CHAPTER SIX: The Threat is Revealed.
BRAXTON'S P.O.V
"Guards! We have a situation, gather your men; we must talk to whoever is in charge. We are at war with an unknown species that has been terrorizing the South-West borders. We have been riding for months on end to bring this news, it almost cost us our lives. It would take a few weeks, month, if we are lucky, to stabilize our forces and prepare. They move quickly, they will be here in no time. Now hurry, take me to your superior officer, we have something important to give him!" I shouted as soon as I seen guards.
"We need a medic; one of our men is seriously injured from facing one of those creatures." Ace, my partner that managed to escape with me, shouted urgently.
"Braxton, help me with Maes!" Ace yelled.
I ran over to aid him retrieve Maes from the back of his horse. He was just barely conscious. The bandages on his arm were discarded before we entered the town, the blood had seeped through them to the point they were useless now. His arm shredded, just above the elbow. Strings of raw flesh swayed, dripping blood onto the ground. The smell was horrifying, almost making me gag.
"Uhh, right away sir." The two guards looked at one another confused at all the information we were throwing at them, I mean, I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't of seen it for myself.
They then proceeded to rush off to the nearest hospital available, the three of us following them.
"Quick, lay him on the bed!" A man in a doctor's uniform shouted, pointing to a vacant bed in the middle of the room. Me and Ace rushed over and laid Maes on the bed, he grunted in pain.
Tears were at the corners of Maes's eyes, yet he refused to let them spill over, he was always a man with a big ego.
"I'm sorry; we will have to ask you to leave the room. He is in good hands, don't you worry. We will report his condition to you soon." A nurse quietly told his, ushering us out of the room.
"We will take you to our headquarters, just follow us." One of the guards that had taken us to the hospital said. Me and Ace nodded in acknowledgement, following him once again.
The guards walked into a building, being greeted by other guards. We walked to the back of the room and they knocked on a door.
"Permission to enter, Sir?" One guard called out.
"Permission granted. Come in." A voice called from the other side of the door.
We walked in to the room. A middle aged man sat behind a desk, piles of paper work in front of him. He looked at us, waiting for someone to speak.
"They wanted to see you sir, we will leave you to it." The guard said, bowed in respect and walked out, closing the door and giving us some privacy.
I bowed my head before speaking.
"Braxton of the corpse, requesting a meeting with the persons in charge." I formally introduced myself.
"Ace of the corpse" Ace muttered and bowed, obviously tired.
The man nodded towards the chairs, giving us permission to sit.
"Names Cyril, I'm in charge around here, how can I help you?" He questioned, grabbing a cigarette and lighting it, bring it up to his mouth to take a puff.
"We have urgent news, there seems to be a new threat to the human race. It has already killed hundreds."
I started off saying until I got interrupted.
"I have heard rumors of this, I wasn't sure if it was true or not… interesting. Looks like we will be going to war with an unknown species." Cyril muttered, taking another puff of his smoke.
"Can you tell me how they look?" Cyril asked, looking me straight in the eyes.
"Yes sir. They were massive, all ranging in different heights, some 7 meters, others maybe 15 meters. They looked almost human but didn't have any reproductive organs, or any that could be seen. But their faces, they wouldn't stop smiling. They enjoyed eating people, they would always have this smug look, especially before it would eat someone." I said, my voice hardening and my fists clenching. My voice cracked at the end, memories resurfacing I tried to forget.
"They didn't seem intelligent, no way of communicating. They didn't talk yet they had mouths. Some would sprint, others would just walk. It seems as though they can smell where we are." Ace continued for me. I nodded at him in appreciation, he just nodded back.
"Although we don't have the slightest clue how to kill them, as they are too big, we did manage to cut off a big chunk of flesh from one. Maybe it could become useful" Ace continued, he reached for the material latched to his belt, inside the flesh of those creatures, he sat it down on the desk.
"Good work men, the flesh will certainly come in handy. As of now, I will make plans to start recruiting more people into the corpse. However, I will not force my people to fight against their own will; I will make three separate corpses. I will get some men together and we will talk more on this matter. You two look tired, it has been a long ride, go and rest. I will get someone to call for you two later." Cyril said, finishing his cigarette and squishing it on his ash tray.
"Thank you very much" Ace said. We stood and bowed our heads then turned to leave the room. A good sleep would await us.
*To Be Continued