"Heh. You're a christian? Well, you'll soon realize the power of Leviathan and suffer!" The man laughed evilly and charged toward Ann
Ann braced herself. I never thought my life would end this way. Ann's conciounse was screaming at her to run, but she just couldn't. Run, you fool! Run! Ann squeezed her eyes closed, not wanting to see the man charging to her.
"STOP!" A loud, roaring voice bellowed. It sounded like a monster to Ann, but she couldn't see the source of the voice. She looked at the man who had stopped just four feet away from her. He didn't look frightened, but annoyed.
"That's enough of this nonsense, Daemn*. She is not a threat to our cause. She doesn't know how to use the crystals. There is no need for us to obtain the crystals right now when we have more important things to take care of. Let her be for now."
"But-"
"LEAVE!" The voice roared. The man fell onto the floor at the loud voice, but quickly scrambled back to his feet. He regained his composure and smiled evilly at Ann.
"Mark my words, little guardian. I will be back! Without knowledge of how to use those crystals, you don't stand a chance against the demons that are coming your way." The man, who's name was Daemn, had a dark, sinister look on his face. Slowly, Daemn started to become transparent.
Ann snapped herself out of her trance and called after him, "Wait! What are these crystals for? And what's Leviathan?" Ann had a million questions to ask this guy, but he just smiled.
"You'll find out soon enough. Until next time." He chuckled, then disappeared comepletely. Ann was in total shock. Power? Demons? Leviathan? This was just like a farfetched tv show. Ann couldn't take it. She started to panick and hyperventilated. She sunk to the floor in a fetal position and wondered what the heck happened.
The last thing Ann heard was the thud of her head hitting the floor as she passed out.
"Ann. Ann, wake up! Ann!" A distant voice could be heard as Ann woke up from the previous night's chaos. She slowly opened her eyes as someone kept poking her forehead.
"Ann! Good lord, wake up already!" Ann knew that voice!
"Hannah?" Ann's eyes were now completely opened as they adjusted to her environment.
"Geez, what happened? I come home and five minutes later, I find you sleeping in the kitchen! Were you that tired?" Ann's sister, Hannah, questioned. Ann thought that Hannah wasn't suppose to be back until noon, but it was eight in the morning and here Hannah was.
"I-it's nothing. I just had a crazy night last night." Ann answered as she sat up and rubbed the bump on her head. She was still in the kitchen where she had passed out.
"Crazy night, huh? You,didn't throw any wild parties did you?" Hannah smirked and raised an eyebrow.
"N-no. I just went a little crazy, that's all." Ann stood up and stumbled a little. She had a mind-splitting headache.
"Uh huh. So it's safe for me to check mom and dad's wine cupboard without having to worry about any bottles being empty or gone?" Hannah smiled as she walked over to the large cupboard that had bottles of wine that their parents saved for special occasions.
"Go ahead. You know I don't drink." Ann replied as she walked over to the medicine cabinet to take some Advil for her headache.
Hannah looked through the wine cupboard to make sure Ann wasn't pulling her leg. "Well, none of the wine bottles are gone and none are empty. I guess you really did just go crazy last night." Hannah sighed as she closed the cupboard.
"You say that like it's a bad thing." Ann said after she had taken the medicine.
"No, no. It's not a bad thing, but if I busted you for something bad, mom and dad might reward me with money or a really nice dinner." Hannah smiled as she said the last sentence. Ann rolled her eyes.
"Keep dreaming. I don't drink, nor will I ever. I don't do drugs and I don't know any boys outside our family. So don't get any ideas." Ann scowled.
"Oh, come on, Ann. I was just kidding. You know I didn't mean it. So, why were you sleeping on the floor?" Hannah said as walked over to the sofa to sit down.
"Oh... you know. It was cooler there since it's so hot out. I thought I would just rest my eyes for a moment, but then I fell asleep." Ann lied. She didn't want to tell her sister what had actually happened last night. Hannah might think she was crazy.
"Alright then. Well, since I'm home, we can go down to the grocery store now to pick up some food." Hannah said as she got up from the sofa.
"But it's too hot outside to do anything. Do we have to go right now?" Ann whined. It was hot out. One hundred degrees to be exact.
"Listen. I'm older, therefore, we are going." Hannah said with a triumphant smile.
"You're older by two months. That doesn't count." Ann said with a frown. Hannah was just two months older than Ann, so it didn't count, right?
"It does count and mom and dad put me in charge of you and the house. So, get some different clothes on and then we'll go. And by the way, Ann, there might be some ice cream in it for you." Hannah said as she skipped to her room, suitcase in hand. Ann perked up at this new proposition, but then sighed as she remembered the heat and slugged off to her room to put some clean clothes on. She had been wearing the same ones since yesterday and she felt gross. Hannah's not even giving me enough time to take a shower. My hair is greasy. Whatever. I'll just pull it up. Ann grimaced as she made her way up the stairs.
Ann slugged into her room and into her closet. She threw on a giant Sea World T-shirt and plain denim shorts. As Ann was just starting to leave her room, she remembered the crystals she had clipped onto her shorts the previous day. Maybe I should bring them with me incase that freak comes back. Ann walked back into her closet and and took the pendants off the shorts she took off and put them on her clean shorts. "I wonder why that guy wanted these things. Maybe they're limited edition collectables and he was obsessed." Ann smirked at the thought of someone killing another person for a cheap object.
"Who are you talking to?" Hannah had peeked through the door to see if her sister was done changing. Ann nearly jumped, she was so startled.
"Oh, no one." Ann quickly replied as she covered the pendants with her shirt. She wasn't about to tell Hannah what happened last night. Hannah raised an eyebrow.
"Okay then. Let's get going before the heat gets any worse." Hannah walked down the stairs and to the coat closet to get her shoes. Ann was still in her room looking at the silver chest on her bed. She was thankful that Hannah didn't notice it. I don't know why I have these pendants or who that guy was that broke into our house, but I have a feeling that something, I don't know what, is going to happen. I don't know when, but it feels like it's going to be very soon. Ann pushed the thoughts aside and reluctantly walked down the stairs to where Hannah was standning.
Ann and Hannah slipped their sandals on, grabbed their purses and headed out the door.
"So, how has it been not having me or mom and dad not bothering you?" Hannah said with a smirk. Ann smiled.
"It's been great. I don't have mom and dad breathing down my neck every waking moment, and you haven't been telling me to turn my music down on my sterio."
"Well, I'm sorry to have ruined your fun." Hannah said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes. They both laughed and continued walking down the street to the grocery store. Ann couldn't wait to finally get some ice cream. She was tired of ice pops and could use something a little sweeter. Should I get the Rocky Road ice cream or the Butter Pecan? Or maybe I should get pistachio flavored ice cream. Ann was listing all her favorite ice creams in her head as she and her sister walked into the grocery store.
"I'll go and pick up the milk, bread, and the butter. You go get the eggs and some ice cream. We'll meet at the checkout in thirty minutes." Hannah instructed. Ann sighed. She loved her sister, of course, but she could be so bossy sometimes.
Ann nodded in agreement and proceeded to where the store kept the eggs. She opened a carton and wiggled each egg a little bit to make sure none of them were broken*. She took the carton and speed walked to where the ice cream was. She looked at each flavor carefully, making sure the flavor she chose was something that both she and her sister would like. It was a hard decision, but Ann decided to get the Butter Pecan ice cream. She opened the freezer and took a medium sized carton out and made her way to the checkout.
Hannah wasn't in line yet, seeing as it hadn't been thirty minutes. Ann decided to look around the store for a while. She went down the Asian aisle and looked at the various noodles, rice crackers, cookies and drinks. She picked up a couple packets of ramen and two boxes of Pocky and quickly walked back to the checkout line. Hannah will really like this. Ann thought. Hannah loved ramen and Pocky, anything japanese really. Ann did, too, but Hannah really loved it.
Hannah finally walked in line right behind Ann.
"Look what I got, Hannah." Ann said cheerfully as she held out a box of Pocky.
"No way! I forgot all about the Asian section. Thanks!" Hannah smiled as she put the ramen, eggs, and ice cream into the little shopping basket she was holding. The two sisters payed for their groceries and walked out the door.
Ann had so much going on in her mind. Everything that had happened the night before still boggled her mind. Did all of it really happen? Was that man, Daemn, actually real, or just an illusion of her mind? What on earth was Leviathan? Were these pendants on her belt loop really that important to some one? Where did that loud voice come from? Dear God, please just tell me why all of these things are happening to me. I want to know who or what Leviathan is. Who did that roaring voice belong to? Who was this 'Daemn' and how did he break into our house? Dear God, what do these pendants have to do with me? Ann silently prayed. Ann was so lost in thought, she didn't hear her sister screaming her name. Or see the man running towards her with a knife in his hand.
"ANN!" Hannah screamed her name. Ann turned around to see a man charging toward her with a knife. Her eyes widened at who was attacking her. Daemn.
Ann didn't have enough time to run from Daemn as she squeezed her eyes shut, not wanting to see her death in slow motion.
Suddenly, all of the feelings she had when she first discovered the crystal pendants returned in an instant, only she had a feeling of great power. Her heart was speeding, her stomach rising and falling. She made an involentary action. She took one deep breath.
"VERTO MEAM ANIMA!"*
Hiya! How was it? Was the latin in the right sentence order? Did I even use the right latin? It was a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing. You know. To make it sound cool.
*Daemn means spirit in latin. That's where the english word "demon" came from.
*Whenever you buy a carton of eggs, wiggle each one to make sure they move easily. If one is stuck and won't move, that means that it's broken on the bottom.
*I'm not sure if I wrote it right, but it's supposed to mean "Transform my soul". Lame, huh? I couldn't think of anything else.