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Origin of a demon slayer
By John Sanford
The dust blew
The air cleared
Albert stared
At what appeared
Across the ground
Where once a hill sat
Lay an exposed chain
Where the ground was now flat
He called the lead worker
Whose name he didn’t know
His obvious superiority
He was determined to show
He pointed at the chain
As if to explain
Not trying to contain
His sense of disdain
The man stalked away
With an audible growl
Walked to his men
And said in a howl
“Start up that crane
Clear out the rubble
I want this job done
And on the double”
Standing by an Angelic statue
That once sat upon the land
Albert thought of his future pool
And all the fun he had planned
The chains clanked
The crane banked
Albert’s mind blanked
And demons thanked
The chain was a handle
To a door that held back
A demon horde
That now turned the sky black
Albert fell to his knees
Unable to even shout
He saw men die
That’s when he passed out
When consciousness resumed
And his sight returned
There was such a bright light
That Albert’s eyes burned
The Angel, no longer of stone
In the fading light shone
Albert immediately lay prone
And begged to be left alone
The Angel stood Albert up
Told him to be silent
Pulled out a sword
And looked rather violent
Albert shrank back
His pants now soiled
Regretting the life
He wasted and spoiled
The Angel looked at the man
That was white as if dead
Gave a slight nod
Took a moment then said
“The demons you set free
Were once guarded by me
Now your directive will be
This divine decree
“Since you let them loose
The demons you must destroy
Or else the human race
Will be used as their toy
“Every child will fall
Into the hands of these creatures
They no longer will listen
To police, parents or preachers
“Women will become prey
To ramped lust
Into every man’s mind
Evil intentions will be thrust
“The threat can’t be ignored
Things need to be restored
So you must take this sword
In service to the Lord”
Albert shook his head
Saying this he couldn’t do
Then looking at the Angel
Asked, “Why can’t you?”
The being’s answer was short
Direct and to the point
The Angel said clearly
“Because it’s you the Lord did anoint”
Albert took the sword
Strengthened in his mind and soul
His courage was bolstered
He finally felt whole
He could see the heavens open wide
Now no demon could hide
Albert sighed
Feeling a little fried
Three days later
The reports would say
That a gas explosion
Killed the men that day
Now here he was
Trying to be unseen by seamen
Struggling to keep his calm
As he pursued his first demon
Albert jumped off the bridge
Onto the oil tanker
Something he wouldn’t have done
As an investment banker
He landed on the tip
Of the slow moving ship
Almost lost his grip
Ending up in the big dip
But his hands held firm
Now it was time to slay
The demon on board
Before it could lead anyone astray
He only knew
That if he fell
Mankind would be
In an earthly hell
It was three months after
The foul creatures were loosed
He took time to train
To get a physical boost
He now had less fat
He was fast as a cat
Most hours spent on a mat
Training for all kinds of combat
The demon was here
Of this Albert was sure
It was in a woman’s body
Using it as a lure
This demon was lust
Though it was a weaker kind
It would meet the men’s eyes
Then worm in their mind
It would leave the door open
For the more powerful sort
To come inside easily
And set up a demonic fort
Albert went silently ahead
His stomach swirling as if unfed
His feet began to feel like lead
He didn’t want to end up dead
But that’s when saw
Something that made his courage unfurl
The demon was not in a woman
It was controlling a girl
His heart was filled with rage
It was destroying something pure
He could and would do this job
Of this he was sure
He moved forward with care
On the girl he was intent
He would save this one
This little one so innocent
There came a punch
That made Albert hunch
He heard a crunch
And lost his lunch
One of the crewmen
Already ensnared
Attacked Albert again
His teeth yellow and bared
Albert countered
The mindless attack
Threw the man overboard
And heard another rib crack
Albert turned to the girl
He held his stomach and head
Saw beyond the small face
To the demon and said
“In Jesus name
Of whom Paul preached without shame
Go back to the place you once came
And spend eternity in flame”
“Of Jesus I know
Of Paul I have heard
But you don’t ring a bell”
The demon voice purred
Albert pulled sword from sheath
Before the creature could react
He knew that God was with him
And that this was no time for tact
He thrust the hilt forward
Tapping the girl lightly
She fell backwards convulsing
Albert began to panic slightly
The demon came out her head
Trying to shed
The child almost dead
But Albert grabbed it and said
“Let my name be known in hell
Raise it on banner high
Because when one of your kind hears it
That demon is going to die”
He stabbed the being
Where a heart should have been
Its body shimmered and shook
And turned to something like liquid sin
Albert picked up the girl
Her breathing now strong
Waited for the ship to dock
While he sang her a sweet song
With the mission complete
He brought the girl to her street
Returned her home while being discreet
Then left to find more demons to defeat
