Chapter One Of The Book Armageddon Sneak Peek

Sneak peek at Chapter One! :p

One

I startle awake, twisted in my sheets and drenched in sweat. It was just a dream, I tell myself. Just a dream. The vivid nightmares still lurk behind my eyelids though. Dreams of men turning into beasts, spirits in their ghastly death appearances, and shadows acting of their own accord. The nightmares of men, dreams of the supernatural. Just dreams. They don’t exist.

Slowly, my racing heart quiets. My breathing eases. A dim reddish light enters through the sides of my blackout curtain on my window. I check my bedside clock. It reads June 7th, 2020, 6:45 A.M. Well, it’s mid summer so the sun must be up. I climb out of my sweat soaked sheets and grab a pair of shorts off of the floor. I throw them on over my boxers, the only thing I wear to bed.

I fumble across my darkened room to my light switch. As I flip it on, I turn back towards my bed. The lightbulb flips on, then burns out with a crack. In the flash I see a pale person in front of me, very dead looking, with black stuff coming out of it’s empty eye sockets and mouth. I yell out and fall back against my bedroom door, falling to the ground in a sitting position.

My arms fly over my head, elbows on my knees, my head bent against my stomach. I sit there for a second, terrified, my heart fluttering wildly again, my breathing ragged. Then I slowly move my hands off of my head, slowly lifting my face. There’s nothing there. What the hell? I think. I’m hallucinating. Or just a little weird after that dream. Get a grip Isaac, I think.

You can’t go crazy. I begin to stand up slowly, my eyes scanning my room. I reach my feet and keep my back against the door. Maybe I was just dreaming. Sleepwalking. Then I see the bed. And the glass sprinkled all over the bed. God, no, this can’t be happening. I take a step forward. Just then the door behind me blows off of it’s hinges with a cacophonous crack.

I spin to face the door and a shadow materializes from nowhere, flying through the air, darker than the rest of the darkness. It slams into me, tackling me to the bed. I gasp as the glass enters my back. I’m suddenly in a fight of life and death as it pulls out a phantom dagger made of darkness, trying to slit my throat.

I writhe beneath it and end up squirming out from underneath it. I fall off of the bed to the ground. It dives down after me, lightning fast. I roll out of the way and it lands where I was. It leaps and comes down, knife aimed at my chest in a downward slash. I react strictly on instinct and startle myself.

My hands darts out inhumanely fast and grabs the dagger as my body contorts into a C. With insane strength I twist the dagger up into the thing’s throat. A piercing scream just short of a dog whistle and loud enough for me to hear comes out of the shadow’s mouth and I fall to the ground writhing in pain, covering my ears.

I stop writhing minutes after the scream ends, slowly, cautiously, uncovering my ears. There’s an echo in my ears getting ever quieter and it feels like the scream was longer than it was. If only to make things more weird, my phone rings. House phone in the kitchen on the counter. Meaning I have to go through the hallway, out into my living room, through my dining room, and into my kitchen. Great. I reach back to my back to take out the glass and am astonished to find there isn’t even a cut as I feel across my skin. How is that even possible? I resolve to think on it later and focus my attention on getting to the phone.

Four rooms. Beautiful. Considering I just nearly died and was attacked by… things… If this is all real this is going to be a bloodbath. God, I think. Wish I watched Ghost Hunters or Constantine or Paranormal Activity or something like that so I’d know what to do in this type of situation.

Or at least know a way to fight. If I had any doubt of myself seeing stuff and this not being real they vanished in the next moment. Something behind me, in the doorway taps me on my shoulder. I spin around, my hand raised to hit something, and I freeze. Nothing’s there. A cackle sounds behind me and I spin again.

This time a maniacal homicidal clown stares at me. He has a red ball nose, tie-dyed yellow, red, and blue hair, as well as green, white, and orange facepaint. His clothes are purple, pink, and black, with polka dots and stripes, as well as stretches of solid color. His skin is as pale as a sheet.

None of these are what catches my eye though, even as crazy as the clashing colors are. No, what catches my eye is his bloodshot, red pupiled eyes, the blood splattered all over his clothes, and the machete in his upraised right hand with blood all over it and what looks like bits of flesh.

He cackles maniacally, his glowing, yes, glowing now, red eyes lighting up with an evil crazy glint. As he begins to drop his arm to behead me I dart forward, again superhumanly fast. I don’t stop to marvel at it this time. My house has turned into a house of horrors, and if I stay still for a single second I could die.

I shove the clown and dart towards the door, with the same burst of speed. The clown slams into the bed, glass crunching into his back. The falling machete slams into his right hamstring with a sickening squelch and crunch as it hits bone. And yet, the apparently unfeeling clown pulls the machete out of his leg and begins to stand up.

Author's Note

Tell me what you think of this sneak peek of Chapter One (full version coming soon) in the book of Armageddon. :)

Reviews

[iNSOMniAC]

Ooh! I love stories like this! It really leaves the reader thinking. Sometimes I do find myself in this kind of situation - I either hear things or see them, and in reality, they don't even exist. Good job! I'd like to see more!

Suggestions:

"It was just a dream, I tell myself. Just a dream. The vivid nightmares still lurk behind my eyelids though." - "It was just a dream, I tell myself. Just a dream. The vivid nightmares still lurk behind my eyelids, though." (I'd recommend using "It was just a dream" and "Just a dream" in slanted words to imitate that your character is thinking to himself)

"The nightmares of men, dreams of the supernatural." - "The nightmares of men - the dreams of the supernatural."

"Well, it’s mid summer so the sun must be up." - "Well, it’s mid summer, so the sun must be up."

"I throw them on over my boxers, the only thing I wear to bed." - "I throw them on over my boxers, which is the only thing that I wear to bed."

"I yell out and fall back against my bedroom door, falling to the ground in a sitting position." - "I yell out and fall back against my bedroom door, sliding to the ground in a sitting position."

"My arms fly over my head, elbows on my knees, my head bent against my stomach." - "My arms fly over my head, my elbows on my knees and my head bent against my stomach."

"Then I slowly move my hands off of my head, slowly lifting my face." - "Then, I slowly move my hands off of my head, cautiously lifting my face."

"Or just a little weird after that dream." - "Or maybe just a little weird after-dream."

"Get a grip Isaac, I think. You can’t go crazy." - ""Get a grip, Isaac, I think. You can’t go crazy." (I'd suggest putting "You can't go crazy" in slanted words, too)

"With insane strength I twist the dagger up into the thing’s throat. A piercing scream just short of a dog whistle and loud enough for me to hear comes out of the shadow’s mouth and I fall to the ground writhing in pain, covering my ears." - "With insane strength, I twist the dagger up into the figure’s throat. A piercing scream just short of a dog whistle is loud enough for me to hear, and it comes out of the shadow’s mouth. I fall to the ground, writhing in pain and covering my ears."

"I stop writhing minutes after the scream ends, slowly, cautiously, uncovering my ears. There’s an echo in my ears getting ever quieter and it feels like the scream was longer than it was." - "I stop writhing minutes after the scream ends, slowly and cautiously, uncovering my ears. There’s an echo in my head, getting ever quieter, and it feels like the scream was longer than it actually was."

"House phone in the kitchen on the counter. Meaning I have to go through the hallway, out into my living room, through my dining room, and into my kitchen." - "It's the house phone in the kitchen, on the counter... which means that I have to go through the hallway, out into my living room, through my dining room, and into my kitchen."

"I reach back to my back to take out the glass and am astonished to find there isn’t even a cut as I feel across my skin." - "I reach my hand out behind me to take the glass out of my back, and I am astonished to find that there isn’t even a cut as I glide my fingers across my skin."

"Beautiful. Considering I just nearly died and was attacked by… things… If this is all real this is going to be a bloodbath. God, I think. Wish I watched Ghost Hunters or Constantine or Paranormal Activity or something like that so I’d know what to do in this type of situation. Or at least know a way to fight." - "Beautiful, considering that I just nearly died and was attacked by… visions. If this is all real, then this is going to be a bloodbath. God, I think. Wish I watched Ghost Hunters or Constantine or Paranormal Activity or something like that so I’d know what to do in this type of situation, or at least know a way to fight."

"If I had any doubt of myself seeing stuff and this not being real they vanished in the next moment. Something behind me, in the doorway taps me on my shoulder." - "If I had any doubt of myself seeing things and this not being real, they vanished in the next moment. Something behind me in the doorway tapped me on my shoulder."

"His skin is as pale as a sheet." - "His skin is as pale as a sheet of snow." (Considering that not all bed-sheets are white)

"He cackles maniacally, his glowing, yes, glowing now, red eyes lighting up with an evil crazy glint. As he begins to drop his arm to behead me I dart forward, again superhumanly fast." - "He cackles insanely, his red, glowing eyes lighting up with an evil, crazy glint. As he begins to drop his arm to behead me, I dart forward, once again with inhuman speed."


"My house has turned into a house of horrors, and if I stay still for a single second I could die." - "My home has turned into a house of horrors, and if I stay still for a single second, I could die."

[iNSOMniAC]

(And I love the name of the book, by the way.)

[The StoryTeller]

Oh, wow, that was a really in depth comment, thank you. :) I'm glad you like the name of the book. I'm still typing Chapter One, this is just what I have thus far. I'll send you a read request for the book so you know what it is. :) Have you read the Introduction?

[iNSOMniAC]

I haven't, but I'm looking at it right now. I was sent here via read request, and I promise to look at my requests when I get the time. I couldn't do the ones from before because I was extremely busy - I still am, but I accept read requests now. Sorry, that was confusing. xD

[The StoryTeller]

No, I gotcha, and on any of my writing, take your time. Like I said in my about me, I don't require you to read my work no matter what. Even if I sent you a read request. :p

[iNSOMniAC]

True, but I do enjoy reading your work. You're an amazing author!

[The StoryTeller]

:) Thank you. I don't just write books though. I write songs, raps, poetry, stories, journals, inspirational subjects, etc. You leave such in depth comments I have this desire for you to read all my work. xD But I'm sure you have others stuff to read too so.... XD

[iNSOMniAC]

Nahh, I'd love to read all of your work!

[The StoryTeller]

Okay, well, like I said in reply to the other comment, I've sent it all. :) I kind of feel bad about it, but I guess I shouldn't.

[iNSOMniAC]

Even if you didn't send me the requests, I would have reviewed every single piece of your work. You have no reason to feel bad. You have a true fan that supports you - you should be glad!

[The StoryTeller]

Really? Wow, thank you. You can send me requests too for your work. :)

[iNSOMniAC]

I wouldn't worry about that. My work isn't very... well... decent, and I wouldn't expect anyone to glance at such a monstrosity. x3 Thanks for letting me read your work, though.

[The StoryTeller]

I'll read your work. :D And lol, it wasn't exactly like I could stop you, it being public and all, but np. ;)

[Cool Girl]

This sounds really cool!! I seriously can't wait for more:)

[The StoryTeller]

I'm glad you like it. :) And the rest of Chapter One should be posted tomorrow or Monday or Tuesday as part of the book. I'll regularly as I'm typing (if I'm taking a while typing the Chapter) post parts I've typed thus far as individual articles called sneak peeks.

[Cool Girl]

Okay!! :)
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[The StoryTeller]

Or, maybe not, unforeseen circumstances are making it take longer than it should....

[Cool Girl]

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[The StoryTeller]

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[Cool Girl]

Sorry, but I have the urge to respond to this.. xD

[The StoryTeller]

I do too... :p

[Cool Girl]

Ur so mean!! xD

[The StoryTeller]

No, I'm not, I'm just replying, how is that mean? :P

[Cool Girl]

Because now I'll have to reply... lol

[The StoryTeller]

I do too. XD

[Cool Girl]

Yeah well.. (Dang it! I'm responding again xD)

[The StoryTeller]

Yes, you are. XD

[Cool Girl]

And so are you xD

[The StoryTeller]

Yeah, but I can do this all day. XD

[Cool Girl]

And so can I.. XD

[The StoryTeller]

Well, I can do it all month.

[Cool Girl]

I can do it for 3 months!

[The StoryTeller]

I can do it for infinite months, or at least until I get bored. XD

[Cool Girl]

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[The StoryTeller]

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[Cool Girl]

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[The StoryTeller]

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[Cool Girl]

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[The StoryTeller]

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[Cool Girl]

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[The StoryTeller]

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[Cool Girl]

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[The StoryTeller]

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[Cool Girl]

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[Cool Girl]

Ugh! You are so mean! Brb..

[The StoryTeller]

XD I'm not mean.

[Cool Girl]

Eh... Goodbye xD

[The StoryTeller]

Adios. :P

[Lizardo]

I'm really looking forward to i! from what I've read now, it looks REALLY interesting.
Great work on the sneak peek!

[The StoryTeller]

Lol, glad you liked it. So have I hooked you? At least for Chapter One?

[Lizardo]

Of course yoy have! I promise to read the whole book! :)

[The StoryTeller]

Okay sounds good. I really hope you'll like it, and it's not my first stint with book writing. It's just my newest book, and I haven't finished it yet, and it's my first I've posted on a review site. :) I think you'll really like the rest of Chapter One.

[Lizardo]

Okay then, I will wait :)
Your first book? Nice one, I'm pretty sure a lot of people are going to like it

[The StoryTeller]

Not first one ever written, just first one posted on this site.

[Lizardo]

Oh so you have writen others?

[The StoryTeller]

Yes, I have. :) This is just my newest one I'm writing (which I haven't finished it yet) and it's my first one I've ever posted online.

[Lizardo]

Thats really cool!

[The StoryTeller]

Thank you. :) I'm thinking about typing up Chapters 1 and 2 from one of my other books (they're shorter chapters) before I finish typing up Chapter 1 of this book.