LEON
It’s raining heavily, freezing water pouring down in violent torrents from the angry sky. The earth beneath my feet rumbles as an angry roar of thunder bellows through the night. My breath comes out in short pants as I dash through the empty streets, the darkness illuminated by the bright, thick swirl of red and orange in my peripheral vision on both sides. All the houses that line the street are consumed by fire, the downpour acting as fuel to the flames instead of putting them out.
Footsteps slam against the ground in heavy thuds behind me. Large, dark shadows cross the streets with me, deep snarls and mocking taunts surrounding the air around me.
“You won’t run forever, boy.”
A hot trail of tears slips down my eyes, coming down to my slightly open lips. I taste the liquid—my s
