the beam died down from the anima’s body smoking body,

“Come on,come on.!” Shouted Iota at the creature. It turned once again to him. It crawled forward easily pushing aside the remains of the cruck and chains.

“Sanachi.” Shouted Iota.

Sanachi leapt out a window two floors above him. He grabbed onto a cable and slid above the creature before dropping down.

In his hands he held a stick. He fell and landed on the creature’s neck. It shook its neck and tried to get it off but Sanachi’s superhuman reflexes kept him on. Sanachi raised his arm and slammed the metal stick he had into the side of the creature’s neck.

Iota rushed over to Zeno. Zeno was engrossed on one of his devices. His fingers flashing over buttons. “I almost got it.”

“Got it!” he shouted triumphantly breathing heavily.

The building in front of them shattered. The creature was still moving.

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“It’s still active!” Shouted Iota distressed.

“No, its done I did it!”

The creature’s movements slowed down and ground to a halt. It’s body loomed above him as it stood on its hind legs before slamming into the ground moments before them. It’s snout so close he could have touched it with his foot.

It was silent, almost eerily silent.

“Sanachi” Shouted Iota.

He and Zeno went into the building it had bulldozed through. An arm stuck out from under some rubble. “Sanachi.” He shouted again.

They squatted down and pulled with all their might and managed to lift it off.

Dust covered Sanachi, cuts and bruised littered every part of him revealing skin. He seemed otherwise unharmed. Sanachi coughed, blood spluttering out of his mouth. Sanachi …. He. moved his hand down to a thick rebar wire stuck out of his gut. Blood came out of his mouth.

“Did we get it.” He asked in a faint voice.

“It’s dead.” Said Iota holding back tears.

“Don’t talk, we’ll get you patched up.”

Sanachi shook his head. “I’ve seen enough death to recognise it when I see it.”

“I was a soldier, I lived to serve other people. I did terrible things in their name. Don’t be like me, This world is full of such darkness, don’t get swept up by it, live a life you can be proud.”

“Hey Sanachi!” Iota’s voice now raw. “You can’t give up.”

Sanachi Pulled Iota close.

“Promise me.” he whispered sharply, choking back blood.

“I promise” Shouted Iota. Tears flowing freely down his face.

“I promise to live a life I can be proud of and to not be swept up by its darkness.”

“Good, good.” Said Sanach, his voice weak. He sighed in relief. His eyes stared emptily towards the cloudless sky.