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Losing The Darkness

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There it is, the bastards where they are holding my daughter hostage within that skyscraper—and it’s a massive building with many floors. This place was built like a fortress to keep intruders away from their precious things. Though, we are going to do the opposite: cause ruckus in their business and then knock them out of commission.

First thing is first, “Azrael, wait here until the time comes,” I commanded on order to pull this off successfully as she agreed and quickly disappeared from sight; though, not far from here. It’s a little odd to be honest, not having someone accompanied me in dangerous places, however this is the sake of my plan.

I can do this, I’m not scared of anyone. Even so, I could feel my palms sweating like hell from all this. The entire building is fully covered with surveillance cameras and sensors that can pick up anyone that is not supposed to be there.

Although, my intent isn’t to go gun blazing or sneak inside a heavily fortified building. Neither of these are the options for me because my pursuit in forcing myself in an enemy base is not through physical force, rather use of words.

Breathing deeply to control my breathing, I walk towards the skyscraper; a shining star glittering an oasis of hope for someone like me. My shoes sound loudly as they step on the pavement of the snowy ground after a couple of walks.

At the very front of the passing vehicles and pedestrians walking on the sidewalk is no other than the main entrance itself; fence made of steel bars, guard towers, and high walls. To get in, only the most skilled and talented individuals can enter the premises of this particular location. I guess that includes those with military or security backgrounds.

Continuing moving towards the gate, I was stopped when I reached the guarded entrance by two armed soldiers, “you there! This is private property!” one of the guards demanded with his rifle aimed at my chest.

Using my pocket watch hanging around my neck is too risky, there are many soldiers wearing the same identical green color on their varied armor and in addition, they firearms is incredibly different. Plus, there are occupied watch towers with snipers that can fire from anywhere and anytime.

Wait, their guns aren’t firearms at all. They look more alien or advanced in terms of appearance. I know what they, in fact; I ready about them in the library a long time ago.

‘Energy Guns,’ that is food for thought. These highly advanced forms of firearms are nothing to scoff off.  Energy Guns are futuristic firearms due to new technologies being invented, all of them are modified to use a small red crystal instead of black powder that can produce unlimited firing shots until it leads to overheating to the point of causing the said gun to be exploded.

It is wise for the shooter to rest their gun for a couple of seconds or minutes in prevention of overheating. Although, firearms are more widely cheaper and easily produced.

They are powered through the use of red crystal as their own form of ammunition. When the trigger is pressed, it releases a laser beam of red projectiles that once hit a specific part of person’s flesh regardless of physical durability, erases a chunk of flesh that would result in a visible hole from the victim’s injury in front and back.

However, they are rare due to how expensive and long it is to produce.

The speed of projected red laser beam is equivalent to moving at the speed of light. These guns are incredibly dangerous as a single shot could greatly injure a person due to ignoring physical matter. Even machines and robots are not safe from this either.

Regardless of this learned information, I need to focus on hand in convincing these sons of bitches to let me pass; otherwise, I will just remain here like a sitting duck.

Then an idea came into my mind.

“I shall be on my way then,” I told them while slowly walking backwards and placing my hands inside the pockets, trying to act like a casual individual. Today is a busy day and this can be handy to start riot and mayhem. This will be easier since there are numerous people around.

If this can be used to stir trouble and chaos for me to go in, then this can be turned to our favor. But the casualties will be high for these innocent people…well, to bad for them that I have to resort to such methods; I am sorry but I’m willingly to go far any lengths in saving the person that gives me a reason to live again.

Stopping in the middle of the road, one by one; vehicles were forced to stop as angry drivers surrounded me, including curious pedestrians and spectators.

“What the hell are you doing man?!”

“Are you fucking stupid or something?!”

“Get out of the road, you idiot!”

These poor people don’t have any clue what is going to happen to them as they continued to angrily throw rude comments while not knowing what I am about to do is not only wrong but uncalled for, “QUIET! YOU HEAR THAT?!” I yelled loudly, causing everyone to stop and look at me in surprise or confusion.

“What are you-” One of them tried to ask but I cut him off before he could finish his sentence, the rest were not pleased but nonetheless kept quiet out of curiosity; but this did not last long, a loud voice resounded from the ground, interrupting the silence, “You are an asshole and we should call the police!”

As I expected, this was the moment of truth; “Am I the asshole? The asshole who made your lives miserable, to live in a corrupt city like this where everyday, greedy bosses and politicians ruin our lives further?!” My speech made everyone stop at their tracks, not able to utter a word. “All of you are the victims of this city! We all are!”

I continue to address everyone from the ground: “Don’t you people understand that this will all their doing?” Pointing towards the guarded entrance of the skyscraper, “these are the assholes that are killing us, they are the ones that destroyed everything, taking away our freedom from the comfort of our homes, the warmth of family and the peace of sleep. They are the cause of the massive destruction of nature and the pollution of our lands; so all of us, here together now, can fight back and put an end to their tyranny.”

My words had stirred the crowd into a frenzy cheers filled the air, all of them shouting and screaming as they began to rush inside the gate, pushing the two guards to the ground before stomped to death. The other soldiers were already beginning to shoot but our numbers were too great.

Some of the crowd had firearms and managed to shoot one of them while we all charged inside the building, killing and destroying everything inside while I was running from the first floor to using the public stairs; moving through every stairway while hiding from incoming soldiers in each hallway I passed by.

There is no doubt in my mind that ‘The Illuminati,” is a powerful faction to mess around with after that tower with human head came me the information I need. These guys are highly dangerous, skilled soldiers wearing varied futuristic armor with the color green on their uniforms.

If one of them saw me, I would be shot to death right about now.

As the reverberating screams of gunshots and fighting echoing throughout the building, I carefully hide and tip toed up to the farthest and last floor of this damn skyscraper, eventually reaching the specific place where my gut feeling is telling me to go.

Using the stairways, I was about to enter the door leading into this floor before I felt the barrel of a gun at the back of my back, “don’t move,” a threatening voice from behind said.

Turning to face him, it was one of the soldiers; staring straight at me while gripping tightly at his energy rifle, “make any sudden moves or I will your fucking head off,” he warned. “Take a step back and remove the necklace where I can see them,” ordering me to slowly take a couple of steps back and grabbing the pocket watch from my neck in a surrendering posture.

What a dumbass, he made a big mistake of doing that as this ‘necklace’ is a hypnotizing item to control him.

“Who do you work for?!”

Letting my pocket watch swing in front of him, I begin the incantation, “I am your friend,” with those final words, the man became in trance; lowering his weapon.

“I am your friend,” he repeated with eyes rolling back in his head.

Continuing this session, “you will guard me of all times and any memory regarding working for this organization is gone,” this time, he did not repeat the sentence. He became like a puppet to follow my orders and instructions, acting on his own free-will.

With a smile, I motion him to follow, “come on,” he pursued after me. After that, we were in this hallway, looking for where she might be held until finally we noticed from afar that there was a big wooden door being guarded by two soldiers.

“Kill them.”

That was my simple order as my brainwashed enemy turned ally, fired his gun; killing the two men in quick succession.

We approached and stopped in front of the wooden, the instincts screaming at me that this is the place where my daughter is being held inside, “kill yourself,” I ordered him before opening the doors and entering inside, hearing a loud bang as the door closed shut.

What greeted me was a fancy room, where across from me is a friend-looking blonde wearing a fancy suit sitting in one of the two chairs that is near each other, gesturing me to come over, “why hello there! Took you long enough, Adam!”

Anger spawned in my face, yet, I remained professional and composed instead of lashing out at him; trying to remain the image of a strong leader. Instead, I only clenched my teeth and reply with anger. “Who are you and where did you take my daughter?”

Instead of answer, he laughed, “oh, so, it’s like that? That is fine, if it makes you feel better, but that won’t get you anywhere—now, why don’t we talk about what you want from person who is the sole governor of this city and the legislative body of my organization?” The mysterious man stared into my eyes.

My eyes widened in surprise when he asked this question. How could he know my daughter in all places, especially name? As I looked into his eyes, I can tell that the man is not human by long shot.

“Fine.” I hurriedly walked up to him and sat on the other chair despite wanting to struggle him; the chair felt it had been dipped in fire, burning the insides of my thighs, but it is bearable. Noticing the pain, the man gave me an odd look, then, he continued, “you can call me the doctor,” he said with his eyes narrowed in a smirk.

Frowning, I head straight to the point, “I don’t care who or what you are, TELL ME WHERE LILIM IS?!” I loudly screamed in the latter, angry and tired of not only having to feel the dreadful remorse boiling in my stomach for using people and resorting to manipulating them, but to also have to deal with this strange, unknown man who is keeping my daughter hostage.

“Really Adam? Threatening me like this? Do you even know who I am? What am I capable of?” His face morphed into something demonic and otherworldly, “I am Lucifer Morningstar, the first beloved angel created by God himself! Don’t assume you insects that you have the right to command or speak to me in that tone; because even though I might be in your dumped filled rock of planet, I will always be above you worthless sack of maggots,” he boasted with a smile.

Rolling my eyes, “Like I said, I don’t care about what you are,” I sneered and folded my arms across my chest.

With a sardonic chuckle, he replied, “What is it about humans that they seem to be ignorant of how the world really works? Truly, father has made a mistake giving us this world. All of the chaos and destruction is like an itch that needs to be scratched—a need that must be satisfied. So, yes, if you do not mind, let us begin our game,” he smiled with a gleeful grin.

“What game?” Squinting my eyes with confusion and disbelief, I was baffled of where he was coming from.As if he were amused, the man leaned forward and crossed his legs, “it is a game of sending you to the place where your daughter is. But there is risk…human,” Lucifer looked me over as he paused for effect; his eyes roaming over me.

A shiver ran down my spine. Not only did this man have me completely flummoxed with his dark and mysterious demeanor and his odd ways of speaking but now he was openly staring at me in evil delight. My instincts warned me that there is something extremely wrong with this man—something sinister that I can’t explain or understand.

This man is really the devil himself.

Gulping anxiously, “do it!” Deep down, I am afraid in being sent to whenever he is going to send me to. Because of the way he is behaving, that place is going to be a terrible hell for me.

“All in due time,” he laughed in a deep and husky voice, “now onto this topic, I am going to send you someplace to save your pathetic, worthless daughter; so what would it be? I find that a fair deal.” With a smug look on his face, the stranger continued. “While I want to tell you that I am going to send you through space and time, you might have fifty percent of being stuck between space-time if you are unlucky, that is…”

I don’t want to die…neither my daughter, “goddammit! I accept!” Final words, he immediately snapped his fingers; sending me through time and space as incomprehensible flashing lights filled my vision before suddenly, I appeared in a white foggy void; empty and hollow with the only thing alive is…this thing.

“Impressive, you should be going mad now by looking at one of my inconceivable forms,” the eldritch abomination of a creature stared at me with its beady eyes—eyes that reminded me of those of the demon in the mirror, “You may call me Nyarlathotep.”Nyarlathotep…Nya-rlathotep…it can’t be?!

My eyes widen from the revolution of that name, “your that woman wearing with the purple hair?!” I whispered under my breath. Yes, it is her. It’s the creepy woman from the mirror. That’s right, the one I bumped in the theme park.

He cackled in amusement, “of course, and I am assuming you want your daughter back?” Nyarlathotep chuckled; it was like the sound of nails on a chalkboard. A horrid screeching noise echoed in my ears, and then everything went pitch black. No, it was not just pitch black, it felt like my head was bleeding into a darkness that did not belong to this world.

“Yes! Where is she?!” I desperately shouted, hoping to hear something from this evil god. Yet all there was is this an eerie laugh of his.

Evil grin curled in his lips, “if that is you can save her…”

My surroundings changed once again, revealing to be large lake with the sky being in eclipse. In the far distance was a mountain with a long set of stairs leading up to Nyarlathotep and Lucifer, standing alongside with Lilith who was holding my unconsciousness daughter.

“LILIM!”

However, before I could move and run up to them; something else came into mind; it was like someone struck my brain with a hammer and it became hard to think straight. So I just ran, ignoring everything that was happening to me.

I ran towards them, despite knowing that Lilith was there; causing my perception of reality to distort and warp into maddening ways, I still continued not out for their sake but mine.

“STAY AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER!” Screaming like madman, they watched in amusement and glee from every moment I fell, I stood up and continued to struggle forward. Even with the pain of the exhaustion and injury, the need to rescue my child is a burning passion inside of me that won’t stop until I get back the last piece of my family.

From each step, my vision became blurred and distorted, having now reached the staircase, walking upwards while panting heavily from the fatigue; yet not giving up. My sight became clear, but it was not from the exertion; it was the memories of those I loved had made me push forward.

“I…won’t…” With my final breaths, I fell flat in front of them, hitting my face on the floor, “give up…”

They laughed, not out of pity but at my pathetic and stupid display. Yet as I laid there in the cold of the stone ground, it was like I could feel the warmth of the sun. “My, my! You are so amusing when you are like!” Lilith chuckled and clapped as if they are watching a play, “This is why you are such a perfect pawn for us. Not only were you a survivor from the most feared mental institution, but your stubbornness and pride became your undoing.” She mockingly teased, while Lucifer smiled coldly at me as he was in the same stance of enjoying the spectacle.

Nyarthelope decide to chimed in the conversation, “ever since the beginning of creation, I have committed every evil act known of man but out of all them, seeing a man being the first human to exist in falling onto the floor out of the desire to save his daughter is the most humorous of all; like a simple tale of the tortoise and the hare,” he snickered with his sharp and wicked smile, “a man that is too stubborn to die, only to be broken by the woman he loves and cherished more than his own life after she died. Although, I find it more intriguing that I am unable to turn your insides out of your orifices…how interesting for the most powerful entity that ever lived in existing outside of the omniverse in eons is simple man being natural immune to powers such as me…you are truly something else human.”

“SHUT UP!”

She let go of the girl as Lilim dropped on the floor, creating a loud thud in the process.

“Lilim!” I called out, crawling onto her before having Lilith kneel and placed her fingers deep in my back, painfully twisting it. I struggled, but barely could not properly move. As if to add insult to injury, they are laughing even more. Even so, the pain from the twisted spine felt like needles stabbing into my back.

But Nyarthelope had other plans, “kill him. This is getting too boring and unnecessary, even if he is the first man; he is just an insignificant, low life creature that has no worth or purpose. I am finding this to be extremely tedious and annoying. I will not allow this to continue. We should simply kill this worthless worm. No need to prolong his suffering.”

Lucifer then entered the fray, “Nyarthelope, my dear friend. Despite knowing your loyalty and servitude of me, we must await for our beautiful lady here. She is our entertainer, but one day she will be the main course of your entertainment. After all, is it not like you that can please someone as beautiful like her? Then again, that could be the case with this human. Let us see if he has the strength to withstand such torture.”

“AHHHH!”

I screamed in pain, feeling her fingers deep in my skin and bone; causing excruciating and unbearable agony. My entire body was trembling in pain; as the bones inside my back snapped, sending shockwaves of intense pain throughout my spine, neck, shoulder and arms.

“Adam…” She suddenly stopped, lowering her head near my ear, “you know how much I miss you boy. Tell me my sweet little angel, I want you to join me…and become one of us, if you accept this deal; then perhaps, we might let your whore go and live happily ever after,” Lilith said, creepily licking the side of my cheek.

I coughed as the pain was unbearable. Every time she touches the bruise on my cheek, it sends me into a panic. 

But her offer is…never going to happen. Losing who I am in exchange for something this—this despicable? That is like asking a dog to give up eating meat.

“Never,” grinning madly at her, staring deep into her red orbs, “I am pure human, right down to the core; and will never turn myself to be a demon or a monster like one of you freaks!” I spat out blood in disgust. Blood was trickling from my nose, mouth and ears.

Disappointment look emerged out of her face.

Before she opened her mouth, the presence of something otherworldly happened; a person that should not be in this story.

“Ahh…it is him,” Nyarthelope trailed off as the three turned around to their backs, seeing two people; Azrael and mysterious old man occupying with her.

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