The Hour of Night (CotG)

[crimsoncross]

CHAPTER ONE - "GRAVE MATTERS"

I woke up at the midnight hour, I looked around the darkness of my room and I noticed through the blinds that lightning was flashing in the night sky and the cracking sounds of thunder can now be heard in the far reaches of London. I decided to remove my person from the bed and I struck a match to light my candle at bedside, thats when someone was knocking at my door of my flat, when I put my robe on and stumbled to the door I asked whose at my door at this hour... a few seconds only passed but it seemd like forever, my good friend Major Willim Bennett Sharp answered. I unlocked the door and let my friend in, he was drenched from the hard rain that fall on London this night, I told him to stand by the fireplace to get warm and dry, he said we don't have time for that... I asked him whats going on, he said get dressed the chase is on and we need to hurry to catch the villainy that battles on this night.

Dear Reader, I must tell you that my friend Major Willim Bennett Sharp tracks down the most vile beings, yes I said beings on the planet. So on this night he told me that the hideous Nightmare has awaken from his sleep and he is on the Death Path. Those who do not know what the Death Path is, well the evil that lurks in our world and all the worlds seek out death and they execute murders beyond the scope of mandkind.

So I was able to get dressed but not to the best of my abilities if I was more awake and had time, but Sharp grabbed me and we ran out of my flat and into the rain soaked streets of London and at first I was stunned from the cracks of thunder and the rain hitting my face like a million needles poking my skin. Sharp started to yell we need to pick the pace up and he started to rundown White Chapel Road toward Church Lane on the west side of London, once we rounded the corner of Church Lane we could see the Church Lane Cemetery, a dark figure could be seen walking through the tombstones and then out of nowhere a red and orange flame bursts through the earth from a grave... I was sure if I was shaking from the cold rain and the wetness or that I was scared of what we were seeing.

My friend Major Willim Bennett Sharp said stay still the battle is now on, I asked him what are we watching and whom are these two creatures of the night, my friend told me that Nightmare has found his prey in the Blazing Skull! I couldn't take my eye's of the two creatures that were about to do battle with one another on this night...

The Blazing Skull struck the first blow with a Cartwheel Kick that sent Nightmare straight into a tombstone which crumbled under his weight. I could see that the Blazing Skull was just that, a creature once a man with a skull of fire. The Blazing skull spoke in what I believe to be Russian... Âû ïðîñûïàëè ÿ îò ìîåãî ñíà, êîøìàð âàøà ñìåðòü áóäåò íà ìîèõ ðóêàõ è horror' s êîòîðûé âû èçûñêèâàåòå óíè÷òîæèò âàñ… Once he was done speaking Nightmare attacked with a strange attack which I would later know as a Piledriver, then the battle moved out from the cemetery and onto Union Street. Sharp pulls at my coat in hoping that I follow the battle, I couldn't move my legs at first but I did and we ended up seeing Nightmare Scoop Slam the Blazing Skull onto some wooden crates which shattered into pieces, then Nightmare delivers a Spinning Back Fist that sends his foe through a door, you could hear a women scream from within the room. A older lady comes running out of the room on fire, then in a sickening strike, Nightmare slaughters the woman with his fingernails! I hurled in seeing this death take place, but then the Blazing Skull exits the room and attempts to attack Nightmare, but the dark form of Nightmare strikes with vengeance with a offensive attack that will be known throughout the ages as the Black Death! Nightmare uses his legs like a bullet and delivers them straight into the chest of the Blazing Skull and slams him into the building which is now on fire, I could hear sirens going off and the whistles of the local distract police blowing. Nightmare looks around and see's the two of us standing there, he looked right at me and those eye's of his made me fear him like no other has done in my lifetime. Sharp pulling at my coat again woke me up from my dazed stance yelled we need to get out of here, when I was able to move again we ran and I looked back and the two foes that were in battle were no longer there...

Dear Reader I write this final passage of this chapter I call "Grave Matters" that the two creatures who done battle that night was won for that moment by Nightmare, but I can tell you that those two would battle beyond my life time and so I bid you goodnight and beware of the night, it's not safe.

* Note : I'm taking the dark creatures from Champions of the Galaxy game and putting them into a novel like setting. I've been inspired by a few rescent books that I'm reading to venture into this style, the first book is from Dan Simmons called DROOD, which is based on Charles Dickens and the other is Sherlock Holmes Classics.

[marktaggart]

I was seeing the Homes influence as I read, so it was no surprise to see that mention at the bottom.

Nice idea. I'll be reading and following what you've got going on here.

[Deleted]

Interesting idea...looking forward to it.




~ :-Xsk

[crimsoncross]

CHAPTER TWO - "FAMILY TIES"

Dear Reader it was a rough night for this lone reporter and his good friend Major Willim Bennett Sharp, we both were in the hunt for a man-creature named Hadrian in the Hyde Park area of London, but our paths did not cross. I can tell you the good readers that my path and Hadrian would cross some years later and thats another story for another time. The night was getting old and the morning was nearer, so my friend Sharp went his way and I went my way. Once I was alone I was thirsty and could garner a bowl of stew, so walking down London Street near the South Reservoir I heard a scream from behind me and my gut twisted into a knot and so I decided to skip my meal and drink and headed toward the scream...

I figured that the scream came from the Hyde Park Gardens so I headed that way and when I turned the corner of Chester Square I saw a man in a cloak and another who looked very familiar to me. The familiar demon like creature that appeared was the one and only Spring Heel Jack, but dear reader on this night he went by another name that I will reveal soon enough. The man in the cloak was holding onto something that I could not see at the moment, then when he turned toward Jack it was a woman who crumpled to the ground, when I saw the face of the other man creature I knew who he was on sight... the man creature is none other then Necros, many believe that he was a myth and was never real...

I can declare that Necros was real and the woman who laid on the street was no longer with the living, she had two holes in her neck when I was able to look her over after the battle that took place on this late night. Spring Heel Jack attacked first, he delivered a Spinning Elbow to the Face and Necros stumbled back from the force that Jack delivered with the elbow blow. Necros spoke for a moment and it was in english and he spoke of another name for Spring Heel Jack and that name is Nosfera, Necros called out to Nosfera and said brother our paths will never cross again after this battle if you choose to pursue it... Nosfera just laughed with such a hidious voice it sent chivers down my spine and so the battle continued with Nosfera delivering a Spring Heel Kick which I called it and in the end Nosfera sprays a blue flame like substance into the face of Necros, Necros stumbled back but still was standing and then Nosfera again delivers what would be known in years to come the Demons Breath again and this ended the battle, Necros fell to the grown screaming!

Nosfera caught the sight of me out of the corner of his eye, he jumped right at me and landed straight onto my chest and he looked at me and spoke a few words to me... " my good man, what you witnessed was a battle between two brothers - I could kill you here and now, but I will not so you can tell our story. My brother has been defeated but his fate is not yet sealed - " Nosfera heard a police whistle down a few blocks from us, he slapped me on the head and jumped off me and he disappeared into Hyde Park.

The police arrived and found me on the ground, they took me to the local station and asked me many question that I couldn't answer, they asked me about Hadrian who was in the St. Johns Wood Terrace causing havoc and death. The police had no clue that a battle took place near Hyde Park and a young woman was killed, I did happen to find the young woman's body when I was released, like so many others that have died are left sitting on the streets rotting away, thats when I found the two holes in her neck and new that Necros was a creature of the night. When I reached home to my flat Major Willim Bennett Sharp awaited for me and he talked about how I missed the chase for Hadrian, then I told him like I did with you good readers my adventure and so my friend was amazed at what went down.

Dear Reader I write this final passage of this chapter I call "Family Ties" that the two brothers of the night have done battle and I have no clue if they ever did battle again or patches things up but I would say that the story of Necros and Nosfera is far from over and so I bid you goodmorning and beware of the night, it's not safe.

[crimsoncross]

CHAPTER THREE - "HIDING IN THE LIGHT"

I started my morning off with egg's, blood sausage, three slices of toast, two different types of coffee and goats milk. I had a call to attend to a woman who has fallen and broken her hip on Cross Street near Finsbury Square where my day turned to night in a matter of seconds. Dear reader I attended to one Miss Elisebeth Yount who was about 60 years of age, when I left her home I noticed something out of place Skinner Street.

I was walking down Skinner Street and all went dark, I wasn;t sure if I was delusional or the night has come early... I had chills running up my spine and standing there in my path was a man that looked like he came from the Roman era preparing to do battle with two demonic looking creatures. I the roman like man spoke to me and told me to run if I want to live, I could'nt move for some reason and the one creature spoke in a demonic tongue that I could not understand but the one who told me to run said "Maramus release this man or pay for your evil ways! " The one called Maramus then replied that his minion Epoch will slay the both of you, thats when the other creature named Epoch charged...

I would learn the Roman like mans name later on in my life as The Gatekeeper eluded Epoch and locked on a Strangle Hold, but the demonic creature Epoch faught back and he raised the Gatekeeper up onto his back which looked like a Rack and wrenched down on the back of the Gatekeeper, but the Gatekeeper was able to escape the clutches of Epoch.

The battle remained on this one lone street, I still could not move and it seemed that we were in another dimension... the battle continued on with blows being delt with and the one called Maramus just stood there. Epoch delivered a Heart Punch that sent the Gatekeeper straight into me, which freed me from whatever spell that was casted on me, I was able to run and hide behind a crate on the side of the street. The battle ended when Epoch delivered a crushing blow which later on I would learn is called the Pavo Powerbomb which laid out the Gatekeeper in defeat, then the two demonic creatures headed my way and I thought for sure my life was over when out of the light appeared a man hovering in the air and he spoke some lost language and both creatures fled the area and disappeared from my sight.

The man who helped the Gatekeeper to his feet introduced himself to me as Mesmer, he told me that the darkness of this and other worlds have a lock on your soul and that my end would not be good. I was just stunned at what went down on this day, the darkness on Skinner Street faded back into day and both the Gatekeeper and Mesmer were gone. I was able to get my things together and started back to my flat, when I decided to stop at the Chandelier Inn for some spirits of the liquid kind.

Dear Reader I write this final passage of this chapter I call "Hiding in the Light" that I can report that my life would be long and that my end will be told by another and so I can say that the battle I witnessed on Skinner Street told me that evil also hides in the light and so I bid you goodday and beware of the night that hides in the light, it's not safe.