A video that i made..

An assailant Of the Dawn

This is a preview or rather a part of the book that I am working on... I hope all of you will like :)


Chapter 1

The Voice…. (chapter 1)

I was walking along the dark endless road of the night not knowing where to go but following the beat of my heart. I was the only one awake that night no cars, no dogs nothing to be exact, it is very understandable knowing that it is 2:00 am. I was just 14 years old at that time. Me and my girlfriend back then just recently broke up. I acted as any teenage boy who lost their first ever girl friend would. I was deeply emotional that night that is the perfect adjective to describe my situation.

It was very cold, windy to be exact. all I could hear was the breeze that was made by the wind that night. I was walking trough the dark grassland in Washington near the old statue of an eagle. then my phone rang someone was calling me to my surprise late that night I answer it even though I did not feel like taking to anyone that time

“Hello?” I ask answering the phone

“Hey! it’s me Lyon.” she said rather concern. she was my best friend since I was just in middle school. now we share the enjoyment and pain in high school as Juniors.

“So, What do you want?” I answer quite rude

“where are you now? I called at your house to see if you are holding up fine but Dave said that you left.”

“you know just walking for some fresh air…” I said making it seem that I am in a normal state

“Are you insane!? it is late and you are still outside somewhere in a school night.” She paused and said in quite dismay and concern “Go home.. don't strain yourself, I know whats going on with you and I think you need some rest” She said seemingly shouting with anger.

“I am old enough to know what I am doing….” I said with a weak voice then continued "you understand me don't you?”

“yes I do… But I can’t allow you to do something insane just because of that… It hurts but the pain will end eventually”

“eventually, what an unmeasurable word” I said trying to be funny “ maybe when that eventually comes I would be singing I will survive ”

“ You i am amazed by you attitude…… go home… get some rest... and try to forget about her”

“I can’t” I implied

” (sign ##***) I guess I can’t force you... just stay safe. I can’t afford to lose another friend”

“ok... bye then”

I hung up the phone after saying that. then the wind blew harder as I stand my post closed my eyes and simply cried the first time I ever did. It was an awkward event because I never cried not even when I am at the thought of dying. I was a hurt and it was a normal reaction to an action made by someone. the kid who always smile was the pitiful kid crying over something that that makes little sense. I was in that street because of the pain. I walked that path with an upright chin forcing teers to held go back to my eyes. Pathetic ain't it?

After 3 hours of walking in complete silence that night. I turned back and went home. not because I wanted to but because I had too and school will begin in a couple of hours. it took me 60 minuets to walk the distance of 3 kilometers just to get home. our house was not that big just enough for me and my uncle Dave I started living here since I was 4. Dave adopted me from a street in Minnesota when he was traveling on a business trip. he said that that he found me at a back alley alone just sitting at a side of the building with a dark pale look. he said that he would describe my look as a predator looking for its prey.


He constantly says something about how that day he was able to find himself, till this very day i still dont know what he meant by that. I knew that there is something that Dave is hiding from me but I never bothered to ask. I am just great full that he took me in and treated me as if I was his own son that he never had or so I think I was. there was still much mystery about Dave that is better left untold or rather I feared that truth so I never bothered to ask.

As I walk to the door of Dave’s house which I consider my home within the 10 years of my life. I heard a strange voice from the other side of the road saying my name like it was luring me and it was hypnotizing my thoughts and submerge me to a feeling which I could not understand.

I was forcing myself to resist that voice but somehow I gave in and started to walk following the mysterious voice step by step I find my self being an inch closer to that voice. It was getting louder and louder as I gotten closer. I was now 10 meters away form the door as I was about to step out of our property the wind began to blew harder like there was a tornado about to be form right above me then the voice started to say things in some other language I could not understand.

"re suma na re ku! re suma na re ku!" the anonymous demon like voice said over and over again.

then a mark on my left arm started to burn. it was like being heated up in a 100 degrees oven. I started to scream in pain and agony. holding my left arm I was down on my knees because of the pain it brought me. it was taking the life out of me.
them out of no where a voice shouted.

"Jowy."

"JOWY!!" it was Dave to my relief as he shouted saying my name the demonic voice suddenly disappear and there pain was gone it was like it never happen. that I was just imagining it.

"Jowy. what are you still doing outside? get in"

then he turns his back going inside the house leaving the door open. I was still confused and stunned of what just happen by that time, I couldn't hardly move. many thoughts were going trough my mind at that time. I ask myself many questions inside my head on weather or not did that really happened or was it just an illusion.

After I got myself together I finally went in our house I went to find Dave to talk to him about what just happen. he was in his room filled with old antique artifacts about unreal creature. that never scared me when I was I kid but rather I find them familiar, like I have seen them before. Dave was always a fan of superstitious legends and myths about werewolves, centaur and other creatures of the night, but there was one statue of that had really caught my attention it was a statue of an assailant of the dawn. A 6 ft. statue of a serious looking man in a black suite kind of like an assassin and was holding a dagger near his pocket with his eyes close. for some reason I like looking at that statue I feel somewhat comfortable in a way when I stare at his face but it bothers me that we almost look alike. That fact always creep me out every time I think of it. while I was staring at that statue Dave began to talk out of nowhere which surprised me.

"Still stuns by that 100 year old antique err..." Dave said behind my back that gave me a startle.

I turned to him in surprised and said "You never told me that this thing was a 100 year old. wait if you don’t mind me asking where did you get this old thing?" I ask in confusion

"for starters you could stop calling it an old thing... it was an antique given to my by an old friend long before you came here" Dave answered looking all serious

"Which friend? U have a very few friends that I know about. no offense but I could count you friends with both of my hands"

"I know... I Don't like interacting in public." Laughing then turn his back then then head towards his table just a fer inch besides the statue. "The one who gave me this statue was my closest friend. he died 2 years before I found you"

"What's the cause of Death?" I ask insensitively

"He was killed by his profession"

after saying that he grab his golden necklace that was placed in his locked drawer. He valued that gold necklace more that his life. I suddenly remembered the exact reason why I was there I took a moment of hesitation on weather or not will I ask such stupid question. I feared that he might just laugh and think that I am insane but I made up my mind to finally ask him.

"Dave?" I ask with hesitation

"What is it?" He answered with a sadistically serious voice as usual

"About earlier..."

"what about it?"

"Did you happen to notice anything strange?"

"..... no" he answered closing his eyes then the spoke quickly even before I could ask my second question. "You should start preparing to go to school. Lyon will be here in an hour and it would be a shame if she caught you here unready for school...”

"Lyon? .... I guessed she told you that when she called earlier"

"Yes... when she called here she was worried about you. did something happen?"

"Everything Good. You dont need to worry" I answered quiet rudely

"Good?.. Lyon told me half of the story and im pretty sure everything is not all that good"

"hmmp... what did she do that for..?"

"she is your best friend. she is just worried.... So I guess you and Tina broke up"

"could we not talk about this please... I am going up to take a shower"

"you do that. you are starting to smell bad." Dave said with distinct humor while laughing after that he sat down on his table and continue to do what he was doing I on the other hand did what I told him that I would do.

After I took a bath I got on my clothes for school I wear a typical black t-shirt with jeans and put on my lucky bracelet that was with me since I was 2 years old, this is the only thing that I have from my past Dave said that it was an agimat a Filipino ethnic item that is said to have some mysterious protector that somehow grants protection to the one who wears it.

then I went down stairs to find out that Lyon was there sitting at the brown long couch in front of the fire place, she was wearing a typical red shirt with some design that I couldn't identify if it was some kind of an abstract picture. Anyway I am not that surprised to see her there we always had a habit of going to school together since we were in the fifth grade. Nothing has change much since then I am still as hard headed as ever and she is as annoying but fun to be with girl.
We were like two peas in a pot or so as the saying goes. We never kept a secret from each other not even once.

But I had hesitation on my mind on weather or not should I tell her about the strange creepy event that took place last night. It was the first time in my mind that I was worried that she might think I am getting crazy because of what happen to me and besides who would believe me with that awkward and crazy story anyway.

Our walk was a 1 kilometer walk from my house to our school and unlike our usual walk together this time was quiet. None of us bothered to open up a topic. I guess she thinks that I am not in the mood for talking after what happened to me last night. Not the one event where I had to deal with crazy hallucinations but the one that happen before that. Me and my former girlfriend, Tina, broke up earlier that day because I found out that she was pregnant with another man that he had a relationship with during our 9 month relationship apparently she two timed me. I was as any man would when the heard that news, devastated. That why I decided to does 10 mile walk last night for me to get my mind of that thing. It’s a substitution for crying. As a man I never liked to cry. Never would and never will. That last and first time I cried was last night. And I promised myself besides I promised myself to never cry again after that event. It made me weak but made me stronger in many ways. It made me more mature to think that love is not always what it seems.

After walking halfway trough our destination she finally breaks the silent, which relieve me because I was worried that she might be angry with me or something because she was the more talkative one between the two of us.

"so.. ummm... how are you now? still in pain?" she said with a quite pitiful voice not like the usual

"I’m doing better." I answered lying. but I know she will be able to detect that I was telling a lie. she knows me more that anyone in this world so she has the upper hand on me, contrary to the fact that I will never be able to fool her.
and alas with her grim look i knew that she already detected that i was lying.

"common... you know better than to lie to me.. you are still plunge with the thoughts of what hapened yesterday are you?"

"i really can’t fool you cant i?" I said smiling for the first time today

"no you cant, you cant fool someone that knows how far the distance between your heart and mind, because they are the ones who knows what is being send to the mind that comes from the heart and what you hide in your heart that you don’t want to think but you are being forced to"

"since when did you become a councilor?" I ask Jolly

"since the time you hang up your phone on me last night" she answered laughing.

for all I know after that I was suddenly laughing again and having a good time as we walk along school

TIME REALLY PASSED BY WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN I was having fun talking with Lyon that I did not want our class to start. when the bell rang I hardly want to ignore it and just stayed outside the school just talking to Lyon, but I don’t want her to get in trouble because of me, Especially at the thought that Mr. Buginham was our teacher for that day. he sort of holds a huge grudge against me for the time I stood up against him for humiliating Tina. not that I regret it though. it was the reason why we got together more often and eventually we fell in love with each other, or so I did love and I used to believed that she love me back but after what she did yesterday I now have doubts if that love really existed or a just a lie.

I glanced at Lyon and smiled knowing what that smile meant we both run to the soar of the wind just to get on time. we were lucky that Mr. Burginham was not yet present at the time. we both stooped and grasped for air, laughing at each other like immature kids.

but when I turned around to go to sit besides Max, a close friend, I stopped to in shocked to see Tina looking at me with pity. I forgotten the fact that we were in the same class and seeing her look at me that way brought many conspiring thoughts of confusions in my head. it made me frowned once again. deciding to ignore her I walk gently to my seat passing trough her.

Lyon had a deep concerned look in his face when she looks at me before seating. we sat far apart form each other I was in the back seat and she was in the front row seat. when I sat at my chair Max quickly greeted me.

"zup Jo?" Max asked in a joyful tone

"I am fine" I muttered in a groaned voice lying

"well you don't look and sound fine to me.." he argued "you don’t have to hide anything from me.. I heard the news about Tina."

"oh does news really travels that fast?" I said with a sarcastic annoyed voice while I stood up straight then leaned backward then put my head above my fist thinking.

I was really annoyed that news travels that fast I was hoping to just live on with my life without anyone asking me about that problem, but its not going to happen, news spread quickly in this class especially about gossips. and the nature of people that knew that news they will be itching to know more and bug me about it until I spill the beans. and I am no exemption to that tactic.

I could see in the eyes of max that he wanted to ask me something. he was about to that is but he was interrupted when Mr.Burginham entered the room. He did not bother to ask me anymore instead he just listen to the lecture.

I on the other hand was not in the best mood to listen. I sat and pretended to listen while many thoughts run into my mind one at the same time. one of them was the voice I heard last night or rather this morning. I keep on thinking may be that was just the effect of depression in my head that made me imagine things. And another thing that was bothering me was Tina, she looks more depressed than me at that time and that is what I did not understand. she was the one who broke up with me and yet I thought that it will give her the satisfaction of me getting hurt.

something was not right that's for sure. I keep on glancing at her seat time to time and it bothers me that she has this huge frown in her face. I mean she might have broken my heart but I still love her at that time and it can’t be avoided that I still show concern to her.

At lunch time I was with Lyon as usual and I was quiet than ever considering the facts that things are yet again disturbing for me. Lyon tried to cheer me up by telling corny jokes that usually gets my attention but I was too busy thinking about Tina. What could be going on with her? it kills me inch by inch to just sit there thinking.

after a while I decided to tell Lyon what’s bothering me.

"Lyon?" I ask disturbed

"what? is something wrong?" she answered after drinking her juices

"just wanted to ask. have you seen Tina earlier?"

"yeah... what about it?"

" do you think she is okay?"

"why do you ask?"

"it just seems like she looks more depressed than me."

Lyon laughed at me after I said that. although I don't see what is funny about what I said
so I ask her

"what’s funny about what I said?" I ask smiling

"nothing... its just how ironic it is that she was the one who hurt you, yet you still care for her that much"

"what can I say.. despite of everything I still.... I still love her...” my smile turned to a serious face looking forward and so does Lyon's face.

"oh..." she said "that’s understandable I suppose..."

she turned her eyes toward her notes. I couldn't tell if something I said upset her or she just sympathized with what I feel just like the usual. she has always been like that, her face expression could not be read, of all the person that I met she always have a grim way of hiding her emotions that even her eyes does not show. it is creepy but at same time amusing.
there was 3 minutes of silence while we sat at this table besides a very big tree that had shaded us from the sunlight this was our favorite spot ever since we were friends and we had many shares of memorable experience here but one thing was always constant there was always minutes of silence every time we are here.

after awhile the bell rang signifying the end of our lunch break. I stood up and held her hand to help her up then said.

“let’s get going... We don’t want to lengthen our quality time with Mr. Burginham again."

she laughed and then smiled at me then said.

"yeah. besides I think he is getting sick of our faces already. let’s give him a break. “she stated jokingly

then we both laugh

" last one there is a rotten egg! “she said then quickly run off.
I was surprised then run off after her saying.

"HEY!!UNFAIR!! WAIT UP!!"

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class ended a bit earlier than the usual. Mr. Burginham was such in a good mood today hey let us out early or maybe it was because he was getting married in the next month that he go home early to prepare for it even more. what ever the reason I am just glad that class was over and I could just go home and face my computer writing a novel that I really can finish.

I was alone walking home. Lyon was picked up by her mother for a huge feast at her aunts house I did not bother to ask what the occasion was but her mother ever got her a fancy dress that she was embarrassed when her mother showed it to me. it was a funny thought of Lyon in a dress considering that I never seen her in one I just can't imagine it. maybe I would tease her tomorrow just for fun.

I was not in the hurry of going home so I just walk slowly with my hand on my pocket looking straight forward passing by everyone but my feet stood still and could not move when I saw a girl on the grass sitting with her head on her knees and her hand wrapped around it. the girl was besides the 14 year old bridge right a few blocks away from where I was earlier. the stunning fact was not about the girl crying, but rather the identity of the girl that set my feet frozen.

It was Tina...