Hard to Just Kill One
Disclaimer: I own nothing here. Absolutely nothing. I'm not really a fan of Halloween stories but this one got into my head and refused to leave until I did something about it. It's just a short one.
Xander gazed at the costume in the store. He had been thinking of taking one of the toy guns and going as a soldier. But then he had seen this. It was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
He gazed at the long hooded sleeveless black robe with flaring metallic shoulder pads. The hood was lined with red and had a shroud that covered the wearers face, leaving only the eyes visible. A red diamond was affixed to the torso. The costume also came with a pair of black fingerless gloves and forearm bracers.
He couldn't believe that the store had this costume. It was far to fun to pass up.
Later that night, Willow frantically ran down the street. Everyone had turned into their costumes! All the little children were mutated into hideous midget sized monsters. She accidentally stumbled through a wall. She was a ghost now, with her body abandoned.
She noticed a robed figure walk out of an alleyway. She recognised the costume as the one Xander had worn. She called his name and the figure turned around and faced her.
She took an involuntary step back. His skin had faded to a deathly pale and he was a lot thinner than he used to be. But that wasn't all. It was his eyes that freaked Willow out. They were yellow. There was no iris, no pupil. Just a pair of faintly glowing yellow orbs.
"Who's Xander?"
Willow was about to reply when another group of transformed children ran past. The thing that had once been Xander waved his hand and a blast of fire incinerated them all into piles of ash.
"Xander!" Willow screamed. "Those weren't monsters! They were children!"
"I know," he cheekily replied. 'Makes it hard to just kill one."
Willow backed away, horrified. 'What's happened to you Xander?'
"Xander? My name isn't Xander. It's Richard."
Authors Note: Richard, Chief Warlock of the Brothers of Darkness, Lord of the Thirteen Hells, Master of the Bones, Emperor of the Black, Lord of the Undead, Lord of the Dance and Mayor of a small village up the coast demands that you REVIEW!