- >You sit at the counter enjoying a cup of coffee
- >At least you would if it didn’t taste so horrible
- >You take another sip anyways
- >Have to stay awake
- >You look around the quiet dinner.
- >Normal people… doing seemingly normal activities
- >The man in corner reading his newspaper
- >A man and woman flirting over their dinner
- >An overworked waitress refilling your coffee
- >That horrible tasting coffee.
- >You politely take a sip and shudder at the taste
- >Taking a look out the window, you see the only abnormal occurrence
- >A man standing on the street corner in a big rain coat.
- >Usually a normal sight, but it hadn’t rained in the past week and a half
- >A woman walks by him and bumps into him
- >Another normal occurrence, if you hadn’t seen this behavior before.
- >The mysterious man gets up and starts down the street
- >You reach into your wallet and pull out a twenty dollar bill
- >More than enough to cover the coffee and tip.
- >Before putting your wallet away, you stop at a picture
- >The reason you’re here, the reason you fight, and the reason why you are following a man in a coat
- >You rush out of the diner and head across the street
- >You fall in around thirty feet behind the stranger
- >Just enough to look like you’re just another pedestrian out for a nighttime stroll
- >He continues down the street at a leisurely pace
- >Up ahead, he takes a turn down an alleyway
- >Okay, this is it… You have to end it now.
- >You turn down the alleyway and notice him at the far end.
- >He’s facing you, his face hidden by a large fedora and an upturned collar
- >He knew he was being followed
- >Fuck it then, if he wants a fight might as well give him one
- >You charge, drawing your machete as you run at him
- >Almost immediately, a bright green light emits from the man
- >From under the coat flies out what looks like to be a horse with wings and a horn.
- >It lands several feet away from you and bows its head.
- >A green ray of light shoots straight at you
- >Unfortunately you are unable to dodge it in time
- >You are sent reeling backwards
- >The creature approaches you, looking triumphant.
- >When it’s close enough, you sit up, holding your sword to its throat
- >”You’re going to speak, demon!”
- >The creature snarls, “B-but how! You should be dead!”
- >You knock at the smoldering clothing
- >The sound of metal rings out in the night
- >”Iron plate, your magic has no effect against iron… Now talk! What did you give her?!”
- >It scoffs. “There is nothing to say. You are too late already. Even if you leave now, she will already be ours.”
- >You stand and tower over the pathetic creature.
- >”You monsters! Demons! I will stop you”
- >The creature starts to laugh
- “There is no way to stop us, human! Soon you will all be food for our beloved queen.”
- >There is no information to be gotten here
- >It is no use to you.
- >You sword cleanly slashes through the neck of the creature
- >Why spare it?
- >It was vile, unholy, inhuman, and most of all, it deserved to die.