Record of cause of people's death (1st story)

 As light took away the darkness and my senses came flushing back, I was aware of why I was sleeping in an alley and why I had no memory of the recent days. The back of my head ached and I gritted my teeth to stop myself from yelling.

That was when I felt a tap on my shoulder.

 Turning around, I saw a man with scars on his face standing before me. He tried introducing himself but I just couldn’t figure out who he was. Frizzy hair, brown skin, round head… I was finding a thing to trigger my memory. Unfortunately, this man was so new to me.

 He then claimed to be my friend. He said that we had worked together before. We walked out of the alley slowly as he said that I was a robber before I lost my memory. I had robbed a bank and taken away many bars of gold while he was covering me so that I could hide the gold. After that night, he wanted to ask me where the gold was so that we could separate them among ourselves. Then, before he reached me in the alley which was the meeting point, he found me knocked out. So he sat beside knocked-out me and waited for me to wake up which was two days after the incident.

 When we turned around a corner, a masked man caught me and tried to punch me. My partner swiftly knocked the attacker out with his elbow. Then he pulled my hand, forcing me to run. I could hear the shouting behind me, and I could see silver weapons soaring above my partner’s head. We stopped behind a large recycle bin and my partner pulled out a knife and flew it towards the chasers, then we ran again. Several knives flew towards us, and my partner used his body to block some of them. I looked back and saw blood spilling from his shoulder, dying his sky blue shirt with red.

“ Dango boys, triad members, do you have any places to hide from these idiots?” He asked me. I looked around desperately and found nothing to hide ourselves. “ We have to fight back.” My friend said, after reading my disappointed face. He took six knives out and turned around. I was impulsive to stop him for doing this, I said,” I will do this. You have done so much for me, friend.” He was shocked to see my stern face.

    Then he passed the knives to me.

    It was familiar to hold the knife again. I aimed at the chasers and flicked the knives one by one, sending them flying backwards. They fell on the ground and moved no more. My friend said, “These idiots! They will not let us get the gold if they don’t. We have to go to the place you have hidden the gold now, or they will catch on us again.” After all the things happened in this short time, I was able to remember the night I robbed the bank, but I had no idea where I had hidden it. Then three words flashed in my brain: search for silver cross. I looked around and saw a graveyard and an abandoned old house. Maybe in the graveyard, I walked closer and was surprised to see a silver cross on a tombstone. It reflected the sunlight and flickered. Might be a possible match, I thought. I walked nearer and saw some soil beside the tombstone was not too flat at all. Of course, a robber would have buried the gold in some places other people don’t want to go, like graveyard.

    My friend was clearly delighted to hear my deduction and started digging with a shovel he prepared earlier. After a few moments, we saw a glitter of gold. We dug faster and a bag of gold bars revealed. I hugged my friend tightly and said, “Thank you. I now have retrieved my memory and I promised these gold bars are ours.”

   “Maybe not!” he said in low grumbling voice as I felt a fatal pain beside my heart. I staggered backwards, gasping for air. Crimson blood was spilling out of the wound. My sight was blurring in all of a sudden, I could only see the man zipping the bag and pulling it away from me. I stretched my hand, but only I heard a sneer from the man. I could tell by the darkness eating at the corners of my vision, like some malignant computer virus.

   Would this be the last thing I remembered which was my ‘friend’ betraying me just for some gold?

 

 

 

   

Planet N astronauts' adventure

 

 " Thanks to God, we have passed many of the obstacles, and our astronauts have about one minute
left to reach planet Blue&Green." Said Truvhj, who was now a top scientist on Planet N. He was facing those scientists and the leaders of different regions on the planet. Many people on Planet N loved exploring. They have already finished exploration on their planets, they have already had much of the planet's area under surveillance, and meant to preserve every breed of living things on the planet. Then, they started planning a trip into the universe, searching for life forms.

  Three days before, the bio sensor showed that there were life forms near, and they have just located it. Now, the space shuttle was travelling like light speed to that planet. Minutes ago, the space shuttle took a photo of the planet, it showed a lot of blue area, some green areas and some grey areas .
Now we wait, Truvhj thought and demanded those listeners to sleep.

  He lied on the bed, still anticipating the result. The thrill has made him open his eyes for long. Do those creatures on that planet have three eyes too? Do they have a transparent body just like them? Everthing was about to reveal tomorrow, after the astronauts finished their rest after the exhausting journey.

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   " Let us welcome our great explorers!" exclaimed Truvhj in happiness, as three astronauts ( still wearing the equipment exept the headgear) sat on a chair which was floating in the air, lifting them off the ground for half a meter.

 

  " What kinds of creatures did you find? Is it possible to stretch hand of friendship towars them?" A reporter bursted out two questions, which made people nod and turn their gaze towards the three astronauts again.

 

  Three of them sighed at the same time and the one sat on the left handside answered," what we find is called..., oh I don't even want to mention it, and I think it is impossible to stretch a hand of friendship towards them, as they don't even stretch out their hand of peace towards the same breed."

 

  Listeners gasped. If they didn't bother to mention its name, then it must be terrible.

 

  And he continued," I have got a video for the evidence of their cruelty." Then he placed a chip beside the wall and it absorbed it. Then the screen was flickering.

 

  What they saw is that a not-named-creature, who wore gown decorated by crystals as they knew, was shouting and whipping a not-named-creature, forcing them to give some long-hair  not-named-creatures to it. Then they saw what those being whipped not-named-creature was wearing: robes with a lot of holes. Nowadays in their society, even the poor people can have clothes to protect themselves from extreme high and low temperature,  physical harm and the like. And looked at those poor creatures, holes of the robes showed bruises, and even some with blood coming out. They loathed the not-named-creature with good clothes.

  Then, the sound came ( with their intelligence and technology, they were able to make the translation out in 0.0001 second).  " I prevent you from the enemies, so you should give me your wives." The not-named-creature with good clothes said gleefully, with his hands pointing to the long- hair creatures. " Please Lord, they are my treasure, please don't take her away from me." The not-named-creature wearing robes gritted its teeth and begged. Then, another it answered with a smile, and Truvhj seemed to have noticed an almost imperceptible coldness in its smile," I am your Lord, if you don't obey me, I will use hundreds of ways to kill you as to make you suffer the greatest pain." Then it swung the another-poor-it away from it and siezed the long-hair creatures and ran the animal he rode back to a building with a small size of river around it. Then, the video stopped.

  " Now, we wait till the night and go in that building. Then we use the Incepothy(*1) to search for more information. And we have another shock." The astronaut said. Then, he played the video while the listeners opened their three eyes wide.

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*1 Incepothy: A technology that can make people answer questions even in their dreams, and the ones being questioned will have no memory of it. And after a few tests and experiments which were conducted by another professor on Planet N, the information recieved were proved to be true, always true. So the police force on Planet N loved using this method to gain information from the suspects, as it was true, and they didn't need to use violence which they hated for years. It was simple to conduct it. Just use the mind telepathy when you get all the usable sensors on the ones being questioned's head.
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  The camera was swinging, the astronauts were moving to the building quickly. With some eyes pointing at the camera, it was explanable that why the guards didn't yell and scream, as they were invisble in eyes, even some of the old-model radars in their society. The suit they were wearing could change according to their surrounding. If you observe really close, you will only find a outline of them, but that was impossible for most of the creatures to have the concentration. Also, the suit would mislead the radar's radio, and there will be no uncanny things showing on the radar.

  Then, they operated the Wings behind them, and flew up to reach the top of it. The camera swung again, but steadily, from left to right, from its top to bottom. " Obstacles stated, coordinates: F1, S2, T3, J7, G8 and K4." A hoarse sound filled the mike. " Affirmative." Another sound answered. They were flying again, down the spiral staircases, around the dining table and finally reached the not-named-creature, who was snoring right now. Something was glittering in the dark, and the listeners were starting to confuse, why is he showing off in the dark?

  " The sensors and wires are 100% usable, and is ready at any time." The hoarse sound spoke again. Thay have already 'stuck' the sticker-like sensor on the not-named-creature's head. " Start asking questions now, we are running out of time." Another sound urged, although it was only 12 o'clock am. " Okay." the hoarse sound replied and asked," from what you do tonight, you are mean to your breed, so why you do that?" The effect was almost immediate, sounds of the snoring creature kept pouring in," they are my slaves, they do all the dirty works and even the high King would not dare to touch him. I own him, so I can take away all the things he owns too, those wives of him are too pretty for him, so I take it."

  " You did nothing for return for that man?"Another question. " Of course! Nothing more than several whips. HAAA!" Ghostly laugh from the snoring person. The camera was swinging a little, perhaps the astronaut was shivering.

  The man don't find any guilt for what he had done! Truvhj thought, furious in mind.

  " So... what do you want most?" The  astronaut asked.

  " Everything, like gold, silver. And what I want most is the position of the High King. Gold buys you people, soldiers, it makes you stronger. If you are the High King, people kneel before you, and all the people will have to pay money to you. All of the people want this position, not just me. " The creature answered by his brain.

  I just can't bear the contamination of his words, the greed, oh gosh, should I stop it? Truvhj thought, undecided.

  " Ummm, how are you going to obtain these things?" The astronaut asked, clearly that he was reluctant to ask this question.

  " Easy, just kill the ones have the same standing as me in the society, and take their land and people. Make the people slaves, and force them to dig gold for me. I wouldn'd mind if people die of disease, hunger and the like when they are helping me to reach my goal. Those lands will help me to be stronger and High King would be a piece of cake to me. And what is more, killing is essential." The creature exclaimed in his dream.

  Then, the astronauts shot some gas towards the sensors and the sensors vaporized less than a second, while the not-named-creature kept snoring, not knowing how lucky that its head was kept whole.," May be on this planet, the creatures who wear shiny clothes are bad. Maybe the creatures who wear poor in quality clothes are good in mind."One of the astronauts deduced. " Let's check it out!" Another one answered with hope. They still couldn't believe the creatures they found were so...

  Another snoring creature. They walked in another room and found a not-named-creature closing its eyes. It was not wearing shiny clothes, but at least, it didn't have holes. Not shiny was enough. They stuck the sensors on the creature's head. "What do you want most?" First question was asked. " My father's position." it answered without hesitation. They started to think that who was his father, but that was not too important. " What will you do after you reach that position?" one of the astronauts asked. " I will wipe out all my brothers. They have been so bad to me. They teased me and hit me, beacause I am the youngest son in the family, so no people would pay attention to me, not even my father!" There was a silence. Later, the astronauts confessed that they had been all too stunned by his words. Then the silence broke. " Maybe we go back to our home now, the professor may be waiting for us now." One of them said, sadness and disappointment in the sentence.

  The screen came to its original black and Truvhj turned the light on. Some listeners have gone during the video. He knew why they have left. A few scientists and some professors who were going to do research about the creatures' mind and body. One of them crossed his arms and said, " these are treacherous creatures, always want to wipe out and trick the others." Another said," Simpletons!" Another said," Idiots, they should be deranged creatures. Oh, how pathetic!" Another said, " we will put a reputation on their notoriety." All negative things.

  Listeners were leaving while Truvhj was being undecided. Then, he went to one of the astronauts and said," actually, what do they call their species?" The astronaut answered," I didn't ask. But you may get the outline of their body in the video." Of course, those creatures got two hands, two legs, two ears, two eyes... 

Men in wild

  This was the first time I have ever seen light in these three days, as I was put into the prison box. Light is precious to me, but it also means something cruel else.

   Why I was being put into prison? It is very common nowadays that innocent people are being arrested for some reasons which are very hard to convince the people. It is because I was considered to be a rebellion group member, then two policemen were sent to catch me, and I had got a chance to escape, but because of my poverty, I was escorted to the court.

   Seeing through the non-breakable window which is used to separate those suspects and the judge, the listeners and the like, I could see the president of the state gave an almost inpercetible wink to the judge, kinds of giving tips, warning ones. The judge nodded and sentenced me to be a Gladiator, who would fight foul creatures created by some scientists who are working for Mr President Alistair. I remember two of my brothers who were in the rebellion group were sent to the arena to fight, to survive, but then, just after 1 day, they were confirmed dead, my mother and myself cannot remember any of it now, which, I think, is a good sign. I am really ashamed of my two rebellion brothers, as they drew me to the court, as they gave the policemen an excuse to arrest me, who is absolutely innocent.

   The days in the prison box seemed to be interminable, as I wait painfully inside it.

    I squint my eyes, trying to see things more clearly. Then, a grandeur view is etched inside my brain. A forest with so many trees, so many flowers, and some huts far from me, although it was also created by the game designer. Flutter of wings above me, I find tears dropped from my eyes, this is the last time I can ever see this unreal and beautiful bird. Iwipe my tears when I hear a voice inside my brain, you will have to survive in this area for 3 days, and now pick up the weapons which are placed  beside you on the ground now. I look down at the ground, and see a assault rifle, a SMG, a saber and a backpack. I  put my knife and the SMG back through my belt, and hold the assault rifle tightly. I look around and choose a bush as my hidden place.

   The rifle grows heavier in my hands, as I open my eyes wide, and trying to hear more clearly.  "Clark," the sound of stepping on log, I pull the pin out of the assault rifle and aim. I haven't pulled the trigger as I don't want to waste any bullets. " Damn log!", something curses, oh, it is not 'something' but 'someone'. I wonder what he/she is doing here. Then a man creeps out of the mass of trees, holding a assualt rifle same as mine.
I shall not souond, as he might thinks me as an enemy and shoot me without thinking.

   A spine-chilling howl, then a shadow running out of trees, dashing toward the man. The man is pressed on the ground by a wolf. No, not exactly a wolf, it is something with sharp teeth like razor, with a head of wolf, but with a human body full of fur, more exactly, a werewolf. It seems to be as evil as the ones in past novels, but they don't turn people to werewolves now, but instead, tearing people into pieces.

  I pull the trigger without hesitation while the werewolf growls in pain, and turn his head toward me. Its red eyes burn like coals and makes me shiver. But it has forgotten the man in his clutches, the man put a bunch of bullets through its eyes and mouth, and after a second it was laying on the ground motionlessly. The man's bloodstreak face is now facing me, full of surprise in his eyes. He walks near me and stretches out a hand, and I shake it.

" What are you doing here?" I ask.

" Gladiator, being a rebellion group member which I am proud of."

" What is your number or you know, code? Mine is XM2013"

" My code is XZ7943. Although people now can only have code but I don't feel comfortable of it, so I gave myself a name, Sparks."

" I start wondering if I shall give myself a name too, because..."

" Because what you want to be left to the future is a name, but not a code, a number."

That is not exactly what I want to say, but I nod.

" So, are there any gladiators besides us?" I asked.

" I only know there are two existing now."

   A human scream, not far from us, we look at each other and dash.

   Then, I see another man is pinned to the ground, surrounded by two werewolves. " You take the left one, I take the right one." my partner's voice calm and determined. I pull the trigger and many holes formed on the skull of it. The two werewolves are thumped on the ground almost at the same time. There red eyes remain unclosed, despite that they are dead, their eyes still flicker the sign of evilness and greediness. Their mouth is left open, with long and sharp teeth ready to strike.

  The man who is saved by us come beside us and tap our shoulders, and joke," in fact, I don't really need your help, I can kill them with bare hands." We all blurt out a laugh.

  " Hey, you guys should aware of your surroundings when you talk!" Two men slip into our sight and say. 

  " Do you guys get a name?" I ask.

  " Um, maybe Zio, I think I get style when people calling my name." the one who was saved by us says.

  " I am a ex-soldier, but I don't have a name but a code. But I think Warlord suits me."
  One of the two men answers.

  " I am just a civilian, but I love shooting apples with guns when I am small, so I guess my shooting skill is not too bad." The man beside the ex-soldier says.

  " Give youself a name." my partner demands in a casual way.

  " Um...m, I think Armpit is good, what about you?" he says, with his finger pointing to me.

  " Um...m, I think Frankie should be okay, as I like names which were normal in the past." I answer.

  Then, a sound resounds in our ears. " Boys, don't be too optimistic, more are coming, and I assure you that this game will end in thirty minutes." We stare at each other, unable to restrain the terror in our eyes. I don't want to die at this wery young age, I have got so many things to do in the future. Oringinally, I had to go to dating with my girlfriend, but just a day before it, I was arrested. And my mum should be watching this now( This is essential even for the low standing of people, as the president thinks that this will bring happiness to people, but then everytime I watch it on the TV, I find it disgusting and terrible. Most people get a memory wipe by some illigal parties, and I do the wipe every year. Somehow, illegal things are right andlawful things are wrong in my eyes. How confusing!

  Oh! Back to my mother, she must be crying at first but then stops crying, as she must have used up all her tears. I wonder if she will cry blood-tears out, that must be awful, and imagine if someone with her eyes soaked with red liquid look at you on the street, what you will first do must be screaming, then you go to mental hospital. Better she can get hold of herself.  I bet she will hug the model(*1) of my father when she is crying.
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*1after one of your close relatives dies, you will have a model of him/her given by the government. My mum is always angry because the model cannot breathe. How ridiculous! And I am not really agree with this model idea, as it has brought much pain to my mother, which is definitely the opposite of the government purpose.
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   I am suddenly awakened by a unprepared tap.

  " Hey, Frankie, I am pleased with your concentration, but I think it is not the time for this." Armpit said.

   I manage to take a look around me. Oh gosh, three werewolves, surrounding us. Luckily, the back of us is a large rock, so we only need to face our front. With spontaneous understanding, we open fire as they attack us, two of them are shot and are laying on the ground while one of them drags Sparks out of our group. Warlord gets out of our circle before we realize what is happening. He makes a bullet soar through the air and stuck in the werewolf while the werewolf makes four holes on Sparks's legs. Sparks wails in pain, making everyone jolts.

  Armpit opens his backpack and find no bandage, and he curses only allow us to hear," I always know that the government won't let us to save people's lives." Warlord doesn't say anything, and cut a very soft tree bark and use it as bandage. We help Sparks get up and help him walk with us. Not so many obstacles, great! We then find a cave which has a exit of one man size but not a 'giant' size of werewolves, and spacious inside. I am really thankful of the game designer, I haven't seen a man as kind as him for a long time.

  People are having their nap except me and Warlord. Warlord is some kind of not concentrating.

  I tap him and say," are you okay? you seem like a nerd now if you are without the beard and with glasses."

  He looks up and says," certainly I am thinking about my past. It was such a misery." Curiosity rises inside me, so I say," tell me about it so you might feel better." He says," Um, okay. Soldiers get a book filling of rules, if you disobey them, you may get into prison or the most serious one, you become a 'gladiator'. One rule is ' Never carry the soldiers with deep injures to get out of the battlefied, as this will lower the efficency of the army.' For once, a friend like my brother was shot in the chest, I saw his desperation of need in his eyes. I dragged him out of the thrashing bullets and carried him to the medical centre. However, he was dead then and the General put me in the military court and I was senteneced to be a 'gladiator'. And I didn't know why I would have such unfair judge as I think I didn't lower the army efficiency."

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  Once I open my eyes, I see Warlord's back facing me, while he is humming a song. I look around and see men clutching each other with a small pool of saliva on the ground, still asleep. I stand and tap Warlord's shoulder. He turns to me. He still get red eyes, I wonder if he didn't sleep well or he sobbed.

  " Ah! I think I can eat a whole werewolf." Armpit is awake, grumbling about the hunger. Oh yes, it has been 18 hours they haven't got anything to eat. Warlord quickly understands what he is trying to say and grab my arm to go outside. The smell of dead bodies is spreading in the air. We squeeze the nose while searching. Then we find three of them, two of them are left with bones, one still get crows on it. I run towards them and make them scattering. Oh good, what is left is the flesh of its legs. I wonder how it would taste. I use the knife to separate the legs from the body. We hold the tip of them with one hand and squeeze our nose with another hand.

  After we have our breakfast, Sparks says," I knew Alistair ( it is strange to hear someone saying the president name directly), if we hide in here for three days, he would make an excuse to kill all of us, we have to fight, we mustn't show ourselves as a coward." Warlord, Zio, Armpit and I nod in agreement, though I am not sure if I really agree with it.

  Zio and I walk out of the cave first, then guard the cave, check for uncanny movements or noise while Warlord and Armpit help Sparks out.

" Do you feel better now?" I ask Sparks, looking for answers in his eyes.

" Not too bad." He moans.

 " Oh! incoming monsters!" Warlord shouts. He raises the rifle and starts shooting, as we do the same thing too. There are more of them coming today, mass of grey covers the forest. Our bullets do kill many of them, but it is endless, and their hunger isn't affected by the death.

" We have to go back to the cave!" Warlord urges.

" No. We have to go up those rocks, we can occupy a high position and it is good for scouting and shooting. And the entrance of the cave will be stuck by the mass." Zio suggests, with his finger pointing to some rocks which extend towards the sky.

" Then do it quick! Zio and I will get Sparks, you two do the cover!" I yell.

Zio and I lift Sparks up, dashing towards the rocks while Warlord and Armpit keep shooting, then keep up with us. We try to lift Sparks up, but it is unsuccessful. We manage to take out the first row of those lunatics, but there are more coming.

" We might have to give him up." Zio suggests.

" No, you are just kidding, aren't you?" We bellow, feeling anger rising. I have a feeling that something not too good is going to happen. Suddenly, Zio pushes Sparks to the mass while Sparks screams. Sparks is immediately in the clutches of the werewolves. I am dragged by Zio while Warlord and Armpit try to get Sparks out of the clutches of those creatures. Warlord and Armpit back away, surprise to see that no werewolves are chasing them, as all of them have surrounded Sparks, trying to get a piece of flesh.

  They climb up the rocks with a rage, purple face. Warlord plucks out the knife, then try to stab Zio when I catch his wrist. His face is going to explode, I think. Zio is shocked to see this, then he defends himself as an innocent man, saying that he saved all our lives.

" You betray your partner!" Armpit yells at him.

" He is no partner of mine, we only work together to survive."

  A howl breaks the conservation. Werewolves are trying to climb up the rocks with their claws. Then we are united again. We all pull the trigger as rows of werewolves fall from the rocks onto the mass of their breed. I can see the the blood stained on their purple lips and crimson blood trickling down their cheeks. I can smell the scent of blood, but I cannot divide them into human blood or monster blood. It is great that I am unable to see the corpse of Sparks, for his corpse must be just a skeleton but red one.  I look up to search for better sites, good, a cave but with a medium size entrance, which is enough for two people to go in at one time.

" Guys, get up there, I think that cave is okay! We can cover the entrance with several big rocks!" I yell, fingers pointing towards it to indicate where it is.

  They agree and we run for it as fast as a leopard. Warlord and Zio are doing the cover while Armpit and I are rolling big rocks for it. Six heavy stones, only smart ones can move them away, while werewolves  apparently aren't clever. We hear the scratching and scalping from outside. I imagine the claws of them are all broken, and still they continue scratching, oh, how greedy they are.

  Suddenly, I step on something and it goes clark. When I look down with the help of the torch, which is put in my backpack, I am instantly horrified, human skulls! I try comforting myself thimking that the men who was eaten by them didn't do a good job at closing the entrance, though I am not certain if my determination has flickered. I look at the other three, they are having that pale face too, they are thinking about the same thing too. Sleeping is a good cure to my terror, then I lie flat on the ground and sleep.
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  The other day I wake up and find it still in dark. I pick up the torch beside and shine. When my eyes once adjust to it, I find my friends are still sleeping. I walk past them to check for noise outside the cave. Still some scratching noises, I wonder why these monsters physical to persist the same action for so long. Human can be the same, I heard that my mother's mother was always chased by a person who was trying to take some money away from her and she was forced to be separated from my mother for a long time to avoid him, she let an uneasy life. Then, my mother said that the man chasing her mother was because her mother borrowed $1000 from that person and now he had to have it back. When my mother went to his house to clear the debt, she found that the man was 84, but still, despite he was quite rich, he is still unable to forget that little amount of money. I can't see why he is so stubborn.

  I wait until all of them finish rubbing their eyes and tell them my plan. My plan is simple, we can just push all the rock-doors down and they may crush the monsters bones when they fall down and we earn time too. People say that when you are in emergency, you gain more strength, and we did. The rocks fall as blood splashes, then the monsters back away, and we run before they recover themselves. But then, they soon recover and they are now 6 meters from us. I am urging them to run faster when I see Zio holding a metal tag and he is muttering something anxiously. But then I think he is undecided rather than anxious. Then he catches Armpit and stuffs the metal tag into Armpit's hand and whispers something to him. Armpit is then shaking his head vigorously and I think he is in shock. Just as I want to ask Armpit what did Zio say, Zio turns and halts. He shoots the monsters while the swarm of them surround Zio. We are scared so we keep running and I can now guess what did Zio whisper to Armpit. I look back again, just grey. When we get to a safer position, Armpit shows us the metal tag. It was stencilled with several words, Be a good man. Then he tells us that Zio was sorry for what he did which was so greedy, so he wants to do something to take the burden off.

   We look at the swarm again, slightly coonfused, he got one of us killed, then he sacrficed himself. Did he die as a hero or something else? But there is no time to think, we have to keep going again. I imagine how angry the president is, because no one has ever made it the third day.

" Hey, what is the time now, Armpit?" I ask him, noticing he is wearing a watch.

" Ten o'clock, a.m."

" When did we go in the arena?"

" It is like ten thirty p.m., oh gosh! if we can make it for half an hour, we can survive!"

" It is not that easy, president Alistair will not let someone goes like this easy, even you make it to the end." Warlord looks down and say," there is no fairness here, everything is in the president's control."

  Then, a sudden grey lands on Armpit and bites its sharp teeth on his head. Warlord quickly stab the monster head. When we can see Armpit clearly again, he is not breathing. Warlord sudden pushes me and another grey lands on the ground hard and makes several clarks. Warlord quickly takes off the watch on Armpit's wrist.

" Go, go, go!" Warlord yells.

  We are running again, avoiding those greys falling on our head. I look up and find the top part of trees are nearly all occupied by the monsters. Maybe it is not right to always point my head upwards as claws get my leg. I scream as it drags me and a sudden of silver, then I am not being dragged anymore. I look back to see a knife glue to the monster chest. I gratefully look back at Warlord as he flicks another knife, kill another werewolf behind me.

" Don't stop!" Warlord urges me.

  Then we spend the whole time running and shooting and flicking knifes before we reach a two storeys 'house'. But then, werewolves are waiting inside the house already which I don't know how they do that. With all our weapons, we distant them from us. Warlord pushes me behind some rocks.

  Then he says," though there are so much unfairness in our life, we should fight back. I now understand why so many people go into the rebellion group, they do illegal moves, but then, they are right. Our society is a disaster, only hero can save the world...by the memory of his name. He will make all the unfairness visible. And that hero...will be you. AHHHHH!" He is being dragged away when he throw the watch to me and is eaten. I look at it, it is ten thirty, the game is ended. I raise the watch when the werewolves back away, as if it is poison.

  You did a great job. a trembling voice of the president resounds in my brain. But you make a bad move here, XM2013, you manage to make yourself a name which is illegal, and your survive will make our peaceful world a disaster. Your... " People live in peace only because everyday there is terror filling up their minds, but not happiness!" I interrupt when I finally figure out the truth. Okay, please stop saying anything and let me explain something to you. If you die, uprisings will start. If you live, uprisings will also start. So I prefer to let you die. it resounds in my brain again. " Though my life is short, but my name will be told from mouth to mouth with approbation for a long time. Just like a flower. It may only have a short lifetime, but when it blooms, the scene will be unforgettable. And..." No need for any more words, boy, beep...

a glass of milk and a sandwich

   Linda knocked the door, she had to sell all the medical equipments, or she could not have enough money to study in the university.

  She was from countryside. Both her Dad and Mum were poor people. They had tried to eat less (so they wouldn’t always have to buy food which needed money.), they took a walk to other places instead of taking vehicles. They did everything to help her to study in the university, but still, she couldn’t.

  She tidied her wild hair and waited for the response. After a moment, the door was opened, a man stood at the doorway. They gazed into each other eyes. The man was wearing pajamas, seemed that he was about to sleep when she knocked the door.

She didn’t want to ask him to buy her things, as she didn’t want to be refused again, and it was already night, it was queer to ask someone to buy some equipments at night. But she was desirous to study in the university, she would seize every chance.

She asked timidly.” Sir, may I introduce these equipments to you? These are…” The man then interrupted her.” Don’t stay in the cold, come

In, let’s have some hot drinks.”

  She carefully dragged the bag with the equipments into the house and sat down. The man went in the kitchen and took a sandwich and a glass of milk out. He placed them in front of her. “Have them please. Oh you look so young. The reason you are selling these equipments is because you can’t afford the fee of studying in the university, aren’t you?” She nodded. The man started his tale.” I was once of the victim just like you. My dream was to study in a university and earn to afford my parent’s and my life. I begged in the streets, every coin was my treasure. I sold things too but not many people found them useful. Every day, I only had one meal, a loaf of bread. I then went in a university. I was the oldest in my class, they are two years smaller than me.”

  She chewed her sandwich and drank he milk after the tale had finished.

The man pointed to the bag and said.” I would want one of them.”

  She left with warmth and light inside her heart, together with courage to continue with her journey.

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   After several years, the man went in hospital because of cancer. He was cured but couldn’t afford such an expense. When he was anxious about it, a nurse came in, she said.” There is a letter for you.” He took it from the hands of the nurse and opened it. It said: To Mr. Johnson, Here is your cost for the curing process. A sandwich and a glass of milk. Yours truly, Linda.

   He smiled and tears blurred his eyesight. He kept muttering.” That girl… That girl…how amazing!”

Dark chase

chapter 20

the Chrokus revolt

 

     Chronkus (he believed he was Chronkus now) woke up and found himself tied on a stone chair. He struggled but nothing happened but only made a uncomfortable shrieking of the long ropes. He looked up and saw the dragon he has just rode on. It was tied also, but not in long ropes but two iron chains and a writing beside it said 'unbearable 1' .

 

    Then the dragon looked down and met his eyes ( as the dragon was too tall). They both gazed into both eyes for a while. The dragon's eyes always seemed cruel. But at this moment, it was full of concern and pity. Say something to me please, he mouthed. Then the dragon nodded which he thought this took most of its strength. Then it said something in his mind. You are like your mother, I haven't seen these caring eyes for a long time. He smiled and mouthed to ask, really! I get her eyes! What is she like? The dragon looked away dreamily and said again, she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. This is what I can tell. His smile was even bigger now.

 

   Then they heard footsteps so they quickly looked down again. Dark came with his guards. One of his guards said gruffly. " Should we kill them both?" Dark looked at him and said." Only the dragon. I will talk with my little brother after he has woken." Another squat guard asked timidly." About the prophercy?"  Dark stared at him, his face turned to purple or you could say, crimson. He said softly." You dare say it again and you will be turned into some ash." Then he waved his hand and this guard became crazy, he scratched himself hardly and hit himself on the head. He cried." I am sorry. Please. Please! I am real sorry!" Dark waved his hand twice and this guard lied on the ground, still panting deeply. He then told one of his guard to pull the dragon to the an execution ground. Chronkus knew he would have no chance for saving it. He mouthed again, it was great to meet you. Although we only been together for a short time, but you will always be my good friend. Then he had his response, me too, lovely boy. It was bleak and despressed.

   Then he saw Dark came who got frizzy hair this time. He stared at him and Dark put one hand on his forehead. He believed Dark would not kill him at the moment, as he said so. But he might torture him, just like what he did to the guard. He waited for his torment but nothing happened. He flickered open one eye and saw a face that had crumpled because of hatred. Dark bellowed." Open your eyes, Chronkus." So he lifted up his eyelid. He continued." Do you know anything about the prophercy?" Jack shook his head. "Okay, I will tell some of it. Chronkus, the high born, will lead a revolt. He will sit on the Black Dragon's chair and wear Black Dragon's coat. You are going to beat me up. But are you, huh? You belong to the filthy human world. Human, who is stupid and foolish, should be kicked out of our way. I wonder how they can survive. That 'love' makes me have a headache."

   Then they heard a clark and Dark muttered." Oh, what so nice that they just chop off the head of the traitor. If you weren't here, I could watch the execution." Jack felt anger rose inside him and then he reprimanded Dark indignantly." He has served you, how can you do this to it?" Dark patted him on the head again and said. " Oh my brother, don't talk about that thing. It makes me a headache." Then he yelled." Jacus, bring my spear here." Someone responded, yes my majesty. Then he heard the clanging sound of the metal again. The spear was finally brought to Dark side. He picked up the spear and announced." I should always know that the prophercy is some kind of junk." He raised his spear high and ready to strike. Jack closed his eyes, waiting for his end of life. Something had distracted Dark. Then he heard something hit the chain around him and he was free. He sat up and saw SEF and the dragon that he had rode on standing not far away from him. " Nooooooo, the Chronkus revolt." Dark screamed in wrath.

   Jack immediately twitched the stake out of his belt and when he was going to kill the guards who stood around him, the dragon reminded him, don't kill them, they are on your side. So he skidded to a halt and turned. Then, he saw something is running towards him. The green eyes flickered. He remembered these eyes in a instant, the dog. He plucked the Holy-pistol out and shot one to it. The bullet just hit its fur but didn't penetrate its skin, it seemed to wearing a armour. He used the torch that he had brought from the human world and shone it. The glimmering green eyes sqinted and he aimed it on its nose and pulled the trigger. The bullet speeded up and hit the nose of the dog fair and square and black liquid poured out of its nose. It growled and moaned and then it lied down on the cold-piercing ground and became still and motionless.

   He heard Dark yelled." Soldiers, I comanded you to kill all of them, NOW!" But it seemed that the guards didn't move a bit. One of them, may be the leader walked out of the circle and said. " We believe the prophercy, my majesty, Chronkus the high born." He kneeled down then all the soldiers followed him. Jack was shocked and the dragon said again, show your mercy and love, Chronkus. So he walked close to the leader and helped him up. Others followed the leader, but with the same position, as if being held by an invisible hand. Then Jack heard something soared through the air, he looked at it and found a knife flying to him. And then he felt heat, the dragon blew a powerful fireball and melted the knife.

  The leader said." My majesty, you can command all of us now. Charis can't perform any magic to you now." Jack thought for a while and said. " Arrest him and put him in chains." So they did. He sat on the Black Dragon's chair and looked at the SEF. He announced." Let them go, the human." So they did.

   SEF members walked out of the entrance and found the light was too bright and they had to squinted their eyes again. So bright, so beautiful, they thought.

 
   Halloween.

   The sheriff was resting in the tent while his wife was helping their son's monstrous face. Someone then went in the tent. He plucked the pistol out of the belt and heard a familiar voice said." Put that down, I ain't going ot hurt you." Those green eyes, he was Jack. He walked to him and shook his hands. " How are you?" the sheriff asked. " I am fine." He answered. Then he heard something growling. He walked out of his tent and found a huge dragon stood in the centre of the plaza. Children were playing around it, touching it, as if it was a toy.  I am real dragon, hey, don't touch me. One of the children shouted. " Mum, it can talk! "  You finally know it, the dragon bellowed. But then," I will go inside to tickle the one pretending this dragon." Oh not this again. "I bring some buddies, real scary." Jack said." Oh yeah, my majesty." the sheriff said and smiled.

~~ the end ~~

  

  











 

 



 

black or white

   Yashima stood beside a general who was wearing the same armour like his. You can say that the armour was not an armour. As the armour was made of some robes and a few taggers on the weaknesses of the body. It's not good at reducing the harm. But the general told them that this was a sign of the army. They wore robes and a few taggers as this represented they fought for the people and they weren't the nobles. It seemed that they had the same level as the commons in the society. This encouraged more commons to join them to fight their enemies, the brutal, coward government.
As far as we known, he was in a revolution with the others.

      But he hadn't been a vice-general in this revolutional army all the time. He was ever working inside the government, killing the revolutional soldiers. He were brainwashed before he went for their first battle. He had to be locked inside a dark room which darkness had engulfed him. And he had to read some books which were written by the government. The books said that what bad things did the revolutional soldiers do. After three days, a man would tell them to recite the content. If they could, they would go to watch a play which was about how the commons in the town hated the revolutional soldiers. He was a outstanding general in the army of the government so he always defeated the enemies. But until one day, the enemy captured him.

     After he was caught, he was moved to face the leader of the the enemies, Yasabi. He was anxious and angry when the leader appeared. And then the leader walked close to him and lifted his blade. He knew that he would be finished. But it didn't even touch him. Instead, he felt free again. The rope around him loosen. He looked at the man's face, astonished. He wondered why he won't be killed. Then the man helped him up and let Yashima sit beside him. Then he took a parchment out of his pocket and he said." You are Amegasi and Yokonis' son, aren't you?" Yashima nodded. Then he continued." I know your mum and I am sorry that they died in the war. This is what they wanted you to do after they died. Read it aloud."

    He read it aloud." To our lovely and brave son. If the ones from government forced you to go into their army, you will have to escape. They are really brutal.They did all the bad things. They robbed people and killed the revolutional army's family members. Do your best to keep away from them. We would want you to go to the revolutional army's camp. He will help you. You aren't going to worry about us. Best regards, Amegasi and Yokonis." Then he felt something was put inside his hands. The rock which his mum had etched the words " together forever". "This is for you." the leader whispered. Now his face was full of tears and he held the two hands of the leader. He cried." I would kill these bastards!" The leader tapped on his shoulder and said." Good that you know what is white or black." Then he gave him a broad smile.

   Then, he heard someone was blowing the horn. He was back from memory. The signal was given. He had to attack his or their enmies. He was the first to go in the fighting crowd and the first one being embroiled by the battle. He wasn't scared when the enemies rushed to them. He would always remembered what his parents had said. They are really brutal. He wanted to kill all these brutal men and cowards. He slashed his blade and one of the enemy soldier's head was chopped off, flew across the sky and spinned. Then he chopped off more enemies' head. He was excited when he killed one enemy. He was a really really bloodthirsty man.

    Every enemy was frightened when they saw this 'brave' man rush into their crowd. They were soon clattered as their leader was shot dead by a arrow. They took off their armour and tried to run back to their camp, but soon they were surrounded by his soldiers. " Surrender or die!" the general nest to him yelled to the dismal enemies. The enemies grovelled to the ground. The hatred suddenly rose inside him and he told the general." Kill them all." the general looked at him and said." I know you hate these soldiers, but it is not the time to kill them."

    They went into the town safely and the general led them to the centre of the town, a palace. The general sat on a beautiful chair which was etched with gold." Oh my soldiers, you have the permission to do anything you like." he announced and the crowd cheered. They ran out of the palace and went nowhere. He walked close to the general and asked." What do you mean by to do anything you like , Sir?" The general blinked to him and said nothing. Then he heard a scream of a waman. The general pointed his finger to t he source and said." Like this." Then he gazed at the general and said tentatively." I thought that we are not allowed to do such things and only the enemies would do these things." The general chuckled." No one had said that before. You shouold know that the happiness of all is to take other's wives and their properties." He went back to his camp and looked at the rock bitterly.

    He finally understood that horrible truth in the world. Human was oringinally greedy and cruel. He took his blade out and held it beside his neck. He wanted to leave this world now, and never come back to it.

Dark chase

chapter 19

deeper and deeper

 

 

     Jack's lips twisted. His eyes rolled. Then he spoke normally ( especially in the sheriff's eyes).' What the hell, you really can't walk down the stairs. Okay, I will shut it down. They are all alert systems, damn systems.' Then, a SEF said.' but if the systems are alerted, soldiers, no, the monsters will tear you into hundred pieces and you will have a battle which only you are fighting all damn monsters.' Jack brightfully said.' This will be my time to show off.' Without any warning, he ran down the stairs by his own, letting the SEF team and the sheriff behind.

     ' I wondered where I can turn off the alert system,' muttered Jack.' No, it should be if I am Dark, where will I put the system.' Then the words " centre of a place" flashed inside his brain. ' I will come across some of the monsters and I cannnot fight them by strength, but I will play some tricks to get through.' he said to himself in his mind.

    He walked to the end of the stairs and he saw three huge and high colums. Surrounded by some black mist. He carefully walked behind one of the columns and took a glimpse outside. He saw three guards were standing right in front of a black and golden door, each holding three blades, as they had three hands. And they had six long legs, like the insects on the Earth, but look more handsome and strong. They got six small eyes but one big nostril. And they seemed not to have a hole, the mouth. They were staring to different position.

    Jack had to figure a way out to go pass that door. Immediately, he got an idea. ' Little babies come here, you may find what you treasure.' he sung softly towards the guards. Then, the guards turned their head towards where he was now standing. One of them started speaking.' Do you hear the song? What is it saying about?' Then another smiled.' It said we will find what we treasure, what a wonderful and peaceful song.' Then the third, the oldest one clapped two of its legs and said triumphly.' It may be some tips for us. The treasure, the treasure, OH! FOOD!'

    They then crawled fast to where Jack's standing. When they got to the column, no food but only black mist. Then they heard the sound again. The oldest one laughed.' It's behind us now, I think it's simply directing us.' So they turned to their back. SPLASH! Someone splashed some liquid on their legs. Then it bubbled. 'WHO?!' they bellowed. Jack walked in front of them and said.' It's me.' Their mouth dropped and continue to bellow.' You traitor! You little freak! You are back not with honour but with the hatred inside our and your heart.'

   ' Sorry, I just want the key for the door,' Jack said. ' If you are not going to give me the door, you will have your creaky head bubbled for all the time.' They looked at each other and nodded. ' Take it from the hilt of this blade.' the oldest one said trembling when it handed the blade to him. So Jack took the key out. It was a diamond with something , mist flowing inside. ' You just put it...' the guards explained when Jack interrupted.' I am famliar with the place. I know how to open that damn door.'
When he put the diamond inside a hole which was etched on the door, the oldest guard said.' Traitor would get their punishment. You, Chronkus, would not win the king who was faithful in our true world. You will not ever defeat our king Rocka.'  Jack turned and smiled.' You will see.'

   The door opened slowly when the diamond was put inside. After the door was being locked again, Jack was inside, shocked by the magnificent view. Millions of stairs and roads. Palaces, houses and buildings were everywhere. A banner was floating in midair, saying ' deeper you go, more reluctant you want to leave.' He looked down and saw some kind of lava moving slowly. And what just beyond the lava, was a palace, Jack only got a little sense of it. There was a place which he always dreamed of, a sweet dream. Being a child, sitting in a man's arms. He felt warm and peaceful in his arms. The man was wearing an armour suit. And some words were etched on his armour. It said " Chronbis " Chronbis? Chronbis? Chronbis? Why he would dream of sitting in his arms? And a woman was putting her head on the man's chest, looking at him. ' Love, I want to give him the name " Chronkus ", is it okay?' the woman said. The man nodded. Suddenly, he heard someone calling Chronbis and the man walked out of the place. When he walked to the entrance, he said to the woman.' I am going to the war again. I simply love it. The hatred to kill our enemies.' The woman sighed and looked at him. The pictures fainted. It came back to the world he belonged. They were like memories. He could not create some stories like this. Or they were memories?

   He was now walking down some fire-red stairs. He had to go to the lowest point—the largest palace he had ever seen. Suddenly, he saw something flying in the sky. Dragons. Shit,  scouting force. I would need a hide place. He looked around and found that the nearest hideplace was a hundred miles away from him. It was impossible for him to run to there without the dragons noticed him. Then, the dragons flew to him. He quickly shot a holy-water bullet to one of them and the dragon being shot shrieked. The others started to surround him, he had no ways to go. Then they landed on the ground and the dragon with a heavy armour walked towards him slowly. He quickly got his stake and seized a chance to kill it. But the dragon was clever and it disarmed him.  He stared into the dragon's eyes and fell in memory again.

   He knew these eyes, they were found in his dreams too. they had acompanied the woman for a long period. It helped th woman to do all sorts of difficult and tiring works. And the woman loved to pat the dragon slightly on its neck. And the dragon would rub its face on the woman cheeks. Then a smile would etch on the woman face, a bitter one. She always said." Yagahi, you are the most brilliant dragon, the best dragon I have ever seen. You let me have the last glance of him before he died. I am sorry to leave you behind but I want to be with my husband. She pulled out a short blade and stabbed it into her chest while the dragon wanted to disarm her. Then he felt something was rubbing him on his head.

  He was back into the real world. The dragon was rubbing him on his head. He looked at the dragon and said doubtfully." Yagahi?" The dragon gave him a nod and suddenly hugged him with its wings. So warm. He climbed on the dragon's back and called him to fly. Warm breeze. This was the first time that he was in the sky with a dragon. After a few minutes, he saw four soldiers are guarding a lever. So he pulled the halter twice and it flew downwards. He shot four holy-water bullets to them and each hit them on the head. Their head started bubbling and they fell down turned to mist. He landed on the ground and pulled the lever and the emergency sensor alerted.

  He climbed on the dragon again and called the dragon to go to the the lowest palace. It was a feel of anger that burned deeply inside him. He didn't know why he wanted to go to the palace and face the occupier himself. And he could feel a link between him and the dragon. The dragon jumped several times and flew high in the dark ' sky '. He saw some arrows soared through the air and flew to their target. They were easily seen in this dim place as they carried some fire on the body. It was a impulse that he yelled to the dragon. "φωτιά!( means 'fire')" Then the dragon blew the fire towards the swam of arrows. Before it reached it, the power of that hot wind had already blast them to different positions. Then he told the dragon to speed up. He had to find the man.

  Just when the dragon started to reach its highest speed, a man also rode on a dragon, larger than his.And he was familiar with that face, he had seen him in the battle, the man who was named 'Dark'.
He immediately had that hatred to kill, so he shouted." να τον σκοτώσει (means " kill him")!" And his dragon blew the fireballs again. But Dark's dragon swiftly gave the fireball a bloke and they flew to other positions. Then Dark lifted a small thing up and muttered something, then he heard metals clanging. His dragon suddenly turned his head to him and gazed deeply into his eyes. They seemed to telling him that." Leave me, they are going to lock me up." Then it started throwing him to left         and right. He tried to grip on its skin but the strength it swang was too strong and he started falling.

...falling and watching the dragon being locked and shot back towards its cave...hearing Dark announced to chop off its head 30 minutes later...and then the complete darkness, it was the last memory of him. 








 

 

 

 

   

Sniper in battlefield

    I am standing very still, holding a sniper rifle. I could feel its weight, it makes me think of a huge rock. I am standing on the grassland with other soldiers, each holding different guns. Several tanks and armoured vehicles. A helicopter was quietly standing on the big 'H'. Suddenly, a sound resounds in my brain." Warriors, you are in a dangerous task. You will have to capture all 4 bases as soon as you can. Enemy would compete with your speed, shooting accuracy etx. Please be reminded that you will be out of it in case you die. Any team reached scores to 30 will win. 1 score for killing and 2 scores for conquering bases. Okay, then start!'

   My buddies start running to the vehicles so I just follow them onto the vehicles. According to the history, snipers were working on their own. They weren't like a group of troops. They were in single. They had to have good camouflage, good shooting accuracy and the most important thing, their minds. They had to be absolutely calm when they were down to a very bad condition like being surrounded by a group of soldiers. What was worse was that they would suffer from torment if they were captured. Luckily, I would not be captured by the others in this place.

   I have a plan. And I wait. When the vehicle is speeding through a yielded village which is a mess, I carefully landed on the ground which is cover with soft grass. It is not very painful when I was dropped down to the ground, as it is really soft and I am sliding down the slope, it reduced my speed. I looked at the yielded village joyfully, it will be the best place for me, the sniper, who want people's lives quietly.

   I swop my sniper rifle to a pistol. I walk carefully into a old, rickety house. Snipers love these places very much as it offers a broader view and in case anyone walks near the place, you can quickly hide yourself into any corner and start shooting the invader while he doesn't know where you are. It will be very fuunny and exciting if I come across this thing. After I have checked the ground floor, I walk up the creaky stairs. I try to not to make the sound but it is like too weak to support anyone. I become alerted so I take out the flashbang. When I am going to throw the flashbang, I found something was inserted into the ground. It is a clamore. There is two kinds of clamore. The first kind is a sensor clamore if it senses anyone moving, it will explode, but the force isn't stronger than the next one. Another kind is older one, it was used to crack tanks open, but now people improved it and made it smaller but still very powerful.

   I carefully jump over it as it is not the sensor one. I grip my pistol and the deathly silent has surrounded me, my hands are shaking vigrously. I don't want to die so soon after I have started the match. I jump when I reach the end of the stairs and look around me and find no one is existing on the second floor and their is no third floor. Then I noticed a body. He is lying on the ground, motionless. I walk near him and find he was shot in the chest. Blood is streaming down his jacket and he is a member of our team, a sniper. I am suddenly horrified, a person was shot dead before I come, so this place might be keeping sight. I quickly and smoothly hide behind a wall and take my helmet and wave it on the broken window. I have been waving it for 12 minutes but no one shoots it so I cautiously and slowly crawl out of the wall.

  I slowly put my sniper rifle on the window and cover it with some soot which can help the disguise. I has been waiting for my fish to go into the area where I am putting down my bait, look like safe in appearance for ten minutes. I tell myself to calm down and be patient. Patient is one of the features of a excellent sniper.

   In the two Koreas war, a chinese sniper called Zhang Tao Fang had a killing match with another skillful American sniper. Two of them had to shoulder the task to kill another sniper. Zhang had been lying in the grass for one hour long. He was sure that his deadly opponent was just opposite of him. Mosquitoes was biting him. The 'sharp' grass was tickling him.
But he had to wait, not until his opponent exposed himself first. One hour and fifteen minutes, Zhang suddenly heard the sound to slithering in the grass. It was very short but Zhang has already turned his rifle to the place where the sound was made. He looked at the grass in that area carefully and find some grass is pointing to two sides, his opponent had exposed his position. He calmed himself down and put his rifle lower and he could barely see one shimmering eye. It is enough for a sniper to kill another. So he aimed one of his eye and shot. Bloods flew from it and a sniper rifle was lying on the ground helplessly. He knew he succeeded it. He slowly crawled to the man being shot by him and confirmed that he was the man he had to kill.

   Suddenly, a vehicle's growl wakes me up from that thrilling match. A enemy vehicle is driving past me slowly as they get many shots, so weak. I quickly seize the chance and shoot. One of my cold-blood bullet soars through the thin air and the enemy soldier who is holding a heavy machine gun rolls down his seat. The driver doesn't notice his mate's death as a skillful sniper should try his best not to gain any attention. I shoot again and the bullet speeds and crash open the window, and the driver flies out from his seat and the vehicle slowed down a bit. I breathe deeply and relieved, I am now the one with highest kills in my team.

   I just wait and three fish 'swim' into my hunting area and they cannot get a chance to escape from my cold-blood bullets. They just lie there and everyone ignore them. I wait for ten minutes and find no fish in the area, so I search for the map. I am planning another place to put the bait down. Then, I see a tall mountain in the map, it will probably be another best place for me. So I go down the stairs and jump over the the clamore and stop a while at the doorway as I have to check if if it is safe to run now.

   Then, I sprint towards the mountain. When I see the earth in front of me spurt, I know I am discovered by the others. But I don't care, I have to get to the destination as soon as I can. Then I hear another vehicle growls. A tank is speeding towards me, it wants to bump me flying. I wonder why it does not shoot me with its powerful canon. It is still speeding towards me maddeningly. I know I will have no chance to escape from this disaster. I am going to exit this place. You should know that no one can run faster than a vehicle on a smooth and flat land. So I just stand there, waiting for my death. It is a sudden that I realized something is flying across the land, chasing the raging tank. Then it is a sudden the vehicle goes up and dark across the shining sun. Then it just lies there on fire. I know that someone uses his RPG to blow up this monstrous vehicle. Then I continue to run as more enemies will come after this blast.

   Finally, I reach there. I hold my pistol tightly again, as everywhere has danger lurking. Then I hear someone is shooting upside the mountain so I crouch and crawl slowly up to it. Then, I find an enemy sniper is shooting across the pile grassland. So I hold my knife and walk close to him. I am so nervous that if he turns, I am finished. Three steps, two steps and one step. He is too concentrate on his shooting and doesn't keep an eye for his surrounding and safety. So I stab him easily, so he drops his rifle and bloods are splashing out of his wound. He will not move again. So I replace his snipering
position.

   When I open my scope, I find seven of us are surrounding a village. Then I zoom closer and find some enemies hiding in properties and giving supressing fire to the ones attacking the village. As I am on a high position, so it is easy for me to shoot them dead, as the wall around them is not too high. So I take my first shot and hit a man square on his head. The fingers tightly clinging on the trigger slowly loosen. Then, his mates keep running everywhere. I can see that they are yelling something like " Sniper somewhere!!" I shoot again and the bullet soars through the air and go through his leg and he falls down. Then the others hid inside houses. Now the ones want to clear out this village can go into the village without any of them hurt. After three minutes, they have stopped firing. I see the soldier list and find a sniper still alive and I am still at the top of the team.

   I open my scope again and search for the last enemy. I would look into already-fallen properties. I know no sniper will be wondering on the street and wait for the others to kill them. They would stay in a particular place and wait for his prey. Then when I am searching for the sniper, a bullet hits me on my stomach and I am bleeding heavily. 17 HP left. I turn my rifle and see a mask, I know it is him. It will be killing match, I aim on his head and shoot but he is swift so he has shot me before I shoot him. Then I feel the pain is running through my body. I only have ten seconds left to my death, so I grab this chance to message my teamates. " Attention to area F6" Then I slowly close my eyes and I feel a strength pull me backwards. Then I am in complete darkness.

   It is a second after I know that I can open my eyes. I am sitting on a chair and wires attach to my head. I am wearing a military uniform and someone suddenly tap me on my shoulder. I turn my head and see another man wearing the same cloth but with one more star on each of his shoulder. Then he calls me " Frankie, you have completely involved in this fictitious battle. You are the best sniper we have ever seen, so I order you to go to the sniper training camp." So I salute him and said." Yes Sir."

Dark chase

  chapter 18

 

if it was the truth of Jack's identity ?

 The SEF team and the sheriff were running to avoid that disastrous fireballs. The sheriff suddenly disappeared behind some high colums, the SEF team too. Now, the Warden was very angry and it started pounding the ground by his big hand. The sheriff suddenly whispered to the SEF team.' Take aims on his eyes.' The SEF team then picked up the holy-shotgun and holy-assault rifles and inserted the holy-bullets. They then took a fast aim before its brain could analyze what was happening. Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang! Four of its eyes were full of holy water which first hid inside the bullets. They could see the monster's eyes were bubling and they explodes, making some jelly thing gushed out.

   ' How you dare to do this to me, you no-good-traitor.' It yelled painfully.' You have been a son of Chronbis, the warrior and the general in every war, he won many of them but he was killed by the god of island, who used a hundred of islands to squeeze him after you were born. Chronbis's wife then killed herself and lied on Chronbis's body. You were then sent to the Good Health orphanage by the god of Underworld, not Hades, Hades was dead, he would need one billion years to grow in power. But it was Rocka, he was the seventh son of our father and I am sure Rocka would be happy to see you because he can see his brother again. But no one would know our beloved brother was brainwashed by the stupid humans. You look around you, do you feel it is familiar to you? You could talk with the guards was because you wasn't an outsider. You wasn't an outsider !'

  Jack froze and shouted.' I don't know what you are talking. You are just a monster who everyone hate.' Jack punched it once and it just flew hopelessly. ' Punch it this way, Jack.' the sheriff called beside the entrance of Underworld. Jack gave it a hard punch again and it flew straight to the entrance and it flew out and vanished. ' It is dead now.' Jack said. ' How can you do that?' one of the SEF team members asked curiously. ' I just suddenly feel a stream of strength flow in my body, really awesome.' Jack shrugged.

  They walked to the staircase and saw the fire-staircase.  It was like the lava splashed by the volcano. Jack said.' The alert signal has turned on, I would try if I can step on it.' Then, Jack stepped on it before everyone stopped him.  Nothing happened. It didn't melt any part of his body. ' Just come down, it is warm here.' Jack said. The sheriff tried first and when his feet was away from it 1 metre, he could feel the heat passing through his body. Not a good feel, then he yelled, ' AHGGGGGGG!' Jack stared at the sheriff and suddenly softly said.' Oh yeah, you are human.'

  It was a long silence. They were staring. The words had alerted the sheriff, what do you mean, of course I am a human. The sheriff asked in his mind.' Who are you?'

How to kill a monster ( second version )

    I was crouching in the darkness, beside me were all the furnitures. I was definitely hiding from a thing which I would describe it as a monster.

    I had been walking on the street lonely. When I had been going around a corner, I had seen the horrible shadow and listened to the horible sound that the thing made. It had showed a thing with four hands and eight legs. It had got two heads, like the head of dragons which we had seen in movies. They had been swinging violently, obiviously holding something as small as a dog. It had got a tail with a sharp end which I thought it could pierce through me easily. Also, sharp ' fins ' had been on its tail, swaying like the two heads. What had been the clearest, the shadow of the body was huge, definitely only a giant could reach like that high.

   I let out a gasp and when I realized what I had done, I used one hand to cover my mouth, hoped it would not notice. And the shadow turned......towards me. I heard its puffing, mumbling and moaning sound. And the ground shook, it was going towards me!! I knew I had no choice but to run and hide.

   I mindlessly went in a given-up house and crouched beside some upside-down furnitures. Still the noise, but louder. I peeked out of the furnitures and I saw the thing was pointing its ugly nose towards the sky and was mumbling something like '' freak out of your hiding place, or I will blew off the rooftops just in case.' I felt myself trembling vigorously with fear.

   Then a blast, my neighbour's ghost house's rooftop was blew up. It was bumping its body with the wall of the ghost house, making the wall collapse. I was now very upset and I was regretted for the suggestion I had suggested today. A walk in this inferior place, fuck off please. I would not see my parents again, or I would going to stand out of this place and fight. At least I might have 0.1% to win the match, better than nothing. I was indecesive, not going to decide. I would run if it was going to crushed this place and I would hide if it couldn't smell me out.

   Another house was crushed, if he continued crushing the houses, this place would be crushed four minutes later. I prayed to every God I knew, Jesus Christ, Zeus and even Buddha Rulaifuozu. However, it seemed that Zeus, Jesus Christ and Buddha Rulaifuozu didn't have the ability to stop it.
I thought I would force my brother to go away from the Jesus-Christ-follower, but I might not have chance.

   While I was thinking sadly, the monster kept banging. It was increasing its speed of making a wall collapse. It lifted up his hands and destroyed another house. It turned its head towards my hiding place and started hissing. Shit, I cried in my mind, it is going to crush this place and I would be dead next second. I looked around and found something might be able to kill that damn monster. There were fire extinguisher, a fruit knife, a water bottle, a tin opener, some animal traps and seriously, a shotgun and some bullets. I thought I had to thank the old owner.

   So I picked up the fruit knife and put it into my pocket and then I took the shotgun tightly in my hand and inserted some of the bullets into it. I looked up and saw the monster is ready to strike the house. I rushed out of the house and yelled. ' Hey, how are you, beast of a bitch?' It turned its red head towards me and exanmined me closely ( not very very close of course, about 7 mtres). Stay calm, don't panick, I told myself but it didn't matter much.

   I could see something blue forming in its throat and I felt it was hot. I couldn't help thinking of the fire, blue colour meant it was very very hot. If I dared touch it, I would melt into some liquid in may be only 0.000001 second. So I lifted the shotgun up and aimed to its throat. Before it realized what I was going to do, I gave him something nice to hit. I saw the monster stopped examining me and started gulping and swallowing with one head. Then it spew the bullet out. It's no longer a bullet, but a watery bullet and I got the most terrible thing that I had ever known.

   I was facing a monster that could spurt fire out, not the common one, but might be over 3000 celsius degree.

   When I saw its throat was blue again, I realised I had to run away now. So I ran, and the monster behind me kept blowing fire out of its two mouths, melting anything that would dare touch the fire.I was now like the racing cars driving in high speed, if I ever ran like this in highway, maybe I would get taken a photo because of going out of the speed limit.

   I was now hiding in another place, behind a big rock and it was searching me carelessly. I took an aim on its eyes and ' bang', yellow liquid splashed out of its eye and it grumbled loudly. It turned two of its heads to me, and blue fire was forming. I took the knife and gave it a fleshy slash on its face. Oringinally, I wanted to hit the head with blue fire inside its throat, but accidentally I hit the head which kept spurting some foul smell which smelled like kerosene and it was banged away. I stared at the monster and waited for my death. Just like my predictions, it blew a blue fire to me. I was now standing only 4 metres away from the monster. I was sure it would kill me within a second.

   Then, when the fire reached 1 metre, it suddenly disappeared, and it turned another head to me and I suddenly realized one of his head was giving flammable substances for another head to spurt a big fire. Without the head giving flammable substance, this monster could only spurt his fire one metre away. However, what thing could destroy the arrange of atoms in the substances? Suddenly, a interesting idea flashed in my brain.

   I went back to my first hiding place quickly and tried to search for the fire extinguisher. It was messy in the house. I had mentioned it got all upside-down furnitures so it was not easy to find the only red thing in the darkness. But I had no time and I recognised the sofa that I had hidden beside it. So I ran to it and found the fire extinguisher.

   You fire spurting beast of a bitch, let see who will win. I said to myself. I took the extinguisher and walked out of the place. ' Hi dude, you are looking to the wrong direction.' I yelled to the monster and I was sure it could hear me as it turned his heads and faced me quickly. I will play some tricks on this little retard, I thought. I looked around and saw the streets and the corners. Then, I thought of a idea.

   I ran towards one of the corner and called to the monster.' Hey, this way, follow me!' Then the monsters used its eight legs to pound the ground and started to chase me. Although it was fast but I got a good start so I was keeping some distances with the monster. When I went around the corner, I disappeared in its sight. I could hear the monster is shrieking angrily because it lost its target. So it speeded up. When it passed by the corner, I grabbed the time to call it to draw its attention. It turned its left head first which was the head with flammable substances inside it. Clever dude. I murmured. I pulled the safety pin out and let the bubbling thing shoot inside its mouth. One gulp, one swallow, it was then showing a painful face to me. So I hit it hard on its neck and clark, its neck cracked easily. Yellow 'blood' splashed and shot out from the wound violently, making my body covered in this disgusting, nasty 'blood'.

   Soon, it was feeling dizzy and giddy. It fainted and lied on the ground motionlessly. For my safe, I let some of another bubbling thing shoot inside its mouth and I saw his head is changing to a blue colour and when I put one hand on its head, it was icy cold. I gave the head a knock and it came off easily. I was shocked. How could I kill such a large thing? It's supposed something that made me kill this monster.

   After few days rest, I had figured it out. I was very worried when I thought of the experience being attacked by a monster. I also wondered if anyone would come across something like this. So I wrote this passage to let you readers figured what have to do to killed a monster.


Readers, use you brain.