I clutch Harmony's hand softly and shake. A sad, but warm smile forms on her face. I smile in return.
A light like that of a torch glints on one of the neighbouring hills. As I look closer I see it. But before I could do anything I hear it. The loud crack of a sniper rifle.Harmony falls to her knees holding her now bloodied shoulder,teeth gritted in pain. But she does not cry out. Instead she begins to stand back up. But before long, another crack is heard ringing. This time the bullet makes impact with her right leg. This time Harmony collapses, in too much pain to stand. Once the shock of her ability to stand whilst been shot leaves my head, I dawn my armour and shield her from anymore gun fire. I create a bow and arrow and point it at the sniper. I see a little shape begin to scurry, but before I can shoot, a circular symbol appears on the ground near the enemy and another form appears. This new form points a silenced pistol at the snipers head and fires. The sniper drops to the ground and the killer vanishes. I let my armour dissolve.
I turn to help Harmony,but a girl holding a silenced pistol in her left hand and katana on her back is sitting by Harmony examining her wounds. She is joined by a boy carrying a assault rifle on his back. The boy appears to be watching me.
"Stay where you are." The girl says as she stands and points her weapon at me. Her emotionless hazel eyes watching me. The girl has long,straight brown hair put into a ponytail and is wearing a black t-shirt, black pants and black army boots. A mask also conceals her mouth and nose.
The boy slowly puts his hand on the girls shoulder.
"I am sorry. Grace can be a little hasty at times. Oh, I'm John" The boys says as he puts his hand out to shake mine.
John is rather tall, short black hair with dark brown eyes. He is wearing jet black clothing with thin armour plating.
I reach out and shake his hand.
"John,we need to get back.Harmony needs medical attention." Grace says as she walks back to Harmony's side.
Grace holsters her weapon and a very complex circular symbol begins to form beneath her feet.
"John, provide cover if needed. Reath, get Harmony. This will take a minute."
John draws his weapon and begins to quickly survey the area. I quickly run over and pick up Harmony, her clothes now red with her own blood. A minute or so passes before Grace is ready.
"Hold onto your guts!" I here Grace shout just before the world turns white.
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The Immortals
ActionIt is the near future where Immortals are a species that have been hunted by humans since the loss of the War in the Medieval times. The few of us that remain now hide from the humans' scientific abominations sent to hunt us to the point of extincti...
