Incarnates Of Olympus

Arise, Young Zeus

The town of Dover was under attack. Civilians were on the run as something monstrous was rampaging through the town. Cars were scatters across the road either on fire of flipped onto their roofs. Several department stores and other such buildings had their windows shatters. People were panicking and the reason soon became clear; a large bipedal creature was stomping down the street. It seemed to have the hulking body of a man, but it walking on hooves rather than human feet. Its head was anything but human, instead resembling bull's head complete with massive horns. It huffed puffs of smoke out from its nostrils as it stomped along, knocking any objects out of its way and that included unfortunate civilians.

It wasn't long before the Dover Police arrived at the scene. John Mercer, who was the Police Captain and Corey's father, took in the scenario and couldn't believe his eyes. Many of his fellow officers had the same horrified expression at what they were witnessing. They didn't have time to process it all when the bestial creature hurled a truck into the air. The truck sailed over the gathered cops and crashed right into the path of an unlucky police cruiser that was just arriving. The cruiser swerved and crashed into a tree, but the occupants inside managed to survive if only by the skin of their teeth.

Amid the chaos, John Mercer, who was both Captain of the Dover Police and Corey's father, was moving through the blockade of police vehicles. A large number of his fellow officers had taken cover and were firing their guns at the hulking beast. They weren't even managing to get its attention let alone hurt it, but the beast was aware and responded by tossing objects at the blockade. At least a handful of officers was injured by the oncoming debris while others barely managed to evade harm. John pushed ahead until he reached the front of the blockade where another officer was waiting.

"Cullen, talk to me." John shouted.

Francine Cullen was only a few years into her career as a police officer, and she was feeling out of her depth. "We've managed to evacuate most of the civilians in the area, but we're still getting scattered reports of other people trapped in the buildings."

Another officer approached John and Cullen; he was noticeably older than Cullen but younger than John himself. "Captain, fire department's just arrived and making moves to help any civilians."

"Okay, Donaldson; You and Cullen help coordinate search and rescue with Dover FD," John ordered, and Cullen and Donaldson rushed off to carry their orders. "The rest of you; I need officers in those buildings escorting any civilians underground. Keep them off the streets. Someone get me a parameter at least two blocks out. We have to keep this thing contained."

"Captain, heads up!" one of the officers shouted.

John looked up and saw a car in midair and coming straight for the blockade. Instinctively, the police ducked down as the car flew overhead. It slammed on top of a police car and both were utterly destroyed. John didn't know how to react, but that was hardly his biggest concern when he looked back at the scene. There was a little girl in the midst of the carnage, crying and shaking while the monster continued its rampage.

John knew he had to act fast and hopped the blockade. He bolted straight toward the crying child and hoped to God that the monster wouldn't notice him. He just managed to reach the girl and picked her up, but that was when their luck ran out. The monster noticed them and snorted in pure animalistic fury. John wasted no time and made a break for the blockade, and then without warning, a pickup truck crashed right from of their path. John and the girl had to drop down as a result of the impact, and the vehicle itself caught fire and exploded. The blast wasn't life threatening, but John was still hurt from his fall while protecting the girl.

The monster began stalking toward the two humans. John caught sight of it and pulled his gun out. He fired a few shots, and the monster didn't even flinch. It continued forward even as John kept shooting until his rounds were spent. The officer just beyond the blockade opened fire on the monster but the bullets couldn't make a dent. The monster let out a frightening bellow as it picked up the flaming truck and lifted it over its head. It was going to crush both Jon and the girl, and there was nothing John could do but hold the girl closely.