The Armor

Chapter 1

Some years ago......

It was a beautiful night, a night when you can see all the stars and Milkyway if you know where to look. We were on a hilltop, our tent stood behind us, but we wanted to spend the night in the open.
I was watching the stars with my beautiful wife, Justine. I kissed her on the forehead, and she smiled at me, burying her face in my neck. She went on saying about how pretty the night sky was and how it was so romantic. I gently caressed her cheek while slowly running my fingers through her soft ginger hair.
As I lay there, I just wished I could freeze this moment forever. I r prayed that this would never end.
I sighed happily as I looked at the stars once more there was this one star that was really brighter than the others. I thought maybe it was just a satellite then it glowed brighter and brighter. It was almost as If it was Heading straight towards Us!

I quickly grabbed Justine and rolled with her, out of the way as the star or comet or meteor, zoomed past us setting everything ablaze in its path.
I pulled Justine so close to me as if my life depended on it, not daring to let go of Her.

"Honey, Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yes, Dante, My love," she replied, her voice a bit shaky I can tell she is really scared.

I placed a kiss on her forehead. Reassuring her everything's gonna be alright.

As I got to my feet, I slowly helped up Justine as I looked around the place. The Trees and grass were engulfed in flames.

Up ahead was a massive crater in the ground, it was obviously created by whatever fell from the sky. Suddenly, I heard rustling in the bushes. I motioned for Justine to get behind me as I reached for a big branch that was a couple of feet away from me.

The rustling in the bushes became louder. I gripped onto the branch, ready to destroy anything that comes my way. But just as I was getting ready to swing, Justine Stopped me. That's when I noticed two people a male, and a female, emerging from the bushes. Their eyes were like fireflies and glowed in the color of deep ocean blue. Their Hairs were also the same color. They aren't human, I step back a bit as they came closer to us.

"Stay back! I'm warning you" I said.

"Please, we mean you no harm," said the woman her voice was soft and calm. The male reached for something on his back, that's when I noticed it was a child in the bag. Even though I was being cautious, I felt drawn to this child, like I really wanted to protect her or maybe because Justine and I have been trying for a while now and to no avail. The male gently placed her in my arms and I noticed a big wound on his shoulder, exposing the white of his flesh. Even his blood seems to glow. They both gave the child a gentle kiss and whispered in her ear a language that I've never heard before. Tears streamed down their cheeks as they took one last look at Their child.

"Take care of my daughter and teach her your ways and please protect her," said the Male. With that, he held onto his beloved and they vanished into the night as if they were never here. I Heard dogs barking followed by government issue military jeeps blaring their lights through the bushes. I held the child close to me and grabbed Justine by her hand, running through the woods as fast as I can. As I looked up, I noticed the helicopter's searchlights were searching the ground. With quick thinking, I ducked behind a huge boulder as the lights passed over us. I took a short cut, leading me to my home. I quickly went inside, closing the doors and the windows, switching off the lights. We slowly made our way to the basement and lit a candle. I gently placed the child onto the sofa.

" What do we do now?" Justine Asked.

I didn't think about my answer, but I knew what I was about to say will change everything forever, and Justine was ready to accept whatever I was planning to do next.