The Path of the Hero
Episode V: Old Dog With New Tricks
I continued to train. I also began to get fed up with Christian churches. They became teachers that didn�t know the lesson. They didn�t understand. They were trying to tell me there was no other way, nothing was to chance. With my years of fighting this war I knew better. God left things to chance or else these fights wouldn�t happen. To be honest I didn�t know why God didn�t get involved. To be honest I didn�t care. I had forgotten of life without the battles. I really didn�t want to think about it.
    With the new demon threat I knew I was on a whole new plane. I knew I would have to be smarter, stronger, faster, and more prepared than my foe.
    I trained for my physical being with Alexander, and my energies and psyches with Zebediah.
    I tried to limit my training with Zebediah because he was acting very strangely.
    I began to speak with Amanda again. Her and I discussed old times and philosophies. Anytime things would start to become intimate she would bring up her boyfriend and something she liked about him.
    Finally one day I was at church with Alexander. I suddenly felt a power. I knew by his jump he had felt it also.
    �What�s that?� I asked. But he didn�t answer. I stepped outside and began to sniff the air. I knew the mission style church would protect us. Though evil can get into a church, a being of pure evil will fear the symbols of good.
    I caught the faint sent of Dark Warlord! While I was sniffing around Alexander had stepped outside. By this time Zebediah had driven up.
    We jumped in much to my father�s displease. We left and fallowed the scent. We parked and walked for the last mile. On the other side of the mountain we saw all the Warlords standing in a circle. They surrounded a demon. He was tall, about ten feet. But he was stubby, and was blue skinned. He also had small horns, four on his head and six on his back. He lifted his hands and he was consumed in fire.
    The Warlords began to get pulled together by an unseen force. They formed one huge Dark Warlord. Then the King stood there not far from us. �Now we will destroy the DarkWolf!� He screamed. Then he was sucked into the chest. They had created one huge powerful Warlord. I couldn�t believe my eyes.
    I looked at Alexander. He seemed to disregard the Warlord all together. Instead he kept his sights on the demon. He seemed disturbed by his presence.
    �Alright that�s it I�m attacking,� I said and began to stand.
    Zebediah yanked me down. �Don�t be foolish.� He exclaimed.
    I hesitated then we snuck off. When we were far enough I asked, �What the fuck just happened?�
    �I don�t know! But it means trouble I�m sure,� Zebediah said.
    �I heard of it. A race of evil coming back from hell and being formed into a single being to destroy those that destroyed them. This is the strongest evil you�ve ever faced.� He said.
    �I�ve heard of that, but only a member of the royal family of hell can perform the ceremony. That demon looked nothing like Lucifer.� Zebediah said.
    �That was my brother Micha�l.� Alexander said.
    We didn�t say anything the rest of the way.
    I faced the wrath of my father when I returned home. He asked me where I was. I tried to tell him there were things he couldn�t understand. Things I couldn�t tell him.
        The hardest part came later when I thought this new breed of demon was after me. He didn�t want destruction, or cause chaos, he just wanted to kill me.
    I knew I would have to face him sooner than I wanted to. I doubted that I was ready. I knew if I wasn�t I was dead. And all of this was over. I didn�t want Zebediah and Alexander involved. This was my fight.
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