CHAPTER 8

SOMEWHERE NOT TOO FAR FROM THE CHURCH… 

RITA : We should keep going, the demons could be behind us any minute now 

NUN #1 : Can’t we rest for a bit, we have been running for so long, my legs can’t take this much stress

HOLY KNIGHT #7 : It would be unwise to rest here, we should move now that we still have the chance 

RITA : You’re….

Rita is about to finish her sentence when a huge explosion is  heard coming from the direction of the church, the nuns and the Holy knight are wide eyed at the sight they had just witnessed with a massive mushroom smoke cloud being formed 

RITA : Martha!!!!! 

HOLY KNIGHT #7 : We should leave here at once, let’s go now… ( with an urgency in his voice).

                                                                          CHAPTER 1 

LOCATION : VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS CITY ( currently in shambles )

TIME : 12:00AM

DATE : 12 FEBRUARY, 2077AD

UNKNOWN MALE VOICE : It felt like a bad dream, a bright light turned into a miasma of darkness, it feels like it was yesterday or maybe it was, I can’t remember anymore, why would I want to remember anyways??... Remember the event that took the one I held most dear??... No I’d rather forget but that would make me a coward wouldn’t it??... because if I forgot then I wouldn’t be able to find her, I won’t feel the need to search for her….. A good dream turned into a terrible nightmare, why did they have to give us that mission anyways??... Going so deep into enemy territory to recover what exactly??... Couldn’t they have sent someone else??... Oh yeah I forgot the fact that we are the special team, the elite and apparently the strongest out of the bunch, but then why did we have to struggle so much and even end up losing as well, we were meant to be the strongest…… ( The voice fades for a while) 

[Flashback]

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UNKNOWN FEMALE : Come on Sirius, this is an important mission we can’t just back out just because we might face a few obstacles, we have to push through and match forward, OK?? 

SIRIUS : Yes big sister, I guess you’re right anyways.. I wonder what I was getting scared for anyways, we’re the strongest, right?? 

UNKNOWN FEMALE VOICE : Yes we are...( voice trails off as darkness returns) 

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[End of flashback]

UNKNOWN MALE VOICE : Yeah, the strongest… but I guess we just met someone stronger, a mission to retrieve the Ark turned into a mission to survive the onslaught of demons on us…. ( The voice fades again) 

[ Flashback ]

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UNKNOWN MALE VOICE : I have gathered you all today for a very important mission, we gained reasonable Intel from our scouts at the border, it would seem demons have started to move back from the African continent apparently due to some unknown development but that’s actually good for us, during the last war we unfortunately lost the Ark of the covenant during a battle in the area of land once known as Namibia between a ragtag group of the chosen and Holy knights against a formidable demon armada, due to our loss of the covenant it affected us greatly due to how much it had helped us during the early part of the war. After much deliberation amongst the enclave we have decided to send you and your team in to retrieve the Ark 

UNKNOWN FEMALE VOICE : How sure are you that the Ark is still there currently??...i mean it’s been years so it must have been moved already.... ( a tone of doubt in her voice can be heard by all those present in the office) 

UNKNOWN MALE VOICE : You don’t have to worry about that, The Ark is one of the most powerful artefacts giving to us by the Father, apart from its awesome power it is also a holy item which is a good thing for us and also a bad thing for them ( demons) as they are unable to handle holy items 

UNKNOWN MALE VOICE #2 : So that means demons are unable to touch talk more of move the Ark from where it was left during the last war??....  ( with childlike curiosity) 

UNKNOWN MALE VOICE : Fortunately for us, yes… not only demons but all those with unclean hearts will immediately disintegrate from direct touch with the Ark 

UNKNOWN FEMALE VOICE : Hmm, OK then if you say so but wouldn’t it be best to wait till all demon armies have been pulled out, I mean if we just barge in there like that it might not end so well for us 

UNKNOWN MALE VOICE : Unfortunately no, we don’t have such luxury… We need to retrieve the Ark now and even if there are any shift in the situation over there, you guys would be able to handle it, there’s a reason I chose to send you, you all are the special team of the church, the Apostles….. ( with a tinge of pride in his voice as he spoke )

UNKNOWN FEMALE VOICE : OK then, we’ll move out at once…. ( Rising from her seated position) 

UNKNOWN MALE VOICE : Thank you… I pray Godspeed be with you on this journey into the unknown…. 

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[End of Flashback]

UNKNOWN MALE VOICE : it sounded so simple, a quick in and out mission, get the ark and return but who could have let out information regarding the mission as it seemed like they were waiting for us, what am I saying??... Of course they were waiting for us, if they weren’t ,how is it possible that the moment we got to the location of the Ark, we were greeted a few minutes later by a demon horde….