Shadan

by Beth Hoyer

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  Trian meets Tom

  Tom the Berserker series

  By Beth Hoyer

  Copyrighted Beth Hoyer 2014

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  Trian woke up feeling a hand shaking his shoulder which he jerked open his eyes with a start. He found himself lying on a bed that was smoother and not lumpy of the Malika's beds. He looked to find a Human male leaning over him with creepy black Human like eyes and black short hair while wearing shiny silver and black metallic clothing.

  Trian eyed the male warily who spoke "About time you got up."

  He grimaced from the hypnotic tone from the male's voice making him feel pleasant from hearing it. Trian gave the male a glare and rolled over onto his side back to him and shut his eyes. He felt the familiar hand on his shoulder shaking him ignored it.

  Trian heard from the male again "The High Council wants you up and awake. What they order, you obey so do it now, Trian as you're called."

  He spoke loudly in response "Leave me alone to sleep creepy eyes."

  He heard from the male "What did you call me, Trian?"

  Trian felt his mood become bad within him killing off his sleeping mood. He woke up and sat up with a fast move to glare at the male who gave him a glare in response.

  Trian spoke "I called you creepy eyes for your eyes are creepy-"

  He got a roar from the male who flared an inhuman golden eyed look while having fanged teeth and an extended jaw having two sharp points jutting from it. He saw clawed hands looking bony and sharp enough to scratch as the male's eyes narrowed glaring at him.

  Trian spoke "Damn, you're creepy and you proved that."

  He laid down shutting his eyes only to feel himself lifted up with such force and thrown to hit the wall. He felt himself pinned to the area unable to move as the male advanced towards him with clawed hands flexing.

  Trian felt his mind scanned unexpectedly which he mentally yelled "Get out of my mind you stinker now!"

  He got another roar from the male sounding loud to him as he felt the mind scanning quit.

  He stiffened as he thought "Ooh can mind scan like a Highlander. Who the depths is this creepy guy anyway?"

  Trian eyed the male warily to find a light show followed by a male with short blonde hair and wearing clothes that reminded him of something he couldn't place, while holding a cane in his right hand appearing into sight.

  He frowned as the appearing male grabbed creepy eyes he figured he'll call him by the neck and heard him speaking "Will that status away now, Mindbender."

  Trian found creepy eyes obeyed to find himself no longer pinned to the wall as he landed onto the floor onto his feet with a thump.

  He glared at creepy eyes as he spoke "Creepy eyes is your name I'll call you from now on."

  He got another roar from creepy eyes who struggled to free himself from the blonde male's hold around his neck meeting failure to do it. He smirked to eye the blonde male as if drawn to find the male's brown eyes had turned golden with a glaring stare aimed at him.

  The glaring stare made him uncomfortable which he spoke "His eyes are creepy anyway. So is that creepy look he displayed you had him will aside. Besides he can mind scan like a Highlander. I felt him mind scanning me and kicked him out."

  Trian clamped his mouth shut as the blonde spoke "The name is Barry and I'm a part of a Humanoid species dubbed Builder. Which is speak for compelling ordering people to do things via voice tones spoken in a language. I already tried out my voice talent onto you. You're not immune to it anyway judging by Mindbender you call creepy eyes, having a hissy fit on your nasty attitude towards him."

  He exhaled a breath groaning softly as Barry released creepy eyes he figured he'll refer as Mindbender. He saw Mindbender tower over Barry with a height that reminded him of Drainers. Trian eyed Mindbender warily to find Barry thrusting the side end of his cane onto Mindbender's head via the back who groaned loudly. He eyed Barry who formed a glare and then disappeared in a light show after speaking gibberish, he finding himself understanding the words unexpectedly.

  Trian spoke firmly "Mindbender, is that your actual name or a name the High Council named you?"

  He frowned to get Mindbender giving him a glare before hearing from the male "Mindbender isn't my actual name. And no I'm not going to tell you what my actual name is. Figure it out yourself, Trian. You should be figuring out how to function around here without my help anyway."

  Trian spoke "Mindbender, well that name is better than blind man."

  He heard a growl from Mindbender to get from the male jabbing a finger in a direction "Get your seat out of this room now. I'll show you where you're to get nourishment since you're still clueless of anything around here."

  Trian kept his mouth shut in response walked up towards Mindbender to halt once the top of his head reached the male's chin making him look up. He found himself not afraid as Mindbender's growl was heard softly rumbling through the male.

  Trian spoke firmly "I'm not afraid of you, Mindbender, no matter how creepy you are to me."

  He got from Mindbender "That's it, Trian! Get your seat out of this room now!"

  He obeyed to find the room's entrance to walk out finding the door opening for him showing a white hallway with multiple doors in both sides of the wall. He didn't protest as Mindbender grabbed his arm and pulled him to a set of double swinging doors he finding some lounge room from the looks of it. He spotted Listeners gathered in a group at one end of the bar. He saw a pair of Highlanders of male and female seated together on stools that looked in his direction before staring at each other while cocking their heads.

  Trian figured to himself "Damn, the Highlanders are still mentally chatting with each other. Wonder when they'll out grow that ability anyway?"

  He heard nothing in response to that question as Mindbender pulled him further into the room to spot a Shadonian, a male standing next to blinking screens showing images while holding a golden cup in hand. Trian frowned as Mindbender pulled him to a stool and thrust him to sit onto it.

  He heard "Bartender, this is Trian who's newly into the service of the High Council-"

  Trian interrupted "I resent that."

  Mindbender he eyed continued talking ignoring him "Just give Trian something to drink and give me Vodka while you're at it."

  Trian looked away to stare at the Listener bartender who formed a narrowed eyed glare with his all black eyes and refused to budge from staring at Mindbender he saw.

  He sighed softly as Mindbender spoke "Spill it, Bartender, on what orders the High Council said I'm to take as nourishment this time now!"

  Trian shifted to glare at the Listener who spoke in gibberish in response he finding himself understanding "You're sounding like you're upset again, Mindbender."

  He rolled his eyes and adjusted his position to turn his back towards the Bartender as he heard another of Mindbender's rumbling growls sounding again. He eyed the blinking screens to see scenes of night skies to him. Trian heard Mindbender and the Bartender get into an argument on Mindbender himself being upset who was denying it despite the Listener kept saying he sounded like it. He heard the argument become more heated twisted his form to face the Bartender and gave out a loud roaring nonsense noise.

  Trian got Mindbender and the Bartender glaring at him he saw.

  He spoke with sarcasm "Cut the ridiculousness and give me something to drink now. I'm thirsty from listening to your frivolous argument."

  Trian glared at Mindbender as he heard another rumbling low growling noise from the male who's
hands fisted while giving him a glare.

  He spoke loudly sounding firm "I'm not afraid of you, Mindbender. So take your best shot. Believe me you'll be kissing the floor if you laid a hand onto me."

  He got up from the stool as Mindbender raised a hand fisted and stepped back before twisting to throw the fist aimed at his face.

  Trian felt his Hyperon side activated within him giving him strong strength which he caught Mindbender's fisted hand with a grab. He held onto the fist with his hand tightening over it in a tight crunching move. He saw Mindbender grimace by the mouth who swung another fist aimed at him. Trian again caught it and with great strength from his Hyperon side activating tossed Mindbender aside who landed onto a soft chair on his back.

  He resumed sitting down as Mindbender got up and snarled loudly "Trian, who the depths is you and your abilities really?"

  Trian spoke loudly "I know that Mindbender isn't your actual name so spill it now. I'll tell you what you want to know in return."

  He glared at Mindbender who gave up an Hmph sound before going to the stool next to him to sit.

  He eyed Mindbender who snarled again "Bartender, just give me anything to drink. I don't give a screw what it is as long as I get something to drink. Don't scold me on being upset again. I'm sick of arguing with you on that."

  Trian gave up an Hmph in response as he felt a hand gag him onto the throat yanking him off the stool. He found Barry was the hand's owner despite his Hyperon side refusing to take control from the