Isolation

Jason walked out onto a dark empty street. He looked around at his surroundings. 

Directly in front of Jason were multiple buildings that were all connected to each other. The buildings stretched out all the way to the end of the street in both directions.   

Beyond both the buildings and the street Jason could see the two dark massive walls that towered over all the buildings within the city. The first wall was shorter than the second one but was still taller than all the other buildings. But, the second wall was so tall it looked as if it could touch the skies themselves. 

Jason looked up at the second wall. There was a sign of both fear and amazement on his face as he looked up at the second wall and thought. "So that is the Wall of NYC..."  

Jason looked up at the wall and said to himself. "I heard it was big..." He yelled out. "But I wasn't expecting it to be this big!" 

A confused look appeared on Jason's face as he thought. "Wait, why does it feel like I've said this before?" Jason's head began to throb as he thought. "Why do the walls look familiar?" The throbbing in Jason's head increased in intensity as he thought. "Isn't this my first time seeing them?" The throbbing in Jason's head increased to an even higher level. Jason placed both of his hands on the sides of his head as he thought with unease. "What is going on here?! Has this happened before?!" 

Jack sighed and said. "Jason calm down! We don't have time for this right now! I only want to do this once!" 

A confused expression appeared on Jason's face as he thought. "Huh? Do this once? What is he talking about?" He looked over at Jack.

Jack looked to the left and then to the right. He quickly glanced at the white watch strapped to his left wrist and then looked to his left again. He said as he began to walk down the street to the left. "We should go this way!" 

The throbbing in Jason's head disappeared. His hands fell back down to his sides. He thought as he watched Jack walk away. "He looked at his watch again? But why? Is something supposed to happen soon?"

Aeolos looked at Jack and then looked at Jason as he said. "Hey shouldn't we follow him?" 

Jason sighed and said with annoyance. "Follow him? I'm just letting him lead the way." He began to walk in the same direction as Jack. 

Aeolos then began to walk alongside Jason. 

Jack began to slow down his pace as he waited for Jason and Aeolos to catch up with him. Once Jason and Aeolos were a few feet behind him. He glanced at the white watch strapped to his left wrist again. He then looked back at Jason and Aeolos as he said. "Don't fall too far behind, okay?" He began to sprint down the street. 

Jason and Aeolos began to run after Jack. Jack was in the front, Jason was in the middle, and Aeolos was in the back. But, within seconds the arrangement switched as Aeolos sprinted past both Jason and Jack. 

Aeolos said with excitement as his pace continued to increase. "This is the first time I've ever run with so much weight! This is fun! This is so much fun!" Aeolos's pace increased to an even higher level than it what is previously. 

As each one of them ran down the street the street lights would turn on as soon as they came within a few meters of a street light. They would then shut off again as soon as they were a few meters away from it. 

Jason yelled out to Jack as he ran. "Why are we running?" 

Jack glanced at the white watch strapped to his left wrist again as he muttered. "We're almost out of time... He'll be here soon..." Jack began to run faster than he was previously. 

Jason thought as he ran. "'He'll be here soon'? Is he talking about the SG?" He looked at Jack who was currently in front of him. The distance between the two of them began to gradually increase as Jack continued to increase his speed. 

Jack yelled out to Jason. "You're falling too far behind! 

Jason thought with annoyance. "What do you mean I'm falling too far behind?" He looked at Aeolos and then at Jack who were both getting further and further ahead of him. An irritated expression appeared on his face as he thought. "We'll see who is falling behind!" He began to increase his speed. The distance between Jack and himself began to decrease. 

Jason increased his speed again and quickly passed Jack. He yelled back at Jack with irritation. "Who is falling behind now?!" He then looked at Aeolos. 

Aeolos was way ahead of both Jason and Jack. He was so far ahead that he was only a few meters away from the end of the street. 

Jason thought as he watched Aeolos. "Didn't he say his number was thirty six?! How is he so fast?!" 

Jason continued to increase his speed to try and catch up with Aeolos but the distance between the two never decreased. 

Once Aeolos reached the end of the street he turned right and continued running. 

Jason had a confused expression on his face as he thought. "Where is he going? Does he even know where to go?" 

Jack said from behind Jason. "When you hit the end of the street turn right and keep going until you see the gate." 

A surprised look appeared on Jason's face as he looked over his shoulder at Jack and said with annoyance. "Huh? I thought I left you behind? When did you get so close?" 

Jack ran a few meters behind Jason. He said with a mischievous tone. "Left me behind? I actually let you get ahead of me!" He increased his speed and passed Jason. 

Jason said. "So that is how it is gonna be, huh?" He increased his speed and passed Jack. 

The two of them continued to increase their speed and pass each other as they ran toward the end of the street. 

As they ran they neared the end of the street. They were only a few meters away from the end. 

Jason looked to his left and then to his right as he thought. "Did he say turn left... or turn right?" He looked to his left again as he thought. "I think he said turn..." 

Jason's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Jack's voice as Jack yelled out. "I said turn right, idiot!" 

Jason had an annoyed expression as he yelled out. "Who are you calling an idiot?!" He turned right at the end of the street. 

Both of them continued to run down another street. Jason ran in the front again and Jack ran a few meters behind him.

Jason spotted Aeolos as Aeolos turned left and vanished from view. He thought with annoyance. "Is he already at the end?" 

Jack said. "We're almost there!" He glanced at his white watch again as he said. "But, we're not fast enough! We need to pick up the pace!"  He increased his speed and passed Jason. 

Jason's speed increased again and he passed Jack again. He looked back at Jack over his left shoulder and said with annoyance. "No. You're the one who is not fast enough!" He looked at the street ahead of him and began to run even faster. 

Jack once again passed Jason. He looked back over his right shoulder and said with a mischievous tone. "Then why are you behind me?" 

An angry and annoyed expression appeared on Jason's face. His speed began to drastically increase as he sprinted past Jack and yelled out. "Who is behind who now?" 

Jack sprinted past Jason and yelled out. "Are you sure you want the answer to that?" 

Jason became even more angry and annoyed as he sprinted past Jack again and yelled out. "Screw you! I won't let you win!" 

Jack sprinted past Jason again and yelled out. "Let me win? You act like you can actually beat me!" He laughed loudly and continued to increase his speed. 

Jason continued to increase his speed as well. 

Both Jason and Jack continued to sprint past each other until they reached the spot they had previously seen Aeolos at. 

Jack yelled out as he sprinted past Jason and turned left. "Turn left, you idiot!"

Jason turned left and yelled out angrily. "Who are you calling an idiot?!" He increased his speed and caught up to Jack again. 

Jack laughed mischievously and yelled out. "You, you blockhead!" 

Jason looked at Jack angrily and was about to yell out something but then spotted the area he was running toward. 

In front of Jason was a square shaped enclosed area. There were two massive walls on both sides of the enclosed area and a massive gate directly in front of him. Leading into the square shaped enclosed area was a massive opening the same size as the gate. 

The massive gate itself was wide open allowing Jason to see the dark grass on the other side of the gate. Standing right in front of the wide open gate was a tall darkened figure that was extremely hard to make out due to the lack of street lights within the enclosed area.

An uneasy feeling began to build in Jason's chest as he ran toward the tall darkened figure. He looked over at Jack and said. "Is that Aeolos...?"

Jack said with uncertainty. "I think so. Who else would it be?" 

Jason and Jack ran side by side as they got closer to the gate and the tall darkened figure that stood in front of it. 

Jason looked at Jack as they ran and said. "Is the gate supposed to be open like that?" 

Jack looked at the wide open gate and said with a serious tone. "No. That is not a good sign." He looked over at Jason and said. "We need to hurry." 

Jason nodded. 

They both began to increase their speed drastically and sprint toward the gate side by side. They quickly ran through the opening of the enclosed area and ran full speed toward the opening. They ran halfway through the enclosed area and then they both suddenly stopped. 

They both stood frozen in place as they stared fearfully at the tall darkened figure that stood in front of the wide open gate. 

Jack muttered with a fearful tone. "Wait... why is he here...?" 

The only expression on Jason's face was fear. He looked at the tall darkened figure and thought. "That number... that number is..." 

To the left and to the right of the tall darkened figure were two other figures. Both figures laid motionless on top of ground that was completely cracked.

The first figure was the one to the left. The figure wore cracked armor that had a mix of both thin black metal and thin black leather. The figure's chest, shoulders, back, arms, and legs consisted of thin black metal in the center of each piece. Along the sides of each piece was black leather. On the figure's hands were black leather gloves and on the figure's feet were black boots. The figure had red spiky hair. They had a young looking face that was covered with blood. Next to the figure's bloody face was a broken silver mask. Strapped to the figure's side were two black knives. There was a long black knife strapped to their left side and a slightly shorter black knife strapped to their right side.

The second figure was the figure to the right. The figure wore armor that was both red and black. The dominant color was red and the secondary color was black. Their metal boots were completely black as well as their knees, elbows, and the giant circle in the center of their chest. The rest of their body was covered with red metallic armor. Their head was covered with a red helmet with a black visor. Strapped to their back was a sword that leaned to their right side. 

The tall darkened figure began to move. It moved one foot and then another. The ground shook and cracked beneath its feet. 

Jason could feel intense vibrations beneath his feet as the tall darkened figure moved closer to both him and Jack. 

The moonlight from above shone down on the tall darkened figure. The figure wore thick armor that had a black and orange mixture. The mixture itself looked like hardened lava and it covered the figure all the way from the base of their neck to their feet. They had dark silver hair and their face was covered by a crimson mask. Strapped to their back was a black greatsword that leaned to their right and strapped to their left side was a black dagger. Engraved onto the upper right of the figure's chest was the number eighty six.

Jason thought as he fearfully watched the figure move closer toward both him and Jack. "I thought it was the other... I thought it would be the other SG..." 

The figure continued to move closer to both Jason and Jack as it moved further away from the wide open gate. The ground continued to shake and crack as it moved closer. The figure looked at Jason and then at Jack. It grabbed the hilt of its greatsword with its right hand as it continued to move closer. 

Jason looked fearfully at the figure moving closer to him and thought. "Why is...?! Why is the Chaos Bringer here...?!"