shadows

Finding Millie

Finding Millie.

He was sore all over. His side ached, the damned creature had bitten off another chunk of him, and it was huge. there was a Medic standing above him, he had bandaged the wound, he looked dazed, and as Bradley got up, he could understand why, an enforcer and an agile were dead, the other enforcer was badly injured and the Medic was covered in blood. Brad's heart skipped a beat, where was Millie? Had it eaten her, bones and all? 

"It took her, sir," 

"Where?" 

The Medic pointed back to where they had come, except now, there was one difference, it was blocked with rubble.

Brad picked up a digi-map of the sewer system, 

"figure out a path for us to take, we're going after it."

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Millie woke up unafraid, if she was going to die, then it was 20 years overdue. She didn't scream but stared silently the creature which held her captive. Yet, it seemed pleased by this.

"What are you?"

It looked at her, as if pondering the question, then it spoke, it was like a knife in her mind. Jared... Millie let a small gasp leave her lips, this beast couldn't only affect creatures it touched. It could fully take over them. No deity could do that. She pushed on, 

"no what are you?" 

Tormentor, Overtaker, and Master Wraith.  It was not possible, wraiths reached level 4 at maximum, and this shadows level was immeasurable, but... could it be possible?

Overtaken with sudden fury, she leapt at it. It caught her with its long whip, from all around the room, tendrils burst and wrapped themselves around her body. "What do you want?" Millie asked, almost crying, "TO BE BORN. Her child, it wanted her baby! This time she did cry, and didn't notice as the hands plunged into her stomach, all she she could think of, was her son.

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Brad was running, his side did not ache, and he was feeling stronger than he ever had before. They were running towards an exit particularly close to the 'pit', he couldn't stop. Millie was in danger, he felt strong enough to rip the creature apart, bit by bit. I'm coming Mills, just hold on.

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Millie was close to passing out when she a bright light, UV rays, her eye were reacting particularly to its distinctive blue. The shadow shrunk away from the light, the Tendrils released their grip on Millie, and as she fell towards the ground strong arms held her, "don't worry Mills, I got you". She was lifted off her feet and pulled up by some sort of rope.

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Brad attached Millie to the rope before shining the UV light at the tendrils, making them recoil. When his team was safely over the edge he was pulled up, as his light glanced the body of the creature , he saw it pull back and reveal the face of a boy. Jared?