Please Note this is my first publication any criticism or advice is appreciated. Also, I would like everyone to know this is the prelude to the story and it gives some back story in further chapters. Depending on positive or negative reactions will determine the speed on which I release new chapters. Thank you and enjoy
Nazril
Two men franticly race down the corridor of the old mansion. At the end of the long hallway the two men burst open the door. In the room there is an old man in black looking out a huge broken window, to his back a beautiful young woman lie in a pool of her own blood. The young man looked horrified as he seen the state of the young woman.
"Delilah!" he screamed as he ran over to the batter corpse. The older man looked at the man in black and said "Read! What have you done?" The man in black simply replied with a smirk "I did what I had to do James; if you knew the circumstances you would have done the same." This enraged James and with supernatural speed charged Read. Read disappeared in a cloud of smoke only to appear above James's head, diving down to deliver a well place dropkick to the head.
The kick sent James flying across the room to the other side. The young man still holding Delilah in his arms finally places her down and joins the battle, charging at Read. "Cain! NO" James cried out. Read seen the attack coming, grabbed Cain by the arm and snapped it in two. Then Read grabbed Cain by the throat and said "Boy, I don't blame you for hating me, but remember one thing that she fought with valor and honor, she is a warrior worth remembering." This infuriated Cain to no end.
To think he had the gald to talk about her after he killed her. Cain summoned all his strength into his unbroken arm and sent a shockwave of physic energy towards Read stunning him for a brief moment. "Now father use the Limiter!" Cain screamed. James started chanting a spell to summon fourth a being.
A magic circle appeared and a beautiful woman slowly rose out of the magic circle. In a brief moment the woman transformed into a weapon a long staff with a scythe blade at the end. James screamed "Soul Blast!" and with a quick downward motion a powerful burst of energy flew over to Read and a huge explosion followed. After the dust cleared Read now standing over by the window one hand over his left eye trying to keep the blood lost to a minimum.
"Remember James what I did here I did for the future of all shadow hunters I regret nothing." Read stated and with that he fell backwards out of the window to the gorge below. James walks over to Cain who is crying at the body of the young woman. "I am sorry for your lost my son." James said. Cain looked up at his father and said "Father, I am leaving the guild and taking my son far away from here." James was taken aback by what Cain said and simply replied "You cannot protect him from his destiny he will return some day." Cain simply replied "If that is his wish then so be it however, I will try to keep this life from his as long as I can." "Cain! Think of what you are saying." "I have, and now I leave the guild in your hands father.
The scythe blade now turned back in the woman began to speak "Master you think it is wise to let him leave." James watched as his son rode off with Delilah corpse through the front gate of the mansion and began to speak "Rebecca, he is my son, he just lost his wife, and if this is his wish then so be it."
"But master……" as Rebecca tried to speak, James started a violent coughing fit. "Master you are not well we must take you back to the guild hall." Rebecca pleaded with James "Rebecca promise me that when I am gone your family will look after mine." Rebecca was taken aback. "James all you have is a cold it will past." "Becky, promise me please!" James whispered. All Rebecca could do was nod and try to hold back her tears.
Hope you like the start.