This story is about a mystery of humanity, an unnatural phenomenon who still many don't understand, a tale of unusual and deeply disturbing things, many horrific sights and evil deeds, our story starts in a seemingly normal cirque.
As he finished talking the gambler turned his back to us, whistled like a owner of animals and in a few seconds black shadows came out of nowhere and attacked us, but... I could clearly see those bells coming out from the head of one of those, I could see a snake tail, my mind told me many hurting truths, and I just didn't want to accept them.
What once was a freak, a person with still inside feelings, now there's only a shadow to the commands of the evil gambler. Stars were floating around the ceiling, and the figure that touched my heart also became a full shadow, yup, the inextinguishable hope of the astronomer also got obscured "Not you too little buddy" I tried to take my hand near him, but instead of giving me a star this time I almost got bit, Virgil snapped "Ok now it's time to go!" He got a cross out from his pocket.
From it, an aura of light came out with the same shape of the iron object, making the black figures fright and repel, my partner looked at the cross himself, noticing the fact it had changed, from simple iron becoming detailed and full of carvings on it, I would have admired for hours, if it wasn't for the fact that Icarus shadow almost splashed me acid on the face, so me and him tried to fight, but it was useless, I was too weak, and the gambler was too strong commanding those bodies.
Virgil repelled his creations with the iron cross, which spread light as the sun himself, but no real damage was done on those abstract bodies "We need to go out of here" he quickly said to me, dragging me by my arm, as my strings instead were becoming more and more long, I think they don't have a limit, but anyway, as Icarus almost shot us both, we got out of the cirque, and sighed relieved, knowing it was over, at least for now.
We remained on the ground looking at the demonic place, knowing what was inside, a secret I would have liked to not know honestly, looking inside of it was a mistake, only the two of us can't go against one of the strongest demons of hell and a crew of shadows full of his powers, I looked at Virgil's face, knowing he had seen too much too "Hey, hey!" I tried to wake him up from the static on his face "What Alley!" His voice rumbled, making my skull shiver "What do we do now?" "I don't know! Quite frankly for me it's an enigma that I can't resolve".
We were lost, at least if he was I was too, and I have no idea in mind on what to do, until a help from up came, literally, a light that I couldn't see, it was too much for my eyes, but Virgil instead could simply look at it without difficulty "Fear not terrain beings" I could glimpse the figure a bit between the light
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It was mystical, with white hairs, feather bliss wings just like my savior when we went out of hell, and eyes with the same colors of the empyrean sky, it was a girl, an angel girl probably "You two are the ones who escaped hell?" "We aren't the only ones" I answered still covering the eyes "I meant the only terrain beings still alive to have escaped the pit of despair?" Virgil took the word "What is your purpose hear celestial body?".
The angel then answered "I'm here to fulfill God will, he asked me specifically to help you two free Earth from this impure invasion from hell "Tell me angel, why am I redeemed from my sins? I should have gotten the same fate as the ones inside of this pavilion" the mystical figure without hesitation answered seemingly already knowing he would have made that question "Because you have saved the most blessed soul from hell itself, basically saving one of humanity hopes".
Wow, I am one of humanity hopes, it's quite a honorable epithet, Alley hope of humanity! It seems like a good way to introduce to someone, but aside from jokes, the angel finally finished to glow of the bright light, finally making me able to see her without interferences "Pleasure to meet you, huh..." She looked at me and then spoke "Lucia, the carrier of light" well, you say light, the name has a root in this noun, but I'm not so sure about the origin, Virgil then stepped up between us, and asked another question.
"Angel Lucia, who light is unbearable to normal mortals, what help will you give us?" Silence filled the air for a few seconds, until the girl answered "The weapon you have, is already in your pocket" Virgil then got the cross out "Yeah... It was quite useful inside" "It will be later too, but for now, you need to know how to use it, it will take time, and until then there will be a lot of time to wait as well, and you instead, Alley, this is your defence against the hellspawns".
And as she ended the sentence from her arms a shield formed, made of pure, bliss iron, with a carving of a cross on it, it wasn't large, even of small size I'd say, but it expanded to my will, it lighted up as I embraced it with my arm, and then when I got it off it transformed in a little metal circular plate. Given this magical elements I was thinking of what weird twist my life took in such a short time, from being a normal journalist with some ambitions to achieve to becoming aware of being one of humanity hopes.
"This two, are weapons forged against demons, specifically done to make them convert and repel from the holy light, now I'll go, you'll need time to prepare, and the more experience you two will do, the better you'll be able to fight against the horrors inside that so called cirque, we'll meet again" and in a flash of light the figure disappeared, ascending to heaven, leaving us alone.
