Everything moves so quickly

It seems theses day, I can never catch a breath.

The man charges towards the darkness, I roll to my room slamming the door. Slams, yelling, things breaking...

I stand locked in

I need to get out.

Moving the furniture, barricading the door. 

I rip the sheets off my bed. Take the gun. And the grappling hook.

The grappling hook was a ridiculous present for a seven-year-old. But grandpa's stuff does come in handy.

I look to the ceiling in despair. If there's any hope, please ... please

Looking down to the ground I clench my fist. I run for the window sliding it open.

BANG BANG BANG

The furniture shakes, my sweat pours down me. Sliding the window up I hold out the grappling hook ready to shoot. But the lever it's broken. The grappling hook won't untangle, I can't safely get out. My only my plan ruined in seconds. I jam the lever in any hope I can make it.

It breathes over my shoulder. Hot loud breaths as if it were a machine overheating. Making it clear there's no escape.

I don't look 

I don't wanna

I hopelessly fidget with the grappling hook. A purple tentacle snatches it and throw it across my room. The residue of purple goo was left on my hands. I can't move I can't leave where? how do I escape?

The humanoid creature makes me look at it.

He was beautiful... A literal angel if it didn't just try vomiting in my mouth.

Until his head exploded. A tall red man behind them smiled. Their body fell on me, and we both went out the window tumbling down the side of the building. Tentacle arms shot out behind the man's cloak stopping us from the fall. 

He held me close, I could hear the meat and veins regenerating. He growled softly in my ear. At this point I'm scared surprised I haven't died or pissed myself. It started to move and traveling across town. It passed the cave and stopped near the high mountains. It laid me down on the ground.

What is this thing?! 

The creature takes off its coat, throwing it over my shoulders. They sit beside me examining me with the unworldliness figure they have. They inch closer clasping my cheeks staring with their piercing eyes.

 Heat rushes to my face scared I close my eyes. They bring our heads together. At first, I can only hear the fire but an enchanting dream-like voice in my mind speaks,

"I am an immortal you are human my human. If you wish to escape, I will find you. And consume you." 

I answer back in my mind, "Why are you doing this to me? Who are you? Why were you in that cave"

The creature responds, "You are special it is fate that you'll take the torch and defeat Kronas. Who I am does not matter, what matters is that I train you to end Kronas the god of war and chaos." 

"Why do I need to do this?"

"It's a destiny that you'll become the new guardian" 

I open my eyes and pull away falling off the log. "L-leave me alone! I am the wrong person." I scream at them and make a run for it I won't accept this.

He lets me run

I run until my legs won't take another step.

Out of breath I lay against a tree... Cold freezing rain

I can see my breath; my arms fill with goosebumps. Something is here, I don't know how I know. But I do and I'm not sure it wants to be friends. A beautiful woman appears out of thin air. She comes to me as if she was floating. 

The woman is abnormally pale and has curly hair. Her skin adorned with freckles. But her eyes are like mirrors and in them, I can only see a near echo of myself in them. I bask in the woman's beauty.

And before I knew it... she was gone.

"The dead... A natural gift. Although be warry the dead will only be seen if they wish to be seen." A tall person dressed in white says. They have long dreads with shells intertwined. A vail is covering their face. The person holds out their hand

I take it, "Do you need any help? you seem like you'd be wanting to get out of town fast." My eyes widen I look away "N-No thank you I'm just... taking a break... from work.?" they slowly nod and awkwardly chuckles.

"Well, if you need any traveling assistance, I live in the cabin right by the heart tree. You'll know it because it's a huge tree that looks like it has a heart in the core. As well with faces in it." They reach their arm in the direction of it.

I nod slowly "I'll be going goodbye." I walk towards the mountains. 

I hope I don't ever see them again. 

I stop now at the bottom of the mountain. "What now?"

The creature says.