RESSONANCE

***PROLOGUE***

The moons bright shards shone through the large window illuminating a part of the room,the other as dark as hades.
There was pin drop silence in the house apart from the occasional movement in the servant quarters and the rats running across the ceiling.
A cool breeze flowed into the room,creating whispers as it moved like ghosts were in the room.
Carl sat on the huge king bed in the middle of the bed looking through the window into the vast horizon.A myriad of thoughts criss-crossed his mind leaving him in turmoil.He wondered if the threats were real.If at all he would come.Maybe he was just being paranod.He put his hand on the bed ..slowly feeling the outline of the nine-milimetre pistol on his bed,the uniqueness,the feautures.For a moment ,he couldnt still imagine it was him with that weapon,something hed never held bwfore in his life.It made him feel safe ,even though he knew the truth about the ammo.
He looked across the yard ,and he fell into a deep sea of thought..about his life..family..forgetting his current predicament.
Crash
A noise from the landing brought him back to his senses.
His heart began to palpitate thunderously.He felt his body temperature rise.A thick stream of sweat trickled down his face.His whole body began to shake.
He quickly got on his feet tring not to make any noise.He drew the weapon from undr his bedsheets.
Its happening.
He told himself.

He starting hearing footsteps coming towards the door.
He could see a shadow making its way towards the room.
He got hold of the gun with both hands..ready to strike.
Slowly the huge oak door oppened .A huge figure stepped into the room illuminated by the moonlight...a knife in one hand.
Carl knew he had to act.

"ste..step back travis...i didn't do it" he stammered fear written all over his face

But to his utter dismay,the shadow started to move forward .A rush of adrenaline moved through carl's weak body and with a swift motion he pulled the trigger aiming at the head..

Boom!
The gun went off.
The man staggered back and fell down with a thud.
Everything went silent.

Carl stood there for a while ,unaware what to do.
His mouth wide agape.
Slowly he moved towards the mantle piece and picked his phone and dialled 911.

"911 whats your emmergency?"
"i shot him...h..he's unconscious..t..travis..."
"calm down and tell us your situation please.."
"i..its travis....he atacked me..at ou mansion..i..ive knocked him out...you have to believe me...it wasnt intentional."
"can you check if there is a pulse..were sending a patrol vehicle where you are.'

Carl moved towards the body laying lifelessly on the ground..
His body still in shock.
As he got closer her began to see the features of the man on the ground.
Travis was tall strong and muscullar but the man on the ground was thin more plump anf looked older..

No..no....it cant be

As he edged closer he could clearly recognise the man..there was no doubt

"hello..have you checked the pulse .?"
"..i. It isnt t..travis
..no it cant be...he wasnt around..h..he travelled...He wasnt supposed to be here....i watched him leave....!!!you have to believe me"
"hello? i dont understand ..can you elaborate what your saying..
"

There was no.mistake who the man was.
Carl quickly overturned him and checked for a pulse. His arm was shaking ..his whole body in panick.

Nooo!!

There was no pulse .
As he looked closer he saw a gunshot wound on the chest straight to the heart.Blood was oozing out profusely.The clothes were stained in blood.

How could this be...!

He saw shadows move across the room followed by a hysteric laughter.
He quickly turned behind and saw a writting on the wall in thick blood...

The dark rises ..the war begins

He could not understand what that meant.
who had written it?.There was no one in the room.

"hello are you still there?"
"he...he's...de...dead!My da...dad is dead...
It killed h..him"
"what killed him
Are you still there
Hello?"
"hello?!"

He dropped the phone on the floor.
The line went dead.
It had begun....

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