Rise of Chaos
Prologue
"Henry, get out now!" My dad yelled panickedly. My seatbelt was unbuckled, door unlocked and opened, and I was flung out of the sand-white SUV, all in a flash. I flew through the air backwards, smacked some small pine tree branches and landed in the almost freezing water of the lake. I sank about 10 feet down before I made for the surface. Once I had broken it I gasped and took a deep breath. Then I swam the 100 meters between me and the nearest shore. I crawled to the relative safety of the Pine-wood forest, staying at the edge.
I took off my Air Force Green flight jacket and left it out in the sun to dry. Then I dragged myself over to a massive pine's roots and lay between them. I wondered to myself, why? Then all was black.
I awoke to the sound of a helicopter flying by overhead. My eyes snapped open, all senses fully alert now. I looked and listened for any signs of danger.
Instead I saw black smoke billowing from the bridge and heard the sound of helicopter blades and sirens.
No! I thought to myself. I pushed myself upright, with my back against the tree, and pulled my knees up against my chest, hugging them tightly for warmth.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" a voice said. I stood up, my back touching the tree, fingering my necklace.
"For the one who's supposedly going to bring about the fall of our master, he doesn't seem like enough to bring anyone down, much less our master," another voice sneered. I took off my necklace and gripped it tightly in the palm of my hand. They came out from behind a tree to my right: 2 demons, red, with glowing, even brighter red eyes, and horns all over. The horns glinted like knives in the afternoon sunlight.
"Too bad you won't be around to see the End, kid," the first demon said. "Say goodbye!" He opened his mouth wide and breathed out a column of fire at me. I leapt, landing slightly off to his right. He stopped breathing fire and started to turn my way, but it was too late. I swung my necklace in a downward arc at his left shoulder. I sliced the whole arm off cleanly, and before it hit the ground, it exploded into sand.
At this time I noticed 3 things.
1. The horns actually were knives (switchblades to be exact)
2. I had utterly and completely scared the living crap out of the 2 demons.
And
3. Instead of my necklace I held a sword (Japanese Samurai Long Sword to be exact).
I didn't stop there, though. I gripped the sword 2 handed, and brought it in a downward arc at the demon's right shoulder. The demon stumbled backwards. Sand poured from its wounds now, like a flow of blood. Then I sliced horizontally, cutting the demon's head off. Its head exploded into sand, followed immediately by his body.
I leapt over the pile of sand that now lay where the first demon had once stood to right in front of the second demon. He froze for a split second, then began to turn to run. That split second was all I needed. I cut his head off and he too exploded into sand. I stood there, breathing heavily. The sword shrank down into my bullet necklace.
Then suddenly, all went black.
Wow. What a beginning to my journey. I thought to myself as death started to wash over me in its cold, unforgiving grip. I smiled, despite the knowledge of my impending death.
So, maybe I should tell you the whole story.