Fall of the Lotus Snake Chapter 1

And in that day,

the Stars fell from the sky above,

and illuminated the four dark corners of the world.

I was there, when the Protectorate Legion fell to Earth.

I was there when they massacred the Demons from Hell.

I was there as they gave light to the path to prepare the world for our Lord's Second Coming.

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Sweat trickled across his left cheek. Heat touched his face like an angry peck. He raised his FN-SCAR Rifle and peeked through the crosshairs. He spotted the head of his tagret: a Demon. Its skin was white as snow with its hair replaced by snakes that matches the color of skin, much like the Greek's Medusa, except that the Medusa is already dead at the hands of the Archangel Michael and this Demon wasn't a Greek either.

It sensed him aiming. It glanced, revealing triple purple eyes and grinned widely, exposing all its pearly white sharp teeth. It was wearing a stained white robe with a golden medallion around its neck; their Legion's insignia, Blackshot thought.

Most of its Demons take pride in their Legion but always failed to prove how strong they are, miserably. He admitted that at one point, they the Protectorates, fell to vanity at one point, but they were not as stupid as these Demons.

He squeezed the trigger thrice and watched as the Demon's head disappeared in a plume of dark crimson gore. It only took a fraction of a nanosecond before he sensed the second Demon's presence; it was right behind him. He spun with extreme speed and saw what looked like a copy of the Demon he killed. White skin, white robe, three purple eyes, fanged teeth and snakes as hair--Blackshot knew what he was dealing with.

"Protectorate Angel, where's the SAT Image for this city? I need that five hours ago!" He said sarcasatically even if he actually requested it thirty minutes before his complaint.

"Brother, our comms signal for the SAT was interrupted. You do know that we are dealing with the Lotus Snakes Legion, right?" Dominic replied.

"Dammit, Dominic!" Blackshot yelled. "Nevermind. Just get over here and help me!"

As the Demon came to a close, he saw a weird looking revolver in its left hand. It was too big for its palm; and to its right, was a curved blade beautifully forged by hellfire. A kris and a Ragefire Pistol. Blackshot did not hesitate and put three rounds at the heart of the Demon. He cursed because the Human weapon doesn't kill the Demon instantly as opposed to the Blast Rifle. He put another round to the Demon's head before charging at a particular direction.

"Engaging Legionnaire!!" Blackshot yelled as he immediately pulled a sharp machete from his back with his right free hand. He approached another Demon and swung it in a cleaving motion. His reflexes are too fast for the Demon to evade. Its head separated from its body cleanly. Blood pooled to its feet. Blackshot raised his rifle and fired single-handedly with his left, putting six rounds at the third Demon, four on chest and two on the face.

"Be advised, the Blood Axe Legion are joining the fight. Brother, don't lose your head!" Dominic yelled at the radio as he descended from a flight of stairs.

"Of all the people, you are telling me that?!" Blackshot yelled as he put three bullets at the fourth Demon he engaged. It danced as the bullets made contact; it dropped its kris and its pistol and fell backwards with a loud wet snap.

Pivoting to the right, a Lotus Snake Demon has managed to get close to him. Blackshot swung in an arc, aiming for the Demon's belly. He watched as its bisected upper body fly away from him, leaving trails of cursed organs on the wet pavement.

As Dominic arrived beside him, Blackshot spotted the Blood Axe Demon Legionnaires advancing from their left.

"Alright, here they come. Get ready, brother." Blackshot says.

"Eveready, Commander. Always ready."

TBC...