Chapter 2

Daniel was half way through school when the storm clouds began to roll in. There was an occasional flash of lightning followed by a roll of thunder. The rain had begun to pour when he was in his Algebra II class. He sighed a deep sigh. He hated huge storms.

There was a flash of lightning as the cracks appeared in the capsules. The steam showed that oxygen was now stopped being fed into the capsules. They slid open and the seven predators stepped out of their capsules. They landed in a place that seemed to be made of wood. The leaks in the roof allowed the water to pour through. Each predator clicked and pushed a button on their gauntlets. Instead of blades popping out there bodies shimmered with blue energy and they vanished. It was a little distorted where they stood, but no one live long enough to tell the difference. They all turned there heads as a human came through the large doors. He wore something on his head and what looked like a mix of clothing.

"Here Bess." He called. The others clicked as they turned to the large white and black animal. It was on four legs and looked there way. It made a low sound which the predators did not understand. The man started towards the creature when he bumped into one of the predators. "What in blazing hell?" he said aloud. One of the predators balled his hand into a fist. Two blades that measured a foot came out of the gauntlet. He squeezed his fist tighter and they lengthened again to two feet. The human had no idea what was about to happen. How inferior this one was. It was quite disappointing. The predator stood behind the human as he got up. The low cat sound it made the human turn as the predator shut off his camouflage. The mans face contorted in horror. The predator thrusted the blades into the man so they poked out of the other side. Blood poured from the wounds and the man fell back, liquid seeping from his eyes. He made an attempt to crawl away when another predator placed its foot on the humans back. The human cried in pain as the predator put pressure on its wound. The visible predator placed a hand on the mans head and began to pull, making the human scream.

With sheer strength it ripped the mans skull and spinal cord out of its housing. The predator held it for all the predators to see. All at once they bellowed a mighty roar which could be heard all over the town.

The Queen Alien roared as she heard the sound of her enemy. The shadows that moved along the wall, floor and ceiling began to move down a metal hallway. There screeching seemed to be endless as they trampled over one another, trying to be the first to spill the blood of their enemy.

Daniel shuddered violently for a moment on the bus. He was soaked from head to toe. The rain had began to pour harder since that awful noise. Everyone on the bus was talking about what it was. Daniel really didn't want to find out. He placed his backpack on his lap as Jordan took a seat near him.

"So we are going to the mall tonight?" Jordan asked. Daniel told him that morning how he felt about going to the mall to ease his mind. Daniel looked at him. The noise everyone had heard earlier made him uneasy.

"On second thought Jordan, I'm not feeling too good. Maybe tomorrow." Jordan shrugged. The trip home was silent. Everyone was straining their ears to see if they could hear the noise again. It was never heard.

Daniel got off the bus and ran to his house. The rain beating on him as hard as it could. He reached his door and reached a hand into his soaked pocket. The wetness made him struggle to pull his hand out with his keys. Then he saw it for a split second. It was a black creature and with three quick bounds, Daniel didn't get a good look at it, but he didn't want to. He put the keys in the lock and turned it. He dived in and pulled out the keys. He locked every lock on the front and back doors. He went as far as to lock the windows. What was that thing that had just crossed the road moments before? Daniel could only remember one distinct thing about it. The long tail it had. A shiver ran down his spine as he thought of the image. He jumped and yelped as the phone rang. "God forsaken phone." Daniel picked it up. "Hello." There was heavy breathing on the other line. "Hello." Just nothing but more heavy breathing. "Jordan this isn't funny." This time a voice did respond.

"You saw them didn't you? The two demons that will kill us all. You saw them in your dreams last night and in the road just now."

"Who is this? If you're stalking me, I'm calling the cops." There was a wheezing laugh on the other side of the phone.

"Go ahead. It won't matter soon anyways. The capsules have opened and the seven demons born from space have come into this world. The demon spawn born from this planet have too reached the surface, but you can stop them. You know how too. You prophesized about them several hundred years ago."

"What are you talking about? I'm sixteen. I couldn't have prophesized about any demons you freak." It took Daniel a second to realize the person had hung up. So did Daniel. "Crazy idiots." Yet something about it hung in the back of Daniels mind. Then he heard it, a low whisper.

"This way," a mans voice whispered from the steps. Daniel jumped. No one was home but him, unless Jordan had snuck in through the basement.

"Jordan, come out. I know your there."

"This way," the voice whispered again. Daniel looked at the kitchen counters and took a knife. He wasn't gonna be the victim of a break in. He followed the voice up the stairs. The hairs on the back of his neck were standing on end. "This way," the voice whispered again. This time coming from the guest room.

"I've already called the cops so you better run if you know what's good for you." Daniel took a peak in the room. Nothing in it except a dresser, a night stand and a bed. Daniel sighed. It must've been his imagination. Then he heard creaking coming from above him. He looked up. The person had gone in the attic. No one in Daniel's family had been up there. Daniel didn't even know they had an attic. This house had been here before his fathers fathers time. He looked around and saw no entrance. Stupid him. He was hearing things. Then it fell. The opening to the attic broke a whole in the ceiling and a ladder fell making Daniel yell in fear. It took him a split second to realize that nothing bad had happened. He quickly went and fetched a flashlight from his parents room before crawling into the attic. He shined the light around. It was pretty large. He pulled himself all the way in and had the flashlight loom around. There were shelves of jars and books. He also noticed several thousand candles which had probably been used to light the attic before. He quickly went to go fetch a lighter which he soon came back with.

"Thank you mom for smoking." He went around and lit the candles until the whole attic was lit. Daniel almost had a heart attack. "What the holy hell?" The shelves of jars contained what looked like ugly worms and ugly baby dogs with crescent heads. The liquid inside was old and had turned to a dark yellow. The rain began to drip through the roof as Daniel explored on. The walls were painted with murals telling a story. It showed what looked like a large bat over Earth. The next mural showed seven creatures stepping out of seven bullet looking castles. After that the mural showed several creatures that looked like large black versions of what was in the jars. The next mural showed a fearsome battle between the two creatures. The last mural depicted a human and boarding the bat like ship. Then Daniel noticed the writing.

Every hundred years they come.

The winner will kill us all

There is no treaty between species

Only the one who prophesized of these beings

May stop them

Looking at the ceiling, Daniel saw a picture. It was a large black planet with a red outer rim. The sight of it made him uneasy. Then Daniel heard it again. It was the whisper again.

"This way." Daniel spun with the knife clenched in his fist tightly. Then he saw the shelf. On it was what looked like a mechanized gauntlet. Daniel poked it in case if it was some sort of trap. Daniel carefully picked it up and looked at it. He saw hinges and flipped it open. There were four small rectangle black screens with LED's lit up. A small red button blinking. Daniel pushed it and the recording began.

"It began with the finding of the seven cylinders," said the voice that had been whispering to him. "We had no idea what they were but it soon became clear they were not of Gods making. What came out horrified us all. Someone had told us of these beings but we failed to listen. Seven creatures which disappear and reappear at their will came out. Are they gods? No, that is not possible. No god would slaughter his own people. They be demons. We carried carts filled with bodies away. Then there are the seven other demons. They too be demons. They feed on our flesh until they do battle with the other demons. Though they are outsmarted these beasts fight until only one of these demon tribes are left alive. I appropriated this one from a fallen demon and after further study have discovered its uses. I may not tell them, it is for the offspring of the prophesier to find out." The message on the gauntlet had just ended when the entrance to the attic shut.