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HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 1.

Yeah. It was me, they said i couldn't do it, but i showed them. My heart was now beating fast, my breath as cold as ice, people coming and going as if nothing had happened. But i know what happened. I know that what i did will change everything.

My name is Brian Slater. Im a 45 year old EX agent, but there was a downfall with that. I was fired and wrongly arrested for murder at the age of 20. Only one day left till the big break-through. I was about to uncover the truth of a serial killer. He was known as The Black Hood by the people and press.

It was a cold November day. The grass was coated with an ice blanket. Cars had trickles of ice dangling off the mirrors. There were children running through the thickness of the white smoke. Playing happily not knowing what was coming in the next couple of days.

By now, I would have been at the club. The Rambus Hoax Club. It was the bar where I and my friends always hung out. But as i walk past, i see that it wasn’t there. Instead it was now a fast food restaurant made to quicken the endless pain s useless people moan and crave in their pitiful lives.

I carried on walking. It was getting dark. I walked down a shadowed alley. It was filled with garbage. Tramps and homeless people scavenging like dogs. As I got closer, i could see their anger in there eyes. Had they been betrayed? Or was it natural. I wasn't sure or I didn’t want to stay long enough to find out.I walked faster. Getting closer and closer to the scavengers. They stopped munching on the bones of the corpse chickens and other pieces of uneaten food.

They stood up straight. Tall. Over 6ft. As i neared them, i could see them whispering. It might as well be foreign when they spoke. They had lips shredded by the endless life of savagery. A Big guy, long wavy grey hair. Face blackened with dirt and blood from his cuts. I felt sympathy for him. He shouts. "And what do we have here boys".

As i got closer i could see that there was more than what I’d thought. It was a big gang of homeless men. Might as well been a family of friends. As i attempted to open my mouth to reply back. I caught a glimpse of a small child hiding behind a worn away cardboard box. Ignoring the men, i got closer to the child to get a better view of him. He looked like he was 7 years old. The men closed in on me. He said to me gently. "His names steve, but we call him little T. Found him lying in the alley. So we took it upon oursleves to look after the little tike."

I then found the courage to say something myself. I still was cautious of my surroundings. Being wary of the dangers. I replied in a sort of violet manner. "Why are you here, whats happened to these people?"

Five more of the homeless people stood up and walked towards me. As they got closer, the big man stepped infront of them as if to protect me. He didnt know me, but he was able to protect me. Inside myself i felt.. i felt glad. Like the first time someone makes a new friend.

He asked me to join them for a drink around the fire to tell me of there story. It began with a normal day, for what most people would think. They had all worked for a company which made a special kind of weapon. It was capable of destroying massive cites with one click of a button. The boss who was known as a selfish and lonely man took it upon himself to claim the gun as his own, and to annihilate anyone who had seen this weapon or about it. He described everything he knew about this boss to me. He had scars on the left side of his face, burns on his forehead, short crispy black hair, and the eyes of a killer. As i took these in, i thought to myself about why i had been made into what i was.

And as i thought to myself i remember the face that haunted me all my life. It deemed on me that the man that had ruined the life of what seemed nice people, was the man I’ve spent my life hunting.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 2.

My life, everyone i had known, gone. What have i done? I didn’t want this. But i was driven to madness. Being hunted down like a dog. Craving revenge for the things that happened. All the people I’d known had been murdered, and what for, a simple mistake. This must sound like a crazy mans story. But let me tell you, of my story.

The air was cold, I had a bad feeling. Something was going to happen. I just knew it. I need only $40, and then I can get the perfect gift for my girlfriend. A wedding ring. It had been over a year now, and we loved each other still. We first met at college. Our last day. Eyes met in a crowded room. She made the first move. By coming over. She walked like a goddess. She was perfect. I thought nothing bad to anything she did. We sat and talked about our lives. We spoke of our families.
I walked her home. She lived in a flat only a few roads from the club where my friends would play "drink up". We said our goodbyes. Exchanged numbers. Then she closed in for a kiss. It was so passionate. Our lips locked and from then on, knew we were meant to be. Forever and all eterntiy.

My name is Zach Copper. I was 23 and working in a car garage. A man brings in his car. An Aston Martin. Very posh for a man like this. He was wearing a torn white shirt. His jeans dirty with stains of paint and grass. I asked the man how he got this car and he told me nothing. He just gave me the car keys and ran.
I shouted back at him to stop. But he carried on running. As if he was running from something, someone.
But this someone, I never thought that in my life I had seen such brutality.
As the man ran off down the road a man with a pistol ran round the corner and shot at him. The running man lay on the floor quivering, in pain. I was scared. I reached for something, anything. The shooter got closer to him. He reached into his jacket pocket and took out a knife. He stabbed the dying man. Once, twice up until he got him ten times. Ten times. By now i was shaking. I found a gun in the boss’s desk in his office.

I looked back round the corner to check out the murderer. He was crouched down next to the lifeless bloody body.
He seemed to carve into his chest. Then the killer stood up on his feet. He turned round and stared at me. His black soulless eyes met mine. We stood there, no movement. Only stares. I blinked, but when I opened my eyes again. He was gone. I ran over to the body. Looking round as I ran to see if the man was still there.
I looked at the man’s lifeless body. I was sick. The murder was brutal. Ten Knife stabs. Countless cuts. But the most disgusting of it was the carvings.

A man with no head, and knifes coming out of it.
And the words... "I told you. It was your curse"
They sent shivers down my spine. Ever since that day I remember his face. The man I once cowarded from was now my enemy. Because since that day he had killed all my family. My brother, sister and parents.
All gone. All killed. Brutally murdered the same way. And with a message on all the bodies. A message that haunts me with every breath I take. "They have gone. You saw. They must pay. You will DIE"

I’m now a distraught man. Who lost his wife to cancer at the age of 34.
I loved her deeply. Every time i think of her my heart beats faster. The thoughts of her gave me courage. It gave me the courage to look for this animal. I blamed him for her death. And i seeked revenge. I will kill him for what he’s done. Ruined my life. Killed all i ever loved. Everything I lived for has disappeared. It seems so long since then; past memories are now like dreams.

I needed him dead. No matter what. I wanted to kill him. Whatever means necessary. He will die.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 3

The homeless people had finished there story. The five men of before came over once again, and once again to see me off.
But this time the big guy stood in the way. But now to see me off too.
Before I went, he added. "We’re BHH, Black Hood hunters". I thought to myself. These men were hunting down the same man who ruined my life. I asked them if I could join there band of merry men. They asked if I was a fighter and knew if I could kill. I said yes. I'd never killed a man in my life but I craved the murder, revenge on this man.

They asked me. "What’s your story with this man". I looked at them. They all waited excitedly.
So I did as they asked.
I told them my story.
I told them I was an EX agent. I was in my twenties. I was about to solve this case. No matter what, I could do this. I was in a factory, filled with fireworks and small explosives. He ran into here, to get away from me. But I’ve got his scent. I wasn’t going to let him get away. I wanted this so bad.
I walked round the scaffoldings into the factory, hoping to get a glimpse. I Heard footsteps coming from behind. I dived behind some skips. The steps got closer. As i saw a foot appear out the corner i went to grab it.

I thought, I’ve got this guy. I thought i had him there. It was nearly over.
But as i went for him he saw me. He kicked me across the dirty factory floor. As I got myself together, I saw that he had a hostage. I went for my gun, but he raised his to me. He said not to try anything. I took a couple of steps back. He told me he had rigged the factory with explosives. There were so many explosions. I didn’t want him to do that. I listened to what he wanted me to do. But he just did it.

As he went to make his escape. He shot the hostage in the head. The blood splatted in my face. He pressed the button for the explosives. We barely made it out. There were thirty-six other people in the factory. I was accused for the murder of them all. But since I had people on the inside they helped me get out. I didn’t do anything. I was framed. Now I seeked revenge. All the time I had wasted in that prison. I could have spent hunting that bastard down.

The homeless men (BHH) felt sympathy for me. And they took me in. They gave me a bed to sleep on a mattress and boxes. It was good enough. I didn’t complain.
It was now morning. I awoke still thinking of him. As I sat up I saw no-one else was awake. I got up and walked round the streets. Still getting used to my new surroundings I decided to walk through a park. It was still pretty dark. The street lamps filled the park with dazzling light. As I walked I saw a man. He was sitting on the bench praying. I went over to join him. He looked up to me as if he wanted help.

As we prayed he asked of my name. His was Zach Copper. I thought of the name. I heard of it from somewhere. But i couldn’t remember. He told me of what he was praying for. As he told me the warmth in my heart went cold and i remembered this man. He was a witness to a brutal murder. I asked him if the man who had killed his loved ones was the same man that haunted both of our dreams, always in our minds but not for good memories. But for the ways were going to kill him.

He asked if I had anywhere to sleep. I said I slept in an alley with some homeless people. He asked me to join him for a drink at a local bar. So we can talk over what we can do for each other. He asked to join forces in hunting this man down. No-one listened or noticed us, so we had the advantage. We were basically invisible. He said he's been crashing in some worn down house.

We walked out the bar looking around the streets. Everything had changed. It was all ruined; all i could remember were dreams and just things in the back of my head. I had to come to the reality that nothing was going to be the same again until he was gone, dead, out of our lives forever.

We went back to the house. It was ruined. Floor boards missing, Windows smashed, Holes in the wall, but it was better than the streets.
I got to like this man. We didn’t know each other but this was going to be a very powerful friendship.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 4

All these years I’ve been on the run. Hunted down like a dog.
I had killed all those people. For my pleasure, I craved this power for so long.

My name is Micheal Domily. Best known as The Black Hood.
This is going to be my story. It is filled with killings and my joy of what I do.

It was a November morning. I was in my office. I was working on a weapon. My workers told me that they had nearly finished it. They didn’t know what it was for or the power this weapon had.

I rushed down to the room where it was kept. I looked at it. My face lit up like a candle. I was waiting for this day. I went to grab it. I wanted to hold it. There was a voice from behind. "It isn’t finished yet sir, please put it back. Thank you"

I laughed at him. I grabbed it and turned round at him. I pointed it at him, only to scare him. I then aimed at the floor. I pulled a trigger. As the blast came out I was sent flying into the wall. A green mist arose from the gun. It went into my mouth. I felt different. As if something was inside me telling me to do it. A voice in my head told me to kill this man. So I did. I shot him over and over again. As I did this, I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it too much. I left the room and killed every living person in sight. By the time ten minutes went, I had killed everyone in the building.


I went into the bathroom. Threw some water over my face and looked into the mirror. My face, my eyes, They had changed. My face had ripples and cuts all over. My eyes were as black as charcoal. I had no soul. I was scared but this was the power I craved for so long. I’m not letting this go.


I’m now an outsider to the other people in the world who have seen me. They run scared. Shouting and screaming. I walked out of the doors and see a small child. He stands there looking at me who was glued to the spot. I walked over to it. I grabbed him and broke his neck. I screamed out. "I now have the power".

Since that day I have killed over one hundred people; all because they saw. I didn’t want anyone to see. As I was killing people, I wasn’t aware of others. Two men had witnessed me killing these people. They saw my face.

Since then I have killed there loved ones. But when the time is right, it will be there turn. It will be there time to die. So until that day, I will have to stick to the shadows and hide away so I’m not seen.

I will not be seen till I have to kill again.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 5

My heart is beating. I need to catch this guy. He's not getting away from me this time.
The cars wheels screeched across the road leaving tyre marks all over the place. Smoke came out of the bonnet due to damage on the bumper and the landings. The fugitive’s car was speeding at over 80 mph. He was going to kill someone at that speed. I need to stop him quickly. Suddenly, I heard gunfire ahead. He was shooting at me with an Uzi. He shot at me numerous times. Missing the car by centimeters.

I reached into the back and got hold of my shot gun. My partner who was sitting in the passenger seat next to me was shocked with fright from both the gunfire and the speed i was driving at. I looked at him. He was hit. The blood was squirting at the windshield. I smashed the windshield with the shotgun. Then i got a clear shot at him. Suddenly he braked. My car went straight into his car, creating a large thick cloud of smoke. I reached for my gun once again.

I saw him struggling to get out of the car. I got out the car as fast as possible to catch this criminal before he got away.
I ran to his car door and smashed the window. I pointed my gun at his face and told him to get out slowly. But when I looked at him he was in no state to get out. He was unconscious with blood all over his face.
I stepped away from his car and called an ambulance for my partner and this bastard that shot him.

The ambulance got here but by the time they reached my partner he was dead. He died of blood loss. I was sad and angry. I was going to kill that bastard if I got near him.
But he got his just desserts. Later on that day he died of blood loss too. I felt better but it won’t get me over the pain of my partner and life long friend.

That was my day before it happened.
My name is Ben James. Known as speed by my colleagues. I’m a 25 year old cop who upholds the law in any means necessary.
After I left the hospital i walked home. I didn’t fell like driving tonight. I went over to a near by pub to drown my sorrows. As i walked there i noticed a man driving his car into a garage. I stopped and watched as he parked it up and ran.

I was a bit suspicious but what came next was the worst thing i had ever seen. A hooded man. Killing this man, one shot and he was on the floor.
He stabbed him so many times. He looked up at me. As he stood i ran. I didn’t see anything else that happened. When i ran i went into an alleyway. I waited for about thirty minutes, then walked back round from the alleyway, carrying a pistol i had in my gun holster. I took small steps, getting closer slowly. The killer was gone.
As i got closer, i saw the markings on his chest. I reached for my phone to call for back up and an ambulance. But he was already dead. I saw the man who worked in the garage; he was running over to help. As he got closer i kept my gun up in the air. Still being wary of the murderer, I shouted him to stay away but he continued to approach the body. By the time he was next to it he was already crouched down. I question the man about what happened after this guy was killed. He wouldn’t speak. He was petrified with fright. His face as white as a ghost, His breath as cold as ice.

Then he saw me. He looked up at me. He said "Why" And then walked back slowly. Getting further away from me, he looked into an alley and ran.
I haven’t seen him since that day. And since that day I have dedicated all my time into catching this man. And at the same time losing all who I love.

That was twenty years ago. Now I’m a 45 year old and out of a job, retired from field work. I was demoted to working behind a desk. But i quit, it wasn’t for me. I needed to find this man, either get him behind bars or kill him.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 6

It was now night again. Me and Zach just got up from a little sleep. I went over to Zach to ask what we were doing today. He said to go to town and look for two men named Manendran Moodley and Danny James.
As he told me more of the information he grabbed what looked like a walkie talkie. When he talked down it there was a reply. It was a woman. She said she would go with me to find these men.

I didn’t know much about these men. Except they were very mysterious and stayed in the shadows away from the evil of the world. Something told me these men were going to be hard to find.

When finished telling me this, there was a knock at the broken door. A woman walked in. Not tall or short. She walked like a supermodel. She looked like a supermodel. Her lips red with lipstick. Her make-up was perfect. But i didn’t pay any attention to this. I thought to myself over and over again, she was part of my mission to get revenge.

We left the building. Walking into the cold black night, with nothing but the information we had to go on.
We needed to find these guys. As we walked out into the dark blackness of the city, we saw passer-byes staring.
The women started to speak. Her voice was echoic, as if a siren was singing to drag you to the depths of death. He voice was cold and sharp. She mentioned the mission. She said she knew these men but didn’t let Zac in on her knowing that.

She said they were in an old ruin. They had set up there for the past couple of weeks. It was about another mile or two down the road. It was getting dark. We needed to get there before "the bad men" came out.

It was 10 minutes later and we were outside the door of the ruins she knocked vigorously on the door.
There was a shout. A short colored man came to the door. He saw me and stared at me. He checked me out from top to bottom. He then got a glimpse of the women. His eyes widened. His mouth was opened from surprise. He let her in first. He spoke to her as he knew her for along time.

As they spoke I looked about the ruins, there was cracks up the walls, shields and swords on the floor, curtains ripped from years of dis-neglect. I looked up ahead; I saw a light in the distance. It glowed brighter as we got closer. The man opened a door and we entered a big room. There was another man sitting in a chair, he was staring at the floor. The man who let us in coughed to get his attention. He spoke to us without looking up, "you were sent by Zach, right". The woman nodded and said yes.

The man in the chair looked up and got up onto his feet. He was tall, had short brown hair. He had hypnotic blue eyes that drew you in. He introduced everyone. His name was Danny. His accomplices names were Manny and Alyssa Milano. I introduced myself and told them of my story and why i was send.

Two hours had passed since we first got here. They had listened silently. Not a noise. When i had finished talking about myself, they spoke about there lives. They are on the run from the same monster i hunt. They are being hunted down for seeing that monster kill other innocent people.

We can use each other. We stood up onto our feet and looked at each other, we shook hands. We only met today but we had a strong friendship.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 7

After the talk, Brian And Danny both left the room to talk about there fatal mission.
Alyssa walked over to the door to go join them, but Manny grabbed her by the arm. He held her by the hips; he stared into her eyes deeply. Her eyes were sparkling brown; Manny seemed dazed by the beauty of Alyssa. He held her tighter. Alyssa raised her arms up to his neck. She pulled onto his to bring his lips down to hers. They kissed.

He pulled her over to a bed in the room, her still keeping her arms round his head to keep kissing. They got closer to the bed. Manny fell onto the bed, Alyssa onto him. He kissed her neck passionately, over and over again. She pulled his shirt off to show his chest. He then pulls off hers to show her red lingerie. He still carried on kissing her.

He stops kissing her, he whispers into her ear "I love you". She smiled and said the same. She held his hand. He kissed her all over. He nibbled onto her ear. She closer her eyes. Gasping she fell onto the bed.
He sat up. He asked her if she was sure she wanted to do this. She told him in whispers "Yes, I would do anything for you". Manny then slowly stands up and takes off his trousers.

He then climbed back onto the bed and slowly and gently pulls down Alyssa's. He does everything gently. She smiles at him then giggles. Manny’s face lit up like the moon on a clear night. He said to her that she’s the most beautiful girl in the world. He repeated it to her three times.

Another 1 hour had gone past and the two lovers had finished. They were lying next to each other. Her head on his chest, listening to his heart beat. She tells him again that she loves him. He whispers into her ear "I know, and i love you too".

They both smiled and kissed each other on the lips again. As they finished they both got up from the bed and started putting the clothes back on. Both smiling they looked at each other and started giggling.

They got there clothes on and neared the door. Both holding hands they stopped and stared into each others eyes again. Manny’s face looked hypnotized once more and they kissed again. And then went off through the shadows of the corridors with cracks in the walls for light searching for Danny and Brian.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 8

My life now was just drinking. Looking down the glass of beer. My only company was the noise of the rats scurrying round on the floor. Out of a job and nothing to do all I did was drink.

I’m an alcoholic and I didn’t care. Someone knocked at my door. I got up slowly and looked through a hole in the door to check them out. It was an old man with a hood on and 3 bags in his hands. I opened the door but kept the chain on the door for safety.

As the door slowly opening on the chain I looked at the man checking him out, not missing anything. I thought to myself that he could do no harm.
I said hi and closed the door again to take the chain off. As I did that he came closer and said in a very high pitched voice "I’ve got you".

I looked. He raised a knife to my neck. It sliced my throat. My blood sprayed over the walls and onto the man. As I fell on to the floor bleeding, the man took off his head. I was wrong it wasn’t an old man. I knew this person. It wasn't a man at all.

It was a woman. Quite short with hair going all the way down her back. Her name was Cherene Qassim.

I was now bleeding heavily. I was getting weaker and weaker. I put my arm out to grab but i couldn’t reach. I was going white. It was getting colder and colder as if the froze from winter has given me the kiss of death. She came closer and knelt down next to me. She started carving into me. I was fading. Everything was going black.
I felt colder and was feeling lonely. I went for one last gasp. The last thing I ever heard was the evil laughter of this deadly woman.

Cherene walked into the house. She looked sharply round. Targeting a specific object. She rushed round, walking onto the tables as if they weren't there. As she went round a corner into the kitchen, she caught something in her eye. It was a vase.

It was white with blue Japanese patterns on it. It was about 300, 400 years old; maybe more. She looked at it. She picked it up and stuffed it into one of her bags. She saw a mirror. She took down her hood and could see her face. It had a scar down the left side of the face. Other part of her face was smooth and normal. Her eyes were a dark green. As she looked into he mirror she touched her face. She took her hand and placed it on her ear.

She pulled off her ear ring and started to speak into it. A voice from the other end was a male voice. He ordered her to round up anything that was of value and could help them in there scheme. She picked up money, newspapers. She searched Bens’ personal possessions. She grabbed 4 guns; and placed them all into separate bags. She slowly made her way to the door. Stepping over the lifeless body on there floor making sure not to leave any marks.

As she walked down the garden path she put her hood back up and waked slowly down an alleyway. She wasn’t seen. But the door was left open. A passerby saw the door open and stop to see if it was damaged. He looked down and saw the body on the floor. He ran over to the body and called for an ambulance.

By the time the ambulance he came and gone Cherene was gone. She vanished from the place leaving no tracks to be followed. She was a shadow in the darkness.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 9

When Cherene got back to her Head Quarters, there was a man waiting for her. He was sitting in a black chair in a dark room filled with shadows. He looked invisible; the only thing that made him stood out was his evil red eyes.

He looked up at Cherene, his face turned to a smile, even when he tried to be nice he still looked as evil as ever. He started to stand up. As he stood he was tall, he had black rags on. He looked old and tired. He had trouble breathing. He fell onto a table in front of him, Cherene ran to his aid, but he shouted he didn’t need any help and pushed her away.

When he got himself back together he looked back up to Cherene and started to talk. As he was talking the noise of his voice sent chills down Cherene’s back, even she didn’t feel comfortable in his presence.

He started talking about the things Cherene had taken from her victim’s house. He also asked if she had got her target and how she killed him. He was pleased with her progress and said that when he died he will pass down the weapon and his sense of death and evilness to her.

She was only 23 and she had already killed 13 people, all men. Most killed with cuts to the neck, others more gruesomely. She did this because she was betrayed. She wanted revenge. She was cheated on and then left to die by her ex boyfriend of 3 years.
She needed revenge. She hasn’t seen her ex for 2 years now and she’s killed in spite. She killed these men to stop more pain to other women. She hated men.

When Michael sat down again, he asked to see what Cherene was able to steal from the home of her latest victim. He showed him the blue vase and the 4 guns. He was again pleased with this and gave her a stone. It was green. It was a jade stone. It was one of his most prized possessions along with his weapon. She looked at this with delight and also confused. She asked why he has given her this and he replied back in a more gentle tone “This is my present to you, for the one year you’ve been with me you have made my life more different, and since I won’t be with you much longer I want you to know much you’ve changed me and how much I care for you”. As Cherene was listening to this she was thinking about the pain she had been given by this other man and she thought to herself, does he deserve my love or is he after me to hurt me.

He went up to her and kissed her on the cheek. She thought to herself again. And thought to herself that she needed to give love a go again. Cherene went up to Michael and tip toed up and kissed Michael on the lips. There was a long pause. And then there was noise.

There was a sudden bang the door. Then there was a long whoosh from the door. There was a figure in the doorway. Danny and Brian’s plan was going ahead, but it wasn’t Danny as planned, it was Mani. As Mani got closer Cherene remembered that she had guns in the bags that she took from Ben’s house.

Cherene reached for one of the guns on the bag. As Mani got closer Michael was staring at him. Mani and Michael made eye contact. Mani was stuck to the floor. He was hypnotized to the spot. Cherene had one of the guns in her hands and walked over to Mani. She raised the gun to his head and chanted some words to him over and over again. “Here we go, we need this, and you will end”.

He stared at her, scared. He made muffled noises from his mouth. He tried to talk but he was frozen. He was stiff. He started going white. His face was going numb. His hands were then going purple. As he went on longer he got colder and colder. The breath from his nose was cold as ice, it touched a wall next to him and it froze to the wall. He was screaming in pain in his muffled noise.

His fingers were getting more numb. His finger then burst due to the build up of blood in his fingers. Michael stared at Mani deeply and suddenly Mani’s mouth unfroze. For the next couple of minutes the room was filled with the screams and pain from Mani.

Cherene looked at Michael and stared at him. She looked at him lovingly. Michael took his eyes off Mani for a minute. Mani fell to the floor. Still stiff, he couldn’t move. He shook from the pain and the lack of heat in his body. Michael walked over to Cherene and whispered into her ear and said he loved her. Cherene said it back. Michael stared at Cherene more. And the more he stared at her the more his heart missed a beat.

He moved his eyes to Mani who was still laying on the floor in pain, listening to the horrific screams, Michael told Cherene to finish him off. Cherene nodded and walked over to Mani still carrying the gun in her hand. She got closer and kicked him in the ribs. He yelled. She picked him up onto his feet and threw him against a wall. She then grabbed the table behind her and kicked a table leg off using no force. She picked up the table leg and threw it with a lot of force at Mani who was propped up against the wall. The wooden table leg went straight through his chest and through the wall.

He was stuck and bleeding to death. There was no way out he was a dead man. Cherene raised the gun once more to Mani’s head. She wasn’t even shaking. She said the same words and pulled the trigger.

The bullet went through his forehead. There was a deep hole running through the whole way of his skull. His head was drooped down. He was lifeless. He was another victim of The Black Hood. Cherene turned round to see Michael while wiping the blood of her face and spitting the blood from her mouth.

Michael was lying on the floor. He was shaking furiously. Cherene ran over to his aid. This time Michael did not shout or push away from her. She went over and got onto her knees. She kissed him on the forehead and held his hands. They both said they loved each other. Cherene was confused and didn’t know what to do.

She kissed him on the lips again. There was a bright light coming from his mouth. It was as green as the jade stone Cherene was given. As the light shone Cherene got onto her feet in excitement. Michael stopped shaking and lay on the floor for a couple of seconds and got back onto his feet. He told Cherene about what had just happened. It was the same virus that Michael had in his body.

Except this wasn’t any normal virus. It made you inhuman. It gave you special characteristics. She didn’t care about this virus. She was only concerned about Michael. As she stared at him, the sun was going down. The shadows in the room were getting bigger and the darkness was getting thicker. The room went black and there was no noise.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 10

It was 12 0’clock and the cold night air was creeping through the cracks of Danny’s bedroom. He was lying on his bed looking in the sky through a crack in the ceiling. He was staring at the stars thinking of a girl. As he was thinking of this young beautiful woman there was a light knock at the door.

Danny jumped out of his bed and walked over to the door slowly, still daydreaming of this woman. And he got closer the person at the door coughed. It was a woman. As Danny realized it was a women he got to the door faster reached for the handle he tripped and knocked over a shelf. Danny got to his feet. The woman at the door opened the door to check out what the noise was. As she poked her round the door Danny brushed himself and kicked the things on the floor away, looking as if nothing had happened.

The woman’s name was Melissa. She was 24. She had beautiful long wavy brown hair. Her eyes looked like to beautiful shiny brown pearls. Her smile was dazzling, her teeth as white as snow flakes. She looked stunning as she always does.

She looked at Danny and smiled cheekily and giggled. Danny smiled back. She sighed at his smile. He stared at her for a few minutes while she was talking to him. He was daydreaming of her. He loved her beauty. He loved her eyes, her smile and the fact that she was perfect.

She looked at him adoringly. He treasured her and loved her with all his heart. She went over to him and hugged him.
He looked into her eyes deeply, and kissed her on the forehead. He kissed her on the lips and there was a moment of passion.

As they were kissing, Brian and Zach flew into the room and shouted that Mani has gone missing and he had been missing for the past 3 days. Alyssa burst into the room soon after in tears holding a package. It was a square box soaked in a thick red liquid.

Brian grabbed hold of the package and opened it, he looked into it and he threw it to one said and ran out the room throwing up. Danny kicked the package out the room and what rolled out scared the women in the room, it was Mani’s head with his eyes and tongue missing.

Danny kicked the head back into the box and picked it up keeping it far way from the women. He ran down the stairs and out into the alley below. He went over to a grassy patch on the said of a house and started digging. He started digging until there was enough room for the head to fit.

Danny ran back into his bedroom and ran over to comfort Melissa. She seemed traumatized. Danny hugged her tight. Not letting go. She asked if he was ok. He said yes, but deep down he was sad and crushed from one of his best friends had been killed.

He asked her if she was ok. She said yes, now that they were both in each others arms they were safe. She kissed him on the forehead. He leaned her head down and kissed her on the lips. They both smiled. She grabbed hold of him tight. She didn’t let go. He did the same, and both at the same time said they loved each other.

Alyssa ran out the room and didn’t turn back. She left the hunt for The Black Hood. She was now part of the human world. She was all alone, left to the devices of what Cherene or The Black Hood could do to her.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 11

Cherene and Michael were out in an alleyway walking towards the city and they heard a noise from behind them. Cherene looked round sharply, edging behind Michael for safety. Michael scanned the alleyway with his eyes. He saw a figure running down the alleyway towards them. It was a young child.

When Cherene saw it was a child she came out from behind Michael and stared. The child went past happily running past kicking a football. Michael and Cherene stepped out the way into the shadows of the alleyway not being seen by the young child.

As they kept walking they reached the end of the alleyway. Michael grabbed Cherene’s arm and told her that she must do a good job today; her life is seriously on the line. He kissed her goodbye and good luck. She kissed him on the cheeks and said not to worry. She will be back.

She walked off into the distance. Michael heart missed a couple of beats, he was concerned for her safety, and there was nothing he could do if she got hurt. He would get angrier and more violent as the days went on if she got hurt.

As Cherene kept walking she looked at the people walking past, they looked tired and distressed. They looked up at her through there hair or over there glasses, as if she was different to them. But what they didn’t know was that she was now different to them in everyway.

Cherene looked ahead of her; she was walking towards a fountain. As she got closer there were figures in the fountain and on the other side. They were big. She recognized one of the figures faces through the gushing water. It was her ex, it was Zach, what she didn’t know was that when she was going out with him he was going out with his fiancée who had died.

She never knew this and still seeked revenge on this man. She got closer; she reached for her belt, and grabbed a 5 inch knife. He turned round and saw her. He saw the knife coming towards him. He dodged the knife. He yelled for the others who were there, Danny, Melissa and Brian. Brian jumped out of the fountain and jumped onto her back. She was hit onto the floor and her head hit onto the concrete floor with so much force to knock her out.

Danny and Brian grabbed her and took her to the alleyway near the headquarters. They threw here in the building in the back entrance. They sat her on a chair and tied her up with everything they had like Copper wire, Blue rope, and duck tape. They gagged her for a while, so they could talk about what they were going to do with her.

Zach told Danny and Brian why she wanted to kill him. He mentioned that he was cheating on her with his fiancée. And she was planning to kill him anyway for his money. So he had to get rid of her. So he ran way to have a new life with a new girlfriend, so to be married. This was the first time he had seen her in years. And it was a shock to both of them. Brian used this time to think about her.

Brian walked over to Cherene and took the gag off. She spat at him. He slapped her in the face. She yelped in pain. He asked her what she knew of The Black Hood, she wouldn’t say anything. She lashed out with her feet. Zach come up behind Cherene and grabbed her feet. He tied her feet to the chair so she was motionless. Only her head could move now. She shouted and swore several times. “Fuck you, your not getting anything out of me. Leave him alone you bastards, he’s only confused”. And what she said next was the biggest mistake she had made of her miserable life. She let out The Black Hoods and her lover’s real name. She yelped out as Brian hit her again, “Leave Michael alone.” Danny, Melissa and Brian all jumped over to her. They asked her of what she knew of him and his whereabouts.

She tried so hard but she gave up, as if her strength and courage was being sucked out. She said that his name was Michael Domily, he lived out the rest of his life in a ruined office block. Zach got this and had already left the room to go find him. Cherene started to cry, Melissa went over to comfort her, she told her that she’s now out of the grip of this deadly man, and that she is one of them. Danny went over to Melissa and started to talk to her, he had to go out.

He had to get this guy. Melissa understood. She kissed him and hugged. She grabbed tighter than ever, knowing that he will be safe in her arms. Never wanting to let go Danny did the same, she started crying, Danny wiped away the tears and kissed her on her forehead then on her lips again. But he had to go. Melissa let go of him and wished him good luck and prayed that he would come home safely, she knew that if she thinks strong enough and believed and loved him enough he will be safe. Brian went over to Cherene and untied her, knowing that she would never be allowed back to Michael was scared and lonely.

Brian took pity on her and went over to her and put his hand on her shoulder. She stopped breathing, she was scared. She turned round and grabbed Brian round the waist and hugged him tightly. He told her it will be ok and he will be back for her, to be with her when he gets back.
She smiled. Knowing she’s made new friends and another new lover and knew that this time it will last forever. Melissa walked over to Cherene and grabbed her hand. They both watched as there lovers went off on a mission which could change everything.

HUNTING A SHADOW

Chapter 12: The Finale

When Danny and Brian reached the front door of the building to get out to the concrete jungle of the world, they looked at each other. They reached out for each others hand for a hand shake, they nodded to each other and grabbed a door handle and opened the door.

When the door opened the lights of the street lamps shone in there faces. As they took steps out from the doorway the lights disappeared and they could see Zach. He was being hung up in the air from his throat. Michael was there. He had killed Zach.

He looked at Danny and Brian and threw Zach aside. Zach’s head smashed against a street lamp and he fell onto the floor. Blood was flowing from his mouth and head like the source of a river flows down to a water fall.

Brian was pissed off and ran at Michael. Michael reached for the weapon. Danny saw the weapon on the side of his belt. Danny ran to Brian and dived to cover Brian. As Danny did this Michael had already reached for the weapon and shot at him. Danny was blasted in the side with the shot and laid on the floor. He was in pain.

Michael looked at Danny lying on the floor shaking in pain. Danny yelling his voice out was creaming, the blood was coming out of his chest slowly. Brian looked at Danny shaking on the floor. He scowled at Michael cursing under his breath. Michael walked towards Danny.

He got closer; Brian grabbed a metal pole lying next to him. He picked it up and went at Michael with it. Michael stopped and turned towards Brian. He grabbed the pole in Brian’s hand and snapped it. He then lashed out at Brian and he flew 10 meters in the air crashing through a window.

Danny got up onto his feet slowly and hit Michael in the head. Michael stood there and nudged his head forward. Danny continued to hit him, Michael as well continued to feel no pain.

Michael lashed out at Danny knocking him to the floor. Michael kicked out at Danny hitting him in the ribs multiple times. He broke 3 of Danny’s ribs. Danny was in more pain than ever. Brian came back to consciousness, he was dazed. He had glass in his back and on his face. He brushed the glass away slowly. Blood was trickling down his face.

Michael saw Brian in the corner of his eyes. He grabbed his weapon again and shot at Brian, he pulled the trigger. Brian had only just enough time to grab a bin lid. The bin lid melted in his hands and Brian again went flying through the air and back through the window and crashed into a wall. He was knocked unconscious again.

While this was happening Danny was getting onto his feet using a nearby bench to help himself up. He walked over to Michael silently. Michael didn’t notice Danny coming up behind him. Danny grabbed at the weapon and held onto it. He fell onto the floor along with Michael.
The gun went flying towards Brian. Brian was still unconscious. Danny made it up onto his knees. He jumped onto Michael chest and sat on it, punching Michael in the face. Michael was cowering under his arms.

Michael grabbed Danny by the throat. He was choking him. Brian he came back to consciousness again, he saw Danny dangling in the air, coughing up his throat. Brian shouted at Michael dangling the weapon in front of him, and attempted to snap the weapon in half with his knee.

Michael rushed over to Brian dropping Danny onto his feet. Danny screamed in pain. As Michael got closer to Brian, Danny kept onto his feet, He knew what Brian was doing.

As Michael went closer and closer to Brian, Brian threw the weapon to Danny. Danny fell onto the floor with the gun still in his hands. Michael wasn’t fast enough to turn round to grab it. As Danny was falling he aimed at Michael and pulled the trigger. There was a green blast. The noise was as loud as 10 bombs going off at once. Brian jumped behind a wall for cover.

The destruction that was left behind as the blast disappeared was devastating.
Michael was gone, all but his shoes on the floor. Danny was thrown to the floor harder. Danny made it back up onto his feet, struggling with each breath. Brian came out from cover. He ran over to Danny, tripping over numerous times due to injuries to his legs.

He fell onto the floor next to Danny. Danny was breathing deeply. They struggled getting back onto there feet. Brian grabbed Danny by his arm and placed it round his neck supporting him. Brian said to Danny taking short breaths. “Danny, You, You’re a… a Hero, you’ve ended this nightmare that haunted us for so long.” Danny smiled painfully.

Danny and Brian made it back to the building which Melissa and Cherene were waiting for them. They walked through the main doors, struggling to open them. Melissa and Cherene heard the doors open. They rushed down the stairs to celebrate there victory over that nightmare.

Melissa ran over to Danny’s aid and Cherene to Brian’s. They both jumped at them knocking them on to the sofas. They grabbed them and held them tight. Both Danny and Brian were keeping in the pain to stay with them. The women raised there heads and kissed the men on the lips over and over again, happy to see them.

Danny and Melissa went to Danny’s bedroom to attend to Danny’s wounds while Cherene and Brian stayed in the same room. Melissa and Danny talked and Danny had surprised Melissa by proposing, she deserved it for all the things she had been put through.
After 5 years of marriage they were still together and there love was stronger than ever. They also had 2 beautiful baby girls. The looks from the mother and from there father courage, will and strength to make things happen.
Brian and Cherene were also still together with a cute baby boy named Theo.
They were also married for 3 years and there love was also still very strong.

There lives were more perfect everyday as there children got older. Knowing nothing will happen to them and would let nothing harm them.
For there life was perfect, for now.

15th july..
sunday...

the day began as usual... wit almost nothin to do.. sad ol liffe....... wake up at 6 in the mornin...rush to the god-damned bathroom..... stand under the sad shower.... gosh no more intricate details.. so i reach out to my breakfast....n there i have been blessed by the option of havin eggs n stuff..... newaz movin on..

i search my old sling bag....n  pick out my pack of insignia.... hmmm good...but nothin beats the charm of the MARLBORO's..

so i lit it up...n  i go towards my bus stop...pretty good beginning coz i gt a bus in like within 10 mins.........neat for a change.... i get in ...n charge myself wit some good ol'skool rock IRON MAIDEN....n crazy town's butterfly..... lovely basslines...movin on..reach my college..... sutta kings prowlin...... lecs begin........ n gr8 time...

then time for a break......pretty innovative rather... i made up a sad excuse n got my mp3 confiscated myself.....  :(

lecs got over...
i gt my mp3 player back..... apart from it...
jus havin a gala time..
came home n checked my net..... wasnt workin... :(
(nothin new)
 but i was thinkin..... man life sucks witout net...

by all possible modes in hell available.... i gt my net up n runnin....


n nw....
im jus screwin ur guys mind by makin u read all this../// hahahhaha



cheers mate]

^_^

so ...... really..luck favours evry1???? well i think it does... been able to starl that some1....jus by by talking to somebody .....say like.,.... their fren becomes our fren....
bt still....i think it was our destiny to meet such a way...
happens...bt still i think....y it did happen....maybe i was selfish or was it jus a tendency to make frens???? who knws....

ahah....wat a beautiful feelin love is...?!?!
rite....well can be said but does it really matter...

somewhere somehow i guess its started to now...
n how...i really cannot explain..

gosh...those lovely eyes...how can i forget it???simply put....i had lost hope what so ever in a term called AS LOVE...

yup i knw it sure sounds funny after u ppl read the poems i wrote for that gal.....

everyday i c her... a gush pf adrealine rushes in me...
yaar i knw she's cute... she's sweet...bt the biggest problem...
HW DO I INTERACT wit her???? how how howool...

all i knw...weneva i see her...i lose my senses..

it took me almost two months to say a Hi to my cutie pie....n hw...is even more amazin...
it all starts of wit the regular bus rides n stuff...then extends in college...n goes till my area....(fortunately we both stay in same area...)

once i decide to the take the same bus as her...n so i did.....i sat nex to her.....(gosh nw dnt ask me hw it felt...coz i really wont b able to answer that) i was blushin....still cant believe it...bt i did...
she was wearin orange......choooooooo cute :D

it was 17th of august....i can never forget this day...neva...
coz tomorw we had this color day in which we had to dress accordingly to our seniority.,.... it was like orange for first years....white for second years...n green for third years....n that day wen i came wit that fracture...she was visibly shocked....cant forget.......

it all ran in my minf again.....i tried my best to strike a convo...bt all attempts futile....simply....days passed....till that time..it was jus a gal who i jus WANTED to know...bt wen the fracture scene happened....all i had was nothin bt to think about the whole incident...n it was during this period...i grow fond of her...infact not fond...i started liking her...n then liking slowly turned in deep love....hw it happened..i realy dont know...bt it happend.....n rest as they say is history...if i have to write..i wud take me no less than the universe to describe her......n i will..to the world....that i love her....more than anything in ths world.....

i remain urs..truly ...forever!!!

i close my eyes...n i see stars wid the moon.....its dark...but still ur smile...makes the stars twinkle n the moon so bright.....wish i cud close my eyes forever...with ur image in my dreams....i cud just rest forever...knwing ur shining somewhere....miles away......wid smiles that make me wat i am each day

Walking down the road, thinking of something,
Waiting for something, everyday,
With dark gloomy eyes, half-asleep, I walk down that road,
Like everyday, like everyday,
There I see someone standing, looking somewhat lost,
I walk somewhat near her, with my friend,
I wish, as always.

Days go by, days go by,
All these stares, makes some sparks fly.
Everyday I go, with something new, unusual,
I wonder all the way, how can this happen,
Days have gone, days will come,
May I would never see them again,
Those eyes,
Maybe I would never see them again,
Tearing me deep inside,
Clear, subtle, sharp!!

I wondered about them all day,
I always wanted to say a HI!!!
But never could I break the wall of me being shy.
Days have gone, days will go,
I still wonder what I should do,
Till this day, I always think and go,
Someday I will surely know,
O’ those eyes, have hit me hard,
Till this day, I remember her glance,
I wish I can see them again,
Those eyes have hit me hard,
Oh what a joking wonderful stroke of luck.

God has played; I am looking at her,
And so is she,
I go along with her, although,
I still don’t know what to say.
Weeks and weeks have passed, for this one day,
Maybe I’ll know, what will happen next,
Oh god, how this day has come.
Can anyone help me out, oh god,
Help me through this,
We are strangers everyone knows,
Do does she & as well as me.
Well, I sat next to her, I praised my luck,
I just couldn’t stop thanking god, and said in my mind,
“God Exists!!”
I smile to her, and so does she,
And that’s the time I just can’t stop giggling inside
Now it’s time to go,
Oh what a time it was, I’ll never forget,
I wish this moment to last to forever, I just wish,
I just wish.
We both exchanged a smile,
Now we know, we know each other,
Although that’s a fake assurance, maybe we’ll never know,
Now I got up, preparing to leave,
Today we are strangers,
Tomorrow we are not!!

Slip of fate...
Yes you might call it
The moment just broke