Chapter 1
"Oi what was that?" Andrew said slowly standing up. Around him the class room was a complete mess. A once properly functioning computer lab was now a mass of electric wires and broken computer screens.
"I don't know an earthquake maybe?" a voice said underneath a desk. Pushing obstacles out of the way Andrew slowly revealed the form of Alex cramped underneath a desk. Lifting him to his feet Andrew turned and scanned the room for signs of the only other student in the room.
"An earthquake on the eastern seaboard of the New Country?" Catherine said appearing from the corner of the room.
"Well that only leaves one person left unaccounted for. MR. KEETH ARE YOU ALIVE?" Andrew shouted. A small sound of movement near the front desk gave Andrew his answer. With the help of Catherine and Alex, Andrew shifted enough rubble out of the way to free Mr. Keeth from his entrapment.
"Well, I better go see if everyone else is alright." Mr. Keeth said appearing flustered from under his desk. Leaning on one of the nearby walls Andrew nodded. Stepping out Mr. Keeth's heavy footsteps could be heard from outside the hallway as he hurried out.
"Man I still don't see the point of us going to school anymore," Alex muttered.
"Ahh well, can't be helped after are we all survived a 2 year long war," Andrew said. Shaking his head back and forth Alex reached for the door, but before he reached it the door was pulled open revealing a bloodied Mr. Keeth.
"MR. KEETH WHAT HAPPENED?" Catherine shouted running over.
"Wa..wasn….wasn't an earthquake. S,,,sky and ground sp…split open. They have returned" Mr. Keeth whispered as he slumped forward on Alex dead.
"No it can't be." Andrew whispered running out the door. The hallway was utterly torn asunder. What had once been a window was now a gaping hole.
"ANDREW" a voice further down the hallway shouted. Turning around Andrew saw Kevin running towards him.
"Andrew we have a huge problem" Kevin said as Catherine and Alex walked out of the class room.
"Oh you just noticed?" Andrew said his voice dripping with sarcasm. Below the once green soccer field was a canyon of flames above the sky was leaking bright white lights. Within minutes the demons started to crawl out of the canyon of flames, spreading the flames everywhere they walked. The leaking white lights turned into streaking balls of light crashing all over the area. From them emerged all sorts of once thought to be mythical creatures, angels, unicorns, and others. Everywhere Andrew, Alex, Kevin, and Catherine looked demons and angels fought and humans were caught in the crossfire. Jumping down from the hole the group of four stood from there point of view on the plains of hell.
"Andrew I'm breaking the seal" Kevin said.
"Tatsu I summon you from the recess of my soul. Roar, roar and rear your heads in challenge. Roar until the very foundation of heaven is torn asunder and fire rampages," Kevin said as if in a trance. The air seemed to swirl around Kevin and slowly bit by bit the air formed a huge hulking figure. Picking up speed the air wrapped around Kevin more and more until a hydra was formed. With a terrifying roar Tatsu let loose a torrent of green flames and all through out the cities pillars of green flames soared up as the seal began to lift itself from the other members of the Emerald Hydras. Tatsu finishing his roar he shifted himself into Kevin's hand in the form of a trident. With a wink Kevin threw himself into the fighting.
"Well then we'll go next Andrew," Alex and Catherine said.
"Salamander we call you from the bottom of our soul. Awaken, awaken from your slumber. Awaken and sear the heavens," Alex and Catherine said in unison in the same voice Kevin used. Flames wrapped around both of them, building up higher and higher. Within the tornado of fire a loud roar was heard. A roar echoed through the city announcing the awakening of the Black Dragons. Many more roars could be heard throughout the city. When the fire cleared a massive black dragon sat behind both Alex and Catherine. Then each dragon faded away and appeared in their hands as a weapon, in Alex's hand a giant no dachi, in Catherine's hand a naginata. With a nod of their heads they rushed in to the fight after Kevin.
"Guess I'm last then" Andrew said.
"Kagesutchi I beckon you from the depths of my soul. Rise, rise from the ashes of defeat. Rise again and again until the heavens burn," Andrew said in the same trance like tone as Kevin, Alex, and Catherine. At first nothing happened, then ashes started to float down and surround Andrew. Within a few seconds the ashes increased their downfall, until Andrew was standing in a pile of ashes. Within a few moments the ashes started to turn into embers, and those embers ignited, until Andrew was surrounded in flames. From within those flames Kagesutchi emerged, and with a loud screech flew up announcing its presence to everyone. Descending Kagesutchi faded into a Katana into Andrew's hand. Throughout the city pillars of green, roars of dragons, and appearances of phoenixes announced that once again they will defend humanity just as they did before.
"Well then lets end this nightmare once and for all," Andrew said jumping into the fight.