Chapter 9
Crouching upon a tall building, over looking the side walks below. Narrowing my eyes as I looked about for a feed. I was out alone, needing some time to get my skills up to par. A gentle cold breeze blew by, ruffling my black trench coat that sat covering me from the elements. Gripping the edge of the building, I sat still, I blended in with the shadows of a nearby gargoyle that sat upon the corner of the building. Upon seeing a few mortals walking around down upon the side walk, I saw one that looked to be a good suitable victim. Lifting my eyes from my target for a mere moment, something had caught my attention. Smell of decaying flesh caught my senses with the wind. Moving quickly as the sound of my black work boots sounded upon the snow covered, gravel roof top as I moved along. Stopping as I jumped from one building to another. Following the scent as I peered over the edge of the building, there sat our mortal enemy, a darkness dweller. But something was different about this one. Climbing up onto the edge as I jumped down, landing upon another ledge as the dweller started on the move. Getting down to the side walk, I decided I would follow in case.
This one was a bit hard to follow, so I climbed up onto another building, which was a huge church. It was better to track from this advantage point. The dweller stopped, back tracked and headed inside the church. Now this one was really off his rocker. Darkness dweller inside a church wasn’t a good combination. I moved along the roof, finding an open window as I slid inside. I was upstairs in the attic of the church. I had to head down towards the main part, which where the dweller was hiding. It was looking for a living soul to feed off of. The church was always the perfect spot to find one, we protected these buildings, even though we didn’t believe in what they did.
Finding a way out of the room, to the second floor balcony. I kept to the shadows as I kept myself on full alert. Narrowing my eyes as I saw the silvery eyes flash amongst the darkness. Lowering myself gently as I grabbed a throwing knife from within my boot. I held it within my black fingerless gloved finger tips as I waited. There sat an elderly couple in a pue, praying. I kept my eyes on the dweller as I heard their prayers. A shiver ran over my body as I kept my concentration. The dweller made his move, swooping out of the darkness towards the couple with a horrific screech. The couple jumped out of the pue and onto the floor as the dweller pasted them by on it’s wings.
Putting the knife away in my boot, knowing that wouldn’t work. I would have to use my other weapon, my wits and my own flight. Removing my trench coat, laying it to the side as I sprouted my wings. Shaking my head as I climbed up upon the wooden railing. Crouching down as I watched as the couple huddled together, yelling at the dweller to leave them alone. Dweller swooped down one last time and grabbed the elderly gentleman. I didn’t like this one bit in my book as I spoke, “Darkness Dweller, let him go or suffer the dire consequences.” My voice echoed through out the large building.
The dweller landed as he had the gentleman in it’s grasp. A hissing voice sounded as it spoke, “Hisss....soul is mine. There is nothing you can do to ssstop me from taking what I’ve earned.” The old man shook in this things grip terrified out of his mind. Narrowing my eyes, “No soul belongs to you, unless they are willing to give it to you. Just the ones who believe, keep it for all eternity. He does, now let him go.” The dweller hissed as he took flight and hoovered high above the floor, “If you want to sssave him ssso bad.. You better be quick.” With those words, he let the elderly man fall towards the wooden pues and his death below.
Spreading my wings quickly as I took flight, swooping in as I grabbed the elderly gentleman in my arms. Hearing the man sigh with relief at being caught as I landed upon the railing, placing him within a chair that sat up there. “Stay here. I’ll be back.” With that I turned, folded my wings behind me as I looked to the dweller. Screeching with anger as he swooped down and tried for the man’s wife. Now this was going a bit too far in my book. Jumping down to the floor as I dove between the pues, crawling quickly as I took the knife out of my boot, throwing it as it stuck into the base of the dwellers wing. Screeching in pain as it quickly landed amongst the darkness, silvery eyes only thing visible. I sat up upon my knees as I kept an eye on it as the elderly woman got to her feet, came running to me. “Our savior from the darkness.” I nodded as she gripped my shirt tightly. “Where’s my husband?” She asked in a shaking voice. Spoke quietly, “He’s safe. Just like you are. Stay here and keep low.” She nodded as she crouched down between the pues as I stepped out into the aisle.
I kept my vision upon the eyes that still could be seen in the darkness where the dweller hidden. “That was just a taste of what is to come of your demise. Come forth and receive the rest.” I bellowed as I heard another screeching as I was picked up by another dweller. This wasn’t good. Growling as it took me high up and tried to drop me like the elderly gentleman. I spread my wings and hovered a few inches off the ground. “I don’t think so...” Lifting myself up to the other dweller as I kicked it in the head, watching it drop to the ground in the back of the church as it screeched, then turned to dust. Looking to the shadows, the other dweller was gone. It was a diversion so the other could get away. I couldn’t sense them no more in the building as I slowly flew over to the balcony, grabbed my trench coat, after placing my wings back into hiding. I winced as I placed my hand upon my chest, the dweller scratched it’s claws into my flesh.
Grabbing the small flask from my pocket, drinking some as I felt my wounds closing. Sighing as I jumped, upon feeling a hand upon my shoulder. Slowly turning around as the elderly gentleman stood before me, “You’re the darkness saviors we’ve been reading and hearing about..” I tilted my head a bit as I just nodded, I guess we were, I wasn’t sure. He took my left fingerless gloved hand between his, “Thank you savior. For saving my wife and I, from the evil that lurked in this church.” Taking my other hand, patting his shoulder as I led him down the stairs to the main part of the church, reuniting him with his wife.
Upon them being reunited, I slowly but quietly moved into the shadows and disappeared. I still could hear them as I sat up on the roof. “A darkness savior.. Nobody will believe us Ester.” The gentleman spoke. “We’ll just keep it between us and our savior, Lance.” She said as I couldn’t help but smile a bit as I sensed dawn was approaching. Removing my trench coat once again as my wings grew and spread. Stretching them as I took flight quickly into th night to return to the mansion, before dawn broke over the horizon.
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