End Boss: A short Story

By Bryan Nyaude

This is the day when the madness started, and a lot of lives were lost as cities burned. The arrival of the terror beasts brought the end to the peace the world wants shared. Now dive deeper into the mind of the next future legend, whose path is still uncertain. Don't miss out on this epic ride into a future where dark secrets shall forge and undo alliances between brethren.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryan Nyaude
• Release date: Jul 18, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310452789

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END BOSS

THE LOST CHRONICLES

Bryan Nyaude

All rights Reserved. The characters, events, and settings of the story are all a work of fiction and a product of the writer’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual person, living or dead is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2014 by Bryan Nyaude

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It was two a.m. in the morning, when I finally made it home, my heart still pounding from sheer fear and disbelief. The events that had taken place during the day still shocked me to my very core. Our whole school being destroyed, thousands of screaming students, the orbital gun firing—it was all too unreal. Pausing briefly before, I maneuvered my hover car and parked it next to my house. Just what was that monster, and why had it attacked our school? I shifted out of my vehicle at the same time my eyes shifted up, noticing something strange. The lights in my house were off—no one was home. In fact, every building block within my vicinity was dark, no lights or anything.

I unlocked the front door and used the safety code. Mom. Dad. I’m home. I yelled as a lingering smell of cinnamon cake caught my nostrils. Are you here?

It was too dark and gloomy to see anything, nothing stirred in my wake. I placed my satchel by the table and went over to the living room. As I sat down, I activated the com link screen on the central wall, hoping to hear any news about the incident.

All residents, be advised, this is a code alpha emergency broadcast. I repeat, please evacuate to the nearest bunker and wait for further instructions.

Just what was happening? My heart was pacing hard; the heat inside the house was starting to get to me. In my mind, none of this was real, or I didn’t want to believe it was. But it was happening and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I watched the com link as more of the unknown creatures rampaged through cities, all across the planet, making short work of the soldiers.

This is not a drill, I repeat, evacuate the area for your own safety. The unidentified creatures are hostile and do not engage them at any cost.

Okay, I was really scared now. Standing back up, I marched for my room, to pack some of my gear and clothes. Suddenly, my whole house vibrated as I heard a loud roar of a menacing beast. It was close. Whatever those things were, I knew best to stay out of their way. Scurrying to the wall, I tilted away, my back pressed hard against it, as I listened carefully into my surrounding.

Definitely not what I expected to find, when I got home, I sighed, trying to remain calm.

The shaking in my hands was getting worse; I couldn’t stop myself, even if I wanted to. I really had no idea what I would do if those creatures came after me. At best, I could slap them on the face, resulting in my demise, of course. As I limped forward, I slithered past the kitchen, entering the bathroom quickly. It was the safest place in the room, the only place stable enough to withstand an earthquake. Gun shots, outside, sent chills up my spin—it felt like it was happening in my ear. Some of the bath sanitizers were falling to the floor, making a messy puddle as they broke apart. The bathroom trembled gently, in rhythm of the powerful creature’s presence. The creature was drawing close, its footsteps echoing softly around