The Land Of Fire
The news roared to life with sounds of gunfire and turmoil. The east coast turned into a war zone as Sarah's home state of Georgia declared it's separation from the union. The way it happened was legal but as soon as it did troops moved in on the boarders. Young men and women got drafted including Sarah. Claira would have went if she had passed the fitness exam. "We will free them Sarah." The demon voice in her head hissed to life. Sarah just nodded like she was in prayer so the others wouldn't look at her. "We will thrive in the war zone. We will show the earth it's new queen." The voice began to sound very convincing. Sarah knew trusting what it said came with some risk but in the field what did she have to lose.
Helicopters flew by launching rockets into a crumbling city just up ahead. The news had been reporting attacks for months now. Sarah guesses the pot finally boiled over. Over a speaker a rough sounding voice told everyone to ready their weapons. Clicks of magazines and hammer slides sounded through the back of the truck. "Everyone here I am happy to serve beside you all. Even if I don't know you personally." A skinny recruit Sarah remembered from ROTC class yelled from the back of the truck cab. "How did we get to this point?" Sarah asked herself quietly. A flash of light filled the horizon as a shockwave knocked the truck off of the road. Everything went black for Sarah as the truck flipped repeatedly.
"Sarah wake up." Claira said softy as the sun peaked through the blinds. "Morning honey." Sarah said in her raspy morning voice. "Come on it's the last day of school babe." Claira said pulling Sarah out of bed. "School has been over for months Claira. We already planned a wedding for next month." Sarah said with a confused look on her face. Demon Sarah formed out of the wall. "Move her away from the window." The demon said as she threw Sarah into Claira. A rocket slammed into the ground shattering the windows and blew out part of the wall. "So this is how we got to the war." Sarah thought to herself. School went on for its last two days. When Sarah was called up she dropped to one knee and asked Claira to marry her as they both got their diplomas. Shortly after military trucks went down all the roads asking for people to preform fitness tests.
Sarah's eye shot open as a guy was dragging her from the truck. "Can you run?" A rough looking middle aged man asked Sarah. She nodded and grabbed her rifle before getting up and going full sprint. She never saw herself going into a war. It was beyond thought that the war would be in her home. As she ran four trucks came behind her and the others that got rescued. "Stop now!" A voice roared over a busted loud speaker. Everyone stopped in their tracks. She put her hands behind her head and dropped to her knees. "Are you ready for help Sarah?" The demon voice hissed in her head. She nodded as people surrounded her and the others. They poked at her with their guns as a light flashed from her.
Her demon form emerged from a flaming tornado. Her wings tearing their flesh like razor blades. "Run guys!" She yelled in the hissing toned voice made of her's and the demon's. They ran but not cause she said to but out of fear. Sarah began to burn their attackers. They shot but the hell fire she could summon was hot enough to stop the bullets. The fighting stop as a winged figure slowly came to the ground between her and the enemy. "Stop dear queen to be. These humans know nothing of who you are." The winged figure had a noble voice. "Who are you?" Sarah asked the figure. "I am Michael the archangel. I am watching these humans fight but why are you here?" Michael asked Sarah. "I am defending my home." Sarah said standing her ground. "Go home and show your loved ones your love, because a holy war is coming and you can only save your wife." Michael said before a light surrounded Sarah. When it went away she was in her room in front of Claira not realizing she was still in her demon form. "Claira let's go get married right now." Sarah said taking Claira by the hand.