Chapter 2: The Truth Behind the Man
The demon had been running for a little while now, it was deep in the woods, just as he had planned. This demon had been elusive, but not impossible to track; this was the third time he had tried to catch this little guy, but tonight he fealt lucky! Just a little further, the demon was behind the tree right in front of him. Without saying a word he prepaired a fireball that should incenerate the tree and demon in one fell swoop! The fire glowed brightly, lighting the area around him, casting a red shadow around the tree. The demon jumped away from the tree, but it was too late, the fireball had been cast and the demon was incinerated. Standing in the clearing on the other side of what used to be a tree was a man. He was dressed in a suit, a black and white tux from the looks of it, the man was leaning against a tree. A Scythe was on his back, it seemed to be just floating there, as if held by magic. He stood there, observing the entire event.
"Who are you?" The man in the tux asked with a smile. "I could ask the same question." He replied with a scowl. "Oh, silly me, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Revlahm, and you are?" The man in the tux said. "I am Eric, how did you get here, and for that matter, why are you here?" Eric asked. "oh, I came here for the same reason you did, though from the looks of it, you took care of the little bugger before I did." Revlahm replied. "Alright, then why haven't you left?" Eric asked, he seemed to be getting a bit irritated with Revlahm's nonchalant attitude. "Oh, I just wanted to talk, ask you to join my team, stuff like that…" "Come again? It sounded like you just said 'join your team'. Did I hear that right?" "Actually, you did. It gets tiresome trying to kill these little guys all by myself, so I was wondering if you would help me." Revlahm looked as though he meant it. "You think this is a game?! Just what are you fighting these things for? Do you do it for fun or something?!" His statement had clearly struck a chord because Revlahm wasted no time in pinning Eric to the tree behind him. "Did you just ask me if this was fun for me? I have been doing this for as long as I can remember, which, by the way, is a very long time. I have been fighting these DEMONS for hundreds of years, and no, this is not fun, they killed my comrades in the war over the world almost 5000 years ago. The only reason we won was because I injured the leader. My only regret so far is not being able to kill him right then and there. Now, ask me again if I think this is fun…" Revlahm was livid. Eric was preparing to fight, but the magic would not come to him. "I get it, I get it!" Eric said. Revlahm backed off and turned to leave.
"So…About joining your team?" Eric said. "If you want to join, take this card." Revlahm did not turn, but pulled out a card and tossed it behind him. Eric grabbed it, but when he went to examine it, there was nothing written. "Hey, wait, this card is…" But Revlahm was gone….
Eric looked over the card again and again, but each time he did, nothing happened. He laid on his bed spinning the card around between his fingers. Finally giving up, he turned over and went to sleep. His dream was odd, he was walking, there was a bank, but he did not have a bank account, nor did he feel the need to enter the bank, he watched as Revlahm stood outside just inviting guests in, watching with a smile. He noticed Revlahm look right at him, but no one else noticed him, in fact, people were walking right through him. It was undeniable though, Revlahm was looking right at HIM. He pointed up, and there was a bright flash of light. Eric awoke with a start. The morning light was shining into his room in the hotel he was staying at. "I think I should go open a bank account today…" With that, he donned his robe and left.
