Chapter 6
Rose


Jack woke up the next morning, with the sunlight streaming through the windows. Jack looked over and saw Frank and Phil’s bed empty, and made, Jack got up quietly and walked to the window. He surveyed the streets below him, several people were strolling down it, someone was whistling, it was a clear blue sky, with fluffy clouds floating by in the sky.

Jack sighed with content, and changed into nicer clothes, which he found at the foot of his bed with a note on it,

Jack,

We are just going out for some food, and to survey the surrounding area. I will be back soon to discuss what we’re going to do, and I’ll bring a friend with me. Phil’s also here, we’ll be back around 10:00.

Frank,
Jack read it through several times, and realized he had spare time until 10.

Jack glanced at the clock, it was quarter to 10 already! Jack must’ve slept for ages! Jack slapped his hand against his head, realizing that he had lost heaps of spare time. He then tidied himself up, brushing his teeth, having a shower (The water was spring water from the mountains) and combing his hair.

Around quarter past 10 there was a knock on the door. Jack walked over and looked through hole, and saw Frank and Phil, and someone else, who jack didn’t recognize, Jack opened the door with a wide smile. Phil looked at him with relief, and said-
“You slept long brother; I was awake in time to see the sun come up”
And with that Phil walked past him. Frank was holding several bags of what looked like shopping, and merely grunted, and Frank pushed past jack. The third person, the stranger, smiled warmly at Jack, and Jack tried to smile back, but couldn’t as his curiosity take hold. Jack stepped out of the way and the stranger walked by. Jack shut the door and walked over into where Phil, Frank and the stranger were waiting.
Jack pulled out a chair and sat down, the rest contented themselves by sitting on beds.
“Okay, Jack, your questions, and you Phil, ask me few, but not less” said Frank, not bothering to introduce the stranger, by the look in Phil’s eyes, he was observing this as well. Jack decided to ask the first question,
“What’s this Heaven against hell thing?” asked jack, a glint appeared in the strangers eyes.
“Aye, this leads to our new friend. You may have noticed him, but he is no he, or a she, this person is no person.” Teased Frank,
“It is an alien!” yelled Phil, fear in his eyes, Frank and the stranger burst out laughing.
“Very funny Phil” said the stranger.
“Wha-?” gasped Jack, how did the stranger know Phil’s name?
“No jack and Phil, I am no alien, and I know your name Phil through complicated means, does that answer your question jack?” asked the stranger, jack was taken back, when he did he ask a question.


When a voice rang clearly though his head,
He can see your mind
What was that voice? Jack shook his head and concentrated back on task.
“I am Mattkilanius, in human language often referred to as Matt. I am no human, and no agent of hell, I am that you often dream of” said Matt.
“But I give no word away” quickly said matt as he looked at Frank, who smiled.
“Huh?” asked Phil, Frank smiled, but a frown appeared on Matt’s face.
“Are you sure Mister Ulmer that this is the ones you talk of?” asked Matt.


Jack looked from Matt to Frank, to Phil, who also looked at Jack, there was a confused look on Phil’s face as well.
What are they talking about, looks like Jack doesn’t know either.
What was that? It was voice which ran clearly through his head, all other thought pushed out of his mind, as if a barge coming through a harbor full of small yachts. Jack looked around bewildered, and Matt muttered something,
“There” Jack couldn’t hear the second bit, but Matt’s mouth kept moving, and Frank nodded. Jack felt strange,
“Why are Nettlers Unheard of?” asked Phil, Frank raised a finger.
“Can you Imagine Nettlers taking ships every day? Plus there very rare. Right now there are about 10 worlds wide. That is happening with many other creatures as well” said Frank , “There is one in the Aegean, one in the Black Sea, one in lake Superior and two around the East Indies and Australia”
“They don’t sound pretty scary” exclaimed jack, Frank let out a humorless laugh,
“Don’t drop your opinions when you’ve never met it” said Matt,
“You mean when you’ve never fought it” corrected Frank, and Matt nodded.
“Why not just shoot them in the head?” asked Jack,
“There head is harder then Titanium” said Frank.
Jack noted this fact, in case he met one. Frank got up,
“Now to our plans”
Jack looked up,


“This is what we’re doing. Right now we’re 100 km’s off Rankovick, by midnight tomorrow we need to be at Komi, then we travel to Moscow or Leningrad”
“Moscow!!???” exclaimed Phil, Frank nodded.
“And we leave, now” ordered Frank. Jack jumped up like he was shocked, as did Phil, and the scurried off to pack there stuff. Jack sorely wished they could stay in this village, it was lovely, the hotel was excellent and the clothes were well. But they had to leave, when jack realized something, he walked out into the bedroom as did Phil and spoke to Frank directly.
“Why do we have to go to Moscow? Why can’t I and Phil go back”
“Home?” finished Phil.
“Hell and heaven fight each other for one reason” said Matt,
“And that is this; they fight to control the earth and all who reside on it” said Frank,
“Why?” asked Phil,
“That you shall know in time, but for this; they have no home”
“They use creatures and humans to battle, hell use creatures of nightmares. Like monsters and beasts. Heaven uses angels and ulms, and humans to battle.’ Said Frank,
“this bit is knowledge which could wreck your lives, but I reveal this; some humans are not normal, and hell and heaven must recruit them. It usually runs through a bloodline, mostly families in Central Europe and the Americas, as they have most background” said Matt.
“but to the main subject, why are we going to Moscow?” asked jack again, annoyed at the change of subject.
“Because jack, the werewolves are after us” said Frank, jack realized he had a point there.
“Right, let’s go at once, why we don’t leave now?” asked Phil,
“We are”
“Ooooohhhhh…”


Jack felt no intention to stay, and hurried off to pack, if possible, even faster. Finally he was done, and heaved his case to the door way, where Matt and Frank were waiting. Soon Phil came, huffing and puffing. Frank opened the door and Jack and Phil heaved the suitcases down stairs,
“bit of help please?’ asked Phil,
“You need a work out” chuckled matt, the look on Phil’s face was so funny to watch, a sit turned from sweet to sour, and Matt walked past them, laughing. Jack looked at Phil, who was glaring at Matt. But started to heave his case downstairs again until it was at the bottom of the stairwell, and they wheeled it outside.
Well sorry!
The voice rang through jacks head again, and he stopped, staring at a certain piece of path. Phil came over, and patted him on the arm.
“What’s up?” asked Phil. Jack looked up into Phil’s face, and looked around him, as if discovering his surroundings only then. Frank was gone from view, but Matt was looking in awe at Jack’s eyes. Matt looked away, only glancing every now and then at Jack.



Soon there was a humming, and a car appeared around the corner. It was a very nice car indeed, and the person in it looked like they were throwing away money. The car was a convertible, the top gone, and it was sleek and smooth. There was a aged man sitting in the front, driving, and a women in her 20’s. Jack only caught a glimpse of them, and didn’t notice anything. Frank appeared by the corner, a grim smile on his face, and pointed at the car, which stopped at once. Frank then clicked his fingers and the car sped backwards to closer to Frank. He clicked his fingers again and it opened the card doors. Frank walked over to it, and jack caught a glimpse of the aged man, who was wearing a shirt with palm trees on it, and a hat. He was very rich by the looks of it. Frank spoke quietly to him, faster then light the man drew a knife a tried to stab Frank, who quickly jumped, then Frank muttered something, and blasted the man out of the car. He hit the wall; the impact could’ve killed any normal human. But the man got up and brushed dust off him. Fire shot from his mouth, and from his hand. Nearly engulfing Frank, then something amazing happened, the man shot fire from his hands, mouth and eyes, and Frank deflected it by turning it into ice, then shooting it at him, spearing the man and killing him. Frank got in the car, and Matt and Phil followed, as did jack.


Frank was driving, Matt was in the passenger seat and Phil hopped in and looked at Jack, to find someone else sitting in between them. The lady from before was sitting there, eyes closed. Then she opened them, she was wearing a wooly jumper, and she spoke-
“Finally Frank, it took you 30 years to find it, did it?” asked the lady, Frank nodded. The car started and took off, going very fast. The ladies voice was clear; her hair was black and her eyes blue.
“I have known about it for about sixteen years” said Frank; jack was deeply surprised to find that they knew each other.
How do they know each other?
It rang through his head again, this time clearer. Sixteen years, what happened sixteen years ago? Jack was sixteen so his probably didn’t know about it, as he was a baby. And what was the item?
The lady looked at Jack and then Phil and at Jack again. This time noticed how beautiful she was, and stared at her, but looked away. He looked back to find her looking at him still, and deep inside him he was slightly annoyed. She spoke to him-
“You are jack right?” she asked, Jack nodded.
“I am Roseairllia, but in human language I am Rose” said Rose.
How old is she?
The thought wandered through his mind, the voice, this time jack merely acknowledged it.
“Uh” said Rose,
“What?” asked Phil,
“I can see it in your face” she teased to Phil,
“See what?’ asked Phil again,
“You’re wondering my age in human way” said Rose. Phil nodded,
‘you will find out eventually” said Rose, a annoyed look etched over Phil’s face, but he didn’t pursue the subject. Jack looked at there surroundings, they were out of the village now, speeding by Russian mountains. On there way to Komi.