Dark Souls. That’s all I was doing, since I’m like my brother Alex in that I play this game everyday. However, where my brother likes Dragon’s Dogma, I like Dark Souls. I’m not saying Dragon’s Dogma is bad, no no. I just like Dark Souls better.
I had just made it through Anor Londo and was about to fight Executioner Smough and Dragon Slayer Ornstein. If you’ve played Dark Souls you would know who Smough and Ornstein are: the bosses of Anor Londo. Smough is a giant, fat, guy with a massive hammer. Ornstein is the smaller one with the spear and golden, lion-like armor. Smough’s attacks are mostly with his hammer and body slams, all of which are very slow. Ornstein is MUCH faster and has ranged lightning attacks.
I think Ornstein is much cooler by the fact he is faster, harder to dodge, and has electricity powers. I even made my own red cape with the Dragon Slayer Spear in the middle of it since he’s just, well, he’s just awesome, ya know? I know Artorias is the one with a cape, but I thought Ornstein would look way cooler with a cape. Hey, a girl can dream can’t she?
I had just finished talking to my dad a bit before I started playing. He and Mom wanted to take a small break from each other. They weren’t divorcing, oh no, they aren't even close to that, but they thought it would be a good idea.
I honestly don’t really care. I know my parents, and they aren’t bad or anything, or even have that many problems. They just decided that a break would be a good idea, and I respect that. Either way, I’m having a great time, and so is my brother. I’m 14, just like him and we both are video game fanatics. We both chat with each other constantly over who’s better at which game. It’s just a fun rivalry.
Anyway, back to my game. I just defeated Smough and Ornstein had supercharged himself. He was preparing to fire an electric bolt at me, but I’m prepared to dodge it. “I’ve got this in the bag,” I said smugly, a smirk on my face as I leaned back in my seat and focused.
Right as I dodged it and the bolt went towards the screen, the TV exploded. I was flung into the back wall, burned. Right as it happened, I weakly moved my head at the sound of a chime and saw a text on my phone. I could just make out the words, “Selenia, you and Raymon need to come over now, Alex is hurt!” I read out loud with a strained voice. I wanted to get dad but I was too weak to even move. My room was now starting to burn with fire spawned by electricity, and I started to get dizzy and faint. As I was blacking out, the only thing I could think of was how much I was hoping Alex was ok. I blacked out two agonizing seconds after.
~Some time later~
When my eyes opened, I immediately noticed something was covering my face. I banged my fist against it and noticed it was some kind of metal helmet. I stood up and noticed that I was much taller than I remember. Looking around I noticed a small pond near me. I quickly ran over to it and looked in. What I saw both terrified me and shocked me.
My entire body was covered in regal, golden armor, with the iconic, snarling lion head-shaped helmet that every Souls fan knew was associated with Ornstein. From what I could tell, I was just as tall as he was.
I then looked around and noticed I was in a forest. I then tested the last thing I could. “Hello!” I shouted. Luckily my voice still sounded the same, just a little more older and more mature. Then the horrible realization came over me as I saw the Dragon Slayer Spear in my right hand. “Oh god, I’m Dragon Slayer Ornstein and I’m lost in a forest….! Well this is great!” I said sarcastically.
While it was pretty awesome to be my favorite character, my, well, ya know, death kinda dulled that excitement a bit. I slowly sat down by the pond, trying to take everything in slowly so I didn’t panic too much. It was a bit hard, but with some controlled breathing, I managed.
I then remember the text message and started to pray that my brother was alright, that is until I heard footsteps coming toward me.