Big Brother

By: Miraak Dragonblood

"For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands."

Soft blue light coming through the window illuminated the alley of Underworld Depths. A glowing red visor stared out the vast expanse of the ocean. The thick glass produced a feint reflection of the armoured being standing there. The being stood almost seven feet tall, thick armour covering most of its body. Two large gauntlets covered its arms. Two four foot long blades stuck out of the back of the gauntlets while two retractable needles connected to two glass tanks just barley protruded from the bottom. The being standing there was arguably the most hated being in all of Rapture. It was nothing more than a mistake, an abomination was all it heard through its short existence. The first and only big brother was shunned and exiled from the main body of Rapture. Made out be nothing more than a monster or rabid animal by the big sisters. After the events revolving around Eleanor and Delta the remaining big sister established a form of hierarchy with themselves on top. They planned to rebuild and restore Rapture to its former glory, but apparently big brother was not a part of that dream. They did not have the heart to kill him, so they exiled him but what they did not know was that they were only elongating his pain by not putting him out of his misery. And this is where his story begins.

Big brother walked down the many roads that made up Underworld Depths. His only company was his own shadow, walking silently beside him. The only sounds that could be heard were the chink of his armour and the thud of his boots hitting the ground. Despite that the people on the outside must think Underworld Depths was a nice place. Ever since his exile big brother has made Underworld Depths his home and worked on restoring it. No one ever came down this way seeing as he was considered a monster or demon, leaving this place unscarred by the people on the outside. Walking past the main and only entrance of Underworld Depths he looked at the massive blockade they used to keep him trapped here. Although he could have gotten out easily there was no need or want to leave. On the other side he could faintly hear the sound screaming and gunshots, but he dismissed it quickly and kept on walking.

The elite bouncer big daddy was desperately trying to fend off an ambush by a group of splicers. The splicers and managed to corner him and his little sister and he could feel himself start to weaken by their constant attack. A massive metal wall made up of random sheets of metal was to their backs and there was no wear to go. Well trying to think of an escape plane he did not see the brute splicer charge at him from the side and slam into him sending him crashing into the wall cause part of the wall to come down on top of him. The last thing he saw was his little sister running at him crying.

Mister Bubbles, the little sister yelled! She desperately pulled on his arm trying to get him to stand back up. Looking around through watery eyes she saw the group of splicers slowly starting to advance towards her, maniacal grins plastered on their deformed faces. Turning back she saw a small hole in the wall just above the sleeping form of her daddy. She climbed up her daddy and into the hole. Hoping to hide there until one of her big sisters was able to find her. But one of the bad men started to climb up after her. She screamed and started to crawl through the small tunnel. She saw a small light coming from the far side of the tunnel. She kept going down the tunnel, determined to get away from the bad man that kept following her.

She finally scrambled out of the tunnel and gazed around at the strange new place. Everything here looked so clean and nice. She was so caught up in the scenery she did not remember the splicer slowly creeping up from behind her. The splicer grabbed her and she screamed. I finally got you, you little brat. The splicer said. The started to scream and cry, trying desperately to pull away but to no avail. The splicer started to reach for the large needle in her hand, but a screech sounded though out the area. At first the little sister thought it was one of her big sisters, but then she realized it was much deeper that the normal screech her big sisters made. The splicer just started to look around, but then he let out a gasp as the blade of a sword was shoved strait through his chest.

Big Brother slowly lifted the splicer and through him away to the side. The splicer stubbornly tried to rise again, but was quickly finished off as his boot turned his head into a pulpy mess. Big Brother slowly turned his head to look at the quivering form of the little sister. As he started to approach the little sister she started to quickly back into a corner trying to hide. Crouching down to her level he extended a hand towards her. She started to scream again, yelling monster and go away. Slowly pulling his hand back again, Big Brother realized just how allow he really was. Even the little girls that he had never even seen or meet before hated him. It was him against the rest of the world. His sisters turned everything against him. Well if that was the case than he wanted no part in that world. Standing back up he took one last look at the little sister before walking away.

With is mind set on what he was going to do, he walked back to his home. His mind so focused he did not hear the small pitter patter of feet behind him. Entering the front door of a large apartment complex, he got in the elevator and took it to the top floor. The top floor used to be the pent-house of a wealthy business man but now it was his home. He punched in the code for the door and walked in not even bothering to shut the door. With a hiss of atmosphere his helmet came off and he threw it into the couch in the corner of the main room. Walking into the master bedroom, and coming to a stop at the safe embedded into the wall, he opened it and took out the revolver that the previous owner of the apartment kept there, most likely for security purposes. Walking back into the main room, he stopped in front of the large glass window. Looking out into the void of dark water, he thought about all of the pain and suffering he had be put through in his short life. Tears began to spill from his eyes and he took comfort in knowing that all of his pain was about to end. Placing the barrel of the revolver to his head he closed his eyes and slowly started to pull the trigger.

STOP, a small voice yelled, cutting through the previous silence. Snapping around he found the little sister from before, tears coming out of her yellow eyes and her bottom lip quivering.

Miraak here, sorry i have not posted anything in a while but i had other things to do. I wanted to try out this new story idea and see how things went. And for all the fans of my other story you don't have to wait much longer for another chapter. Please leave any comments you want about were you think i should go with this, or what needs to be changed or added.

Miraak Dragonblood