Demon of the Skies [Book 1]

Juggernaut

Okay, so long time no update.  I’ll give you a few updates though. A) All my college applications are done and in and I don’t have to do jack squat anymore, and B) I got accepted to my dream college so I’m a happy camper.  Okay, let’s get on with the story :)

Chapter Quote:

“All war is deception.”

~Sun Tzu

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Chapter 5: Juggernaut

Cipher 

Elizabeth screamed.  I proceeded to hear Genette screech in pain before he ran into the kitchen with Elizabeth hot on his heels holding her curling iron in her hand.

“Better be thankful this wasn’t on!  Next time you do that, I’ll make sure it’s hot!” she growled.  Her hair was disheveled and her pajamas were crumpled from sleeping.  My niece glowered at her brother.

“You didn’t have to hit me in the head!” Genette protested.

“You didn’t have to dump me out of my bed!” She replied hotly.

“You weren’t waking up to normal methods!”

“You should’ve just let me sleep, which is what I’m going to do right now.  Jerk.” Elizabeth exited the kitchen, leaving me laughing and Genette upset.  It was only nine in the morning and my niece had never been a morning person.  The fact my nephew was up was even shocking.

“She’s brutal.  I feel bad for her husband whoever that may be,” Genette said, rubbing his head ruefully.

“They’ll have their hands full with her, that’s for sure,” I commented with a smirk.

“I can hear you!” She yelled from her room.  My nephew and I snickered but made no further comment.  I went to the fridge and pulled out bacon, eggs, and milk, getting ready to cook breakfast, when Elizabeth shuffled in.  She’d thrown her hair up into a ponytail and was still wearing her pajamas.  When I raised an eyebrow at her, she said, “I couldn’t go back to sleep because of dingleberry over here.”

“I’m certainly going to be a dingleberry now with how hard you hit me,” Genette snapped.

“It was a tap.  If I hit you with all my strength, you’d be dead.  Stop complaining.”

“Why don’t I tell you more of the story?” I suggested.  The two of them shut up immediately, making me smirk. “That got you two to quit.  Alright, so where did I leave off?”

“You were making Pixy and Janie think that you needed to be in a loony house,” Elizabeth said.

“Which you probably should’ve been in one because you defeated three ace squadrons and act like it’s nothing.”

“Seriously, the way you guys go from arguing to agreeing is incredible.   All right, let’s see…”

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April 24, 1995…

I pulled my wallet out from my nightstand drawer.  Opening it, I pulled out the only picture I had of my family.  It was at our last Christmas together which had to be… three years ago, 1992.  Elizabeth sat on my shoulders; Genette sat on his father’s shoulders.  My sister stood between us.  We were all beaming at the camera.  The temptation to call them was too much, but I didn’t trust their phone not to be bugged by the Belkans.  If I contacted my family, I risked their safety.  I risked the Belkans using my family as leverage against me to come back and fight for them.  As long as the Belkans thought I wasn’t talking to them, which I wasn’t, they wouldn’t try to use my family against me.