[ IP ] Skyscraper

My mom had always told me I was too adventurous for my own good. I should ’ ve listened to her a long time ago because I probably wouldn ’ t be in the predicament I ’ m in now. At the moment the sky was lit up in a blaze of stars and the barrel of a gun was in my face. Pressed ever so threateningly against my nose. If I listened to mom I would probably would be leaving from my job in a small little cubicle and headed home to see the wife. Then after eating a nice home cooked dinner I would be laying down in a safe bed. But instead I ’ m soaked to the bone and on my knees at gunpoint. I smiled because If I had chosen that, then I would be missing out on all the fun. 
 
 Above the sky was falling. Rain was drowning everything. The tower beneath me quaked at the thunder above. Each new rumble destroying the foundation below us. Along with the lighting, stars had begun to fall. Each one was disappearing from the sky and colliding with the earth. Alex and his crew remained unfazed even though the sky was literally falling. I tried to stand, but was forced back down with a barrel on my back. Now I had two weapons aimed at me. Alex continued to pace without glancing towards the impending doom around us. The talisman in his hand was getting all the attention. His eyes never left the human-like miniature that was still covered in the mud from when the day I found it. A red light had begun to seep through the cracks of the figure. 
 
 “ Hey Alex, I think it's time we get rid of that thing now. ” I gestured with my shoulders to the flaming meteors falling from the sky. “ I mean it ’ s just a suggestion, but if-. ” 
 
 “ Silence mortal. ” A deep voice called from Alex. 
 
 “ Shit. ” I muttered. The guards started shuffle They were giving sidelong looks to the craters being created around us and to what had been their boss. The pressure had lessened on my nose. “ This isn ’ t looking too good. Maybe you guys should head out. I don ’ t even know if that's your boss anymore. ” I said. What used to be my lifelong friend had now grown a couple feet and was levitating. His feet mere inches off the ground. The miniatures red light had spread around Alex now. Giving him a demonic aura. 
 
 “ Oi, you shut up now. The boss will pay up. ” The gun was again shoved into my nose. 
 
 “ I don ’ t know man. I mean look at him. The guys right. He does n't even look human anymore. ” The pressure against my back lessened. 
 
 “ Dude be quiet, you know we need this money. ” Their voices were rising as they argued against each other. They had all but forgotten about me. I sweeped the guard ’ s legs in front of me knocking him to the ground. The gun bounced across the slick ground towards the edge. I stood and chased after the weapon. It slid across the slick mud and towards the precipice. Throwing myself against the ground I slid, dragging my feet into the mud. The gun fell and I reached, barely grabbing the stock of the rifle. I looked down below me at the chaos that the talisman was wreaking. Fire was spreading even in the downpour, an unholy fire that lit up green and blue. The fire was spreading along the abandoned city below. The tendrils of flame were beginning to lick the base of the tower. 
 
 I turned and stood with the gun in my hands. I pointed it where the guards should ’ ve been, but they were already gone. Turning I pointed the weapon at my former friend. He had already grown to abnormal proportions. The aura had totally surrounded him dyeing his skin crimson. The talisman was a small toy inside his hand. I fired at the miniature, but the bullet stopped and fell to the ground. Alex turned to look at me. His eyes were all on me. 
 
 “ Foolish. ” He raised his hand and with it I too rose. I was now hovering above the tower roof. I rotated upside down and the gun dropped out of my grasp. It sunk into the mud beneath me. I swallowed knowing this is when I would die. I thought back to all the moments mom told me to stay home and study. How I would smile as I grabbed the keys to my crap car. She would follow and watch as I started the ignition. I waved and she waved back. She would yell I love you and I would just wave. I smiled anyway. Sorry mom. Something crashed next to the tower causing it to tilt. The ground raced towards me as I fell out of the sky. Before hitting the ground I saw the talisman slide towards the edge, broken. 
 
 Please critique me because I have not written in awhile. Thanks for reading: D.
