Going Up..(Mechanic) by barryjeffer
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Something changed... the walls seemed to shimmer. The picture, box top and whatever else
had been laying on the floor became hazy, as if turning to sparkling particles, and disappeared falling through the concrete floor. His breathing had changed as well, now coming in shallow fast gasps as the walls began to do the same thing, revealing a darkness behind them. No,
it was more than darkness, it was a nothingness. He could feel the void that filled the
blackness there and it terrified him in a primal way that he had never felt before. It was
as if a gaping maw had opened and wanted no more than to devour him completely.
Jumping to his feet, Deschain backed away from the encroaching shadow. He stopped only when
he felt the cool cement wall against his back.. he was trembling as he slowly turned, hoping
the wall behind him was still intact and the door remained where he had entered. The wall
indeed was there, but it too had changed. To his amazement what had been a simple cement wall
and rusty door had been replaced. There in that place was a set of shiny metal elevator doors.
The wall now marbled stone was ultra-modern and polished to perfection. He stood, dumbfounded
for a moment, not daring to look behind him, fearing the impending doom would swallow him
whole at any moment. He had no time to think, only to react. He reached his right hand out and
pressed the up button on the chrome panel.
The recorded female was pleasant "Going up Mr. Deschain"... the sound was sweet, but out of
place here in the growing void. He could feel the darkness coming nearer, the floor falling
into nothingness just behind his feet. He leaped though the opening before the doors had
fully slid apart, falling against the back wall and to the carpeted floor. There was nothing outside the small elevator, nothing but black, yet there was a dread that permeated that emptiness that scared him to his core. The silence was broken by the "ding" as the door glided shut, followed by the same disembodied voice as outside.. "What floor today Mr. Deschain"?
"What floor...floor, what the hell was happening", his mind was screaming. The word blurted out before he thought about it. "The top" he yelled. Instantly the car jerked into motion. He rose, shaking to his feet, trying to make any sense of this nonsensical situation. With the passing of each floor, a small red light was emitted onto the car's steel surface followed by a faint "ding"... "two, three...four. " the voice chimed until reaching the
tenth landing.. The movement slowed and stopped. "Tenth floor Mr. Deschain, all out and thank you for visiting, come again". This time the voice was different, deeper almost menacing in it's tone. He could feel the snicker behind that voice... and it made his knees weak. The doors began to open, the light poured in, bright white it hurt his eyes to look into it.. he could only stand there waiting for his vision to return to normal. He gripped the edges of the doors, steadying himself, bracing for whatever was hidden in the haze of that damned light.
"Hey, hurry up", the words boomed in the mechanics ears... "he's coming around, look his eyes are moving" The sounds came from above him, but his eyes couldn't make out anything except the hazy gray shadows within the brilliance. He flinched and gripped the doors tighter, waiting for the unknown...
Comments (49)
starfire777
Excellent image and story!!!
MagikUnicorn
Nice job
flavia49
splendid story and image
nitegrafix
Really, wow, freaking impressive, very nice work !
SidheRoseGraphics
You really managed to capture the weird, surreal ambiance of where he seems to be in both image and words, Seth. This is outstanding and very well done!! You've gotten our attention with this ;)
KnightWolverine
Talk about an out of body experience....Must agree Seth you got me curious and await the next installment...Damn good image above that helps telling the story and helps create a situation of bewilderment...(smiles)..
eekdog
one heck of an imagination Seth, great story.. superb lighting and mystery to this image.. happy holidays..
4udreamcatcher
Great image! I really admire your versatility!
bakapo
wow, what a chapter! well done writing and art!
Faemike55
this scene gripped me hard! Great writing and cool image
rbowen
Very good story! Excellent work!
bebopdlx
Nice effects in this, cool story.
daggerwilldo
Somewhere between Heaven and Hell, awake and asleep places like this exist. This is a compelling and interesting render and an amazing written narrative. I do hope this story plays out here for us to read and see. Excellent work.
Stratkat
Great job! Very mysterious for sure. Well done!
JuliSonne
A very graphic language. I feel put into a nightmare. Klaustrobophie .... I wake up. I am relieved and at the same time depends on a feeling that I am jumping from the jaws of death. Image and words are very powerful. GREAT made!
byteline
Excellent story and picture. Your fantasies is great. Very well done, dear Seth.
Jean_C
Very beautiful scene, the eyes are worrying, superb staging and lighting,excellent image and story, Seth!
Leije
Fantastic story and strong image, the lighting is superb and the mood is weird and worrying ! Excellent, Seth !
lyron
Great image!!!!
CosmicWorth
Great artwork my friend
ragouc
Good light and scene.
JaneEden
Great render and such a talent for the written word, hugs Jane xx
romangirl
Love the words and scene!
TheOwl68
Very intense surreal storyline here, Seth, and a superb, creepy image to compliment your writing, top notch work!
drifterlee
Very cool scene and story, Seth!!
vechtdalcollege
Hallucination,then coming to reality,it's like awaking out of a bad dream. A great story with even a greater image! Gr.Rudy.
mickeyrony
Always the best from you my friend . You gave us magical moments in all kind of works . Thanks a lot for all ((5++))
Ash888
The image suggests more than the text adding to the suspense. Nice one though, the setting and colors are so nice, but the gurney prooves that feeling wrong. very good.
tigertim
Cool scene.. and cool words, very Outer Limits in tone!.. great reading!
razabazarguy
Brilliant story...And extraordinary lighting effect in this render