Postby Matthew » Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:07 pm
Part Six: The Sheep in Wolves Clothing
We ran for at least 30 minutes when we stopped. I told them all about how I got captured and about Charick and the wolf.
"So, the wolf just jumped Charick?" Cameron asked when my tale was finished. "Wow!"
"Forget that," Relena interrupted. "Right now we have to find a way to help those people back there!"
"Yeah, but how?" Swyche agreed. "We can't just walk right up there, we'll be shot!"
"We'll have to sneak up there and distract the guards," Cameron determined.
"Hmm. Ok, this is what we do," I decided. "Relena, you'll go up to the other side of the tent and make some noise; Swyche, you'll go with Relena and watch her back; Cameron you'll come with me and after the guards leave the tent we'll sneak in and bust them lose! Is that ok with you guys?"
"Why do we have to make the guards chase US again?" Relena groaned.
"Because you two can kick butt!"
"Oh, that makes sense to me!" Swyche giggled.
"Fine," Relena conceded. "You two just be careful ok?"
"You got it!" I agreed whole-heartedly.
With that decided we slowly went back to the tent at the roadblock
As soon as we got there the girls went around and the next thing I heard was the sound of gunshots and yelling
"Now's our chance! Let's go!"
We carefully went into the tent. There were people everywhere. I told Cameron to take the left side and I'd take the right. Every thing was going good, we had most of the people free and there was no sound of the guards.
"There! That's the last one!" Cameron told me.
"Cool! I've only got two more... Cameron?"
I looked over and saw him on his back, in front of him were three men aiming pistols at us.
"One move and you're both dead! Got it? Now you have to the count of ten to get up put your hands on your head and SLOWLY walk out of the tent! 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5- I said now! 4321 that's it! Your both dea---" He slumped to the ground.
"Sorry about that, Matt, they got away from us," Relena apologized from the mouth of the tent.
"Hey Cameron, you ok?" Swyche asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine thanks to you two!" Cameron told her.
"Well... err... yeah. We need to get out of here before more goons arrive!"
"Hey Cameron, I think that was her way of saying your welcome," I snickered to him.
"Err; we better catch up with the girls!" he told me.
Just then there was a glass-shattering scream. Cameron and me ran out to where the girls were. Relena was on her back and Swyche was trying to fend off two guards.
"Hold on!" Cameron barked. He picked up a huge rock and hit the man on the back of his head.
"I-is he... dead?" Swyche asked nervously.
"I didn't mean to! I had too, he was going to hurt them! Matt, you believe me, right?"
"You did what you thought was right," I assured him.
"Oww, my head!" Relena groaned, getting up and rubbing her head, "Matt, get away from that-that thing!"
"Why? He's dead now."
"That’s good. He was strong. It wasn't human!"
"How so?"
"I hit him with my best moves and they just bounced off! He was fast too!"
"M-matt!" Swyche interrupted, voice quavering, "He's moving!"
"What? He can't! It's not possible!"
"Shut up and be careful!" Relena advised harshly.
The man started to get up onto his feet. He then started to speak in a low, slime-like voice.
"You think you can stop meeee?! It's time to take your souls to my master!"
The man-thing started to chant something under his breath. His skin started to melt and his arms grow (much like Charick had).
"Come," he hissed, his void now dark and booming. "Let's us see if my master was right about you! Let's see how good your soul tastes!"
With that the demon jumped at the injured Relena only to be knocked back by Swyche's kick.
The demon spat at the girls and where it landed the earth started to come ablaze.
"You all shell join my master, even if it means taking you straight to hell!"
The foul demon started to raise his hands and out came three huge balls of flame. Cameron jumped and pushed the girls out of the way but one of the fireballs hit my left leg.
"Oww!" The gasp of pain escaped my lips. "Cameron! Take the girls and get out of here! I'll try to hold him back!"
"Are you some kind of idiot?! There's no way I'm leaving you hear with that-that THING!"
"Listen to me! You have to get away! You have to find Jess and get her to safety. Now go!"
"I don't think ANY of you are going anywhere!" The monster rumbled.
"I don't think you have a say in the matter! Now you three go! NOW!" I yelled.
"Be careful!" Cameron called.
With that Cameron took Relena to his back and (with Swyche's help) ran away out of site.
"You'll pay for this! I summon the power of the lord of darkness to aid in your DOOM!" The demonic creature roared. The demon started to fire blast after blast. I was able to dodge the first few, but there were too many. At last one hit me dead in the chest and sent me flying into a tree.
"Augh!" As I slumped to the ground, I was comforted by the fact that at least the others had gotten away. "At least you didn't get them," I said, with a high degree of satisfaction.
"Oh? Don't worry about them. They won't live much longer, that I can promise! Now, let's take you back to my master, he well be most pleased with me!"
I could not fight it anymore. My strength fled me and I passed out. As my eyes shut I could see pure white light...
Demon and wolf faced off over the body of the fallen boy.
"What? How?! My master should have killed you! So, you to have gotten away from my master? No matter, I shell bring you BOTH back to him!"
"No!" the wolf responded, speech escaping from its lips. "You will not harm this boy or any of his friends!"
"So, the beast can speak, can it?" the demon mocked. "Who are you and who is your master?"
"I am called many things but you will call me Eire. I have been asked by a friend to defend this boy and those he calls his friends! That means YOU well not harm him ANYMORE!"
"We well see," the demon said ominously.
The demon started to shoot more balls of flame at the wolf but she did not even try to dodge them, as the flames hit there was a huge explosion.
"So, is this all you can do? Pitiful!"
"Don’t be such a idiot!" Eire said as the smoke faded around her. "The likes of you will never defeat me! Now say goodbye to this world because I'm sending you back to hell!"
With that the wolf jumped at the demon and started to drive her fangs deep into his neck. After that she started to claw at his chest until he fell back, dead. The wolf then turned to me and started to lick my wounds and again they healed as fast as before.
"So, he's one of the chosen few? For all our sakes I hope the others are more able then this. Michael? So, have you been here long?"
"You're as alert as ever my old friend!" The angel said, floating from above. "But you're wrong about this one. He will play a bigger part than even I can see. Now, my friend, I need to ask you one more thing. I need you to go out and find the others and give them this massage: the time has come. We all need to gather together under God to prevail! Go out and gather as many followers of God as you can. The Day of Judgment is almost at hand, and this is our moment to prepare for the final battle! Have faith and be ready! Will you do this one last thing for me, Eire?"
"Very well, I shell give this message to those with the same smell as this one. Good bye, my old friend."
There was blast of light and with that she was gone.
"To all our brothers and sisters in Africa and around the world who are being persecuted and put to death for thier faith, I have something to say to you and to you the meaning will not be lost, 'Love Wins!'"
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