Chapter 7: The timid Escape

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Finally, we reached the hill’s head with our fatigued legs. The dark clouds stared at us and a flash of red lightning temporarily blinded us. The red lightning was beautiful but it was not welcoming. I could sense pure evil. Some muscular demons were at the top of the hill pounding boulders with sledgehammers. They were very strong and grotesque. Words couldn't explain the demons’ appearances. The demons were called Kamaguuns: They were builders of the demon world. They had big lips, very sharp teeth, and big noses. They were bald, hairless, and had dark grey skins. Their feet were huge as well as their hands. Their eyes were normal. One of the Kamaguuns sniffed Melisha then licked her. Maybe he wanted to eat her.

"She smells like a virgin. She is what Mother wants. She is pure for the plucking. Her soul is begging to be plucked. I can hear her heartbeat increasing. I can smell the pure blood flowing through her veins."

"Back off, she belongs to our Mother and you know that."

"What if we could make an exception, Gumantine? Give her to me and I will persuade Mother that you have done a good deed. I have waited for many centuries to taste the soul of a virgin and this one is ripe. Her spirit has a pungent smell."

"No, Mother will be upset Turnas and you know that."

"You are blind Gumantine. Mother is reaping all the souls for herself. We are just her puppets operating under her regime. Just a taste that is all I ask for, Gumantine."

"This conversation is over," Gumantine responded. Turnas stared at Gumantine with his evil eyes. He was infuriated. He was not going to let her walk away without a fight. He and his brothers started fighting her and the other demons. The battle between the demons was horrendous. Together Jean, Melisha, and I ran under a big boulder to evade the war between two different demons. We didn't want to be crushed by the sledgehammers of the Kamaguuns. I told Melisha to remove the Hacranium knife from my pants and she did. After that, I told her to use it on my chains to free me and she did. The chains broke and I was free. I freed Melisha and Jean.

"Where do you think you are going?" One of the Kamaguuns said to us. He wanted Melisha for himself and I wasn't going to let that happen. To be honest, I didn't know what to do. I wasn't trying to be a hero so I fled to save my own life. Melisha and Jean ran behind me while some of the Kamaguuns chased us. I almost died when one of them swung their sledgehammer at me. I managed to dodge it. The women and I ran down a path where some brown dirt was and a few bushes. We were out in the open now. A strong wind blew and that was when we realized that a sudden tornado was developing from the infant stage. Probably we have time to escape the infant tornado before it became an aggressive adult.

"What do we do know? Mattew, what the hell are we going to do?" Melisha and Jean asked me.

"How the hell should I know," I answered them. How the hell should I know what to do and I have never been in this situation before. I was as scared as they were. Melisha and Jean were adding extra pressure on me. It was too late to turn back and surrender at the hands of the enemies. Some Kamaguuns were coming for us. We had no choice but to run into the tornado. It was a foolish idea but it was the only chance we had. I wasn't going to die at the hands of a demon so that Death could claim my soul. The tornado swallowed us. We gyrated uncontrollably in the belly of the vicious tornado.

After thirty minutes, we woke up in the middle of a desert. I still had the Hacranium knife in my grasp. We had survived the impossible. Our plan worked.

"I am never doing that again." We all said. When we looked behind us another tornado was forming and this time it was bigger and deadlier. The inhuman sounds of the tornado made me shiver. I started running. I didn't care if the ladies want to call me a coward. A coward lives to see another day. At this point, it was every man for themselves. We saw a car coming towards us. It came out of nowhere. We couldn’t see who the driver was yet. The car stopped. An ape was driving the car. We were scared at first but then we enter the car. He drove off.

After a long drive, the ape named Mundie stopped his car in a strange forest that was foggy. We could still see. Jean and Melisha were exhausted. Today was Monday. The forest was dark and daunting similar to the Forest of the Mist. The red glowing eyes of the trees stared at us as we followed Mundie. The roots of the demonic trees reached for us now and then the farther we tread into the belly of the forest.

"What type of forest is this Mundie?" I asked.

"It is not a forest it is the Strange Wilderness. This is where many demons come when they have failed to complete a task that SHE appointed them to do. SHE doesn't like when her children fail. There is a spell in this Strange Wilderness that will protect you for some time until the mightier demons come. They will find you eventually."

"What do you mean by that?" Jean and Melisha asked Mundie.

"SHE will send her best demons in the demon world to come and get you. There is no stopping them. They are without mercy. They have killed their own like it was nothing and laugh about it." Mundie informed the women.

Mundie stopped as if he heard something approaching from a distance. Indeed, he heard something approaching. It was a Rakkan: A bull cow with flaming eyes with snakes protruding from its belly. The Rakkan walked upright. It smelled awful and it looked disgusting. Mundie told us to hide quickly before it could see us and that was what we did. We all hid behind some trees while it tracked our scent by sniffing. The Rakkan was behind the tree I was hiding. It Rakkan started making strange noises like it was vomiting. When I looked at the Rakkan I witnessed a snake coming out of its mouth. The snake started slithering toward me as it hissed. Mundie had no choice but to kill the Rakkan. He broke its neck without allowing it to make any noise.

We followed Mundie into a secret place that was hidden under the ground. We walked down the concrete steps and then we entered a place where weapons, knives, uniforms, sofa, TV, and other stuff were. The sight of weapons was amazing. Mundie was like an undercover agent in the demon world. I didn't know that demons have guns. Well, there is a first time for everything I guess.

Melisha, Jean, and I sat on the sofa to get some rest. We rested for about thirty minutes. After that, we ate some of Mundie's food. The demon food wasn’t that bad. At least we had something to eat. We thought we could get some sleep but Mundie didn't want us to sleep, instead, he wanted us to keep moving.

"Do you guys know how to use a weapon?" Mundie asked.

"I can use a gun," I responded.

"I know how to use guns. My father was in the military and he used to train me to shoot." Jean uttered.

"I can also use a gun and a knife," Melisha added. Mundie smiled because he was impressed. He told us to put on the silver-looking uniforms that were nearby. We fitted nicely in the uniforms. It was as if the uniforms were made for us. The uniforms were hi-tech demonic alien-type suits. The uniforms made us move faster, get stronger, see better and jump higher. I admired the uniforms. They must have been very expensive. Mundie called the uniform the Exellium. It had a nice name. He gave us some demonic guns. We didn’t have to reload the demonic guns because they had unlimited bullets. The guns were very powerful.

"These demons are going to get it good. They f*cked with the wrong bitch." Jean said impolitely.

"Let's f*ck those f*cking demons up." Melisha joined her. I wasn't saying anything. My words have a high chance of backfiring. Finally, I had a holder thingie [sheath] to put my Hacranium knife in which was on the Exellium. Mundie was ready to leave. He had on an Exellium too. Mundie had a very big gun. He opened a door and we entered a cave. We followed him.

Can you believe it? After hours of walking, we were still in the cave. It was as if this cave didn't have an exit. Yes, finally, we could see a shaft of light shining nearby.

"Guys, we have reached the end of the cave and we are no longer in the Strange Wilderness. The only thing that is protecting you is the Exellium. You must also protect yourselves. These demons are fast, powerful, and strong and they will feast on your souls if they get the chance to. Do not give them a chance. SHE is everywhere. You are in her domain. All of you." Mundie elaborated.

"I have one question to ask. Why are you fighting against them?"

"In time you will know the truth but for now keep your eyes open and your weapons ready to because we are going into the flames of Marphious. Flames will be everywhere." Mundie said. The demon Marphious was the god of fire and she had seven horns that shaped like rings. She killed her sister to become more powerful. She was pure evil. I could tell by the look on Mundie's face that Marphious was deceptive. Mundie, Melisha, Jean, and I climbed through the shaft in the cave and entered the flames of Marphious. The flames were everywhere but it wasn't burning us because we had on the Exellium. Wait a minute, the Hacranium knife was glowing. Melisha, Jean, and Mundie noticed the radiance of the blade that was in my grasp.

"You have the blade of death within your grasp. It was Marphious’ ancestors who created the blade. The Hacranium knife is calling its creators. This is bad. This is very bad." Mundie said with his eyes widened. Melisha and Jean heard something. An invisible entity was moving around us.

"It just passed us," Jean exclaimed.

"I saw something," Melisha said with her gun ready to shoot. A might scream echoed in our ears. Mundie told us it was Marphious. She could sense the Hacranium knife and she wanted it. Some demons in black garments [the garments looked like a hoodie] attacked us. They had no faces—their faces were darkness. Smoke oozed from their bodies. We shot some of the demons. When the demon bullets pierced the demons’ bodies they wailed in weird noises while smoke squirted from their bodies. They disintegrated. The demon guns gave us a fighting chance.

"Come on you f*ckers! Come and get some!!" Melisha and Jean shouted. They were enjoying the killing vibe. The demons that kept attacking us were called Guakamolians but to keep it short I called them Kamolians. They were everywhere. One of the Kamolians jumped on me. I stabbed it with the Hacranium knife and it exploded. The knife of death was dramatically doing its job. Damn, this felt good. Holy shit! I stepped into a load of hot turd. I didn't know that demons poo. Well, there is a first time for everything, right? That is what I am talking about. These sons of bi*ches needed a taste of their own medicine. I wish I was shooting that demon named Gumantine. Come on your suckers.

What the hell was happening? The Kamolians stopped and stared at us. Now I know what was happening. Marphious was coming. She was in a thin Egyptian garment. Her upper body was exposed. She was frigging sexy, to be honest. Maybe she was too damn hot for me. Marphious was looking at me. She stopped about ten feet in front of us.

"Mundie, what are you doing in my domain with these worthless things called humans?"

"Marphious, we are not looking for war we just want a safe path through your domain."

"You have already started a war. You and your human friends have killed a few of my children already. So, this one has the Hacranium knife that belongs to my ancestors. Hand it over or I will kill all of you." Marphious said. Don't judge me for what I am about to do. Shit happens. I gave Marphious the blade of death and the knife flew back to me.

"What is happening?" Marphious asked confusingly.

"I don't know what just happened," I responded

"Give me back the knife." She commanded me. I gave it to her and the knife flew back to me. I didn't know what was happening. Mundie and Marphious stared at me surprisingly like I was some kind of savior. I didn't know what was happening. Melisha and Jean were looking at me the same way the others were looking at me. I felt agitated and puzzled at the same time. The Hacranium knife magically flew back in my grasp whenever I try to give Marphious it. Maybe a strange magnetic field was nearby. I was baffled. I didn't know how to explain myself.

"The prophecy is true. He will be the one to defeat Mother. The blade of death has chosen a human. That was why they came into the demon world. The Hacranium knife opened the portal because it chose him. He is the chosen one and also his friends." Marphious explained. I felt impressed but at the same time, I felt terror. I didn't know who SHE was. What if SHE was a monster or a demonic creature I couldn’t defeat? That would be terrible. I am a nobody. I don't understand why the Hacranium knife would choose me, my girlfriend, and Melisha. Why us? Marphious didn't want to kill us again.

"So, the prophecy is true indeed. That's why SHE wants to kill you and your friends so badly." Mundie said.

"Well, at least now we know that we are chosen to kick some demon ass. No offense." Melisha said.

"None taken," Marphious replied. Marphious gave us a safe path through her domain. She welcomed us on her ship and we all went to the Statue of Harlem that was in the land of Dempee. The sunlight was calm and beautiful. It embraced the Statue of Harlem gracefully. The posture of the statue was breathtaking. Harlem had one of her elbows resting on her thigh and the dorsal side of her hand touching her chin. Her eyes and nose were missing. She had two horns. It was said that Harlem was a woman of justice because she protected the innocent but then the innocent turned against her and sacrificed her, and that was when she became a demon and started killing the innocent. The innocent killed her for the second time by removing her eyes and nose. That was how she turned into a statue. That was why the demons called the statue the Statue of Harlem. The Hacranium knife chose Harlem to protect the humans from the demons but now the blade of death has rewritten its prophecy by using a human to kill a demon god. The knife chose Melisha, Jean, and I to put an end to the reign of SHE.

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