The Gate of Shadows

Chapter 13: Destruction...

In my path, chaos awaited anyone unfortunate to be near me, or so I thought. There was no way for me to know how far the shadowy beasts were traveling. If the sky was their limit, it was crimson until the horizon before me.

It wasn't long until others of the Cerberus order arrived to bring serenity, only to fall at their deadly talons. None of them knew what was happening or what to expect when arriving on the scene. Most of the first line were elves, humans, and other witches/warlocks who were utterly ignorant of the state of things.

The vampires hadn't yet arrived, and Lycans had been assembling for the birthday party more profound in the town. We were far from the headquarters of Cerberus, down by the lower sector of Silverant, where all trade occurred thanks to its docks.

Where is it? I must stay away.

It was a futile wish; it didn't matter how far away I was. The field of energy radiating from me was expanding to places I couldn't perceive. No matter where Fenris was, eventually, death would reach him.

Stella called it a pristine start, but these beings took no prisoners. They would have crushed the coven if they hadn't fled. Part of me wished they would search for and eliminate them either way. If anyone had to perish, they were the ones who deserved it the most.

My distress was fueling them to attack further and more viciously. It was almost as if my fear became part of theirs. The once gorgeous streets of Silverant were coated in blood, and buildings were destroyed as the Cerberus officers tried to protect everyone they could.

The brave tried to vacate the innocent, struggling to keep the beasts at bay. Sadly, any blunder they made was their last. With each death I witnessed, the more hazardous I became. I cried at the top of my lungs for them to stop, but it was as if I hadn't said anything.

These soldiers fearlessly tried to reach the energy pulses' core, unaware I was the origin. No one who saw me survived to warn them. Much to everyone's horror, a gust of wind picked up, almost as if I were a hurricane.

Buildings disintegrated because of the powerful gusts that ate anything in their path. Struggling to keep up, my orbs searched for anything to stop the ensuing mayhem. The feline helped me take agonizing steps to stay away from Fenris.

With every second that passed, disarray followed, leaving me weeping while clutching onto the cat's fur. From outside the storm, screams of agony and dread filled my surroundings. With the change in the weather, all the incoming monsters blended with the scenery, turning them into more dangerous foes.

The storm made it hard for those in battle to determine what direction they would attack from. It also destroyed the little cover protecting the fighters, leaving them with little hope of hiding from these beings who ravished the town without mercy.

Every time I closed my eyes, I could see what these shadowy beasts were doing in the distance. It was almost as if I saw through their eyes and heard through them. It wasn't long before the vampires arrived at the ensuing war.

They were the only ones who could rival the Lycans' power. A black-haired woman was the first to jump into the middle of the storm. The moment she came through, it was like a rocket aimed straight at the core of the problem: me.

When she was a few lengths away, a dark beast's hand came out of me, colliding with her rapier and snapping it in half. For a slight moment, our eyes met. Upon seeing a child in the middle of the disaster, her deep red eyes widened to total capacity.

Without hesitation, she withdrew immediately from the storm surrounding me. Her moves were swift and elegant, much like a dancer on her stage. Even though her action took her far from me, thanks to the beasts everywhere, I could hear her from where she stood in the distance.