The Invasion

Chapter 2 - The Horror

(on the side there's a picture of a tattoo. It's not what she has, but the swirling is like that, and imagine symbols like latin and such intertwined in the tattoo, from bycepts to wrists.)

That first wave lasted for 30 minutes and when we all came out, there was nothing on the floor except blood. All the eagles were perched on the trees acting more like bats than anything else. We had no idea why they were only sitting there, but i had a feeling they had just accomplished what they had set out to do with this first attack. Scare us. I heard my phone ring inside, and unable to just go see and let my family exposed, I made them all get in. I picked up and it was my friend.

"Please, I'm too scared. Can you come pick us up?"

I was willing to risk it. I had to help her. But I needed suplies first, I went into my room and saw them were i had left them.

Many years ago, my best friend Zeph had the ability to make perfect swords that were specifically designed for the person he made them too, they were formed and created to be like an extension of our own self not just an object. He believed that the swords had a spirit, and they chose who they wanted to belong. So, when he created twin samurai swords that developed strange black marks and symbols on the blade, he immediately gave them to me. And I was thankful, because I was going to use them now.

I picked up my swords and I received a shiver down my spine... these were part of me, and I finally was going to "baptise" them in blood. I had no doubts i was going to need them.

"I'm on my way. Do not leave the house until I knock on your door. Not even if you see me arriving. Got it?"

"Yes... please." I heard her desperation loud and clear.

"Mother, I have to go get Lilly and her daughter. They have no one and their house is falling appart. I have to save them. Please don't let anyone get inside the house." I kissed her cheek and left, running towards my car. All the way from door to car, they watched me like predators. Killers waiting for their next victim.

I sped as much as I could towards Lilly's house, and I was immensly glad my bastard of a father gave me a fast sports car. I watched the streets cautiously as I went by and all over the place there was blood. The people who hadn't made it on time were now, evidently, dead. My heart was beating overtime but I kept going.

"Lana." I heard someone scream and I saw Filipe, my other best friend, running towards me with blood pouring down his cheek. That seemed to be the trigger because immediatly all the eagles were airborn again. I made him get into the car, and hugged him fiercily. "Why arent you home? You were on one of tthe first groups I made to leave. You should be with your family."

"They're dead. I got here too late. I was making sure the others got home safely and now I got here and they're dead."

Filipe was very cute, with coppery hair and green eyes. He had muscles and six-pack, but was a sweety in heart and it was killing me to see him like this. "Did you call them?"

"Yes. I told them I loved them... but that can never replace my absence now that they're dead." Trying to distract him, I kissed him fiercely in the mouth. " They know it wasnt your fault. But we need to hurry. Lilly needs help and I'm taking her to my house."

"What about the safehouse? The one you and I built on the underside of that ancient mansion? I was there yesterday and it's still usable. We could round up all the people and take them there."

"Good Idea, but Lilly needs to be picked up NOW. And I'm taking my family. Let's go."

I turned the car back on and hurried to her house. When I got there, a single eagle was trying to tear the house appart, having noticed it's fragility, and I got my swords, and my heart, which was previously beating 300 miles an hour was now steady and regular. That was the thing with Zeph's swords. He made them with spirit. He had a gift from the Gods.

I heard Lilly's screams and her lil'girl's cries and I saw red. "Hey mother fucker, over here." The eagle turned around and I saw their eyes for the first time. A malignant Yellow, almost like a monter yellow, you could only believe seeing. The creature came to attack me, but I fought, hard. I had to take it's talons off first, or else it could kill me. Then I tried to hit it's wingspan but the bitch ran away. It tried to attack from above, but e skimmed to the side and with blades rotating, I spun around, taking it's head and wing off.

"Lilly now. RUN NOW. The blood triggers attack." She came running with Mara and a bag with baby supplies and we ran to our car. The eagles were all speeding towards us, though if they were going to attack me, or take the body of their fellow away from us I don't know.

I got inside the car and made sure we were all good before going back to my house."

"Lana, lets get your family and go to the safehouse. We can then get more of our fighting fellows to see if we can at least survive."

"Agreed Filipe. Lets get my family. When we get there, come inside with me. We need to clean up. It appears as if the blood makes them crazy and we can't afford that. We want to survive, not get killed. We all go at once, so that if they attack, I can defend us. You don't have Zeph Swords but I do."

 "Those are Zeph Swords? That guy is super famous his swords cost up to millions how can you afford it?"

"Simply put? I can't. These swords were destined to me the moment their metal ended up in my buddy's hands. See the symbols on the blades? They're ancient language. They have my real name on them. When they appeared out of nowhere on the blades, he gave them to me not even 2 minutes later. But focus. We're trying to survive here, not speaking about me owning Zeph swords."

"We just need to relax the mood. Stress isn't good to Mara. She is traumatized enough already."

"Agreed, but we can do that when we get home." We were now on a road with forest on each side, and a little clearing ahead, it was + shaped and we saw what seemed to be a black, very fast clowd wing going by.

"Get down you too. It's them. Get down so that they don't see you."They all scooted down and the creatures flew like an angry hive of bees. I was supposed to be terrified, but I wasn't. I had my swords with me. And I had yet to name them. I came up with 2 names while waiting for the monsters to go away. Kyu and Sagichi. Kyu is the first part of Kyu'ketsuki which means Vampire, and Sagichi means traitor, both in the japanese language. Kyu was the first sword to "taste" that eagle's blood, and Sagichi was the one who cut it by the back, severing it's head and wing.  So the names fit.

Squating down, I put my hands on both swords and whispered, "I name you Kyu, and I name you Sagichi." A quiver, almost like a shiver, or a ripple went through the blades and an impossible pain filled my wrists. I wanted to Scream, but I couldn't. That would call attention for us, so I whimpered as soundlesly as I could. When the pain passed, the Birds were still flying in front of us, so I took the change to see what had happened to me. My wrists were as they always had been, but now, they were encircled from byceps to fingertips in spiraling chains of symbols and alien characters, and in my wrists, where the pain was, I saw what seemed like bands, with the name of each sword on each of my wrist, according which one I used in which hand. Kyu in my right, Sagichi in my left. Finally the sound of the flock faded away, and I put myself straight again, and ripped my sleeves due to the tingling in my skin.

"Jesus Lana, what happened to your arms?"

"Y-y-yes Lana, what happened?"

"The swords marked me as theirs. I don't know why, but I believe this is happening this severely only because of this catastrophe we're experiencing. I think, this wasn't meant to happen but THEY are causing it. Don't ask me how. I don't know. I can only guess fundamental rules were changed in this world and now everything is possible. But now let me focus. My wrists are hurting and it's only 1 mile 'till my house. Let me get us there safe."

We arrived, and I got out first, brandishing my swords. I was ready. There was still a huge number of them in the trees and I was filled with a forebording of unproporcional danger."Get inside NOW, NOW NOW. They are going to attack in seconds."

They ran, with me closing the rear and the idiotic people who left their houses were caught up seconds after I closed the door. We had very wide glass windows, and I saw them beeing teared to shreds. I closed the blinds and let no one else watch this horror.