Inside the facility our heroes explore. The sisters then make a shocking discovery. Denounced to them, Joshua and Wolf are going to meet up with a new enemy.
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Chrono Crusade: Horns of Time
Chapter Fourteen: Disown the Old, Embrace the New
"From a certain point of view our real enemy, the true troublemaker, is inside."
-Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama
Through the window they saw huge manufacturing machines with huge vials and in those vials were watchers. They were clawing and screaming to get out.
"Watchers. Well that explains how they got in the country," Caitlyn said to the others.
"Hey look over there," Abigail pointed. There they saw the two guards and the white haired man from before. Closely following them was Wolf and Joshua.
"Hey, it's them," Ebony said. "Damn…we can't do anything up here."
"Not really," Caitlyn corrected her as she typed in a few keys, "we can find out more information about this place, their motives and what they plan to do next."
"Okay…" Ebony said as she looked at the window.
Back to where Wolf and Joshua were, the guards and the white haired man walked over to what it looked like a briefing room. Once the door closed, the two looked around.
"What a big place," Joshua commented on this, "what do you suppose this place is?"
"Looks like a demon manufacturing plant," Wolf replied, "let's be careful. You don't know what can be in here."
Joshua nodded and put his watch around his neck. "For good luck," he thought.
As the two explored, Joshua caught sight of a blue light within one of the rooms. Somehow it was calling out to him. Closing all things in his mind, Joshua walked towards the blue light.
"Joshua?" Wolf asked him, "What are you…" He went towards the doors and opened it. Inside were two see through canisters and inside the left canister was two white ridged sticks with points while the other canister had two black curved sticks.
"Horns," Wolf whispered.
"Huh, what?" Joshua's blank stare disappeared. "How did I get here?"
"You were in some kind of a trance," Wolf said.
Joshua looked at the canisters, "what are those?" he asked.
"Those are horns," Wolf replied.
"Horns? From a demon?"
Before Wolf could answer that the horns glowed ominously. Suddenly, there were shots of electrical blasts coming from them. However the two were able to dodge them.
Wolf panted, "They're not just any horns. They're-"
"The horns that will shape the future," a voice interrupted them. They spun around to find the white haired man with three or four guards behind them.
"My future. Well, this is a surprise. When I heard we had some rats, I assumed it was the pursuer, Viscount and his men, but instead I find two inferior beings… But I must say that I'm quite impressed that you're still alive after that attack."
Grabbing his gun, Joshua shouted, "who are you!"
The man, obviously offended, said, "You barge into my facility and then demand my name?"
Wolf then realized who it was. "Logan…That man's name is Charles Logan, a international criminal…and a devil."
"A…devil?"
Logan then laughed, "Hahaha…ah. I see that some of you know me." Seeing Joshua's watch around his neck, Logan said, "it's just as my sources said. That is without a doubt the final key."
"The final key?" Joshua wondered, "What does he mean?"
Without hesitation, Wolf shot a few rounds at the guards. The guards then transformed into watchers.
"I thought there was something wrong with those guards."
"Good work Wolf," Joshua commended, "let's get a move on!"
As Wolf and Joshua made their escape through the back door of the room, Logan yelled, "Need I say it… seize them you fools!" As the guards went after them, Logan looked at the horns. He gave a grin.
Back at the control room, Caitlyn monitored their movements.
"They're heading towards a huge room. I'm detecting huge amounts of energy generating from there!"
"Then we have to get there!" Ebony shouted heading towards the door. Abigail stopped her.
"Without a plan? We must as well be dead!"
"Then what do you suggest?" Ebony asked.
"I'll copy all the information we gathered from the control room," Caitlyn said as she hooked up a wire into the control room computer to her handheld computer. After that was done, they headed towards the big room. Joshua and Wolf were going through a long and dark corridor. Through the run, watchers were popping out from everywhere.
"They must be guarding something," Wolf yelled as he ran.
"No kidding," Joshua shot some watchers that were in the way, "by the way…the man we met."
"His name is Charles Logan and a guy I've been hunting for. He is wanted in all countries and a very powerful devil. He originally hails from the demon society, Pandemonium."
"Then what's he doing here?" Joshua asked.
"He wanted power. More power than the society could ever produce. He escaped and started to cause trouble for this 'power'. I don't know what his motives are but I can tell you that it isn't good."
"He mentioned something about a 'pursuer'."
"A pursuer is someone loyal to Pandemonium. They are devils who hunt down these traitors and either brings them back or destroys them."
"That must what Viscount been."
"Later. Right now we need to run, run, and run!"
They ran until they came to a huge room. It was that of enormous proportions. At the center were two mechanical pillars with points on top and a huge circle.
"Wha? What is all this?" Joshua asked.
"It must be some kind of…portal."
"Where did you get that idea?"
"I dunno? Kinda looks like something out of Stargate."
"You're half right," a voice said. The two spun around and saw Logan coming out of the shadows. Watchers appeared everywhere.
Logan continued, "Joshua. Your watch is the final key in my plans. I suggest that you give it back."
"Your watch," Wolf realized, "you need this watch in order to fulfill your selfish ambitions!"
"Yes…" Logan had gotten closer to Joshua. "Now, for the sake of my future and for the sake of my own success, I need that watch!"
The watchers advanced towards the two when something happened.
We all know what a 'pursuer' is, right? That means that Viscount isn't such a bad guy. Furthermore the horns and the watch play key roles in this story. What does Logan plan to do? Please R&R.
