Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #11 February 2015 | Page 24

Part Seven:
We go to them
“Holy cow, you’re a Vuur!” Jake realised, chuckling inwardly. Of course Margo would turn out to be a Vuur.
She was almost two meters tall, looked like an Amazon, and was the most ferocious person he knew.

“19 Sherwood Lane. Next town over.” Margo knew
that address. It was the one shown at the bottom of the
bowl. She walked towards Jake, picking up random
weapons lying around. They were all human made,
with magical boosts in the form of runes etched on
them. “We’re gonna need all the help we can get.” She
waited for Jake to get ready and then grabbed his hand.

Jake’s exclamation brought Margo back to reality. She
stared at Jake, ceasing her amazement at her new speed
she was testing by shadow boxing. His voice was louder: “I’m a what?” She only had a superficial knowledge
of the common demonic species. That was what happened when one had weapons that could kill anything.

“Just don’t land in any dumpsters now. If I have to pick
out rotten lettuce from my hair again I’ll punch you.”
Jake wagged his finger at her with a mock serious tone.

“A Vuur. Well, a half of one, anyway. It’s a demonic species. There are very few left, only one clan I think. They
are huge telekinetic demons that feed on the spiritual
energy of others by engulfing them in flames, and then
sucking the flames through their skin. Explains how
you got the hang of telekinesis so quickly. Pretty powerful, if you don’t count the fact that they can be bested
by silverware.”

When the haze that usually accompanied teleportation
passed, Jake, recovering first, discovered they were in
a broom closet. Margo tried to open the door. It was
locked.

“What do you mean?”
“Oh, the only way to kill the buggers is silver to the
heart. Like a werewolf. Only a full Vuur’s heart is on
its right side instead of the left and their ribs are like
steel. One needs either a very strong arm or very good
aim.” Jake stopped talking and pointed at the pile of
ash. “Uhm, wasn’t Malik supposed to tell us where the
Nexus is before he died?”
Margo realised that only she saw the vision. “He, he
did. He had a strong power of premonition, and could
transfer what he saw to others.”
“Ok then. Where are we going?”

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Margo laughed. “Don’t worry, I’m going to focus better
this time.”

“I’ve always wanted to do this.” she smirked, grasped
the handle, and with one downwards move broke the
mechanism. They quic