Chapter 3
Cole slowly approached the two guards as they looked to each other for clues and held their shock rods high. "You're gonna regret bringing me here, that's a promise." Cole said as he advanced on one of the men. The guard lunged with the rod but Cole grabbed it and disarmed him before he could take a shock. "Let's see how you like being jabbed with this!" He violently poked it in to the guard's face, that being the only part of him not protected. Quickly turning around, he saw more guards fill the room, surrounding him. "Uh oh."
"Drop the weapon and get down you knees demon!" One guard shouted, as he pointed a large gun at him.
Cole shook his head and went to crouch to his knees, it then hit him. There was no escape from the Walls, and his entire time here flashed before his eyes as he dropped the weapon and crouched to his knees. After that moment of being lost in his own thoughts, he stood back up. "No, that's it. I accept there's no way out; this place is a damn fortress. But you're gonna have to kill me, 'cos nothing else will stop me moving you all out of my way and getting out!"
The guards looked to each other and all at once piled at him with their electrical rods. As Cole felt the shocks flow through his still naked body, burning and stinging, he continued to crawl towards the teleporter. It was so close to him but from the ground it looked like it was a mile away. The guards continued pounding him with the rods and kicking him with their boots. But every last ounce of strength the demon had made him more determined to not give in to the pain but to get the hell out. His arms began to buckle and eventually he did collapse on to his chest, closing his eyes and trying to ignore the pain.
And then. The teleporter began to make sounds, buzzing with the same electricity that came from those rods. The guards with the guns all pointed towards the machine, as the electricity flickered and then a shadow took shape: and then stood a woman. A woman with long black hair, and blue eyes that were filled with rage. The guards opened fire but the machine was still buzzing with electrical energy and blocked the fire.
The woman's hands began to glow; she placed them both on the electrical currents and closed her eyes. They began to disappear and re-appear, as her eyes flickered like a faulty television.
Three guards all took up new positions by the teleporter, they were armed and ready with their electrical rods just waiting for the woman to come out. But as the electrical currents began to fade, Cole pulled himself together and made a run as the guards that had surrounded him momentarily watched as this woman absorbed the teleporters electricity. "Stop him!!!" The three guards were all barged clear as Cole jumped in to the teleporter, colliding with the woman. He screamed as they both disappeared.
Beyond the Walls
"You idiot! You coulda killed yourself jumping through all that electricity, I hadn't finished absorbing it!" The woman told Cole as she helped him through the battered forest.
The woman stopped with Cole and dropped him in a ditch, she quickly followed. "Ok, we've gone far enough. They won't find us in here."
Cole's body was badly burnt, bits of smoke still floated from him. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't take it in there any longer; it was my only chance of escaping." He informed her, breathing deeply.
The woman folded her arms and turned her head away from him, "It was supposed to be a one way journey, that's why I was absorbing the power from the teleporter. I know the control codes to open all doors in the prison, figured if I could open up the doors there'd be a big demon war and that prison would be destroyed. Anyway, I think it's about time you told me about yourself."
"Well, the names Turner, Cole Turner. They've got me in here for crimes against my own kind."
"Lana. I'm half demon/half witch. And you need to do something about the naked thing." She climbed out of the ditch, leaving Cole there. Shortly after, she dropped a corpse in front of him. "One of the patrols found out my hiding place."
Cole smiled and began dressing himself in the corpse's clothes, "He can keep the underwear." He said in disgust. "So what's your story Lana?"
"I was born here... When they captured my father, my mother came in after him. She was six months pregnant at the time, and she didn't last long when she got here. They kept her alive until she gave birth, then killed her."
"Why didn't they kill you?"
"Curiosity, wanted to know whether I'd be a demon or a witch. When I was both, they decided I was a prisoner too. Only my witch powers protected my demonic powers from this place, my father helped me hide that from the guards. Eventually, when I was old enough, my father and I tried to use my powers to escape. He didn't make it too the teleporter before they gunned him down."
"I'm sorry." Cole said sympathetically.
The woman was a half cast; her accent tingled between Japanese and American. She had long black hair and like Cole, she was dressed in the prison guard uniform.
"Forget it; it was a long time ago. Besides, we'll be reunited soon enough." She told Cole, climbing out of the hiding place.
Cole quickly followed, "What are you doing? They'll see us!"
"Look you may be happy hiding in this battered forest, but I've been doing it for over 20 years. I'm putting a stop to this prison!"
"Ok, ok. I'm in, but can we please wait until I get my strength back?" Cole pleaded with the demon witch.
"Too late, demon scum!" A patrol guard shouted. He was pointing one of those guns they used earlier on, "You're going back to the prison, and we'll make you regret the day you tried to escape. Move along!"
TO BE CONTINUED
Cole slowly approached the two guards as they looked to each other for clues and held their shock rods high. "You're gonna regret bringing me here, that's a promise." Cole said as he advanced on one of the men. The guard lunged with the rod but Cole grabbed it and disarmed him before he could take a shock. "Let's see how you like being jabbed with this!" He violently poked it in to the guard's face, that being the only part of him not protected. Quickly turning around, he saw more guards fill the room, surrounding him. "Uh oh."
"Drop the weapon and get down you knees demon!" One guard shouted, as he pointed a large gun at him.
Cole shook his head and went to crouch to his knees, it then hit him. There was no escape from the Walls, and his entire time here flashed before his eyes as he dropped the weapon and crouched to his knees. After that moment of being lost in his own thoughts, he stood back up. "No, that's it. I accept there's no way out; this place is a damn fortress. But you're gonna have to kill me, 'cos nothing else will stop me moving you all out of my way and getting out!"
The guards looked to each other and all at once piled at him with their electrical rods. As Cole felt the shocks flow through his still naked body, burning and stinging, he continued to crawl towards the teleporter. It was so close to him but from the ground it looked like it was a mile away. The guards continued pounding him with the rods and kicking him with their boots. But every last ounce of strength the demon had made him more determined to not give in to the pain but to get the hell out. His arms began to buckle and eventually he did collapse on to his chest, closing his eyes and trying to ignore the pain.
And then. The teleporter began to make sounds, buzzing with the same electricity that came from those rods. The guards with the guns all pointed towards the machine, as the electricity flickered and then a shadow took shape: and then stood a woman. A woman with long black hair, and blue eyes that were filled with rage. The guards opened fire but the machine was still buzzing with electrical energy and blocked the fire.
The woman's hands began to glow; she placed them both on the electrical currents and closed her eyes. They began to disappear and re-appear, as her eyes flickered like a faulty television.
Three guards all took up new positions by the teleporter, they were armed and ready with their electrical rods just waiting for the woman to come out. But as the electrical currents began to fade, Cole pulled himself together and made a run as the guards that had surrounded him momentarily watched as this woman absorbed the teleporters electricity. "Stop him!!!" The three guards were all barged clear as Cole jumped in to the teleporter, colliding with the woman. He screamed as they both disappeared.
Beyond the Walls
"You idiot! You coulda killed yourself jumping through all that electricity, I hadn't finished absorbing it!" The woman told Cole as she helped him through the battered forest.
The woman stopped with Cole and dropped him in a ditch, she quickly followed. "Ok, we've gone far enough. They won't find us in here."
Cole's body was badly burnt, bits of smoke still floated from him. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't take it in there any longer; it was my only chance of escaping." He informed her, breathing deeply.
The woman folded her arms and turned her head away from him, "It was supposed to be a one way journey, that's why I was absorbing the power from the teleporter. I know the control codes to open all doors in the prison, figured if I could open up the doors there'd be a big demon war and that prison would be destroyed. Anyway, I think it's about time you told me about yourself."
"Well, the names Turner, Cole Turner. They've got me in here for crimes against my own kind."
"Lana. I'm half demon/half witch. And you need to do something about the naked thing." She climbed out of the ditch, leaving Cole there. Shortly after, she dropped a corpse in front of him. "One of the patrols found out my hiding place."
Cole smiled and began dressing himself in the corpse's clothes, "He can keep the underwear." He said in disgust. "So what's your story Lana?"
"I was born here... When they captured my father, my mother came in after him. She was six months pregnant at the time, and she didn't last long when she got here. They kept her alive until she gave birth, then killed her."
"Why didn't they kill you?"
"Curiosity, wanted to know whether I'd be a demon or a witch. When I was both, they decided I was a prisoner too. Only my witch powers protected my demonic powers from this place, my father helped me hide that from the guards. Eventually, when I was old enough, my father and I tried to use my powers to escape. He didn't make it too the teleporter before they gunned him down."
"I'm sorry." Cole said sympathetically.
The woman was a half cast; her accent tingled between Japanese and American. She had long black hair and like Cole, she was dressed in the prison guard uniform.
"Forget it; it was a long time ago. Besides, we'll be reunited soon enough." She told Cole, climbing out of the hiding place.
Cole quickly followed, "What are you doing? They'll see us!"
"Look you may be happy hiding in this battered forest, but I've been doing it for over 20 years. I'm putting a stop to this prison!"
"Ok, ok. I'm in, but can we please wait until I get my strength back?" Cole pleaded with the demon witch.
"Too late, demon scum!" A patrol guard shouted. He was pointing one of those guns they used earlier on, "You're going back to the prison, and we'll make you regret the day you tried to escape. Move along!"
TO BE CONTINUED