The Peacekeepers

Chapter One

Two figures ran along the roof tops of the city of Encke. The two figures ran gracefully as they ran from rooftop to rooftop, trailing their target from above as he ran from the two of them. His two companions had already been killed by the two figures, and the target could not get the images out of his mind. 

Images of blood being splattered across the entire room; images of a head rolling across the ground, and most of all, the images of two sets of eyes, exactly the same. The two sets of eyes were known throughout the universe to bring the death of those who had done great wrongs. Those who were targeted by them never survived. 

However, if you did well, and you caught the attention of the owners of the sets of eyes, then you would be rewarded beyond measure, but very few managed to achieve that, as the attention of the owners of the two sets of eyes were always on the many wrongs of the universe, as there were many more wrongs than there were rights. 

The two figures knew the deeds of this man, and they were not going to let him live to see the next sunrise.  He had mass murdered almost all of an entire planet in his plan for power. He had wanted to control the universe, but that was impossible for a mere mortal. He was in line for death. 

He rounded a corner into an alley to try to escape his followers. He ran down the alley until he reached what seemed to be the middle of the alley, but was stopped when a shadow fell in front of him.  He turned around to escape that way, when another shadow fell in front of him that way. 

He was trapped, and he knew it. 

“Nice try, but you have no were to run.”  The figure in front of him said. His voice was one that sent shivers down his spine. Dark and full of anger, he spoke again. 

“Lady Chaos only knows the extent of what you have done, but that does not stop us. You have killed billions in your lifetime, how do you plead?” He questioned. The man had no idea how to respond, as he knew that he was not going to be able to change their minds, and he knew that what he said was true. 

“I tried to gain power. I tried to rule, and I have caused much pain.” He stuttered.  He decided to try to bargain, even if he knew that it wouldn’t do him any good. “I will give you anything. Anything that I have will be yours, just let me-“

The man was interrupted when the other showdown spoke. This voice was unmistakably female, but still full of anger and darkness. 

“You will not get anything from begging, spawn of Erebus.” The man’s eyes widened. He had never shared that information with anyone. Before he could speak, unimaginable pain spread though his chest. He looked down, to see a pitch black sword sticking though the middle of his chest. He felt a breath down his spine, and a voice spoke softly from behind him. The voice seemed to be a combination of both of the shadows voices. 

And then his body disappeared, headed straight to the void.   

The shadow that was holding the sword solidified, until it was an actual person.  He sheathed his sword, and turned to the other shadow, waiting for it to solidify.  After a moment, the other shadow became a person, whose body form showed that it was a female. They were each wearing a black cloak that dragged on the ground, and each had a silver lining, with a hood covering their faces. They looked at each other for a moment, before the female spoke. 

“There’s another one down.” She said softly, reaching over and placing her hand on the shoulder of her partner. “Shall we head back?” She asked. 

Her partner laughed for a second, before turning to face her. 

“We shall, milady.” He said while chucking. He stopped chucking when a hand smacked the back side of his head. “What was that for?” He asked.