Wings Of Steel

Dynamite - Spade

FUKUOKA, JAPAN

I smelled gasoline. I bet we all did. I noticed I started coughing, my eyes were stinging, and it felt like I was breathing in smoke.

I felt heat, and I felt sweat. Then I heard something- no- someone barge straight into our house.

They were a serpent mix, and I could hear their reptile like feet walking around the room. It was heading toward us- I can tell because of the running footsteps toward us.

Snakes have heat vision, don't they? With a mix of their cold blood.

My sister and I both moved out of the way, but when I tried to grab Mom, my sister's grip was stronger, and I lost them. Luckily, I don't necessarily have a photographic memory, but I remembered my house pretty well.

I threw a rock near where the fire was, and the Kleptomaniac serpent ran over there. I hope he was burnt, but I hope he didn't die. I don't want to kill.

My eyes softened as I heard him whimper, but then I felt someone grab my wrist. The texture felt familiar. Then someone bumped my head with theirs. I think they were going to lean in to whisper.

"Come on, fat ass. What're you waiting for? It's distracted," it was my sister. Thank the Gods. Then I heard another person break in. I couldn't tell if it was another Kleptomaniac, Conjurer, an Angel Sentinel, or an Infinity Watcher.

Then, light came back into the world, and we were all blinded. Out of panic, the person who barged into our house shot Mom with their powers, and because since my sister and I were holding hands with her, we were also launched back.

All of our backs banged against the wall so hard, it felt like my head ripped open.

When everything cleared, we saw it was an Infinity Watcher and an Angel Sentinel. My eyes widened as I eyed my mom. Smoke coming from her body, and a ten-inched hole in her torso.

My sister and I both were frozen. Seeing another one of our parents dead. I wasn't there when Dad died, but.. I feel like I'm the most traumatized person on Earth, even when my sister has probably seen worse.

Even when the Infinity Watchers and Angel Sentinels seen worse- like killing an innocent civilian. My mom. Probably thousands of others.

They've killed more people than saved them.

This is why I hate them. Now, it's a burning passion. Because they chose to be like this- because the very first Conjurer, Peterson Han. He wasn't even born in Japan, and yet the biggest witchcraft group is here- and HE created them.

He was the mad scientist who created the powers, animals, villains, and heroes. To all play in his little chess game. Until he regretted that decision when he died. I'm glad he did.

My head slowly turned with tears in my eyes, and stared at the Angel Sentinel and Infinity Watcher. My mother's blood is on their hands.

It felt like my whole world was breaking. Just then, another Kleptomaniac barged in. They had dragon wings and fire, and blew my house down.

They had ragged hair and eyes, a crooked jaw and teeth, ripped sleeves with popping veins, and horse legs for well, legs.

I felt numb, like I didn't want to move. I didn't have ANYTHING to live for anymore. Because the very people my sister and I looked up to, killed our mom.

The Angel Sentinel got both my sister and I out, when we were both screaming we didn't want to go, because our mother's body was laying there on the floor, her face full of tears.

I watched as the Infinity Watcher was fighting the Kleptomaniac. Then, I felt hotter, and hotter. Like I was being set on fire.