We were running racing against time, but you cannot win, cannot beat time. Time is like God it governs us, it cannot be changed, deterred, it is as consistent and constant as the North star.
"Stop there is something stand back!" Lemuel Wayland screamed as he came to a halt signalling all of us behind him to do the same. "Why?, we need to get back quickly the sun is almost set" Jericho challenged pushing his way through the group to get to Lemuel at the front of the group. He was stopped by Samuel, Lemuel's twin brother who placed an authoritative hand on his shoulder and turned him around, "everyone, get back turn around we need to go the other way". Everyone groaned but followed instructions something is blocking the road I can see it and Lemuel is in front of it taking pictures on the programmer whatever it is, it stinks and reeks of dead. Jericho being the self appointed spokes person rebelled, "no what's happening up there, if we change routes now we will be stick out here when the sun is set which makes us dog food."
"Well better start running and fast, everyone get a partner stay close we are going north bound through Canan that is the fastest route from here".
"What the fuck, man that is too fucking far we're tired what the fuck is up there" Jericho pressed, and he was being supported by the group as a collective murmur of agreement passed through the group, we were all tired we've been running for almost an hour to get back to the Magisterium it was the safest place for the Anunaki race to be, mundanes hunted us blaming us for their Gods deserting this awful demon infested planet when truly it was their fault messing with witchcraft and black magic doing the devils bidding the earth is now rotten and filled with a stench so pungent we all wear gas mask to breathe now, the air is still and thick, the atmosphere is diseased and corrupt, food barely grows here and one is lucky if food grows and it's of incorruptible seed, so the mundanes have resorted to feasting on the weak, the old and the young, the animals are poisonous and possessed by greater demons, it's best to let them be and not partake of their flesh or milk, spirits transfer and the things they do to humans are horrible.
Samuel visibly agitated shoved Jericho back and was ready to fight him into submission and possibly anyone who chose to rebel as well.
"Let them see it's no point in fighting with anyone and wasting time and energy, those who want to get back to the magisterium my way follow me stay close and lets move quickly the sun is almost gone and the dogs will be out" Lemuel said cutting through the group as well as my thought process, I wanted to follow him but I was curious as to what lay on the other side that was preventing us from moving, this is the most interesting thing that has happened in my eighteen years of living since Anunaki have gone missing I was never apart of any search parties but they always ended in futility despair and fear of who's next.
The majority of the group of us went to see what was blocking us up ahead, some boasting of how they could possibly move it and get to the magisterium before Lemuel and the others. I couldn't help but think of how curiosity killed the cat and that we were all cats waiting for curiosity to slaughter, curiosity being our own stupidity because as we move closer the atmosphere around us changed and it was charged with a suffocating fear and death and everything slowed it's like in dreams when you try to run away from danger but your legs are suddenly to heavy to carry you as fast as you want, the smell seamed to penetrate our mask to the point where it almost felt like drowning in air. The sight before us sent many running back trying to catch up to Lemuel he wasn't supposed to leave any of us behind he was our mission leader and it's against the rules but he must've been freaked out as much as all of us after all he is a person and he didn't want to stick around to see this, something so forbidden being practiced again after all the damages it has cost this world, these stupid mortal beings never learn. I was paralysed with fear and I felt dizzy my legs wouldn't move and my eyes couldn't stop staring at what was before me, I have only heard stories of it because it was long ridded from the land in hopes that the Gods would return and purify the place many have said the Gods have gone and created a new world completely forgetting this one taking with them the elect and leaving behind everything corrupt, but it is something you know when you see it and I know what this is.
"Naomi ! Naomi ! Come on lets get out of here" I recognised Jacob's voice he was in my year class at the magisterium and I allowed him to push me in the opposite direction, we were going north through Canan and by the time we started running some of us were almost out of air and mostly out of energy. We had a long night ahead of us if we survived.