Chapter 2

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He stood in the middle of a graveyard, the full moon high above his head. Sparrow let out the breath he didn't know he'd been holding. How did he get here, why was he here. Looking around he saw four dark figures making their way toward him slowly. As they got closer he could make them out, tears of happiness were falling as he saw his family alive and started toward them.

"Your alive! I'm so glad-" his voice caught in his throat as they came closer. Rose was shambling slowly, the right side of her forehead was rotted away and showing her gleaming skull and the bullet hole. Her clothes were stained black by dirt and blood.

"Little Sparrow…. I…. missed…. You." she said, her voice sent shivers up his spine. Alex was nude, her beautiful body was covered with stab wounds, her thighs were caked with blood and sperm. The eyes that he loved were cold and hard.

"My love come hold me close again." she said, holding her arms open, her lips peeled back in a smile that showed black rotten teeth.

"Stay back please stay back!" he said, as he stepped back he tripped over a tree root and crashed to the ground with a thud. As his senses returned a low snarling came to his ears. Dog was walking sideways, his ears back, the left eye was rolled back in the socket as the bullet hole rested above it, the other eye was full of hate, his fur was matted with dirt and maggots, his fangs were red from what looked like blood. "Shadow… no boy… don't."

Sparrow felt himself go and the warm sensation of piss running down his leg snapped him back to reality to see Johanna. Her soft brown hair was caked with mud and moss as was the blue dress she'd been buried in. she had a smile that showed off the milk white teeth. A thin red line was across her throat, blood dripped out slowly.

"I'm going to eat you daddy." she said in a babyish voice that held maniacal glee and hate. "Going to eat you all up."

As he tried to scoot backwards they leapt forward, clawing at his clothes and biting into his flesh and ripping away chunks. Shadow stood on his legs while he struggled against Rose and Alex who were holding his arms down with surprising strength. Johanna only laughed before tearing into his throat with her teeth.

Sparrow woke up screaming he looked around to see he was in his house in Bowerstone, on the floor. The hangover he had was horrible, throbbing constantly, causing his vision to blur slightly. Then the pounding at the door caught his attention, each blow was like a rifle shot beside his damaged head. Then he remembered last night and his jaw started to ache.

"Alright, I'm coming keep your shirt on!" he bellowed, before covering his ears right after. Making his way over he swung the door open to reveal Hammer, already in mid swing. Her fist came crashing into his nose, sending him to the floor once again. The large woman covered her mouth with her hand and quickly helped him up.

"Sorry little buddy, didn't mean to hit you." she apologized, brushing him off.

"Fine, it's fine." he said, "What are you doing here anyway?"

"Theresa needs us again for somethin important." she replied, he snorted at this. "What?"

"I'm not helping that blind witch after what she did to me." he said, turning away and walking toward the cabinet against the far wall.

"But you have to you're a hero-"

"I don't want to be a hero!" he shouted, turning around. "Look what it got me, she called me selfish! it was my choice and she didn't let me have it, it was my family I lost everything for her stupid quest!"

Seconds later found him holding his cheek after being slapped, Hammer was looking toward him with tears in her eyes.

"Your selfish, all you think about is yourself. A hero makes sacrifices and has to live with them, I lost my father and it hurt but I put it aside for the greater good as you should have done." she said, the tears were falling by now. "I finished what I had to do and then I grieved, yes it hurt but that didn't change the fact that I'm still here and there are people who need me. Your family is gone, your wife. But that doesn't change the fact that I'm still here waiting for you to see that I love you."

She quickly turned and ran out the door, he watched her go in shocked silence.

END CHAPTER 2

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