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Salem [3]

Chapter 3

(3RD person)

John was being hauled into the wooden platform, the crowd jeering and chanted, “Witch” as John was being tied to the stake.  Ben was in amidst of the crowd wearing a cloak, the hood covering his tear streaked face.  John was staring out into the crowd, bland face, his eyes filled with determination.  Several men added the kinder around the platform and the executioner was holding the flaming torch.  There was a priest clutching to his rosemary and chanted out the last right.

Suddenly the executioner walked forward and tossed the torch onto the kinder, which caught fire instantly and the flames were surrounding Ben, it would take a moment for the platform to catch fire.  John turned his head and stared into Ben’s eyes. 

He mouthed, ‘go, go now’ it was a command. 

Ben sobbed holding his mouth; he turned abruptly and ran the tail of his cloak snapping at the wind.  He ran into the woods sobbing tears running down his face.  He leaned against the tree for support and his body shakes in fury and despair.  Suddenly his body burst in pain and collapsed onto his hands and knees, Ben yelled out in pain as something moved inside of him. Suddenly pain exploded in his head and he lost consciousness.  Several moments, Ben shifted and got up off the ground, guttural growls echoed in his chest. His nails were long and had deadly points, his teeth shifted into rows of sharp teeth with extra long canines fangs. His ears pointed and alert, his eyes blazing fiery yellow, his pupils were slits. His tanned body had dark tattoos swirling around on his skin.

“BEN!” a familiar voiced called out.

The creature snarled and whirled to the sound; he ran up the tree and slunk low on the braches as Anne walked into his view.

“Ben, I know you are here, show yourself,” she demanded.

The creature snarled softly as soon and Anne turned around, the creature jumped and landed in front of her.  Anne froze and fear gripped her as she sees the monster in front of her.  The creature crouched low eyes trained on her.  He snarled and moved on step forward.  Anne screamed and turned and ran deeper into the forest.  The creature stayed for a few seconds to give her a head start then he snarled and ran after, he disappeared into the bushes.  Anne ran for a while and slowed when she realized that she wasn’t followed. She stopped and looked around panting.  The creature jumped in front of her.

She screamed again but the creature pounced on her. Anne was screaming her head off trying to push the creature away. He snarled and lunged his sharp teeth ripping into her throat, tearing the skin and the sinew, blood spurted everywhere.  The screams turned into choked gurgles and eventually stopped, the creature ripped the throat out and started to devour her.

“ANNE!!!” a voice bellowed and the creature looked up to see a man’s horrified face.

He snarled and crouched about to have his second kill when a several men came out and started firing gunshots at him.  He snarled and ran away from the men, there were several people brave enough to give chase, but he quickly out ran them all.

It was nightfall when the creature slowed down and panted, dried blood caked his face, body and his hands. And he collapsed onto his knees unable to go on.

“My poor creature, how tired you are,” a voice said.  The creature snarled and whirled around, only to see John emerge from the darkness, completely unharmed.

John was the same as the creature, fiery yellow eyes, sharp claws, swirling tattoos, sharp teeth, and only thing that is different is that he as a tail, a black tail.

The creature snorted and started to get antsy and paced confused.

“It is me, Ben, it really me,” John whispered walking toward him.

Once his hand touched the creature’s head, the beast let out a keening sound and rubbed against John.  John chuckled and hugged him tightly.  The creature whimpers and nuzzled against him. Suddenly the beast collapsed in John’s arms and the beast slowly reverted to Ben’s human form, the blood remained on his face and chest and hands.

“Oh Ben,” John murmured as he sobbed softly.

John sniffed and lifted the unconscious body and walked to a unknown place.