Dark mists, darker than the dark stormy clouds hanging above the earth, started to ooze out of every tall spikes that rose up diagonally from the ground in the town of Selaro. On the tallest, a dark four-legged figure laughed evilly, it's horse-like voice echoing through the air, and even reaching the neighboring towns on the island.
Far away, in the town of Sun Ford, the military forces were busy dealing with the monsters running around in town. Helicopters recently arrived, bringing down a huge metallic cage from the mainland that will be used to contain the will-be captured creatures. A group of helicopters brought one on the center of the town, meters away from the calm yet curious dark-green dragon.
“We saw on television the things rising up from Selaro Town! Why the hell is Sombra there!?”
Jay read his newly received text message from his youngest brother. He'll have to deal with his brother's choice of words later. He took a breath to calm himself down. It was rough to convince the military that the dragon will not bring harm, however, they do want it to be inside the large metallic cage. Xelene, however, didn't like it, and Jay as well.
The soldiers had no time to argue. If they can't bring the calm dragon inside, then they'll have to deal with the others who aren't as calm as that giant scaly winged lizard.
A chinook helicopter landed on the base camp, and who came out was an important-looking person that Jay recognized as the chief of national security of their region. He, like any other people who was in power on the government, was fat-looking, around in his 40's, semi-bald, a mustache and a beard, and was wearing a white long-sleeved polo and black jeans. Jay has seem him a couple of times on the media, but his name always escapes him.
The chief, as soon as he stepped on the grassy ground, froze in fear after seeing how close and real the dragon was, who was staring calmly at him with her one good eye. A young woman, who seemed to be in her 20's, stood beside him and opened an umbrella over them to repel the rainwater. Soldiers then escorted him, and took the woman's umbrella. The chief snapped back to his senses and then he was escorted carefully towards Jay, who was currently standing under the slightly-opened wing of the dragon for shelter.
“A-are you the one who commands this dragon?” the chief asked as soon as they reached him, his knees shaking yet he tried to calm himself down, but failing.
Xelene growled lowly, but Jay tapped her scaly foot, calming her down.
“She can understand you, you know,” Jay said before shaking his head slightly. “And no, I don't command this dragon. She's just a friend.” The chief opened his mouth to ask something, but Jay immediately cut him off. “Long story, so don't ask.” And even if he did, Jay had no intention of explaining everything to people like him. “Name's Jagold, by the way.” Jay said as he extends a hand.
“Ah, yes!” The chief shook his hand, and Jay noticed how cold and shaky his hand was. “I am Chief of Security Robertorico Adam Niefora.”
Ah, Jay thought, no wonder his name always escapes me... “I'll just stick with sir, to make things simple...”
His young female companion chuckled, only to silence herself after the chief flashed her a glare. She mouthed the words ‘sorry’, though I shivered after she winked at me when the chief returned his attention at me. I then felt my phone vibrating in my pocket, but I disregarded it for a while, since the chief was talking to me.
“We could use a man like you to help us tame these creatures.”
“Eh?”
The chief's head moved, trying to turn to look at Xelene, who was staring at the humans standing under her wing, but he couldn't collect enough courage to do so.
“Uh, right...” he coughed to clear his throat. “I got the impression that you're an extraordinary guy for taming th—”
Xelene growled again, cutting him off and making him yelp in fear. He bent down with both hands on his head, mumbling something. His female companion sighed while Jay rolled his eyes with an amused smile.
“I told you, she's just a friend.” Jay shook his head slightly. “I didn't tame her or anything, and before you go any further, no, and I mean no, I couldn't tame any of the monsters running around town!”
“Not just this town,” the female spoke, “the whole island is infested by these weird...creatures.” She then kicked the old chief lightly in annoyance, probably a signal to man up and stand up. She didn't accomplish anything though... She sighed in annoyance. “Anyway, my name is Raziel,” she smiled.
“Uh huh...” was Jay's only response. He admitted to himself that she looked rather cute and quite attractive, but... “Sorry, but you're not my type...” he smiled awkwardly, contrasting her saddened frown.
Raziel shook her head slightly as the chief slowly stood back up after a few of the soldiers calmed him down. “I wasn't planning on hitting you.”
Sure you weren't...
“Okay, so lemme get this straight,” the chief said as he dusted some invisible dusts off of him. He then straightened himself and stared at me with angry eyes. “I came all the way here just to talk to some guy who I was told could control these freaks and now that I'm here, all I get is a skinny dude who can't even tame a mother-fu—!”
Xelene was about to growl viciously, and Jay was about to punch him in the face, but the two of them were startled after a powerful and feminine palm slapped him on his face, the mighty sound echoing all around, almost instantly stopping all activity around the vicinity.
Raziel huffed in annoyance as she rubbed her palm with her other arm. “That attitude of yours is the reason why mom left us!”
The chief's shocked expression immediately shifted to anger. He sharply turned to face her, his one arm grabbed her by the throat and his other closed shut to punch her. His powerful punch flew towards her scared face, but stopped mere inches away after they heard a snapping sound.
The two of them turned to Jay, who held his phone, covering his one eye while staring at the newly captured photo with a bored look on his face. “Violence against women.” He shrugged as he quickly put his phone back in his pocket, avoiding the fast hand of the chief. He took a step back. “Not to mention your very own child.”
“Give me that phone this instant or—!”
Xelene growled viciously, startling everyone except for Jay, making the soldiers drop their umbrellas. The dragon then doved her head towards the yelping fat man, and bit his polo on his back, and lifted him up, his flailing feet ten feet above the ground.
The soldiers around quickly grabbed their weapons and aimed them at the dragon. Jay's eyes shrunk after realizing what was going to happen, but Raziel then spoke up.
“Put those down this instant!” she shouted at the soldiers around them. “He's my father and I'm willing to throw him inside this dragon's stomach when I want to!”
“Why you traitorous little fu—!”
“Zip it, dad!” she glared icily at him, making the fat man flinch, “I've had it with you and your stupid ways of brainwashing the people all around you!” She turned away from him, and blinked several times to stop her tears from flowing, which she failed. “Mom was right... I shouldn't have stayed here with you... I was wrong to believe that there was something good left within you...”
Jay felt sorry for her. He wanted to pat her shoulder or something, but decided against it. Everyone might get the wrong idea. And besides, a soldier was already calming her down.
“Raziel, I...” the chief spoke, his features dropped after a heavy anvil of realization was dropped from the heavens to him, but his daughter cut him off.
“...I don't want to hear it!”
Xelene then gently put the chief down, and looked at Jay with curious eyes.
Jay stared back, and shrugged. Meh, many people have stories in their lives anyway. Jay thought to himself as he eyed Raziel's father hanging his head low, feeling ashamed or whatever. Ain't like I'm the only one on the spotlight... He thought as he walked beside the chief. “Hey uh, sorry, but...” Jay looked around, seeing and hearing the ongoing chaos, and the growth of number of spikes rising from afar. “...I think I know of a way to stop all of these.”
The chief looked up to him with sad eyes while Jay was looking for his brother's message in his inbox, ignoring his newly received message from Claire and an unopened message from Spike.
“And oh,” Jay spoke after he found the message, “I'll only delete that photo if you and your daughter are in good terms.”
But Jay cursed himself from the inside after he those words left him. He never liked the people in the government, and so he has no idea why he's trying to help the chief be a better man, though now that he thought about it, maybe it's for a good cause.
The chief nodded sadly, with a sad smile across his face, which confused Jay. “Heh, sounds only fair.” He then took a breath and straightened himself up before facing him properly. “All right,” he nodded as Raziel slightly turned her head to see him on the corner of her misty eyes. “Let me hear it.”
Jay blinked. “Hear what?”
The chief rolled his eyes. “Your plan of stopping all of this...”
“Oh, right!” Jay exclaimed and opened the message his brother have sent him.