Ruins of Glory

by TripDIsMe

Momi always did what she knew was the right and just thing. Even if it put her in danger to protect the Monsters that had emerged from the underground a few years ago. After losing her husband and child in a untimely accident, she recovers and begins work as a security guard for the reservation set around the base of Mt. Ebbot.

3. Chapter 3

Only the breeze could disturb the sanctity of the night as it drew clouds over the heavens and laid leaves over the grass, flowers, and body that laid unmoving. Shrouded by the night the blood and bruising seemed to be a part of the shadows. Those that had inflicted the wounds were gone, fleeing upon the head lights that had illuminated the foliage for but a few moments. Fear of being discovered had been enough motivation for them to leave well enough alone as the clouded breeth wheezed from the painted lips of the woman who laid unconscious in the dirt and grass.

The truck that the lights belonged too far enough away that the being in the shadows felt ease as it crept forward. Moon beams gleamed off the white of bones as the creature approached the fallen would be hero if her attempt had been a fruitful one. With a feathered grasp the being lifted the woman, long whisky hair wisped around her beaten face, clinging to the blood that slipped from her lips. Holding her closely the being smeared droplets onto it's blue sweater as it faded back into the darkness once more, passing through the threshold to return the woman back to the humans area.

Gravel crunched under foot as the being approached the security station that was basking in the false lights of electric lights. The truck that had passed earlier returned to its original position next to the building. The occupant now returned to the inside, shaking hands holding down the call button of a two way radio. " Momi this is Hugo. Call back Momi."

Static filled the air as the bulking man cursed, panic coursed through him. Pressing the call button once more he hears the echo of the buzz from outside the entry door, hurriedly he lurched towards it and threw it open. Looking down he was meet with the bleak empty eyes of a monster that gripped the battered woman in its arms. Bones biting harshly into her dirty uniform as the skeleton tried to calm his own breathing.

Taken back the man lost his breath as he took in the sight before him, dropping the radio to the ground in shock. Quickly the monster began explaining itself, " I found her like this in the woods. Two men had attacked her."

With batted breath the man gingerly crouched to take the woman into his own arms as the skeleton let go of its grip on her. The man cursed again as he fumbled to pull a phone from his back pocket. Locking his own iced eyes with the dark sockets of the skeleton he spoke harshly, " That best be true skeleton because if I find out its not, you'll have hell to pay for it."

Fighting his own urge to snap back the skeleton instead turned away from the two. It waved casual at the man as he began walking away " I promise it is, but I'm gonna leave before the cops get here. Not all humans are so kind to us monster as you all are."

With that the skeleton faded back into the shadows of night as the ring of the phone bleated through the speakers as the man fought to calm his own breathing.

(Sorry for the edit. I liked the way I wrote this one far better the the original. Chapter updates are going to resume as normal now.)