Shadowheart

Chapter 19

Volgath and Klut return to their hideout. Two demons were watching the entrance, coming forth to their leader.

-"Welcome back, lord Volga-"

The greeting demon was shot in the face with an ice blast, freezing his entire face. As he falls down, Volgath comes close and steps on his face angrily, crushing it.

-"Goddammit!!! Whew! That was refreshing!"

-"Umm... Welcome back, lord Vol-"

-"Shut up, or I'll crush yours next."

Alex hides behind a corner, seeing Volgath kill the demon and overhearing everything.

-"Master." Klut steps in. -"I'm actually surprised of her strength, I'm far more surprised that you haven't actually beaten her. You weren't at your fullest, master."

-"I know... I was just testing her."

-"Testing her?"

-"Yeah, Klut... Hell, even I get angry when I get my ass kicked in general."

-"Why would you subject yourself to her?"

-"I needed confirmation."

-"Confirmation of what, master?"

-"That she may be the one half-breed we've been looking for. This whole time, his child. 18 or 19 years since he's been here, the half-breed's been born, and this woman hides here."

-"So why don't we go after her?"

-"Her mother? No. He gave us specific instructions to bring that punk girl in."

-"If it is actually her, master."

-"Yes... If it's her or some other half-breed."

Alex leans in closer to have a better view of Volgath and Klut, but she accidentally steps on a rats tail. It squeals and she gasps. She quickly covers her mouth hoping they haven't heard her. Both Volgath and Klut turn their heads to the squealing, and they see the rat running away.

-"Hmm..."

Klut moves in closer to the wall, Alex covers her mouth, shaking... Hearing the stomps of the 9 foot demon coming closer to her.

-"Klut! It's just a rat!"

-"Master... The rat squealed louder than it should. We've been followed."

Klut moves closer, looking behind the corner. Nothing. No one was there. But he does see footprints. Klut kneels down to have a closer look.

-"What do you see there, Klut."

-"Converse prints. We have a kid around here. He must've been watching us."

Volgath turns to the surviving watch demon.

-"You. Get some men out. We have a guest who needs to be taken care of."

-"Yes, lord Volgath."

-"One more thing... Alive. A...live."

-"Very good, my lord. Eckhma!"

Alex was running away from the abandoned factory. She hides near concrete pipes.

-"Oh my God, oh my God... Alex... What the hell did you watch..."

She covers her face, thinking about how far that she's gone. She found the demons, but she's too afraid to come forth. They would kill her. Either by ripping her arm off or having her face frozen and crushed... Or worse. Then she hears rustling. Her eyes widen. She looks aside and sees the tall grass moving. She sees someone. Someone with small horns and another one with a skull-like face.

-"Oh, God no..."

Alex panics and runs off. The demons turn their heads as they hear her going through the grass. They chase her. With tearful eyes She's being pursued by 13 demonic scouts. She could hear their growling, roaring, screaming that she's getting away. Then all of a sudden, she gets shot in her leg, feeling a massive weight on her foot. She looks down and sees her foot frozen on the floor. As she struggles to get her foot out, her position gets darker, a large shade shrouding it. She looks up to see a 9 foot demon with stitched rags covering his skin.

-"Please... No..." Alex begs to Klut, tearfully and weakly

-"I love it when people beg."

Klut strikes her head, knocking her unconscious. She falls to the floor as the rest of the demons come over. Volgath approached Alex.

-"Huh... Another punk girl. Only with a blue streak on her hair..."

-"Check her phone bosh." The latcher demon speaks out.

Volgath picks her pockets and finds a wallet and an Iphone. He unlocks it and notices her wallpaper... A picture of her and Dahlia together.

-"Huh... What was that phrase teenage girls usually say to their friends, Klut?"

-"I don't know, master."

He looks down at Alex, stroking the blue strand of hair on her head, then her cheek, smiling.

-"Best friends forever."