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Chapter 32 - Sacrifice

Dean, Larah and Hope were right now in the toilet. They were standing before the mirror, washing their faces. Hope was laughing but all of a sudden her laugh got overpowered by the hellish cries coming from outside. Larah gulped and she pulled Hope closer to her body.

'Stay here!', Dean said and went taking a look at outside. He peered through the narrow cleft. And his jaw nearly dropped. It was one thing that ghouls had made it into the hospital but even weirder was the police officer that was marching towards him and his name plate – 'John!', Dean read aloud. 'Wait, his appearance and his name! That can't be!' John had spotted Dean. His eyes narrowed at him and his speed increased. A ghoul leaped over John's body and dashed right at Dean, ignoring the people who were cowering on the floor. Dean breathed in and out and as he breathed out the fear, the pain and whatever left his body. And what remained was the will to protect his people.

'Larah, don't leave the toilet and protect Hope!' And he stepped out. No weapon, nothing. Only his fist. He stormed the ghoul. Some meters before the clash he used the right wall as springboard and jumped up. He tightened his fist and before he knew he felt something, something pulsating in his fist. However, he had no time to wonder where this feeling came from and what is was. And then with one punch he thundered the ghoul into the ground. The whole level shook and the people were baffled. Even John halted in his steps, gazing at Dean.

'What was that?', Dean asked himself and dropped to his knees. Two further ghouls emerged behind John and ran at Dean who was out of breath. That one punch had demanded almost everything from him. Suddenly he heard a voice behind him:

'I knew you weren't normal since the first time I had seen you!' It was Sark and he had equipped himself. He was holding two black guns, bigger than the average one and glowing violet.

'Sark what is that and where is Jessie?' When John had Jessie he came back. It was short but enough and he bellowed:

'Kill me!' Well, two ghouls were blocking the way to him. Sark stepped forward and let his gun loose. Before they knew Sark had already fired ten bullets, holing the ghouls, wrecking their bodies. He turned to Dean, lowering his weapons.

'The commander gave us these weapons and Jessie went to the battle field. You are looking for her, aren't you John? Jessie told us about you and when her name was mentioned you came back!'

'What do you mean Sark and I still don't get why that weapon is that strong! But more importantly we must leave this place. They want to do an operation on Hope!'

'These bastards, They told me the survival rate of the operation, well! Dean where is Hope?'

'In the toilet!'

'Good go get her! We are leaving! I will deal with that zombie quickly! I am sorry but you won't be able to meet Jessie!' John suddenly let out a strong cry, filled with sadness and rage:

'I told you to kill me! And now' – his head wiggled, like wise his whole body. He gnashed his fangs. Then he smashed the wall to his left and destroyed it completely, finishing his phrase from before:

'You will die for this body does not belong to me anymore!'

 

 

The cry of Commander Nootra in his werewolf form had pushed the morale of his soldiers into the sky. The battle was in their favor. Then Nighyel showed up, riding a giant lion in ghoul form. And that lion was immense. It breathed in and as it did it the belly bloated. Nighyel rejoiced at that:

 'Hahahah, that will be so funny. You should have brought all your best soldiers here. I know what your humans have been up to! Kill them!' The lion cried out, shooting the compressed air combined with Nighyel flames at Commander Nootra who undid his transformation with a bride smile. Behind him two women emerged – Nicole and Jessie. Jessie was holding an immense black ax, glowing violet. Her face had turned to the synonym of hatred and anger. She stepped to the front and each step bored immense power. Meanwhile, Nicole was speaking to Commander Nootra: 'Her combability with the weapon was the highest so far. One might say she has become a demon herself!' Jessie swung her weapon down, destroying the enemy's attack.

 'Nighyel, you bitcchhhh!'

 'Hahahaha, we meet again Jessie. I got to learn a lot about you from John!' Jessie didn't care anymore. Were it not for the weird violet circles that appeared underneath the lion Jessie would have rushed in.

 'Jessie I would have liked to have a conversation with you alone but facing you three alone would be too much even for me. Oh hear me, my king, my savior. Here I offer you my souls and the souls of my children. Take us and may you wander this earth with your servants!' The fallen ghouls and the lion vanished and behind a gate opened and four person stepped out and they were all demons. Nighyel bowed to them and the black-haired and very pale man at the front demanded:

 'How long do we have, servant?'

 'After 10min the sacrifice will be over and you will return!'

 'So, only 10min. I see. Plenty enough to kill them all!' A wicked violet energy shot out the body of that man radiating everywhere. Nicole ran to the front and used her blood to shield everyone. Still her shield got destroyed. That's when Commander Nootra placed himself in front of Nicole and went into his second transformation…

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