Fallen Stars

Chapter 64:When The Battle Ends

Josh-

I send form my lasers into spheres and hurl them at Shiners. One Shiner is hit and disintegrates. A squadron of Nitave jets come speeding towards me. I jump onto the roof of one and smash in the ceiling. It dents and I stomp on it a few times, then it breaks off. I hop into the jet and a Nitave warrior rises from his seat.

The Nitave tackles me to the floor. I teleport from his grasp, then I grab a sword and impales the Nitave. When he dies, I begin battling the other Nitaves inside. Three of them charge at me, swords ready.

I duck under the first blade, then I slam my fist into the Nitave's chest. He sails in the air until he collides with the pilot. The Nitave in front of me falls as the jet goes into a nose dive. I'm about to teleport away when two hands grab my neck.

My attacker somehow keeps me on my feet, somehow changing gravity. The hands release me and I'm sent downwards. I collide with the jet's windshield and the jet explodes after a few seconds.

Pain is all I feel. I raise my head after a few seconds. The jet is in the distance-a smoldering object with it's rear end protruding out of a crater. A hatch opens and an enemy Shiner emerges from the jet. The Shiner is a blonde teenaged girl and she's covered in blood. I recognize her as the Shiner who Patrick is so madly in love with. She's the one who attacked me.

I turn away from the girl, instead focusing my gaze on Three and Lucy. They were healed by Jahan's healing device. Harry is battling alongside Lucy, guarding her. Three is fighting four Shiners at once.

If I didn't teleport away just as the jet's cockpit exploded, I will most likely not be alive. I rush back towards the battlefield. Alan and a few others emerge from the woods. The blonde from the jet spots me. She glares at me, then comes charging towards me.

I teleport to her location, then teleport us back to the area I was just in.

"Where's Patrick?" I ask her, shoving her to the ground.

"I don't know, please don't kill me." She pleads. I laugh maniacally, my head turned to the dark sky. There's a sudden series of voices in my head.

'Kill her!' The voice shouts into my head, repeating it five times.

"What the hell?" I say aloud."Who are you?"

'I'm you Josh, you were always insane and now I can finally speak to you.' The voice says.

The blonde looks confused, now. She's propped up on her elbows, staring at me.

"What do I do with her?" I ask the voice, referring to the blonde.

'Eat her. Remember when you were little and you watched that boy get hit by a car? You chopped off one of his toes and cooked it? Remember that?' The voice replies. Fear sweeps through me. I'm going insane and I have a voice that knows my entire life.

"I do remember." I tell the voice. It's true. When I was six, I witnessed a boy being struck by a car. The driver continued to drive away, not caring if the boy was okay or not. I wanted to know what a Human tasted like, so I took the toe and cooked it over a campfire. I was going to eat it, when a raccoon snatches it away and scurries off with it.

'Do it, Josh. Eat the girl.' The voice tells me. I lick my lips and walk over to her. Her eyes widen and a shot rings out. I'm hit in the shoulder and I fall to the ground. In the distance is a military soldier. I recognize him as General Franky's brother. He once cornered me inside an abandoned building in Texas, but I manages to get away by shooting him in his leg.

The brother of General Franky limps over to me, his pistol in his right hand.

"Josh Hart. Looks like I finally found you." He says to me.

"If you're looking for your brother, he's dead." I tell him, followed by my crazy laughter. He glares at me and shoots me in my other shoulder.

"You know, Josh. I want to help you and your friends," He says to me, kneeling down so I can hear him better."I know my brother was a terrible jackass, pedophile, and I always hated him for that. Now, I want to ruin his legacy. So what do you say, deal?"

'Accept the request. He can make you stronger, strong enough to kill Sharkutt yourself.' The voice inside my head says to me. I listen to my insane friend inside my head and I shake the man's hand.

"You got yourself a deal." I say, honestly. He smiles.

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Alan-

"Retreat!" I shout, watching hundreds of more enemy Shiners entering the battlefield. I had no clue Sharkutt had so many in his army. Mack keeps his lasers going, exploding a few Nitave spaceships. Jahan nods and starts to teleport everyone.

"Where's Josh?!" Macy yells, also firing lasers from her hands. Rob shuts his eyes, attempting to focus on finding Josh. He doesn't get the chance to discover Josh's location, because he's stabbed in the chest by a Nitave. Harry decapitates the Nitave and Maddy heals Rob.

We manage to keep up our defenses, until Rob is nearly finished teleporting everyone. Now it's just three of us waiting to be teleported-me, Four, and Kim. Kim is teleported by Jahan, leaving me and Four left to battle.

Four sends a shadow spear into the heart of a Nitave. Jahan arrives and teleports me and Four away. We're back at the mansion and mostly everyone has retreated to their rooms. I collapse on a nearby sofa and pass out.