Falber City: Cry of Innocence (#2)

FALBER CITY: CRY OF INNOCENCE

Issue 2: Null's Bad Day

Apartment Complex 12: Emmisaries Meeting

The bullets zipped through the shadowy figure and hit the back wall, leaving it performated. The shadow showed the large holes inside itself, but as suddenly as they appeared they closed.

"Oh hell, I hate Shades", said Null, lowering his gun slightly and assuming a defensive stance. The Shade burst forward towards Null and showed itself to be a thick black mist. It lunged at Null with fists coming from random directions; each one striking hard against Null's head and chest. Suddenly one struck for Null's stomach, going deep, but before the fist could draw back Null grabbed it.

He pulled hard on the fist which revealed an arm. Soon enough an entire man was ripped from the mist, leaving it to dissipate. The man, thin and riddled with scars, landed on the floor beside Null. Without hesitation Null gripped his revolver tight and put three rounds into the man's chest. "Ahhh! Stop! Please!" screamed the thug.

"Where is the other emmiss...", Null shouted before being tackled by the large, disfigured man-thing. It's skin was leathery with bubbles occassionally popping all over his back and legs. With his tentacle hand wrapped around Null's throat like an octopus wrapped around it's prey, he lifted him high off the ground and placing his back against the ceiling.

"Well, since you pretty much killed my bargaining plan I'll just have to satisfy my need to kill your ass. But first....", the massive freak opened a metal suitcase. Inside was one capsule which held a yellow liquid, a note, and a syringe.

"This should be a nice little demonstration!", howled the massive freak as he used the small, puss covered arm on his lower back to inject himself with the chemical. He suddenly grew larger. "Heh, heh, heh, heh!", the monster cackled as his teeth turned into fangs and his spine grew large bone spike plates that covered his back. His eyes turned pure yellow and glowed with an evil radiance. He grew to the point where Null was pushed through the ceiling.

"Shit! What the hell have they been cooking up?!", thought Null as he grasped the gigantic squid hand to avoid passing out. The creature was more squid than man now. It brought Null in front of his face. "I've always wondered what would happen if I popped an Officer's head off. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!", bellowed the montrous abomination. Null reached down behind his back and carefully slid out his sawed off shotgun, "Any last words?", asked the monster, it's sarcasm hanging around him like a rotten odor.

"Yeah, what's that over there?", Null asked, pointing with his eyes.

"Huh?", the monster grunted as he looked over his shoulder.

This gave Null just enough time to line up his shot, "Also, what about this?", said Null with an evil smile on his face.

As the monster looked back at Null he was greeted with hell. Null shot a hail of small metal balls straight into the monster's right eye, reducing it to a mushy pulp. "Rrraaahhhhwwwwnggg!! Aaaaaahhhhh!!!", screamed the monster as it grasped the leaking mushy sack that once was its eye. Yellow juice slopped onto the floor by the gallons, slowly filling up the room.

The monster whipped Null all throughout the apartment complex. He crashed through wall after wall until sixteen apartments were destroyed. Null saw the yellow eye goo on the floor burn the furniture and eat away at the concrete. So Null decided to fire another round at the soft squid hand that had now moved to grabbing his torso.

"I am....going to... fucking...kill you!", roared Null as the beast thrashed him about like a rag doll.

"Nah man, screw... you!", said the monster as he threw Null like a baseball through the wall. Null crashed through multiple walls before reaching an open parking lot. He soared through the night air for a moment and then hit a brick wall like a pancake. He slid down the wall, leaving a splotch of bright red blood on the wall. Null then landed into a dumpster. He passed out to the sight of a full moon and the sound of neighoring destruction and cries of pain.

Rear Parking Lot: 8:00 am

"Hey mister. Are you ok?", called a soothing voice that echoed into the distance of black that was Null's mind.

Daddy, daddy, don't let them take me! Daddy! Daddy, get up! Echoed another long ago voice. "Sandra?", muttered Null. Daddy, help me! Da....!!! shrieked the voice as the sound of bubbling liquid and laughing men overpowered it. "Ahhhhh!", Null yelled as he awoke with dried blood stains across his body and an ever present cold sweat.

Wiping the dried flaky blood away from his eyes Null was greated by a young girl. She was about 15 years old and she had straight dirty blonde hair that fell to her shoulders. She had an athletic build and was shoulder height to Null. Her eyes were large and an unusually bright blue. Her face was fine featured with hints of being a beautiful woman when she grows up. Null's first thought was that an angel had come for his soul, but the pain reminded him that he was still alive.

"Well, I guess you are alive", said the girl as Null started to get up. As Null got out of the dumpster he fell, feeling a deep burning sensation in his right leg. "Whoa! That's going to need some medicine", said the girl. "Here, let me help you", as she put his arm over her shoulders and began to drag him. Null looked down and saw the dried yellow liquid still crackling on his leg. It had burned right through his jeans.

"It's not very often I find another normal looking person like me out here. What's your name? Where do you live? Are you from the outside? What's your... Oh, what am I doing? You need help". As the girl ceased her onslaught of questions she threw Null into the back of a truck and began to hotwire the ignition. "By the way, my name is Sarah".

Sarah... you should have left me to die, was Null's last thought before sleep overtook him.

TO BE CONTINUED.......