Unlikely Hero: Fall of the Demon Slayer

Part 6

Darkness was falling across the town. An evil presence was around every corner. There was no escape, it had me surrounded. There was little to no life in the area, its as if it had been taken away by someone. I walked down the road, seeing old places I've seen everyday. The road was cracked and the buildings and houses looked decayed. Only the remains of burned plants and weird shadows of people were all that was left to show that life once thrived here. There was a shadow on one of the houses, it was a little kid playing around in her yard. Glass on the house wasn't shattered but more melted. The houses and building weren't decaying, they were scorched with fire. I could smell the smoke from fires still in the air. The sky was grey and ashy. What had happened to the town? I walked down the road some more, there were fires burning the trees down as I walked further. I was beginning to detect small forms of life around me, but it was faint. The road began to grow longer as I walked further ahead. The fires grew larger and the life signs became more noticeable. I began to run along the road. I kept running, I wanted to get to the end. I felt the life signs at the end and I wanted to know who was out there, who was still alive. The road looked to come to an end, but I wasn't going to stop. I kept running, going faster than I had before. I was almost there, just a little further.

I came to a skidding stop at the edge of the road. The ground beneath me was trembling, but it wasn't an earthquake. I looked around the area where the road drops off. The road didn't just end, it was cut off. Laying in the middle of the area was a massive crater. Did the town get nuked? No it couldn't have, I would have smelled the radiation in the air. Something else caused this. The ground began to shake under me again. I could sense the two life signs, they were coming from the center of the crater. I looked around and saw two people. I didn't recognize either of them. They seemed to be the same person though. I looked closer. They were fighting each other, with each punch thrown at the other the ground beneath us shook. This was a fight between two powerful people. I slid down the crater to get a closer look. One of the figures wore all black, he had black feathered wings folded down his back just like mine. He had a beard and a jagged scar across his face. He seemed very familiar. The other was in a white robe with the edges being covered in a golden like film. He looked like he was someone who lived in a castle. Both of their power was immense. I was hiding behind a rock attempting to watch the fight go down. They seemed to be fighting for hours. The one in black took a massive blow and flew back towards me. He got up and dusted himself off.

"If you think that's going to stop me the you've got another thing coming. I'm not a kid like I was then. My power has grown just as yours had Coleton!" He said.

Wait, was he talking about the Coleton from the Power Hunters?

"You may not be a kid anymore, but I will beat you just like I did all those years ago. Then I'll make everyone you've ever loved suffer!"

"Not if.....I have anything to say about that!"

The man went demon and flew at Coleton. That was the demon slayer which means that the older guy is me. Coleton spread out wings that looked like they were made out of light and bolted towards the older me. They both reared back their fists and swung them forwards. The collision of their hands sent a massive shock wave through the air. The rock I was hiding behind flew back, I tired to hold my ground but the power of the blast was to powerful. I flew back and slammed my head against the hard ground. I couldn't keep consciousness and passed out.

I woke up on the couch at Claire's house. Claire was still asleep on my shoulder, I looked around and saw the clock show that it was 4:00 in the morning. I sat and listened around the house. The only sounds I could here were animals scurrying around outside and the sound of bats out on the hunt for fruit to snack on. I got up and gently laid Claire's head down on the pillow and gave her a small kiss on the forehead. I walked over to the window, checking for anything outside. I couldn't see anything and I didn't detect any unwanted guests. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a glass out of the cabinet and walked over to the sink. I filled up the glass with water and drank it. It was refreshing, I hadn't had something to drink in a while. I set the glass down in the sink and walked over to the front door. I opened it and walked outside. I needed to go for a fly to clear my head. I opened my wings and flew away.

The night was extremely cold, I wish I had my jacket but Claire looked so comfortable with it. I can bare through the cold. I was curious as to why I had a dream like that. I've never had a dream where I was older, it's always been how I am now. Was it a premonition like I had when Ethan and Austin were a threat? No, it couldn't have been because I've never had one this far into the future. It had to of just been a bad dream, that's all. I needed to forget all about it and keep a straight head.

I flew around for a while longer. I could see the sun starting to come up and the patrols of Power Hunters were starting to increase as night began to fade away. I might be able to use the fact that the Power Hunter patrol is not as dense at night than it is during the day. I began to fly back to the house when something caught my eye. There was a bright light shinning off in the distance. I used my enhanced eye sight to try and see where the source was coming from. I couldn't see far enough though. The sun was up enough behind me for people to see clearly so I needed to hurry. I began to fly towards the light. As I got closer to the light I noticed it was coming from on old worn down building. It was strange but intriguing. I flew closer to it. I was about a hundred yards from the building at this point. Then something felt off, I could sense someone in the area but I couldn't tell where it was coming from.

I stopped in place and looked around for the person. I could detect the persons presence, but it seemed like something was blocking their location. Suddenly I felt something whiz passed my head. I turned around frantically looking for what it could have been. It was moving to fast to be a bug and I would have heard the gunshot if it was a bullet. I looked back at the light. I peered even closer at it. That's when I saw it. There was a man laying down on his belly with a sniper rifle. The light was the glint coming off the scope. I saw him crack a smile as he pulled the trigger. I waited for the noise so I knew when to dodge it, but there was no sound. Then I was struck in the shoulder by the bullet. The impact felt like a bull attacking me. I fell out of the sky, hitting the ground hard. I clutched my shoulder. I could sense Power Hunters moving in quickly, I didn't have time to heal myself and I was in to much pain to fly away. I was trapped and surrounded. Blood was gushing out of the wound, I was running out of time fast. What am I going to do?