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Family House
Author: The Ruler
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I got to my family home at sunset, outside the compound I parked my vehicle.

I held my weapons at the ready, my machete in my right hand, MP5 strapped to my back and loaded. Softly I shut the driver's door, and made a run for it to where there was cover. Through the holes inside the fence I scouted inside the compound, I gathered all the Intel needed, 1...2...8....10....15....20 demons barely 4ft. All of them were trying their best to break into our home.

"Hmmm, I sighed, it's going to be hard, but I must protect my family at all cost." I dashed towards the back of the house around the fence with haste, with ease I pulled myself up the fence and with grace I landed softly. Suddenly a loud sound exploded again "Boom!" I gazed at the sky, it was the veil... Cracks spread across like spiderwebs. Deep within my soul I knew that something or somethings are trying to come through once that veil falls completely apart. This little demons are just the new born babies compared to the adults. The world is about to experience hell thousands of time's more than what we are currently seeing.

Lost in thoughts and fear, I heard approaching footsteps, immediately I hid behind an old tank, three demons were approaching, dark eyes, teeth like that of a shark, body like a full grown adult, head like that of a child. In their hands was an unusual long sword. They've tried going through the front door, and so far my brothers have defended it well. Now they want to go behind.

"Smart creatures, I smiled." The first demon passed me without knowing, Cleanly I chopped it's head off with my machete. "Thud, the body dropped to the ground, dark blood as thick as gum gushed out without control." Second demon sneered while approaching me, it swung Its blade towards my chest at an incredible speed, I barely blocked against the attack with my machete as I was sent flying. I crashed into the tank. My hands numb from the sheer force.

"The smell of my own blood filled my nose. My vision blurred, and every sound echoed painfully in my skull" for something so small they packed very destructive strength and speed."

*Get out of there, my brother shouted at me.* I rolled away immediately escaping the creature's blade as it swung downwards at me without warning. Swiftly I took out both the creature's hands with my machete. "It roared loudly at me." Roaring won't be enough to survive this killing blow "bitch." I lunged forward, my blade finding its throat. THUD. It dropped dead to the ground.

The third demon came at me, at close range it opened up its mouth, fire poured out burning my face slightly. "Bam, my stomach got hit with its fist, I screamed out in pain while falling down to my knees." It lifted me up by the throat, I felt my neck tearing apart. The heat it's body radiated slowly burnt my skin. I struggled and struggled while it's mouth opened up widely, "As my vision spotted, my free hand scrambled at my hip... my fingers found the grip of the MP5." I shot and shot, until there was no bullet left. I fell to the ground, the demon dropped on top my body.

"Ahhhh, I took deep breaths, as I pushed the creature's body away." Brother are you alright? Jubi asked while watching me through the window as I stood to my feet." Yeah am alright... Barely... Am going to drive those demons away just keep doing what you have been doing. And what is that? Jubi asked. Don't let anyone of them in...

"I stood to my feet, every muscle screaming, my throat a ring of fire. But the job wasn't done." I picked my machete, loaded my gun and moved. I scanned the entire surrounding from the backyard, five patrolled the center of the compound, five stood watch at the gate entrance, the other seven were still trying their all to get into the house.

I picked two grenade, unclipped both and threw. One to the gate, the other at the house side. Not all would die from the blast but the chaos will let me finish off the rest without fighting for my life like before. The explosion took out the ones at the gate and few at the house side. The ones at the center scattered around to help their comrades, I allowed the smoke to mask every open spot.

I dashed forward towards the gate, the demon in front of me wasn't looking, my machete went through its neck, it's head rolled to the ground. I spotted another heading towards the backyard, my legs moved without question, without hesitation, I tore opened it's head, it dropped dead to the ground.

I turned to move, then I paused. "Multiple footsteps were getting close to me, I could sense their bloodlust, though the smoke made it hard to pinpoint their location, so I shot at every direction with my gun. "Thud...thud...thud..thud...thud.." One by one all dropped dead to the ground. The rest suddenly ran away without looking back.

The dust slowly cleared out, bodies of dead demons laid almost everywhere the eye could see. I sighed in relief, though the air reeked of demon blood and stench. My machete was useless now although it helped me, it could not withstand the heat and sturdy body of the demons. I buried it and thanked it, then I picked up one of the demon's long sword, it was like a katana but straight, and wide, and both sides were evenly sharp. I tested it and it was to my liking, I wrapped it up with thick clothing I found on the ground, wasn't long my siblings and people I don't know came out with smile's on their faces, "Prosper my sister" was the first to embrace me.

"Thank God your alive, she said with tears in her eyes." The second girl came next with a bigger hug and more tears. No words just warmth. My two brothers welcomed me cheerfully, so did the rest.

While they were rejoiced. I felt something off, the air reeked of death. Maybe it was the night that was coming. Everyone Inside now! They didn't argue they just nodded and we all went in.

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