Light. Dust. The scenery changed in an instant. On the outside of the dome was the blackest of night, but inside it was as clear as a mid-summers day. The wind blew fiercely through my hair. The dirt and rocked crouched beneath my feet. I moved with caution waiting for the hint of danger. There was no sign of Kleiss so I stood in the open...alone.
"Kleiss. Come out and face me" I yelled.
The wind blew, but I received no answer. I started walking and stopped when I found a small object on the ground hidden in the dirt. The object was round with green symbols craved in the middle. It reminded me of the symbols on the screecher. I started to raise it to the sky, but from the corner of my eye I saw something flying at me with great speed. The screecher struck blade first into the ground. I managed to avoid the blade's full contact just in time; it only drew blood from my right arm. I held my left hand to the wound trying to stop the bleeding and looked to the hills for its wielder, and there I saw him.
Kleiss stood at the top of the hill. Once again his form had changed. He was no longer the behemoth, but a metallic version of his human form. He extended his hand towards the screecher and I watched as the weapon flew back to him. The moment that the weapon flew into Kleiss's hand I noticed something. Kleiss's body jerked like he was in pain. It was very sudden and could only be seen with enhanced vision. The weapon failsafe must have been taken effected. Klessis's life force was slowly draining from him with him taking notice. He stared at me from above and smiled, but then again I smiled to.
"You come to stop me young Daniel"? he said. I said nothing. "Foolish child you cannot comprehend the power that I control. You Vesper's are all the same".
"What did you call me?" I yelled.
"Yes....It took a while to identify your race. Your witch and whitelighter side makes it hard to see, but Ruby's power lies within you. She too became a Vesper after she turned. The Vespers are a powerful and feared alien race, blessed with the power of strength and speed. They were feared throughout the galaxy until their home world was destroyed along with them".
In a second my origin was revealed. The puzzle formed and I knew what I was. Human no, a freak maybe. Different blood lines ran through my veins, part witch, part whitelighter, part demon with the power of Ruby, and my origin, my race, my people the Vespers. All intertwined creating me......Daniel.
I stood still thinking about what I've just learned. Though I found some answers my journey was not yet over. The thoughts just raced through my head. What happened to my planet and people? Who were my birth patents? Why was I the only one that survived? And most importantly what does fate have in store for me next? Seven years ago I was born and now I am beginning to learn the truth, but it's not over, answers are still out there and I knew Kleiss wasn't the one to answer them. No his time here was short lived.
"Thanks for the origin lesson, but I think it's time for me to take back what's mine" I yelled.
"Small minded child. You think you can stop me".
He raised the screecher up to the air and started recited a language that was unfamiliar to me. Within seconds the sky turned black, and the ground began to tremble. Kleiss's eyes turned cold, the darkness in him grew stronger. I looked to the sky as it shoot bolts of lighting to the hills creating a cloud of dust. I couldn't see through the dust, but the sky had returned to its natural state as I waited for the dust to dissipate. At the top of the hill were hundreds of creatures. They stood at the top along with Klesiss while I could only look at their form in horror. Oily red skin. Huge claws and teeth. Drool dripping from their mouths burning holes into the ground. A face that looked like a mix of a dog and rat. I looked and knew I was out matched. If only I had Jack's help I knew there would be a chance of victory, but by myself my death was certain.
"Boys", Kleiss said. "Dinner time".
They all slid down the hill with amazing grace. Now looking at them all hundreds was an understatement, it was more like thousands. The slim chance disappeared, but if I died I knew I would die fighting. I would die with honor trying to save the world. I prepared myself mentally and physically. Then I ran to certain dome.
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