crimson, chapter sixteen

They pulled the raft onto the warm sandy beach and looked around. After leaving the beach they

found themselves in fresh green grass stretching into the horizon. In front of them the mist was

gathering, coming together to form the being in their dreams. The form moved closer to them,

making no sound and having no features. There they stood face to featureless face waiting for the next move. The words they heard were formed in their heads but not their own thoughts, they came from the being. “I am Crimson and this is my home. You have been selected to re-populate the earth so that when i return i can feed again. Evolution has provided me with a more satisfying meal than last time and i cant wait to see what evolution will give me when i wake. Take care of my land this time or next time i will leave no survivors and start from scratch. You have been warned. Crimson backed away from them and he began to seep down into the soil and back down deep with in the core of the planet to slumber and rest till he is woken again.

Martin reached down to tie the raft to the boat and then helped Jack, Clive and Kate onto the deck. “What happened?” asked bobby. The others waited in anticipation to hear what lay ahead for them. Jack told them what had happened and what crimson had said. “Looks like the earth has been restored to its natural state before it was ruined by humans. No pollution no destruction it is pure nature.” He added. “Everything is gone, the buildings the roads everything” asked Sarah. “Yes we have to start over again with a fresh slate” Kate answered. They sat and talked over their fears and what they should do. “So this thing crimson is it really gone” asked Lethaniel. Jack confirmed that it was gone for now and would not return for a long time. “What did he mean that we are the next evolution” Pamela asked. Neither Jack, Kate nor Clive knew what he had meant by that but they knew they would find out one day. Jack quietened every one down “we need to ration the food for now till we can find a way to grow our own. We also need to build homes for us, start from scratch” he told them. “We have the boat for now but we are going to need somewhere on land. Look at it this way it won’t cost a fortune for beach front property now” he laughed.