Invasion
As they drove down the motorway, Ice reached over and turned on the motorway. “America has warned England, that if it does not stop in this ‘hostile’ action then they will have no chance but to declare war. Most of America’s forces are fighting in the Middle East only thirty five percent remain in the U.S.A. It also seems that all the European troops are spread out across Portugal, Spain, England, Wales and Ireland. It appears it that the European army intends in attacking the western borders of the U.S.A and Mexico at the same time. Mexico is yet to comment on whether they will declare war yet. The British Prime Minister Damien Gammon has been granted emergency powers and now has effective control of the in European committee and army. Damien Gammon has been key player in the victories and unification of Europe so it is clear to see why he was chosen to lead the attack.
The Estimated time of arrival is now less then three hours away, the white house is said to release a statement at any time saying whether or not they will be declaring war, but it hard to see how they will survive a direct assault by the entire European forces. In fact we now have a live feed from the white house press conference.
”the United States of America will not bow down to any foe; therefore we declare war on the whole of Europe for these continuous hostile actions that you show towards us. America shall never fall, we have the greatest technology in the world and we are not afraid to use it.”
That was the President of the United States of America, Mr Roger Brown. War has been declared and the armies have already begun fortifying and preparing for battle. And from everyone here in London, give them hell!”
Ice reached over and switched off the radio, he leant back in his seat and sighed. “Their all idiots, they actually looking forward to war” Ice said as he placed his feet on the dash board. “After so many years of violence they have become numb to it. They don’t seem to care anymore it is just easier that way” Blaze said as he laid spread across the back seat. “They have been brainwashed, Damien owns all the media companies through out Europe. He puts a positive spin on the war, speaks of freedom and righteousness while he plans more wars.” Demon Hunter said as he drove down the motorway.
“What happened to you anyway, how did you survive?” Ice asked as he remembered it. “Hmm that’s a long story, after my defeat at the hands of Damien I lay there clinging to life impaled on my own sword. The doctor Kusangi ran his tests on me, as the demons power is linked to their inner beast and mental state. As I was theoretically dead through the procedure I gained no inner beast, or elemental power. The power that was transferred in to me, I can manipulate as pure energy. However the power of light I gained by I hovered between this plain and heaven. The light of heaven gave me the power to control it. Anyway Dr Kusangi performed his experiments, and I still lay dead. The nanomachines inside me and the dormant energy would be enough to resurrect me, in the same way as CPR and electric shock treatment but at the time it would be too risky. Damien would take me and use me as a pawn in his grand plan.
Dr Kusangi planned a fake burial and buried me under the name of Jack Parsons in a country village away from Damien. After a while Damien became impatience with waiting for my completion and went to face Dr Kusangi. Dr Kusangi had no where to hide and had to tell him what he had done.
In a small lab in an underground computer, several laboratories tables lay out across the room and huge computer towers lined the walls. The elevator doors opened and out stepped Damien Gammon. “Where is he!” Damien bellowed as Dr Kusangi ran forward. “You can’t have him.” Dr Kusangi said quietly. “What do you mean can’t have him?” Damien asked furiously. “All the death and destruction you sew, I have started the chain of events that will lead to your downfall. Your dreams will never be realised. I have created hundreds of weapons that have been used to kill people, I have toyed with people lives and turned them in to monsters. And with my final act I have decided to make this world a better place and undo the evil atrocities that have I committed. I have created a Demon Hunter!” Dr Kusangi bravely said shaking in his boots.
Damien grabbed him by his neck, “What have you done? Where have you hidden his body.” Damien said facing the doctor directly in the eyes. “Ha you will never find him, I will rot in hell for the evils I did. The only difference between us; is I will get there a little earlier.” The doctor said smiling. Damien tossed in to a computer, the broken computer sent electricity through his body killing him in seconds. “Have it your way doctor. I no longer have any use for you now. I understand all your research and I can quite easily create my own demons. And your little Demon Hunter will fall before me just like he did before” Damien laughed as he turned took the elevator up and out of the lab.
“I woke to a green light, the start up procedure was set to activate by a time exactly one year after my burial. My body was preserved from decay from a air freezing chamber that put me in suspended animation. After I awoke everything was blurry, I desperately clawed and dug my way out of the chamber. As a I emerged I gulped for air, the rain poured down on me and I crawled my way to under a teeth for some cover. As I searched my suit pocket I pulled out a note from the doctor” Demon Hunter said as he reached in to his suit pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. He gestured for Ice to take it by waving it in the air. Ice grabbed it and started to read it out loud so that Blaze in the back could hear it as well.
“My name is Doctor Kusangi, I am the creator of the Demon’s. I managed to perfect a chemical serum firstly that would increase muscle spans giving greater speed, strength and durability. This first method were simply named super soldiers, they proved great in battle, but there was a major flaw the strain it put on their body accelerated the aging process bringing the average age expectancy to just twenty five years old. The military decided to carry on using it deeming the outcome was greater then the risk. But I was set out to try and perfect my invention further. That is how the Demon’s came about. I managed to change the human body on a cellular level, these cells then took nuclear power to sustain them. This gave the processor abilities, these were dependant on the persons psyche and the process that was used.
Unfortunately the first batch was failure’s there life expectancy were even less. So I decided to use less power. This seemed to work and I created my first Demon’s although their lives were shortened to just thirty five years old. It was deemed a success. These Demons had extraordinary power, and the more time they lived the more they learned to use their powers. Ironically the moment before they died would be the moment they would possess the most power. However I was yet to be satisfied with this so I invented nanomachines. The nanomachines were incredible; they drew their power source from the host’s body or near by external source and in return healed the host body of any injuries or illness. They could even stop the aging process; I had managed to invent the secret of immortality. Of course it could not stop death by decapitation or loss of body ligaments. The only other way then that is too destroy every last nanomachines in the host body and then inflict a mortal wound on the host.
The is highly unlikely however as the nanomachines can self repair themselves, and can withstand electric currents of up to one thousand volts and two hundred degrees Celsius in temperature. Because of this and what I have done in my blind less ambition I have created you to repent for my sins. I am already dead so there is nothing that I can do for you now. You are on your own, but you have already become my Demon Hunter. Get your revenge, destroy all of the Demon’s and the technology and research so that no more of the vile things can be made. I beg of you Jack, save the world. Save people from suffering.” Ice read out as he finished he folded up the letter and handed it back to Demon Hunter who placed it in his pocket.
“So what now then, we don’t know were the master is and it is going to be hard to move with a war going on” Blaze said and he leant in to the front of the car. “America would of already launched it’s attack. They probably attack by air first, as we have advanced in technology they have bound to as well but how. A sea assault would be futile as it would result in the navy quickly being destroyed. As soon as we hit America Europe will have the upper hand, but until then it is in America’s court.” Demon Hunter said as he continued to drive down the motorway. “Well then, America will not shed a tear for any civilians killed. They will head for the cities, and probably commence carpet bombing” Ice said as he looked ahead a huge queue of traffic blocked the road up ahead.
“The nearest city from here is just up ahead, it’s Bristol.” Blaze said pointing across the Severn Bridge to the city in the distance. “The European troops are mainly based in the Salisbury plains. The most western cities are being used as cannon fodder, to make sure that the main army does not get attacked.” Demon Hunter said as crashed through the barricade and drove towards the river. “Well looks like we will have to hold them off until the main force arrive then” Blaze said as Demon Hunter hurtled towards the river. “Freeze it now!” Demon Hunter yelled just as the car hit the river, it skidded across the ice as Ice quickly froze a path across for the car. “Here it goes, Demon Hunter Elimination Squad move out!” Blaze yelled from the back seat pointing straight forward across the path of ice. “Oh shut up!” Both Demon Hunter and Ice yelled at the same as Blaze slumped back in to back seat sulking.
Meanwhile…
“Mr President what are your orders?” An army officer said as he leant over the president. “Unleash everything that we have by air. The harrier jets, the B-52 bombers and the armoured mobile skeletons. Also prepare the laser tanks, and the troops on the western borders. Also as soon as they become in range launch an artillery bombardment. They will rue the day that they messed with the United States of America.”
Meanwhile…
Blaze, Ice and Demon Hunter quickly entered Bristol as the air raid siren sounded throughout the entire city. People rushed to evacuate as panic took grip in the city. “Sounds like there coming then” Ice said as they drove in to the city. As they neared the town centre they pulled up and exited the car. As they looked around they could hear military voices yelling orders. Demon Hunter and Ice hid quickly while Blaze flew to the top of an abandoned tower block to get a better look. As he looked over he could see about fifty soldiers being led by four soldiers in civilian clothes.
“Is that it, they haven’t sent much. The city is already in ruins I suppose by rioting.” Blaze said as he watched the soldiers disperse and spread out manning anti aircraft placements. “They won’t be able to hold very long” Blaze said as the soldier’s spread out across the entire city. “They are going to be here at any moment now, we have got to protect the civilians.” Blaze though to him self as he flew back down to meet up with Demon Hunter and Ice. They quickly set out for the main exit to the city to make sure that the cars were safe while trying to escape. Then in the distance several jets could be seen. The AA guns opened fire, and lines of bullets could be seen flying through the air. The jets fired their missiles, several of the AA guns were destroyed as were a couple of building. As the jets flew past two of them got his and span out of control and crashed in to building.
Fires could seen starting to spread across the city. “Guess this is my job, damage control” Blaze said as he held out his hand and clenched his fist. The fires across the city finally subsided and went out completely. Blaze turned at the others and smiled. Then something else could be seen in the distance. “Bombers” was all Demon Hunter said as he gripped his sword. As they grew closer the AA guns started to fire again, then the bomb started to fall. Explosions ran threw the city demolishing everything in sight. The bombers soon started to fall by the AA guns, none of the bombers managed to reach the far edge of the city however there was only a couple of AA guns now left.
When Demon Hunter looked up in to the clouds, he could see something’s between the gaps. Suddenly lines of blue light shot down from the clouds at the AA guns. Then a beam shot through the light destroying the emplacements. They exploded sending shrapnel flying in each direction. Then they appeared through the clouds, they were shaped like robot human, with wings. Across the wings were several jets allows the suits to fly. They were holding large laser guns, they were falling through the clouds through out the entire city, at first count Demon Hunter could see around twenty of them. “Here goes!” Demon Hunter shouted as he easily sliced through the first one that was closer, he jumped across the roofs towards the others. Blaze burst in to flames and flew in to the sky at one. As he got closer, he grabbed hold of one of the arms. It started to struggle trying to throw him off but Blaze gripped tight. Blaze started to transfer the heat in his body in to the suit. The suit quickly warmed up and the pilot ejected flying off in to the sky. The suit fell to the ground below as Blaze let go.
Ice ran through the city dodging the crumbling building that started to fall around him. “This is mad, we can’t stay here much longer!” Ice shouted as a armoured suit appeared in front of him. The blue light aimed directly on Ice’s chest. Ice ran to the side towards a tower block across the street. The blue light followed as the beam travelled along it destroying everything it touched. Ice ran as fast as possible, he jumped and the building, and one foot touched he instantly pushed off flipping in mid air. “Ice Cutter” Ice yelled as the beam passed just beneath his feet. He slashed through the air sending a line of ice towards the suit. It cut of the suits hit exposing the pilot. The beam crashed in to the tower block destroying one of the supporting walls. The pilot immediately ejected as the suit began to explode, Ice ran in the opposite direction as the tower began to topple down towards him. “Ahhhh!” Ice yelled as he dived forward and the tower crashed right behind him.
As Blaze destroyed another suit he looked forward to see America, “Were here” Blaze said to himself, as he looked at the coastline he could see hundreds of little flashes of light. “RETREAT!” Blaze screamed hoping the others could hear him. Blaze flew away from the city as fast as possible. Ice sprinted like mad as well and Demon Hunter jumped across the building towards the other side of the city. As Blaze screamed the words, the four leaders turned round and headed after them. As they did artillery strikes riddled the city soon levelling everything.
After a while Blaze stopped at a warehouse district. There were several Lorries parked, with huge storage containers, warehouse buildings and a giant crane for moving the containers. Blaze sat down and rested on the warehouse roof, as he looked up he could see the sun starting to rise back up again. Suddenly the ground began to shake violently and a giant crash could be heard in the distance. “We’ve hit America then” Blaze thought to himself as he saw Ice and Demon Hunter heading towards him as they appeared over a hill. They jumped and landed on the roof, “Well now what?” Blaze asked as he stood back up. “There is nothing else that we can do here. It is up to the army now. We need to find the master, and then hopefully find a way to get a peace treaty.” Demon Hunter said as he placed his sword back in his sheath. “ok, but who are they” Blaze said pointing past Demon Hunter and Ice.
Demon Hunter and Ice quickly turned around and so four people standing at the other side of the roof where Demon Hunter and Ice had just jumped from. They slowly started to walk forward as Blaze walked up to the others. He leant against Demon Hunter, facing them to make sure his hair didn’t burn Demon Hunter. Ice was sitting down catching his breath. He slowly pulled out his bible, and started to flick through the pages. “And who might you be?” Blaze said in a cocky attitude. “Allow me to introduce our selves. My name is Death, the one with the cannon is Famine. The one with the blond hair is pestilence. And the one in the Japanese armour is war, who might you be?” Death asked after he introduced everyone. “My name’s Blaze, this is Demon Hunter and the one with his head in the book is Ice. We are the Demon Hunter Elimination squad!” Blaze said confidently and trying to impress them.
“Wow that’s quite impressive, well you see. We are what you would call the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Those that make us your enemies?” Death asked mocking Blaze. “It certainly does, I feel sorry for you guys already.” Blaze said in a sarcastic manner. “Well, you sure are confident. We even outnumber you. I suppose there is no point in dragging this matter on any further. What do you say we begin this little fight hmm?” Death asked as he looked back at the others. “Why not” Blaze quickly replied as Demon Hunter dashed forwards.
End of Chapter 12
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