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chapter 5 The Harbinger

chapter 5 The Harbinger

"I remember a passage from a Hindu text; Vishnu, in an attempt to try to convince the prince to do his princely duties took on his multi-armed form and said "Now I have become death the destroyer of worlds""

-J. Robert Oppenheimer

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I know this is a dream....I've dreamt this dream a thousand times. This dream was like a flame and like a moth I'm drawn to it, forsaking common sense.

My mother and I were dining at the dinner table. We were talking about something I could never recall. She smiled and drank the water next to her.

I then noticed a cup next to me. I followed my mother's lead and picked up the cup. At that moment the scene around me flashed and became a bit darker. I was too busy enjoying the time with my mother to notice.

I put the cup to my lips and I drank it

Flicker. The reality around me flashed in static.

"Is there anything wrong" I heard my mother say

"N-no mother" I said hesitantly. I didn't want to worry her with my unease

I picked the cup again and I drank. This time the whole image around me distorted and I heard a faint whisper "wake up..."

Shook my head with closed eyes to dispelled this vision. "wake up.." I heard again.

I looked up at my mother again. The scene around me has changed drastically but I was too cough up in my feelings to notice.

"Huh? Did you say something" I asked looking up at my mother.

"You need to wake up" she said.

"Huh?" I was confused

"Or do you want to stay in this stagnant hell"

I looked around and I was filled with horror. The floor was flooded with at least 3 inches of blood.

Bodies of man women and children floated about in the pool of blood. All had distorted horrified faces. I looked back in my cup and I noticed it too was filled with blood with severed fingers and eyeballs floating about in it like some sick, twisted cocktail. I wanted to throw up.

"W-What is this!" I yelled hystericaly while trying to stand up.

I looked up at my mother who now had missing eyes with blood trickling out of her eye sockets. It's as if she was crying.

"This is a nightmare you created" she answered

"I've created?" I was too horrified to comprehend anything.

"Now wake up!"

The bodies all around me clung on to me with a death grip. I tried to pull free but there were too many hands pulling me down. I disappeared into the red abyss

"Wake up!" I opened my eyes and I saw yuri.

"What's going on?" I said after I looked at what time it was.

Yesterday I finished the final repairs to the power system.

William Wallace and his two advisors Rowell Braveheart; his military advisor and James Wallace; his political advisor pestered me about riding my boat back.

They took 20 men with them and sent the rest of the soldiers back. We spent few hours traveling up river to a village hidden by a dense forest which was their base operations.

Which brings us to our current events

"An-an attack....they're killing everyone."

"WHERE?" I quickly stood up walking towards the weatherdeck.

"Just right off the starboard bow." He quickly followed after me.

When I walked out I noticed screams penetrate the still night air. I quickly ran to the railing and saw a village. There were men in plain leather armor gathering up all the villagers and killing anyone attempting to flee

Fury filled my heart and I let out a part of me that I try to keep hidden.

Yuri noticed and he cautiously took a step back. He knew that look. He seen it only once. This is how I remained the leader of the gang even though Yuri was clearly a better fighter. That day some kid careless insulted my mother and my father.....he was never able to walk again.

"Yuri.." I said with an Ice cold tone. Where is Wallace and his men?

"All but him dove in to the water when they saw what was going on. He pointed at the skinny fellow who name was James Wallace. He was William Wallace's political advisor. He was watching the scene with grave worry.

"haven't seen them since." Yuri finished

"Good." I said. "That's exactly the reason why I chose him. Otherwise I'd have killed him already."

Yuri gave me a quizzical look. He didn't know that the people who murdered our comrades were his men.

"Yuri, aim all of our communication devices at groups of enemies and suppress their movements. Make sure you don't aim it near anything that you're not planning to fry" Yuri knew the yatch's system inside and out and he should have no problem

"Pull the boat in closer to shore" I instructed "I don't want to waste my energy and time swimming."

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He pulled in about 20 yards from the river bank and I jumped in. When I made to the shore I quickly ran when I saw 3 soldiers chasing a mother holding her 3 year old son

While running I quickly got my gun out and shot.

The first bullet struck one of the attackers just below the knee causing both of his legs to be blow off. The second bullet hit another man in the chest causing it to disintegrate. his upper body parts flew in every direction. The third bullet just missed his head but because it was a proxi-timed charge it detonated next to his head causing it to blow off.

As I ran up the woman quickly ran away from me in terror back to the town as if something even worse just showed up.

"Wait!" I tried to call them back with stretching out my hand. At that moment few arrows flew from out the village killing the woman and the child she was holding. I saw about 10 men walking towards the corpse laughing and joking. 3 of them had a bow.

"Godless scum.." one of the attackers said as he walked up to the corpse and kicked her head to make sure she was dead.

"FUCKING BASTARDS!!" my voice exploded. My roar startled the attackers who all looked up at me.

I took my gun and aimed. I've got 6 bullets left.

When they saw me do that they began to point at me and crack jokes. Before one of them could finish his joke, two gunshots rang through the air. Their laughs soon turned into screams as the first bullet went in between the 2 attacker's head causing them to be blown to pieces.

The others who were now covered in their buddy's brains looked at where they heard the splatter. Their eyes fell on 2 headless corpses that slumped to the ground. Their humor turned to fear and panic overtook them. They couldn't comprehend what just happened. For all they knew, I was using magic.

Another shot rung through the air and this time they saw it. The remaining archers arm got disintegrate. (Now he cant continue useing the bow)

I began my charge. I picked up 2 swords from the ground as I quickly closed the distance. They were too dumbstruck to notice me in time. I went low cutting across his stomach. I qick reached in and pulled out the man's intestines even as he fell to the ground. Without loosing a step I continued to the next one. I wrapped his buddy's intestines around his neck and I strangled him in from of everyone's eyes.

"M-monster!" One of them yelled snapping out of their stupor.

"A monster am I? Then monster I will be.." They all looked at me in confusion.

"What? you dont know how to play thid game?... This is the part where you you RUN!" I gave chase and brutally murder the rest of them.

It soon started to rain. I looked up at the sky, letting the rain wash some of the blood off of my face

(Yes, I'm a monster..) I thought to myself

I noticed some movement in the corner of my eye and I turned my head to see what it was.

It was William Wallace with about 15 men. They looked like they were just in the battle and some had 2nd degree burns on their exposed skin. (Guess Yuri saved them with some collateral damage) I looked at their burns again.

They saw my figure and mutilated bodies that surrounding me. They said nothing as they approached me. They were weary of me and I couldn't blame them. I turned and headed for the village with them in tow.

Wallace and his men fanned out killing any invader they came across

As I entered the town square I noticed 3 large cages filled with people around a large building. Yells and moans could be heard coming out of the building (It seems like someone enjoys torture) I thought as I slowly aproach a man who was pulling a female by her hair towards the large building

"No! Dont take my mommy" heard a little girl call out to her mother while crying behind the cage.

(This attack was definitely ment to draw Wallace out by torturing and murdering the whole village.) I concluded

The attacker didn't notice me aproach from behind as I chopped him in the neck while walking by. As he slumped over I grabbed the back of his collar and dragged him along into the building.

By now Wallace and his men finished sweeping the small village and they slowly fell in behind me as I entered the building

The scent of sweat, sex and blood hit my nose and Pained moans and screams could be heard farther in

I settled in calm anger and said. "SPREAD OUT...I WANT ALL OF THEM ALIVE"

"And he said; I've come clad in darkness because you worship light. I am the harbinger and I've come bringing death and destruction upon thee

You who spread despair shall know it's full depths. And all of creation will trembling when they see the consequences of thine folly"

-Unknown