Hemorrhage
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A young girl, famous for being one of the nine soldiers to protect this Earth, is forced
to make a decision between two techniques to save the world. The choice puts pressure on her,
enough to make her lose control of herself. How can people count on the warrior to help when she
can't even help herself? The end has finally arrived.
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Chapter 1
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I lay there, on my bed, hoping what we all saw in the sky the other night was just our
imaginations. But I knew it wasn't possable. It frightened so many people, including us. It
scared us to think that at this rate in our lives, we will never be ordinary and now the secret
needs to get out just to warn people. I stared at the muted tv sitting in front of me on my
dresser, waiting for the news to come on. I wonder what will happen when word gets out and then
makes the encounter official. It will cause everyone to go bazurk and that will definitely cause
problems for us. Finally the commercials were over so I turned it up.
"In other news," the broad-caster continued. "There was a 20 car weck this afternoon..."
I sighed in relief. Well, if that's supposed to be the top story for the day, then maybe no one
reported the disturbance seen last night, I prayed to myself. As the reporter continued with the
news, I turned on my stomach and closed my eyes. As I started to drift off to sleep, my attention
focused back on the TV. "The most talked about event that has happened in the past 24 hours is
the confusion about an object appearing right in the middle of Atlanta, GA leaving 3 dead." My
heart started pounding faster as the lady proceeded. "It obviously disappeared over night for it is not to be
found but it left a huge crator in the middle of the city. We wish that there will not be any
panic. That is all the information we have on that for now. Moving on..." I turned the TV off and
got up.
"Damn it! Artemis!" I called, unstable. "Artemis!!" He appeared from behind the wall as I
made my way down the stairs.
"What, Mina?" I followed him into the kitchen. I sat down at the table as he continued
cooking dinner.
"Um, did you see the news?" I asked. He turned to face me and shook his head. "Well, the
word is out about the spacecraft." He grunted and turned the stove off then sat down in front of
me.
"Why are you so surprised? I mean, it ruined highways and killed at least 3 people. You
actually thought that it wouldn't make the news?" He seemed so calm.
I thought for a moment. I guess it was kind of stupid for me to think that it wouldn't be
such a big deal. "Yeah. I guess I was just hoping that..."
"Look, Mina. Luna and Ami found out some new information on this whole "space craft"
thing." His eyes turned serious and he lay a hand on mine. I didn't even want to hear what was
going to come out of his mouth next. "Um, well, we think this might actually turn into a major
war."
I could feel my eyes go wide. "Oh God, really?" A war? I questioned myself. I turned my
head away from him because I didn't want to see his answer. "But... a war?!" I slammed my hand
down on the table, shaking the two plates that had already been placed out. "What kind of war?
Like a battle? Like the battles we have been in in the past?"
His expression was blank and that scared me. "No, more like a war, a real war, just
bigger." he paused and I stared down at some dust on the table. "We can't hide it anymore, Mina.
This is too major."
"How major?!" I demanded. I couldn't think straight.
"If we don't win this war, the world will be destroyed and it will mean the end of
mankind." I gawked at the responce. End of mankind? Oh my God.
"God, that can't be right." I muttered softly. "We can't go into war! And there will be
so much panic! It will be impossable!" Then something came to me. "Um, Artemis, what are we up
against?"
It was torture watching him trying to give the answer. Sweat was starting to break out on
his forehead and I could feel it on mine, too. He leaned back and grabbed a white towel hanging
from the handle on the stove and dabbed at his face with it. "You mean, WHO are we against." He
corrected.
"You mean, they're are human?!"
Artemis placed the towel back on the handle. "Yeah. Kinda. They are like us." He got up
and picked up the pan then pushed the pork-chops onto the plates. I didn't quite know what to say
now. "They are on the planet now, in disguise."
"As what?"
He sat down after placing forks and knives on the table. "As us."
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A young girl, famous for being one of the nine soldiers to protect this Earth, is forced
to make a decision between two techniques to save the world. The choice puts pressure on her,
enough to make her lose control of herself. How can people count on the warrior to help when she
can't even help herself? The end has finally arrived.
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Chapter 1
_________
I lay there, on my bed, hoping what we all saw in the sky the other night was just our
imaginations. But I knew it wasn't possable. It frightened so many people, including us. It
scared us to think that at this rate in our lives, we will never be ordinary and now the secret
needs to get out just to warn people. I stared at the muted tv sitting in front of me on my
dresser, waiting for the news to come on. I wonder what will happen when word gets out and then
makes the encounter official. It will cause everyone to go bazurk and that will definitely cause
problems for us. Finally the commercials were over so I turned it up.
"In other news," the broad-caster continued. "There was a 20 car weck this afternoon..."
I sighed in relief. Well, if that's supposed to be the top story for the day, then maybe no one
reported the disturbance seen last night, I prayed to myself. As the reporter continued with the
news, I turned on my stomach and closed my eyes. As I started to drift off to sleep, my attention
focused back on the TV. "The most talked about event that has happened in the past 24 hours is
the confusion about an object appearing right in the middle of Atlanta, GA leaving 3 dead." My
heart started pounding faster as the lady proceeded. "It obviously disappeared over night for it is not to be
found but it left a huge crator in the middle of the city. We wish that there will not be any
panic. That is all the information we have on that for now. Moving on..." I turned the TV off and
got up.
"Damn it! Artemis!" I called, unstable. "Artemis!!" He appeared from behind the wall as I
made my way down the stairs.
"What, Mina?" I followed him into the kitchen. I sat down at the table as he continued
cooking dinner.
"Um, did you see the news?" I asked. He turned to face me and shook his head. "Well, the
word is out about the spacecraft." He grunted and turned the stove off then sat down in front of
me.
"Why are you so surprised? I mean, it ruined highways and killed at least 3 people. You
actually thought that it wouldn't make the news?" He seemed so calm.
I thought for a moment. I guess it was kind of stupid for me to think that it wouldn't be
such a big deal. "Yeah. I guess I was just hoping that..."
"Look, Mina. Luna and Ami found out some new information on this whole "space craft"
thing." His eyes turned serious and he lay a hand on mine. I didn't even want to hear what was
going to come out of his mouth next. "Um, well, we think this might actually turn into a major
war."
I could feel my eyes go wide. "Oh God, really?" A war? I questioned myself. I turned my
head away from him because I didn't want to see his answer. "But... a war?!" I slammed my hand
down on the table, shaking the two plates that had already been placed out. "What kind of war?
Like a battle? Like the battles we have been in in the past?"
His expression was blank and that scared me. "No, more like a war, a real war, just
bigger." he paused and I stared down at some dust on the table. "We can't hide it anymore, Mina.
This is too major."
"How major?!" I demanded. I couldn't think straight.
"If we don't win this war, the world will be destroyed and it will mean the end of
mankind." I gawked at the responce. End of mankind? Oh my God.
"God, that can't be right." I muttered softly. "We can't go into war! And there will be
so much panic! It will be impossable!" Then something came to me. "Um, Artemis, what are we up
against?"
It was torture watching him trying to give the answer. Sweat was starting to break out on
his forehead and I could feel it on mine, too. He leaned back and grabbed a white towel hanging
from the handle on the stove and dabbed at his face with it. "You mean, WHO are we against." He
corrected.
"You mean, they're are human?!"
Artemis placed the towel back on the handle. "Yeah. Kinda. They are like us." He got up
and picked up the pan then pushed the pork-chops onto the plates. I didn't quite know what to say
now. "They are on the planet now, in disguise."
"As what?"
He sat down after placing forks and knives on the table. "As us."