Night Stalker

Chapter I Yes, I'm a monster hunter!

Everyone seems to want to know what happens if an American college student moves to Japan, then, while he's there, befriends some people who are not quite that average. Well, that isn't that story. If you wanted to read that story you should have gone and checked out Shaun's book, I heard it was amazing. Though before we begin I should probably tell you something about myself. My name isn't really Danny, that's an alias that people call me now a-days. My birth name is Losee; Z. Losee. Now you might be asking yourself; "What does the Z stand for?"…

Hell, if I know. The alias that I use now, Daniel B. Bullregaurd, or as these kids would put it now, Danny B., has grown what you would have called, an occult following, so now I mostly just respond to that, speaking of which, only a few people really know my real name, and honestly, I think I prefer it that way. The more people know about you, the easier it is to hurt you, and believe me when I say; that in my line of work, it's an every day occurrence. But, as U.S. records would show, I "died" in a house fire in 1875. I am what you would call immortal, and no. I'm not a "God" or a "Higher Being of Power". I can't die, and whatever limb gets detached, or severed I can just as easily grow it back, or if I have enough time, jam it back in. How did this happen? Well, in the late 1800's I was working with a world renown German scientist looking for the cure for death, well scratch that. I was being TESTED on BY a world renown German scientist looking for a cure for death. I was separated from my family for several months as I was poked and prodded with needles, until that faithful day, he gave me some type of serum. I was faster, stronger, smarter. I was the embodiment of a perfect human being, then the next thing I know, I was shot in the back of the head, only to wake up a few minutes later as if nothing ever happened. That German scientist, known as Vladimir, and no he was not the same Vladimir from those vampire novels, drank the rest of the elixir as well, but at a cost. I was lucky and only was given a small dose. What he drank was probably the equivalent of killing an elephant with tranquilizer darts. It drove him mad, mad with power. He summoned upon hell's personal demons. Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies, anything that was powerful with the dark arts he absorbed the power of. I escaped that laboratory, only to have him kill my family days later, often having recurring nightmares about it.

Though, you could say that on the bright side of all of this, I've had plenty of time to expand upon my "resume". I've done countless things, from traveling through time, getting an implant into my fucking skull for an AI to store itself into, to getting into a little tussle with the devil himself and living to tell the tale. As well as meeting a lot of interesting people in my journeys, but, the problem with living forever. Is when they pass-on…

You're left alone, forced to endlessly walk the earth by yourself…

Sometimes I wonder what it would feel like to actually experience the sweet release of death, just as my friends and family did in my past. Even going so far, in my earlier years, to try and kill myself, in almost every way possible, but in the end found it futile and eventually gave up. Doing so, led me to detach myself from the rest of civilization, often questioning what it truly means to be human. But I eventually found a motive, or will, to keep fighting; revenge. Revenge for destruction of my life, and the others in my family. I know it may not be healthy to have an obsession such as this, but I vowed to make that bastard pay for everything he has done to me.

In my earlier years; I spent my time walking the earth endlessly, I met people just like me, horrible abominations of God, doomed to spend the rest of their endless lives to walk the earth for eternity. We worked together, trading secrets and techniques, eventually forming a small guild in hopes of being able to cleanse the world of these dark creatures. But my goals, my goals never changed. I recently caught wind that Vladimir had set up shop in Tokyo, Japan. I set off, hoping to stake my claim and return with his head on a pike for the world to see. Only armed with some disgusting modern day clothes, a holy sword dubbed, "The Dawn Breaker", my old cattle man revolver as well as a 1911 Colt 45. U.S. Service pistol to accompany, and my old worn rancher outfit, I plan to start cleansing this city, one monster at a time.

"January 2nd, 2016

Sunny

I arrived in Tokyo just as the sun is setting. I'm now going to begin moving toward the checkpoint that Shaun set up for me, said that it would fit my style. Afterwards I'm going to head out on a night mission to survey the area. During this mission I will travel lightly, only bringing along my revolver. I will be going under cover as a "College Student" while I'm here in this city I am to bring upon no suspicion." Danny wrote in a leather bound note book waiting for a taxi. After hailing a cab, he told the driver the address of his new house then proceeded down the street. The sun was just setting over the ginormous city, luckily he was heading to a sub-district away from the great mass of buildings known as Tokyo, where his target was believed to be. They rolled up to the house, at this point the moon was showing. He paid the driver. And stepped inside. It was different than most Japanese houses. Hard spruce wood floors, tiled kitchen, solid walls made out of sheetrock. The walls were lined with an elegant green wall paper and an oak paneling lay on the bottom half of the wall. Decorated with late 1800 parliament furniture, and a small end table next to a fancy chair with cushions made of red velvet and a frame made of dark oak, stood a note. Danny picked it up and read it.

"Behind the clock." Was written in Latin. He walked over to the grandfather clock, reaching behind it. Feeling around the back of the clock, he found a small button near the base on the left side. He pressed it, opening up a secret wall next to it, revealing a small armory. There were silver daggers in display cases and a rack to hold both Dawn Breaker and the Cattle Man Revolver. Upon closer inspection he found two new pieces of equipment. What looked to be simple leather gauntlets, that turned out to be hidden blades made out pure silver with a crucifix engraved on each blade, under the crucifix was a verse from Colossians 1:13 saying, "He has delivered us from the power of darkness." He took them out and strapped them on. Flicking his wrists out he extended the blades from within.

"Yep, I'm taking you babies out for a test run tonight." Danny said slipping on his worn grey leather duster. Along with an old grey leather brimmed hat. He adjusted an ear piece and spoke into it. "Alright Shaun can you hear me?"

There was a short amount of static, then a voice that he could hear as clear as day. "Loud and clear buddy! So how'd you like the place I left for you?" Shaun asked.

"It's perfect. By the way I loved the secret armory, thought it was a nice touch. but anyway back to business. I heard there's a grave yard nearby. I'm going in to investigate." Danny said closing the secret armory.

"Hey by the way, did you still have those binoculars that I gave you?" Shaun asked.

"Yes."

"Sweet! I installed a camera in there so whatever you see, I see."

"Okay, I'll contact you again as soon as I reach the destination." Danny said shutting down the mic. He stealthily snuck outside concealing himself in the darkened shadows until he reached the cemetery. Once he found a large open area, he scaled up a tree and waited for something or someone to come by. Eventually some kid came into the area drinking what looked to be an energy drink. Danny Pulled out his binoculars and peered out to this boy, he then turned on his ear piece tuned into Shaun's location. "Shaun, we got a sighting. Young adult, probably mid through late high school. Medium sized black hair. Male… possibly female. Slim, almost skin and bones, pale complexion. Brown eyes, wearing what seems to be a school uniform. Any records?" Danny said peering from the darkness.

"Hmm. Our records show that is…" Shaun stopped, almost frightened.

"What is it man, spit it out!" Danny demanded.

"They say that's Ayumu Aikawa." Shaun said, almost intimidated.

"So?" Danny asked growing impatient.

"So, our records say that he was killed about a year ago by one of our rouge agents. Danny, something's not right here. I watched him die on some of the last footage that was sent by her. Nobody would have survived that stab like that through the chest. Be on your guard. You may be dealing with a class VI reanimation." Shaun warned

"Hold up Shaun! There's another person coming out of the shadows. Let's see. Long black hair, green eyes, pale complexion. Female. Appears to be late high school, early college at the most. Slim, but a appears to have more meat on the bones than the other one. About the same height, maybe 5" 9'. Anything on her?" Danny asked.

"Nope, just a name. No background, birth certificate, credit card information, martial arts background, absolutely nothing. We don't even know what kind of peanuts she likes." Shaun said snickering at that last remark.

"That's not good. Alright, what's the name?" Danny asked concerned.

"Um it's a little vague, but I do have a name by what some people know her as. Let's see here… Ah the name is, Seraphim."

"Alright. It looks as if the two are… arguing with each other." Danny said almost doubting the situation.

"What!?" Shaun exclaimed.

"Wait, now it seems that the target known as Seraphim seems to be a… beating the snot out of the boy. Let's see if we can't hear what they're saying."

"How dare you give me these disgusting pieces of clothing! You're going to get it this time, maggot!" Seraphim exclaimed ruthlessly beating whatever life was left in Ayumu.

"So what are they saying?" Shaun asked intrigued.

"Uh, it's best if you don't know." Danny said chuckling to himself. That's when he heard it, the one sound you never want to hear when perched up in a tree. The crackling of wood as the branch slowly drooped towards the ground. With one sound crack he was sent plummeting towards the earth. He landed with a loud thud as dust flew up then settled around him from the impact. He got up and dusted himself off, then looked up. Only the boy was left, and looked as if he was ready to fight. "Ah great! Shaun I'll have to talk to you in a second, I'm having to switch to plan B." He threw out his arms, bringing out the twin blades hidden within his sleeves. "Alright little boy, if you want to tussle… come at me!" Danny said with a smirk on his face.

He came at him full speed with the strength ten men. Danny crossed the two blades together to absorb the impact of the attack, which sent him flying into the trunk of an unusually large tree behind him. He stood up, coughing up a small amount of blood. "Nicely done my boy, you're definitely different from the other Zombies I've fought." Danny said, looking down with a small amount of blood dribbling off the side of his lip.

"H-how did you know?" Ayumu asked almost shocked.

"Please son, it doesn't take a genius to figure it out. Humans can only use 10% of their power, because most of it is in reserve to operate other bodily functions. But you, you punched me with about 90% of that initial power. Though it is your lucky day today, Ayumu, because I'm not here for you. Now where did that other girl go?" Danny asked looking around.

"Ayumu, Don't listen to it. That Megalo is trying to lure you into a false sense of security!" Seraphim exclaimed.

"What the hell is a Megalo?!" Danny exclaimed. Just then he could feel something cold and slim slide through his chest, as Seraphim stabbed him from behind. "Oh, come on! Seriously dude?! foul play man!" He exclaimed. He whipped out his Cattle Man Revolver and shot her in the foot. While she was distracted he took the blade by the edge and ripped the rest of the sword out of his chest, spitting up vast amounts of blood right afterwards. "You're lucky, you know that? If it weren't for the fact that I was actually sympathetic for your friend, Ayumu, here. You'd be dead where you stand." He said panting with anger in his voice.

After that he touched his earpiece and cleared his throat. "Yes. I see. Class V? Are you sure? Okay, how far away is the target? one click? Got it. I'm on my way, E.T.A. 3 minutes, 5 tops." He said in what seemed to be a one-way conversation. He looked towards the two, who looked more confused than anything else. "Alright children, I've got to take care of a Class V Poltergeist terrorizing a section of the city. Here pour this on that wound, it'll heal it in no time." He said tossing a bottle of red liquid at Seraphim, attached to that was a note, just as Ayumu started to read it, Danny ran off into the darkness.

It read, "If you want answers, meet me at this address, just leave your weapons at home." Under it, was an address to his house.

"We should go tell Lady Hellscythe what has just happened." Seraphim said after pouring the red liquid on her foot.

"Someone actually pities me?" Ayumu said as happy as ever.

"Oh, shut up, maggot." Seraphim said hitting him on the back of the head as she walked by. They walked back to their house ironically in the same sub-district that Danny was stationed in.

"We're home!" Ayumu exclaimed as they stepped through the door. He looked into the living room to see Lady Hellscythe (Eu) watching the news while eating a thing of pudding.

She tapped the note pad that she always kept with her and held in it in the air for everyone to see. On it was a note that read, "You're late."

"Yeah, about that, we kind of had a run in with a Megalo. Sera can fill you in on the details." Ayumu said walking into the room.

She tapped the pad again. There was another note on it that said, "I'm hungry."

Upon seeing this Ayumu went into another one of his fantasies. "Ayumu I'm so hungry right now, but not for food. I'm hungry for you…" Ayumu's fantasy version of Eu said in a seductive fashion.

"Anything for you, Eu." Ayumu said, half way trapped within reality and his fantasy world. He walked into the kitchen as Seraphim knelt down to the table beside Eu to explain their recent encounter. Not only five minutes after Ayumu finished preparing dinner did they have a special visitor come flying through their wall. At this point, Ayumu was filling up Haruna's rice bowl for the second time.

"Come on Ayumu, you can do it faster than that, can you?!" Haruna exclaimed impatiently.

"I'm going as fast as I can, Haruna." Ayumu replied with a monotone expression. About 30 seconds after he handed back the bowl, they could hear a faint scream, slowly growing louder. With a mighty crash the same man whom they had seen before came flying through their wall landing on top of Seraphim and knocking the rice bowl out of Haruna's hands. "My wall!" Ayumu screamed out, panicking.

"My rice! What are you doing, crashing through the wall like that you creep!" Haruna screamed out.

"Aaaaahhhh haaaah…" Danny moaned in a daze. He quickly shook his head then got back up on his feet. He looked around the room noticing the boy from earlier. "Hey wait, I remember you… but where's the other one – Aei!" He exclaimed looking down at the squashed Seraphim whom he had just landed on. "I am so sorry about this, give me one second to finish off this oaf that just threw me through the wall and I'll explain everything!" He said just before he ran out of the same wall he was thrown into.

"Hey Sera, you okay?" Haruna asked leaning over her.

"That's it, he is going to die, tonight!" She exclaimed with anger. She got up and tried to follow him before being stopped by Eu. Her arm blocking the exit. "Fine, Lady Hellscythe. I will stay here!" Seraphim said obediently. About three minutes later Danny emerged from the hole, Blood dripping from his head and twin blades.

"Don't worry about the hole, I'll take care of that." He said casting a magic spell on it, to repair itself.

"Well at least you clean up after yourself." Ayumu stated.

"Don't push your luck kid, I already spared you once today, don't think I'll be as merciful the next time, especially to a zombie." He said stating a ground of dominance. He looked over at Eu and said, "Ah, you must be Lady Hellscythe, we have substantial records on your uh… achievements."

She held up the note pad up, this time it said, "Thank you."

He looked over at Haruna then said, "And you must be Haruna. Magical Garment Girl if I'm not mistaken. You wield the magical weapon known as Mistiltain, or as I like to call it the pink chainsaw of death. Records show that your greatest achievement was bringing down a class V specter on your own. Your last assignment was to obtain a case of Kyoto Tofu, for your head teacher, nice lady by the way. That's where the record ends, everything goes dark after that."

"You have records on all of us? What are you, some creepy stalker!" Haruna exclaimed.

"Well almost everyone." He said looking in the direction of Seraphim.

"Don't get any ideas, creep." Seraphim said giving him an Icey stare.

"Seraphim is the only one in this room that we have no records on, absolutely nothing, only a picture and a name." Danny stated. "Though I Guess you're wondering who I am, or at the very least why I'm here. My name is Daniel Bordain, though people just call me Danny now a-days. I'm here on a simple search and destroy mission. I'm looking for a man known as Vladimir, German scientist." He added.

"Are you a mage?" Haruna asked.

"That's beside the point, but no. I'm a monster hunter. Though I did kill a mage and found a stash of magic tomes." Danny said.

"Monster hunter?" Ayumu asked intimidated.

"Yes, maggot. As in he kills people like you and me, professionally." Seraphim said, cautiously.

"Though there's no need to be alarmed. We're not the stereotypical monster hunters you see on TV or in movies. We only hunt monsters that openly attack humans. You people haven't done anything wrong, yet. And Lady Hellscythe is with you, so that most likely means you can be trusted, to an extent."

"You said "we" earlier, is there more with you?" Ayumu asked.

"No, for this mission I'm alone. I lead a small team of monster hunters. We track down and eliminate the worst of the worst. Though I must be going before I'm missed. May our paths cross again, hopefully for the better next time." Danny said. He walked out the door and in the direction that his house was, leaving the four alone.

"Something's off about him, he's not telling us the whole truth." Seraphim said, annoyed. "I'm going to follow him, and see what he's hiding." Afterwards she walked outside and followed Danny from the shadows.

"You're just gonna let her go after him?!" Haruna exclaimed

"Haruna, if it's anything I've learned living with all of you. It's, 'Don't argue with girls'." Ayumu answered. It was late at this point. The moon was high up in the sky, and the time was somewhere around 12:00 in the morning. Danny quickly glanced behind him before inserting the key into the door. He walked inside opening the secret armory and placing the hidden blades into the case. Though he left the Cattle Man Revolver on his side, with everything that happened he felt better having some kind of weapon on him, just in case something were to sneak up on him from behind. He sat down in the chair, that was right beside the end table, then nodded his head back as he pulled a microphone, leading to a tape recorder, to his face.

"January 2nd, 2016

Clear,

I arrived in Tokyo this very afternoon. Only to discover that this city is crawling with the creatures of hell. Though this isn't all bad news. I met up with a small group. A Necromancer, Vampire, a Magical Garment… Girl… wow I just realized how stupid that sounded just then, and a Zombie. Even though it already sounds like a bad sitcom already, the Vampire and Zombie seem to fight well together as a team, might I even say they almost had me in that last fight. I just hope that they don't end up like me, or worse, drag them into a fight with an enemy that they neither know nor understand. I'm going to clock out for a few hours, I maybe Immortal, but I'm still human after all, and then again. Even the immortals need their beauty sleep. Ha ha!" Danny said as drifted off into a quiet slumber. All the while Saraphim was busy sneaking into the house.