Tough Luck: A Tough Guy Urban Fantasy (Saga of the Shamrock Samurai Book 1) by Dean Floyd

Author:Dean Floyd [Floyd, Dean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dark fantasy thriller, new adult vigilante fantasy, vigilante justice fantasy, urban fantasy suspense, gun wizard, irish tough guy urban fantasy, gun and sword fantasy book
Publisher: Dean Floyd
Published: 2017-10-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Monsters Are Real

Mom was pale as a ghost and she held the handle above her door. Aiden had a mixed look of awestruck wonder and pure terror as he held onto Tain. The situation was insane but we escaped.

I felt relief wash over me and sighed. It was done. For now. The house was probably ruined but the monster lady was behind us now.

“Is everyone okay?” I asked.

“Are we okay?” my mom asked. “Are we OKAY? What was that woman?”

I took a deep breath. “I don’t know. A Banshee I guess,” I said it quietly.

“Like from Irish mythology?” asked Aiden.

I nodded.

“Her eyes were glowing, and so was your...” my mom trailed off.

“Yeah... about that,” I started but didn’t really know what to say. Hey Mom, I have super powers now. Okay, not super powers, magic. Same diff. Yeah, right. Even in my head it sounded stupid. It got awkwardly quiet real fast.

“When this settles over tomorrow, I’m going to call...”

“You’re not calling anyone, Mom. Okay? This is over. Not the cops, not the psych hospital. No one.”

My mom’s mouth hung open.

“I don’t mean to be so harsh, Mom. There’s monsters out there. That’s the reality.”

She rolled her eyes. “I know there’s monsters. Serial killers, rapists, murderers, thieves.”

“No, Mom. I mean actual monsters. Demons. And apparently Banshees.”

“Don’t say that in front of Aiden.”

“It’s okay Mom,” he interjected. “I’m not scared.”

“Yeah see, Mom? He’s old enough.”

“No,” she said. “He is old enough to not believe in monsters. There are no monsters.”

“Then what do you call that thing back there, Mom? It was trying to kill us.”

“All I saw was a woman with bloodshot eyes. Obviously a druggie,” said Mom. “People can do crazy things when they have drugs pumping through their bodies.”

“Drugs? Come on, Mom. Still living after I shanked her with my whole katana?”

“Perhaps,” Mom began, “she was on PCP.”

We were on Highway 12 now and we had just passed everything from a Black Bear Diner to Jack in the Crack and Popeye’s Chicken. I was reminded of my mortality. Backyard brawls really work up my appetite.

“I know,” interrupted Aiden. “She was a zombie. That’s why she didn’t die.”

“Zombies aren't real,” I said. Actually, all preconceived notions of reality had just been shattered so maybe they were real. “But demons are. As real as you and me. They prey on weak-willed people. People like us. Just weaker. And when they advance they move onto stronger willed people until they’re ready to possess anyone.”

I took a second to look her in the eyes. “What if monsters are real, Mom? What if we assumed man was at the top of the food chain? We’ve created weapons since the Stone Age. We’ve hunted the most dangerous prey and come out on top. Lions and tigers and bears. But what if we’ve gotten complacent? We have guns now and nuclear warfare. We have drones.

“But what if we’re not the only sentient beings on top? We're not even on top. There is always a bigger predator.

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