Marie

As I crouched on top of the burnt out building I stared into the scope of my rifle. I looked at the ruined city of New York. After years of warfare with monsters and demigods, most of the city looked like this, heck most of the world was like this. I waited patiently, as my father had taught me to in training, for the armed caravan to arrive. The caravan I was waiting for was transporting alleged "demigods."

But I knew better, the D.E.M. put on a show of transporting fake demigods all the time. The Demigod Extinction Military paid people living in poverty to pretend to be demigods. Then they killed them in cold blood. All they were doing was sending a message to any surviving demigod out there that still fought against the D.E.M. "See we can kill innocents and get away with it. Still want to fight us?"

It made me sick. Suddenly I heard a siren and saw an armored car speed through the non-crowded streets. This was my only chance; I slowed my breathing and took aim at one of the tires. The bullet ailed through the air and connected. Phwoom! The tire was engulfed in flames. The vehicle spun in the rood into an old lamppost. I saw a panicked driver, dressed in the normal D.E.M. uniform black combat boots, dark green pants and a dark green shirt with the logo of the D.E.M on it., a eagle in a circle holding a piece of paper that said D.E.M. on it, leap from the car away from the spreading fire leaving the innocents inside.

This was too easy.

I shot another bullet at the back doors of the truck and watched as they slowly turned to ice. The doors cracked open and 4 young kids emerged, they ran as fast as they could away from the burning car. I slung my rifle over my back and turned away from the burning car. As I prepared to leave, I heard a sound that chilled me to the bone. A helicopter.

I watched as an attack helicopter rose in front of me. It was a solid black, almost like a living shadow.

Ropes emerged from the flying terror and I saw soldiers start pouring out. I leapt to the building across from me. I pulled myself into a roll and came up running. I jumped off the building and landed on a fire escape. I jumped off and ran into the streets. As I turned the corner I was blocked by a muscle bound man, his knuckles sparking with electricity. I nimbly dodged his punch, and continued through the streets with the sound of a helicopter at my heels.

Line Break.

I turned into an ally and heard a helicopter pass overhead. I wove my way through the ally's navigating my way back to my apartment. "I home!" I called as I entered my apartment. "I'm in the kitchen dear." my mom called.

It made sense my mom normally was in the kitchen. I saw my mom grimace when she saw my rifle like she always did. Her curly brown hair was in her eyes like it always was, you could just barely make out a Phoenix wing on her carmel brown skin. "So, what's for dinner?" I asked. "I'm making your favorite." she replied smiling. "Stuffed mushrooms?" I asked no able to hold in the grin on my face. "Exactly. Oh and hon, can you set the table for me? Only two your dad will be working late tonight."

"Sure mom." I said as I took two plates from the cupboard. As I set the table my mom came in with a steaming plate of delicious mushrooms. I placed a few on my plate and my mother and I ate in silence like we normally did when my dad wasn't here. I heard soldiers marching outside and the whirr of a helicopterWhen I was finished with my meal I helped my mother clean

the dishes then headed towards my room. I got dressed in my night clothes. This mainly consisted of shorts and a tank top. And jumped onto my bed content. I stared at my ceiling and repeated the same oath I had said ever since my friend Kayla Porters was killed by the D.E.M. they were going to pay and they were gonna pay soon.

Finally I closed my eyes content with how the day had gone. If only I knew that my life was going to get a heck lot harder

Yay! First chapter is done. Liked it, loved it, hated it? Leave a comment for me please! By the way I still need a comic relief for the story so if anyone is interested PM me. Finally I will P.M. you if I have accepted your character by the end of the day.