The Chronicles Of The Guardians (Part Four)

Submitted by Steven N September 8, 2009

I fired ball after ball of electricity from my hands. I was fighting yet another incursion into our territory. We were able to stop the demons at the Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana borders. The demons had taken Hawaii, all the US provinces, and Texas, too. We still had the aforementioned states, and we had Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, and, Alaska. The entire east coast and all of Canada had fallen to the demons.

I am over Iowa now helping the 357th Iowan regulars fight back the demons. Another bolt and another. Over the past six months we rallied our troops. Special blessing centers were set up to immerse weapons in holy water and bless them by a man of God. They even use special bullets, bullets that dissolve upon impact. The bullets are filled with holy water.

The Kokec warriors are fleeing. This is the sixth attempt by the demons to cross into our territory. We can’t keep fighting them forever. Nearly every day we are dispatched somewhere to push them back. It’s taking its toll on me.

I flew back to the base in Chicago. The flight took me about three hours. My wings were tired. I landed at our headquarters, and I went inside the briefing room.

“Kassie, you’re back” Jake said. “Did you give em hell?”

“Yes, Jake, I did.”

“Good. Sit down with the rest of the group. We have something important to discuss.”

“Ok.”

I wiped my face off and sat down with the rest of the guardians. Jake stood up and began to speak.

“For the past six months, we have been fighting the demons. Though we have had some victories, we cannot hold out much longer. We have received intelligence that could end the war on the North American continent.”

“We have been in communication with the bunkers and resistance groups behind enemy lines and all the commanders in the territories we control. A plan has been put together. we are going to launch a massive counter offensive.

“We have learned that the demons are attempting to build a portal to hell. This portal is guarded by the grigori Mara and 10,000 of his best demon troops, and the portal is located on the Nebraska-South Dakota border. We are going to destroy this portal, its surrounding base, and capture Mara.

“While we are attacking the base, the counter offensive codenamed Operation Phoenix will begin. 30 army groups will cross the Alaskan border into Canada. While that is happening, all the resistance cells in Canada and all the troops that have survived in bunkers will strike. Meanwhile, six army groups, two from Ohio, two from Michigan, one from Wisconsin, and one from Minnesota, will strike into what was Canada. Meanwhile, five army groups from Ohio will strike into what was Pennsylvania.

“Six army groups will strike from West Virginia into Virginia. Seven army groups from Louisiana will strike into Texas, three army groups from Arkansas into Oklahoma, ten army groups from Missouri into Kansas, Four army groups from Iowa will strike into Nebraska, and another five from Iowa will strike into South Dakota. Two army groups from Minnesota will strike into South Dakota, and another ten army groups will strike into North Dakota, and ten army groups have gathered from Missouri and are currently in Alabama. There are a total of 23 army groups in Alabama. 15 army groups will strike into Georgia and seven will strike into Florida.

“Resistance groups and troops hidden in bunkers will simultaneously rise up and strike key targets. Jack and I will remain here to coordinate the entire operation. Kassie, you will lead the assault on the portal. Rachel, Grace, James, and Abie are assigned to you to help you strike the portal and capture Mara.”

“Jake, I have a question,” I said.

“Yes, Kassie?”

“Why me?”

“I am glad you asked that”.

“The portal is a large black circle with a large six foot spike coming out of the top of the circle. The portal is powered by lighting strikes, more specifically electricity. We’re hoping that if you fire your most powerful shot, it will overload the portal and blow it sky high.

“For your mission, we have designed a special box with various kinds of seals written all over it. This box is designed to contain a grigori, in this case Mara. All you have to do is wrap Mara in the iron chains we have provided. The reason, by the way, we use iron is because iron can contain demons. Then you just put him in the box and bring him back here. We want Mara alive for two reasons. One, we want to study a grigori's armor to see if we can duplicate it, and two, it would be a massive intelligence coup.

“Marcus, Mike, Jen, William, and Kat, you will be going along with the West Virginian 1st army. Their main goal is to get to Washington, D.C and surround it, and you will be helping them with that. However, we are not going to take the capital til all the other east coast states have fallen. Once it is surrounded on all sides and all the guardians are together, then we will lead the assault on the capital.”

Jake continued, “We are using every person capable of fighting. It took a while to raise so many troops. If this assault fails, we will loose this war. The assault begins at noon tomorrow. Kassie, your group leaves at 10:00 tonight. Rachel, Grace, James, and Abie will be taking one of the two new battle tanks we have built. You will be flying overhead to provide cover.

“Each tank is equipped with one cannon that fires fireballs, three water turrets that shoot holy water, and two machine gun turrets that fire the new kind of bullets. The tanks also have an advanced jet engine that can cover a great distance in short amount of time. Once at the Iowa border, Abie will transport the tank and yourself to the base where the portal is being built. The transportation should take place no earlier than 11:30, as we want it to be as close to the beginning of the counter-offensive as possible.

The containment unit was put into the tank. Rachel, Grace, James, and Abie started it and took off. I started following them from above. A lot of humans had fled the demonic advance into the territory we now controlled. Most of these armies we have are made up of civilians.

As they drove through the night, I saw planes and helicopters being prepared. I saw people lining up into their units. Archers, men with spears, swords, and crossbows. Men with guns, tanks, and jeeps all lining up preparing to strike.

Once the offensive had begun, I knew that resistance cells would strike at guard towers, at the prisons holding people for slave labor, armories, and the recently built growing facilities for demons. If we could win this campaign, we would not only greatly reduce their numbers, but we could turn the tide of the war. We do know that a lot of Asia has fallen, and that England stands alone in Europe. Iceland and Australia have fallen, also. They were using facilities to grow more demons and more powerful demons at that.

We had to destroy this portal. Failure was not an option. I kept flying overhead, watching the tank below. We arrived at the border. It was 11:30 A.M. I landed on the ground next to the tank.

“Abie, transport us a block away from the base. Grace, I want you to steer the tank. Once it smashes through the wall, you will stay in the tank firing its machine guns and main cannon. Once the tank is inside the base, Rachel, Abie, and James will begin attacking along with the tank. I will fly above and destroy the portal and then join you guys in battle. Everyone clear about the plan?”

“Yes, Kassie.”

“Good. Let’s begin.”

Abie transported us down the street from the base. I could see the wall and the guard towers that had demons manning cannons that shot fire balls, or firecannons, as we liked to call them. I took to the air, and the tank crashed through the base walls. Rachel, Abie, and James got out and began to do battle with the riders and Kokec warriors.

As I approached the base, three squadrons of Koka warriors flew towards me. They armed their crossbows, and arrows began flying over me. I fired a large electric bolt, and it took them all down. While the rest of the gang was distracting everyone, I flew over the portal. It was black and large and covered in occult symbols. The spike was emerging out of the very top of the circle. It was all black and about six feet tall.

I charged up the biggest ball of electricity I could muster and fired it towards the portal. The black spike flared and energy circled it. It blew up with a tremendous explosion, sending debris everywhere. All of the sudden, I was hit with a choking feeling. I was gasping for air. I couldn't breathe.

All of us were on the ground gasping for air when it lifted. Out of the smoke came a figure clad in blue form-fitting armor.

“Abie,” I shouted, “hit him with everything you've got.”

He fired glowing energy ball after energy ball at him. Explosions surrounded the man in blue. When they cleared, he emerged unscathed. A quick wave of his hand threw us all to the ground.

“Listen up, guardians. I am Mara the all powerful one. I am the only other ascended guardian. I was once like you. I ascended over 700 years ago during the black plague. I was the only survivor of my village. Then Samael came to me. In exchange for helping him spread evil and leading Satan's armies when the time came, he would enhance my power, giving me some of his own essence. Now, I am unstoppable. You may have destroyed the portal, but I will have my revenge, and I will kill all of you. Tell your precious Jake I said hello.”

He disappeared in a black haze. I knew we would see him again, and I knew the counter offensive had begun.