~Warning, lots of death~

                                                                                         Antok

"Ms Jefferson, why are you here? I told you to stay out of the city!" 

He had convinced Ms. Jefferson and everyone who worked in the In, to leave the city after Phill had escaped, but 3 weeks had passed and Tactzo and Phill hadn't returned to get their revenge. 

"Sweetie, we are losing money every day that we stay closed. We can't keep hiding all of our lives for a boogie man that probably won't return. Besides haven't you seen the new fortifications that the city has built?" Ms. Jefferson said as she dusted her counters.

"Please can't you at least stay one month out of the city?"

"I can't, how will we survive? hunting wild animals? I am not a hunter Antok-"

"I'll hunt for you! Keep you safe! Just stay out of the city-"

"Young man, we can't always keep hiding. If I am meant to die, I'll die" 

Antok grabbed her by the arms, "But I can't live if you die Ms. Johnson you are all I have left!"

The blonde woman kissed his forehead "At some point, you are going to have to fly from the nest Antok and live a new chapter of your life.....without me."

Antok's eyes began to water and he hugged Ms Jefferson. How much he had wished that Tactzo attacked sooner so that Ms. Jefferson would live. 

When Phill escaped, a good portion of the city evacuated but after 3 weeks, more and more people were coming back.

Antok knew It was about to be a massacre.

                                                                                           Tom

Tom had been helping soldiers get their gear ready and spent countless nights in fear. Every man was given armour and weapons to fight against Tactzo but Tom saw the reality of it, they were just meat bags that would be thrown at Tactzo in hopes he would slow down.

He had expected his father and brother to attack right away but was surprised when they didn't.

They must be playing mind games with the city as every passing day makes the citizens more and more worried.

It was late afternoon and he felt his nerves go through the roof.

"I have a feeling like today is the day," Billy said, his eyebags bigger than ever.

"Have hope Billy" Tom said.

Suddenly the sky above began to darken and the sounds of crows could be heard.

Tom and Billy looked above to see a massive swarm of crows circling above. There were so many of them, they were literally covering the sun.

"They are here" Tom whispered.

There was a large explosion that shook the earth. 

Tom and Billy watched as a floating black megalithic skeleton without legs or arms, burst through the wall.

"WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT!" Billy screeched as people began to scream and run.

Another skeleton burst through the City gates, leaving the black fire on whatever they touched. 

"Lazuros" Tom said. 

"Those things? I thought they were only legends!" 

Lazuros are keepers of the Death realm. They protect Lady Death's realm from anyone who wishes to enter. Humans and Hybrids are allowed to summon them for destruction if they can collect more than 2,000 human or hybrid skulls. So you had to be capable of killing 2 thousand people and collecting their bones and skulls for the ritual. 

It is said that the skulls are to be painted black and a drop of the summoner's blood must be placed on the forehead of each skull. 

There is more to the ritual and it is a long process and Tom didn't have time to think more of it. But since each Lazuros took 2,000 people to die to summon one and there were 2 Lazuros causing havoc in the city that means they were staring at 4,000 poor souls who lost their souls for some vile ritual.

Of course, Tactzo could summon these monsters after all, the man with the most deaths on his hands is him! 

The earth shook as fire and balls of explosions came out of Lazuro's mouth. It truly looked like end times.

From the smoke, Tom watched as Tactzo entered through where the city gates once were and he had a large axe resting on his shoulder. 

Behind him were thousands, upon thousands of wolves. 

Tom knew he had wolves as pets but he didn't know it was this many.

Tactzo seemed to say something and suddenly the wolves ran passed him, flooding the streets and attacking the wall of soldiers ahead of them.

Then he heard the crows above him caw in unison and he watched as they plummeted towards the ground like bullets.

The crows began to attack the defenceless civilians.

"Where is Father? The King?" Billy asked a guard.

"He's in his office"

"Well go get him! We have to go down there and fight!"

The guard shook his head, "He has ordered me to leave him alone"

Billy frowned and began to walk away and Tom went with him. 

Billy stomped towards the Office and slammed the door open.

"I SAID LEAVE ME ALONE- oh Billy" The king was drunk.

"Our people are being attacked! We must go down there and fight with them! If they see you down there they will be motivated to fight harder"

"No," The King hiccupped. 

"B-but we are heros!" Billy yelled.

"We are all going to die so who cares. You should run away son, because Maryland is doomed" The King grabbed another glass but Billy grabbed it from him and shattered it by throwing it at the wall.

"You disappointed me, father"

As Billy turned to walk towards the exit, the door was kicked open and Tactzo covered in blood stood there with a smile.

"Hello" 

Tom jumped in front of Billy and pushed him behind.

Tactzo due to his size had to duck his head as he walked into the office. "You made me watch as you and your soldier took my father's dignity and then paraded him around like a trophy and let this slimy piece of excrement touch him"  Tactzo held out the head of Axel. 

Both Tom and Billy covered their mouths in shock.

"I should have done so much more to him" The Drunk king laughed.

By now Tom and Billy were pressed against the corner wanting to disappear from the room. They couldn't leave because the exit was blocked by his dad. Phill had black armour and green clothes under it. He had arrows and a bow attached to his hip and he was holding a sword covered in blood. His wings looked healthier and he looked like the man Tom had admired all his life.

Strong and Powerful.

Tactzo growled at the king for his comment, "Now I got to kill him," throwing Axel's head towards the King, "Nice and slow and as much as I wish to kill you- He will be dealing with you"

His dad walked toward the King.

"Hello pretty bird, we meet again. To see your eyes before I die is truly a blessing" The King said smugly.

His dad raised his sword and Tactzo turned to Tom and Billy. His size blocked the view of The King and Phill.

"NO!" Billy yelled, pushing Tom aside who tried to stop him from what he was about to do. Billy raised his sword but by the time he had gone around Tactzo, he watched in horror as he saw the end of his father.

Seeing the death of his father made Billy rage and he charged at Phill but Tactzo grabbed him by the hair and pulled him back.

"You monsters! You killed him! You killed my dad!" Billy yelled hysterically and he swung his swords around frantically. Tactzo's long arms held him far away from him so that his sword wouldn't hit him.

"Tactzo please!" Tom jumped towards Tactzo and wrapped his arms around Tactzo's large forearm to stop him from bringing his axe down on Billy. Truthfully, Tactzo only stopped because he wanted to because Tom's strength was no match for Tactzo.

"He has to die Tom"

"Can't you leave him alone! He'll promise he won't go after you!" Tom yelled desperately, his eyes became blurry from the amount of tears that rolled down his cheeks.

"Sorry Tom" With that Tom screamed at the top of his lungs as he watched Tactzo kill Billy.

Tactzo stepped away and dropped Billy on the ground who was slowly fading away.

Tom ran to him and held on to him and with all the hate he could muster he yelled "I HATE YOU"

His brother and his dad- no they weren't family anymore. Tactzo and Phill ignored him and walked out of the Office. 

Leaving Tom to cry over Billy's body. 

His sobs echoed throughout the castle.

                                                                                       Antok 

There was death everywhere. He had watched Ms. Jefferson die being ripped apart by wolves and there was nothing he could do to stop them. There wasn't any time to mourn over her death as He had to survive.

A hoard of crows swooped down at the innocent civilians, Pecking at their eyes and their flesh.

Screams of men, women, and children can be heard.

He watched as thousands of wolves ripped guards and soldiers apart. 

Blood was soon covering the streets and at the Center of the city, Tazco was now fighting against 5 of our best soldiers while his father, the crow man, made arrows rain down on them.

Antok pulled wolves off from soldiers and swatted birds away from people and then he realized something.

They were not attacking him.

He placed himself in front of a wolf who was aiming to kill a civilian. The wolf would not bare its teeth at Antok but instead try to go around him to get the unfortunate soul behind him.

Why? 

He heard loud booms, houses flattening and the earth-shaking.

He got debris in his eyes due to the explosion which prohibited him from seeing someone coming at him fast.

He yelped when he felt arms around him and was lifted to the sky.

“Waaiiittt!” He said as opened his eyes and saw that it was Phill.

In this snatching, he had dropped his sword. Now thousands of feet in the sky the older man looked at him.

“Nice to see that the animals listened to orders and didn’t harm you!”

“Stop this madness! Leave the city alone!”

“Come with us, You helped me escape! Despite my failing to escape, I still owe you for what you did. Now it’s my turn to keep my promise and take you to your father-“

“No! I must stay and fight! This is my home! You are destroying it!”

The man looked confused, “Don’t you want to see your father?”

Antok thrashed in his hold. “I can’t go with you! I don’t want to betray my home for a father who has been absent all my life! Just please leave the city!”

Antok began to cry.

“Please please just kill the King and leave! I don’t want to lose the only family I have left”

“Who are those?” Phill asked.

“The city, my friends, they are my family and they are being killed by your son! Ms. Jefferson who was the closest thing I had to a family was ripped apart by wolves! So do you understand why I must fight? Why I must stop you and your son!”

The man sighed and gave the boy a look of pity.

“Then I’ll make this easy for you”

“Wait!-“ 

The man shoved a cloth in his face.

The smell of a knock-out potion hit his nostrils and his yells became weaker. Antok found himself going limp against the man.

  Tom is like: 

(Understandable though)