Saving Black

Chapter seven

"You look like the death incarnate, or someone's worst nightmare." Adaline says slyly, "some would say death is their worst nightmare, so Adaline which am I to you?" Alex asks numbly and after a momentary pause he starts again, "no need to answer, I'm unpredictable and unknown as far as any of you can tell. I'm a liability or a danger... but even still, why bring me here? Why to my gear?" A loud bang can be heard off in the distance so loud it vibrates the floor violently, "what the hell was that ms. Khole?" As the two fight to regain balance a bulky figure bursts through the wall immediately facing Alex. Almost out of instantaneous reaction Alex appears to teleport behind this giant creature "what the fuck? No time, if I could just..." Alex thinks to himself before appearing in the air in front of the creature this time holding his scythe and cutting clean through the center of the beast. "How did I do that?" Alex asks panic stricken, "don't fucking ask me, you're the one who went poof. Now my question is how the hell did you manage to do it twice and grab a weapon?" Alex stares at Adaline blankly before responding, "if I couldn't tell you how I did it the first time what makes you think I knew by the second time?" "Stupid questions get stupid answers Mr. Black," now we need to hurry and see if this broke containment or if..." Adaline gets cut off by the distant sound of screaming except it only grows in volume until the source, a patient of the facility, flies through the room smacking against the far wall so hard his body gets embedded into the concrete. Following the poor sap now nestled tightly in concrete and rebar was a group of mutts the size of large breeds mainly resembling shepherds, mastiff and wolf breeds, largest of the bunch being dire wolf but all still half burnt and rotted away giving off a foul charred and wet dog smell mix. The hounds circle the duo almost trapping them in the center of it all as a man not much taller than 5 foot 8 steps through the rubble, "ah, at last I found you! The forsaken gift! The black flame himself! Lannis fucking Brightwall, or should I say Alexander Black as this life calls. You've been missed for some time and we both know father isn't going to be to happy if he found out your taking to them now." Adaline spins Alex around, "look I don't know what he's talking about or who he is but I know I'm scared and you're my best bet so for fuck sake Alex... kill." The words urgently but softly muttered made Something in Alex snap, smoke begins to rise from every part of his body becoming increasingly hot as well as thick until just being around Alex made it hard to breathe. His eyes begin to glow and burn a vibrant scarlet red as he disappears and reappears in a blink seemingly dancing around the room taking out anything that moved and posed a threat only bringing more attention to themselves. More enemies rush in all varying sizes, shapes, species and all trying to overtake Alex in his blood lust. Alex appears in a cloud of smoke swinging a blade inches from the mysterious man's throat until he and all the creatures around hit the floor clutching their ears, "what's going on?" Adaline asks shakily through bursts of breath and tears, "it's a frequency that only affects those who can hear it and have been tainted by corruption. You're little science project there is sadly nothing but pure darkness and corruption... lovely isn't it? Now I really must go, the name is James by the way and unlike my brother there chasing the sun is my game. Ta ta." And as quick as everything started it stopped.