The Hammer of Dawn

Wallace was eerily quiet due to the lockdown, though you supposed it was more self-inflicted than anything. The Military presence in the city was there but it was small, lax... that's what you get when you don't have officials like your dad insisting the safety of his city, nobody ever gave a shit about Wallace like He did, even if His love was ****. but you supposed You and the city had much in common in that regard.

Still, you navigated downtown and grimaced as you saw one of the checkpoints at the end of the street. Not wanting to deal with that bullshit, you ducked into an alley that would lead to the high street and then to Belle's club.

Mist settled on the grimy alley floors, waving over the trash-bags and falling down the brick walls, and the Lights from the apartment windows above shone yellow. The Sky was stained silver by the light of the crescent moon, and the silence allowed for you the listen to the wind....

You stopped in place, You didn't recall it ever being this quiet this deep into the city... no cars, no voices... just silence, something was wrong.

And then they came. The First stepped into view a good four meters down the alley, their dark form staring from under their wide-brimmed hat and black trench coat, plates of what looked like armour on their shoulders and arms. You raised an eyebrow, feeling deeply unsettled. You turned back, there were other ways to get to the high street but...

there was another, taller, in a Black bomber jacket with a shining breastplate underneath, He was huge, massively tall, a hood covering his face, and a shining silver crusader style mask.

"Uhh... Can I help you, Halloween isn't for another few weeks guys." You said nervously.

Sounds came from above. You looked to the rooftops, many figures, wearing Black Cowls peered down at you, their silver masks all bearing the Cross, more and more appeared, wearing black and white, rallying behind the Two armoured figures in Black.... they were armed, all of them, with guns... some with swords... the One with the wide hat, was holding what looked like a scythe? and the Hooded Man had a large bayonetted Rifle in his hands.

What the fuck is this? is this some kind of joke... The Began to slowly prowl towards you, the dark figures moving forward.

What should you do? how do you get away? they had to you trapped! well, there was lonely one thing for it.

You gripped your hands, the beginnings of a smile creeping on your face, the two figures flinched and hesitated as you spoke: "I only have one question for you..." Your voice echoed in the alley, every figure on edge....

OH FUCK YEAH LET'S KICK SOME ASS!!

You fell to your knees and cried in a panic voice "What do you what!? do you want money I got money just please don't hurt me!" You cried in fear, quivering as they looked at each other "J-Just let me go alright, we can work this out, I-I'm just a student, I don't want to fight!" You pleaded in a panic.

Oh my fucking god..... no..... all of your Wrath is gone, isn't it? shit... I'm not strong enough to take control... fuck fuck fuck. we're fucked!

Some of the Figures chuckled, and they continued their advance, drawing closer and closer their darkness shrouding over you, fear striking into your heart.

Something smashed into the ground beside you, making you fall back and look up at the Figure who had apparently just fallen from the sky.

The Woman standing above him, shielding him from the dark figures. She wore thick black boots and dark torn jeans that looked loose and easy to move around in, you could not see the skin beneath but something smooth and black and skin tight like a bodysuit, She wore several thick dark violet Belts that held what looked like small vials of strange glowing liquids. Under her Black leather jacket, she wore only her bodysuit, the skin-tight fabric hugging her breasts tightly and securely, she wore fingerless Dark violet gloves that gripped something long and heavy in her hands, but you were more preoccupied, following the bodysuit that covered her neck up to the head itself.

Her Black hair was tied into a long black braid which was in-turn twisted into a circular bun, that looked like a black whirlpool. Her head turned slightly, and you beheld the Lined Black lady-mask with the Silver tiara at it's top. on the cheek was a Dark symbol, akin to.... the Drake symbol you'd seen before only, it felt like this symbol was doing something to you, blocking you from... recognising anything familial about her, holding back the ability to critically observe this woman, or even really hear her voice as she whispered: "Stay behind me."

"So you finally decided to show yourself?" The Voice that came from the Figure with the wide-brimmed hat was feminine but deep and distorted. it sounded like it was being altered by some kind of tech.

The Masked woman in Black and Violet said nothing, she only raised her weapon that you realised was a long, thin handled hammer, the metal covered with spiralling deep etchings. The Head of the Hammer was thin, it's spiralling and curved design shining in the light. From the blunt side to the sharp side it was marked with symbols, circular symbols that began to glow and violent azure.

"You may have interfered in our minor affairs, but you will not stop this, Dawn." The Huge man growled angrily "He is coming with us, dead or alive."

Dawn? Who was this chick? why couldn't you focus on her? it was like her image refused to take a pertinent place in your mind.

"Leave peacefully. You don't have to die here." The Woman with the wide-brimmed hat said in her warped tone.

Dawn's grip on her hammer tightened "**** comes to all of us. sooner or later." She whispered, "But yours will come in droves if you touch him." her voice was smooth and calm, and very eerie.

The Man chuckled darkly "No normal motherfucker can compete with us. You're gonna pay for the people you murdered."

Dawn's low chuckle echoed all around, the night stood still, as the world stood in anticipation of the battle "There is nothing normal about me. and I'm going to kill many more of you before the Sunrise."

You saw how heavily armed this woman was, She had Two guns in back holsters.... One of which you recognised "Black Baby?"

And a tall, long sword in it's sheath over her shoulder. The Woman looked back at you again and dropped the blade at your feet "Take that, defend yourself. The Rabbit will be with us soon."

Your hands shook as you grabbed the sword, getting up on shaking feet "W-Who are you, Who are these people.... I c-can't kill anyone!?"

The Woman stepped back, her body bumping as she pressed into you "Just stay calm, I'll protect you." Her voice helped to steady you in spite of your raving fear.

The Figures tensed and with a single cry "DEUS VULT!" The flooded in... but the Woman guarding you, had a warcry of her own, one that made her muscles bulge, her eyes dilate, and furious Crimson sparks flurry from her body.

"OVERDRIVE!"

and so the Battle began.