The Beast that lurks within
The room that was once at the start of the day
clear and empty' now had the stench of three men smoking and breathing the
filthily air of the room that they have been in from dawn to dusk.
A
dim and weak beam of light is emitted from the small oil lamp on the wooden
table in the center of the room, sparing the corners of light.
The old man, a fragile old relic, in his late 60s, was
smoking a large pipe with a nice quality of tobacco stuffed and burned on the
other side of the pipe, while his mouth inhaled the devilish goodness.
The weary looking man, in his late 40s was staring at a
drawing at the table in the center of the room. He was so fixed to the point if
a stranger would walk by, he would swear that he is a statue. Don't be
mistaken, this man is no statue. He is one of the toughest bastards in this
sorry god forsaken island.
His eye were red, he never blinked the whole time, just
staring at the damm old drawing, with a large cigar glued to his lips.
The boy, just a kid in his early 20s was petrified. He
kept on looking at the walls, and on it the pictures of the horrifying things
that he thought only lurked in the thoughts of the foulest of men.
The boy was wrong.
The boy was so wrong.
The old men rolled his eyes from one side to the
other, thinking.
The boy sat in his chair, looking at the statue next to
him, staring at a piece of paper on the table. His leg was shaking so bad that
you would be surprised that it was the boy and not the old man. But the shaking
are a sign of fear, and the obvious lack of sleep his eyes are transmitting.
A small irritating noise was made, the old man pushed the
chair he was sitting on for quite a few hours, and he then stood up and
straightened his back.
"You are all wrong about this. We need to leave right
now and get this beast while it licks its wounds" The old man shouted. He
came closer to the door.
"This is a bloody monster we are dealing with. We
have brave men, heck - we are brave and able men, but we can't take on that
thing, even with Jah's help. Even if the lonely boy would get down here and
help us, he will be crucified again, this time by the bloody beast" The
boy cried out, and the old man looked at the boy, with a sense of pride.
The man moved his eye away from the drawing, and laid back
in his chair.
The two waited for his response anxiously, for the master
of all thing evil will rid this island of the horrible beast.
A low and
strong voice was heard.
"Do you wish to rid this earth of this beast?"
the great monster slayer asked the boy and the old man.
The boy then jumped to the table and pounded his fist onto
it.
"Yes, dammit . We must stop such evil" The boy
cried out.
The old boy began to shed a tear, and then somehow managed
to return it to its rightful place - where no one can see his weakness.
"The boy is right. We need to vanquish this evil. I will
help you, I know some spells that can give the beast hell" The old man
said, his eyes looking at his son, happy with the thought of a great life to
come.
"Do you really want to kill this beast? Are you
sure?" The man who stared at the table continues.
The old man walked to the table and nodded. So did the
boy.
"Then you must kill yourself. This evil is human. He
is brutal. And he is here."
The boy looked around, worried.
The old man fell on his knees, crying.
"A nice answer, but you are a bit off" a
shallow voice was heard from the dark corner.
The three men were startled, and tried to find the source
of the sound.
"I am aided by one of the greatest evils of all. And
although yours is respectful, there are only few that reach the level of my
contributor" The voice then continued, laughing.
The boy reached for his dagger, the man for his sword and
the old man for his cross and bible.
"Do as your father. Follow him, and you may be able
to repent in time" The Voice was heard again.
The old man began talking to himself, saying a prayer.
The boy looked at the father and then at the man, his body
could not move while looking at his two heroes, fearing the unknown as much as
himself.
"Are you done? Monster slayer, don't even try. I have
a special place for your soul. Boy, I feel sorry for you. The wrong place at
the wrong time "The voice started laughing and then it came out of the
dark corner.
A handsome white man that is in a very interesting
outfit.
He wears matching black waistcoat with a skirt length,
formal black silk gloves, contrasting top Oxford boots with punching across the
toe cap, boldly striped long tie, striped shirt with contrasting white
turn-down collar and cuffs, and formal striped trousers. Strangely, a red top
hat was worn also, a contrast to a very similar look along the rest of his
fully clothed body.
No real face features existed, as his face was still
covered with the darkness.
A satchel was hung from his right shoulder to his left
waist, and a cup made of paper held by his right hand.
It was written in English letters, but it wasn't a word -
"star bucks" the inscription said, embedded by a very intriguing ink
mark.
The old man finished his prayer, and his tears flowed like
a river along his face and down to the dirty floor of the room.
He smiled, and held the cross tightly.
The voice's clothes began to catch fire.
He started screaming, crying out for help, cursing whoever
crossed his mind.
The sight took only several seconds, but the boy and the
monster slayer had a look of hope in their eyes.
They are saved.
Or so they think.
A strong bright light flushed the room, and the
three men where blinded.
A loud crack was heard, and then the vision returned to
the two men.
The body of the old man was standing in front of the
monster slayer, and it was held by the voice.
"You are next, monster slayer. Boy, I would suggest
repenting your sins. Your father tried to kill me. Such a waste. Not
really." The voice laughed.
The boy fell to the ground and began praying to a god that
he does not believe in, and only starts to now.
The body of the old man is thrown to the corner, and the
monster slayer faces the voice.
He starts to scream, and a sizzling sound of flames is
heard.
He turns his head to all side and tries to see, but his
eyes have melted into the back of his head.
"Now you die" The Voice said. His hand went
through the chest of the monster slayer and a cracking sound was heard.
The boy prayed again and again for a miracle.
He began hearing his beating heart. But then he hears a
second.
He turns his head to his left and he sees a hand holding a
beating heart.
"It's your turn now, boy. Remember, it is your entire
fault. If you would not have investigated the death of the girl, none of this
would have happened." The voice Shouted, and then threw the beating heart
away.
The voice then put on a pair of glasses that are
darkening his eyes to the point the boy could not see them. He grabbed the boy
by his neck and pinned him on a wall.
"I am giving you an opportunity here. You can serve
me and live. You can give me what I desire and you will see the sunlight again.
Just tell me and I will let you go" The voice told the boy in a soft
mother like tone.
The tears were flowing like a river on the boy's face,
reaching the floor and his clothes. He opened his eyes and stared at the
faceless voice.
"Thirteen girls" He said. "Thirteen girls
found dead. Mutilated. Raped. They were innocent. They all had blue eyes. Brown
hair. One of them was named Emily. My sister. "The boy said, choking after
each sentence.
"Untouchable is also a state some are in. It is rare,
but fine. I'll see you on the rack deep below" The voice smiled and began
pressing the throat of the boy against the wall.
A loud sound was made, and light was everywhere.
A deafening sound was heard, and the once unseen face
became red goo that splattered all over the rotten room filled with two
corpses.
The boy fell down on the ground, and before closing his
eyes a woman came closer to him.
She looked at him, curios. Before passing out, the boy
read an inscription on the woman's shirt - "Time Police, Jurisdiction of
1000-1800 AD".
The boy fell into a deep sleep.