Ch.11: The Posion of Rage

The next night a storm blew in from the west forcing the gargoyles to take shelter in the Clock Tower. However it wasn't long until Goliath noticed that someone was missing.

Staring outside Goliath could see Brooklyn clutched to his spot being pelted by fury of the raging storm. Goliath could see the troubled look in his second in command's eyes, edged with guilt.

Something about the look in Brooklyn's eyes told Goliath that something terrible was going to happen tonight.

Then out of nowhere Demona appeared right next to Brooklyn and sat down beside him. It surprised everyone that Demona had given up her evil ways and decided to rejoin the clan. When asking for acceptence Goliath had turned to Brooklyn, since he had the most experince with her.

It surprised everyone when Brooklyn agreed for her to rejoin the clan, especially Broadway and Lexington. Elisa was not so sure Brooklyn had made a smart decision, and Hudson and Goliath were just shocked. Angela was just to stunned to speak, but the glare in her eyes showed that she was not happy.

And for good reason, Broadway and Lexington thought. Because, for the past few days Brooklyn and Demona had been spending a lot of time together. It seemed that the two mortal enmies had suddenly become friends.

Demona looked at Brooklyn through the pelting rain and said "What's wrong?"

"He's out there" said Brooklyn " and he won't rest until he destroys me,"

"How do you know your dark half even survived?" asked Demona.

"Call it a premonition, but last night I had a dream..." said Brooklyn

" A storm was raging like the one above us now and I was trapped in the middle of the gale. Lightning flashed and revealed the dark form of gargoyle hidden in the clouds. Before he disappeared once again in the shadows I could tell his skin was a bright crimson,"

"Then out of nowhere I felt a cold breath bellow at my neck "It was on a night like this when I was born, and now it will be a place for your demise,"

"I turned to see who it was and froze when I saw the firey stare of Rage. His skin was a bright crimson color, his wings were silver representing the dart that gave him birth, and his mane was as black as his soul,"

"Rage's mouth opened to reveal his gleaming teeth" said Brooklyn shuddering " and that's all I remember,"

"I'm sorry I caused you such pain" said Demona looking down " I should have read more about the silver dart before even casting such a spell. Imagine what would have happened if it hit Goliath,"

Brooklyn cringed, he didn't want to think of Goliath's dark personality coming alive. Of course when you considered it maybe Thailog was thier leaders dark half come to life. As Brooklyn considered this he said out loud...

"Why is my dark half more voilent than Goliath's?"

Demona didn't answer or even hear she was to busy looking out into the storm when a flash of lightning suddenly sprang her to her feet. The lightning had revealed a dark figure approaching fast, and the female gargoyle sensed that this visitor was far from friendly.

"What's wrong?" asked Brooklyn seeing Demona's red eyes flare.

"We got company," said Demona.

Goliath heard Demona's response to Brooklyn's querry and alerted the others to get ready for battle. Soon enough every gargoyle was gathered in the balcony of the clock tower looking out into the raging storm.

Another bolt of lightning wizzed past once agian illuminating the night and the dark figure Demona had seen before was now revealed as Rage. Brooklyn gasped it was exactly how his dream imagined Rage to look.

Skin bright crimson red, eyes glowing white, silver wings to show the magic of the dart, and a black mane as dark as his soul. Brooklyn could not help feeling the fact that his nightmare was coming to life and that whatever Rage had in mind was worse than he could ever imagine.

Everyone except Bronx took flight in order to confront Rage. Needless to say the crimson gargoyle was not impressed by the forces stacked againist them. Now that he was seperated from Brooklyn's soul Rage had more power than ever. And he was proud to demonstrate it.

Rage dived in first, his talons outstretched and ready to slice. The spines on his back flared like porcupine quills adding an extra peril for Goliath's clan to get past. Goliath's clan stood thier ground as Rage sped closer and closer.

When he was about five feet from Goliath's clan Rage vanished. All the gargoyles wondered where he had gone when all a sudden they heard Brooklyn scream. Turning around all the gargoyles saw that Rage had managed to get around thier defense and get to Brooklyn who had been in the back.

Rage's teeth where sunk down in Brooklyn's neck and then released with a sudden jerk. Seeing the clan's attention turned on him Rage dropped Brooklyn and flew back into the shadows of the storm.

Angela sped down and stopped Brooklyn's descent then returned with the others to the clock tower. It didn't take long for Brooklyn to reawaken.

"Wha..what happened?" asked Brooklyn.

"Rage got past our defenses somehow and managed to bite you on the neck," said Goliath.

"Yeah but how?" asked Broadway "no one can go that fast,"

"I think the important thing right now is not 'how' he got past us" said Demona " more like 'what' did he do to Brooklyn,"

Goliath looked outside to see the storm pass and the dawning of the sun.

"We shall have to figure it out tomorrow night," he said and led the clan back to the balcony.

Taking a pose as the sun began to rise all the gargoyles, except for Demona, became stone. She was cursed a long time ago by Puck to become a human that she despised so much. But as soon as her human form took place Demona realized not all of her clan had turned to stone.

Brooklyn was still alive.