V1-CH2: The Start of Change

I quickly pick up the phone and use it to zoom into the sky again. It was empty there was nothing there, just the strange pitch-black darkness. Maybe I was imagining things. I look around searching for my friend. I notice John standing a little off in the distance alongside Ratsel; I quickly run over to them to understand what is happening.

"John, Ratsel are you ok, do you know what is going on".

John: "Sulien you're awake, you ended up passing out in the middle of class. We tried to wake you but nothing worked, the professor attempted to call 911 but none of the calls are going through."

"Thanks, John but I am feeling fine right now, my eyes hurt a little bit but that's probably because I was staring at the sky. Do you know why the sky is like that?"

John ponders for a little bit but is unable to say anything.

Ratsel: "Sorry Sulien we don't know whats going on. A few of us were planning to carry you to the Univesity health center when we noticed this anomaly".

At this moment Professor Rhiter increases the volume of his voice and says.

Professor Rhiter: "Look everyone I don't know what is going on currently but I think its best for everyone to return home".

The students all agreed with him and walked back inside to retrieve their belongings. I joined my roommate and Ratsel, we quickly grabbed our backpacks and began walking back towards the apartment. The three of us are walking quite quickly, almost at the pace of a light jog.

John: "Sulien are you ok, it doesn't seem like you are out of breath or coughing even though we are walking so fast".

"I don't know why but I feel fine, actually I feel great we can go even faster if you want".

John: "No let's keep this pace I don't wanna take any chances after you fainted in class today, do you know what happened to you".

"I don't know why I fainted, I just know that my heart was beating really fast to the point that it felt like it was on fire and then I blacked out. Although when I passed out it felt like I was in something like a dream, I was completely surrounded in darkness and there was this weird floating ball of fire".

Ratsel: "That sounds pretty strange, actually it sounds a bit familiar."

John: "What do you mean Ratsel"

Ratsel: "Do you know about the multiple shooting incidents that have been happening these last two months right".

"Yeah, I read about a pretty recent one this morning. A man named Jerry Wilson went on a rampage in Cherryvale Mall".

Ratsel: "Yeah, actually the problem is the sheer amount of incidents like that. There have been more than a hundred similar events in just the last month, and here is the strange part. Many of these assaults did not include a gun at all. I read on my friend's blog who was close to Cherryvale mall during the assault, that Jerry Wilson killed 8 people with just his bare hands and no one was able to stop him. In fact, when the police shot at him, the bullets were ineffective. He only ran when the SWAT came in and sniped him in the leg, injuring him".

"That sounds impossible but what does that have to do with my fainting incident".

Ratsel: "Actually when the police interrogated Jerry Wilson's family they said that he suddenly fainted one day and when he woke up he was a completely different person. His wife told the police that he acted like a complete stranger almost like he was possessed".

"Well that doesn't sound like me, I still feel like my usual self".

John: "It's just a coincidence, let's just hurry back home".

After John said that we started jogging back. As we traveled through the sidewalk, I noticed a half-eaten sandwich on the pavement. It seems like the white canine was not able to finish all of it.

John: "Sulien, Ratsel Stop now!!!!"

The two of us come to stop and look at John to see what was going on.

John: "Shhhhh don't say anything, just look left".

We slowly turn our head and see the body of a dog, no to be more accurate it is only half of it. The lower half is not there, there is a trail of blood that goes from the corpse to the inside of the house. If I remember correctly this is the house of one of the old university professors, his door is left wide open.

John: "Whatever is in there ripped the dog in half, we should quickly return to the apartment for now".

Ratsel and I slowly nod and start inching ourselves away from the house; I decide to take quick peek inside the house. Inside the house, I see what seems to be a deer, it's horns are long and elongated and spread out in the shape of a tree branch. But that is not what was strange, it was the fact that it was chewing on the carcass of what seems to be a person.

"John, Ratsel!!! We need to run. Now!!"

They don't disagree with me and we all start to sprint towards the apartment. We quickly sprint down the road and the old professor's house is quite far away now.

Ratsel: "I don't think I can keep this pace, I need to catch my breath."

We all slow down, I quickly turn around to take a look at the house we ran from. Out from the door comes the deer, although I am far away I can easily determine it's size. It's as big as an SUV and its mouth is dripping with blood. I don't know how but I can see everything perfectly clear even though it is far away. The deer noticing my gaze looks towards us. I suddenly feel very cold and my back starts sweating. The deer opens it's elongated mouth full of sharp razor-like teeth and starts smiling at us and salivating.