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them. They
exist in a light spectrum that can’t be seen by human eyes.”
    “The Valendran’s and my people have
something known as a Beast inside of our brain that allows us to see more than
one light spectrum and enables us to see the dark ones.” Viper paused when the
clip Lara had been holding clattered to the table.
    “You’ve seen them?” Viper asked
curiously, trying to read her energy.
    “I… of course I can’t see them. You
said so yourself, humans can’t see them. Go on. How can these dark ones be
killed?” Lara asked, trying to calm her racing thoughts. She picked the clip
back up and started loading it again, hoping Viper would answer her question.
    Viper stared at Lara for a moment,
trying to sort through the emotions that she was emanating through her energy.
Unable to really pinpoint anything, he went on.
    “Surprisingly enough, salt will
kill them. Regular salt. The ammunition we use is impregnated with it.”
    “Wait… all we need is salt? Regular
table salt? That’s the only way to kill them?” Lara asked in surprise. Even in
the science fiction movies there was always another way to kill something.
Viper’s story wasn’t much different than any other bad sci-fi movie she had
seen.
    Viper shook his head. “No, they can
be killed by puncturing their brain. Bullet, knife, even a sharp stick
penetrating deeply enough into their brain will kill them.”
    “Oh, that’s just fucking awesome
isn’t it! Humans can’t see them, so how the hell am I supposed to puncture a
head I can’t see?” Lara complained angrily, smacking her fist on the table.
    “How do you know they are coming?”
Viper asked, knowing she had seen something in the forest. Something that scared
her. The dark ones were enough to scare even hardened warriors, so he could
understand her fear.
    “I told you, I know this forest. I
know how many feet it takes to trample the undergrowth. Eight people could not
trample the kind of ground they were covering.” Lara said hesitantly, unsure if
he would believe her.
    “Damn! How many do you think there
were?” Viper asked, afraid to know the answer.
    Lara shook her head, still hesitant
to entertain the idea of alien insanity that Viper was pushing on her. “I don’t
know. They could have doubled back… a lot. Or maybe camped there…”
    Viper wouldn’t let her finish. “You
know that’s not true, they were on the move. After us. How many do you think
there were?”
    Lara just stared at Viper’s green
eyes and couldn’t help but feel drawn to the man. Crazy or not, it wouldn’t
hurt for her to play along with his delusion; she thought.
    “If there were invisible men with
them… there would have to be… maybe another eight or ten to leave that kind of
trail.” Lara was surprised when Viper cursed.  
    “Damn it! You need to go. Anywhere
but here. Hide. When this is over, I will find you.” Viper said, reaching
across the table to gently hold one of her hands.
    Lara drew back in surprise at the
intensity of Viper’s plea. She could have sworn she could feel his fear. Great,
she thought to herself, now I’m as bat shit crazy as he is!
    “I’m not going anywhere. This is my
forest and my home. This IS the place where I run and hide. I have nowhere else
to go. So here is where I stand and fight.” Lara said, getting up from her
chair and moving into the kitchen. Viper’s eyes tried to follow her movements,
but it was too blurry to know what she was doing.
    “You need to get somewhere safe
Lara. My brother will be here soon; I will be fine…” Viper didn’t get to finish
before Lara exploded. Viper leaned back in his chair as Lara stormed over to
him.
    “Shut the fuck up! Damn! Do you
really think some stupid shit like that is going to make me go run and hide?
You may be a few bulbs short of a chandelier, but I made a promise, and I damn
well will keep it! Now sit there and shut up while I think!” Lara was scared,
though she would never admit it.