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Chronicles of Red

The Cling And The Cost

By Ell Hajj MalikPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

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Red Hood

July 1, 2050

Prologue

It’s been 25 years since the bombs fell or as we call it now “Light Of God” destroyed life as we knew it. It did all the damage that was predicted. What we didn’t expect was it would open random portals or as we call them “Windows with No View”, to another planet or universe….we don’t really know. We couldn’t see through these “Windows”, since these idiots destroyed the world they also destroyed almost all of the technology, so no drones, robots etc. So they had to send human Scouts through the “Windows” to satisfy curiosity. After a few hundred of their best scouts went through and none of them returned, they stopped and put security areas around these Windows. What we do know is what was on the other side had been watching us for a long time and they had plans for us.

You may wonder how we know all this, cause only 1 person ever returned from a Window….Dr. Hood, my Mother and she had a story to tell. She said it was multiple creatures she’s never seen before, then some she did, the majority of them looked like Werewolves and they were in control, they were intelligent and could talk and walked up straight, which made them more menacing because they were approximately 8’-10’ Feet tall. The interesting thing is they could speak our language fluidly, they liked 3 types of our music: Blues, Old School Hip Hop and Dubstep! They dressed in suits and ties like Aristocrats from early 19th Century, Top Hat, Cane, Monocle and all!

There was breathable air and drinkable water. And there was slavery! They seemed to thrive off of it…sick bastards! The women were forced to wear very little clothing and serve at these werewolves pleasure. Luckily there was no rape but subjugation in any form is still dehumanizing. The women were forced to dance, serve food, comb their fur etc., you get the idea. The few men there were treated even worse, beaten randomly and forced to clean their shit! They called us “Flesh Bags”. When anyone was not “useful” they were quickly eaten! They found us delicious and when bored, would sometimes hunt us for sport!

My mother told me the Windows only allowed them to see our world and could suck us into their world but they couldn’t pass through the Window without extreme harm or death. She most importantly told me about the legend she overheard them secretly talking about, that some of them greatly feared and the others dismissed as superstition. The legend of a great human female warrior that brought death and destruction to them. My mother taught me about them to prepare for the great battle ahead. So I trained to become the weapon my mother told me I needed to be. Because when they kidnapped her, that was my promise to free her and destroy all of them! The last thing my mother gave me the night before they kidnapped her was a heart shaped pendent, a cling, that she said was the heart of a warrior and would greatly help me in battle. Today is the day to find out! Today is the day I breathe life into their greatest fears and give it form!

Thank you for reading Chronicles of Red. I hope you enjoyed it. If so I’d appreciate a tip. I need to upgrade my computer so I can type faster and produce more content. There is much more to this story about Red’s journey and I have many other interesting stories to share so follow me and stay tuned. I will keep it fresh and interesting. Thank you!

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