The Night

The Beggining of a New Age

I would never show myself until a time of peace. But it's desperate times call for desperate measures. The Almasty I had to help me mumbled softly yet it would cause horrible terror from any humans that heard it. "It's ok Almasty, we can find the one and fulfill the prophecy! The chosen is near I feel it in my aura!" Almasty bellowed out like a dog would. A light in a home went on and a man came out. He showed no fear from Almasty's bellow. "I believe we have found our chosen, Almasty. But before we know we must test it first."
I heard a weird dog like howl and went to investigate but after a minute outside I heard galloping and then I saw bright fire. I brought my hand up to make a shield of darkness. I loud thud rang into the nigh air disturbing sleeping birds and awake bats in the hunt. I heard loud thumping but before I could react I was tackled hard. I gripped whatever I was holdings arms and they were caveman hairy. It screeched into my face louder than anything I've heard before. My small golden retriever ran into my glass and started barking at whatever was attacking me. The thing got off me and screeched a high pitch screech like it was scared. I let the shadows absorb into my fist to make a more powerful impact. I hit whatever it was in I think its face, a loud crack sound came, echoed, and left. The beast screeched louder and louder causing my dog to break my glass door and tackle the thing. The beast thing was quite now that Ombre held its throat. "Congratulations chosen." "Who said that?!" I yelled back to the disembodied voice. "I am Quilin, me and Almasty have come here to find you." "Why?" "You must help protect the world from evil spirits." "Why me?!" "You are one the last mortal human that has Umbrakinesis." "You mean my power over shadows?" "To be blunt, yes." "I'll do it, but I get to design and wear my own costume." "Deal Chosen." Ombre whimpered and fell as the thing disappeared. "We'll be in contact Christopher." A small grin formed at my face, Ombre ran by to see if I was ok. "Hey buddy we're going to be heroes!"
"To make a costume you must have no capes, no weaknesses to the eye and you must have a vision in mind." I popped open the cap of the black sharpie letting the smell of ink slowly but surely fill the room. "I'm going to want kevlar and a pouch of water purification tablets." My vision came to be, combat boots, a layer of kevlar, and for my mask a spider web bandana around my mouth on my eyes sunglasses with night vision properties and on my hair a black baseball cap with the bill covering the back of my neck.

"Chosen, children have been missing." "Any supernatural going with it?" "Besides the missing organs and loud thumping parents are hearing when their child is taken." "So what is it?" "It's Baba Yaga. A witch that eats people. We believe she is in the forest east of here, good luck."
It was a one hour drive to get to the forest and thirty to park and hide my truck. I adjusted my bandana and my glasses to see better. "Baba Yaga! I dare you to a fight!" "What if I win?" "You can eat anyone you want to. But if I win you leave and never return!" "Deal." Replied Baba Yaga as she sent a ball of fire in my general direction. The fire was brighter than bright which blinded me, my glasses have never been ripped off faster than ever. I brought up a shield of shadows as soon as I could before another ball of fire could hit me. Loud thumping could be heard and a cottage on giant chicken legs walked towards me. I ran between its legs and made what I call a shadow cut ,a simple swipe, on its right leg. "Stop!" A voice behind us said. "Sister you are coming home right now!" "But sis at least let me step on this little bug!" "No! Now come out of your house and say sorry!" "Fine." Replied Babba Yaga as she stood outside. In my brain she looked like a stereotypical witch; old, ugly, warts, big hat, black dress etc. But Boba Yaga wasn't she looked about twenty two, I was right about the hat and the black dress. "I'm sorry about taking children and their organs. Bye." Her house started moving away and I was left to my own thoughts.