The night air was crisp as a light fog covered the ground. It was approaching midnight in the small town of Axe Point Canada. Light filled the streets of the town from the mixture of all the Candles lighting the streets for the children and the full harvest Moon illuminating the sky. Children filled the street dressed in a variety of costumes anywhere from spooky to cute. A single tall figure walked among them unnoticed. He was clad in a long black trench coat with a ripped black shirt and Black pants covered in random orange designs. His face was that of a skeleton with a orange and black Mohawk laying loose on his head. Hands were buried in their pocket hiding the skeletal mess from the public though the motion was unneeded. He was only visible whenever he sensed the need to be.

Sitting down on the other side of the street under an old oak tree was another taller person. They ignored the shorter one far more entertained by the group of young children talking a few yards in front of him. Like the other he wore all black though he had a human looking face covered in a variety of piercings and a few purple and black tribal tattoos around his eyes flowing down his jaw line and around to his lips. He reached into the coat digging in an inner pocket not taking his eyes off of the children all the while he did. A sinister smile started to make its way across his face resembling that of a Jack o' Lantern.

"Dont even think about it tonight Mid."

The one siting downs face fell as he look up to see the one speaking looking at him disappointingly. He sighed removing his hand and letting go of whatever it was he had been holding. "Looks like my fun is gone today." He leaned back smiling at the shorter of the two relaxing a bit against the tree. "Hows dads favorite son doing on this Hallow-night."

Fake flesh crawled across the skeletal face turning it more human looking. After the flesh has settled he frowned raising an eyebrow. "Cut the crap you know that you cant be doing that to the kids here. You knew I was going to be here so why even try?"

"I thought you would be late and was about to have some of my own fun for a bit while I,"

"You were the one that sent the Dullahan and the Coco to Sleepy Hollow weren't you?" The other fell silent his smile wavering a bit. "Thats what I thought." Hallow sat down next to his elder brother and sighed. "You know you can help me out with this. I dont like doing it alone. Keeping the kids safe and the veil protected from,"

"Oh bullshit." The elder yelled throwing a rock towards the group of children he had been eyeing earlier. After it landed on one of the kids shoulders the others started screaming and running around looking for where the rock could have appeared from. As Hollow started standing up to try to calm them down Mid grabbed his arm forcing him back down. "You know as well as I do that nobody can protect them. No matter how many of us there are nobody can possibly protect them all." He grabbed the others face forcing him to look at him in the eyes. Hallow could see his eyes go from the dark grey turning more demonic with every word Mid spoke to him. "Dad had the right idea at first. If they arnt going to be scared like they used to be and worship the family then maybe we should just destroy the veil and let them feel true fear." The fake skin melted back into the shirt and out of sight to show the skeleton face again.

He knew the background of his family. How it all started off with them taking over the night. To be feared and worshiped by the mortals that they now tried to protect after finding the true evils that could kill them. Their parents had changed over the centuries into the guardians that they were now. He vowed to keep up their good legacy while Mid decided to go back to the old ways.

Getting close to his ear Mid whispered, "When they finally break through I know that they are going to come straight for you bro. I'm the one helping them out. Dont you dare try to get in my way." Fear chilled his bones at the last word. A gust of wind swept by quickly scaring the neighborhood into running for cover for the fear of a storm hitting. As the wind died down Mid was gone leaving the younger to take an uneasy breath. He stood up looking around the street to check on the mortals.

After he was assured everyone was safe he started walking again whistling to himself. These small family get togethers always wore him out. Mid was a slight problem amonst the chaos of everything else he had dealt with this night. His words echoed in his head as he snapped his fingers summoning one of his few allies. While the eldest was not all that much of a threat what he said was true. Worry gnawed at his mind as he stopped spotting a small pumpkin grew out of the ground. Once it got to a larger size than most it popped in a puff of sparkling blood orange smoke. He smiled down internally at the small creature stretching in front of him. "Finally here Gallow?"

Gallow yawned up at him and smiled widely. The creature was a familiar to the Halloween spirit. One that ha been with him since childhood. Gallow had the body of a very long and thin black cat. Her head was a small pumpkin with two cat ears that seamed to be made out of the pumpkin itself. A stereotypical Jack o Lantern grin with triangular eyes and a nose made up her eyes and a pair of beautiful raven wings helped her glide up to his tall shoulders. "I would have been here earlier if you would tell me where you are going to be."

At that moment he wished he had eyes in the voids of his skull to roll. "You dont need to be so sassy towards me Gallow. I didnt want you and Mid to get into it anymore than you already do. Plus I was trying to stay on his good side." The last sentence was more mumbled as he felt the failure at that feat.

"Oh that bad of a visit huh? Not really a surprise to me why I think that you should really,"

He ignored the rest she was saying as she continued to talk whilst wrapping herself around his neck finding he favorite spot to sleep as he made his rounds. "Looks like its gonna be another long night."