Chapter 3 - The Rise of Demons

At far distance..

After being woken up, we believe that it would be the start of our days.

As far sight can be, the remote landscape surrounding turn into barren land. Stream of rivers and lakes dry out, not a single drop of water and leaf left.

Near remote village near the mountain, a continuous stream of foul, black, highly toxic gas bubbled forth from the swamp. The swamp created by dead black creatures swarming earlier. The corpses of countless victims who drowned to death in that swamp started crawling out, movements stiff and rigid. From inside the corpses, hair-raising inducing blood red glow slowly burrowed through the flesh, crawling out onto the body's surface. A large volume of tiny worm speedily crawl down and continue forward. The distinctive sha-sha sound produced is enough to chill a person's blood. It's a demonizing of the fallen, the beasts rise with characteristics of demon sprouting out, short horn bulky muscle, sharp fangs and claws. The demon beasts prey on everything with flesh, eaten and cannibalize to last drop of blood. They becoming bigger, stronger and intelligence. Some of the beasts begin walking with two feet, use branches as tools toying the victims. Smashing the legs or hands and laughing to powerless villages. Throw sharp stone as javelin as the prey running away screw to the ground. The body start to piling up and been devour by new low level demons.

The remaining survivors lucky enough to still be alive and witnessing this scene started to scream and shriek in panic, one after another. However, it is futile to try and stop the sudden march approaching footsteps of death…

"Сунуш мага жаным салык" Shout the grayish handsome man pointing his hand to the sky.

[// I'm using google translate for "Offer your soul tribute to me" in KYRGYZ language]

This remote village are doom..

Very soon, the demons gradually begin to surround the living humans. Dread and horror painted the face of everyone, but nobody wishes to die so quickly. The only path of escape they can take is to flee towards the street towards town. If one is afraid of taking this route, they will still die in the end. The more Hao Hao feels the sound of demons beast marching begin to get closer and closer from behind, the more anxious he becomes. He absolutely does not dare to look over his shoulder. He knows he has to escape by himself, he has to live…

In the moment he reaches out in order to pull himself forwards, the person in front of him suddenly fall down, blocking his path and knock him back. Not bothering to wait for his reaction, that person turned around look at him, expression exceptionally malevolent. "Go and die! Your death will buy us more time to survive!"

After saying this, that cruel person lifts his leg and send a kick to his stomach. This kick is quite strong. Hao Hao felt a flash of pain in his stomach, he can't breath, his entire body tumbling down. And then…

…the sound of crawling reach his ears and his entire being explodes with pain. The bloodthirsty, carnivorous devilish beasts devour, piercing through his skin and burrowing deep into his flesh. Blood flowed forth endlessly. Eventually, he was totally covered in a sea of red blood. Unconsciously he hold his pendant tightly until his hand bleed because of the force. The pendant absorb his blood and glowing flashing beat until at one point a strong sound wave blast his surrounding.

Boooom...

All creatures including demons and other people being been blast off leaving a very large crater. Bright light envelope his body, restore all injury and vanish from sights.

The grayish man feel the sound wave blast. His eyes gaze to the location and say "төмөн деңгээл ойготот да, кызыктуу, ары кармоо үчүн олжо".

[// I'm using google translate for "Aah low level being awaken, interesting, more prey to hunt down." in KYRGYZ language.]

Hao Hao eyes snap open, his skin drenched in sweat, heart thudding violently due to experiencing extreme fright, as if it would rip through his chest and leap out. He pants heavily, greedily gulping down air, his entire body is stiff and devoid of strength.

Bright and beautiful sunlight shines through the window, so warm and gentle. There is no trace of foul, black, toxic gas in the air, and no twinging pain through skin and flesh. All that happened just now seemed like it was simply a nightmare. Gradually, Hao Hao felt his heartbeat calming down bit by bit, his breath becoming less erratic and his body regaining strength.

What is all this about?

His gaze slowly sweeps across. He didn't die? He was kicked by that heartless man, his body buried under the swarm of beasts corpses. So why is he at this place?

"Th-this…what in the world is happening?" Hoa Hao murmured lowly, completely not daring to believe his eyes.

Thinking for a while, Hao Hao lifts his hand and gave himself a rather brutal slap. His cheek burned with pain, letting him confirm that he isn't dreaming. This is great, really great.

"I didn't die, I didn't die"

♪ Now I'm trying, I'm trying

I feel alive

I feel alive

The years I've been alone far away from home

Reminded me of you

My job is almost done

Baby I can now escape away with you…♪

[// some lyric form 'I Feel Alive' by Imri Ziv, Songwriters: Dolev Ram / penn hazut]

At this moment, a burst of music that served as his ringtone sounds, his phone's screen lighting up...