The Prologue of my story

The world as we know it has been reduced to nothing but rubble and dirt since their war began. No one really knows how it started but we all know that what is left of the human race are the losers of this war. Rumours say that the demon army first appeared in pockets across of Europe.  They destroyed everything in their path. Those who were not obliterated by the demonic beasts were converted into hideous mutations that were the demon foot-soldiers of the war. No longer human, these things had extremely thin hair, almost invisible to the eye if not seen in the correct light. Their eyes became black signifying to us all that the poor bastards’ souls had been stolen from them. They also have needle-like teeth which can either shred your skin from the bone or secrete what I guess is a poison or virus into you, creating another soulless warrior in their quest for complete dominance over us all. Even though they transformed into creatures as if they were zombies, these fuckers were fast and surprisingly quite smart, but only if the hunger for our meat wasn’t too overbearing.  They are known as Locusts since they come in swarms, picking and devouring every piece of life presented to them. They quickly spread across the whole of Europe, Asia, Africa and eventually America, consuming or converting nearly everyone and everything. Although we were the first targets of what already seemed to be Armageddon, we weren’t their main priority.

As more and more people got converted into these beasts, it attracted the attention of the ‘Enlightened ones ’. Angel-like creatures with four pure white feathery wings protruding proudly from each of the Enlightened ones’ backs. They effectively looked like beautiful men and women, more destined to be ripped supermodels than warriors. Fuck was I wrong. These bastards are fighters all right. Battalions of them patrol the sky, firing pulses of electricity and some form of light onto the masses of Locusts that prowl the streets below. Even if you get one of the Enlightened ones grounded, you’re still pretty fucked when you face them. Being armed with what I believe to be two platinum blades, each wielded with extreme accuracy and power, allows the Enlightened ones to cut through hundreds of the demonic grunts within minutes. Now you would think that as these are angelic creatures they are here to save humanity, they are not. They are here to keep the Earth under the control of The Almighty One. Everyone has their own opinion of what the higher power is. Some think it’s God, whereas others believe it could be some sort of alien. I have simply decided that it could be anything, considering how fucked up everything is at the moment. No one has ever seen who or what this higher power is, well no one alive anyway.  

Like with the demons, the angel-like warriors also convert people to their army. The only difference is that it’s ‘voluntary’. Well I say voluntary. If you decide you don’t want to join up with them it’s almost guaranteed that you’ll be obliterated into nothing more than a handful of ash. These bastards are smart though. They separate the ones who don’t want to be converted from the fools who do. As the willing participants are being blessed (a hypnotic state at the beginning of the conversion) the others are wiped off the face of the planet simply because the Enlightened ones think that they’re potential Locusts waiting to be transformed. The converted gain new powers but nothing as extravagant or dangerous as the ones with pure blood. They are faster and stronger than us but they cannot fly. They do not have the ability to shoot light or electricity, but do seem to have healing properties. Well that’s the only power I know they have. What I do know is that they are simply known as ‘the blessed’.

So as well as these two supernatural sides there’s us. We are the human resistance. Bands of men, women and children all joined forces in an attempt to either survive this war or to fight for this planet. I am part of the latter group. My name is Jack Franco, aged 31. I am a former policeman, forensic scientist, bouncer and former addict to everything going. My life has let me encounter people from all across the country, all under different circumstances. For instance, at this very moment I am leading a group of five very different people on a small gathering mission to my old apartment.

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