The dark guardian

C65

A deep silence took over the room where we were all srehunifo waiting for Lord's answer, but at that moment the only thing that could be heard was the wall clock ticking, that sound that caused a lot of intrigue, we all stared to their faces and nothing was ever said, it was a little strange, but you had to keep quiet. 

"So it's a Volt?" Lakai asked , taking his chin a little thoughtfully. 

—That's right—Lord agreed very sure—that's what I saw—showing him a luminous liquid

Lakai assured taking the sample that Lord had given him. 

"What are you two talking about ?" It made me angry that they talked about topics that one had no idea about. 

—Okay— Lakai settled better— what happens is that, Lord is telling me about the existence of a Volt, what on earth could be called a vampire, this is a mixture between human and a demon unlike you, James, you are half wolf and half demon, these subjects are very rare in their kind, it was many years ago that their tribe was investigated but the truth is that I had never come across one, which had only remained in the leaves from the books. What characterizes these subjects is their survival ability, they usually feed on the souls of people, in this way they increase their strength and extend their years of age, it could be said that this species is immortal unlike your species, James, but the strange thing is that one had never been seen traveling to earth, in addition to this they attack their victims who are about to die. 

—Wait a minute—Lord intervened—that was not what I saw when I arrived at that place, what I could observe is that this subject tried to scold the soul of a young person who still had many years to live. 

—And if so, what happens to the subject whose soul is stolen?— I really needed to know what happened next because to tell the truth it sounded a bit macabre. 

"Well, like every human who stops demanding land on it, he dies..." Lakai answered, shrugging his shoulders.

"But we're not sure if it's a Volt or if it is ?" It could be a similar species or a mutation—Lord looked at Lakai . 

—Well, if I don't know, the best thing is to try to find out, isn't it?

—Shut up—I hit the table with authority—instead of talking so much we should do something about it with that guy, maybe while we're going down there he's devouring more souls. 

—As always, James, you are impulsive and get to the point, but don't worry, it is most likely that he will try to devour souls whose power is greater than that of a common or ordinary human, which makes you an easy target, but as This subject is not an ordinary spirit, you will not be able to detect them as you detect your previous enemies, so I will ask my three spiritual puppets to accompany you, they have the ability to detect all paranormal forces, including the lowest. 

—Definitely I could never be with that boy who spent all this time playing with us—I crossed my arms—I prefer that guy take my soul rather than endure that squeaky laugh he has. 

—Calm down, James, I have the ability to modify their expressions, if I want they can behave like an ordinary child— Lakai reia —he only understands that previously he had to give the characters a bit of suspense, otherwise, what would you have had? 

—Well, if that's the case, I could accept it, but then modify it before we go—I waited patiently, I saw that the other two spiritual puppets would also accompany Astrid and Mike.—also, is it necessary to do that?

—Of course , you have to reinforce the defense and they also have skills that can be useful to you when fighting against the Volt.— Lakai He nodded as he indicated the things we should do. 

"And why didn't you give Kai a spirit puppet?" I frowned. 

—Well for the simple reason that he has more perception skills and his power is different from yours —he placed his lips in a single line—well, the meeting is over and it is necessary that you return home, whatever happens I will be watching over you. 

MEANWHILE IN THE CENTRAL PALACE 

BARCLAYS 

—sir, Barclays, I've been looking for you everywhere and I haven't found you, you do get lost more than necessary—Rose came to look for me in a place of meditation that I frequented when I had nothing to do. 

"What's up Rose?" I don't know why they always interrupt me when meditating? It's my only moment of relaxation. — I got up from the floor.—It must be for something important that you're sure to come. 

—That's right, it's about the information they sent us from Earth, Mr. Rubios and Wolpack are waiting for you at the Central Library to talk about it, so please don't delay. 

—Okay , tell them I'll be back in a moment, I'll finish certain things—that they were all craving, I could never meditate calmly. 

Mike 

I got to my room, everything was in order thankfully, my parents were already asleep and I was face to face with that spiritual puppet, but what the boys had forgotten is that I was quite antisocial when it came to talking to someone for the first time. Once and apparently the subject in front of me also coincided with my thinking, we both spent a lot of time in that same situation until I decided to break the ice. 

-Than? Do you plan to stay quiet all the time? - I glared at him. 

—Well, let me tell you that I was wondering the same thing—he also glared at me. 

JAMES 

—so that's what you humans call family?— the boy was sitting on the edge of my bed swinging his feet, it seemed strange that he was here, but at least his character had changed, he acted like a child ordinary and fortunately the shrieking laughter was gone. 

—That's right, the two adults you saw were my parents and the other younger girls are my twin sisters. By the way, how is it that you can reason like a human if in reality you are only a spiritual puppet? —that was one of the things that most caught my attention about him . 

-Well , you can't do that . answer , I just know that I was programmed for what Lakai wanted and it comes naturally to me, I also have a name, so you don't tell me called a boy—he put his lips in a single line—my name is Billy or at least that's what I've heard they always call me. 

" Okay, Billy, tell me, so you can feel all power no matter how small it is?" I nodded somewhat surprised.

—Yes , it's a kind of radar that I have like the one you use to detect objects, so you can rest assured that I will be able to detect that subject while he sleeps—I raise my thumb in approval. 

—I appreciate it—I scratched her hair, I wondered how Astrid was doing with her other spiritual puppet that had been assigned to her, at least the child I have changed radically and I think it won't be a problem anymore. 

astrid 

—I feel very strange being in my room with a man—I spoke to the subject who was sitting in the chair next to the nightstand—the truth is that someone had never accompanied me, least of all a man, although I have always wanted to be with James since we liked each other, but it's very difficult. 

-You can be calm, we have no inclination towards any human being and much less do we feel what you call love, we are just spirits, we look like men and you could even see if we were women, but in reality we don't have sex, I'm just here to detect the presence of that... ” He immediately frowned and stood up. 

"What 's wrong?" I laced my fingers together. 

"It's a Volt... 

JAMES 

—James, wake up—someone was shaking my body—it's urgent.

"What do you want , Billy?" I rubbed my eyes coming out of the sheets. 

—It's the Volt, I feel its presence, but it's not very close to here yet. 

IN SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY. 

victims enter a kind of trance , behind that pleasant song was the subject whose term they call Volt, that was his lethal weapon to hypnotize his victims and thus steal their souls by means of a delicate bite, that bite nailed to his neck. 

A Boy had fallen under his spell, he was very innocently approaching the one who would take his soul, but before sinking his fangs there was someone, the only one who could stop his hunt. 

JAMES 

—What do you think you're going to do with that boy?— He had finally found that mentioned Volt, apparently he was about to devour the soul of the boy he had in his arms. 

"Who are you and why do you bring a sword?" He stopped his bite. 

"You don't care, but I can't allow you to devour that boy's soul" I unsheathed my sword. 

"I recommend that you don't interfere with this thing." He vanished in an instant. 

"He went that way," Billy pointed out. 

And how do you know that?" I shrugged. 

—Listen to me, let's run—we followed him in a hurry. 

I immediately ran after the guy, but he was also very fast, no matter how fast I sped up, he did too, they didn't understand where these guys were coming from, but they were starting to be a headache. The most frustrating thing of all is that on earth my powers were limited, so I couldn't use my flash step. 

After running for so long we reached a dead end. 

—Now if you have no escape—I pointed at him with my sword while he stuck his back to the wall—what are you doing here? 

"Even if I told you, I bet your brain is too tiny to interpret such a thing, but I have no intention of fighting so get off my skinny and don't mess up the things I'm doing." 

"Well, I don't have to let you go." I stood in front of the exit, blocking his way. 

—what a stubborn guy, but if you want it that way, they're fine—he placed his hands together in the form of a prayer and invoked a kind of spirit that emerged from the ground, began to form from the rocks until achieving a solid texture like a stone monster , but it possessed fire-breathing abilities from its mouth—amazed at what I can do? —he bragged . 

—That doesn't impress me at all, I've seen worse, believe me.— I wouldn't take a step back. 

"Anyway, I want you to take care of him while I escape" I order the monster 

Immediately the monster launched a ball of fire from its mouth heading towards where Billy was, I immediately intercepted it and smashed it to pieces with my sword. 

"That was close." Billy breathed a sigh of relief. 

Again the monster launched a fireball in my direction which I dodged, I ran forward dodging another ball that had generated until I could get close to it and cut one of its legs, but to my bad luck it was regenerating. 

- What? - I was surprised - this has to be a joke 

"Unfortunately, it's not a joke," the subject laughed , " my monster is capable of regenerating as many times as you attack it, that is, it is an immortal being," he laughed. 

Mike 

"Are you sure that Volt is nearby?" He walked with Astrid and the other two spirit puppets. 

—That's right—said one of the puppets—a while ago I felt that the energy was coming in this direction. 

We had arrived at an abandoned house and inside I could see a subject as if he was asleep. 

"I'm scared, Mike," Astrid Romana held my arm, "this place looks dangerous. " 

—don't worry that if we are all united nothing will happen to us—I took his hand and we entered the abandoned house, the walls were damaged and the light was very poor, with cost we could see the hand and the silhouette of the guy who was in front us. I took his shoulder trying to wake him up, but the most surprising thing was that the guy's body began to crumble into dust. 

—We're late—said a puppet—that guy has already been devoured by a Volt, that's what happens to a human's body when he's devoured by a Volt. 

"It's terrible." Astrid crossed her arms and fear began to take over her. 

"Who is he ?" I pointed to a guy who was in front of us, but he was on the roof, his face was serious and his corpulent physique, a little similar to mine. 

—Hello, guys—the subject spoke and his voice was very serious—I hope I didn't bother you, but I was wondering, what are you doing here? Almost and they interrupt me with my dinner— laughs . 

Did you do that?" I pointed to the guy 's clothes that had turned to dust. 

—That's right, it was my dinner and if it weren't for the fact that I'm satisfied, I'd also devour you too, it's a shame, but well, we'll see each other again, I'm very sure of that.— he vanished. 

"What a strange guy," I whispered under my breath. 

JAMES 

Damn as much as I want to hurt that monster I can't hurt it, I cut it and I cut it again but it always regenerates, it must have some weak point, but I've already used it all, part of that my sword makes it look like a blunt sword. 

Lakai told you about me making decisions impulsively, remember to be calm, analyze your oooonerr and you'll see that everything is better—Billy you advise me and he was absolutely right. 

I closed my eyes and concentrated on what his weak point would be, come on James, think, think...

—I have it—I pounced with my sword in hand, wounding him, immediately I saw how it had been completely destroyed in thousands of pieces—I did it, I knew that his heart was his weak point, but immediately the monster regenerated again. 

—It seems that you haven't understood it yet—the monster attacked me catapulting me towards some rubble, I had been trapped between them. 

"James, move or you'll die!" Billy yelled in desperation.

—I can't move, the rubble has trapped me—I saw how the monster was generating a ball much bigger than all the previous ones, I was definitely lost, I saw how that ball came on top of me when suddenly I saw a ray that intercepted it destroying it by complete. I saw a silhouette similar to that of someone and it was definitely not Billy, that silhouette is of...