Chapter 8: Long live the king
What remained of the resistance in the Palace was brutally destroyed the ravenous darksiders tore through them, slaughtering and brutally tearing them apart. Killing any who had not fled, Joe walked through the destruction blasting at any who he found, he felt the same power growing within him, he was king now, none could oppose him, all would fall before him, he laughed as he tore a man's arm off, snapping his neck and letting him drop to the ground, he stepped over his dead body and killed another, all around them people died , and felt like he was finally home, here on the battlefield , in the crash of war, and in the carnage of battle, he felt a twisted from of peace, Joe07 was gone, long live this monster who paraded in a twisted costume of a once great man.
Several Miles underground, Memphis Palace Bunker, three hours ago
The children appeared in a flash of light in the bunker, it was eerily empty and quiet, Alice held onto her brother "Andre I'm scarred" She whispered shakily
"Don't worry, we're safe now" Said Andre trying to be brave, all the children heard footsteps approaching them, "See here comes someone to greet us" He said
The Door across from them opened and a guard stumbled in, he tried to open his mouth only for a dribble of blood to flow out, he fell forwards to reveal a bloody hole that had been carved into his back , From the shadows a figure strode, wiping the blood from his mouth, Neil ran his tongue over his blackened teeth , the other children backed away in sheer terror of the twisted reptilian monster that walked towards them " My daddy said they'd send you here, they thought he didn't know about it but he did, isn't he smart" Said Neil advancing on them
"Please don't hurt us" Said Layla staring at Neil's bloody claws
"Oh I wouldn't do that, Daddy says I've to help you, make you free like we are, he said it's not fair you die cause your parents are stupid" Said Neil as his hands began to crackle with Dark Energy "Daddy showed me how to do it, it real easy, here let me show you" He said Projecting the black light onto them, and they started to scream as their flesh began to twist and contort.
Present Day Memphis Palace
The battle was won, the legion of Darksiders stood to attention, they stared up, above them stood their master, their Brood lord, he stared down at them smiling through crocked teeth, his wings stood out behind him, his horns grew larger still, he was growing his power, dark energy crackled from his body, Memphis was his, to rule and destroy, but he was not done, their was still more cities to conquer, he move against them soon enough
Within the Walls of the Throne room
A scar tore open and a tall hooded figure stepped through , Loiterer had been trying to get through to the land of the living, bit there had been some sort of interference, if it was what he thought it was, things had gone to shit fast, , he glanced around , the palace was in ruins, bodies where strewn everywhere , piles of rubble crushing the corpses of the torn apart soldiers, he saw a group of Darksiders feasting on the remains of raw meat stolen from the pantry, they glanced up when he stared at them, he felt a great anger grow within him, how dare they, how dare they do this , Loiterer drew his scythe, lowering it at the darksiders " Die!" He yelled, the Darksiders flesh was torn from them as they where reduced to bones littering the floor," I'm gonna find the person responsible for this, and send them to hell" He said determinedly walking through the palace,